Event #14: €10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #14: €10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,139,500
Entries
541
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
194
Players Left
113
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event
The long wait is over as the flagship event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe finally kicks off at the King's Resort in Rozvadov. Once again coming with a guaranteed prize pool of €5,000,000, the €10,350 Main Event is certain to attract the biggest names in poker from near and far to try and win one of the most sought-after titles and the coveted gold bracelet that comes along with it.
Previous champions of the WSOPE Main Event include such big names as Annette Obrestad, John Juanda, Barry Shulman, Phil Hellmuth, and Adrian Mateos. It is the third time that the WSOPE Main Event is hosted at King's Resort and the first player to lift the gold bracelet for the winner shots near the border to Germany was 888poker qualifier Marti Roca de Torres in 2017.
Jack Sinclair followed into his footsteps one year later and recorded his second seven-figure score after his final table appearance in the 2017 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. Sinclair defeated a field of 534 entries to claim the top prize of €1,122,239 after coming out on top of a heads-up battle with Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Laszlo Bujtas.
Both Bujtas and Sinclair have already been taking part in the ongoing 2019 WSOPE and will certainly give the Main Event another shot.
The WSOPE Main Event History at a Glance
| Year | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | £10,350 | 362 | £3,676,990 | Annette Obrestad | Norway | £1,000,000 |
| 2008 | £10,350 | 362 | £3,620,000 | John Juanda | United States | £868,800 |
| 2009 | £10,350 | 334 | £3,340,000 | Barry Shulman | United States | £801,603 |
| 2010 | £10,350 | 346 | £3,460,000 | James Bord | United Kingdom | £830,401 |
| 2011 | €10,400 | 593 | €5,692,800 | Elio Fox | United States | €1,400,000 |
| 2012 | €10,450 | 420 | €4,032,000 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | €1,058,403 |
| 2013 | €10,450 | 375 | €3,600,000 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | €1,000,000 |
| 2015 | €10,450 | 313 | €3,067,400 | Kevin MacPhee | United States | €883,000 |
| 2017 | €10,300 | 529 | €5,025,500 | Marti Roca de Torres | Spain | €1,115,207 |
| 2018 | €10,350 | 534 | €5,073,000 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | €1,122,239 |
The Main Event in Rozvadov consists of two starting days and each of them will play a total of seven levels of 90 minutes each. The late registration remains open for another five levels and following break on Day 2 and during the entire registration period, all participants can take advantage of a single re-entry option in case they run out of chips.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Bling Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 3 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 4 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 5 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 6 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 7 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
The starting stack is 100,000 and the event will be played in the new popular big blind ante format. As of Day 2, the action will be also streamed live via PokerGO and the PokerNews team will be on the floor from start-to-finish until a champion is crowned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
The tournament director just announced the traditional shuffle up and deal and cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, with 66 players being in their seats so far.
First Batch of Notables
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Among others, Alexandros Kolonias has just arrived at King's Resort and sat down to play Day 1a of the Main Event one hour later. He is joined by European regulars such as Markus Durnegger, Jan Bednar, Jorma Nuutinen and Orpen Kisacikoglu.
Kristoffer Rasmussen, who came close to winning a WSOPE bracelet a few days ago and finished 2nd in Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix, can also be found among those seated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
First Pot for Ralbovsky
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Harry Ross raised to 900 in the cutoff, called by Peter Ralbovsky in the small blind. Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 3,800 in the big blind and both Ross and Ralbovsky called.
The three players checked the 
flop to see a 
fell on the turn. Ralbovsky led out for 5,500 and it was enough to make Kolonias and Ross fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | |
|
96,000 | |
|
|
96,000 | -4,000 |
Mateos Takes a Seat
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Adrian Mateos, who won the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2013 for €1,000,000, just took a seat in the event and is at the same table that Vangelis Kaimakamis, who recently claimed his first gold bracelet in Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Mulders Takes From Mothes
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
In a three-bet pot to the 
flop with 3,000 in the middle, Daan Mulders checked to Pierre Mothes in the cutoff and called the bet of 1,200 by the German. The 
turn was checked and Mulders bet the 
river for 3,600. Mothes called and was unable to beat the 
of Mulders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
94,500 | 94,500 |
Up To 83 Entries
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
The field is slowly but surely approaching 100 entries and has already more than doubled since the cards got in the air fewer than half an hour ago.
Among the latest players to join were Aaron Duczak, Quan Zhou, Saar Wilf and Elias Abou Saleh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Kings for Kaimakamis
Level 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
In a battle of the blinds the flop showed 
and Danilo Velasevic in the small blind checked and called a bet worth 1,000 by Vangelis Kaimakamis. On the 
turn, Velasevic check-called a second barrel worth 2,600. The 
on the river was checked and Velasevic showed 
, which Kaimakamis had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000 | 4,000 |
|
96,000 |