Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD

A total of 352 players entered the Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD, and after a long night, it was Jonathan Malescheck who emerged victorious, taking home 8,530€ without a deal.Coming up in early August at Banco Bratislava are the Swedish Poker Championships. In the second half of August, the Summer Polish Poker Cup will bring the heat, and early September will belong to the SSOP with a 300,000€ guarantee. For more information, follow our website and social media!
Final results BPO:
1. Malescheck Jonathan Gabriel – 8,530€
2. Balogh Csaba – 6,540€
3. Olaru Mircea George – 4,940€
4. Necas Ondrej – 3,820€
5. Privara Michal – 3,020€
6. Radl Tomas – 2,540€
7. Uveges Tibor – 2,060€
8. Vlastos Terry – 1,740€
9. Schaumuller Rudolf – 1,420€
10. Rakvaag Aage – 880€
11. Gavril Dorel Peter – 880€
12. Pichler Klaus – 720€
13. Bodo Miroslav – 720€
14. Li Nu – 720€
15. Homola Marek – 600€
16. Rusu Marius – 600€
17. Makeiv Alan – 600€
18. Drakovac Senad – 480€
19. Bonelli Andreas – 480€
20. Stranavsky David – 480€
21. Dobrea Cosmin Nicusor – 400€
22. Werdenich Thomas – 400€
23. Lakatos Roland – 400€
24. Kiselis Jason Lawrence – 400€
25. Valentikova Jana – 400€
26. Lizicska Tamas – 400€
27. Manfred Walter – 320€
28. Trnka Roman – 320€
29. Eros Rajmund – 320€
30. Repak Jan – 320€
31. Lakatos Benjamin – 320€
32. Monori Patrik – 320€
33. Faraji Ahmad – 320€
34. Nemeth Istvan Janos – 320€
35. Izo Gabriel – 320€
36. Szudecz Ernst – 200€

6:01 Csaba Balogh finishes in second place for 6,540€
Csaba shoved from the sb for about 7,000,000 with 5x 5x and Jonathan snap-called with Ax Jx. The board ran out Ax 2x 4x Jx Qx, eliminating Csaba and crowning Jonathan Malescheck as the winner.
6:00 Olaru Mircea finishes in third place for 4,940€

Malescheck opened to 500,000 and Mircea reshoved from the sb. Malescheck called with sixes and the Romanian opponent revealed Ax 3x. After a blank board, Mircea lost more than half of his remaining stack. A few hands later, Mircea open-shoved from the button for about 4,000,000 with Kx Qx and Malescheck called with Ax Kx. The board ran out Ax Kx 9x Qx 7x, and Mircea has to settle for third place today.
5:50 Balogh double up

Balogh shoved his 4,400,000 from the button in the first hand after the break but didn’t get a call. In the following hand, Olaru opened to 500,000 and Balogh shoved again. After a long tank, Olaru called with Qd Jd and Balogh showed As 9s. The board ran out Ax Kx 2x 4x 8x, giving Balogh the double up.

Level 26: 100,000 - 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 7,591,667, ent.: 3/352
5:45 Olaru takes a small pot
Olaru opened from the sb to 370,000 and Balogh called. On the flop Tx Tx 3x, Olaru bet 400,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
5:35 Calm before the storm?
After the initial flurry of action, the pace of the game has slowed down significantly.
Level 25: 80,000 - 160,000 / 160,000, avg. 7,591,667, ent.: 3/352
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5:20 Ondrej Nečas finishes in fourth place for 3,820€
Ondrej shoved for around 3,000,000 with Qx 8x and Olaru in the bb woke up with Ax Jx. The board ran out 6x 6x Jx 7x 4x, and Ondrej makes a quick exit.
5:20 Double seat open
On the flop 8c 5c 4s, Radl shoved from the sb for 910,000, Prívara reshoved from the bb for around 1,500,000, and Malescheck snap-called with Kx Kx. Radl held sixes, Prívara had Ax 5x, and after a blank turn and river, we lose two players at once.
5:15 Tibor Uveges finishes in seventh place for 2,060€
Tibor invested his 2,000,000 with Kd 3d, but one of his opponents held tens. With a blank board, Tibor’s run at the final table came to an end.
5:10 Terry Vlastos is the first to bust at the final table
Tibor opened to 1,100,000 and Malescheck reshoved from the button for around 2,900,000. Terry called from the bb for 1,300,000 with Kx Qx, and Tibor folded. Malescheck revealed Ax Qx. The board ran out Ad 3d 5d 3s 8d and Terry takes home 1,740€.
FT chipcounts:
FT Payout:

1. 8,530€
2. 6,540€
3. 4,940€
4. 3,820€
5. 3,020€
6. 2,540€
7. 2,060€
8. 1,740€

Eliminations before FT:

