Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1a Started
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€207,744
Entries
523
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Day 1a of the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2 Kicks off at 2pm
At 2 p.m. local time, the second of eleven bracelet events of the2017 World Series of Poker Europe kicks off at King's Casino in Rozvadov with Day 1a of the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2. Back in 2015, it was English poker legend and Hendon Mob co-founder Barny Boatman that defeated a 503-entry strong field to claim a payday of €54,725 and his second WSOP bracelet.
Boatman just arrived the previous day in Europe's biggest poker arena and has more than $3.3 million in cashes, of which $1,385,852 come from WSOP Events so far. In heads-up, he defeated Grzegorz Grochulski while Jose Obadia finished 4th, and both Grochulski and Obadia already took part in the €1,100 MONSTER STACK that restarts at 2 p.m. local time as well with the final 13 out of a 561-entry strong field.
The €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #2 will feature two starting days and 18 levels of 30 minutes each and the tournament will reach the money on each respective starting day similar to the Colossus. All participants receive 10,000 in chips and the registration and unlimited re-entries are available during the first eight levels, followed by a 60-minute dinner break.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until the event concludes on Thursday October 26th 2017.
Manual Seat Draw Underway
The first players are gathering in the tournament area and the action will get underway in a few minutes from now. The plan for today is playing a maximum of 18 levels or down to the last 12 playees, whichever of the two comes first.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
First List of Notables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The action kicked off with a slightly delay and there are 33 entries according to the screens right now in level one. Below is a list of the early risers that will get to play with 200 big blinds in the first level. This includes defending champion Barny Boatman, who was in fact the first to show up in the poker arena.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 |
Israelashvili Takes Two Hits
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
On the tail end of a hand that included Roland Israelashvili and Mohammadjavad Haddadnia, the latter bet 625 and the former called with the board showing 
. Haddadnia announced quads and turned over 
to rake in the pot.
Israelashvili raised to 150 the next hand and picked up three callers including Francois Corouge, who cashed in the €1,100 MONSTER STACK yesterday. The flop fell 
and the big blind checked, Israelashvili bet 450 and Corouge on the button raised to 1,100. Only Israelashvili called and checked the on the turn.
Corouge bet 1,025 and that did the trick to win the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600 | |
|
|
11,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
8,000 | -2,000 |
Israelashvili Doubles
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
On the flop of , Roland Israelashvili and his table neighbor Marek Tatar clashed and the former was the player at risk for 7,925.
Roland Israelashvili: 
Marek Tatar: 
The 
turn and 
river completed the board and Israelashvili doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000 | 9,000 |
|
4,000 | 4,000 |
The First Re-Entries and more New Entries
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Among the first players to bust was Jeff Lisandro, but the six-time WSOP bracelet winner immediately re-entered on a different table. Other notables that entered include PLO cash game specialist Vivian Saliba, Ivo Donev, Sander van Wesemael and Vincent Moscati.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Jachtmann Busts Tatar
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
There were at least six early casualties and most of them re-entered soon after including Ryan Hughes.
Marek Tatar got his last 3,400 in preflop with the 
and Jan-Peter Jachtmann looked him up with 
. The roller coaster board of 
saw Tatar run out of chips and he will likely be soon back in action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | |
|
|
Busted |