Poker Belgique Masters 250,000€ GTD Day 1H

Flight 1H saw a total of 196 players, with twenty more advancing to Day 2. The chipleader is Pavel Žikavský, who amassed a stack of 1,355,000. Flight 1I has 210 entries, and late registration closes at midnight. Flight 1J – Turbo has just begun, with late registration open until 1:40. The current overlay for Poker Belgique Masters is still more than €75,000, and you can still join the action in the morning flight 1K – Hyperturbo, starting at 10:00. We look forward to seeing you!

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22:40 Bubble boy is Mauro Montalbano

Mauro pushed for 122,000 with sixes, and Edmondo found Jx Jx. After the board 2x 5x 8x 2x 9x, Mauro has to say goodbye at the most unfortunate spot.

22:30 Nothing yet!

David Nemeth went all in preflop for 177,000 with Ax Kx against Stephan's Jx Jx. After the board 5s 3s Kh 7h 7s, David adds to his stack, and we continue hand for hand.

22:15 We are hand for hand

Pirovano and Mazevicius were eliminated in quick succession. We are now waiting for the last player to be eliminated from flight 1H!

Level 18: 7,000 – 15,000 / 15,000, avg. 408,333, ent.: 24/196, 1I ent.: 109/199

21:55 Small bet with a good result

Andrej opened to 25,000 and Rasťo Paleta called. On the flop Qh 7d 4s, Andrej bet 18,000. Rasťo folded his cards quite quickly.

21:40 Jaunius doubles up

No one wanted to risk too much, so everyone folded until it reached Tibor on the sb, who pushed with Jx 9x. Jaunius on the bb had the last 51,000 and decided to call with Ax 7x. After the board 2x Ax Kx 8x Jx, Jaunius continues in the tournament.

Level 17: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 362,963, ent.: 27/196

Break 15 min

21:00 Squeeze

A player from EP opened to 25,000, David called, and a third player decided to 3-bet to 80,000. However, both opponents eventually folded.

20:50 After a brief silence, we saw a flurry of seat opens

Bartosh Wrdenich, Hegedus, Turnsek, Dobos, and others were eliminated from the tournament. We have seven eliminations remaining in flight 1H!

Level 16: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 337,931, ent.: 29/196, 1I ent.: 115/182

20:30 Marek Sulinski busto

Pinto Duarte opened to 16,000, Marek reshoved 58,000 with pocket fours, and Graziano reshoved about 100,000 with pocket jacks. Pinto quickly folded, and after a board of Ax Qx Tx 9x Jx, the Polish player is out of this flight, and we combine to the last four tables.

Level 15: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 251,282, ent.: 39/196, 1I ent.: 116/167

20:00 Olivier Gauthier with ease

Olivier was sitting in the big blind. His opponents gradually checked their cards and folded. Olivier soon realized he was alone in the hand, winning back his big blind and ante!

19:50 Small bet with a good result

On the flop As Qh 2h, with a pot of 45,000, Andrej and David checked. On the turn 8d, Andrej bet 10,000. David thought for a while but folded.

Level 14: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 233,333, ent.: 42/196, 1I ent.: 121/159

The third edition of the Polish Poker Cup in August will bring 444,444€ GTD!

19:25 Csaba wins

On the turn Ax 9x 7x Qx, with a pot of over 70,000, Csaba bet 65,000. His Belgian opponent thought for a long time but ultimately did not find the courage to call.

Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 158,065, ent.: 62/196, 1I ent.: 121/155

Break 15 min

18:50 Small Pot

Gergios opened from the SB and Andrija called from the BB. The flop of As Qs 6d was checked. The turn 3s saw no action either, and on the river 5h, Georgios bet 5,000. Andrija hesitated for a moment but eventually folded.

18:40 Stephan Glausch in the Tank

On the turn 2h 7h Ts 5s, with about 40,000 in the pot, Stephan bet 13,000. Britta responded with an all-in for approximately 40,000, and after some time, Stephan folded his cards.

Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avvg. 140,580, ent.: 69/194, 1I ent.: 107/122

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18:10 And why not...

That's what Michael thought, pushing about 100,000 pre-flop from EP. Erik on the BB instantly called with Ax Kx, and Michael showed 8x 2x. After a blank board, Erik takes the pot and eliminates his opponent.

Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 111,765, ent.: 85/190

17:55 Flop overbet

On the flop 5x 5x 9x, there was about 25,000 in the pot and Florian decided to bet 40,000. His opponent thought for a long time, but eventually folded Ax 9x face up. Florian only showed 9x.

17:45 SPO already in September!

Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 96,907, ent.: 97/188 1I ent.: 66/66

17:20 Goyergy Pletser wins

On the turn 6c 4c 9d Ac, there was 34,000 in the pot and Pletser bet 11,000. David Nemeth wasn't thrilled, but he folded after a moment.

17:10 Gabo Ižo successful

On the turn Ac Ts Jd As, there was nearly 30,000 in the pot and both Ižo and his opponents checked. On the river Th, Gabo bet 7,500 and both opponents folded.

16:50 Flight 1I starts in 10 minutes

The tournament is facing a massive overlay, and flight 1I is the last flight with 30-minute levels to secure your place in tomorrow's day 2.

Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 87,981, ent.: 104/183

Break 15 min

16:20 This probably didn't go quite as planned...

On the river Kx Qx Jx Tx 9x, there was around 40,000 in the pot and Rodrigo announced an all-in for about 90,000. His opponent quickly called from the big blind with As 2s, and Rodrigo, frustrated, showed 8x 3x.

Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 75,234, ent.: 107/161

15:20 Gabo Ižo vypadáva

Mauro limpoval z buttonu a Scamardella completol svoj bb. Gabo na bb checkoval a na flope Jc 9c 5c Mauro vsadil 2,500. Dorovnal iba Mauro a na turne Mauro pokračoval za 7,000. Gabo odpovedal raisom na 22,000 a Mauro posunul stack za čiaru. Gabo s 9x 5x dorovnal, avšak proti 7c 6c súpera potreboval pomoc od dealera. Tá však po rivri 4d neprišla a Gabo tak musí zvážiť možnosť reentry ak chce pokračovať.

Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 69,737, ent.: 114/159

14:55 Ladies' battle

On the flop Qd 8c Qh, there was 22,000 in the pot and Kotryna bet 3,000. Prescilla Duhoux, however, chose to raise to 11,500, and shortly after, Kotryna folded her cards.

14:45 Christophe Simonis wins

On the river 9s 6h 3c 4s Ks, there was 24,700 in the pot and Christophe bet 11,000. Horvath, sitting a few seats away, thought for a while but eventually folded his cards.

Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 60,435, ent.: 115/140

13:55 The winner of yesterday's high roller was Johnny Hofseth for 7,325€. The Deepstack event was won by Joszef Dobos for 3,847€.

A total of 38 players registered for the high roller, barely meeting the 20,000€ guarantee. The Deepstack event attracted 209 players, and in the early hours, Joszef Dobos emerged as the winner.

13:45 Tibor Farago double up

On the turn Xx 9x 7x Tx, there was about 20,000 in the pot and Tibor got into a lightning-fast all-in with eights against his opponent's set of nines for about 30,000. The river 6x brought Tibor a straight, and he celebrated a double up.

Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 55,189, ent.: 106/117

13:20 Bigger flip

One of the Belgian players ended up in a preflop all-in, having fallen to about 8,000 with nines after an unsuccessful play. One of the Hungarian players called with Kx Qx, and after a blank board, the short stack secured a double up.

Level 3: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 54,211, ent.: 95/103

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