9. Schaumuller Rudolf – 1,420€
10. Rakvaag Aage – 880€
11. Gavril Dorel Peter – 880€
12. Pichler Klaus – 720€
13. Bodo Miroslav – 720€
14. Li Nu – 720€
15. Homola Marek – 600€
16. Rusu Marius – 600€
17. Makeiv Alan – 600€
18. Drakovac Senad – 480€
19. Bonelli Andreas – 480€
20. Stranavsky David – 480€
21. Dobrea Cosmin Nicusor – 400€
22. Werdenich Thomas – 400€
23. Lakatos Roland – 400€
24. Kiselis Jason Lawrence – 400€
25. Valentikova Jana – 400€
26. Lizicska Tamas – 400€
27. Manfred Walter – 320€
28. Trnka Roman – 320€
29. Eros Rajmund – 320€
30. Repak Jan – 320€
31. Lakatos Benjamin – 320€
32. Monori Patrik – 320€
33. Faraji Ahmad – 320€
34. Nemeth Istvan Janos – 320€
35. Izo Gabriel – 320€
36. Szudecz Ernst – 200€
Short break

4:50 Two quick seat opens and we’re down to the final table!
Aage Rakvaag got it all-in preflop for 920,000 with Tx Tx against his opponent’s Qc 9c. The board ran out 5x 5x 6x Qx 2x, eliminating him in 10th place. At the other table, Rudolf Schaumuller shoved his last 290,000 with Jx Tx against Nečas’s 9x 6x. The board came Kx 8x 6x 7x 5x, and we’re now down to the final 8 players.

Level 24: 60,000 - 120,000 / 120,000, avg. 2,277,500, ent.: 10/352
4:45 Peter Gavril Dorel eliminated
Dorel shoved for just under 500,000 from the button with Ax 3x and Terry called from the bb with Kx Jx. The board came 5x 4x Tx Qx Jx, ending Dorel’s run. We are now just one elimination away from the final table.

4:35 Tibor Uveges continues to fall
Not long ago, Tibor had a stack close to 5,000,000. In the latest hand, Tibor shoved from the sb for an effective 870,000 with 7h 5h and Tomáš Radl called with Kx Qx. The board ran out Qx Ax 5x 2x 3x, giving Radl the double up and dropping Tibor to about one million.
Level 23: 50,000 - 100,000 / 100,000, avg. 1,518,333, ent.: 15/352
4:20 Marius Rusu eliminated
Marius shoved for 170,000 from Ep with As 6s. Li Nu comfortably called from the bb with Ax Qx, and after a board of Kx 2x 8x Qx 2x, Marius was eliminated.

4:10 Terry scores another double up
Terry shoved for 690,000 from the sb with Ks Js. Tibor Uveges called from the bb with 6c 4c, but after a board of Ts 5s 6d 7s 4x, Tibor had to part with a portion of his stack.

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Level 40,000 - 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 1,265,278, ent.: 18/352

Break 10 min

3:50 Flurry of seat opens
In the last few minutes, we've lost Kríž, Stráňavský, Valentíková, Lakatoš, and others. We're now down to the final two tables.

3:40 Andreas Bonelli eliminated
Balogh opened to 125,000, Bonelli called, and Olaru reshoved from the bb for around 700,000. Balogh folded, Bonelli called with Kx Tx, and Olaru held Ax 4x. The board ran out 9x 9x 2x 7x Ax, knocking Andreas out of the tournament.
Level 21: 30,000 - 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 911,000, ent.: 25/352

Eliminations:

26. Lizicska Tamas – 400€
27. Manfred Walter – 320€
28. Trnka Roman – 320€
29. Eros Rajmund – 320€
30. Repak Jan – 320€
31. Lakatos Benjamin – 320€
32. Monori Patrik – 320€
33. Faraji Ahmad – 320€
34. Nemeth Istvan Janos – 320€
35. Izo Gabriel – 320€
36. Szudecz Ernst – 200€

3:20 Terry scores a double up
Terry got it all-in preflop for 990,000 with Qx Qx against Roland Lakatoš, who held nines. The board ran out Tx 8x Kx 6x 5x and Terry secured the double up.
Level 20: 20,000 - 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 669,853, ent.: 34/352

3:00 After a painful level, the bubble bursts
All 36 players agreed to deduct 200€ from the first-place prize. The tournament is now in the money with 36 players!
2:40 Terry Vlastos double up
Trto shoved from the sb for around 150,000 with 5x 5x and Terry called from the bb with Qx 5x. The board came Qx Jx 3x 2x Kx, causing Trto to lose part of his stack as hand-for-hand play continued.

