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Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
€2,000
Prize Pool
€398,231
Total Entries
229
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
229
Players Left
50
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Last year, Hong Kong's Hokyiu Lee, a self-proclaimed cash game specialist, took down the €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort Rozvadov for his first bracelet. This year, after an arduous 11-hour Day 1, Lee found himself on top of the leaderboard as 50 players advanced to the second and final day of Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha.
Looking for back-to-back victories in the same WSOP Europe event, a feat rarely accomplished, Lee accumulated 609,500 chips on Day 1. With a massive stack of 122 big blinds at the start of Day 2, Lee has a comfortable lead over the rest of the field as he aims to defend his title. However, Lee is not the only player in a good position to go back-to-back, as last year's fourth-place finisher Daniel Smuskovics is sitting right behind Lee in the standings with a stack of 565,000.
Other players who will bring more than 100 big blinds to Day 2 are David Sosic (560,000), Dennis Weiss (535,000), and Alen Sabic (506,500), while Thomas Eychenne (385,500) and Simeon Tsonev (314,500) also secured a spot in the top ten counts.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 609,500 | 122 |
| 2 | Daniel Smuskovics | Germany | 565,000 | 113 |
| 3 | David Sosic | Croatia | 560,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 535,000 | 107 |
| 5 | Alen Sabic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 506,500 | 101 |
| 6 | Alexi Skoulos | Sweden | 485,500 | 97 |
| 7 | Marco Di Persio | Italy | 477,500 | 96 |
| 8 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 385,500 | 77 |
| 9 | Marek Uharcek | Slovakia | 356,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 314,500 | 63 |
Vivian Saliba was the only lady among the 229 entries, a turnout that bested last year's, and she also made it through the day, albeit among the shorter stacks with 81,500 chips at her disposal. Meanwhile, Anson Tsang has already won this event in 2018 and 2022 and is looking for his fourth overall bracelet by capturing the title for a third time. He bagged an above-average stack of 254,500, setting him up nicely for the grind that will be necessary on Day 2.
Other names who are coming back tomorrow hoping to get a slice of the €398,231 prize pool, which easily surpassed the €300,000 guarantee, include Jari Mahonen (244,000), Gabi Livshitz (208,000), poker commentator George Sandford (205,500), PLO specialist Dwayne Sluis (174,500), Fahredin Mustafov (146,500), and poker veteran Vladimir Troyanovskiy (115,000).
Meanwhile, Dario Alioto, Ermanno Di Nicola, Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Bjorn Verbakel, Tobias Peters, Samuel Stranak, Bernd Gleissner, and Stephen Nahm will not be adding a second bracelet to their collection as they did not manage to survive the onslaught of Day 1.
All who do return will restart tomorrow, September 25, at 3 p.m. local time. Blinds will resume in Level 15: 2,5
3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante, and all levels will remain 40 minutes in length. A break will be had after every three levels, and play will continue until a winner has been crowned. A cards-up live stream is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m., although the starting time is subject to change.
The payouts have not been announced yet, so check back in with PokerNews tomorrow to find out who will be crowned the champion and with what gigantic sum of money they will walk away with.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | Kai Lehto | Finland | 66,000 | 13 |
| 38 | 2 | Jari Mahonen | Finland | 244,000 | 49 |
| 38 | 3 | Jeremy Trojand | Germany | 270,000 | 54 |
| 38 | 4 | Dorel Eldabach | Israel | 207,500 | 42 |
| 38 | 5 | Samuel Auer-Klintmalm | Germany | 121,500 | 24 |
| 38 | 7 | Stanislovas Vinicenka | Lithuania | 55,500 | 11 |
| 38 | 8 | Goran Urumovic | Sweden | 242,000 | 48 |
| 39 | 1 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 169,500 | 34 |
| 39 | 2 | Milan Skacel | Czechia | 71,500 | 14 |
| 39 | 3 | Dwayne Sluis | Netherlands | 174,500 | 35 |
| 39 | 5 | Alessandro De Michele | Italy | 249,000 | 50 |
| 39 | 6 | Emanuel Singer | Germany | 138,500 | 28 |
