Event #8: €25,500 Platinum High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #8: €25,500 Platinum High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,971,250
Entries
83
Level
27
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
54
Players Left
30
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It was a delayed start to the day in Event #8: €25,500 Platinum High Roller but once the cards got in the air, the players quickly got down to business. In an abbreviated Day 1 of the tournament, none other than Phil Ivey bagged up the chip lead with 3,895,000 chips after just 12 levels, leading the remaining 30 players.
Ivey himself only played three levels after entering the field after the last break of the night. In the largest pot of the tournament thus far, Ivey busted Abdelhakim Zoufri in a cooler spot. Ivey flopped a straight with a flush draw and completed his flush on the turn while Zoufri made the nut straight. Ivey bet all three streets and shoved all in on the river that Zoufri paid off.
Earlier in the day, Ivey was heads-up with King's Resort owner Leon Tsoukernik in the €100,000 Short Deck High Roller. Tsoukernik came out on top of that battle but Ivey still earned a payday of over €826,000. After taking a break for a couple of hours, Ivey made his way back down to the casino and carried that momentum through the last two hours of the night.
The second-largest stack of the day belonged to high-roller regular Timothy Adams with 3,650,000. Adams gained the majority of his chips after flopping a set of eights against Yusuf Kurt who flopped top pair with an open-ended straight draw. Adams filled up on the river and eliminated Kurt in a pot of over 2,500,000 chips. James Chen (3,500,000) and Kahle Burns (3,090,000) were the other two players to bag over the 3 million mark.
In what was nearly a 90-minute delay before the tournament got underway, eventually, enough players were registered to get the cards in the air. Even with a 500 big blind starting stack to kick things off, there was no shortage of action in the early going. In fact, there were two eliminations before the first break with Sam Grafton and Alex Foxen both having to hit up the registration desk again.
The number of entries steadily grew throughout the course of the day and a total of 54 were registered by the end of Day 1. Late registration will remain open for another two levels on Day 2 and the tournament has been extended to a three-day event. That means, on Day 2 they will play down to the final six players.
James Chen, coming fresh off a WSOP bracelet victory in the €250,000 Super High Roller, has that taste of winning now and holds one of the top stacks again. In the last level of the night, Chen flopped a set of fours in a three-way pot and managed to double up through Rainer Kempe's pocket aces. Chen wrapped up the night with a stack of 3,500,000 chips as he hopes to add another bracelet to his collection.
Some other notables to keep an eye on tomorrow include Anson Tsang (2,770,000), Johannes Becker (2,360,000), and Manig Loeser (2,340,000). Both Tsang and Loeser made deep runs in Event #7: €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter last night finishing in fifth and third place respectively. Becker got himself off to an early lead and held that through much of the day but plateaued out in the latter stages. The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Hossein Ensan also bagged up a stack of 480,000 to return to on Day 2.
Unfortunately, some players will have to put up another €25,500 tomorrow if they wish to get back in the field. Dario Sammartino, Andreas Eiler, Jack Sinclair, and Anatoly Filatov were all eliminated at one point or another and chose to hold off on their re-entries. Late registration will remain open until after Level 14 on Day 2.
The cards will go back in the air tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. Each player will be given a fresh set of six time banks at the start of the day. As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the action throughout the entire day.
€25,500 Platinum High Roller Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | Timothy Adams | United Kingdom | 3,650,000 | 91 |
| 38 | 2 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 2,340,000 | 59 |
| 38 | 4 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,670,000 | 42 |
| 38 | 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 2,035,000 | 51 |
| 38 | 6 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 740,000 | 19 |
| 38 | 7 | Abdelhakim Zoufri | Netherlands | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 40 | 1 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 2,360,000 | 59 |
| 40 | 3 | James Chen | Taiwan | 3,500,000 | 88 |
| 40 | 5 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 845,000 | 21 |
| 40 | 6 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 1,445,000 | 36 |
| 40 | 7 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 2,095,000 | 52 |
| 40 | 8 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 565,000 | 14 |
| 42 | 1 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 1,375,000 | 34 |
| 42 | 3 | Julien Martini | France | 1,965,000 | 49 |
| 42 | 4 | Anton Morgenstern | Germany | 1,140,000 | 29 |
| 42 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 3,895,000 | 97 |
| 42 | 7 | Pavel Binar | Czech Republic | 2,655,000 | 66 |
| 42 | 8 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 480,000 | 12 |
| 43 | 1 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 760,000 | 19 |
| 43 | 2 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 2,160,000 | 54 |
| 43 | 4 | Ryan Riess | United States | 1,820,000 | 46 |
| 43 | 5 | Oleh Okhotskyi | Ukraine | 375,000 | |
| 43 | 7 | Anson Tsang | China | 2,770,000 | 69 |
| 43 | 8 | Christopher Frank | Åland Islands | 1,350,000 | 34 |
| 44 | 1 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 690,000 | 17 |
| 44 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | United States | 1,145,000 | 29 |
| 44 | 4 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 2,660,000 | 67 |
| 44 | 6 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,540,000 | 39 |
| 44 | 7 | Thomer Pidun | Germany | 3,040,000 | 76 |
| 44 | 8 | Adrian Mateos Diaz | Spain | 2,095,000 | 52 |
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,895,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
||
|
3,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
3,500,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,040,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,770,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
||
|
2,660,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
2,655,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
2,360,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,340,000
1,385,000
|
1,385,000 |
|
||
|
2,160,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
2,095,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
||
|
2,095,000
-1,105,000
|
-1,105,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,035,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
|
||
|
1,965,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,820,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
||
|
1,670,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
|
1,540,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
|
||
|
1,445,000
-705,000
|
-705,000 |
|
1,375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
||
|
1,350,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,145,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
1,140,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
845,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
||
|
760,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
||
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The remaining 30 players have bagged and tagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap of the day will follow shortly.
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded to Daniel Negreanu who moved all in for 458,000 from the hijack. Daniel Pidun made the call from the small blind and the players tabled their hands.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Daniel Pidun: 
The flop came 
giving Pidun a pair of queens but Negreanu a gutshot. The 
turn was just what Negreanu needed for a straight and the 
river completed the board for Negreanu to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
970,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
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|
250,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
There was a pot of around 700,000 in the middle and the flop was reading 
when Ryan Riess bet 275,000 from the small blind. Kahle Burns called from the cutoff.
The dealer burned and turned the 
that was checked through to the 
river. Both players opted to check again. Riess tabled 
for ace-high and Kahle revealed 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
770,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Anton Morgenstern raised it up to 60,000 in early position and Anatoly Filatov shoved all in for 360,000 in the cutoff. The action was back on Morgenstern who took his time before calling.
Anton Morgenstern: 
Anatoly Filatov: 
Morgenstern was in a dominating lead and the flop of 
left it that way. The on the turn gave Filatov the better of the two flush draws but the 
on the river bricked off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,010,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Danny Tang raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Anatoly Filatov called from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Filatov checked. Tang bet 85,000 and Filatov check-raised to 250,000. Tang stuck around with a call.
The turn was the and Filatov checked. Tang threw in a bet of 265,000 and Filatov check-called.
The 
completed the board and Filatov checked again. Tang fired 600,000 and Filatov with only 280,000 behind, hit the tank for about a minute, then gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
-845,000
|
-845,000 |
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rainer Kempe raised it up from under the gun and was called by James Chen in the small blind and Paul Phua in the big blind. The flop came 
and a little limit poker broke out. Phua was the first to bet 100,000 and Kempe raised to 200,000. Chen flat-called and Phua shoved all in for 300,000. Kempe re-raised to 650,000 and Chen still called.
The turn was the and Chen checked again. Kempe thought for a minute before shoving all in which was met by a snap-call from Chen. Chen was the player at risk between the two players for 732,000 on the side pot.
James Chen:
Rainer Kempe:
Paul Phua: 
Chen flopped a set of fours and was in a commanding lead against his two opponents. The 
completed the board which eliminated Phua and Chen more than doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,160,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
||
|
277,000
-1,473,000
|
-1,473,000 |
|
Busted | |
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|
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Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Johannes Becker and Daniel Negreanu were heads-up on the flop with the board reading 
. The two players managed to get all of the chips in the middle with Negreanu at risk for 463,000.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Johannes Becker: 
Negreanu started recording the encounter and cheering for a diamond. The 
on the turn also gave him a straight draw but it was the on the river that completed his flush in order to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,610,000
-1,190,000
|
-1,190,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
985,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
|
|
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