Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ Day 1 | 2023 WSOP Europe

Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€

Day 1 Completed

11-07-2023 05:30 UTC+2

Chen Leads Stacked Field After Day 1 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The first high buy-in bracelet event of the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe began with a busy day on the felt at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, as many of the game’s best took their seat in Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€. Day 1 saw a total of 75 entries, with 28 players finding a bag at the end of 14 levels. The field will likely grow a bit further, as late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2.

In the end, James Chen stood alone atop the chip counts in a stacked leaderboard that will be sure to entertain on the way to awarding the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet. Chen made a late surge to overtake Martin Kabrhel as the only player to surpass 3,000,000 chips on the opening day.

Kabrhel entered late in the day but quickly built a stack and sits second with 2,885,000, slightly ahead of Hungary’s Tamas Adamszki (2,760,000). Niklas Astedt and Patrik Jaros round out the top five, each bagging up 2,300,000 chips.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	James Chen	Taiwan	3,045,000	122
2	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	2,885,000	115
3	Tamas Adamszki	Hungary	2,760,000	110
4	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	2,300,000	92
5	Patrik Jaros	Czechia	2,300,000	92
6	Cedric Schwaederle	France	2,045,000	82
7	Santhosh Suvarna	India	1,895,000	76
8	Jerry Odeen	Sweden	1,775,000	71
9	Michael Rocco	United States	1,695,000	68
10	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	1,650,000	66

Day 1 Action

A number of notable players entered a dangerous field early on Day 1, including Timothy Adams, Daniel Dvoress, Stephen Chidwick and Viktor Blom. As the day moved along, the late registration desk was busy seating the likes of Ole Schemion, Nacho Barbero, Felipe Ketzer, and Bertrand Grospellier. All of them were able to survive the night and will be returning to action on Day 2.

Ren Lin was among those who had to reenter, doing so twice, but was unable to build any momentum and could not find a bag to end the night. Johan Guilbert found a straight flush, but ultimately could not capture any more magic and was also among the big names to hit the rail.

The day also saw the WSOP Europe debut of Alexandra Botez, wading her way through this challenging field before finally falling late in the night after her all in bluff was called by Ioannis Angelou-Konstas.

Day 2 will begin at 2 p.m. local time on Level 15, with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue at 40 minutes in length with a break after every two hours of play. The tournament will now add 30-second shot clocks, which will be in play to begin the day. Action will be streamed on an hour delay on the King’s Resort official YouTube and Twitch channels.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to catch all of the action as the next WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.

Tags: Alexandra Botez Bertrand Grospellier Cedric Schwaederle Daniel Dvoress Felipe Ketzer Ioannis Angelou-Konstas James Chen Jerry Odeen Johan Guilbert Martin Kabrhel Michael Rocco Nacho Barbero Niklas Astedt Ole Schemion Patrik Jaros Ren Lin Santhosh Suvarna Stephen Chidwick Tamas Adamszki Timothy Adams Viktor Blom

11-07-2023 05:03 UTC+2

Day 2 Seat Draw

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
37	1	James Chen	Taiwan	3,045,000	122
37	2	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	940,000	38
37	3	Aliaksandr Shylko	Belarus	675,000	27
37	4	Laszlo Bujtas	Hungary	1,565,000	63
37	5	Cedric Schwaederle	France	2,045,000	82
37	7	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	380,000	15

38	2	Santhosh Suvarna	India	1,895,000	76
38	3	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	2,885,000	115
38	4	Giuliano Bendinelli	Italy	430,000	17
38	5	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	660,000	26
38	7	Ole Schemion	Germany	1,545,000	62
38	8	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	1,005,000	40

39	1	Tamas Adamszki	Hungary	2,760,000	110
39	2	Timothy Adams	United Kingdom	1,005,000	40
39	4	Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	Greece	1,505,000	60
39	5	Jonas Hagström	Sweden	180,000	7
39	6	Sirzat Hissou	Germany	755,000	30
39	8	Jerry Odeen	Sweden	1,775,000	71

40	1	Joakim Andersson	Sweden	1,050,000	42
40	3	Viktor Blom	Sweden	440,000	18
40	4	Michael Rocco	United States	1,695,000	68
40	5	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	2,300,000	92
40	7	Gab Yong Kim	South Korea	915,000	37

