Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD

Banco Poker Open attracted a total of 415 players, and the 50,000€ guarantee was narrowly surpassed. After an 8-way deal, the winner was Andrej Pirník, who took home 3,870€.
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6:30 After 8-Way deal Andrej Pirník becomes a winner for 3,870€
ITM players:
1. Pirník Andrej - 3,870€
2. Nemeth Kristof - 4,170€
3. Topi Hysen - 3,870€
4. Janotka Peter - 3,870€
5. Abdurrahman Muhammad Ali - 3,870€
6. Kekomann - 3,870€
7. Lelek Miroslav - 3,720€
8. Gogora Mario - 3,720€
9. Flak Grzegorz Rsyzard - 1,170€
10. Rotem Bar Noy - 800€
11. Dmytro Krylov - 800€
12. Alexandros Karatzas - 650€
13. Monika Paulenova - 650€
14. Asterios Kokompelis - 650€
15. Miriama Forcekova - 550€
16. Roman Lakatos - 550€
17. Ernst Schuster - 550€
18. Yury Aisov - 475€
19. Michal Hrncar - 475€
20. Martina Svobodova - 475€
21. Ricardo Andres Matamala Henriquez - 400€
22. Karol Petocz - 400€
23. Jie Xu - 400€
24. Radovan Hruz - 400€
25. Lorenzo Fusciardi - 400€
26. Matus Kucera - 400€
27. Nemanja Petrovic - 350€
28. Andrej Desset - 350€
29. Jacob Amos Melloul - 350€
30. Vadym Lishchuk - 350€
31. George Rizea - 350€
32. Peter Gubala - 350€
33. Mladen Stojanovic - 350€
34. Rostyslav Sabishchenko - 350€
35. Robert Kucharik - 350€
36. Marton Lugosi - 300€
37. Vural Ocalan - 300€
38. Michal Zimani - 300€
39. Marian Nemec - 300€
40. Dmytro Maidaniuk - 300€
41. Miroslav Druga - 300€
42. Alen Altoka - 300€
43. Senad Drakovac - 300€
44. Ivan Jonasek - 300€
6:21 Second deal discussion attempt !
6:20 Kekomann doubles up

Janotka from the big blind announced all-in. Kekomann from the big blind called 1,900,000 with tens. Janotka turned Ac 6c and after the board came 5x 5x 9x 3x 4x, he gave up part of his stack.
6:10 Grzegorz Flak is eliminated in ninth place for 1,170€

Gogora opened for 500,000, Flak re-jammed for 2,000,000, and Gogora called with 1,800,000 holding Ah Tx. Flak held eights, and after the board came Qx 9h Jh 4h Kh, Gogora completed his flush. Flak falls on his last 200,000, which he loses in the following hand.
FT Payout:
1. 8,444€
2. 6,170€
3. 4,620€
4. 3,620€
5. 2,820€
6. 2,220€
7. 1,770€
8. 1,470€
9. 1,170€
FT chipcounts:
ITM eliminations:
10. Rotem Bar Noy - 800€
11. Dmytro Krylov - 800€
12. Alexandros Karatzas - 650€
13. Monika Paulenova - 650€
14. Asterios Kokompelis - 650€
15. Miriama Forcekova - 550€
16. Roman Lakatos - 550€
17. Ernst Schuster - 550€
18. Yury Aisov - 475€
19. Michal Hrncar - 475€
20. Martina Svobodova - 475€
21. Ricardo Andres Matamala Henriquez - 400€
22. Karol Petocz - 400€
23. Jie Xu - 400€
24. Radovan Hruz - 400€
25. Lorenzo Fusciardi - 400€
26. Matus Kucera - 400€
27. Nemanja Petrovic - 350€
28. Andrej Desset - 350€
29. Jacob Amos Melloul - 350€
30. Vadym Lishchuk - 350€
31. George Rizea - 350€
32. Peter Gubala - 350€
33. Mladen Stojanovic - 350€
34. Rostyslav Sabishchenko - 350€
35. Robert Kucharik - 350€
36. Marton Lugosi - 300€
37. Vural Ocalan - 300€
38. Michal Zimani - 300€
39. Marian Nemec - 300€
40. Dmytro Maidaniuk - 300€
41. Miroslav Druga - 300€
42. Alen Altoka - 300€
43. Senad Drakovac - 300€
44. Ivan Jonasek - 300€
Level 27: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 2,708,889, ent.: 9/415
Level 27: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 2,708,889, ent.: 9/415

5:45 Noy Bar is eliminated and we join the final table

Noy went all in preflop for about 1,500,000 with Kx Qx against Topi Hysen's Ax 3x. After the board came Kx 9x 9x Ax Jx, Noy is eliminated.
5:35 Gogora goes short

For 450,000, Gogora, Janotka, and Lelek wanted to see the flop. The flop came Ax Kx 3x and was checked. On the turn 9c, Janotka shoved 775,000, Lelek folded, and Gogora called with Kx Tx. Janotka held Ax 2x and, after a blank river, doubled up. Gogora falls to an ultra-short stack.

