Second Batch of Day 1 Pictures
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€358,853
Entries
187
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Another Three New Faces
Level 4
: 200/400, 0 ante
In the fourth level of the day, three new players showed up that had already taken part in other tournaments of the festival. Pasquale Vinci cashed on both starting days of the €550 PLO Event without making Day 2, Frank Koopmann and Gisle Olsen are the other two new entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 |
Oghabian Doubles Through van Holsteyn
Level 4
: 200/400, 0 ante
A short-stacked Milad Oghabian was all in and at risk for the last 4,925 with the 
and Pim van Holsteyn looked him up with 
. The Dutchman flopped a straight draw but Oghabian avoided the trip to the cashier for his second bullet for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | -5,000 |
|
10,000 | -1,500 |
Sturz Busts Chen; Faces Him Again
Level 4
: 200/400, 0 ante
With some 18,000 in the middle and the turn showing 
, James Chen was all in for 16,000 and Markus Sturz gave it some thought before making the call.
James Chen: 
Markus Sturz: 
The on the river was a blank and Chen was eliminated, re-entered and drew the very same seat again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 39,000 |
|
40,000 | 12,000 |
First Set of Pictures From Day 1
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
The first three levels of the day are completed and the screens indicate 53 entries, of which 50 players remain. They have been sent into the first 20-minute break of the day and unlimited re-entries remain available until the end of level 12.
Assorted Chip Counts from Level 3
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | -10,000 |
|
60,000 | 8,000 |
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
|
58,000 | -9,000 |
|
58,000 | 12,000 |
|
52,000 | 12,000 |
|
52,000 | -8,000 |
|
43,000 | 3,000 |
|
43,000 | 3,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | 11,000 |
|
38,000 | -2,000 |
|
34,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
31,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -6,000 |
|
18,000 | 1,000 |
Johansson Doubles Through Oghabian
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
The cards of Milad Oghabian were already in the muck and he paid off the all in of Anton Johansson, who had his cards still tabled with 
. The board of 
had given the Swede a full house and Pim van Holsteyn was kind enough to provide the details.
It was the Dutchman that raised on the button and Johansson three-bet in the small blind, which Oghabian in the big blind and van Holsteyn called. Johansson bet the pot on the flop, Oghabian min-raised to 20,000 and van Holsteyn folded before Johansson moved all in. Oghabian called with 
for the nut straight and dodged the flush draw only for his opponent to get there with a runner runner full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 10,000 |
|
53,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
11,500 | -28,500 |
Up to 46 Entries
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
The 100% re-entry ratio remains accurate as the third player to bust in the first three levels, Ilya Bulychev, has also bought in for a second time. He is joined by two new players in Pedro Marques and Anson Tsang.
Both Marques and Tsang have been successful not long ago during the EPT Barcelona, in which Marques finished 4th in the Main Event for €698,369. Tsang ended up runner-up in the €10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha event for €151,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |