SOPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD Day 1B

For flight 1B of the SOPC Main Event, a total of 67 players registered, and we have identified eight advancing players. Sebastian Kotowicz emerged as today's chip leader, amassing a impressive 1,040,000. Two flights will be played today, with flight 1C starting at 15:00, and the turbo flight 1D kicking off at 22:00. We look forward to seeing you!

Chipcount 1B:

3:10 Bubble boy occurs after a nasty bad beat for Christos Vettas

Christos put his 170,000 into play with aces against Qx Qx found by his opponent. With a board of 7x 6x Qx 7x 9x, Christos is eliminated on the bubble.

2:50 Milan Ružička double up

Milan went all-in preflop for approximately 250,000 with Kx Kx against Jx Jx found by Tamas Sellei. With a board of Ax Tx 5x 8x 2x, Tamas falls to the last approximately 70,000.

Level 16: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 372,222, ent.: 9/67

2:30 Christian Sykora is eliminated, and we're looking for the last player to exit in flight 1B!

Christian held Ax Tx, and Sebastian had 9x Xx. I arrived at the table just as the chips were moving towards Sebastian after a board of 9x 9x Xx Xx Xx, so I don't have the exact details of the game.

Level 15: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 279,167, ent.: 12/67

2:00 Kechagias ends in a flurry of seat opens

Kechagias got his short stack all-in preflop with Kx Tx against Ax Qx found by Christian Sykora. With a blank board, Kechagias concludes his run. In the last minutes, Aisov, Singh, Stabel, and others have also been eliminated.

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Level 14: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 186,111, ent:: 18/67

Break 15 min

1:00 Christian Sykora wins something

On the flop Kx Kx Ax, both Christian and Kastriot checked. On the turn 6c, Christian bet 15,000 into a pot of about 25,000, and Kastriot called. On the river 8s, Christian bet 13,000 and got called. Christian revealed Ax Jx, and Kastriot mucked his cards.

00:45 Vygerdas Jonikas is eliminated

Jonikas went all-in preflop for about 100,000 with Qx Qx against Mahmud's Ax Kx. With the board showing Kx 5x 2x Jx 4x, Jonakis is eliminated from the tournament.

Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 139,583, ent.: 24/67

Break 15 min

1:00 Christian Sykora wins something

00:45 Vygerdas Jonikas is eliminated

Jonikas went all-in preflop for about 100,000 with Qx Qx against Mahmud's Ax Kx. With the board showing Kx 5x 2x Jx 4x, Jonakis is eliminated from the tournament.

Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 130,000, ent.: 25/65

00:25 Miro Mitka double up

Miro went all-in preflop with 111,000 holding tens against Ax Qx, which Stefan Ziljstra found. With the board showing Jx Tx 6x 7x Jx, Miro doubled up his stack.

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Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 115,385, ent.: 26/60

23:55 Strange play

Aisov opened for 6,500, and Kastriot 3-bet to 15,500. Aisov called, and on the flop Qd 5d As, both checked after a 15,000 bet. Both the turn 6d and river 7d were checked at a slow pace. Aisov revealed Ah, and Kastriot mucked his cards. Aisov then showed Kd.

23:40 Thomas Werdenich all in

Sebastian Kotowicz opened for 6,500, Vettas called, and Werdenich from the big blind declared all-in for something over 50,000. However, both Kotowicz and Vettas discarded their cards.

Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 98,333, ent.: 30/59

23:20 Rišo Kováč triumphs

Pamer opened to 3,500, Karjalainen 3-bet to 10,000, and Kováč called from the big blind. Pamer folded, and the active players checked the Jd 5d Qh 5h 2h board until the river. Rišo then bet 12,000 on the river. However, his Finnish opponent immediately folded.

23:10 Mitka in the tank

On the turn 5x 2x 7x Jx, Miro bet 8,000, and Bohm raised to 16,000. Miro called, and on the river 5x, he faced a bet of 20,000. After some contemplation, Miro eventually folded.

Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 100,000, ent.: 28/56

Break 15 min

22:45 Maged Mahmud eliminates

On the turn Qc 3c 7c Td, the pot was 27,000, and Magmud bet 17,700. After a while, Andreas Thordwaldsen went all-in with approximately 40,000. Magmud immediately called with 8c 6c, and Andreas, with 8d 7d, couldn't win. The River Ks was merely a formality, and Andreas exits the tournament.

22:30 Kotowicz rises

On the turn Jh 4h Qc Ks, there was around 18,000 in the pot. Miro Mitka bet 5,000, and Maksym raised to 17,000. Kotowicz called, and after a long struggle, Mitka discarded his cards. On the river 7s, Kotowicz bet 45,000, and Maksym folded.

Level 8: 700 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 89,286, ent.: 28/50

22:10 Kastriot all in

Na flope Jx 6x Tx bolo v pote asi 10,000 a Juraj betoval 3,500. Kastriot raisoval na 7,000, ktoré dostal po chvíli zaplatené. Na turne 5h Kastriot poslal do hry svojich 38,400 a po krátkom zamyslení Juraj karty zahodil.

22:00 Zdenek Kroupa berie multiway pot

Na turne Ad 4d 2c Jc bolo v pote asi 12,000 a Kroupa betoval 5,000. Všetci traja protihráči však postupne karty pozahadzovali.

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Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 67,188, ent.: 32/43

21:05 Quick pot for Milan Ružička

On the flop Qh 4h Ks, there was around four thousand in the pot, and Milan bet 1,600. However, Jonikas, in the big blind, immediately folded.

20:50 Ziegerhofer all in

On the flop Jd 6d 7h, Franz bet 5,700 into a pot of about 9,000, and Martin Valent called. On the turn Qh, Franz continued for 5,000, leaving himself with 5,200 behind the line. Valent called again, and on the river Ah, Franz pushed the last chips into play. However, Valent discarded his cards, and Franz showed Qx Qx to the table.

Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 64,063, ent.: 32/41

Break 30 min

20:10 C-bet enough

On the flop Jh 5h Qs, there was approximately 5,000 in the pot. Tamas Sellei decided to bet 3,500, and his opponent folded.

19:50 Flop raise

On the flop Js 4s 6d, Stojka bet 1,600, and at the other end of the table, Bohm raised to 3,500. Stojka immediately folded his cards.

Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 63,793, ent.: 29/37

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19:35 4-bet pot

Martin Valent opened, and Kastriot 3-bet to 3,500. Valent responded with a 4-bet to around 8,500, and after a short moment, Kastriot called. On the flop 9h 2d 3d, Valent continued with a bet of 6,000, which his opponent called. On the turn 6c, Valent pushed for 15,000, and Kastriot folded.

Level 3: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 55,172, ent.: 29/32

19:00 Unhappy call

On the river 9s 9h 8d Ah 8h, there was 7,500 in the pot, and Luboš bet 6,000. Goran unfortunately called, but his Kh 7h couldn't beat the opponent's Qx 9x, so he had to give away part of his stack.

Level 2: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 50,000, ent.: 25/25

18:35 Pamer starts with a win

Ziegerhofer, Demianenko, and Pamer wanted to see the flop Js 2s 4c for 800. Pamer continued with a bet of 1,500. Only Ziegerhofer called, and the turn Ac was checked. On the river 8h, Franz bet 800, and Pamer called. Franz had Jc 7c, but it wasn't enough against the opponent's Kx Kx.

18:15 The tournament is underway with players like

Pamer, Jonikas, Thorsen, Aisov, Stojka, Amir, and more.

Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 50,000, ent.: 23/23

SOPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD:

Late Registration: 12 levels
12,5% of the field qualify to Day 2
All players qualified for Day 2 are ITM
10% fee + 5% staff deducted from the prize pool