After Kalidou Sow had raised from under the gun, Michal Mrakes called from the cutoff and Vojtech Ruzicka defended the big blind to see the 
flop appear. Both Ruzicka and Sow checked to Mrakes, who bet 5,000. Both players called the bet.
After the 
turn got checked around, the 
landed on the river. Ruzicka bet 13,400, Sow folded, and Mrakes called instantly. Ruzicka showed 
for a busted straight draw and Mrakes won with 
.
Nico Prokic opened from under the gun and Aymon Hata flat-called on the button. The flop came 
and Prokic checked to Hata who bet 2,600. Prokic check-raised to 7,400 and Hata called.
The turn brought the 
and Prokic led out for 12,000. Hata still called and the 
completed the board on the river. Prokic announced all in and Hata was left with a decision for his remaining 37,500 chips. Hata went into the tank for nearly three minutes before making the call. Prokic turned over for Broadway while Hata could only muster two pair with 
.
A substantial pot had already built with the completed board showing 
and Koray Aldemir checked over to Vladimir Geshkenbein on a table filled with notables. Geshkenbein made it 31,700 to go and Aldemir reluctantly called, then mucked when he was shown the 
for top pair and top kicker.
The flop read and both Renato Kaneoya and Gal Yifrach each stuck in around 20,000 to see the 
on the turn. Kaneoya led out with a bet of 38,000 from early position and Yifrach called just a couple of seats over.
The river was the and Kaneoya opted to check this time. It didn't take long for Yifrach to knuckle the table as well and Kaneoya turned over 
for a set of sevens. Yifrach sent his cards to the muck and Kaneoya raked in the pot.
A new table has been opened to accommodate the late entries and registrations combined with already seated players from other tables.
Paul Michaelis has just been eliminated and as he had used two bullets already, his run in the 2018 WSOPE is unfortunately over. Robert Auer also seems to have been eliminated already but he was on his first bullet so might reenter later on.
Day 2 kicked off with 221 players of 341 entries remaining and within the first three minutes of action, the total number of entries has grown to 379 already. Below is a collection of familiar faces that entered of re-entered at the start of play.
All surviving Day 1A, Day 1B, and fresh Day 2 players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Day 2 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 Main Event is set to start at noon local time as the 73 surviving Day 1A and the 148 remaining Day 1B players get together for the first time. In total there were 341 entries collected which means that the €5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool has not been reached yet but the late registration and reentry period will remain open until the end of the dinner break today.
Marco Slacanac is ahead of everyone else here in the magnificent King’s Resort as he managed to claim the Day 1A chip lead and bagged 544,300 in chips. Slacanac is followed by Vladimir Geshkenbein (500,000), Alex Foxen (411,700), Yunsheng Sun (401,800), and Day 1B chip leader Adrian Mateos with 393,700 in chips.
But many well-known players have made it through to Day 2, tables to keep an eye on include:
• Table #102 which includes Ben Heath, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, James Rann, Martin Kabrhel, and Foxen
• Table #133 which includes Stoyan Obreshkov, Kristen Bicknell, Vlad Darie, Fahredin Mustafov, Tobias Ziegler, and Netanel Amedi
• Table #137 which includes Armin Rezaei, Ryan Riess, and Mykhailo Gutyi
• Table #149 which includes Davidi Kitai, Robin Hegele, Ole Schemion, and Ludovic Geilich
• Table #150 which includes Johannes Becker, Anatoly Filatov, Dean Hutchison, Gianluca Speranza, and Javier Gomez
• Table #163 which includes Koray Aldemir, Tomas Rous, Dinesh Alt, Norbert Szecsi, Dario Sammartino, and Geshkenbein
• Table #164 which includes Claas Segebrecht, Michal Mrakes, Micky Blasi, Timothy Adams, Vojtech Ruzicka, and Will Givens
• And many more interesting tables.
Day 2 will start at noon local time, Monday, October 30, with Level 8 which features a small blind of 600, big blind of 1,200, and a big blind ante of 1,200. Six levels of play are scheduled with a 15-minute break after each level and a 60-minute break after Level 11. The late registration and reentry period will be closed at the end of the dinner break at approximately 7:45 PM local time. Players who made Day 2 on their first bullet and bust or use their first bullet on Day 2, may reenter during these first four levels of play.
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 90 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 9 | 90 minutes | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 10 | 90 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 11 | 90 minutes | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 60-minute dinner break | ||||
| 12 | 90 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 13 | 90 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to bring you all the Day 2 updates as all the action happens so make sure to keep coming back here.
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