Main Event Jour 1c | 2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin

2018-09-21 23:37 UTC

Mustapaha Kanit fonce vers le Jour 2 d'un WPO record

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Niveau 19 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Avec une journée de départ supplémentaire par rapport aux éditions précédentes, Winamax offrait plus de confort de jeu aux fans de poker. L'opportunité de profiter des activités annexes... Et l'occasion de re-entry aussi.

Les joueurs ont répondu présent pour former la plus belle affluence pour un tournoi européen disputé en 6-Max. Mercredi, 183 entrées avaient été comptabilisées pour la journée d'ouverture, ils étaient 427 le lendemain et enfin 764 vendredi pour le Jour 1C... de quoi porter l'affluence à 1191 entrées pour l'édition 2018, la 9e de l'histoire du Winamax Poker Open.

Le record précédent remontait à 2013 avec 1086 entrants. En 2017, le tournoi avait toutefois encore franchi la barre des 1000 inscriptions.

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Ils seront 251 survivants (37 rescapés au 1A, 53 pour le 1B et 161 pour le Jour 1C, ndlr) au Jour 2 qui se déroule samedi et permettra d'entrer dans l'argent. C'est le Français Eric "Gum" Gahon, un ancien bloggeur poker, qui a dominé le début de tournoi avec près de 15 fois le tapis de départ (735 500).

Il devra se méfier de l'armada Winamax puisque 9 pros du Team sont encore en course pour tenter de succéder à Otto Richard (qualifié pour le Jour 2) et Antonin Teisseire, les deux derniers vainqueurs.

En table TV durant toute la fin du Jour 1C, l'Italien Mustapha Kanit a finalement monté 558,000 jetons pour se projeter dans le haut du classement provisoire. Gagnante du tournoi de Beer-Pong, Gaelle Baumann (63,000) a finalement franchi l'obstacle tout comme le vainqueur du High-Roller WPO Dublin 2017 Adrien Delmas (390,500).

"C'était une bonne journée. Je vais t'expliquer ma stratégie : En grosse blinde j'aime jouer car je suis déjà engagé d'une blinde. Du bouton, je joue car c'est le bouton. Under the gun c'est ma nouvelle arme, j'ai toujours aimé car tu as une range forte. Le Cutoff c'est le cutoff et de petite blinde tu aimes faire quelques squeeze. Ca se passe comme ça en 6-max! J'adore quand nous sommes 5 à la table, j'aime ça", expliquait le Transalpin à PokerNews en emballant ses jetons.

"J'aime cette ville, chaque fois je repars avec une victoire. Et puis il y a la bière. Je vais gagner! Adrian (Mateos Diaz, ndlr) a gagné à Marrakech (le Sismix, ndlr), Mustapha next... Davidi (Kitai, ndlr) non. Davidi n'a pas l'attitude pour ce tournoi! Il est trop vieux! Ecrivez un long article - Davivi n'a pas l'attitude! C'est un papa, il est trop fatigué!" a continué Kanit décidément de bonne humeur.

Yves Siess (610,500), Elisabeth Loiseau (605,500), Mark Buckley (215,000), Sander van Wesemael (88,000) ou l'ancien footballeur [Removed:30] (497,500) ont aussi bien négocié le Jour 1. Ils seront au Jour 2 pour l'annonce du payout et la lutte pour les euros !

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Tags: Adrien Delmas Gaelle Baumann Mark Buckley Mustapha Kanit Otto Richard Sander van Wesemael Yves Siess

2018-09-21 23:06 UTC

Team Pro Kanit Eliminates a Player; Moves Among Chip Leaders

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Niveau 19 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

On the feature table Winamax Team Pro Mustapha Kanit three-bet enough to put his opponent all in. Her opponent called.

Mustapha Kanit:
All-in Player:

The player's all in was for 67,500 and the flop came giving Kanit a set and his opponent a gutshot straight draw.

The turn changed nothing and the river was the .

Kanit now moves up over 550,000 in chips and is a contender for chip leader at this moment in time.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	560,000	517,000

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2018-09-21 21:07 UTC

2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin is Biggest Ever

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Niveau 16 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After coming agonisingly close to breaking the 2013 record twelve months ago, it's now official! The 2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin Main Event is the biggest ever, with over 1,100 entries. This surpasses not only the 1,069 from 2017 but the record of 1,086 from 2013.

It also looks like the tournament could be one of the biggest 6-Max tournaments ever held, although Winamax are waiting to confirm that themselves.

For the first time ever there were three starting days, with the final one proving to be the most popular; having in itself more entries than the entire tournament in 2010 or 2011.

Here are the details of each flight's entries over the last five years.

Year	1a	1b	1c	Total
2015	336	623		959
2016	323	655		978
2017	373	696		1,069
2018	183	244	764	1,191

And here is a table of all the former winners:

Year	Field	Winner	First Prize
2010	313	Alan Trueick	€40,142
2011	656	Steven King	€63,000
2012	818	Cyril Delaire	€65,000
2013	1,086	Jerome Guermeur	€75,000
2014	994	Tom Kitt	€75,000
2015	959	Pierre Calamusa	€70,000
2016	978	Antonin Teisseire	€72,000
2017	1,069	Otto Richard	€92,000

As soon as we get payout information - although that may not be until the start of Day 2 - we will get it available to you in the live updates.

2018-09-21 20:16 UTC

Beer Pong Champion Baumann Still in the Field

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Niveau 14 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Yesterday saw the "second Main Event" take place with the Winamax Beer Pong Open which saw 97 pairs whittled down to just one winner.

And for the second event in a row after Pierre Calamusa's victory in Marrakech at the Winamax SISMIX, another Winamax Team Pro took down the title with Gaelle Baumann and Kevin Noblat winning the event.

