Monday, October 29, 2018 6:05 PM Local Time
Aces Hold for Sinclair
Jack Sinclair raised to 5,000 in the hijack and was called by the small and big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Sinclair who continued for 8,000. The small blind called while Sebastian Von Toperczer shoved all in for 34,500 in the big blind. Sinclair re-raised to 60,000 which got the small blind out of the pot.
Sinclair flipped over and Von Toperczer would need some help with . The turn was the to give Von Toperczer a flush draw but the on the river wasn't meant to be as he headed for the exit.
| Jack Sinclair | 535,000 | 140,000  |
| Sebastian von Toperczer | 0 | 0  |
Monday, October 29, 2018 6:05 PM Local Time
Almost There
The tournament clock is showing that there are 522 entries in total now. There need to be 527 entries in total to surpass the €5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool (after taxes) which means that 5 more players need to enter or reenter.
Last year, the Main Event attracted 529 entries, with registration still open during the dinner break that follows this level, the chances are quite big that that record will be broken.
| Fahredin Mustafov | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| David Peters | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Abdelhakim Zoufri | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Hans Thumann | 100,000 | -67,100 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:54 PM Local Time
Sammartino Doubles Through Geshkenbein
The wild roller coaster ride of Vladimir Geshkenbein continues as he just had to forfeit a big pot to Dario Sammartino. In a battle button (Sammartino) versus big blind (Geshkenbein), the former had flopped two pair with and remained best on a board of . Geshkenbein had pocket kings for the overpair and paid off Sammartino's 169,100 with more than 180,000 in the middle.
| Dario Sammartino | 520,000 | 280,000 |
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 280,000 | -270,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:54 PM Local Time
More Eliminations, Reentries, and One New Player
Mikita Badziakouski has had a pretty good week here in Rozvadov as he shipped the Short Deck Championship for €213,750, he then finished in fourth place in the €25,500 High Roller for €266,767, and then he finished in fourth place again in the €100,000 Super High Roller for €789,612 bringing his total winnings over the past 6 days to almost €1.3 million. He has now taken his seat in the Main Event, hoping to collect even more for his bank roll.
| Mikita Badziakouski | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Pete Chen | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Julian Thomas | 100,000 | 5,000 |
| Vincas Tamasauskas | 0 | -100,000 |
| Fabrizio Gonzalez | 0 | -163,800 |
| Robert Bickley | 0 | -140,000 |
| Tomer Wolf | 0 | -100,000 |
| Fahredin Mustafov | 0 | -207,500 |
| Nicolas Le Floch | 0 | -71,000 |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Menhardt | 0 | -100,000 |
| Abdelhakim Zoufri | 0 | -60,000 |
| Johannes Mansbart | 0 | 0 |
| Oleh Bortnik | 0 | -98,500 |
| Matthias Auer | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:49 PM Local Time
Kings and Queens
After a series of preflop raises, Viliyan Petleshkov and Jordan Cristos got all of their chips in the middle in a pot for an above-average chip stack. Cristos was the all-in player for around 125,000 with Petleshkov barely having him covered.
Viliyan Petleshkov:
Jordan Cristos:
Cristos was disappointed when the cards got on their backs with Petleshkov holding the clear advantage. The board ran out and the kings from Petleshkov held up to eliminate Cristos.
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 285,000 | 35,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 0 | -90,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:47 PM Local Time
Givens "Saves" Sekularac in Big Pot
Joining the action on the turn, Ognjen Sekularac in the small blind check-raised from 38,000 to 100,400 and Will Givens pulled the trigger by moving all in. Sekularac asked for a count and the shove of Givens was for 262,900 in total.
Eventually, Sekularac announced a fold and showed his , Givens returned the favor and tabled his . Both were curious about the river card and Givens grabbed into the deck of the dealer to reveal the second card down, it was the .
"Wow, I saved you," Givens said as an even bigger pot would have likely played out on said river.
| Ognjen Sekularac | 570,000 | -145,000 |
| Will Givens | 445,000 | 249,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:44 PM Local Time
Peter Bluffs Schemion
Jaroslav Peter limped in from mid-position and Ole Schemion raised to 9,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Peter who looked at Schemion questioningly. Schemion looked back at Peter, smiled, and put both thumbs up. Peter laughed and then three-bet to 25,000. Schemion looked at his cards again, glanced at Peter, and then made the call.
