Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Mix Giorno 1 | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-09 05:10 UTC+2

Wooram Cho Shines on Day 1 of Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Mix

Livello 14

Wooram Cho has already had some impressive results here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov. He's cashed in six separate events so far, most notably having made the final table in Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha, finishing seventh for €28,100. Today he continued on his succesful trajectory at this year's WSOPE by bagging the Day 1 chip lead for Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Mix, finishing the night 604,000 chips, worth 60 big blinds.

Cho has more than twice as many chips as nearly all other players going into Day 2, with the only exceptions being his two closest challengers, Dainius Antanaitis (497,000) and four-time bracelet winner Max Pescatori (355,000).

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Wooram Cho	South Korea	604,000	30
2	Dainius Antanaitis	Lithuania	497,000	25
3	Max Pescatori	Italy	355,000	18
4	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	296,000	15
5	Maurizio Melara	Italy	285,000	15
6	Ian Bradley	United Kingdom	248,000	12
7	Daniel Habl	Germany	231,000	11
8	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russian Federation	198,000	9
9	Roland Israelashvili	United States	190,000	9
10	Jorge Ufano	Spain	186,000	9

Today's event drew a field of 97 total entrants to create a prize pool of €170,477, 24 of whom managed to bag and tag at the end of the night. Among the notables to survive fourteen 40-minute levels include Nacho Barbero (296,000), Roland Israelashvili (190,000), Jerry Odeen (175,000), Ole Schemion (157,000), Viktor Blom (145,000), winner of Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Wing Po Liu (128,000), Anson Tsang (116,000), Oleksii Kovalchuk (115,000), Michael Rodrigues (100,000), Hok Lee (90,000), and Renji Mao (32,000).

Other notables from today's Day 1 who did not manage to find a bag at the end of the night include Michael Rocco, Hal Rotholz, Axel Hallay, Felipe Ramos, Roman Hrabec, Stuart Rutter, Aaron Duczak, James Chen and Jonathan Pastore.

Day 2 will begin tomorrow, November 9th, at 1:00 p.m. local time, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and limits at 10,000/20,000. Only 15 will make the money and be guaranteed at least a min-cash of €3,092. However, all eyes will undoubtedly be on the top prize of €47,770 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

PokerNews will also be back for Day 2, providing live updates as the field whittles down toward the money bubble.

Tags: Aaron Duczak Anson Tsang Axel Hallay Dainius Antanaitis Daniel Habl Felipe Ramos Hal Rotholz Hok Lee Ian Bradley James Chen Jerry Odeen Jonathan Pastore Jorge Ufano Maurizio Melara Max Pescatori Michael Rocco Michael Rodrigues Nacho Barbero Ole Schemion Oleksii Kovalchuk Renji Mao Roland Israelashvili Roman Hrabec Stuart Rutter Viktor Blom Vladimir Troyanovskiy Wing Po Liu Wooram Cho

2023-11-09 03:21 UTC+2

Odeen Hits a Magic Four

Livello 14

2-7 Triple Draw

Steven Houghland raised from the cutoff and Jerry Odeen defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw Odeen checked and Houghland bet.

"You look like someone who's about to draw two" Odeen told his opponent before making the call. Odeen drew one while Houghland did indeed draw two.

After the second draw Odeen bet, putting himself all in and Houghland made the call to put Odeen at risk. Houghland stood pat while Odeen drew one.

Jerry Odeen: 7x6x5x2x
Steven Houghland: 8x6x5x3x2x

Odeen was drawing thin against Houghland, who had the seventh-best possible hand, meaning only a three or a four would prevent Odeen from being eliminated. Odeen peeled 4x for his final card to make the fourth-best possible hand and secured a full double up.

"That was magic" Dainius Antanaitis, who was seated at the same table, commented as Odeen scooped the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dainius Antanaitis	533,000 288,000	288,000

Steven Houghland	79,500 23,300	23,300
Jerry Odeen	52,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Dainius Antanaitis Jerry Odeen Steven Houghland

2023-11-09 03:10 UTC+2

Tsang Triples up With Quads

Livello 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Anson Tsang: J♦J♣7♥/6♣J♥9♥J♠
Namhyung Kim: A♦K♦4♠/7♣6♥2♦5♠
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: K♠9♠7♠/8♠A♣Q♣K♥

Catching up on fourth street with several bets already in the middle, Anson Tsang bet on fourth and fifth and was called by both Kim and Troyanovskiy.

Tsang committed his last 1,500 into the middle on sixth street and both players again called.

Action checked down on seventh and Tsang tabled J♣J♦7♥ for quad jacks. It was best and Tsang found the triple up late in Day 1.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Daniel Habl	180,000 -125,000	-125,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	175,000 95,500	95,500
Anson Tsang	140,000 53,500	53,500

Namhyung Kim	10,000 -52,000	-52,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Namhyung Kim Vladimir Troyanovskiy

2023-11-09 01:29 UTC+2

Blom Among Chip Leaders

Livello 11 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Viktor Blom raised from the button and Serkan Kuru defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♠9♣6♥ and Kuru check-called a continuation bet from Blom.

Action repeated itself on the 10♥ turn with Kuru check-calling another bet from Blom.

On the K♣ river Kuru checked once more and the man known as "Isildur1" fired a third barrel. Kuru once again made the call.

"Full house" Blom said, tabling J♦10♦9♦8♥ for nines full of tens. Kuru revealed he that he had A♠Q♣J♠2♥ for a king-high straight before mucking his hand while Blom took down a healthy pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Viktor Blom	244,000 156,000	156,000
Serkan Kuru	55,500 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Serkan Kuru Viktor Blom

2023-11-09 00:47 UTC+2

Bradley Coolers Liu

Livello 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Wing Po Liu raised from the button and Ian Bradley defended from the big blind. Bradley drew three while Liu drew two.

After the first draw Bradley checked, Liu bet, Bradley raised it to two bets and Liu called. Bradley drew one while Liu stood pat.

Bradley checked again after the second draw and Liu bet. This time Bradley just called. Liu stood pat again while Bradley drew one.

With no draws remaining Bradley bet, Liu raised it to two bets and Bradley raised it to three bets. Liu made the call.

"Seven-Six" Bradley said.

"Seven-Six what?" Liu replied.

Bradley tabled 7x6x4x3x2x for the second-best possible hand at showdown.

"Cooler" Liu said, showing that he had 7x6x5x4x2x for the fourth-best possible hand at showdown before conceding the pot to Bradley.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Wing Po Liu	222,600 -27,400	-27,400

Ian Bradley	174,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Ian Bradley Wing Po Liu

2023-11-09 00:22 UTC+2

Rodrigues and Zerjav Chop Up Hrabec

Livello 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Roman Hrabec: A♠7♥Q♠/5♥2♠2♥Q♦
Blaz Zerjav: 2♣8♠J♦/6♣A♦4♦5♠
Michael Rodrigues: J♣J♥3♠/6♥J♠4♥K♥

Blaz Zerjav completed and Michael Rodrigues raised it to two bets. Roman Hrabec threw out two blue T-5,000 chips intending to raise, but was forced to call as he did not verbalize his intention. Zerjav also called.

Zerjav checked on fourth street and Rodrigues bet. Hrabec made it two bets, Zerjav called, Rodrigues made it three bets, Hrabec raised to four bets and Zerjav again called. Rodrigues capped it to five bets and both Hrabec and Zerjav made the call.

The pot continued to build at a rapid pace on fifth street, with Hrabec and Rodrigues exchanging raises until the pot was capped and Zerjav making the call each time.

Hrabec slowed down with a check on sixth street. Zerjav bet, Rodrigues raised it to two bets, Hrabec called and Zerjav called again, putting himself all in.

Hrabec check-called one more bet from Rodrigues on seventh street. Hrabec had two pair and a missed low draw. Zerjav showed a six-low to take half the pot and Rodrigues tabled a set of jacks to take the other half.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Michael Rodrigues	130,000 42,000	42,000

Blaz Zerjav	95,000 46,000	46,000
Roman Hrabec	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Michael Rodrigues Roman Hrabec

2023-11-08 23:47 UTC+2

Pescatori Accumulating Chips

Livello 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Max Pescatori raised from the cutoff and Philipp Krieger three-bet from the button. Pescatori made the call and drew two while Krieger drew one.

After the first draw Pescatori checked and called a bet from Krieger. Once again Pescatori drew two while Krieger drew one.

Action repeated itself after the second draw with Pescatori check-calling a bet from Krieger. This time both players drew one.

With no draws remaining Pescatori bet and was called by Krieger. Pescatori showed down 8x7x4x3x2x for number ten and Krieger's cards hit the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Max Pescatori	194,000 144,800	144,800

Philipp Krieger	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Max Pescatori Philipp Krieger

2023-11-08 23:34 UTC+2

Duczak Slows Down Liu

Livello 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Aaron Duczak raised from the cutoff and Wing Po Liu defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q♣9♥6♦ and Liu check-called a continuation bet from Duczak.

ACtion repeated itself on the 3♦ turn with Liu check-calling another bet from Duczak.

Both players checked the K♣ river.

Duczak tabled A♠A♥8♥2♦ for a pair of aces to take down a nice pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Wing Po Liu	225,000 -45,000	-45,000

Aaron Duczak	102,500 102,500	102,500

Tags: Aaron Duczak Wing Po Liu

2023-11-08 23:10 UTC+2

Liu Building a Monster Stack

Livello 8 : Blinds 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Wing Po Liu: 10♦10♥6♦/9♦6♣6♥J♣
Suketu Patel: XxXx/7♦J♥10♠A♠/Xx

Catching up on fourth street, Liu called a bet from Patel and then both players checked on fifth street.

Patel then called bets from Liu on sixth and seventh and Liu turned over 10♦10♥6♦ for sixes-full of tens. Patel mucked and Liu, who won his first bracelet just a couple days ago, added to his stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Wing Po Liu	270,000 130,000	130,000

Suketu Patel	28,500 -36,500	-36,500

Tags: Suketu Patel Wing Po Liu

2023-11-08 22:53 UTC+2

De Michele Sends Rotholz Out

Livello 8 : Blinds 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Three ways on a board completed board of 9♥4♥4♠Q♥4♣, Alessandro De Michele bet from the cutoff and Viktor Blom folded what he claimed to be A♥10♥ on the button. Hal Rotholz was already all in from the hijack and showed 9♠6♠ for fours-full of nines.

De Michele turned over 9♦9♣ for nines-full — sending the pot his way and eliminating Rotholz late in the evening.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alexander Dovzhenko	195,000 161,000	161,000
Alessandro De Michele	170,000 108,000	108,000
Stuart Rutter	80,000 -11,000	-11,000
Viktor Blom	45,000 7,000	7,000
Hal Rotholz	Eliminato

Tags: Alessandro De Michele Hal Rotholz Viktor Blom