Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:50 PM Local Time
WSOP Europe €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table is Set; Anson Tsang Seeks a Back to Back Bracelet
Day 2 of Event #11: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe ended with an official final table of eight, and no one else than the defending champion, Anson Tsang, is still among them.
Tsang, who has racked up $525,796 in WSOP cashes reached his fifth WSOP final table. In a very good shape during this festival, Tsang already finished fifth in Event #7: €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter No-Limit Hold'em and seventh in Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed).
Tsang has yet plenty of work ahead of him as he bagged 480,000 to land in the short stack position among the eight remaining runners. That gives him just over 16 big blinds heading to Day 3, as action stopped at level 23 with 31 minutes and 34 seconds remaining right after the last elimination of Andriy Lyubovetskiy (9th, €9,005) left the official final table set.
At the top of the count stands Tobias Peters has the heftiest stack with 2,445,00, worth 82 big blinds, giving him a slight lead over Swedish player Omar Eljach who has 1,895,000.
The rest of the field gathers Marc Palatzky (1,800,00), Ilyaz Dosikov (1,540,000), Tomas Ribeiro (1,200,000), Christopher Frank (835,000), hoping to catch the second gold bracelet of his career and Leonid Yanovski (620,000).
Official Final Table and Chipcounts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 835,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 2,445,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Tomas Ribeiro | Portugal | 1,210,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Ilyaz Dosikov | Russia | 1,540,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Marc Palatzky | Germany | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 620,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 480,000 | 16 |
The money bubble burst early in the day with just five players set to miss cashing out of the 46 who began with chips. Among the unlucky ones were Jeffrey Cormier and Netanel Amedi, while Jonas Kronwitter felted in the bubble seat, eliminated by Ville Haavisto with two pair and a better flush draw.
After their respective demises, Jean-Noel Thorel (35th, €3,210), Allen Kessler (33th, €3,210), four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen (30th, €3,596) and Sam Higgs (27th, €3,596) were among the players cashing.
Daniel Negreanu, absent most of the time due to the fact he was multi-tabling with Event #10: €25,500 Mixed Games Championship, managed to double up his short stack with two pair against Marc Palatzky but ended up busting in 20th place for €4,127 and more points on the POY leaderboard.
Dash Dudley, recent winner of Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha for €51,600, his second gold bracelet this year, battled all day long with a stack around 20 big blinds and eventually ended up his run in in 13th Place for €5,829, calling with his last chips Omar Elbach on the river, who tabled a full house while Dudley held two pair.
Final table play kicks off at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 24th, and will be live-streamed until a new champion is crowned here at King's Resort, with the eventual winner banking €128,314.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates of the final table.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:42 PM Local Time
Final Table Chip Counts
| Tobias Peters | 2,445,000 | -195,000  |
| Omar Eljach | 1,895,000 | -5,000 |
| Marc Palatzky | 1,800,000 | -40,000 |
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 1,540,000 | -60,000 |
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,210,000 | -10,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 835,000 | 155,000  |
| Leonid Yanovski | 620,000 | 180,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 480,000 | -80,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:32 PM Local Time
Andriy Lyubovetskiy Eliminated in 9th Place (€9,005)
Andriy Lyubovetskiy was left short after the previous hand and he decided to raise to 60,000 from middle position, getting called only by Omar Eljach in his left.
The flop came , Lyubovetskiy had a less than a pot behind him and he put the rest of his stack in the middle, while Eljach snap-called.
Omar Eljach:
Andriy Lyubovetskiy:
Lyubovetskiy was already drawing dead with the on the turn and the on the river completing the board.
Eight players left and they will continue the final table tomorrow with a live stream. A full recap of the day will follow shortly.
| Omar Eljach | 1,900,000 | 190,000 |
| Andriy Lyubovetskiy | 0 | -275,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:28 PM Local Time
Tsang Takes Chips to Palatzky
Marc Palatzky raised to 65,000 and after some thinking, Anson Tsang called. Both players checked on the flop .