The flop came and both players checked to see the come on the turn. Peter counted out some yellow 5,000-value chips and then decided to bet 10,000. Schemion quickly folded and Peter flipped over .
| Ole Schemion | 301,000 | -19,000 |
| Jaroslav Peter | 165,000 | 165,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:43 PM Local Time
Beylin Busts to Ettedgi
Konstantin Beylin pushed all in for 25,500 first to act and was called by Joel Ettedgi on the button.
Beylin turned over and was in need of help, as Ettedgi held for the ovarpair. However, Beylin was left drawing dead on the turn of a board and quickly headed out of the tournament area. From one table over, Boris Kuzmanovic departed at almost the same time.
| Joel Ettedgi | 260,000 | 85,000 |
| Konstantin Beylin | 0 | 0 |
| Boris Kuzmanovic | 0 | -60,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:35 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Anatoly Filatov | 480,000 | 158,000 |
| Ben Jackson | 430,000 | 330,000 |
| Jack Sinclair | 395,000 | 34,000 |
| Aymon Hata | 360,000 | 260,000 |
| Guillaume Diaz | 330,000 | 159,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 320,000 | 63,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 290,000 | -40,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 270,000 | 130,000 |
| Sasa Lalos | 260,000 | -28,000 |
| David Urban | 240,000 | 31,500 |
| Andy Black | 230,000 | 85,000 |
| Ronald van de Linde | 205,000 | 14,200 |
| Ahmed Abdella | 150,000 | 50,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 135,000 | 35,000 |
| Boris Kolev | 125,000 | 25,000 |
| Mykhailo Gutyi | 120,000 | 18,300 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:27 PM Local Time
Busted and Back In
| Guy Goossens | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Pedro Marques | 100,000 | -10,000 |
| Markus Kuhnen | 0 | -100,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 0 | -85,700 |
| Roman Cieslik | 0 | -100,000 |
| Hannes Neurauter | 0 | -75,000 |
| Paul Jackson | 0 | -185,100 |
| Aylar Lie | 0 | -159,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 0 | -65,000 |
| Pascal Hartmann | 0 | -98,000 |
| Michael Filipovic | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Walter | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:23 PM Local Time
Level 11 started
Level: 11
Blinds: 1200/2400
Ante: 2400
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining 274 players out of 514 total entries are heading on another 15-minute break.
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time
Geshkenbein Back on Track After Double Knockout
The flop showed and Vitaliy Bykov had bet 57,000 with few chips behind. Stefan Schillhabel moved all in for 104,700 and Vladimir Geshkenbein from one seat over gave it some thought, then called. Bykov also called all in and the cards were turned over.
Vitaliy Bykov:
Stefan Schillhabel:
Vladimir Geshkenbein:
"That's not good," Geshkenbein said as he saw the cards of Schillhabel. However, the turn immediately secured the double knockout for the Swiss with Russian roots, and the river was a formality.
Geshkenbein discussed the hand with another player after and mentioned "I have to call 100 to win a lot, and would have had 140 left if I lose."
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 550,000 | 180,000 |
| Vitaliy Bykov | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 0 | -280,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:09 PM Local Time
Schwippert Takes Round Two
Three players saw a flop of and the action was on James Rann in the big blind. He checked to Alex Foxen on his left who bet 6,800. Jan-Eric Schwippert just called and Rann got out of the way.
The turn was the and Foxen fired in another bet of 21,500. Schwippert still called and the completed the board. Foxen barrelled another 33,000 and Schwippert instantly threw in a single chip to call. Foxen showed for a missed flush draw and Schwippert tabled to win the pot.
| Alex Foxen | 377,000 | -174,000 |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | 321,000 | 200,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 5:05 PM Local Time
Weis Holds With the Higher Cards
Ming Xi raised to 2,000 from the hijack and Oliver Weis three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Anatolii Vasilev shoved from the small blind for 43,900. Xi considered it for a bit but then folded. Weis checked the amount and then called.
Anatolii Vasilev:
Oliver Weis:
The board ran out for Weis to hold with the higher cards to eliminate Vasilev from the tournament.
| Oliver Weis | 398,000 | 88,000 |
| Anatolii Vasilev | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 4:57 PM Local Time
Skopalik Leads; Bickley Doubles With Quads
Wai Leong Chan is no longer in the lead as he took a massive blow against Robert Skopalik when he ran with kings into aces. Skopalik had spades covered and turned the nut flush, the ace on the river was already insignificant.
