2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €350 Opener No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€53,654
Event Info
Buy-in
€350
Prize Pool
€302,541
Entries
1,011
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Magalashvili Wins Without Showdown

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a raised pot with three players involved, the flop read {j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{k-Hearts} when Eltun Mirzazade and Ankur Gupta checked in the blinds. Michael Magalashvili bet 6,500 and only Mirzazade chose to call.

The dealer brought a {6-Spades} on the turn and Mirzazade check-called Magalashvili's bet for 14,000.

Both checked the {a-Diamonds} river. Mirzazade snap-mucked his cards and the pot was sent to Magalashvili.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Magalashvili il
Michael Magalashvili
96,000 96,000
Ankur Gupta in
Ankur Gupta
86,000 -22,000
Eltun Mirzazade az
Eltun Mirzazade
43,000 43,000

Tags: Michael Magalashvili

Kral Adds to his Stack

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mark Kral opened and it was called by Mark Helou and Eyal Bensimhon on the button to see a flop {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. After it was checked to him, Bensimhon sent 15,000 in the middle. Kral thought about his move for a minute and check-raised it to 40,000. It was enough to win the pot without more resistance.

Mark Helou, with 26,000 chips left, busted a few minutes later.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Kral cz
Michal Kral
170,000 170,000
Eyal Bensimhon il
Eyal Bensimhon
Day 2 Chip Leader
135,000 30,000
Mark Helou lb
Mark Helou
Busted

Tags: Eyal BensimhonMark Helou

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Tomecki Takes Big from Kovac

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jozsef Tamas Kovac opened to 2,500 and only Lukasz Tomecki called in the blinds.

The flop fell {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Tomecki check-called fir 3,400. The turn {10-Clubs} went check-check.

On the river {8-Clubs} Tomecki fired 15,000. Kovac tanked for a minute and called, but only to muck after Kovac revealed {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Jozsef Tamas Kovac
Jozsef Tamas Kovac
72,000
Lukasz Tomecki pl
Lukasz Tomecki
63,000

Tags: Lukasz Tomecki

Gur Rushed Out by Gestach

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}, Ben Gur checked from the blinds before raising to 6,600 a bet of 2,700 from Nina Gestach. The latter called.

The tun was the {10-Clubs} and Gur bet 3,800. Gestach moved all in for 21,100 and Gur called with a lower stack to create the following showdown:

Ben Gur: {k-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Nina Gestach: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The river {j-Clubs} didn't change anything for Gur who made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Nina Gestach ch
Nina Gestach
57,000 31,000
Ben Gur il
Ben Gur
Busted

Tags: Nina Gestach

Levi Takes It Preflop

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Walter Arnold opened with a min-raise and it was called by Maor Doviko next to him and Mathew Barreira. Shahar Levi looked at his cards and decided to raise it to 17,000. All his opponents folded and Levi grabbed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Walter Arnold ch
Walter Arnold
134,000 59,000
Maor Doviko il
Maor Doviko
77,000 28,000
Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
35,500 35,500
Mathew Barreira pt
Mathew Barreira
25,000

Tags: Shahar Levi