Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:31 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
The last three levels of the night have kicked off and some 117 players are still in contention. It remains unlikely that action will have to stop earlier with the top 46 as margin for Day 1c, thus the full 14 levels are the current scenario.
Veysel Kortan | 175,000 | -10,000 |
Giovanni Petroni | 145,000 | 50,000 |
Valentin Vornicu | 145,000 | 15,000 |
Josef Gulas | 135,000 | 5,000 |
Yehuda Cohen | 120,000 | -20,000 |
Vincent Moscati | 100,000 | -10,000 |
Walter Treccarichi | 95,000 | -50,000 |
Christophe Pereira | 85,000 | |
Urs Hauser | 65,000 | 0 |
Martin Kabrhel | 55,000 | 10,000 |
Sergio Castelluccio | 40,000 | 11,000 |
Erkan Sonmez | 15,000 | |
Marc MacDonnell | 0 | -51,500 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:26 PM Local Time
Level 12 started
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1600
Ante: 200
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06 PM Local Time
Last Break of the Night
There are currently 117 players remaining and they are all on their last 20-minute break of the evening. There will be three levels remaining to play when the action resumes.
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:05 PM Local Time
Van Wesemael Continues Climbing
The flop read and Anatoliy Zyrin checked from the big blind to Sander van Wesemael who bet 5,000 from middle position. With around 8,500 in the middle, Zyrin made the call and the paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Zyrin checked for the third time and van Wesemael bet 12,000. Zyrin looked him up and van Wesemael tabled . Zyrin's cards went to the muck and van Wesemael raked in another pot.
Sander van Wesemael | 137,800 | 27,800 |
Anatoliy Zyrin | 24,000 | -32,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:58 PM Local Time
Foxen and Ferguson Eliminated
Joining the action on the turn, the stacks of Alexandre Viard in the big blind and Alex Foxen on the button went into the middle of the table. There were some 20,000 in the middle and Viard was the player at risk for 45,800.
Alexandre Viard:
Alex Foxen:
The on the river improved Viard to a flush and Foxen was left with fewer than one big blind.
In the next hand, David Urban shoved for 9,800 and Foxen called all in for 600 from the cutoff. Urban showed and Foxen had two live cards with , the board came . While Foxen was eliminated, Chris Ferguson shared the same fate on a different table, ensuring that neither of them would add points in the Player of the Year race in event #1 in Rozvadov.
Alexandre Viard | 105,000 | 0 |
David Urban | 15,000 | 0 |
Alex Foxen | 0 | 0 |
Chris Ferguson | 0 | -42,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:55 PM Local Time
Cohen and Michaelis Double
With 20,000 in the middle and the board reading , Tal Shemon Cohen bet 8,000 and Rainer Ziermann min-raised to 16,000. Cohen shoved for 24,200 and Ziermann eventually called it off with for top pair. Cohen had for aces and the river was a blank.
Paul Michaelis also scored a double. Down to 15,800 he got it in with against the of Arsenii Karmatckii and got there thanks to a board of .
Tal Shemon Cohen | 68,000 | 68,000 |
Arsenii Karmatckii | 50,000 | -15,000 |
Paul Michaelis | 32,000 | 17,000 |
Rainer Ziermann | 9,000 | -31,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:51 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Gets Away with Another One
Martin Kabrhel opened to 2,400 from early position and was called by the big blind. The flop came and the big blind checked to Kabrhel who continued for 2,500. His opponent made the call and the landed on the turn.
Both players checked to the on the river and the big blind led out for 2,600. Kabrhel moved forward stacks of chips for a raise to 24,000. His opponent tanked for a couple minutes before mucking his cards.
"Did you fold a jack?" Kabrhel asked and his opponent nodded. "I never bluff. Never ever bluff." Kabrhel rolled over the for a missed straight draw and he got away with another big bluff.
Martin Kabrhel | 45,000 | 13,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:50 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Veysel Kortan | 185,000 | 185,000 |
Walter Treccarichi | 145,000 | 124,000 |
Yehuda Cohen | 140,000 | 72,000 |
Josef Gulas | 130,000 | 15,000 |
Valentin Vornicu | 130,000 | 49,500 |
Dominik Arnold | 130,000 | 80,000 |
Sander van Wesemael | 110,000 | 43,600 |
Emil Lukac | 100,000 | 60,000 |
Chun Ho Law | 100,000 | 87,000 |
Scott Stewart | 70,000 | -15,000 |
Arsenii Karmatckii | 65,000 | 23,000 |
Vlado Sevo | 45,000 | -3,000 |
Chris Ferguson | 42,000 | 22,000 |
Georgios Zisimopoulos | 42,000 | -8,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier | 17,000 | -14,000 |
Paul Michaelis | 15,000 | -46,000 |
Do Tran | 0 | -25,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:33 PM Local Time
Prize Pool Information Released
A total of 561 entries created a prize pool of €538,280 (approximately $634,387) and the top 85 spots will receive at least €1,592 for their efforts. The winner can look forward to a payday of €117,702 and the first of eleven golden bracelets that will be awarded here at King's Casino in Rozvadov in 2017.
Place | Payout (in EUR) | Payout (in USD) |
1 | 117,708 | 138,724 |
2 | 72,747 | 85,736 |
3 | 49,929 | 58,844 |
4 | 34,869 | 41,095 |
5 | 24,787 | 29,213 |
6 | 17,940 | 21,143 |
7 | 13,225 | 15,586 |
8 | 9,934 | 11,708 |
9 | 7,605 | 8,963 |
10-12 | 5,936 | 6,996 |
13-15 | 4,726 | 5,570 |
16-18 | 3,840 | 4,526 |
19-27 | 3,184 | 3,752 |
28-36 | 2,697 | 3,179 |
37-45 | 2,334 | 2,751 |
46-54 | 2,065 | 2,434 |
55-63 | 1,868 | 2,202 |
64-72 | 1,730 | 2,039 |
73-81 | 1,640 | 1,933 |
82-85 | 1,592 | 1,876 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:32 PM Local Time
Foxen Shoves Into Desset
While the players keep on busting rather quickly, some in the middle of the pack are fighting to make it through to Day 2 with an average stack. One of them is Alex Foxen, who also competes for vital points towards the Player of the Year race.
Foxen bet a flop of for 2,300 and Dominik Desset called on the button. After the turn, Foxen made it 5,700 to go and Desset called before Foxen emptied the clip by jamming the river for 15,500. Desset was in the think tank for quite some time and Ivan Baric called the clock on him, which saw 30 seconds run down to zero without any decision.
Desset's cards were dead and Foxen chipped up before their table broke right after.
Dominik Desset | 59,000 | -13,000 |
Alex Foxen | 35,000 | -7,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:26 PM Local Time
Level 11 started
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1200
Ante: 200
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:26 PM Local Time
Tomovic Gets Value from Oliveira
With around 8,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to Pedro Oliveira in the cutoff. He fired out a bet of 3,800 and Aleksandar Tomovic called from the big blind.
The turn was the and Tomovic led out for 8,000. Oliveira made the call and the landed on the river. Tomovic bet another 12,000 and Oliveira called again. Tomovic turned over and Oliveira mucked his cards.
Aleksandar Tomovic | 73,500 | 43,500 |
Pedro Oliveira | 33,500 | -22,500 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:23 PM Local Time
No Cash for Hellmuth in the MONSTER STACK
The seat of Phil Hellmuth was empty and the 14-time bracelet winner will have to wait until the next event at King's Casino to take another shot at the elusive 15th bracelet. As confirmed by Giovanni Petroni and Georgios Zisimopoulos, it was Petroni who sent the Poker Brat to the rail.
According to Petroni, Hellmuth raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Petroni three-bet to 7,800 on the button before Hellmuth shoved for 27,000. Petroni called with to see Hellmuth turn over . Petroni got there with top two pair on the flop before turn and river bricked off.
Petroni then grew his stack far bigger when he flopped a set of eights to crack the pocket aces of Dominik Arnold.
