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Friday, November 11, 2022 12:21 PM Local Time
In three-handed action, Christopher Frank opened to 700 from the button. Evgenii Katymaev then three-bet to 2,800 from the small blind. Frank four-bet to 8,500 and Katymaev called.
The flop came and Frank continued for 3,500. Katymaev called.
On the turn, both players were content to tap the table. The duo would do the same on the river as well.
Katymaev turned over but it wasn't any good as Frank showed for the early haul.
Christopher Frank - 113,000
Evgenii Katymaev - 87,000
Friday, November 11, 2022 12:12 PM Local Time
WSOP Vice President Jack Effel has announced the immortal words "Shuffle up and deal!"
Blinds are starting at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. 234 players have started the tournament.
Friday, November 11, 2022 12:12 PM Local Time
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Friday, November 11, 2022 12:02 PM Local Time
Players are filing into the King's Tournament Arena in their dozens which has resulted in a short delay.
So far 200 players have registered for Day 1A
Friday, November 11, 2022 9:00 AM Local Time
The World Series of Poker Europe has been running for more than two weeks, and the marquee event begins today at King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
Welcome to Day 1a of the €10,350 WSOP Europe Main Event with €5,000,000 guaranteed in the prize pool. This is a five-day event with two starting flights and plenty of opportunities to shine on Europe's biggest stage.
The 2021 edition of the WSOP Europe Main Event set a brand new record with 688 entries making up a prize pool of €6,536,000 paying out 104 spots and awarding seven figures to the winner for €1,276,712 and a gold bracelet.
The defending champion is Josef Gulas Jr from Most, Czech Republic. The WSOP bracelet and Circuit champion defeated Johan 'YohViral' Guilbert heads-up to win his first gold bracelet in December of 2021. The next year Gulas followed that up with a win on the Circuit in the Monster Stack.
There are two starting flights in the Main Event and there is one single re-entry per player.
Here are the pertinent details for this event:
- 100,000 starting stack
- 90-minute levels
- Late registration closes before the start of Level 13 ~10:20 p.m. on Day 2
- All start times in the Main Event will be at 12:00 p.m.
- 90-minute dinner breaks daily ~7:00 p.m.
- 15-minute breaks after each level
- Day 1a is on Friday, November 11th, play 7 levels
- Day 1b is on Saturday, November 12th, play 7 levels
- Day 2 is on Sunday, November 13th, play 7 levels
- Day 3 is on Monday, November 14th (Streamed), play 7 levels
- Day 4 is on Tuesday, November 15th (Streamed), play down to six players
- Final Day (5) is on Wednesday, November 16th (Streamed), play down to a winner
- Structure
The live reporting team will be on site every single day to capture all of the action, so stay locked in on WSOP.com to see who takes home the title of WSOP Europe Main Event champion.
