Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

10-23-2017 23:59 UTC+2

Halleux jams the Flop

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Marek Tatar and Fahredin Mustafov chopped after getting it in with aces despite a diamond draw for Tatar.

One table over, Fabrice Halleux raised to 10,500 from early position and Jose Obadia called from the big blind. On the flop, Obadia checked and folded to Halleux's shove for 9,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Obadia	55,000	-13,000
Fabrice Halleux	31,500	9,500

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Jose Obadia Marek Tatar Fabrice Halleux

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

10-23-2017 23:35 UTC+2

Last Break With 27 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Alexander Lakhov more than doubled up his last 13,300 after a shoving into a raise by Aaron Duczak, as Rene Berube reraised the pot to force out everyone else.

Lakhov had and faced the of Berube, the board ran out .

Dario Alioto was all in for very few chips and picked up calls by Roman Cieslik and Thomas Pohnke. The remaining active players checked down the board of and Alioto showed . Pohnke mucked and Cieslik groaned "how can I miss that one?", flashing for a missed straight and flush draw.

Right after, the remaining 27 players were sent into the final 20-minute break of the day. Action will resume with a maximum of four levels of 30 minutes to go, or until the last 12 hopefuls are reached, whichever of the two comes first.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Berube	95,000	-30,000
Aaron Duczak	85,000
Thomas Pohnke	40,000	-10,000
Roman Cieslik	38,000	3,000
Alexander Lakhov	35,000	2,000
Dario Alioto	13,000	-22,000

Tags: Aaron Duczak Alexander Lakhov Dario Alioto Rene Berube Thomas Pohnke Roman Cieslik

10-23-2017 23:33 UTC+2

Alexiou Eliminated; Pettersson Back From One Big Blind

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Konstantinos Alexiou sent his stack over to Felipe Ramos while Thomas Pettersson is on the comeback after being down to one big blind, losing almost all of his chips to Theodoros Aidonopoulos.

He then doubled through Michal Mrakes before tripling up through Mrakes and Roman Cieslik. Mrakes and Cieslik called the shove of the Swede before Mrakes bet the flop for 7,000, Cieslik called. On the turn, Mrakes moved all in and Cieslik folded.

Thomas Pettersson:
Michal Mrakes:

The river gave Petterson a winning straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	135,000	27,000
Michal Mrakes	70,000	18,000
Roman Cieslik	35,000	-4,000
Thomas Pettersson	32,000	9,400
Theodoros Aidonopoulos	28,000	3,000
Konstantinos Alexiou	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ramos Konstantinos Alexiou Michal Mrakes Theodoros Aidonopoulos Thomas Pettersson

10-23-2017 23:25 UTC+2

Foxen and Wolski Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Alex Foxen survived the money bubble with one big blind and busted in 30th place while Oskar Wolski was the next player to bust. Wolski was all in after a flop of and the cards were turned over.

Oskar Wolski:
Fahredin Mustafov:

On the turn, Mustafov asked for a five and got his wish granted with the river to eliminate Wolski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	130,000	-30,000
Alex Foxen	Busted
Oskar Wolski	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Fahredin Mustafov Oskar Wolski

10-23-2017 23:21 UTC+2

The First Three Casualties in the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

James Akenhead raised from the button and called the shove of short stack Georgios Zisimopoulos in the small blind.

Georgios Zisimopoulos:
James Akenhead:

The board ran out and Akenhead won the pot with a full house.

Ivaylo Sivinov was the next casualty before Chris Ferguson ended up all in and at risk with his few big blinds and the . Akenhead looked him up with an d the board of gave Akenhead a pair of sixes on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Akenhead	60,000	10,000
Ivaylo Sivinov	Busted
Georgios Zisimopoulos	Busted
Chris Ferguson	Busted

Tags: Chris Ferguson Georgios Zisimopoulos Ivaylo Sivinov James Akenhead

10-23-2017 23:13 UTC+2

The Bubble Bursts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Fabian Scherle defended his big blind and check-called a bet by Nico Ehlers on the flop before calling all in after the turn.

Ehlers turned over the and Scherle showed for top pair, gutshot and a flush draw. The river saw Ehlers end up raking the pot of more than 120,000 with two pair, bursting the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Ehlers	205,000	35,000
Fabian Scherle	Busted

Tags: Nico Ehlers Fabian Scherle

10-23-2017 23:08 UTC+2

Obadia Takes from Ramos

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Alex Foxen and Chris Ferguson are both in the running for the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year and both are the far shortest stacks on the money bubble right now.

In the meanwhile, Jose Obadia bet the river of a board for just 5,500 from the button and Felipe Ramos in the big blind check-called. Obadia rolled over for the nut flush and Ramos mucked face up. "I called you for the three," the Spaniard added while raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	108,000	-2,000
Jose Obadia	68,000	13,000
Chris Ferguson	7,000
Alex Foxen	2,500	-6,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Chris Ferguson Felipe Ramos Jose Obadia

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

10-23-2017 22:59 UTC+2

Two Doubles on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

There were two all in and call on the money bubble on different tables and Alexander Lakhov was awaiting his fate, the all in was already called by Aaron Duczak. One table over, James Akenhead raised to 7,000 and Chris Ferguson three-bet the pot out of the blinds. Akenhead shoved for 24,100 and Ferguson called with the superior stack.

James Akenhead:
Chris Ferguson:

"Of course he has aces, he hasn't played a hand in ages," Roman Cieslik said before the board ran out . "I know what hand he has, but I cannot fold," Akenhead replied after he rivered the straight to survive on the bubble and leave Ferguson very short in chips.

Over on the other table, the cards were now also turned over.

Alexander Lakhov:
Aaron Duczak:

The board of was a roller coaster for Lakhov, who had top set on the flop but was in need of the board to pair. Running eights ensured just that and he also doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Duczak	85,000	-5,000
James Akenhead	50,000	2,000
Alexander Lakhov	33,000	9,000
Chris Ferguson	7,000	-27,000

Tags: Aaron Duczak Alexander Lakhov Chris Ferguson James Akenhead