WSOPE: PoY Contenders Show Up, Second Event Underway
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Event #1: €350 Opener No-Limit Hold'em
The second flight of Event #1: €350 Opener No-Limit Hold'em at King’s Resort came to an end on Saturday night after 14 levels. A total of 612 registration slips were sold and when the dust had settled only 160 of those found a bag, bringing the total number of entries to 1011.
Leading the way from Day 1b is Russian Elena Litvinyuk, who ended the night with an impressive 385,500. While not enough to claim the overall lead heading into Day 2, it was more than enough to finish atop the flight. Daniel Braude is hot at the heels of the leader with 357,500 and will be one of the bigger stacks to look out for on Day 2.
Some familiar faces who will return on Day 2 include Erik Cajelais (274,000) Timur Margolin (246,000), Eyal Bensimhon (162,000), Allen Kessler (136,500), Ismael Bojang (164,000), Jeffrey Lisandro (115,500), Yan Li (109,500), Sofia Lovgren (102,000), Robert Campbell (74,500) and Martin Kabrhel (69,500).
Although Day 1b ended with Litvinyuk atop the leaderboard, it is Renat Bohdanov who will be in the driver's seat at the start of Day 2. Bohdanov is a local player here at King's Casino, who recently final tabled the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event, and will also try to catch his first notable result in a WSOP event.
Top 5 After Day 1 Flights
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 525,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Elena Litvinyuk | Russia | 385,500 | 128 |
| 3 | Bartel Kars | Netherlands | 374,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Daniel Braude | Israel | 357,500 | 119 |
| 5 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 332,000 | 110 |
The second day will begin at 2 p.m. and is scheduled to play down to the final six. Blinds resume in level 15 at 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 40 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three levels of play.
Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
The first Non-Holdem event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe is Event #2: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed and the first of the two starting days is in the books, here in King's Resort. A total of 169 players registered the event and after 18 levels of play, just 12 of them were left in the field.
Marcel Brunner is the player who bagged the most chips in Day 1a, advancing to Day 2 with 668,000, but the competition following him is very tough. Dash Dudley has already proved that Pot-Limit Omaha is his game for 2019, since he won his first bracelet during the summer in Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed for $1,086,967. Dudley bagged 657,000 chips and he will be in a great shape for another deep run in a PLO event during a WSOP festival.
Other notables still in contention include Sebastian Pauli (544,000), Anson Tsang (360,000) and Dragos Trofimov (140,000).
Three players that are into the top ten of the 2019 WSOP POY race managed to reach the money, with Robert Campbell, David "ODB" Baker and Daniel Negreanu all getting paid and busting before the end of the day. The unlucky bubble-boy was Alexandre Viard who lost in 27th place and was the last player to leave Day 1a empty-handed.
Top 5 after Day 1a
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Brunner | United States | 668,000 |
| 2 | Dash Dudley | United States | 657,000 |
| 3 | Sebastian Pauli | Germany | 544,000 |
| 4 | Irena Macesovic | Italy | 421,000 |
| 5 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 360,000 |
Day 1b will kick off at 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday, October 15th, 2019, and another big field size is expected for the second and final starting day.
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