Poker Belgique Masters concluded its Day 2, and out of 97 players, we now know the final 16 who will compete in tomorrow's Final Day to determine who will take home €40,975. The chip leader is Zoltan Szarka, who accumulated a stack of 8,040,000. The Final Day begins at 16:00 and can be followed in our Live Report. At 19:00, the PBM Farewell Turbo Deepstack 5,000€ GTD will start. We look forward to seeing you!
Chipcounts:
Day 2 eliminations:
17. Martin Kubosek - 1,400€
18. Marko Hohnjec - 1,400€
19. Svein Olav Eidsaeter - 1,400€
20. Stefan Bielich - 1,400€
21. Dominic Higginson - 1,400€
22. Zoltan Makkai - 1,400€
23. Jonny Johannes Pedersen - 1,400€
24. Florian Foucek - 1,200€
25. Peter Jesko - 1,200€
26. Stephan Glausch - 1,200€
27. Nikos Nikolaou - 1,200€
28. Rastislav Paleta - 1,200€
29. Jozo Lukanovic - 1,200€
30. Miroslav Mitka - 1,200€
31. Wolfgang Neundlinger - 1,200€
32. Marek Homola - 1,025€
33. Zsolt Kenez - 1,025€
34. Jean Luc Rene Ramu - 1,025€
35. Charlie Wagner Greve - 1,025€
36. Tadej Gutnik - 1,025€
37. Walter Manfred - 1,025€
38. Jan Rune Iversen - 1,025€
39. Marton Lugosi - 1,025€
40. György Pletser - 900€
41. Miroslav Lelek - 900€
42. Michal Nahlik - 900€
43. Espen Kjelsrud - 900€
44. Csaba Balogh - 900€
45. Patryk Rutkowski - 900€
46. Marko Blagojevic - 900€
47. Oyvind Kildal Stangnes - 900€
48. Tibor Karoly Borzak - 775€
49. Andrija Vukicevic - 775€
50. Herbert Bieber - 775€
51. Antonio Sannicola - 775€
52. Marek Bartlomiej Sulinski - 775€
53. Arnost Adamek - 775€
54. Ondrej Svoboda - 775€
55. Christian Hennig - 700€
56. Athanasios Kechagias - 700€
57. Rocco Scamardella - 700€
58. Bjorn Fiske - 700€
59. Daniel Kruder - 700€
60. Felix Tentillier - 700€
61. Istvan Hefler - 700€
62. Josef Auer - 700€
63. Georgios Kiziridis - 700€
64. Tomas Bugar - 650€
65. Jiri Horak - 650€
66. Jakub Adrian Rudnicki - 650€
67. Kristin Ytredal Flataker - 650€
68. Balazs Imre Jancsik - 650€
69. József Dobos - 650€
70. Istvan Janos Nemeth - 650€
71. Norbert Ale - 650€
72. Patrik Kunik - 600€
73. Adam Horny - 600€
74. Riccardo Giulio E. De Rubeis - 600€
75. John Oskar Oestensen - 600€
76. Daniel Shaker - 600€
77. Vladimir Bednar - 600€
78. Mats - 600€
79. David Ferenc Nemeth - 600€
80. Jakub Riska - 550€
81. Michal Jurovec - 550€
82. Gabriella Eszter Fabian - 550€
83. Maksym Ronshyn - 550€
84. Jaroslav Vlk - 550€
85. Andrej Skalos - 550€
86. Jonny Tapia - 550€
87. Janos Kubat - 550€
88. Samuel Synek - 550€
89. Mokelesse Masmoudi - 500€
90. Florian Bruner - 500€
91. Christos Vettas - 500€
92. Miroslav Juris - 500€
93. Allan Hansen - 500€
94. Lenka Tocikova - 500€
95. Tibor Gedei - 500€
96. Americ Andreas Stiller - 500€
97. Zdenek Svoboda - 500€
23:35 The last player eliminated on Day 2 is Martin Kubošek
Zoltan Szarka opened to 160,000, and Kubošek shoved his entire stack for the second time in a row. Zoltan recalculated his stack and eventually called approximately 2,000,000 with Qx Qx. Martin turned over nines, and after the board ran out 6c 4c 7s Jh 4d, he was eliminated. Just seconds before, Marko Hohnjec was eliminated at the other table, ending Day 2.
23:25 Svein is out
Svein got into a flip for 1,400,000 with As Js against Ioannis, who held sevens. After the board came Qs 3s 6h Td Tc, Svein did not advance to the Final Day.
Level 26: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 2,346,286, ent.: 21/991
Break 15 min
22:55 Florian Foucek is out
On the flop 3d 4d 6c, Nečas pushed all in for 1,200,000, and Florian called with 7h 6h. Ondrej held 5x 4x and completed his straight on the turn 7x and river Ah, eliminating his opponent.