Level 19: 15,000 - 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 632,639, ent.: 36/352
2:30 Walter Manfred double up
Tibor opened to 100,000 and Walter moved his 115,000 all-in with Ax Kx. Tibor called with Qx Jx. After a blank board, Walter secured the double up. Shortly after this hand, hand-for-hand play began!

2:20 Miro Lelek eliminated
Miro opened, one of the international opponents 3-bet, and Lelek shoved for around 350,000 with Qs 8s. His opponent called with Jx Jx, and no help came for Miro on the board.
Level 18: 10,000 - 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 542,262, ent.: 42/352
Break 15 min
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1:55 Tibor Hegedus wins a massive pot
Tibor decided to play a bit more aggressively than usual today and managed to build a solid stack of around 850,000. In the last hand, he moved all-in again, this time with Ax Kx, and Muldur, holding about 800,000, called with Ax Qx. The board Qx Xx Xx Xx Kx triggered a loud cheer from the Hungarian side of the table as Tibor climbed to a huge stack.
Level 17: 8,000 - 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 474,479, ent.: 48/352

1:40 Thomas Werdenich takes a nice pot
On the flop 8x 8x 4x there was about 60,000 in the pot, and both Werdenich and Eros checked. On the turn Qc, Werdenich bet 22,000 and Eros raised to 50,000. Thomas called shortly after. The river 2d was checked by both, and Thomas revealed pocket sevens. His opponent mucked.
Gallery:
Level 16: 6,000 - 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 399,561, ent.: 57/352

1:20 Petr Litera busts in style
Matthias Tschach opened from Ep to 20,000, Faraji called, and Litera reshoved from the sb for just over 80,000. Matthias folded, but Faraji instantly called with Ax Qx. Litera showed Ax Jx and after a board of Jx Qx Qx Qx 9x, he was eliminated from the tournament.

1:10 Muldur Vs. Valentíková
On the turn Td 8d 7h Th there was about 130,000 in the pot and Jana bet 55,000 from the sb. Muldur called, and on the river Ah, Jana checked. Muldur fired 120,000 and Jana quickly folded her cards.
Level 15: 5,000 - 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 311,986, ent.: 73/352
00:50 Matúš Kučera victorious
Markus Stamberg limped from Ep and Matúš raised to 34,000 behind him. No other players joined and Markus instantly called. On the flop 8s 5s 5d, Markus led for 17,000 and got an immediate call. On the turn Td, Matúš continued for 58,000 and Markus hesitated, but called. On the river 4c, Matúš bet 115,000, putting his opponent all-in. After a long tank, Stamberg folded his cards.
Payout:
1. 8,730€
2. 6,540€
3. 4,940€
4. 3,820€
5. 3,020€
6. 2,540€
7. 2,060€
8. 1,740€
9. 1,420€
10-11. 880€
12-14. 720€
15-17. 600€
18-20. 480€
21-26. 400€
27-35. 320€

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Level 14: 4,000 - 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 239,737, ent.: 95/352
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00:30 Pavel Novák triple up
Berndt opened, Trto called, and Novák shoved for 33,000. Both opponents called and the board Jx 7x 3x Ax 5x was checked down. Berndt held Jx Tx, Trto showed Ax 9x, but Pavel easily scooped the pot with Ax Kx.
Level 13: 3,000 - 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 207,045, ent.: 110/352
Break 20 min

00:00 Roman Trnka takes a small pot
On the turn 9x 2x 4x 8x, Roman bet 15,000 from the bb. His opponent instantly folded.

23:50 Andreas Bonelli climbing
On the flop Ax 3x 3x, the pot was around 50,000 and Prívara, Bonelli, and Yelgin all checked. The same happened on the turn 2x. On the river 4x, Prívara bet 17,000, Bonelli called, and Yelgin folded. Michal held Kx Tx, but his opponent took the pot with 6x 4x.
Level 12: 2,500 - 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 175,167, ent.: 120/325

23:20 Flip
For 70,000, Daniel got it all-in preflop with Qx Jx against Ján’s sevens. A jack landed on the turn, giving Daniel the double up.
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At a PLO5 table, one of the players revealed quads tens at showdown. However, his opponent held a Q-high straight flush, triggering the bad beat jackpot, which was divided as follows: Pavel, with the losing quads, received 2,877€. Alenka, with the straight flush, took home 1,726€, and the five other players at the table each got a 240€ bonus! Congratulations!
Level 11: 2,000 - 4,000 / 4,000, ag. 157,403, ent.: 129/314

22:50 Ahmad Faraji takes the pot
Berndt opened from Mp, Tschach and Faraji called from the blinds. The flop 7c 8c Ah was checked. On the turn Kh, Faraji bet 6,000, Berndt folded and Tschach called. On the river 2c, Faraji continued with a 12,000 bet and Tschach folded shortly after.
Level 10: 1,500 - 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 130,604, ent.: 149/301
Saturday cash games:
22:10 Marek loses
Marek ended up in a preflop all-in with Ax Kx against the Austrian opponent's Ax Jx for about 40,000. After a board of Kx Qx 8x Tx 2x, Marek lost about a third of his stack.
Level 9: 1,000 - 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 111,790, ent.: 162/281
Break 30 min

21:20 Ole Klokset scores a double up
On the turn 7s Jh Th 2h there was about 40,000 in the pot and Ole bet 15,000. Erwin Hammer decided to raise to 45,000, which Klokset called after some thought. On the river Js, Erwin bet 60,000 and Ole had 36,000 left behind. After a few minutes, Ole called with Kx Kx and it was more than enough against his opponent's Ax 9x.

21:00 Walter Manfred double up
On the flop Kc Qc 6x there was about 15,000 in the pot and Walter bet 10,000. Pavel called and the third player in the hand quickly folded. On the turn 8x, Walter pushed for just under 26,000 and Pavel called after a moment with Ax Qx. However, Walter showed Ax Kx and secured the much-needed double up after a blank river.
Level 8: 800 - 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 102,081, ent.: 161/254

20:40 Unfortunate setup

Ján Murček opened to 3,500, Schaumuller 3-bet to 15,000 and Kríž joined from Co. On the flop 3s Kh 7h, Schaumuller bet 35,000, Kríž folded, and Murček responded with a raise to 100,000. Schaumuller instantly announced all-in for about 120,000 and Murček, with a set of sevens and slightly less chips, called. However, Schaumuller showed Kx Kx and after the turn 6x and river 2x, he scooped a massive pot.

Gallery:
Level 7: 600 - 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 88,155, ent.: 168/229
20:10 Joszef double up
A Norwegian player from Ep opened to 3,000, Joszef opted for a 3-bet to 11,000 and his opponent responded with an all-in for 37,500 holding Ax Kx. Joszef called with tens and eliminated his opponent after a blank board.
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Level 6: 500 - 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 83,282, ent.: 163/210

19:50 Andreas Bonelli loses a pot
On the turn Qc 3c 7h 9h there was about 20,000 in the pot and Andreas bet 13,000. Dragoja called and immediately led out for 25,800 on the river 6c. Andreas threw his cards into the muck.

19:40 Andrej Zeman loses
On the flop Kx 8x 6x there was about 10,000 in the pot and Andrej bet 3,000. Tom Norheim decided to raise to 7,000, which was quickly called. Turn 3h was checked by both and on the river 4c, Andrej bet 16,000. Tom called with Kx Jx and Andrej quickly mucked his nines.
Level 5: 400 - 800 / 800, avg. 81,289, ent.: 159/200
Break 20 min

18:55 Tomáš takes a nice pot
On the turn 2x 5x 8x Ax there was about 30,000 in the pot and Tomáš announced all in for about 25,000. His opponent unhappily folded Qx Qx and Tomáš happily showed him deuces.

18:40 Flip
After an unsuccessful hand, Josef had just under 10,000 behind, which he put in with Ax Tx. His Norwegian opponent called with nines, and after a blank board, Josef is out for now.
Level 4: 300 - 600 / 600, avg. 70,839, ent:: 143/157

18:20 Mild misunderstanding of the rules
On the river 5h 9h 3s 9s 5d there was about 20,000 in the pot and Michael Chipko bet 8,000. Markus Stamberg shortly raised to 25,000 and Chipko, holding 2x 2x, called after a while. Stamberg showed 6x 4x and accepted the loss. Chipko, on the other hand, was very confused as to why he lost the hand.
Gallery:

Level 3: 200 - 500 / 500, avg. 67,864, ent.: 110/116
18:00 3-bet
David opened from Co to 1,000 and Erik on the button 3-bet to 4,000. David tanked for a while but eventually folded face up Ax.

17:45 Laszlo victorious
Laszlo opened from Ep to 1,200 and got four callers. On the flop Ax Ax 5s, Laszlo bet 5,000, but in the end, no one stayed in the hand with him.
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Level 2: 200 - 400 / 400, avg. 64,438, ent.: 80/80

17:30 Fontana Vs. Rus
On the turn 3s 4s 2d Ks there was 11,800 in the pot and Martin Rus bet 8,500. Flavio Fontana called from the bb and led out for 13,000 on the river 3s. Martin folded his cards in disappointment.
17:15 So far, the following players have joined the tournament:
Rus Schneider, Pirník, Lajo, Koprda, Chalupka and others

Level 1: 100 - 200 / 200, avg. 63,676, ent.: 34/34