Winter Polish Poker Cup 300,000€ GTD Day 1B

A total of 178 players participated in Flight 1B of the WPPC Main Event. The top eighteen players advanced to Day 2. As the chip leader, Aren advanced with a stack of 965,000. Flight 1C is ready for you today starting at 18:00, and the WPPC Deepstack 1-day event with a buy-in of 250€ and a guarantee of 15,000€ starts at 17:00. We look forward to seeing you !

Chipcounts 1B:
3:15 Marek Kudrík becomes the bubble boy

Marek pushed his less than 50,000 all-in with Ax 7x against the tens held by Vadym. After the board 9x 7x 6x Kx Qx, Marek is eliminated, and eighteen players are packing their chips for Day 2!
2:50 Still waiting

Many flops aren't seen; the player who bets first wins the hand.
Level 16: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 374,737, ent.: 19/178
2:35 Twice double up

Aren got into an all-in for about 350,000 on the flop 2x 7x Xx with a set of sevens against Qx Qx held by Krystian. After a blank turn and river, Aren scored another huge double up, and Krystian Gajda dropped to a short stack. In the following hand, Marek Kudrik sent his short stack into play with Ax 7x, and Choi called with Kx 4x. After the board 4x 7x 9x 9x 2x, hand-for-hand continues.
2:15 In a rapid sequence of events, Ernst Strau and Mark Dickinson were eliminated

We are now starting to play hand-for-hand!
Level 15: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 309,565, ent.: 23/178

1:50 Long hand

Gajda opened to 14,000, Lubana called, and Aren from the SB decided to go all-in for 246,000. Stevan Gvozdenovic thought for a long time in the BB but eventually folded his cards. Krystian Gajda called immediately with Kx Kx, and Rasphal Lubana folded his cards quickly. Aren turned over As Qs, and after the board Ax 6x 5x 9x Ax, he celebrated his double up out loud.
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Level 14: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 309,565, ent.: 23/178

1:30 Strasser loses chips

On the turn 5h Js 5s 9d, the pot was about 80,000, and Strasser bet 40,000. Tokatlidis called slowly, and on the river Kh, Strasser bet 50,000. Strasser immediately called with Qx Qx, but it wasn't enough to beat his opponent's nines.

1:20 Dario Quattrucci takes the pot with a river bet

On the flop 7x 3x 6x, Gvozdenovic bet 15,000 into a pot of about 40,000, and Dario decided to raise to 40,000, which was quickly called. On the turn Kh, both checked, and on the river 8s, Dario quickly bet 50,000. His opponent folded his cards quickly.
Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 209,412, ent.: 34/178

Eighteen players will make it to Day 2 today!
Break 20 min

00:30 Častvan triple up

Častvan pushed his 42,000 all-in, and both Stangel and Batosh called. On the flop Kx Kx 3x, Batosh decided to go all-in for more than 100,000, and Stangel immediately folded his cards. Batosh turned over Kx Tx, and Častvan held Kx Jx. After the turn 9x and the river Ax, Častvan scored an important triple up.
Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 192,222, ent.: 37/174

00:10 Peter Gavril – Dorel double up

Peter got into a pre-flop all-in with tens for 28,000 against Ax 3x held by Vadym. After the board 5x 5x 8x Qx 4x, Peter scored a comfortable double up.

00:00 Lelek loses some chips

Roder limped, Wozniak decided to raise to 6,000, and Lelek, along with Mladen, called from the blinds. Roder called, and on the flop Ad 8d 7h, Roder bet 6,000. Wozniak raised to 15,000, Lelek called, and Mladen and Roder folded. On the turn 3c, Wozniak continued with a bet of 21,000 and got called again. On the river Qc, both players checked, and Wozniak turned over Ax 2x. Miro quickly threw his cards into the muck.
Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 138,776, ent.: 49/170

23:45 Flip

Maciej got into a pre-flop all-in for about 40,000 with tens. His opponent turned over Ax Kx, but after a blank board, Maciej scored a successful double up.

23:30 Častvan loses some chips

On the river Th 2c 8d 6h Kd, the pot was just over 30,000, and Častvan faced a bet of 15,000, which he called after a short moment. However, his opponent turned over Td 7d, and Častvan's cards went into the muck.
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 118,545, ent.: 55/163

23:10 Yotam Damari adds to his stack

Yotam, Kurosh, and Strasser each put 8,000 in pre-flop. On the flop Th 4h 4d, Damari bet 11,000, but both of his opponents quickly folded their cards.

23:00 Artur gets a hard lesson

On the turn 3d 8s Ac Jd, Artur bet 6,000 into a pot of 15,000. Maksym folded, and Choi called. On the river 9c, Artur continued with a bet of 15,000, but Choi immediately announced a raise to 45,000. Artur folded his cards even faster, and Choi turned over Ax Jx.
Level 9: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 92,727, ent.: 66/153
Break 20 min

22:10 Kalisiewicz vs Wozniak

On the turn Ts 5s Qh 5h, the pot was about 50,000, and both players checked. On the river Jd, they checked again, and Kalisiewicz turned over Ax Qx. His opponent immediately threw his cards into the muck.

22:00 Namir Mousa wins the pot

On the turn Qd 3d 9h 3s, the pot was 17,500, and both Marcus and Namir checked. On the river Tc, there was still no action, and Namir turned over Kx Qx. Marcus mucked his cards, and Namir took the pot.
Level 8: 800 – 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 88,254, ent.: 63/139

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21:50 Michael Strasser victorious

On the flop 7s 4d 4h, the pot was about 10,000. Strasser bet 4,000, and Csiffari immediately folded his cards.
Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 81,270, ent.: 63/128

21:20 Li Nu vs Častvan

Častvan and Li agreed before the flop on the amount of 14,500. On the flop Ac 2c 3d, Li Nu bet 25,000 from the first position. Častvan folded his nines, and Li Nu turned over only Qs.
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Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 67,246, ent.: 69/116

21:00 Jakub double up

After a failed hand, Jakub was down to his last 14,000, which he pushed with Kx Qx into his opponent's open raise. The opponent immediately called with Ax Jx, but after the board Ax Tx 9x Jx 2x, Jakub scored a double up.

20:45 Markus' c-bet was enough

On the flop Ax Tx 9x, the pot was just over 7,000, and Markus bet 4,000. Both of his opponents folded their cards slowly.
Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 57,231, ent.: 65/93

Break 20 min
19:50 Rapolti adds to his stack

On the flop Qx Qx 2x, the pot was around 15,000, and Rapolti bet 6,500 from position. Kostkiewicz and the third player in the hand immediately folded.

19:40 Christian Sykora double up

On the turn 7x 6x 7x 2x, the pot was slightly over 20,000, and Martin Nathaniel announced all-in. Christian immediately called his 26,800 with 8s 7h, while Martin held only Ax 9x. After the blank river, nothing could change, and Christian scored a double up.
Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 52,903, ent.: 62/83
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19:25 River push
On the river Qx Jx 5x Ax 5x, the pot was about 30,000, and Michael announced all-in for around 45,000. His opponent thought for about a minute, but in the end, he unfortunately folded face-up Qx Jx.

19:15 3-bet

The hand started with a raise from EP to 1,000, and the call followed a total of four times. Daniel from the BB decided to 3-bet to 12,000. However, all participants gradually folded.
Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 52,000, ent.: 60/78
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18:50 Hafizi wins multiway pot

On the flop Qc Js 9s, Hafizi bet 2,500 from EP into four opponents. However, only Sykora remained in the hand with him. On the turn 8s, Hafizi continued with a bet of 4,000, and Sykora called again. On the river 8c, Hafizi bet 6,000, and Christian folded his cards.
Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 43,902, ent.: 41/45

18:25 Warm-up

Josef opened to 500, and the call followed a total of four times. On the flop Kx Qx 8x, Josef continued with a bet of 2,000, but one of the Austrian opponents decided to raise to 8,000. The hand ended there as everyone folded their cards immediately.

18:15 At the start of flight 1B, the following players are seated:

Roder, Dudas, Zieerhofer, Kajan, Častvan, and others.

Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 40,000, ent.: 39/39
Winter Polish Poker Cup 300,000€ GTD:
Buy-in: 140€
Starting stack: 40K
Late reg.: 12 lvls
10% of the field qualify to Day 2
10% Fee + 5% Staff deducted from the prize pool