Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€250,000
Entries
71
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Mixed Game Enthusiasts, Attention! Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix Kicks Off at 4 p.m.
After popular demand, mixed games aficionados around the poker world rejoiced when the WSOP and King's Resort expanded on the initial 2019 World Series of Poker Europe offering by adding two mixed games events to the schedule. It's the first time an eight-game mixed event graces the WSOPE schedule since finding a permanent home in King's.
While the big one, the €25,500 Mixed Games Championship will begin on October 21, the more affordably priced Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix starts today for those apt at different poker games.
Event #5 is a two-day event with a €250,000 guarantee and follows traditional WSOP rules for 8-game mixed events. This means the following eight games will be in the rotation.
| Game | Game Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| No-Limit Hold'em | Flop game | No Limit |
| Seven Card Stud | Stud game | Limit |
| Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | Flop game | Limit |
| Razz | Stud game | Limit |
| Pot-Limit Omaha | Flop game | Pot Limit |
| Limit Hold'em | Flop game | Limit |
| Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | Stud game | Limit |
| 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | Draw game | Limit |
There are 14 levels of 40 minutes each on tap for Day 1, with 15-minute breaks after every three levels. Late registration will be open for the first 9 levels (~10:45 p.m. local time). The event is played in a six-handed format and features unlimited reentries. Games will rotate every six hands and players will receive 50,000 in chips to work with.
Plenty of notable players have journeyed to Rozvadov and, with a smaller field than regular NL Hold'em events, will no doubt have circled this one in their agenda as a fantastic shot at a bracelet. Allen Kessler is among those confirmed to join today, but stars such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shaun Deeb, Julien Martini, Roland Israelashvili, and Anthony Zinno, all present at King's Resort, are all expected to jump into this event as well.
As with every bracelet event, PokerNews will be on the floor to cover this event wire to wire, so make sure to check back regularly for all the latest from King's Resort in Rozvadov.
Cards in the Air
After a small delay, cards are in the air for Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix. The first game in the rotation will be Pot-Limit Omaha.
Level: 1
Limit - 300/500 blinds
Stud Games - 100 ante/200 bring-in/500 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit - 300 ante, 100/200 blinds
In the Field
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu are among those in the field of this event. The clock shows 19 players registered at the start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Stamm Wins An Early One
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Natascha Stamm: 
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Julien Martini: / 
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Julien Martini was the bring-in, Natascha Stamm completed and Martini called. Stamm bet fourth street and Martini called.
Martini caught an open pair of jacks on fifth street and bet, Stamm called. Stamm caught the on sixth for three to a low, and Martini, first to act, check-called it down.
Stamm revealed 
for trip fives, Martini nodded and mucked. Stamm cheered the win with a double fist-pump, prompting chuckles around the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | 5,000 |
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45,500 | -4,500 |
Blom With A Ten
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
2-7 Triple Draw
Jochen Kaiser raised first to act, Viktor Blom three-bet on the button, Antonio Battaglia put in four bets in the small blind, and both Kaiser and Blom called. Battaglia and Blom drew two, while Kaiser took one. Battaglia bet and received two calls.
Battaglia and Blom drew two again on the second draw, Kaiser drew one. One bet went in between Battaglia and Blom, while Kaiser folded.
Battaglia took one card on the final draw while Blom rapped pat. Both players checked and Blom took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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55,000 | 5,000 |
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47,000 |
Level: 2
Limit - 300/600 blinds
Stud Games - 100 ante/200 bring-in/600 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit - 500 ante, 200/300 blinds
Back Wins From Negreanu
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
2-7 Triple Draw
After the first draw, Chris Back, who just finished second in the €550 PLO, checked, Daniel Negreanu bet, Jeff Lisandro folded, and Bartlomiej Staszcak, Aleh Rashetnikau, and Back all called. Negreanu and Rashetnikau drew one, while Back and Staszcak opted for two.
Negreanu bet after the second draw and received three callers again. "KidPoker" patted, Back and Staszcak went for one and Rashetnikau opted for two. Back bet after the final draw, Negreanu called and the others folded.
Back showed 
for a number four and Negreanu mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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46,000 | -4,000 |
More Entries
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
The field is now up to 30 with the latest round of entries, including Robert Campbell, Benny Glaser, David "ODB" Baker, Phil Hui, and Jeff Madsen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |