€500 Main Event
Jour 2 a débuté
€500 Main Event
Jour 2 a débuté
Day 2 of the Winamax Poker Open's much-anticipated €500 Main Event, here in Bratislava, is set to get underway at noon local time.
Across four starting flights, over three days, a total of 1,516 players made their way through the doors of the Banco Casino, generating a prize pool of €667,040. All 252 survivors to progress to Day 2 have secured a minimum cash of €1,000, but the attention of the room will certainly be placed on the first-place prize of €90,000.
Coming into Day 2 with the overall chip lead is Ludovic Palain with a total of 1,369,000; Palain amassed his monster stack by the conclusion of Day 1b, having burst the bubble in the process.
With France dominating eight of the top ten stacks, Palain is followed by fellow countrymen Robin Gerard and Nicolas Malbrec who accumulated stacks of 1,133,000 and 1,080,000 respectively.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Palain | France | 1,369,000 | 196 |
| 2 | Robin Gerard | France | 1,133,000 | 162 |
| 3 | Nicolas Malbrec | France | 1,080,000 | 154 |
| 4 | Gino Cardenia | France | 943,000 | 135 |
| 5 | Eugenio Sanchioni | Italy | 932,000 | 133 |
| 6 | Kevin Quillere | France | 887,000 | 127 |
| 7 | Benoit Kozubski | France | 854,000 | 122 |
| 8 | Jordan Dumas | France | 851,000 | 122 |
| 9 | Dylan Patanchon | France | 849,000 | 121 |
| 10 | Ion Juravliov | Moldova | 840,000 | 120 |
Winamax Team Pro has had a strong showing with seven members returning to the felt for Day 2. Leading the way is Mustapha Kanit with a stack of 309,000. Kanit is far out in front of his fellow professionals as the rest of the team bagged the following; Romain Lewis (130,000), Leo Margets (127,000), Julien Sitbon (121,000), Alexane Najchaus (105,000), Gaelle Baumann (69,000) and Adrian Mateos (34,000).
In addition, the reigning champion hailing from Slovakia, Martin Bartos, is still in contention for back-to-back trophies with a stack of 173,000.
Play will recommence with one minute left on Level 19; the blinds will be 3,000/7,000 with a 7,000 big blind ante. The remaining players will benefit from a slightly longer clock of 35 minutes.
But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; today's schedule also boats the infamous Blind Test at 9 p.m., as well as the ever popular €10 buy-in Deglingo happening at midnight.
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.
Niveau: 19
Blinds: 3,000/7,000
Ante: 7,000
The cards are in the air and play has commenced for the day.
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The payout for the 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava has been revealed moments before the start of Day 2. The 1,516 entrants generated a total prize pool of €667,040.
The 252 players qualified for Day 2 are all in the money, and they all secured a minimum cash-prize of €1,000. However all eyes are on the first-place prize of €90,000 which will be awarded on Sunday.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €90,000 | 10-11 | €7,100 | 60-71 | €1,600 |
| 2 | €62,000 | 12-14 | €5,500 | 72-95 | €1,450 |
| 3 | €43,000 | 15-17 | €4,400 | 96-119 | €1,350 |
| 4 | €30,000 | 18-23 | €3,500 | 120-143 | €1,200 |
| 5 | €21,660 | 24-29 | €3,000 | 144-191 | €1,100 |
| 6 | €16,000 | 30-35 | €2,500 | 192-252 | €1,000 |
| 7 | €12,080 | 36-47 | €2,100 | ||
| 8-9 | €9,000 | 48-59 | €1,850 |
Daniel Triana Ruiz moved all-in from under the gun for 42,000, and he was called by Robin Gerard on the button.
Daniel Triana Ruiz: A♥7♥
Robin Gerard: K♠J♠
The dealer fanned a board of 4♣6♦9♥5♦4♦ and Triana Ruiz doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,091,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
101,000 |
Timothe Labassa raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, receiving calls from Alon Journo and Bruno Laurent, on the button and in the big blind, respectively.
The 3♠8♠4♣ flop saw the action check to Labassa, who continued for 18,000. Journo called and Laurent check-raised, moving all in for 77,000. Labassa folded and Journo called.
Bruno Laurent: K♠4♠
Alon Journo: A♥4♥
Laurent got it in dominated but had outs to a flush. The 6♥ turn and 8♦ river failed to improve Laurent and he was sent to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
225,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Henrik Hansen jammed for 26,000 from under the gun. Steeve Tinard called from the button and Nemo Israel in the big blind hesitated but folded.
Henrik Hansen: 7♥7♦
Steeve Tinard: A♠10♦
On 9♣2♦8♦K♠J♦, Hansen won the flip and secured a double up. However he couldn't avoid elimination a few minutes later.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |