Event #1: €350 NLH Opener Day 1b | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

11-21-2021 01:22 UTC+1

Updated Chip Count - Level 13

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Flehmann	360,000 360,000	360,000
Ehud Agnon	360,000
Levent Efe	347,000
Thomas Merten	322,000 38,000	38,000
Zdenko Slavik	320,000

Kacper Swiderski	280,000
Cornelis De Moree	265,000
Serhi Mokan	236,000
Dennis Magro	228,000 88,000	88,000
Netanel Amedi	225,000
Habip Yilmaz	205,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-21-2021 01:05 UTC+1

Last Break of the Day

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break, which will be the last one for today.

When they return, blinds will go up to 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.

Late registration has officially been closed and two more levels will be played.

11-21-2021 00:56 UTC+1

Chip Counts Before the Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Guedj	155,000 40,000	40,000
Frederik Thiemer	138,000 112,000	112,000
Razvan Bordei	100,000 45,000	45,000
Krzysztof Dulowski	93,000 42,000	42,000
Jonathan Gruber	15,000 155,000	155,000

11-21-2021 00:55 UTC+1

Merten Gets There on the River for a Massive Pot

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

We caught the action on the with already 40,000 in the middle and four players in the hand.

[Removed:328], Elud Agnon and Adel Kabbani all checked to Thomas Merten in the hijack who bet 13,500.

None of the players in the hand wanted to let it go and we went four-way in the turn. It was once more checked to Merten who now fired 35,000 and found only one caller, Adel Kabbani.

The river was the and Kabbani checked to Merten who quickly checked back.

Kabbani showed his hand for a pair of sevens while Merten got saved by the river as he had .

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Merten	360,000 210,000	210,000
Adel Kabbani	140,000 95,000	95,000

11-21-2021 00:32 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Celenza	295,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Kovac	275,000 15,000	15,000
Tobias Peters	95,000

Sandro Pitzanti	50,000 50,000	50,000
Marek Blasko	30,000
Martin Kabrhel	30,000 19,000	19,000

Alexander Romme	Busted
Jack Sinclair	Busted

11-21-2021 00:25 UTC+1

Last Level of Registration

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

As we enter Level 12, roughly 300 players remain out of an astonishing field of more than 1,000 entries.

The guaranteed prize pool of €300,000 has already been crushed and it is the last chance for players to register or re-enter to the opening event of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe!

11-21-2021 00:24 UTC+1

Galanti Picks Up Some Chips

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Joao Lima opened for 3,200 under the gun and Galanti called him from middle position as well as the big blind Sandro Pitzanti.

The flop came and all three checked.

The turn had a and after a check from Pitzanti and Lima, Galanti bet 2,000 to get a call from both players.

The river was an and actioned checked to Galanti who fired 3,000 this time getting a fold from Pitzanti but a call from Lima, who mucked his cards as soon as he saw the from Galanti.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Galanti	85,000 85,000	85,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-21-2021 00:13 UTC+1

Prudhomme Eliminates Di Secli

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Luigi Di Secli had raised and was three-bet by the player to his left to 15,000. Laurent Prudhomme then four-bet all in for around 100,000.

Di Secli had around 40,000 behind and took his time, with the clock being called. He apologized for the time he was taking before calling. The other player in the hand called.

Luigi Di Secli:
Laurent Prudhomme:

The king-high board of saw Prudhomme come out on top, with Di Secli eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Prudhomme	160,000
Luigi Di Secli	Busted