Giovanni Petroni | 95,000 | |
Dominik Arnold | 50,000 | -20,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -18,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:09 PM Local Time
Benjamin Garcia Rivera Wins a Three-Way All-In
On a flop reading , the chips started to fly between three players at the table. All the chips got were in the middle and the cards were tabled.
Benjamin Garcia Rivera:
David Mackenzie:
Opponent:
Two players flopped a set and it was Rivera with the nut flush draw. The on the turn changed nothing but the on the river gave Rivera his flush. Rivera nearly tripled up to over 80,000, Mackenzie was left on the short stack, and the third player was sent to the rail.
Benjamin Garcia Rivera | 84,000 | |
David Mackenzie | 8,000 | |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:00 PM Local Time
Gulas and Stewart Among Big Stacks
Once the action folded to Scott Stewart on the button, he simply open-raised to 25,000, having both players in the blinds covered. Two folds followed and the small pot was shipped to Stewart, who moves closer to six digits.
Josef Gulas is already there two tables over. The Czech bet a flop of from the hijack and the button raised to 8,100. Gulas eyed the stack of his opponent, who had another 28,100 behind, and moved all in to claim the pot uncontested.
Josef Gulas | 115,000 | 70,000 |
Scott Stewart | 85,000 | 26,200 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:50 PM Local Time
Jobmann Gets Flushed Out
Anatoliy Zyrin raised to 2,000 and Christian Arstad called on the button, Jan Timo Jobmann then shoved for 7,000 from the small blind. Zyrin reraised to 23,000 and kept 3,800 behind to see Arstad call. Zyrin announced a check in the dark and Arstad checked behind the flop. After the turn, Zyrin moved all in and Arstad called it off.
Jan Timo Jobmann:
Anatoliy Zyrin:
Christian Arstad:
"Nuts," Zyrin announced as he rolled over his made flush while Valentin Vornicu asked how he even got into that hand. The river was already meaningless and Jobmann departed, as did everyone else right after when the table broke.
Anatoliy Zyrin | 56,000 | 36,000 |
Christian Arstad | 20,000 | -30,000 |
Jan Timo Jobmann | 0 | -33,000 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:46 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Matthias Kürschner | 90,000 | |
Valentin Vornicu | 80,500 | 30,500 |
Dominik Desset | 72,000 | 14,000 |
Sander van Wesemael | 66,400 | 11,400 |
Paul Michaelis | 61,000 | 3,800 |
Pedro Oliveira | 56,000 | 43,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 52,700 | 23,700 |
Marc MacDonnell | 51,500 | 28,400 |
Catalin Pop | 44,000 | 4,900 |
Bertrand Grospellier | 31,000 | 11,000 |
Felipe Ramos | 0 | -33,500 |
Kristen Bicknell | 0 | -4,250 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:45 PM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1000
Ante: 100
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:41 PM Local Time
Two Pots for Hellmuth
Alex Foxen raised to 1,800 and Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 7,000 with some 5,000 behind. Foxen folded and Hellmuth claimed the pot.
Soon after, Georgios Zisimopoulos opened to 1,700 and Hellmuth shoved to force yet another fold. While raking in the pot, Hellmuth flashed and moved almost back to starting stack.
Phil Hellmuth | 18,000 | 7,800 |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:35 PM Local Time
Not an Easy Table for Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth took a seat on quite an interesting table that includes Alex Foxen, Dominik Desset, big stack Dominik Arnold, Georgios Zisimopoulos and Ivan Baric. Hellmuth took a hit early on and quickly lost half his stack while Desset just chipped up without showdown.
Baric raised to 2,000 and picked up three callers in Desset, Arnold, and Foxen in the big blind. The flop of was checked and Foxen bet the turn for 4,500. Only Desset called and the appeared on the river. Foxen bet 8,600 and Desset moved all in for more than 32,000 to force a quick fold.
"Pocket jacks?" Baric asked his table neighbour, but Desset just smiled while stacking up the chips.
Dominik Arnold | 70,000 | -60,000 |
Dominik Desset | 58,000 | 33,000 |
Georgios Zisimopoulos | 50,000 | -3,000 |
Ivan Baric | 44,000 | 9,000 |
Alex Foxen | 42,000 | -10,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 10,200 | -9,800 |