€500 Main Event | 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

09-29-2024 13:20 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothe Labassa	5,650,000 -4,050,000	-4,050,000
Anton Markachev	5,480,000 1,690,000	1,690,000

Staes Doubles with Aces

Ollie Garland

Level 36 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Aliosha Staes raised to 280,000 from the button. Benjamin Hammann, in the big blind, three-bet jammed for Staes effective stack of 6,300,000. Staes snap-called.

Aliosha Staes: A♠A♦ All in
Benjamin Hammann: 10♣9♣

Hammann had run into aces and the 3♦K♠7♣J♥7♦ runout changed nothing; Staes doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliosha Staes	13,000,000 6,400,000	6,400,000
Benjamin Hammann	585,000 -6,815,000	-6,815,000

Tags: Benjamin Hammann Aliosha Staes

09-29-2024 13:16 UTC+1

Imperatore Back in the Race

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Alvaro Aparicio in the small blind jammed to apply pressure on Valentin Imperatore's 745,000 chip-stack. But it didn't work as Imperatore made the call.

Valentin Imperatore: K♣J♣ All in
Alvaro Aparicio: J♥2♣

Both players flopped a pair on 3♣Q♠J♦7♦9♠, but Imperatore won and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Aparicio	1,700,000 -185,000	-185,000
Valentin Imperatore	1,500,000 -1,980,000	-1,980,000

Tags: Valentin Imperatore Alvaro Aparicio

09-29-2024 13:13 UTC+1

Lacroix Doubles Through Imperatore

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Valentin Imperatore opened to 280,000 from the hijack, but Arthur Lacroix to his left three-bet to 750,000. The button and the blinds folded to Imperatore who moved all-in. Lacroix quickly called, being the player at risk for 3,595,000.

Arthur Lacroix: Q♠Q♣ All in
Valentin Imperatore: J♦J♥

Lacroix kept the lead all the way through a board of 5♣4♣3♥K♦10♥ and secured his second double up of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Lacroix	7,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Valentin Imperatore	885,000 -2,595,000	-2,595,000

Tags: Arthur Lacroix Valentin Imperatore

09-29-2024 13:06 UTC+1

Lacroix Takes It on the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 36 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Arthur Lacroix limped in from the small blind and Dylan Cechowski, in the big blind, raised to 425,000. Lacroix called.

The 6♥3♦7♥ flop saw Lacroix check-call a bet of 225,000 from Cechowski.

The 6♣ turn saw Lacroix play out of flow, leading for 400,000. Cechowski let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Cechowski	10,650,000 -170,000	-170,000
Arthur Lacroix	3,650,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Arthur Lacroix Dylan Cechowski

09-29-2024 13:00 UTC+1

Cechowski Finds the Perfect River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Dylan Cechowski raised to 280,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from both Valentin Imperatore and Arthur Lacroix, in the respective blinds.

The 2♥3♣10♠ flop saw the action check to Cechowski, who continued for 250,000. Both players called.

The Q♥ turn checked through to the 4♣ on the river. Imperatore took the lead for 1,250,000. Lacroix folded and Cechowski called. Imperatore tabled A♥3♥ for a bluff, while Cechowski claimed this pot with 4♦4♠, having river a set of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Cechowski	11,300,000 480,000	480,000
Valentin Imperatore	4,200,000 720,000	720,000
Arthur Lacroix	3,000,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Arthur Lacroix Dylan Cechowski Valentin Imperatore

Level: 36

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 140,000

09-29-2024 12:43 UTC+1

Americ Stiller Eliminated in 15th Place (€4,400)

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Ollie Garland

Level 35 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Timothe Labassa raised to 240,000 from the hijack, Matthieu Lamagnere three-bet to 800,000 from the cutoff and Americ Stiller, in the small blind, cold four-bet jammed for 1,790,000. Labassa tanked for some time before moving all in and Lamagnere folded.

Americ Stiller: A♠K♦ All in
Timothe Labassa: J♦J♣

Labassa was ahead until the 4♦6♥K♠ flop reversed their fates. The 10♠ turn changed nothing, however, the J♥ river materialised one of Labassa's two outs and Stiller was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothe Labassa	9,700,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Americ Stiller	Busted

Tags: Americ Stiller Matthieu Lamagnere Timothe Labassa

09-29-2024 12:30 UTC+1

Victor Hoogstoel Eliminated in 16th Place (€4,400)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 35 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Last year's finalist Victor Hoogstoel found himself at risk from the small blind for a little bit more than 1,000,000 against Oscar Peleg in the hijack.

Victor Hoogstoel: A♠K♦ All in
Oscar Peleg: 3♥3♦

The dealer fanned a board of 2♦4♥9♦8♦8♥ and Hoogstoel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Peleg	7,200,000 2,810,000	2,810,000
Victor Hoogstoel	Busted

Tags: Oscar Peleg Victor Hoogstoel

09-29-2024 12:25 UTC+1

Staes Catches Hammann Bluffing

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Maxime Taldir

Level 35 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Aliosha Staes opened to 240,000 from the cutoff with A♦3♦ and faced Benjamin Hammann who defended from the big blind with Q♣2♠.

Both of them checked the 3♠5♦8♣ flop and the 10♥ turn. But on the 7♦ river, Hammann led out for 200,000. Staes eventually made the call and caught Hammann bluffing to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Hammann	7,400,000 -900,000	-900,000

Aliosha Staes	6,600,000 1,870,000	1,870,000

Tags: Aliosha Staes Benjamin Hammann