Event #3: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker Europe

10-15-2018 23:55 UTC+2

Jaksland Doubles Twice

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Peter Jaksland doubled through Romain Lewis he got it in with top pair and an open-ender on a flop and Lewis' gutshot for the superior straight bricked off.

Soon after, Jaksland was all in for 34,200 from the button and was called by Tarek Alonso in the hijack.

Peter Jaksland:
Tarek Alonso:

The board came and the Dane doubled again in his first ever live PLO tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	400,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tarek Sleiman	150,000 -15,000	-15,000
Peter Jaksland	75,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Peter Jaksland Romain Lewis Tarek Alonso

10-16-2018 00:03 UTC+2

Garcia Doubles; Sushko Bubbles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

There were two all in and call on separate tables and the first one to run was between Oleh Sushko and Peter Slustik, who were both short-stacked.

Oleh Sushko:
Peter Slustik:

The board came and Slustik hit two pair.

Cord Garcia was all in for 19,000 against Grant Hart and needed some help from the deck.

Cord Garcia:
Grant Hart:

"I gonna win with this," Garcia said and pointed to his diamonds. The board came and Garcia found the double with a full house, while Sushko became the bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hart	220,000 -25,000	-25,000
Peter Slustik	60,000 -120,000	-120,000
Cord Garcia	38,000 -22,000	-22,000
Oleh Sushko	Busted

Tags: Cord Garcia Grant Hart Oleh Sushko Peter Slustik

10-16-2018 00:08 UTC+2

The First Trio in the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Despite bursting the bubble, Peter Slustik was the first to head to the payout desk to collect €799 for his efforts and he was joined by Zakhar Galper and Pasquale Vinci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakhar Galper	Busted
Peter Slustik	Busted
Pasquale Vinci	Busted

Tags: Pasquale Vinci Peter Slustik Zakhar Galper

10-16-2018 00:16 UTC+2

Langrock, Rothaermel and Garcia Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

After losing a big pot to Alfredo Vega Meister on the money bubble, Martin Rothaermel dropped well below the average and soon after joined Sebastian Langrock on the rail.

Cord Garcia raised to 15,000 and was called by Rothaermel in the small blind and Sebastian Obermeier in the big blind.

"If they check, I will shove," Garcia said but instead it was Rothaermel that pushed all in for 44,400 on the flop. Obermeier reluctantly called and Garcia folded.

Martin Rothaermel:
Sebastian Obermeier:

The turn gave Rothaermel a ton of outs, but the river was of no help to reduce the Day 1A field to the last 30. Garcia was left with 23,000 and departed soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfredo Vega Meister	355,000 5,000	5,000
Sebastian Obermeier	170,000 170,000	170,000
Cord Garcia	Busted
Sebastian Langrock	Busted

Martin Rothaermel	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Vega Meister Cord Garcia Martin Rothaermel Sebastian Langrock Sebastian Obermeier

10-16-2018 00:20 UTC+2

Final Break With 28 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Just before the end of the level, Dario Alioto also departed and that reduced the field to the last 28 hopefuls. The T-500 chips will be raced off during the final 15-minute break of the night and two further levels remain until bagging and tagging.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

10-16-2018 00:41 UTC+2

Diaz Doubles Through Lewis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Guillaume Diaz had all but 6,000 in the middle before the flop fell and then moved all in, which fellow Frenchman Romain Lewis called.

Diaz tabled the and Lewis held . The turn and river brought no suckout and Diaz remained in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	400,000

Guillaume Diaz	125,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Romain Lewis

10-16-2018 00:50 UTC+2

Kessler Doubles; Busts Soon After

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Allen Kessler was forced all in from the big blind and Michael Soyza raised from late position to isolate.

Allen Kessler:
Michael Soyza:

Kessler turned a straight on the board to get up to 13,000.

He was then all in after a multi-way pot emerged. Hael Al Labani limped, Grant Warren raised to 15,000 and Kessler was all in for 13,000 in the small blind. Dor Tal called in the big blind, as did Al Labani. The flop was checked to Warren, who bet 12,000 and picked up calls from his two remaining opponents.

They checked the turn and Tal bet the river for 41,000. Both Al Labani and Warren folded and Kessler showed for a missed wrap, which Tal had beat with the for just a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dor Mey Tal	325,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Soyza	125,000 30,000	30,000

Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Dor Tal Grant Warren Hael Al Labani Michael Soyza

10-16-2018 01:00 UTC+2

Tsang and Chehade Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Anson Tsang was all in and at risk with against the of Dimitrios Gkatzas and failed to get there on a board of .

Soon after another player was all in and at risk and that happened to be Georges Chehade. His cards were already in the muck and the pot was pushed to Michael Magalashvili, who had hit stop set of aces on a four-diamond board.