22:40 3-bet pot
Higginson opened to 135,000, Hofseth called from the sb, and Paxian 3-bet to 550,000 from the bb. Higginson called, Hofseth folded, and on the flop As 9c 3d, Paxian bet 200,000. Higginson called, and on the turn 6s, Paxian continued for 300,000. Higginson again slowly called. The river Qh brought Paxian's all in for about 650,000. Higginson hesitated but eventually folded face up Ad.
Level 25: 30,000 – 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 1,970,880, ent.: 25/991
22:15 Janos Jancsik takes a small pot
Skryp opened from EP to 125,000, Nečas called from the button, and Jancsik called from the bb. On the flop 5d 4d 2d, all three quickly checked. On the turn 0d, Jancsik bet 125,000, and only Skryp called. On the river 5s, Jancsik bet 225,000 and remained in the game alone.
22:00 Stephan Glausch is out
Rabi opened, and Stephan called from the bb. On the flop Jh 2h 7c, Rabi bet 125,000, and Stephan pushed 355,000. Rabi quickly called with Ax 7x, and Stephan held 7x 5x. After the turn 6d and river As, there was no surprise, and Stephan is out.
Eliminations:
29. Jozo Lukanovic - 1,200€
30. Miroslav Mitka - 1,200€
31. Wolfgang Neundlinger - 1,200€
32. Marek Homola - 1,025€
33. Zsolt Kenez - 1,025€
34. Jean Luc Rene Ramu - 1,025€
35. Charlie Wagner Greve - 1,025€
36. Tadej Gutnik - 1,025€
37. Walter Manfred - 1,025€
38. Jan Rune Iversen - 1,025€
39. Marton Lugosi - 1,025€
40. György Pletser - 900€
41. Miroslav Lelek - 900€
42. Michal Nahlik - 900€
43. Espen Kjelsrud - 900€
44. Csaba Balogh - 900€
45. Patryk Rutkowski - 900€
46. Marko Blagojevic - 900€
47. Oyvind Kildal Stangnes - 900€
48. Tibor Karoly Borzak - 775€
49. Andrija Vukicevic - 775€
50. Herbert Bieber - 775€
51. Antonio Sannicola - 775€
52. Marek Bartlomiej Sulinski - 775€
53. Arnost Adamek - 775€
54. Ondrej Svoboda - 775€
55. Christian Hennig - 700€
56. Athanasios Kechagias - 700€
57. Rocco Scamardella - 700€
58. Bjorn Fiske - 700€
59. Daniel Kruder - 700€
60. Felix Tentillier - 700€
61. Istvan Hefler - 700€
62. Josef Auer - 700€
63. Georgios Kiziridis - 700€
Level 24: 25,000 – 50,000 / 50,000, avg. 1,539,750, ent.: 32/991
21:40 Rejam
Foucek opened from early position to 100,000 and Sandor Rabi rejammed for about 800,000. Foucek had Rabi's chips counted but eventually folded his cards.
21:30 Lukanovic Wins
Jozo Lukanovic opened to 100,000 from early position. Redl called from the button and Robino called from the big blind. On the flop As 3s 7d, Jozo continued for 110,000, and only Harald remained in the hand. The turn 4s was checked, and on the river 8s, Lukanovic bet 180,000. Harald didn't like it and folded his cards.
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Level 23: 20,000 – 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 1,231,800, ent.: 40/991
Break 15 min
20:40 Bielich Wins Easily
Gutnik opened to 70,000 and Bielich called from the big blind. The board Kh 8h Js 8d 9h was quickly checked through, and Gutnik held A-high. Bielich won the pot with Qx 9x.
20:20 Ioannis Double Up
On the river Qs 6s 9h Kc Ad, with a pot of about 500,000, Charlie Greve decided on a slow check. Ioannis announced all-in for 800,000 after some thought, and Charlie quickly called with Ax 9x. However, Ioannis held Jx Tx, securing a significant double up.
Gallery:
Level 22: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 1,026,500, ent.: 48/991
19:55 Thrilling Split
Vukicevic got into a preflop all-in for about 300,000 with Ad Jc against Ac Jd held by Sannicola. After the board ran out As 2c 5c Tc 9h, they split the pot.
19:40 Robino Wins
On the flop Jh Th 4s, Robo bet 55,000 into a pot of about 100,000. Foucek called and Stangnes folded. Both checked the turn Kh and river 3h. Stangnes revealed Qc 9c, but it wasn't enough against Robo's 9h 9d after the river.
Level 21: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 929,660, ent.: 53/991
19:10 Svein increases his stack too
Espen opened to 35,000 and Svein behind him decided to 3-bet to 75,000. Gyoergy called and Espen also wanted to see the flop. On the flop Ks 2s 3s, Svein continued for 100,000 and only Gyoergy called. On the turn Th, Svein bet another 150,000 and Gyoergy, after counting his stack and repeatedly checking his cards, folded.