41	1	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	1,170,000	47
41	2	Patrik Jaros	Czechia	2,300,000	92
41	3	Quan Zhou	China	840,000	34
41	4	Bertrand Grospellier	France	100,000	4
41	6	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	1,650,000	66

11-07-2023 05:01 UTC+2

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	3,045,000 1,145,000	1,145,000

Martin Kabrhel	2,885,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tamas Adamszki	2,760,000 888,000	888,000
Niklas Astedt	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Patrik Jaros	2,300,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Cedric Schwaederle	2,045,000 295,000	295,000
Santhosh Suvarna	1,895,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Jerry Odeen	1,775,000 -225,000	-225,000

Michael Rocco	1,695,000 -765,000	-765,000
Daniel Dvoress	1,650,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Laszlo Bujtas	1,565,000 690,000	690,000
Ole Schemion	1,545,000 865,000	865,000

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	1,505,000 155,000	155,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,170,000 275,000	275,000

Joakim Andersson	1,050,000 240,000	240,000

Eelis Parssinen	1,005,000 -45,000	-45,000

Timothy Adams	1,005,000 -430,000	-430,000

Nacho Barbero	940,000 270,000	270,000

Gab Yong Kim	915,000 315,000	315,000
Quan Zhou	840,000 -560,000	-560,000
Sirzat Hissou	755,000 -220,000	-220,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	675,000 229,000	229,000
Stephen Chidwick	660,000 280,000	280,000

Viktor Blom	440,000 -100,000	-100,000
Giuliano Bendinelli	430,000 -270,000	-270,000

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11-07-2023 04:25 UTC+2

Play Has Concluded

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

All tables have finished the final hands of the day, and 29 players remain. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.

11-07-2023 04:17 UTC+2

Lin Busts Third Bullet During Final Hands

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

James Chen raised to 40,000 from the hijack before Ren Lin made it 120,000 to go from the button. Chen then put in a four-bet to 250,000 and Lin made the call.

On the 5♦K♦7♠ flop, Chen continued for 135,000 before Lin shoved all in for his final 450,000 or so chips. Chen snap called and the cards went on their backs.

Ren Lin: 8♣7♣
James Chen: A♦A♣

Chen's overpair was still in the lead, but Lin had some outs left in the deck. However, none arrived on the 10♣6♦ runout and Lin was one of the final players eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	1,900,000 600,000	600,000

Ren Lin	Busted

Weiran Pu	Busted

Tags: James Chen Ren Lin

11-07-2023 04:07 UTC+2

Botez Busts Late

Josh Noy

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas checked the 2♦Q♣9♣ flop in the big blind and called when Alexandra Botez fired 45,000 into the middle.

The 3♥ turn saw Angelou-Konstas check again, snap-calling when Botez moved all in for around 150,000.

Alexandra Botez: K♥J♣
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: Q♠9♦

Botez was drawing thin after her bluff was called, with the 9♥ only improving Angelou-Konstas to a full house. Botez wished the table good luck, hitting the rail late in the final level of Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	1,350,000 629,000	629,000
Alexandra Botez	Busted

Tags: Alexandra Botez Ioannis Angelou-Konstas

11-07-2023 04:06 UTC+2

Three Last Hands for Day 1

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

All tables will play three more hands before play concludes for Day 1 of the €25,000 GGMillion€.

11-07-2023 04:06 UTC+2

Kabrhel Doubles Up to Chip Lead

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress and Martin Kabrhel had already collected 600,000 chips in the middle when Dvoress checked from the small blind on the board of K♠10♠5♦J♠. Kabrhel then put out a bet of 345,000, which Dvoress called.

The 6♦ river completed the board and Kabrhel now pushed all in after another check from Dvoress, for 780,000 chips. Dvoress went deep into the tank with the covering stack but ultimately came up with a call.

Kabrhel showed 8♠2♠ for a turned flush, and it bested the K♥K♣ of Dvoress, who had flopped top set. Kabrhel shot up to the chip lead in the dying minutes of Day 1, while Dvoress was left with just over a starting stack.