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2024 World Series of Poker Europe The Official WSOP Live Updates

Monday, September 30, 2024 to Tuesday, October 01, 2024

WSOPE Event #8: €25,000 GGMillion€

  • Buy-in: €25,000
  • Prizepool: tbd
  • Entries: tbd
  • Remaining: 1

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 10:32 AM Local Time (about 10 days and 2 hours ago)
Kabrhel Eyes Third Bracelet in WSOP Europe €25,000 GGMillion€

Martin Kabrhel

If there's one thing Martin Kabrhel knows, it's how to thrive under pressure at King's Resort in Rozvadov. This is the battleground where Kabrhel has built his legend, winning two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and amassing five WSOP Circuit rings. But despite his dominance, victory under the WSOP umbrella has eluded him for five long years, his last triumph coming in 2019.

That drought could end today as Kabrhel leads the final 14 players in Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ at the 2024 WSOP Europe.

It wasn't an easy path to the top. Kabrhel made a late appearance on Day 1, only to quickly find himself at the reentry desk after an early setback. But the resilient Czech wasn't deterred. On his second bullet, he turned his 500,000 starting stack into a commanding 1,814,000 by the end of the day, mainly by outmanoeuvring Tom-Aksel Bedell in several key hands. Kabrhel wrestled the chip lead from Bedell as the field bagged their chips for Day 2.

Samuel Ju
Samuel Ju

But his path to the winner's circle is far from guaranteed. The competition remains fierce, led by Samuel Ju (1,500,000), who ironically knocked Kabrhel out not long after the latter took his seat for the first time. Ju closed out Day 1 with the second-largest stack. Jacob Amsellem (1,220,000) follows closely, who surged late after making a rivering a better full house in a confrontation against online legend Viktor Blom.

Also in the chase are Simone Andrian (1,070,000) and Orpen Kisacikoglu (1,040,000), the only other players to breach the million-chip mark. Andrian secured his spot in the seven-figure club by winning a flip against Kisacikoglu, who had dominated much of the opening day.

Alongside the quintet are several of poker's biggest names. The aforementioned Blom (785,000) finds himself in the middle of the pack with American trio Shaun Deeb (500,000), Alex Foxen (405,000) and Kristen Foxen (305,000) propping up the rest of the Day 1 survivors.

Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Martin KabrhelCzechia1,845,00091
2Samuel JuGermany1,500,00075
3Jacob AmsellemFrance1,220,00061
4Simone AndrianItaly1,070,00054
5Orpen KisacikogluTurkey1,040,00052
6Sirzat HissouGermany997,00050
7Tom-Aksel BedellNorway845,00042
8Viktor BlomSweden785,00039
9Salih AtacSwizterland775,00039
10Konstantyn HolskyiUkraine695,00035
11Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom540,00027
12Shaun DeebUnited States500,00025
13Alex FoxenUnited States405,00020
14Kristen FoxenUnited States305,00015

Late registration remains open in the GGMillion€, and will close after Level 14, the second level of Day 2. The tournament was expected to reach that point last night, but a delayed start meant two levels were shaved off of Day 1.

Additionally, there is potentially some extra value available for the players, with the tournament currently sporting an overlay for more than €300,000. If you're in the vicinity and have €25,000 to spare, why not take a shot at WSOP glory?

Day 2 kicks off at 2 p.m. local time and resumes on Level 13, where the blinds are 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Levels are 40-minutes in duration and breaks are scheduled after every three levels of play.

The event will crown its winner today, so as always, be sure to stick with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from the WSOPE.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 10:24 AM Local Time (about 10 days and 3 hours ago)
Day 2 Seat Draw
TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
371Kristen Foxen305,00015
374Jacob Amsellem1,220,00061
376Stephen Chidwick540,00027
377Salih Atac775,00039
378Martin Kabrhel1,815,00091
     
381Tom-Aksel Bedell845,00042
382Sirzat Hissou997,00050
383Orpen Kisacikoglu1,040,00052
387Simone Andrian1,070,00054
     
392Konstantyn Holskyi695,00035
393Shaun Deeb500,00025
394Viktor Blom785,00039
397Alex Foxen415,00021
398Samuel Ju1,500,00075