Another interesting hand played out soon after on the same table. In a battle of the blinds, the flop showed and Robert Bickley bet 6,000 into 14,000 out of the small blind. Xixiang Luo raised to 13,500 and Bickley clicked it back to 32,000, Luo called. On the turn, Bickley moved all in for 59,400 and Luo called after he had asked for a count.
Robert Bickley:
Xixiang Luo:
The was a formality as Bickley had locked up the double with quads already. One year ago, Bickley finished 4th in the 2017 WSOPE Main Event and will aim for another deep run once more.
| Robert Skopalik | 850,000 | 563,000 |
| Xixiang Luo | 350,000 | 94,300 |
| Adrian Mateos | 260,000 | -140,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 140,000 | 40,000 |
| Wai Leong Chan | 70,000 | -455,000 |
| Vladimir Shabalin | 0 | -80,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 4:50 PM Local Time
Shabalin Doubles Through Soyza
Vladimir Shabalin ended up all in and risk after four-bet shoving and three-bettor Michael Soyza called on the button. The flop was a sweat for Shabalin with , as Soyza had for a pair and gutshot.
The turn and river were both blanks, yet Shabalin was ready to leave.
"I win?" he asked and Soyza nodded. "I thought you made the flush," Shabalin continued while sitting back down and stacking the chips, as he had doubled for 34,600.
| Vladimir Shabalin | 80,000 | 48,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 65,000 | -35,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 4:44 PM Local Time
Chip Count Updates
| Marco Slacanac | 774,000 | 174,000 |
| Tobias Peters | 340,000 | 36,000 |
| Steven Warburton | 315,000 | 2,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 250,000 | 10,000 |
| Alberto Stegeman | 178,000 | 78,000 |
| Jurgen Prolls | 110,000 | |
| Pim Gieles | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Rifat Gegic | 100,000 | |
| Abdelhakim Zoufri | 60,000 | -10,000 |
| Mikolaj Zawadzki | 0 | -62,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 0 | -75,000 |
| Renato Nowak | 0 | -296,500 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 0 | -263,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 0 | -100,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 4:43 PM Local Time
Kessler Eliminates Eibinger for Good
The action folded to Matthias Eibinger who raised it up on the button. Allen Kessler three-bet from the small blind and Eibinger four-bet shoved all in, putting his new stack of around 100,000 to work. Kessler quickly made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Allen Kessler:
Matthias Eibinger:
Kessler held a dominant preflop advantage and the flop of never changed anything. The on the turn gave Kessler a bit of a sweat as Eibinger picked up a flush draw, but the on the river bricked off. This was Eibinger's second bullet of the day and he is no longer allowed to re-enter.
| Ognjen Sekularac | 715,000 | 25,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 216,000 | 94,500 |
| Christian Weichhart | 199,000 | 111,400 |
| Will Givens | 196,000 | 87,800 |
| Rainer Kempe | 115,000 | 15,000 |
| Mikolaj Zawadzki | 62,000 | 23,200 |
| Saar Wilf | 47,000 | 700 |
| Matthias Eibinger | 0 | -100,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2018 4:40 PM Local Time
Bujtas Bests Netaliev
Picking up the action in a three-bet pot and on the flop, Laszlo Bujtas bet 17,000 out of the big blind and Oleg Netaliev called from early position. The on the turn slowed down the action and both players checked, then did so again on the river. Bujtas turned over the and that was good enough to claim the pot.
| Ivan Gabrieli | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Ben Heath | 450,000 | 38,000 |
| Oleg Netaliev | 350,000 | 4,000 |
| Oliver Weis | 310,000 | 90,000 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 250,000 | 43,000 |
| Maria Lampropulos | 225,000 | 108,000 |
| Andrei Boghean | 175,000 | 90,000 |
| Laszlo Bujtas | 170,000 | 142,100 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 115,000 | 15,000 |
| Pedro Marques | 110,000 | 49,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 100,000 | |
| Krasimir Yankov | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 90,000 | -49,000 |
| Boris Kuzmanovic | 60,000 | -26,300 |