Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Jour 1a terminé
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,025,500
Entrants
529
Niveau
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000
Ryan Riess Seeking to Continue Strong Year After Bagging Big
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event got under way after a couple of weeks of preliminary events, and Day 1a pulled in a strong turnout that saw a number of top players advance with big stacks.
One player to keep an eye on going forward is undoubtedly Ryan Riess.
The 2013 WSOP Main Event champ followed up his big win with a lackluster 2014 and then a couple of slightly stronger years, and he's back to "Riess the Beast" status here in 2017. Riess has pocketed over $1.4 million in prize money already this year, highlighted by a WPT title in Florida and a third-place finish in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship at this summer's WSOP.
Riess arrived in Rozvadov for WSOP Europe and made an immediate impact, stepping up to the plate for the €25,000 High Roller. Unfazed by the elite competition, Riess navigated to a fourth-place finish just two nights ago for €230,071.
In the Main Event, Riess continued his hot streak by bagging 150,400 from his 50,000 starting stack. It's far too early to look this far ahead, but Riess has a chance to join Phil Hellmuth as the only players to win both the WSOP Main Event and the WSOP Europe Main Event.
Overall registration numbers were strong with about 230 firing the €10,000. With most previous WSOPE Main Events sitting between 300 and 400 entries, this has the makings for one of the biggest fields in the history of the event, although reentries are allowed this time around.
Of those who did make it through to Monday's Day 2, Markus Durnegger holds the unofficial chip lead with 246,200. Former November Niner Pierre Neuville (239,000), Piotr Franczak (169,800), Markus Ross (157,400) and Sam Grafton (147,000) also bagged big.
Defending champ Kevin MacPhee also found a bag. MacPhee got a big stack early on when he got in a big confrontation with John Duthie, who was playing as aggressively as anyone in the room. MacPhee flopped a set of tens and got in a raise on the flop against Duthie's top pair, and the rest of the money went in on the turn when MacPhee added a flush draw, which he missed.
Others making it through included Davidi Kitai, David Peters, Niall Farrell, Adrian Mateos and Sergio Aido.
Some who fell were Kristen Bicknell, Dario Sammartino and Maria Ho.
Those players and more will have another shot with Sunday's 1b, which features another noon start and more coverage here on PokerNews/
End-of-Day Chip Counts (complet)
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
246,200 | 200 |
|
239,000 | 87,000 |
|
216,500 | -8,500 |
|
203,600 | 59,600 |
|
188,900 | 188,900 |
|
170,700 | 170,700 |
|
169,800 | 11,400 |
|
162,100 | 162,100 |
|
157,400 | 157,400 |
|
154,100 | 100,100 |
|
150,400 | -5,600 |
|
147,700 | 61,700 |
|
147,000 | 18,000 |
|
146,100 | 146,100 |
|
135,000 | 8,600 |
|
131,300 | 131,300 |
|
|
130,200 | 3,200 |
|
127,700 | -9,800 |
|
126,100 | 126,100 |
|
124,900 | 34,900 |
|
122,500 | 122,500 |
|
119,000 | 119,000 |
|
|
116,900 | 116,900 |
|
116,600 | 116,600 |
|
115,800 | 50,800 |
Hakim Crippled After Tough Beat
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
Jeff Hakim was deep in the tank when we got to his table. He had bet 10,500 from the button and Jon Kalmar was all in with 
on the board. It was 56,400 and Hakim thought for a couple of minutes before an agitated player demanded a clock. Hakim disputed the clock call, saying he had only been thinking two minutes and it was a huge pot. Eventually, Dan Shak succeeded in calming the player down and he rescinded the clock call.
Moments later, Hakim called.
Hakim: 
Kalmar: 
Kalmar moved to exit but the dealer burned and turned a 
to give him a flush. Hakim could only shake his head.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,000 | 127,000 |
|
9,400 | -25,000 |
Bust Outs
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
Barny Boatman busted earlier in this level with set against set. And Kristen Bicknell also busted by running into the aces of Paul Newey.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
Franczak Folds to Darie's Barrels
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
Piotr Franczak and Vlad Darie played a big pot with the latter on the button and the former in the big blind. The flop came 
and Franczak check-called 7,300. Franczak checked the 
turn and Darie bet 19,000 after a long tank. That won him the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
158,400 | 92,900 |
|
|
126,400 | 25,400 |
Bicknell Doubles Up
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
Simon Wiggins raised to 2,200 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Kristen Bicknell in the big blind who only had 2,800 in total left (including her big blind). She shoved and Wiggins called.
Kristen Bicknell: 
Simon Wiggins: 
The board ran out 
- Bicknell hit her set of kings and doubled up. Her table got broken up immediately and she's now seated at the same table as Ryan Riess, Paul Newey, Pierre Neuville and Steven van Zadelhoff.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600 | -4,800 |
MacPhee Gets Paid
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
Kevin MacPhee opened in the hijack for 3,500 and Michael Bailey defended big blind. After unknown action on a 
flop, Bailey check-called 3,500 on the 
turn. He checked the 
river and MacPhee bet 9,400. Bailey called again and nodded and mucked when MacPhee turned over 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
79,200 | 17,000 |
Chip Count and Bust Outs
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
A new chip leader has been found:
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
246,000 | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
Dietrich Barrels Away a Chunk
Niveau 6
: 300/600, 100 ante
A player on the button opened and then called a reraise to 5,500 from Moritz Dietrich, defending his big blind aggressively. The flop came 
and Dietrich bet 3,200. The player on the button called. Dietrich fired again for 5,000 on the turn and he folded almost immediately to an all-in shove.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
21,600 | -13,600 |