"It's perhaps even better than the Main Event because it's here in Dublin!" said Baumann shortly after winning. "You know, with people drinking and having fun. It's funny because when I'm playing beer pong I'm just so focussed it's like I can't lose. Even more so than in poker. And winning with my [Kevin] is something you always want so it's nice, it's really nice."

"We had six months training(!)" said Noblat jokingly. "For me, this is my Main Event because I'm covering the proper Main Event. This is the only moment all week where I can win."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gaelle Baumann	48,000	-37,000

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Kevin Noblat

2018-09-21 19:51 UTC

Updated Chip Counts & Eliminations

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Niveau 13 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Some Team Pros go above and beyond to give a good impression to players. Romain Lewis is one of those pros as the Winamax Team Pro got his last chips in with against the of his opponent. The board was and Lewis's pair lost out to the set of his opponent.

Lewis handed over a commemorative button and voucher to his opponent who asked Lewis for a selfie and to sign his shirt. Just like all good Team Pros should, Lewis stuck around and signed the man's shirt before vacating the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christophe Stammet	270,000	160,000
Moundir Zoughari	250,000	-20,000
Sander van Wesemael	180,000	5,000
Paul Leckey	151,000	46,000
Adrien Delmas	125,000	-30,000
Kully Sidhu	90,000
Gaelle Baumann	85,000	4,000
Teunis Kooij	40,000	-10,000
Romain Lewis	Eliminé
Andy Black	Eliminé

2018-09-21 17:29 UTC

Team Pro Delmas Eliminates a Player

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Niveau 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joining the ranks of Winamax Team Pro in January 2018, Adrien Delmas is just 22 and it seems that his fellow Team Pros have finally got around to welcoming him to the team.

Sporting a helmet, and carrying a sword and shield, Delmas looks every bit the dashing knight.

"It's hazing," said Delmas. "For joining the Team Pro! They're just a bit late."

Whatever the reason it seems to be doing the trick, with Delmas sitting on just over 150,000 after eliminating a player all-in pre-flop when his held against his opponent's

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrien Delmas	155,000	30,000

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2018-09-21 13:45 UTC

Defending Champion Richard Back in the Field

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Niveau 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Otto Richard has had a difficult time of it over the first two starting flights, but he's back today for more poker action as he looks to retain the title he won in 2017.

Photos courtesy of Caroline Darcourt

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Otto Richard	50,000	50,000

Tags: Otto Richard

2018-09-21 13:41 UTC

Winamax Team Pro Kanit Relishes Being Part of "Special Group"

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Niveau 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

After arriving in the Irish capital, Mustapha Kanit is biding his time and keeping his powder dry before jumping into the fray, and we caught up with him to ask him how it's been playing in Winamax events recently.

"I've played in the SISMIX [in Marrakech], I've played in Paris. I like it; it's always fun and I always bring a few friends."

Kanit is now in Dublin to play the Winamax Poker Open, and it is his first visit to the WPO. However, it's not his first visit to Dublin to play poker. In February 2016 he won a €25,000 High Roller here for €501,640 and says he has good memories.

"It was the biggest tournament ever held in Dublin," said Kanit. "But Winamax is the first time. It looks nice and there are so many people here."

Kanit has been a Winamax pro for some time now and he says that he really likes being part of the team.

"It's been great. They've loved me since the beginning and I love them. It's been a good year. I'm up live; I don't play as much as I used to, but I still play a fair amount.

"Online too I can't really complain. It's been a good year."

Does the Italian think that being a sponsored pro has changed his approach to poker recently?

"I wouldn't say that it has changed my approach because that's something I've developed over twelve years of playing. So it's tough to change that in one year.

"But at the same time, it adds something for sure. Just being part of such a special group, having the option to share things with players like Adrian [Mateos] is for sure a big positive to have. I would say that it's definitely given me something, that's for sure."

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

2018-09-21 13:08 UTC

Checking in on the Winamax Team Pros

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Niveau 4 : 175/350, 350 ante

Right now there is just one Winamax Team Pro in the field, and that is Bruno Lopes.

There have been several Team Pros who have already made Day 2. Yesterday Davidi Kitai, Pierre Calamusa, Guillaume Diaz and Leo Margets advanced, while Joao Vieira and Sylvain Loosli did it at the first time of asking.

That leaves just Lopes, as well as Beer Pong Open winner Gaelle Baumann, Ivan Deyra, Adrien Delmas, Romain Lewis and Mustapha Kanit left to try and get through to Day 2.

Photos courtesy of Caroline Darcourt

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bruno Lopes	50,000	50,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Bruno Lopes Davidi Kitai Gaelle Baumann Guillaume Diaz Ivan Deyra Joao Vieira Leo Margets Mustapha Kanit Pierre Calamusa Romain Lewis Sylvain Loosli

2018-09-21 11:53 UTC

Dupre Hopes For Easier Day

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Niveau 2 : 125/250, 250 ante

Marvin Dupre is a French singer who competed on the television programe 'The Voice' in 2017. He was in the field yesterday, but is now back in action on Day 1c.

"I'm pretty good," he said. "It's my first time here and I'm really happy to be here."

Dupre was in action earlier this year at the Winamax SISMIX in Marrakech, but the atmosphere here in Dublin is decidedly different.

"The vibe is very good. It's lots of fun, but yesterday was pretty hard. I was on a table with Guillaume Diaz and Romain Lewis. It was complicated. But it's ok!"

In this hand a player opened to 575 and Dupre three-bet to 1,575. His opponent called. The flop came and the initial raiser check-folded to a continuation bet of 1,025 and open-folded .

Photos courtesy of Caroline Darcourt

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marvin Dupre	53,000	28,000

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Marvin Dupre Romain Lewis