Giuliano Bendinelli raised to 50,000 from the button and fresh entry Jens Lakemeier defended the big blind. The flop came down 8♦4♣2♥ and both players checked. Lakemeier checked again on the 2♠ turn and a 40,000 bet followed from Bedinelli.
Lakemeier then responded with a raise to 115,000 chips, and Bendinelli obliged with a call. The 7♣ river fell and quickly shoved all in, covering the 225,000 stack of Bedinelli.
Bendinelli went deep in the tank and spent several time bank extensions before laying his hand down. Lakemeier proudly showed K♣10♠ for a stone-cold bluff, which got some pleased reactions out of the other players at the table.
Michael Rocco limped from under the gun and Gab Yong Kim did the same in middle position. Chris Brewer called in the small blind, while Viktor Blom checked his big blind option.
The action checked to Kim on the Q♥10♦10♠ flop, who fired 30,000. Brewer and Blom folded before Rocco called.
Both players then checked the 9♠ turn to see the 5♣ river. Rocco led out for 230,000, producing a fold from Kim to take down an early pot.
Fourteen players have made their (re)appearance, creating a total field of 89 entries, creating a prize pool of €2,079,930. Out of those, 42 remain in contention for the victory.
The chase for glory continues today at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, as an impressive group of poker superstars resume their battle at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Day 2 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ begins at 2 p.m. local time, where James Chen will lead returning players into the hunt for a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Chen is followed closely on the leaderboard by Martin Kabrhel, who made the most of a late entry last night to finish second in chips when the clock ran out on Day 1. In all, a total of 75 entries were recorded so far, with 28 players finding a bag at the end of 14 levels.
Tamas Adamszki (2,760,000). Niklas Astedt and Patrik Jaros make up the rest of the top five, all ready to make their mark in Rozvadov today.
They will likely be joined by other superstars, as late registrattion remains open until the start of play today. From there, it will be a race to the bubble of this €25,000 buy-in event.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
James Chen
Taiwan
3,045,000
122
2
Martin Kabrhel
Czechia
2,885,000
115
3
Tamas Adamszki
Hungary
2,760,000
110
4
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
2,300,000
92
5
Patrik Jaros
Czechia
2,300,000
92
6
Cedric Schwaederle
France
2,045,000
82
7
Santhosh Suvarna
India
1,895,000
76
8
Jerry Odeen
Sweden
1,775,000
71
9
Michael Rocco
United States
1,695,000
68
10
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
1,650,000
66
Niklas Aastedt
The final day of action will begin on Level 15, where blinds will rise to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The tournament will now add 20-second shot clocks, which will be in play to begin the day. Players will receive six time bank cards to use as they please. Levels will continue at 40 minutes in length, with a break after every two hours of play.
Action will be streamed later this afternoon on a one-hour delay on the King’s Resort official YouTube and Twitch channels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to catch all of the action as the next WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.
