Besim Hot Leads After Day 1 of Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
It’s a wrap for Day 1 of the first ever €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker Europe. The first day of this event drew 65 entries , but only 30 players found a bag at the end of the night. With late registration still being open till the start of Level 13 on Day 2 (around 3:30 p.m.), these numbers are not final.
Leading the way in what was a star-studded field is Besim Hot, from Switzerland, with 6,397,000 in chips. Hot has $1,609,716 in total live earnings on his poker resume and will be going after his first bracelet. He is followed by Jonathan Depa with 5,540,000. Depa has made multiple final tables at the WSOP and got extremely close to winning a bracelet this summer but ended up getting 6th in Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet at the 2019 50th Annual World Series of Poker. Renato Nowak rounds up the top three with 3,936,000.
Other stacks near the top of the leaderboard include Richard Yong (3,462,000) and Leon Tsoukernik (3,262,000). Tsoukernik has over $3,600,00 in poker earnings and will be going for another High Roller cash.
Numerous champions made it through alongside the chip leaders, including bracelet winners Daniel Negreanu (1,709,000), Jan-Peter Jachtmann (1,461,000), Chris Ferguson (1,160,000), and Sam Higgs (1,100,000).
Unfortunately, not all of the fan favorites who took a shot at this new WSOPE event advanced to Day 2. Ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey, as well as Shaun Deeb, Dario Sammartino, and Tony G, didn't make it through, but they will have the option to re-enter tomorrow.
Cards will be back in the air at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th and action will resume at Level 11 which features an ante of 20,000 with a button ante of 40,000.
Keep it here for continuing coverage of this event and throughout the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,820,000 |
| 38 | 3 | Anson Tsang | China | 1,068,000 |
| 38 | 4 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | 3,262,000 |
| 38 | 6 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 1,461,000 |
| 39 | 2 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 2,312,000 |
| 39 | 3 | Thai Ha | United States | 1,600,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 410,000 |
| 40 | 2 | Duc Tran | Viet Nam | 820,000 |
| 40 | 3 | Hans Thumann | Germany | 1,260,000 |
| 40 | 4 | Ben Lamb | United States | 2,243,000 |
| 40 | 6 | Besim Hot | Switzerland | 6,397,000 |
| 42 | 1 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 1,182,000 |
| 42 | 2 | Thomer Pidun | Germany | 2,430,000 |
| 42 | 4 | Milad Oghabian | Iran | 1,038,000 |
| 42 | 6 | Renato Nowak | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,936,000 |
| 43 | 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,128,000 |
| 43 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | United States | 1,709,000 |
| 43 | 5 | Yake Wu | China | 2,664,000 |
| 43 | 6 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | 400,000 |
| 44 | 1 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 500,000 |
| 44 | 2 | Cary Steven Katz | United States | 1,430,000 |
| 44 | 3 | Jonathan Depa | United States | 5,540,000 |
| 44 | 6 | Loris Fidanzia | Italy | 2,175,000 |
| 45 | 3 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 1,660,000 |
| 45 | 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 940,000 |
| 45 | 6 | Massimiliano Zanasi | Italy | 2,593,000 |
| 46 | 1 | Marek Blasko | Slovakia | 1,585,000 |
| 46 | 3 | Ming Juen Teoh | Malaysia | 1,991,000 |
| 46 | 4 | Sam Higgs | Australia | 1,100,000 |
| 46 | 5 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 3,462,000 |
and with about 250,000 in the middle, Daniel Negreanu bet 110,000 from the hijack. Antonello Capobianco moved all in from the button for about 590,000 and Negreanu made the call, putting at risk his last 572,000.
turn and 
river filled up the board and Negreanu doubled up.
, the stacks of Anson Tsang, Renato Nowak and Jan-Peter Jachtmann went into the middle with Tsang as the shortest stack of around 200,000.
on the turn changed nothing yet but the 
. Zinno moved all in for about 385,000 and Findanzia snap-called.
river completed the board and Fidanzia took down the pot with jacks full of sevens, eliminating Zinno from the tournament.
, Jan-Peter Jachtmann moved all in from middle position for 375,000. Manfred Hammer folded from the cutoff but Paul Phua called from the button.
river filled up the board and Phua took down the pot, eliminating Jachtmann from the tournament.
and Ivey and Lamb checked once more. Phua continued with another bet of 25,000 and Ivey check-raised to 125,000. Lamb and Phua folded.