5:30 Krylov is short and out

Krylov went all in preflop for 875,000 with sixes against an opponent holding Kx Qx. After the board came Jx 7x Kx Ax 2x, Dmytro had only 100,000 left behind. Karatzas held only 75,000, and unfortunately, Flak got Kx Kx. After a blank board, two players were eliminated at once.

Level 26: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 2,031,667, ent.: 12/415
Break 10 min

5:10 Kekomann goes up

Gogora completed his small blind, and Kekomann from the big blind raised to 400,000. Gogora called, and on the flop Qs Th 4d, he faced a bet for an additional 400,000. After a brief moment of thought, he decided to fold. At the second table, Flak went all in with Jh Th against Nemeth with Ax Ax for just over 2,500,000. After the board came Jx Qx 4x 9x Qx, Grzegorz Flak lost a significant portion of his stack.
5:00 Kokompelis is eliminated

Kokompelis shoved 630,000 with fours. Bar from the small blind re-jammed with sevens and no one else joined. After the board came 2x Ax 3x Kx 7x, Kokompelis is eliminated from the tournament.

Level 25: 80,000 - 160,000 / 160,000, avg. 1,875,000, ent.: 13/415

4:45 Several seat opens

In quick succession, Aisov, Schuster, Lakatoš, and others were eliminated from the tournament.
Level 24: 60,000 – 120,000 / 120,000, ag. 1,434,118, ent.: 17/415

4:30 Kristof Nemeth also doubles up

Muhammad from EP limped, Flak re-jammed for just under 2,000,000, and Nemeth snap-called behind him with Ax Kx. Muhammad folded, and Flak turned eights. However, after the board came 9x 9x Ax Jx, he surrendered 940,000 to his opponent.

4:20 Noy Bar doubles up

Gogora opened for 275,000, and Noy re-jammed his 680,000 from the small blind. Aisov on the big blind deliberated for a long time but eventually folded his cards. Gogora called with Ax Qx, and Noy showed Kx Kx. However, after a blank board, Noy secured the necessary double up.
Level 23: 50,000 – 100,000 / 100,000, avg. 1,060,000, ent.: 23/415

4:10 Muhammad doubles up

Muhammad went all-in preflop for 650,000 with tens against Pirník holding Ax Kx. After the board came 9x 6x Ax 2x Tx, Muhammad doubles up. After this hand, Pirník is left with just over 500,000.

4:00 Hysen Topi wins

On the turn Qh Jc Td 4c, there was about 300,000 in the pot, and Roman bet 100,000. Topi called, and on the river 9x, both players checked slowly. Hysen showed Ks 5s and Roman mucked his cards.

Level 22: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 902,963, ent.: 27/415
Break 20 min
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Eliminations:
28. Andrej Desset - 350€
29. Jacob Amos Melloul - 350€
30. Vadym Lishchuk - 350€
31. George Rizea - 350€
32. Peter Gubala - 350€
33. Mladen Stojanovic - 350€
34. Rostyslav Sabishchenko - 350€
35. Robert Kucharik - 350€
36. Marton Lugosi - 300€
37. Vural Ocalan - 300€
38. Michal Zimani - 300€
39. Marian Nemec - 300€
40. Dmytro Maidaniuk - 300€
41. Miroslav Druga - 300€
42. Alen Altoka - 300€
43. Senad Drakovac - 300€
44. Ivan Jonasek - 300€
Level 21: 30,000 – 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 840,690, ent.: 29/415

3:20 Kokompelis wins

Kokompelis opened from the small blind for 130,000. After a long deliberation, Miriama called, and on the flop Kd 7d 8s, Kokompelis continued with a bet of 90,000. Shortly thereafter, Miriama folded her cards.

3:10 Ernst Schuster is on fire

Grzegorz Flak opened from EP for 120,000, and Ernst called from the big blind. On the flop 8c 6c 4c, Ernst pushed his remaining 310,000 with his 6h 5h, and Grzegorz comfortably called with Jx Jx. The turn As and river 7h, however, completed a straight for Schuster, and he picked up a double up.
Level 20: 20,000 – 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 717,059, ent.: 34/ 415
2:45 Quick hand-for-hand

Sabishchenko opened for 150,000 and Melloul 3-bet to 500,000. No one else joined, and Sabishchenko immediately called the remaining 155,000 with Kx Kx. Melloul turned nines, but after the board came Tx Tx Ax Tx 5x, he doubled up his short stack. At the second table, Boris Turčan pushed all in for 310,000 with Jx Jx, and Muhammad called with Ax Ax. After the board came Kx Ax 4x Qx Kx, Boris becomes the bubble boy.
Level 19: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 507,917, ent.: 48/415

2:30 Lelek loses out

On the river 8x Kx 6x 8x Kx, the pot was about 100,000 and Miro from the big blind bet 40,000. After a brief moment of deliberation, Kokompelis called and Lelek showed Tx 6x. However, that was not enough on the river against an opponent holding Jx 9x.

2:20 Igor Ibisevic is eliminated

Matúš Kučera opened from MP to 40,000, and Igor re-jammed from the small blind for 105,000 with Qx 3x. Matúš called with Ad 9d and, after the board came 9x 7x 5x Xx 2x, eliminated his opponent.
Level 17: 8,000 – 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 420,345, ent.: 58/415

1:40 Rapid seat opens

In quick succession, Nadas, Stevič, Wenzel, Žižka, and Kecskes were eliminated from the tournament.
Payouts:

1. 8,444€
2. 6,170€
3. 4,620€
4. 3,620€
5. 2,820€
6. 2,220€
7. 1,770€
8. 1,470€
9. 1,170€
10-11. 800€
12-14. 650€
15-17. 550€
18-20. 475€
21-26. 400€
27-35. 350€
36-44. 300€

A total of 415 players registered for the tournament, and the add-on was used 363 times. The 50,000€ guarantee was therefore conquered. The top nine players will receive a 170€ ticket to the April Banco Casino Masters 250,000€.
Level 16: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 358,529, ent.: 68/415

1:15 Athanasios is eliminated

Athanasios went all in for his last 6bb with Tc 7c against Janotka's 8c 5c. After the board came Qx 7x 6x 8x 2x, Athanasios is eliminated.

1:00 Limp – fold

Gubala limped, Zimáni and Fronimakis called. Yury Aisov re-jammed for about 200,000 and all his opponents folded.

Level 15: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 316,623, ent.: 77/415

00:50 Druga takes the pot

Miro opened from Hj for 16,000, Kelemen called from the button, and Ursíny joined from the big blind. On the flop Js 9s Jc, it was checked. On the turn Kc, Druga bet 29,000 and only Kelemen remained in the hand. On the river 7h, it was checked again, and Miro, disappointed, showed Ax Jx. Of course, that was enough to win the pot.
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Level 14: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 243,800, ent.: 100/415
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00:30 Flip
Mario sa dostal do preflop all inu za 15bb s Ks Qs proti desiatkam súpera. Po boarde Ts 9s 8x 4x 5s si tak Mario pripísal potrebný double up.
Level 13: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 209,655, ent.: 117/415
Break 20 min

00:00 Sergii Prodan takes a small pot

On the flop Jc 2c 7h, the pot was 20,000 and Sergii from the small blind bet 5,000. Nemec on the big blind and Fendrych on the button both folded.

23:45 Vural Ocalan takes the pot on the river

On the river 9h Td Kc 2d 2h, the pot was around 80,000 and Vural bet 20,000. Miro Druga quickly folded his cards.
Gallery:
Level 12: 2,500 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 166,934, ent.: 137/389

23:30 Vitalii is eliminated

Vitalii went all in preflop for about 70,000 with tens against an opponent holding Qx Jx. However, after the board came Qx 9x 5x 9x 5x, Vitalii is eliminated for now.

