Fabian Gumz was eliminated on Day 1a and 1b respectively, and his hopes of earning a share of the juicy prize pool have just been crushed on Day 1c as well. Gumz raised from early position and Sergio Castelluccio in the small blind three-bet to 2,000. Gumz moved all in for 11,050 and Castelluccio snap-called.
Fabian Gumz:
Sergio Castelluccio:
The board of brought no surprise and that was it for Gumz in the MONSTER STACK.
Alex Foxen had just sat down when he faced a raise to 200 by Salvatore Camarda. Foxen three-bet to 600 and Muhamet Perati as well as Camarda called. On the flop, Camarda checked and Foxen bet 900, which saw Perati raise to 2,900. That forced out Camarda, while Foxen called.
After the turn a second flush draw arrived and Foxen checked, Perati bet 5,600 and Foxen moved all in to see Perati call with a near identical stack.
Muhamet Perati:
Alex Foxen:
Foxen's two pair were in the lead but he had to dodge plenty of cards in order to double up. The river was a blank and the stacks were counted, Perati was covered by a mere 100 chips.
Fabrice Halleux just recently took his seat and has already made an impact at his new table. With the board reading , Anatoly Korochenskiy led out for 2,100 from the big blind. Halleux raised to 7,225 from early position and Korochenskiy stuck in his remaining chips, around 8,000. Halleux easily called and showed . Korochenskiy held for a straight but was sent to the rail by Halleux's full house.
Others that have made an appearance on Day 1C include Alex Foxen, Michael Magalashvili, and Muhamet Perati.
The third and final starting day of Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'Em MONSTER STACK kicks off at 2 p.m. local time at the King's Casino in Rozvadov and the biggest starting field is expected for the first of 11 bracelet events of the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe. So far, 255 entries were generated with 50 players advancing to Day 2 and the tournament is well on track to meet and surpass the guarantee of €500,000.
Defending champion, Ryan Hefter, is already through to Day 2 with an impressive 208,000, while Day 1a chip leader Ismael Bojang (268,500) tops the counts so far closely followed by Sergio Fernandez (267,000) and Jeff Cormier (265,000). Among those expected to join the action again in order to take a shot at important WSOP player of the year points are Chris Ferguson, John Racener, Kenny Hallaert and Alex Foxen. Phil Hellmuth, who entered Day 1b after the dinner break yesterday and failed to run up a stack after, will be signing his new book during the dinner break today.
The action will get underway at 2 p.m. local time and all participants receive 20,000 in chips with the initial blinds at 25/50. All levels on Day 1 last 40 minutes each and there will be a 20-minute break after every three levels with a 60-minute dinner break following after level 8. Late registration will remain open until the beginning of level 9 at approximately 9 p.m. local time and play is expected to conclude at approximately 1.30 a.m. local time.
Event #1 Monster Stack Schedule
Day
Date
Information
October 19th
Day 1a at 2pm
15 out of 90 players advanced to Day 2
October 20th
Day 1b at 2pm
35 out of 165 players advanced to Day 2
October 21st
Day 1c at 2pm
14 Levels 40 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 9pm
October 22nd
Day 2 at 2pm
Levels last 60 min each, play down to final table
October 23rd
Day 3 at tba
Levels last 60 min each, play down to a winner
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide all the action from the table, so make sure to tune back in regularly.
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brought no surprise and that was it for Gumz in the MONSTER STACK.
flop, Camarda checked and Foxen bet 900, which saw Perati raise to 2,900. That forced out Camarda, while Foxen called.
turn a second flush draw arrived and Foxen checked, Perati bet 5,600 and Foxen moved all in to see Perati call with a near identical stack.
river was a blank and the stacks were counted, Perati was covered by a mere 100 chips.
, Anatoly Korochenskiy led out for 2,100 from the big blind. Halleux raised to 7,225 from early position and Korochenskiy stuck in his remaining chips, around 8,000. Halleux easily called and showed 
. Korochenskiy held 
