Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1b Started
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Entries
476
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
Entries
307
Players Left
26
The Second and Last Starting Flight of Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha Starts at 4PM
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, hosted by Europe's biggest poker arena in the King's Resort in Rozvadov, is underway and it is time for Day 1b of the schedule's second event. During yesterday's Day 1a, there were 169 entries in total and only 12 of them managed to remain in their seats with chips in front of them, after 18 levels of play.
Surpassing the guarantee of €100,000 will be an easy task for this event, since it was already almost covered by Day 1a's entries. Taking a closer look in yesterday's entries, it is clear that many big names came here to claim the best they can. Three of the top ten players on the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year race managed to finish in the money, with Robert Campbell, David Baker and Daniel Negreanu, all earning points for the leaderboard. Based on the event's structure, they will have the chance to register again today for Day 1b, and hunt even more points.
Day 1b will start at 4 p.m. and players will find 25,000 in front of them to use, in order to build a stack and progress to Day 2. This flight, too, will give to players the option of unlimited re-entries, available for the first 12 levels of play. Once again, players will enter the money before the end of the day, and after that the total prize pool for Day 2 will be announced.
Marcel Brunner is occupying the first place of the chip counts with 668,000 chips, while 2019 WSOP gold bracelet winner Dash Dudley is following closely, with 657,000.
Many familiar faces are expected for Day 1b, such as Shaun Deeb, Jeff Lisandro, Allen Kessler, Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Phil Hellmuth, who will try make a deep run in the first PLO bracelet for this year's WSOPE.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | 30 | 75 | 150 |
| 3 | 30 | 100 | 200 |
| 4 | 30 | 150 | 300 |
| Break | 15 | ||
| 5 | 30 | 200 | 400 |
| 6 | 30 | 250 | 500 |
| 7 | 30 | 300 | 600 |
| 8 | 30 | 400 | 800 |
| Break | 15 | ||
| 9 | 30 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 30 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 30 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 30 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Break | 15 | ||
| 13 | 30 | 1,200 | 2,400 |
| 14 | 30 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 30 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 30 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| Break | 15 | ||
| 17 | 30 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 18 | 30 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there for all the updates regarding Day 1b of this event until a winner is crowned.
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director just announced what all players are very excited to hear. The first hand just started.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
The First Batch of Names
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 |
Three-Way Confrontation for Starters
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Similar to Day 1a, the first big pot of Day 1b was a three-way preflop all-in situation.
Mikko Hirvonen, Dmitrij Fadeev and Alfredo Vega Meister were the three players that put all their chips in the middle and they went to showdown.
Mikko Hirvonen: 
Dmitrij Fadeev: 
Alfredo Vega Meister: 
The board ran out 
and Fadeev split the pot with Vega Meister, sending Hirvonen to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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44,000 | 44,000 |
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33,000 | 8,000 |
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Busted |
Early Re-Entries
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Players who lost their chips during the first level of the day and re-entered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Rozenbaum Out and Back In
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Shay Rozenbaum was in the big blind and saw heavy action before him, with Dmitrij Fadeev betting 2,000 from middle position, Aleksandar Nanchev calling on his left, and Alfredo Vega Meister raising to 4,600. Rozenbaum went over the top for 8,200 and only Vega called.
Alfredo Vega Meister: 
Shay Rozenbaum: 
The board came 
and Vega sent another player to the rail. Rozenbaum didn't wait long and is already back in the event with a re-entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 27,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
More New Names
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |