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Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD

Banco Poker Open with a 50,000€ guarantee attracted a total of 366 players, and the guarantee barely held. After a sleepless night, the winner was crowned—Peter Dekany, who at one point before the final table had less than one small blind left. At the end of March, we look forward to the Norwegian Poker Championships, and in April, another Banco Casino Masters with a 250,000€ guarantee. Every day, a wide selection of Cash Games is available for you.

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Eliminations:

1. Dekany Peter - 7,455€
2. Gidoni Eliran - 5,445€
3. Gallmetzer Amadeus - 4,120€
4. Kechagias Athanasios - 3,195€
5. Oravec Marian - 2,545€
6. Freestone Stephen Andrew - 2,120€
7. Lakatos Roman - 1,745€
8. Pezolt Norbert - 1,395€
9. Dietrich Lukas - 1,170€
10. Nattke Ralf - 800€
11. Hellerschmid Fabian - 800€
12. Lelek Miroslav - 650€
13. Jasica Lubomir - 650€
14. Rodleithner Stefan - 650€
15. Sajevics Peter - 550€
16. Stiller Americ Andreas - 550€
17. Savic Miso - 550€
18. Amir Juwan - 475€
19. Pfalzer Friedrich - 475€
20. Kellner Lukas - 475€
21. Skryp Andrii - 415€
22. Rabi Sandor Zsolt - 415€
23. Dolezal Rostislav - 415€
24. Weber Thomas - 365€
25. Izo Gabriel - 365€
26. Balogh Csaba - 365€
27. Kalikova Aneta - 365€
28. Ben Farhat Riadh - 365€
29. Zeindlhofer Christian - 365€
30. Aichhorn Alexander - 365€
31. Rusu Marius - 365€
32. Eidsaeter Svein Olav - 315€
33. Pavic Ivica - 315€
34. Cosgrove Vincent Thomas - 315€
35. Zaussinger Martin - 315€
36. Naylor Robert Ronald - 315€
37. Susnjar Milan - 315€
38. Rigo Richard - 315€
39. Nanos Michail - 315€
6:55 A short heads-up is over, Eliran Gidoni finishes in 2nd place for 5,445€

Gidoni found himself in a preflop all-in with Kx 5x against Kx 8x. The final board of the evening Ax Jx 9x 2x 2x did not shift the balance, and we have crowned the BPO champion!
6:50 Peter Dekany double up
Peter moved all-in preflop for his 5,800,000 with pocket nines against Ax 3x held by Amadeus Gallmetzer. After a blank board, Dekany secured a double up, leaving Gallmetzer short-stacked. Shortly after, Gallmetzer went all-in with 8x 6x, and Dekany, holding 7x 5x, claimed the rest of his stack after the board ran out Kx 8x Ax 6x 9x.
Level 29: 300,000 – 600,000 / 600,000, avg. 7,236,667, ent.: 3/366
Not happening, tournament will continue !
A deal discussion is in progress

6:22 Athanasios Kechagias takes 3,195€ for 4th place

Athanasios pushed all-in for 1,600,000 with Jx Tx, and Eliran Gidoni called with pocket eights. The board ran out 4x 9x Ax 4x 5x, eliminating Athanasios as we move on to the final three players.
6:20 Marián Oravec finishes in 5th place for 2,545€
Marián invested his stack with Qx Jx, and Peter Dekany decided to call with pocket threes. After the board ran out Tx Tx 8x Kx 6x, Marián heads to the cash desk to collect his payout.
6:15 Stephen Freestone eliminated in 6th place for 2,120€
Stephen pushed all-in from the small blind with 9x 7x. However, Peter Dekany found pocket aces, and after a blank board, Stephen was eliminated.
Level 28: 200,000 - 400,000 / 400,000, avg. 3,618,333, ent.: 6/366

6:10 Roman Lakatoš eliminated in 7th place for 1,745 €

After paying the big blind and ante, Roman had only 150,000 left, which he called with Jh 7h. Amadeus held pocket threes, and after a blank board, Roman was eliminated.

6:00 Norbert Pezolt eliminated in 8th place for 1,395€

Pezolt moved all-in for about 2,000,000 with 5x 5x. Gallmetzer called with Kx Qx, and after the board ran out 9x 3x 6x Qx 4x, Pezolt's tournament run came to an end.

Level 27: 150,000 – 300,000 / 300,000, avg. 2,713,750, ent.: 8/366
Level 27: 150,000 – 300,000 / 300,000, avg. 2,713,750, ent.: 8/366
5:45 Lukas Dietrich becomes the first elimination

Lukas moved all-in for 3,100,000 with pocket tens, and Peter Dekany called from the big blind with Qx Qx. After a blank board, Lukas takes home €1,170.
FT chipcounts:

FT payout:

1. 7,455€
2. 5,445€
3. 4,120€
4. 3,195€
5. 2,545€
6. 2,120€
7. 1,745€
8. 1,395€
9. 1,170€

ITM bustouts:

10. Nattke Ralf - 800€
11. Hellerschmid Fabian - 800€
12. Lelek Miroslav - 650€
13. Jasica Lubomir - 650€
14. Rodleithner Stefan - 650€
15. Sajevics Peter - 550€
16. Stiller Americ Andreas - 550€
17. Savic Miso - 550€
18. Amir Juwan - 475€
19. Pfalzer Friedrich - 475€
20. Kellner Lukas - 475€
21. Skryp Andrii - 415€
22. Rabi Sandor Zsolt - 415€
23. Dolezal Rostislav - 415€
24. Weber Thomas - 365€
25. Izo Gabriel - 365€
26. Balogh Csaba - 365€
27. Kalikova Aneta - 365€
28. Ben Farhat Riadh - 365€
29. Zeindlhofer Christian - 365€
30. Aichhorn Alexander - 365€
31. Rusu Marius - 365€
32. Eidsaeter Svein Olav - 315€
33. Pavic Ivica - 315€
34. Cosgrove Vincent Thomas - 315€
35. Zaussinger Martin - 315€
36. Naylor Robert Ronald - 315€
37. Susnjar Milan - 315€
38. Rigo Richard - 315€
39. Nanos Michail - 315€
Short break
5:30 Ralf Nattke won’t see the final table

Ralf invested 2,500,000 from the cutoff with Ac Tc, and Amadeus Gallmetzer found Ax Kx in the big blind. After the board ran out Kx 4x 4x 7x 7x, the chips were counted, revealing that Ralf had slightly less and was eliminated from the tournament.
5:15 Resurrection
Athanasios opened from the small blind, and Dekany pushed all-in for just over 2,000,000. Athanasios called with Ax Kx, while Peter Dekany held Ax Jx. The board came Qx 5x 5x 6x 3x, leaving Dekany with just over 100,000. However, after a series of double-ups, Peter continues his run in the tournament.

Level 26: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 2,171,000, ent.: 10/366

Break 10 min

5:05 Marián Oravec double up

Marián pushed all-in for 780,000 from early position with Jx Jx, and Ralf Nattke called with Ax Qx. After the board ran out 2x 8x 5x 9x 4x, Marián secured an important double up.

4:55 Fabian Hellerschmid eliminated

Fabian moved all-in from the small blind for 700,000. Athanasios found Ax Ax and instantly called. Fabian held Ax 8x, and the board 7x 6x Kx Qx 4x marked the end of his run in today's BPO.

4:55 Fabian Hellerschmid eliminated

Fabian moved all-in from the small blind for 700,000. Athanasios found Ax Ax and instantly called. Fabian held Ax 8x, and the board 7x 6x Kx Qx 4x marked the end of his run in today's BPO.
Level 25: 80,000 – 160,000 / 160,000, avg. 1,973,636, ent.: 11/366

4:45 The game has slowed down

Dekany decided to start raising to 600,000. So far, no one has dared to re-jam, and we haven't seen a flop in the last few minutes.

4:30 A few seat opens

Within a few minutes, we lost Jašica, Rodleithner, and Lelek.
Level 24: 60,000 – 120,000 / 120,000, avg. 1,550,714, ent.: 14/366

4:20 Norbert Pezolt re-jams

Dekany opened from the cutoff to 500,000, and Pezolt moved all-in from the button for about 1,300,000. Dekany asked for a count of his stack but eventually folded Ad face up.
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Level 23: 50,000 – 100,000 / 100,000, avg. 1,550,714, ent.: 14/366

4:10 Miso Savic eliminated

Miso pushed all-in from early position for 700,000 with Ax Kx, and Eliran Gidoni re-jammed from the button with pocket tens. The board ran out Jx 9x 6x 5x 3x, offering no help to Miso, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

3:55 Slight overkill

Amadeus Gallmetzer pushed all-in for 650,000, and after some deliberation, Stiller called with Qd Jd. Gallmetzer revealed Ax Tx, and after the board came Tx Tx Tx Qx 5x, Gallmetzer secured a very comfortable double up.
Level 22: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 1,033,810, ent.: 21/366
Level 22: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 1,033,810, ent.: 21/366

Break 10 min

3:35 Norbert Pezolt double up

Norbert moved all-in from the button for his 370,000 with Kc 2c. Andrii Skryp called from the big blind with Ah Th, and after the board ran out 5s 6s 8c Js 2d, Andrii unfortunately lost a significant portion of his stack.

3:20 Lelek in a tough spot

Miro opened from the button to 150,000, and Peter Dekany from the small blind put him all-in for about 1,000,000. Miro thought for a long time, and eventually, the clock was called on him. However, before the countdown started, Miro folded his cards.
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Level 21: 30,000 – 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 775,357, ent.: 28/366

3:10 Svein is good at drinking beer...

However, the cards didn’t favor him much today. In his last hand, one of his opponents opened to 100,000, and Svein moved all-in for his 450,000 with Kx Jx. The response was a snap call with Ax Kx, and after a blank board, Svein heads off for another beer.
Eliminations:
31. Rusu Marius - 365€
32. Eidsaeter Svein Olav - 315€
33. Pavic Ivica - 315€
34. Cosgrove Vincent Thomas - 315€
35. Zaussinger Martin - 315€
36. Naylor Robert Ronald - 315€
37. Susnjar Milan - 315€
38. Rigo Richard - 315€
39. Nanos Michail - 315€
Level 20: 20,000 – 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 620,286, ent.: 35/366

2:55 Doležal all in

Doležal moved all-in for about 500,000. Lubo in the small blind thought for a long time and eventually folded. After the hand, Doležal showed him pocket fours. Lubo revealed Kx Qx.

2:45 We didn't play hand-for-hand

At the same moment, Miodrag Zelenka and Bernhard Hellerschmid were eliminated from the tournament. As a result, we skipped the hand-for-hand phase, and 39 players continue in the game.
Level 19: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 493,409, ent.: 44/366

2:30 Sandor Rabi wins a multiway pot

On the flop Tc 4c 2s, the pot was about 200,000, and Rabi pushed all-in from the small blind for 150,000. Both of his opponents quickly folded.

2:20 A slightly big all-in

Svein opened to 50,000 from MP, and Alexander Aichhorn behind him re-jammed for almost 600,000. Pfalzer in the small blind asked for a count of his stack but folded. Ricardo on the big blind and Svein folded their cards instantly. After the hand, Alexander proudly showed the table Kx Kx.
Gallery:
Level 18: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 425,686, ent.: 51/366
Break 15 min

1:50 Catastrophe in action!

Michal Hrnčár opened to 30,000, and Riadh called. On the flop 8s Qc 2c, both players checked. On the turn 3s, Riadh bet 45,000, and Michal called hesitantly. On the river 7d, Riadh continued his abstract monologue and bet 75,000. Hrnčár decided to call, but his Jx Jx was not enough against this explosive player.

1:40 Eliran Gidoni all in

On the flop Tc 9c 8c, the pot was about 130,000, and Gidoni pushed all-in from the small blind for about 150,000. Hellerschmid in the small blind thought for a moment but folded his cards. Gidoni showed him Qs Js.
Level 17: 8,000 – 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 394,727, ent.: 55/366

1:30 Milan eliminated

Milan pushed about 130,000 from early position with Qx Jx, and Rasťo found Ax Jx in the big blind. After some hesitation, Rasťo called. After a blank board, Milan was eliminated and gave up his stack.
Payouts:

1. 7,455€
2. 5,445€
3. 4,120€
4. 3,195€
5. 2,545€
6. 2,120€
7. 1,745€
8. 1,395€
9. 1,170€
10-11. 800€
12-14. 650€
15-17. 550€
18-20. 475€
21-23. 415€
24-31. 365€
32-39. 315€

A total of 366 players joined the BPO 50,000€ GTD, and the addon was used 341 times. The guarantee barely held up this time. The top nine players will each receive a 170€ ticket for the Banco Casino Masters 250,000€, which will take place in April.
Level 16: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 339,219, ent.: 64/366

1:20 Tough decision

On the Kx 4x 8x 8x turn, there was over 200,000 in the pot, and Roman called a 105,000 bet from his opponent. On the Qx river, Miodrag announced an all-in for over 200,000. After a long pause, Roman called with Kx Tx, but he couldn't beat his opponent's 8x 6x and was eliminated from the tournament.

1:00 Miso Savic eliminates

Norbert Kovacs pushed about 70,000 with Ax Jx, and Miso Savic found Ax Qx behind him and called. After the board came 5x 2xx 4x Kx Tx, Kovacs was eliminated.
Level 15: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 255,412, ent.: 85/366
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00:45 Elimination storm
In a short span, we saw the elimination of Gallmertzer, Kapun, Eschrich, Jakwerth, and many others.
Level 14: 4,000 - 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 201,019 ent.: 108/366
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00:25 Marco Ruberto losing

Marco opened to 12,000, Nečas 3-bet to 45,000, and Marco called. On the 3c 2c 4s flop, Nečas continued with a bet of 40,000, but Ruberto slowly folded his cards.

00:15 Laszlo Kovacs wins preflop

Martin Zaussinger opened to 13,000, and Laszlo decided to 3-bet to 43,000. Stefano in the big blind checked his cards and stack, fidgeted for a moment, and then folded. Zaussinger immediately folded as well.

Level 13: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 182,437, ent.: 119/366
Break 20 min

23:50 Thomas wins with a c-bet

On the Kx Jx Jx flop, there was about 50,000 in the pot, and Thomas bet 32,000. His opponent thought for quite a while but ultimately folded his cards and headed for the break.
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23:40 Lukas busts
Lukas pushed his remaining 15 big blinds with pocket tens, but one of his opponents found Qx Qx and comfortably called. After a blank board, Lukas was eliminated.
Level 12: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 163,937, ent.: 127/351

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23:10 C-bet is enough

On the Tx 5x Ax flop, there was over 30,000 in the pot, and Friedrich bet 15,000. His opponent thought for a long time but eventually folded his Jx Jx face up.

23:00 3-bet

Adam opened to 10,000 from middle position, and a few seats away, his Hungarian opponent raised to 35,000. Adam took his time but ultimately folded his cards.
Level 11: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 145,286, ent.: 140/343

22:45 Flip

Igor went all-in preflop for about 50,000 with Ax Qx against his opponent's pocket jacks. After a blank board, Igor lost his stack and headed for reentry.
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Level 10: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 128,176, ent.: 148/320
22:20 Jurga losing

On the Ad Kh 4h Ah turn, there was 8,000 in the pot. Jurga from the small blind bet 3,000, the player behind him called, and Evangelos raised to 10,000. Filip responded with a raise to 35,000, and the player between them folded. Evangelos called, and on the 3h river, both checked. Filip announced J-high, which was nowhere near enough against his opponent's 9h 7h.

22:00 Skryp Vs Hovsepyan

On the Kh Jh 7h Js 4s river, there was 29,000 in the pot. After a long pause, Andrii from the blinds checked. Henrik checked immediately, and with his Kd 8d, he easily beat his opponent’s Td 7d.
Level 9.: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 105,135, ent.: 163/292
Break 30 min
Fotogaléria:

21:25 C-bet was more than enough
On the Jx 8x 7x flop, there was about 30,000 in the pot, and Ján bet 20,000. His opponent thought for quite a while but eventually folded face up Ax 8x.

21:15 Flip

Lajos went all-in preflop with pocket nines for about 25,000 against Milan, who called his short stack with Ax Jx. After a blank board, Milan left the table.
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Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 96,063, ent.: 160/259

20:20 Janos victorious

Janos opened to 3,000 from the button, and Michal defended. On the Ts 5d 2c flop, Michal checked, and Janos continued with a bet of 4,500. Michal called, and on the 7h turn, Janos continued with a bet of 7,000. Michal quietly called again. On the Qd river, Janos fired a third barrel for 20,000. Michal called again, and with his set of tens, it was more than enough to beat his opponent’s pocket aces.
20:00 Jaro victorious

Jaro opened to 2,500 from the button, and Artur called from the big blind. On the Js 7d 3c flop, Artur led with a bet of 4,000, and Jaro called. On the 8s turn, Artur continued with a bet of 6,500, and Jaro again called. On the 4h river, Artur checked, and Jaro made a strong bet of 30,000. Artur, disappointed, folded shortly after.
Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 80,307, ent.: 163/222

19:40 Robo Vs Tomasz

Robo opened to 2,200 from early position, and Tomasz 3-bet to 6,500 from the button. Robo called, and on the Jx 5x 4x flop, he faced a bet of 10,000, which he immediately called. On the Ax turn, the action slowed down, and both checked. On the 2x river, Tomasz continued with a bet of 15,000, and after a brief hesitation, Robo called. Tomasz, however, turned over pocket threes, and Robo, disappointed, threw his cards into the muck.
Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 70,854, ent.: 162/194
Break 20 min

18:50 Marián victorious

On the Ax 5x 9x flop, Marián bet 5,000 into a pot of about 10,000. Miro called, and on the Ax turn, Marián continued with a bet of 12,000. Miro quickly folded his cards.
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Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 66,667, ent.: 150/169

18:20 Zeindlhofer wins without a showdown

On the Ad 3c 3d flop, there was about 12,000 in the pot, and both Christian and Nečas checked. On the 6d turn, the action repeated, and on the 4c river, Zeindlhofer bet 8,000. After a brief pause, Ondrej folded his cards.

18:00 Stephen wins multiway pot

On the 8x 8x 4x flop, there was a little over 14,000 in the pot, and all four players checked. On the 2c turn, Stephen Freestone bet 3,500, and all his opponents folded their cards.
Level 3: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 65,772, ent.: 123/137

17:45 River fold

On the Kx 8x 9x Qx turn, there was about 8,000 in the pot, and Jozef bet 5,000. Christian called, but on the Ax river, Jozef continued with a bet of 15,000. After a long pause, Christian folded Kx Qx.
Level 2: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 60,631, ent.: 111/114
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17:25 3-bet pot

Lukáš opened to 500 and received two calls. However, Zsolt from the small blind decided to 3-bet to 3,000 and was called only by Lukáš. On the Ax Ax 4xx flop, Zsolt continued with a bet of 4,000, and Lukáš immediately folded his cards.

17:15 In the opening level, the following players joined the tournament:

Lukic, Hajszan, Kruder, Selčan, Rus, Pinter, and many others.

Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 59,592, ent.: 99/99
Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD:
Buy-in: 125€
Starting Stack: 50k
Late reg.: 12 Lvls
20 min. lvls after late reg.
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Addon: 10€/10000 chips