At 2 p.m. local time, the sixth out of eleven bracelet events at the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe kicks off at the King's Casino in Rozvadov with Day 1 of Event #6 €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha. It is the second Omaha event of the festival and Event #2 €550 Pot-Limit Omaha champion Andreas Klatt is among those expected to join the action today.
Defending champion of the event is UK's Richard Gryko, who won his first WSOP bracelet back in 2015 in Berlin after defeating Mike Leah in heads-up in a 161-entry strong field. Gryko finished 18th in the 2017 WSOP Main Event for $340,000 but hasn't shown up yet in Rozvadov, while Leah has already cashed in two events including a 10th place in Event #3 €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter.
Day 1 will feature a total of 15 levels of 40 minutes each and the registration remains open for nine levels and the following dinner break, until approximately 9.40 p.m. local time. All players receive 40,000 in chips and unlimited re-entries are permitted during the registration period.
Also most likely back in action in the hunt for vital 2017 WSOP Player of the Year points are Chris Ferguson, Alex Foxen, John Racener, Ryan Hughes and Kenny Hallaert. Hughes and Ferguson cashed in Event #4 €1,650 6-max while Foxen and Racener bagged up chips on Day 1b of Event #5 €550 THE COLOSSUS last night.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a winner is crowned in this three-day tournament.
On the flop of , a pot of 6,275 had emerged and Stanislav Parkhomenko bet 6,000 out of the big blind. Bianca Jacobs raised the pot to 24,300 and Georgios Koliofotis called on the button before Parkhomenko tank-folded.
The fell on the turn and Jacobs moved all in for her remaining 7,500, which Koliofotis snap-called. "Do you have jacks?" Jacobs asked and Koliofotis nodded. "Yes I have jacks," and Jacobs was taken aback before the cards were tabled.
Bianca Jacobs:
Georgios Koliofotis:
Jacobs had improved to a full house, but was already drawing dead to the quads of Koliofotis, making the river a formality.
Alfredo Vega Meister busted in a three-way all in when his for a wrap on the flop was no good. Bianca Jacobs with and John Racener with were also in the pot and the turn and river run out saw Racener double through Jacobs in the bigger side pot for 48,400.
One table over, Mikko Hirvonen busted a second time in just three levels and sent his stack over fo Willm Engelke.
After a raise to 1,500 by Andriy Lyubovetskiy, Ivo Donev got his stack of 4,500 in from the big blind with and the Ukrainian called with . The flop fell and Donev was in need of running outs to avoid elimination. The turn was one of those cards but Donev still needed a jack or ten. Instead the river bricked off and the Austrian was eliminated.
The next hand, Lyubovetskiy raised to 1,500 again and picked up two callers including Chris Ferguson in the big blind. On the [LKhQdJh] flop all three players checked and Lyubovetskiy's bet of 2,500 on the turn was called by the player in the cutoff only. After the river, the Ukrainian bet 7,000 and he was paid off eventually to turn over for a flush.
After a raise and a three-bet to 5,100 by Vahid Amirzahiri, Michal Mrakes moved all in for his last 10,850 on the button and Rifat Palevic reraised the pot to 42,250 in total. Amirzahiri called, prompting Palevic to say "it's a gamble" and the Swede announced all in in the dark before the flop fell . Amirzahiri called all in for 16,075 and all cards were turned over.
Michal Mrakes:
Vahid Amirzahiri:
Rifat Palevic:
"I missed," Amirzahiri said and the board completed with the turn and river. Amirzahiri's turned top pair and flush draw improved to two pair and he raked in a massive pot while Mrakes was sent to the rail.
The flop showed and four players were all in with Thomas Pohnke as shortest stack at 39,000, Anatoliy Zyrin was all in for the starting stack, having just sat down, while Ryan Hughes had them covered by 11,600 and was at risk against table big stack Vahid Amirzahiri.
Let's have a look at the hands:
Thomas Pohnke:
Anatoliy Zyrin:
Ryan Hughes:
Vahid Amirzahiri:
The turn gave Zyrin a flush and the river completed the board. Hughes made two pair to win the small side pot against Amirzahiri while Zyrin quadrupled up.
On the flop of , Sergej Barbarez bet the pot and his opponent Mustafa Jukovic raised all in for what appeared to be 55,000. Barbarez quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Mustafa Jukovic:
Sergej Barbarez:
The turn improved Barbarez to a straight and Jukovic needed the case ten in the deck to avoid elimination. Instead the on the river improved Barbarez once more to a flush and the Swede headed to the rail.
Another Swede was involved in an all in situation on a different table and that was Ghattas Kortas. he looked up Stanislaw Miadzel for 25,800 preflop to create the following showdown:
Stanislaw Miadzel:
Ghattas Kortas:
On the flop, Miadzel picked up a flush draw and Kortas wanted to turn away. The turn and river avoided the diamond draw and instead gave Kortas a club flush to eliminate Miadzel.
Barny Boatman check-called a bet on the flop before check-shoving the turn and his sole opponent Krasimir Yankov eventually called and tabled pocket jacks. Boatman rolled over for the flopped nut flush and the river was a blank to let the Brit double.
A few days ago, Andreas Klatt won Event #2 €550 Pot-Limit Omaha but he won't be adding a second bracelet during the festival, at least for now. Willm Engelke raised to 3,500 and Klatt moved all in for his last 9,000 from the small blind. Once it was back on Engelke, he Quickly called and Klatt asked "Do you have Aces or kings? The way you played so far, I highly doubt that," and Engelke grinned back with a "I have some of everything."
Andreas Klatt:
Willm Engelke:
The flop of gave Engelke a flush draw and Klatt was drawing dead on the turn, making the river a formality.
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, a pot of 6,275 had emerged and Stanislav Parkhomenko bet 6,000 out of the big blind. Bianca Jacobs raised the pot to 24,300 and Georgios Koliofotis called on the button before Parkhomenko tank-folded.
fell on the turn and Jacobs moved all in for her remaining 7,500, which Koliofotis snap-called. "Do you have jacks?" Jacobs asked and Koliofotis nodded. "Yes I have jacks," and Jacobs was taken aback before the cards were tabled.
river a formality.
for a wrap on the 
flop was no good. Bianca Jacobs with 
and John Racener with 
were also in the pot and the 
turn and 
river run out saw Racener double through Jacobs in the bigger side pot for 48,400.
and the Ukrainian called with 
turn was one of those cards but Donev still needed a jack or ten. Instead the 
turn was called by the player in the cutoff only. After the 
turn improved Barbarez to a straight and Jukovic needed the case ten in the deck to avoid elimination. Instead the 
on the river improved Barbarez once more to a flush and the Swede headed to the rail.