Tsang called a bet worth 40,000 from Palatzky on the turn and the river brought the . Both checked and Tsang took down the pot with for a better two pair as Palatzky held .
| Marc Palatzky | 1,840,000 | -10,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 560,000 | 180,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:21 PM Local Time
Three Barrels with Nuts for Palatzky
The biggest pot of the tournament so far went to Marc Palatzky, in a hand where he bet in three streets and got paid, when he showed the nuts.
The action opened with Andriy Lyubovetskiy opening to 60,000 from early position, while Palatzky called from middle position and Tobias Peters defended his big blind.
The flop came with Peters and Lyubovetskiy checking, however Palatzky bet 65,000. Lyubovetskiy was the only caller and they went heads-up to the on the turn. There, Lyubovetskiy checked again and Palatzky bet 200,000 this time, getting called again.
The completed the board on the river bringing a third consecutive check for Lyubovetskiy and a third bet in a row for Palatzky. This time he went big and bet 480,000 putting Lyubovetskiy in a difficult spot. He spent much time in order to decide and eventually another player called the clock on him. When the floor manager started counting Lyubovetskiy threw a chip in the middle to indicate the call and create a more than 1.5 million-chip pot.
Palatzky opened with the nut flush and Lyubovetskiy mucked his hand, to become the shortest of the final table.
| Marc Palatzky | 1,850,000 | 825,000 |
| Andriy Lyubovetskiy | 275,000 | -795,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:02 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:50 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 680,000 |
| 2 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 2,640,000 |
| 3 | Tomas Ribeiro | Portugal | 1,220,000 |
| 4 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 1,070,000 |
| 5 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 1,710,000 |
| 6 | Ilyaz Dosikov | Russia | 1,600,000 |
| 7 | Marc Palatzky | Germany | 985,000 |
| 8 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 440,000 |
| 9 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 380,000 |
| Tobias Peters | 2,640,000 | 360,000 |
| Omar Eljach | 1,710,000 | 150,000 |
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 1,600,000 | -180,000 |
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,220,000 | -90,000 |
| Andriy Lyubovetskiy | 1,070,000 | 50,000 |
| Marc Palatzky | 985,000 | -40,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 680,000 | 30,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 440,000 | -80,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 380,000 | -95,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:45 PM Local Time
Aleh Rashetnikau Eliminated in 10th Place (€9,005)
Aleh Rashetnikau was in the big blind and reraised to 150,000 after Marc Palatzky's open to 50,000 from the button. Palatzky shoved and Rashetnikau called to go to showdown.
Aleh Rashetnikau:
Marc Palatzky:
The board ran out and Rashetnikau left his seat to send the remaining players to the unofficial nine-handed final table. There will be a final redraw and they will continue to play until one more elimination occurs, that will set the official eight-handed final table.
| Marc Palatzky | 1,025,000 | 110,000 |
| Aleh Rashetnikau | 0 | -380,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:38 PM Local Time
Dosikov Takes One from Ribeiro
In a four-way limped pot, Ilyaz Dosikov checked in the small blind on a flop and Tomas Ribeiro bet 75,000. Leonid Yanovski and Tobias Peters folded bur Dosikov called.
The turn brought the and Dosikov quickly check-called Ribeiro's bet for 250,000. The river was checked and Dosikov revealed for a set of fives, which made Riebiro musk his cards.
| Tobias Peters | 2,280,000 | 10,000 |
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 1,780,000 | 630,000 |
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,310,000 | -590,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 520,000 | 30,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:29 PM Local Time
Yanovski Chipping Down
Tomas Ribeiro raised to 50,000 on the button and Leonid Yanovski decided to call in the blinds.
The flop came and Yanovski led out for 55,000, called by Ribeiro. The turn fell the and went check-check.
A paired the board on the river and Yanovski checked. Ribeiro potted for 230,000 and Yanovski took some time before folding.
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,900,000 | 100,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 490,000 | -135,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:23 PM Local Time
Thai Ha Eliminated in 11th Place (€7,166)
Thai Ha was left with just one big blind after his previous clash with Tomas Ribeiro and he put it them middle to get three calls.
The flop came and Ilyaz Dosikov bet 50,000 which brought folds from everyone else in the hand.
Ilyaz Dosikov:
Thai Ha:
Dosikov had a full house which held after the on the turn and the on the river to sent Ha packing.