| 39 | 7 | Harald Casagrande | Austria | 241,500 | 48 |
| 39 | 8 | Martin Schamaun | Switzerland | 56,500 | 11 |
| 40 | 1 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 232,500 | 47 |
| 40 | 2 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 385,500 | 77 |
| 40 | 3 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 127,000 | 25 |
| 40 | 4 | Matei Lupascu | Romania | 168,000 | 34 |
| 40 | 5 | Juergen Pollack | Germany | 210,000 | 42 |
| 40 | 6 | Mihail Andonov | Denmark | 232,000 | 46 |
| 40 | 7 | Marek Uharcek | Slovakia | 356,000 | 71 |
| 41 | 1 | Marco Di Persio | Italy | 477,500 | 96 |
| 41 | 2 | George Sandford | United Kingdom | 205,500 | 41 |
| 41 | 3 | Samuel Albeck | Germany | 258,000 | 52 |
| 41 | 4 | Markus Anheier | Germany | 235,500 | 47 |
| 41 | 5 | [Removed:518] | Georgia | 213,000 | 43 |
| 41 | 7 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russian Federation | 115,000 | 23 |
| 41 | 8 | Olivier Dinand | France | 107,500 | 22 |
| 42 | 1 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 535,000 | 107 |
| 42 | 2 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 36,500 | 7 |
| 42 | 4 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | 81,500 | 16 |
| 42 | 5 | Salih Atac | Switzerland | 149,000 | 30 |
| 42 | 6 | Artur Teshaev | Uzbekistan | 128,000 | 26 |
| 42 | 7 | Alon Huberman | Portugal | 200,000 | 40 |
| 42 | 8 | Hokyiiu Lee | Hong Kong | 609,500 | 122 |
| 43 | 1 | Oscar Ceron | Colombia | 290,000 | 58 |
| 43 | 2 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | Georgia | 244,000 | 49 |
| 43 | 3 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | 208,000 | 42 |
| 43 | 4 | Narcis Nedelcu | Romania | 94,000 | 19 |
| 43 | 5 | Filip Aleksic | Netherlands | 103,500 | 21 |
| 43 | 6 | David Sosic | Croatia | 560,000 | 112 |
| 43 | 8 | [Removed:515] | Georgia | 223,000 | 45 |
| 44 | 1 | Iisakki Ullakonoja | Finland | 72,000 | 14 |
| 44 | 2 | Daniel Smuskovics | Germany | 565,000 | 113 |
| 44 | 3 | Alexi Skoulos | Sweden | 485,500 | 97 |
| 44 | 4 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 146,500 | 29 |
| 44 | 5 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 254,500 | 51 |
| 44 | 6 | Thomas Hueber | Austria | 121,000 | 24 |
| 44 | 7 | Alen Sabic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 506,500 | 101 |
| 44 | 8 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 314,500 | 63 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining 52 players from the 229 entries have bagged up their chips for the day and will return for Day 2 tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time.
A full recap of the day will follow shortly.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
[Removed:518] raised to 8,000 in middle position before David Sosic three-bet to 25,000 in the hijack. Goran Urumovic called in the cutoff and Harry Casagrande four-bet to 130,000 in the big blind.
Rozomashvili and Sosic quickly folded before Urumovic called all-in for 99,000.
Goran Urumovic: Q♦J♦10♣9♣ 
Harry Casagrande: A♦A♣5♠3♠
"You lose this one," Urumovic told Casagrande as the 4♦10♦5♥ flop gave him a flush draw. The 6♣ turn changed nothing, but the 7♦ brought in Urumovic's flush to double him during the last hand of the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With roughly 35,000 in the pot on a flop of A♦7♣3♥, Marco Di Persio bet 20,000 from middle position. Stanislovas Vinicenka folded from the button, but Mihail Andonov check-raised to 50,000 out of the big blind. Di Persio thought it over briefly before he reluctantly folded and forfeited the pot to Andonov.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The floor staff has announced that there shall be five more hands until the remaining players bag up their chips for the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
[Removed:515] raised to 12,000 in middle position, after which the action folded to Dorel Eldabach in the big blind. He three-bet to 37,000 before [Removed:515] jammed in his stack of 83,500.
A snap call followed from Eldabach and both players tabled their hands.
[Removed:515]: A♠A♦J♦J♣
Dorel Eldabach: A♥A♣10♠6♠
"Jack, one time," [Removed:515] pleaded.
Soon, he cheered as the 5♣J♥5♦ flop left Eldabach drawing dead. [Removed:515] looked on as the meaningless Q♥ turn and 2♠ river were dealt before raking his late-night double-up.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1 will conclude once each table plays five more hands.
