Winamax Poker Open Main Event Day 1B

A total of 483 players registered for flight 1B, with the top 83 advancing. Adrien Guyon performed the best today, accumulating a stack of 1,048,000. Among the local players making it to day 2 are Dominik Desset, Matúš Schnierer, and Petr Litera. Flight 1C – Turbo resulted in 63 entries, and we will learn the names of those advancing later on. Flight 1D is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:00, and you can see the rest of the schedule below. We look forward to seeing you!

Chipcounts 1B:

00:15 Rey Timothee becomes the bubble boy

Rey got his short stack in with nines and David Trueba showed Td 8d. The board Ac Th 4h Qh Jd knocked out the player after a long wait, and the remaining 83 players will meet again in day 2!

23:55 The game has slowed to an absurd pace

In the last twenty minutes or so, we've only played three or four hands. The game is tight, and everyone is taking longer than usual to think. We're still looking for the last unlucky player.

Level 20: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 287,500, ent.: 84/483, 1D ent.: 24/63

23:30 Baunez takes it
On the river showing Ah 3h Ah Kd 8c with a pot of 39,000, Baunez makes a bet of 33,000. Ly takes a long time to consider his options, eventually mucking his cards. At a neighboring table, Gomiz Avellaneda gets knocked out of the tournament, marking the start of the hand-for-hand play!

23:15 Halasi stands firm

Forte opens with a bet of 14,000, which Halasi calls from the big blind. On the flop of Tc 3c 8d, Forte bets another 15,000. However, Halasi declares an all-in with almost 80,000. Forte swiftly folds his hand. From today's Flight 1B, 83 players will advance, signaling an approaching hand-for-hand phase.

Level 19: 3,000 – 7,000 / 7,000, avg. 274,432, ent.: 88/483, 1C ent.: 34/64

23:00 Valentin Blot in a tough spot

On the river, with a board of Td 3d 9s 4 Ts and roughly 120,000 in the pot, Theo Degrave goes all-in with 145,000. Valentin Blot deliberates for several lengthy minutes before deciding that folding is the best option.

22:45 Quick pot for Lionel

On the flop showing Qd Jd 9c, Lionel Forte bets 10,000 and Andras Halasi calls. When the turn brings a Kc, Lionel places a bet of 25,000, prompting Halasi to instantly fold. Amused, Lionel reveals to the table his hand of Qx Tx.

Level 18: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 243,939, ent.: 99/483

22:30 Rejam

Vieira opened with a bet of 10,000. After briefly contemplating, Eric Soleilhac went all-in with his 90,000 stack. After some thought, Vieira reluctantly folded.

22:15 Castro drops some

On the turn with a board showing Jh 9h 8c 2c, Val Castro bets 18,000 into a pot of over 40,000. Bessolles makes the call, while Nikola Kunc folds his hand. On the river card 7d, Bessolles takes the lead and bets 26,000. After taking a considerable amount of time, Castro decides to fold.

Level 17: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 211,842, ent.: 114/483, 1C ent.: 39/57

Break 60 min

20:50 Ferro takes down a multiway pot

On a flop of Kh 5s 8s, Ferro bets 12,000 from position, and both his opponents make the call. When the turn brings a Jd, Ferro ups the pressure with a bet of 45,000. Both Forte and Halási fold their hands.

Gallery:

Level 16: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 193,200, ent.: 125/483, 1C ent.: 44/50

20:30 C-bet gets it done

On a flop of Js Jc 6d with 18,000 in the pot, Beyer made a continuation bet of 6,500. His opponent quickly folded.

20:15 Yaron Malki bows out

Didier Urbe opened with a bet of 7,100. Yaron pushed all-in with 54,000, and from the big blind, Samuel Cygelman also went all-in, pushing his 80,200 stack. Urbe thought for a long while, and eventually, a time was called on him. He let the countdown run to the last second before folding his hand. Yaron revealed Ad Jd, while Cygelman showed Kx Kx. The board ran 2d 2h 2c 7d Kd with no significant changes, and Cygelman eliminated his opponent.

Level 15: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 167,708, ent.: 144/483

19:45 Monnier doubles up

Monnier went all-in preflop with nines against Charlier's sevens. The board ran Qx 5x 2x Ax Jx without any significant changes, allowing Monnier to double up his roughly 60,000 stack.

19:30 Pierre Bouchnaf eliminated

Melvin opened with a bet of 6,000, Pierre called, and Parys 3-bet to 19,000. Bouchnaf went all-in with just under 100,000, and Parys instantly called with Kx Kx. Bouchnaf revealed tens, and the board ran Jx Qx Qx 5x 6x, marking the end of Bouchnaf's run in flight 1B.

Day 1B Livestream:

Level 14: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 143,750, ent.: 168/483, 1C ent.: 41/41

19:15 Lionel Forte takes from Stephanie Menestret

On the river with cards 4x Qx 7x 4x Jx, Lionel bet 13,500 into a pot of 17,000. After a long consideration, Stephanie finally decided to call. However, Lionel held Ax 4x, leaving a disappointed Stephanie to muck her cards.

19:00 Pierre Neuville still in the game

The veteran of world poker is battling in the main event and so far, it's going well for him. On the Qx 5x 8x 3d turn, he bet 5,000 into a pot of roughly 15,000, which his opponent called. On the 7h river, Pierre placed a bet of 8,000, leading Jeremy Chemarin to fold his hand.

Level 13: 1,200 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 116,667, ent.: 207/483

Break 15 min

17:30 David Kitai takes charge

On the 7h As Ks Jc turn, with nearly 30,000 in the pot, both Litera and Kitai checked. When the river came 8s, Kitai pushed for a bit over 60,000, prompting Litera to instantly fold.

17:20 Urban Vs. Dominguez

On the Ks 4s 8h flop with more than 15,000 in the pot, Urban placed a bet of 5,500 which was quickly matched. Both players checked the 5h turn. On the 2s river, Dominguez bet 15,000, causing David to fold after a short consideration.

Level 12: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 99,587, ent.: 242/482

18:00 Quite a brisk pot

On the turn with 2s Jc 2d 3d on board and more than 80,000 in the pot, both Rigoczki from the small blind and Skenderovic from the button checked. No action took place on the Qh river as well. Rigoczki revealed pocket nines, but they were slightly insufficient against Skenderovic's Js Ts.

17:45 De Fleurieu unsuccessful

On the Kc 5h 3s Jd 8c river, with a bit over 40,000 in the pot, De Fleurieu bet 25,000. Alexis Saban took a long time to think and eventually called with his Kx Tx. His opponent only showed pocket fours, granting Alexis the pot.

Slovak Series of Poker Main Event 300,000€ GTD:

Level 11: 800 – 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 87,774, ent.: 274/481

17:30 Luka Bojovic takes from Lopes

On a Qh Th 8d flop, Bojovic bet 2,700 into a pot of about 8,000. Lopes smoothly called, and the turn brought a club seven which both checked. On the 3c river, Bojovic bet 8,500, prompting Lopes to fold.

17:20 Multiway pot

Lamagnere opened to 3,000, with Chaoui and Berthe making the call. On the Jh 4h 2d flop, Lamagnere c-bet for 3,500, and both opponents called. On the 5h turn, Chaoui led out for 6,500, causing both of his opponents to hesitantly fold.

Level 10: 700 – 1,400 / 1,400, avg. 80,268, ent.: 299/480

17:00 Berrod triple barrels

Berrod opened to 3,300 and Julien called from the bb. On the As Js 6c flop, Berrod continued for 4,200, with Jullien silently calling. The action repeated on the 7d turn with a bet of 12,000. On the 9h river, Berrod bet 13,700, prompting Jullien to take a moment to think. He eventually called, but couldn't beat Berrod's Ax 7x.

16:45 Split pot

Golgueras opened to 2,500, and Von Bergen 3-bet to 7,500. Pierre then called behind, and Golgueras announced an all-in for roughly 25,000. Von Bergen folded, but Pierre with Ax Kx made the call. Golgueras also revealed Ax Kx, and after a board of 5x 8x Qx Kx 8x, neither player hit their flush, resulting in a split pot.

Level 9: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 70,448, ent.: 335/472

Break 15 min

16:30 Jullian Hequet takes a hit

On a flop of 5x 3x 4x, Jullian bet 2,000 into a 5,000 pot, and Ben Hershkovich quickly called. Jullian continued with a 7,500 bet on the Qd turn, and Ben called again. Both players checked the 9d river, with Ben revealing Tc 5c. Jullian mucked his cards, awarding the pot to Ben.

