Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:51 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Oleh Sushko | 90,000 | 40,000  |
| Anson Tsang | 68,000 | 16,000 |
| David Boyaciyan | 68,000 | 48,000 |
| Pasquale Vinci | 65,000 | 45,000 |
| Jasper van 't Hoff | 60,000 | 20,000 |
| Marc Anthony Joseph | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 46,000 | 3,000 |
| Frank Koopmann | 36,000 | |
| Hanh Tran | 33,000 | |
| Gianluca Speranza | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| Pete Chen | 22,000 | 10,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 19,000 | 19,000 |
| Peter Siemund | 0 | 0  |
| Angelo Benedetto | 0 | -20,000 |
| Ahmed Abdella | 0 | -20,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 0 | -27,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:47 PM Local Time
Madsen Triples Up
Jeff Madsen raised the pot first to act and Alexander Bachmann called. Jochen Keiser in the small blind reraised the pot and Kostiantyn Tupalo moved all in from the big blind, Madsen called all in for the last 9,900 to see Bachmann fold.
"You both have aces?" Madsen asked before the cards were turned over.
Jeff Madsen:
Kostiantyn Tupalo:
Jochen Keiser:
The board came and Madsen tripled up with two pair, jacks and eights.
| Pasquale Vinci | 65,000 | 45,000 |
| Alexander Bachmann | 60,000 | 27,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 31,000 | 31,000 |
| Kostiantyn Tupalo | 13,000 | 13,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:40 PM Local Time
Zaskodny Chips Up
The flop showed and Roman Cieslik bet 500. Lukas Zaskodny raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and was called only by Teunis Kooij in the small blind. They checked down the turn and the river, which prompted Kooij to announce "your aces are good."
Zaskodny tabled the and Kooij tapped the table with the words "king queen is good, too."
Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet winner Zaskodny replied "Omaha sucks," and raked in the pot.
| Teunis Kooij | 90,000 | 3,500 |
| Lukas Zaskodny | 63,000 | 23,000 |
| Roman Cieslik | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:18 PM Local Time
Second Break of the Day
The first six levels are completed and the players have been sent into a 15-minute break, in which the T-25 chips will be raced off. There are already as many entries as Day 1a with 230 thus far, and 130 players remain.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:13 PM Local Time
Teusl Back Above Starting Stack
Jessica Teusl was down to as low as 2,000 and has now climbed back to more than the starting stack without having re-entered just yet. A four-way pot to the river was checked through and Teusl was first to show, flashing the for kings and queens.
Her three opponents including Roland Israelashvili and Ana Maria David mucked and the 10,500 chip pot pot was shipped to the Austrian.
| Roland Israelashvili | 60,000 | -5,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 26,000 | 24,000 |
| Ana Maria David | 26,000 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:02 PM Local Time
A Whole Lot of Counts
According to the screens the Day 1b field is already up to 220 entries of which 133 players remain.
| Teunis Kooij | 86,500 | 44,500 |
| Daniel Ondejka | 70,000 | -15,000 |
| Stefan Vogt | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Grzegorz Wyraz | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Yves Hallague | 60,000 | -20,000 |
| Roger Hairabedian | 60,000 | 40,000 |
| Oleh Sushko | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 43,000 | 23,000 |
| Ting Ho | 41,000 | 21,000 |
| Lluis Valls Oncina | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Jasper van 't Hoff | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Sebastian Kos | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Ana Maria David | 34,000 | 34,000 |
| Robert Auer | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Ming Juen Teoh | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 27,000 | 27,000 |
| Jerome Sgorrano | 23,000 | -20,000 |
| Renato Kaneoya | 22,000 | 2,000 |
| Thomas Pohnke | 21,000 | 1,000 |
| Ahmed Abdella | 20,000 | 4,000 |
| David Boyaciyan | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 19,000 | -1,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 12,000 | -8,000 |
| Pete Chen | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Aleksei Ivanov | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:56 PM Local Time
Garcia Busts One
Cord Garcia raised to 1,000 and the button three-bet to 3,000. Garcia clicked it back to 9,000 and his opponent was somewhat confused as he had not seen the initial raise. Ultimately, the 9,000 bet of Garcia was called and the American then jammed first to act on the flop. His opponent reluctantly called and Garcia asked "Do you need the king? Because the king won't come," as he tabled his cards.
Opponent:
Cord Garcia:
The turen and river were blanks and Garcia had his opponent covered.
| Cord Garcia | 48,000 | 17,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:52 PM Local Time
Teusl Left Short
The decent start of Jessica Teusl has been canceled out and she just forfeited a big pot to drop well below the starting stack. On the river of a board , she checked and folded to a big bet of Roland Israelashvili, who claimed the 27,000 chip pot without showdown.
Teusl mucked the and Israelashvili showed her the with the words "I had a full house."
| Roland Israelashvili | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 2,000 | -53,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:46 PM Local Time
Garcia Flushes Fiam
"Might as well have to buy this bracelet, I am already in for seven bullets, stopped counting," Cord Garcia joked after he had just dispatched Lukas Fiam in cruel fashion.
