Event #10: €25,500 Mixed Games Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Europe

10-21-2019 23:11 UTC+2

Deeb and Vieira Meet Twice

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Shaun Deeb: / /
Joao Vieira: / /

Shaun Deeb called and Joao Vieira completed, which Phil Ivey and Alex Livingston called, as did Deeb. Both Ivey and Livingston folded to a bet of Vieira on fourth as he had a pair of aces showing. Deeb called and did so again on fifth. Vieira then check-called a bet on sixth and they checked seventh.

Deeb showed for a low and Vieira had for a pair of aces as the high hand.

Shaun Deeb: / /
Joao Vieira: / /

Deeb and Vieira tangled again shortly after. They checked fourth and Vieira check-called a bet on fifth. Sixth was checked and a bet by Vieira on seventh left Deeb with the head shaking as he tossed the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	920,000 200,000	200,000

Shaun Deeb	330,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Joao Vieira Phil Ivey Shaun Deeb

Level: 6

Limit Flop / Draw 8,000-15,000
Stud Games 5,000-15,000 Ante 3,000
No-Limit & Pot-Limit 4,000-8,000 Ante 12,000

10-21-2019 23:18 UTC+2

Assorted Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	1,500,000 -50,000	-50,000
Sam Higgs	1,350,000 215,000	215,000

Johannes Becker	1,250,000 -20,000	-20,000

James Chen	1,150,000 150,000	150,000

Phil Hellmuth	880,000 -95,000	-95,000

Allen Kessler	526,000 -54,000	-54,000
Tobias Leknes	460,000 -40,000	-40,000
Julien Martini	440,000 -70,000	-70,000

10-21-2019 23:27 UTC+2

Martini Bombs The River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Three ways to the turn, James Chen bet 45,000 in the big blind and was called by Johannes Becker in the cutoff and Julien Martini on the button. The appeared on the river and Martini bet 201,000, which forced folds from both opponents.

An excited Martini revealed a "bluff" with as Becker replied "it wasn't a bluff against me."

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000

James Chen	1,100,000 -50,000	-50,000

Julien Martini	560,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: James Chen Johannes Becker Julien Martini

10-21-2019 23:36 UTC+2

Ivey First to Bust

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey had been left with around 250,000 and open-shoved to steal the blinds and big blind ante once to win the pot but vanished shortly after.

In the final hand of No-Limit Hold'em, he three-bet jammed for 255,000 in the small blind according to Robert Campbell, who called from the big blind and Joao Vieira forfeited his raise to 20,000 on the button.

Campbell added that Ivey had the and the Aussie was well ahead with .

An open-ender on the flop brought some hope of a comeback for Ivey on the first bullet while the turn reduced his outs, as Campbell had the superior flush draw. The river came the and that ended Ivey's first bullet in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	1,200,000 225,000	225,000

Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Phil Ivey Robert Campbell

10-21-2019 23:45 UTC+2

Negreanu Joins The Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu has taken the seat that formerly belonged to Phil Ivey and that has boosted the field to 23 entries, of which 22 players remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Phil Ivey

10-21-2019 23:50 UTC+2

More Day 1 Pictures

Christian Zetzsche

Courtesy of Katerina Lukina / King's Resort.

10-22-2019 00:00 UTC+2

Negreanu Takes From Campbell

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

On the turn, Daniel Negreanu made it 40,000 to go from the cutoff and Robert Campbell called on the button. They checked the river and Negreanu turned over , which ended up as the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	1,200,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,075,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Robert Campbell

10-22-2019 00:02 UTC+2

Ivey Back For More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Ivey has re-entered and sat back down in the very same seat he had at the start of the day. He was immediately involved in two Stud Hi-Lo hands, winning one and chopping the other.

Thomer Pidun: / fold
Phil Ivey: /

Thomer Pidun completed and called a raise by Ivey, who then bet fourth and fifth street. Pidun check-called once and check-folded to the second bet.

Phil Ivey: / /
Anthony Zinno: / /
Tobias Leknes: / fold

Ivey check-called a bet by Tobias Leknes on fourth and Anthony Zinno also came along. Ivey check-raised a Zinno bet on fifth and Leknes folded, Zinno called. Ivey check-called twice more and Zinno tabled , Ivey won the high pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	1,450,000 -50,000	-50,000

Phil Ivey	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Thomer Pidun	720,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tobias Leknes	675,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Phil Ivey Thomer Pidun Tobias Leknes

10-22-2019 00:10 UTC+2

Up to 25 Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili was already contemplating to join the field earlier on after he was eliminated in the money in Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix, but only now he has entered and that boosted the field to 25 entries with 24 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Roland Israelashvili