Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix
Day 1 Started
Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix
Day 1 Started
As the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe ticks into the second half of its schedule, it's time for players to get to grips with the only mixed Pot-LImit Omaha/ No Limit Holdem of the festival and many familiar faces and bracelet winners are expected to be seen in the field.
The first day of Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix, will start at 4 p.m. local time here at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov. Last year this event gathered 241 entries for its first venue for a total prizepool of €343,425.
After three days of battle, Norbert Szecsi claimed the coveted trophy along with €86,596 in prize money, winning the second World Series of Poker gold bracelet of his career. He defeated 2018 WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb heads up, who took home €53,731 for his second-place finish.
With 30,000 chips and the two games alternating every eight hands, players will have plenty of time to bag up chips after the 14 levels schedule for Day 1. Late registration is open for 12 levels (~1 a.m. local time) and this sd an unlimited re-entry event.
Levels are 40 minutes long on Day 1with 20-min breaks every three levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates as this event gets underway.
Day 1 Structure
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
Break | 20 | |||
4 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
5 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
6 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
Break | 20 | |||
7 | 40 | 400 | 500 | 500 |
8 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
9 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
Break | 20 | |||
10 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
11 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
12 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
Break | 20 | |||
13 | 40 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
14 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air for Day 1of the World Series of Poker Europe Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix. There are currently 26 players seated but expect that number to grow as the day goes on.
Here are some of the players seated early in the Mixed PLO/NLHE event, including Christopher Back who recently finished second in event Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Darren Kennedy | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Marco Figgucia
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Alessio Sardone | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Michele Di Lauro | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Michael Ugucctoni
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Christopher Howden | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Bahadir Hatipoglu | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Sebastian Simovic | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Aleksandar Nanchev | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Robert Wirth | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Christopher Back | 30,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
On a raised pot, the flop showed when Sebastian Simovic check-called in the cutoff and bet worth 6,000 from Nikola Cokesa on the button.
The turn brought the but this time Simovic check-folded after a Cokesa bet 2,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nikola Cokesa | 31,000 | |
Sebastian Simovic | 28,200 | -1,800 |
Jeff Madsen, 2006 WSOP Player of the Year and owner of four gold bracelets just took his seat. Pierre Neuville, who finished 7th in the 2015 WSOP Main Event, also registered and is seated with a fresh stack worth 30,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Madsen
|
30,000 | |
Pierre Neuville | 30,000 | |
Robert Cowen
|
30,000 | |
Reto Herrmann | 30,000 | |
Fabian Scherle | 30,000 | |
Han Kuo | 30,000 | |
Aaron Duczak | 30,000 | |
Paul Hendee | 30,000 |
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Pot-Limit Omaha
Paul Hendee opened under the gun to 400 and it was called by Pierre Neuville on the button along with Robert Wirth and Gerogios Koliofotis in the blinds.
On a flop , it checked to Neuville who bet 1,300 and Wirth and Koliofotis called. The turn was the and this time only Koliofotis check-called after another bet worth 6,000 from Neuville.
The fell on the river and both players checked. Koliofotis showed and the pot went to Neuville with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pierre Neuville | 41,000 | 11,000 |
Paul Hendee | 37,000 | 7,000 |
Robert Wirth | 26,500 | -3,500 |
Gerogios Koliofotis
|
12,600 | 12,600 |
More World Series of Poker champions took their chance in the event as David "ODB" Baker and Robert Campbell, with two gold bracelets each, took their seat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Krzysztof Jaguscik | 43,000 | 43,000 |
Robert Campbell
|
36,500 | 36,500 |
David "ODB" Baker
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
William Chattaway | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Michal Wozniak | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Martin Staszko | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Vincent Robert | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Quan Zhou | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Nitin Jain | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Stanislaw Miadzel | 29,000 | 29,000 |
Aleksandar Nanchev | 28,000 | -2,000 |
Robert Cowen
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
Aaron Duczak | 15,500 | -14,500 |