16:10 A small pair gets it done this time

Bendjilali opened for 2,200, with only Hemmert calling. On a Qs 2s 5h flop, the initial aggressor bet 2,200, and Hemmert called. Both players checked the 7c turn and 5c river, with Hemmert showing Kx Jx. Bendjilali then took the pot with his pocket sixes.

Level 8: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 66,429, ent.: 350/465

15:45 Schnierer raises on the river

On the river board of 5d Th 6h Jd 6d with roughly 20,000 in the pot, Devos bet 7,500. Matúš raised to 50,000, and after some consideration, Devos decided to fold.

15:30 River bet

On a flop of 8x 6x 3x with 14,000 in the pot, Zoughari called a bet of 7,000. The turn, 7x, was checked through, and on the river 7x, Zoughari bet 10,000. His opponent decided not to call and folded his hand.

Level 7: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 61,351, ent.: 370/454

15:15 Christian Ly on the rise

On the flop of Qs 4s 3d, Ly bet 1,500 into a pot of roughly 3,500. Papazoglou called, and on the turn of 5d, Ly bet another 6,500. When the river came 8s, Ly pushed his opponent all-in for the remaining just under 20,000. After some thought, Papazoglou decided to let his hand go.

Gallery:

Level 6: 300 – 700 / 700, avg. 57,480, ent.: 381/438

14:50 Gielbaum adds to his stack

On the river with a board of Ts 2d 8c Jh 9c, the pot was around 15,000. Pantelic bet 21,000. Gielbaum quickly called with Qx 8x, while a disappointed Pantelic could only show 6h 4h.

14:40 Time!

On the turn with a board of Ad 9d Jh 4h, the pot stood at 28,000 and both Gwenael Pont and Dominik Desset checked. On the river 3s, Pont bet 7,000 and Desset pushed in about 40,000. Pont thought for almost seven minutes until the "time" was called. However, in the final seconds of the countdown, Pont managed to fold his hand.

Level 5: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 54,156, ent.: 385/417

Break 15 min

14:00 Long hand

On the flop with a board of 9c 6d 5h, the pot was nearly 5,000. Grandemange bet 2,000. After some deep thought, Gourin called. The turn card was 2h and both checked. On the river Jd, Grandemange bet 6,000 and Gourin took several minutes to decide before calling. Grandemange revealed pocket sevens, but Gourin won the pot with his Qx 9x.

13:50 Boris Gielbaum hits the nuts

On the turn with a board of Ks Js 2s 3s, the pot was around 10,000. Jullian Hequet bet 7,500. Gielbaum slowly called and both checked on the river Qh. Gielbaum showed As Qd, while his opponent silently mucked his cards.

Level 4: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 52,072, ent.: 362/377

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13:25 River overbet

On the turn with a board of 6h 8s 3h 2h, the pot was around 5,500. Boujahma bet 2,800, and Putallaz called. On the river 7d, Boujahma made a bet of 12,000. His opponent took some time to think before eventually folding.

Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 50,898, ent.: 334/340

13:05 Turn check raise

On the turn with a board of Ad Jd Th 3c, the pot was around 2,000, and Kristýna bet 800. However, Stevie wasn't satisfied with this amount and raised to 3,200. His opponent quickly folded her cards.

12:45 Remi Grandemange wins the pot

On the flop with Qs 3c 6c, Gourin bet 2,100 into a 6,500 pot, and Remi called. The action repeated on the turn with a Jd, with a bet of 6,000. Both players checked the river, which was a 3s. Remi showed Ax Qx, while his opponent's cards went into the muck.

Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 50,166, ent.: 302/303

12:30 Marko Pantelic scores an early double up

On the river with a board of 9x 7x 4x 5x Jx, the pot was around 60,000, and Marko pushed all in with about 30,000. After some thought, Guillaume Bessolles called with Ax Ax, but Marko revealed 8x 6x for a straight, securing the double up. After this hand, Guillaume is left with just a few hundred.

12:15 These players are in tournament right from start:

Charoulet, Kvasai, Parramond, Panák, Afonso, Ravier, and many others.

Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 50,000, ent.: 286/286

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