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 1,150,000 | 360,000 |
| Thai Ha | 0 | -30,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:20 PM Local Time
Lyubovetskiy Takes from Rashetnikau
The flop read in a head's up pot when Aleh Rashetnikau check-called a bet from Andriy Lyubovetskiy. The same action happened on the turn, this time for 80,000.
The river fell the and this time Rashetnikau check-folded after Lyubovetskiy bet a last barrel for 180,000.
| Andriy Lyubovetskiy | 1,020,000 | 270,000 |
| Aleh Rashetnikau | 380,000 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:16 PM Local Time
Ribeiro Leaves Ha with Crumbs
In a limped pot with ta flop that read , Thai Ha bet 40,000 in the small blind, Leonid Yanovski folded and Tomas Ribeiro called on the button.
The turn was the and Ha check-called a bet from Ribeiro to see a on the river. Ha checked once more and faced a bet worth 325,000 from Ribeiro.
Ha, with a stack of 355,000 chips left, went deep into the tank and eventually called but quickly mucked his hand as Ribeiro tabled for the nut flush.
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,800,000 | 380,000 |
| Thai Ha | 30,000 | -500,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:11 PM Local Time
Frank Loses Another Big Pot
Christopher Frank didn't start well after the break, as he has already lost two important pots. In the latest one, he limped from the small blind and called Marc Palatzky's raise to 75,000 from the big blind.
The flop brought and Frank check-called a bet for 40,000 chips.
The appeared on the turn and Frank check-called again. this time for 150,000.
The was the last card of the board and Palatzky fired a third bullet, for 200,000 after Frank's third check. The German player released his hand to drop further in the chipcounts.
| Marc Palatzky | 915,000 | 215,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 650,000 | -350,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:07 PM Local Time
Yanovski Doubles Up Through Ha
Leonid Yanovski risked his stack in one of the first hands after the dinner break and he was against Ha in a preflop all in situation.
Leonid Yanovski:
Thai Ha:
The board ran out and Yanovski managed to stay in the game.
| Leonid Yanovski | 625,000 | 300,000 |
| Thai Ha | 530,000 | -270,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:59 PM Local Time
Eljach Takes from Frank
In a raised pot, the board already showed when Omar Eljach sent a bet for 250,000 and Christopher Frank tanked and called.
The river fell the and Eljach thought about his move for some time before betting 325,000. Frank quickly folded.
| Omar Eljach | 1,560,000 | 550,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 1,000,000 | -370,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:53 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 0
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:54 PM Local Time
One Hour Dinner Break
The remaining 11 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
| Tobias Peters | 2,270,000 | 90,000 |
| Tomas Ribeiro | 1,420,000 | 460,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 1,370,000 | 320,000 |
| Omar Eljach | 1,020,000 | -380,000 |
| Thai Ha | 800,000 | -510,000 |
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 790,000 | 460,000 |
| Andriy Lyubovetskiy | 750,000 | -1,140,000 |
| Marc Palatzky | 700,000 | 195,000 |
| Aleh Rashetnikau | 580,000 | -370,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 475,000 | -100,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 325,000 | -180,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:48 PM Local Time
Guillermo Puerta Mallol Eliminated in 12th Place (€7,166)
Guillermo Puerta Mallol opened and Marc Palatzky raised to 240,000 next to him. It came back to Mallol who tanked for a few minutes, with a remaining stack around 150,000 and shoved. Palatzky completed and they revealed their cards:
Guillermo Puerta Mallol:
Marc Palatzky:
Mallol didn't find any help throughout the board and made his way to collect his €7,166 prize for his efforts today.
| Marc Palatzky | 505,000 | 225,000 |
| Guillermo Puerta Mallol | 0 | -250,000 |
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:42 PM Local Time
Peters Increases his Lead
Tobias Peters raised and called a three-bet worth 125,000 from Ilyaz Dosikov. Both checked on the flop .
The turn was the and Peters led out for 165,000, called by Dosikov. A completed the board and peters fired 300,000. Dosikov went deep into the tank and let it go.
| Tobias Peters | 2,180,000 | 180,000 |
| Ilyaz Dosikov | 330,000 | -195,000 |