Garcia had three-bet to 3,000 and called the jam of Fiam for the following showdown.
Lukas Fiam:
Cord Garcia:
The board came and Garcia got there with running spades to improve to the nut flush.
| Cord Garcia | 31,000 | 11,000 |
| Lukas Fiam | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:38 PM Local Time
Gal Essentially Triples Up in Spectacular Hand
On the three-way flop of , the fireworks started over on table 123 and three players got their stacks in with Andreas Walnum holding the far biggest stack of them. Zoltan Gal tabled his cards and the dealer suddenly mucked them before other players at the table spoke up and confirmed what Gal had . His cards were retrieved out of the muck and the three-way showdown came as follows:
Nikolaos Lampropulos:
Zoltan Gal:
Andreas Walnum:
The magic turn gave Gal a superior full house and he only needed to dodge the case deuce for quads of Walnum. A blank came on the river and Gal knocked out Lampropulos while doubling his stack of 19,975 through Walnum.
| Zoltan Gal | 60,000 | 41,000 |
| Andreas Walnum | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Nikolaos Lampropulos | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:31 PM Local Time
Almost Up to 200 Entries
The re-entries keep on pouring in with Cord Garcia, Pedjman Hamie, Florian Sarnow and Christopher Back already having paid visit to the registration desk to get back in the game. According to the screens, there are 142 players out of 197 entries remaining in the fourth level of the day and it seems very likely that the already strong turnout of Day 1a will be surpassed easily.
| Cord Garcia | 20,000 | -13,000 |
| Pedjman Hamie | 20,000 | -23,000 |
| Florian Sarnow | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Christopher Back | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Xixiang Luo | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy | 0 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:23 PM Local Time
Koliofotis Eliminated in First Bullet
At the end of the previous level, Georgios Koliofotis bet the pot on the flop and jammed the turn against Sergei Popov.
Georgios Koliofotis:
Sergei Popov:
The river was a blank and Popov dragged in the pot, Koliofotis will likely be back soon.
| Sergei Popov | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 0 | -20,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:17 PM Local Time
More Early Casualties
| Boon Seng Ang | 0 | |
| Karim Rebei | 0 | -20,000 |
| Siegfried Stockinger | 0 | |
| Robert Cicchelli | 0 | |
| Xixiang Luo | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:13 PM Local Time
Dahan Dusts Stack Off to Ondejka
In a four-bet preflop, Asher Dahan and Daniel Ondejka clashed in a battle button versus small blind. More than 24,000 were in the middle with the flop showing and the stacks went in. Dahan held the for bottom set and Ondejka had the for top set.
Both the turn and river brought no miracle and the stacks were counted, both had exactly as many chips and thus Dahan was sent to the rail.
| Daniel Ondejka | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| Asher Dahan | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:05 PM Local Time
Savill and Garcia Chip Up
Sebastian Langrock raised to 1,000 and was called one way before Sterling Savill three-bet to 4,000 out of the big blind. Langrock and the other player in the hand called to see the , on which Savill bet 3,000. The continuation bet did the trick to get both opponents out of the pot.
Cord Garcia and Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy created a pot of 13,000 to the flop and the Russian checked. Garcia bet the pot and forced a fold.
| Sterling Savill | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| Cord Garcia | 33,000 | 33,000 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 19,000 | 5,000 |
| Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy | 14,000 | -1,000 |
| Jan Bendik | 0 | -20,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:53 PM Local Time
Hallague Leads in Level Four
Yves Hallague appears to be the current chip leader with four times the starting stack. Florian Sarnow was among those to bust before the break while new entries feature Jeff Lisandro, Max Pescatori and Ting Ho.
| Yves Hallague | 80,000 | 60,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Ting Ho | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Oleh Haisiuk | 20,000 | 0 |
| Michele Iracani | 0 | 0 |
| Florian Sarnow | 0 | -25,000 |
| Heinz Traut | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:32 PM Local Time
First Break on Day 1b
According to the screens there are 126 players out of 149 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 15-minute break.
In the last hand of the level, Jerome Sgorrano scooped a pot without showdown when check-raising the pot on a flop of . His opponent had bet 4,500 and Sgorrano's raise to 20,000 forced a very reluctant fold.
| Jerome Sgorrano | 43,000 | 23,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:32 PM Local Time
Bonnini Builds Stack Further
The turn was checked by Tommaso Bonini and Ahmed Abdella bet 3,500, which Bonini called. On the river, both players checked and Bonini showed the for two pair. Abdella mucked inferior two pair and a busted gutshot.
| Tommaso Bonini | 52,000 | 6,000 |
| Ahmed Abdella | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Siemund and Speranza Eliminated
The board was all but rushed away and a frustrated Peter Siemund left the table with the words "I didn't make a call before that I should have and now I run with second nuts into the nuts." Martino Cito raked in the pot and more than doubled his stack since sitting down.
Gianluca Speranza has also been eliminated. He got it in with on a board of only for Martin Rothaermel to flash the for the superior full house.
| Martino Cito | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Martin Rothaermel | 43,000 | 23,000 |
| Peter Siemund | 0 | -26,500 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 0 | -20,000 |