Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,636,250
Entries
111
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
111
Players Left
7
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
A promising 65 entries after Day 1 set the pace for frantic action in the first two levels of Day 2 in Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em and the field size was nearly doubled in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino and Resort in Rozvadov. Once all entries and re-entries were no longer accepted, a field of 111 entries had emerged, consisting of 61 unique players and 50 re-entries.
This surpassed the guaranteed prize pool and the top 17 spots share a portion of €2,636,250 with High Roller regulars and Short Deck aficionados from near and far taking a shot at the second-ever WSOP bracelet in the game type that has gained a lot of popularity in the poker world throughout the last few years. Ultimately, only seven players remained in contention for the next 2019 World Series of Poker Europe gold bracelet as the action concluded once the unofficial final table was reached.
Four players have 140 antes or more at their disposal and it was Orpen Kisacikoglu that jumped into the lead after a late surge on the outer table, claiming 22,925,000 to his name. The High Roller and Super High Roller regular from Turkey, who currently resides in London, is followed by fellow big stacks Netanel Amedi (22,300,000), Day 1 chip leader Besim Hot (21,600,000) and Siamak Tooran (20,925,000). Tooran was one of many Day 2 entries and scored several early double ups during the minefield of the re-entry period to reach the final seven.
Jonathan Depa also has some Pot-Limit Omaha Short Deck experience and remained among the bigger stacks throughout the day to bag 12,925,000. Thai Ha (6,275,000) and Dusk Till Dawn's Rob Yong (3,700,000) will be the two short stacks for the final day when the action resumes with 17 minutes left in level 20, which features an ante of 150,000 and a button double ante of 300,000.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Depa | United States | 12,925,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Siamak Tooran | Germany | 20,925,000 | 140 |
| 3 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 22,925,000 | 153 |
| 4 | Netanel Amedi | Israel | 22,300,000 | 149 |
| 5 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 3,700,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Thai Ha | United States | 6,275,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Besim Hot | Switzerland | 21,600,000 | 144 |
Frantic Early Action; Wu Bubbles
Anyone that has followed the Short Deck live streams from Triton Poker knows how incredibly fast-paced the action can be and the re-entry period did not disappoint, as the all-in showdowns came in waves every other minute. Many High Roller regulars took a shot via late entry and left without anything to show for such as Alex Foxen, Koray Aldemir, the "captain" Tony G, Chin Wei Lim, Ryan Riess, Cary Katz, Mikita Badziakouski and Ben Lamb.
The Triton Poker founders Paul Phua and Richard Yong were also eliminated before the money and it was Yake Wu that ended up as the bubble boy. Among the shorter stacks, Wu got it in with ace-queen and was called by Renato Nowak with king-ten suited. Despite hitting top pair on the flop, Wu came up short as Nowak went runner-runner to hit a straight.
Negreanu, Ivey and Sammartino Miss Out on Final Table
It didn't take long to reach the final two tables and among the big names to bust early in the money was Daniel Negreanu. The six-time WSOP bracelet winner put his hopes on king-jack suited and Rob Yong looked him up with ace-queen. Neither player hit anything on a ten-high board and that spelled the end for Negreanu.
King's Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik was among the big stacks in the early stages but his full house with jack-ten was no good against the queens full of Netanel Amedi.
Phil Ivey stuck around with a short stack once the bubble had burst and doubled twice but he eventually ran out of chips in 9th place. Only a few minutes ago, Ivey had doubled through Siamak Tooran with quads but the second clash with the German didn't work out as smoothly. Ivey got it in with ace-queen versus ace-eight and an eight appeared on the flop.
Last but not least it was 2019 WSOP Main Event runner-up Dario Sammartino that missed out on the unofficial final table when he ran his pocket jacks right into the aces of Besim Hot. That concluded the second day as an additional third day was added to the schedule in order to showcase the Short Deck action on the PokerGo live stream on Sunday, October 20th, 2019.
Stay tuned to find out who will claim the coveted gold bracelet, as the PokerNews team will provide all the action of the final day.
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
The remaining 7 players have bagged for the night and a full recap of the day will follow shortly. Play will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,925,000
3,925,000
|
3,925,000 |
|
||
|
22,300,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
21,600,000 | |
|
||
|
20,925,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,925,000
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
|
6,275,000
-1,205,000
|
-1,205,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,700,000
-4,800,000
|
-4,800,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
Dario Sammartino moved all in in first to act for about 3,500,000 and Besim Hot made the call from the cutoff.
Dario Sammartino: 
Besim Hot: 
The board ran out 
and Hot stayed ahead, ending Sammartino's run in 8th place for €88,861.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,600,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
With the turn reading 
, Besim Hot bet 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Orpen Kisacikoglu called on the button. The 
river was checked and Hot tabled 
, which Kisacikoglu had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,500,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
Phil Ivey was all in for 1,850,000 in second to act against Siamak Tooran who was in first to act.
Phil Ivey: 
Siamak Tooran: 
Ivey was ahead but Tooran hit a favorable flop of 
. The 
turn and 
river filled up the board and Tooran raked in the pot with aces and eights, eliminating Ivey from the tournament in 9th place for €65,947.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,345,000
2,470,000
|
2,470,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu completed from the hijack along with Dario Sammartino on the cutoff. Rob Yong checked from the button.
Players saw a flop of that was checked around to the 
turn and to the river. Kisacikoglu checked once more but Sammartino threw in a bet of 450,000. Yong snap-folded but Kisacikoglu check-raised to 1,800,000. Sammartino took a few seconds of reflection, then called. Kisacikoglu tabled 
for quad tens and Sammartino sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,050,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,100,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 150,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu in the cutoff and Dario Sammartino on the button invested 500,000 each on the 
flop.
Kisacikoglu checked the turn and a bet of Sammartino won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 150,000
Level 19
: 0/0, 120,000 ante
Phil Ivey moved all in for 1,195,000 from first to act and Siamak Tooran called from the button.
Phil Ivey:
Siamak Tooran:
The flop came 
giving Ivey the lead with trip sixes. The turn was the improving Ivey's hand to quad sixes and the 
river completed the board for Ivey to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,875,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,500,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
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