23:15 Noy Bar doubles up

Noy Bar went all in for about 20,000 with Qs 6s against Mladenovi with Kx 9x. However, after the board came 2s 9s 5s Ks Ac, Bar doubled his short stack.
Level 11: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 152,123, ent. : 146/378
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22:40 Cbet is enough

On the flop Ax 5x 7x, there was about 30,000 in the pot and Daniel from Hj bet 17,500. Both opponents folded immediately.
Level 10: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 134,937, ent.: 159/364

22:20 Mladen Stojanovič in a tough spot

On the river Tx 6x Qx Tx 9x, the pot was just over 60,000, and Peter Janotka bet 37,000. Mladen deliberated for a long time, but eventually, with a heavy sigh, folded his cards.

22:05 Ngoc Nguyen wins

On the turn Tc 4h Td 5c, the pot was about 15,000, and David Klein bet 7,000. Wenzel folded, while Stevič and Nguyen called. On the river 4d, David continued with a bet of 16,500. Stevič called, and Nguyen decided to re-raise all in for 33,000. Klein immediately folded, and Stevič, after a moment of deliberation, also folded his cards.
Level 9: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 113,699, ent.: 173/335
Break 30 min

21:30 Setup

Marián went all-in preflop for over 100,000 with Kx Kx against a Hungarian opponent holding aces. However, after a blank board, Marián was eliminated from the tournament.

21:15 Csaba takes a multiway pot

On the flop Kx Tx 8x, the pot was about 15,000 and Csaba bet 5,000. Both opponents in the blinds folded their cards.
Level 8: 800 - 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 102,727, ent.: 175/308
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20:45 Jacob Melloul takes a multiway pot

On the flop Ah Jc 9d, the pot was 10,500 and all three players checked. On the turn Ts, Jacob bet 7,000, Marko called, and the third player in the hand folded. On the river 6h, both players checked and Jacob showed Ad 7d. That was enough to win the pot.
Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 94,754, ent.: 183/295

20:30 River bet

On the river Qx Ax 5x 4x 5x, the pot was about 20,000, and Joszef bet 10,000. His opponent deliberated for a long time, but eventually folded.

20:20 Flip

About 30,000 went all in from Andrej, who held Ax Qx. His Austrian opponent called with nines. However, the ace on the board brought Andrej a double up.
Gallery:
Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 87,735, ent.: 181/270

20:00 Lorenzo Fusciardi takes a solid pot

On the flop 9h 7d 5s, there were four players in the hand and the pot was about 6,000. Lorenzo, from the big blind, bet 3,300; two players folded, while Gogora and Drakovac called. On the turn 2h, Fusciardi continued with an 11,000 bet, and only Drakovac called. On the river 7x, Lorenzo bet 15,000, and his opponent folded. After the hand, Lorenzo showed 9x 5x.

19:45 Friedrich Pfalzer knocks out Eva Juhas

Friedrich opened, and Eva Juhas decided to push for 28,100. Friedrich called with Ax Kx, and Eva turned over Qx Qx. However, after the board came Kx 2x 2x 6x 5x, the winning hand was an unpaired combination.
Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 77,308, ent.: 182/239
Break 20 min

18:50 Senad Drakanovic folds on the river

On the river 4d 6h Ts 9s Ad, the pot was around 33,000, and Ján Repák pushed for a bit more. Senad thought for a moment but eventually folded his Kx Tx.
Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 70,578, ent.: 172/207

18:20 Wilhelm eliminated

Wilhelm went all in preflop for his remaining 20,000 with Jx Jx against an opponent holding Qx Qx. However, after a blank board, the Austrian player is eliminated from the tournament for now.
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Level 3: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 64,947, ent.: 152/165
18:00 Flop Bet

On the flop Ax Tx 2x, the pot was around 3,000 and Csaba bet 1,800. Peter folded his cards slowly.
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17:45 3-Bet
Michail opened from EP to 1,000, Marián called from CO, and an Austrian player on the small blind decided to raise to 5,000. Both opponents folded instantly.
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Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 59,545, ent.: 111/112

17:30 Laszlo takes one of the early pots

On the turn Kx Qx 8x 5x, the pot was around 12,000 and Laszlo bet 8,000. Wolfgang deliberated for a while, but eventually folded his cards face-up, showing Qx Jx.

17:20 Players joined the tournament at the start

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Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 58,952, ent.: 99/99
Banco Poker Open 50,000€ GTD:
Buy-in: 125€
Starting Stack: 50k
Late reg.: 12 Lvls
20 min. lvls after late reg.
9x 170€ ticket to BCM ME 250.000€ GTD FLIGHT 1/A or 1/B included in the prize pool
10% Fee + 5% Staff deducted from the prize pool
Addon: 10€/10000 chips