Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2024 WSOP Europe

Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Day 1 Completed

09-25-2024 05:10 UTC+1

Defending Champion Hokyiu Lee Grabs Chiplead After Day 1 of Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Last year, Hong Kong's Hokyiu Lee, a self-proclaimed cash game specialist, took down the €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort Rozvadov for his first bracelet. This year, after an arduous 11-hour Day 1, Lee found himself on top of the leaderboard as 50 players advanced to the second and final day of Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha.

Looking for back-to-back victories in the same WSOP Europe event, a feat rarely accomplished, Lee accumulated 609,500 chips on Day 1. With a massive stack of 122 big blinds at the start of Day 2, Lee has a comfortable lead over the rest of the field as he aims to defend his title. However, Lee is not the only player in a good position to go back-to-back, as last year's fourth-place finisher Daniel Smuskovics is sitting right behind Lee in the standings with a stack of 565,000.

Other players who will bring more than 100 big blinds to Day 2 are David Sosic (560,000), Dennis Weiss (535,000), and Alen Sabic (506,500), while Thomas Eychenne (385,500) and Simeon Tsonev (314,500) also secured a spot in the top ten counts.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hokyiu Lee	Hong Kong	609,500	122
2	Daniel Smuskovics	Germany	565,000	113
3	David Sosic	Croatia	560,000	112
4	Dennis Weiss	Germany	535,000	107
5	Alen Sabic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	506,500	101
6	Alexi Skoulos	Sweden	485,500	97
7	Marco Di Persio	Italy	477,500	96
8	Thomas Eychenne	France	385,500	77
9	Marek Uharcek	Slovakia	356,000	71
10	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	314,500	63

Vivian Saliba was the only lady among the 229 entries, a turnout that bested last year's, and she also made it through the day, albeit among the shorter stacks with 81,500 chips at her disposal. Meanwhile, Anson Tsang has already won this event in 2018 and 2022 and is looking for his fourth overall bracelet by capturing the title for a third time. He bagged an above-average stack of 254,500, setting him up nicely for the grind that will be necessary on Day 2.

Other names who are coming back tomorrow hoping to get a slice of the €398,231 prize pool, which easily surpassed the €300,000 guarantee, include Jari Mahonen (244,000), Gabi Livshitz (208,000), poker commentator George Sandford (205,500), PLO specialist Dwayne Sluis (174,500), Fahredin Mustafov (146,500), and poker veteran Vladimir Troyanovskiy (115,000).

Meanwhile, Dario Alioto, Ermanno Di Nicola, Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Bjorn Verbakel, Tobias Peters, Samuel Stranak, Bernd Gleissner, and Stephen Nahm will not be adding a second bracelet to their collection as they did not manage to survive the onslaught of Day 1.

All who do return will restart tomorrow, September 25, at 3 p.m. local time. Blinds will resume in Level 15: 2,5

3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante, and all levels will remain 40 minutes in length. A break will be had after every three levels, and play will continue until a winner has been crowned. A cards-up live stream is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m., although the starting time is subject to change.

The payouts have not been announced yet, so check back in with PokerNews tomorrow to find out who will be crowned the champion and with what gigantic sum of money they will walk away with.

Tags: Alen Sabic Alexi Skoulos Anson Tsang Daniel Smuskovics David Sosic Dennis Weiss Dwayne Sluis Fahredin Mustafov Gabi Livshitz George Sandford Hokyiu Lee Jari Mahonen Marco Di Persio Marek Uharcek Simeon Tsonev Thomas Eychenne Vivian Saliba Vladimir Troyanovskiy

09-25-2024 05:00 UTC+1

Day 2 Seat Draw

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip count	Big Blinds
38	1	Kai Lehto	Finland	66,000	13
38	2	Jari Mahonen	Finland	244,000	49
38	3	Jeremy Trojand	Germany	270,000	54
38	4	Dorel Eldabach	Israel	207,500	42
38	5	Samuel Auer-Klintmalm	Germany	121,500	24
38	7	Stanislovas Vinicenka	Lithuania	55,500	11
38	8	Goran Urumovic	Sweden	242,000	48

39	1	Eran Carmi	Israel	169,500	34
39	2	Milan Skacel	Czechia	71,500	14
39	3	Dwayne Sluis	Netherlands	174,500	35
39	5	Alessandro De Michele	Italy	249,000	50
39	6	Emanuel Singer	Germany	138,500	28
39	7	Harald Casagrande	Austria	241,500	48
39	8	Martin Schamaun	Switzerland	56,500	11

40	1	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	232,500	47
40	2	Thomas Eychenne	France	385,500	77
40	3	Ferenc Deak	Hungary	127,000	25
40	4	Matei Lupascu	Romania	168,000	34
40	5	Juergen Pollack	Germany	210,000	42
40	6	Mihail Andonov	Denmark	232,000	46
40	7	Marek Uharcek	Slovakia	356,000	71

41	1	Marco Di Persio	Italy	477,500	96
41	2	George Sandford	United Kingdom	205,500	41
41	3	Samuel Albeck	Germany	258,000	52
41	4	Markus Anheier	Germany	235,500	47
41	5	Levani Rozomashvili	Georgia	213,000	43
41	7	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russian Federation	115,000	23
41	8	Olivier Dinand	France	107,500	22

42	1	Dennis Weiss	Germany	535,000	107
42	2	Javier Francort	Netherlands	36,500	7
42	4	Vivian Saliba	Brazil	81,500	16
42	5	Salih Atac	Switzerland	149,000	30
42	6	Artur Teshaev	Uzbekistan	128,000	26
42	7	Alon Huberman	Portugal	200,000	40
42	8	Hokyiiu Lee	Hong Kong	609,500	122

43	1	Oscar Ceron	Colombia	290,000	58
43	2	Tamazi Skhirtladze	Georgia	244,000	49
43	3	Gabi Livshitz	Israel	208,000	42
43	4	Narcis Nedelcu	Romania	94,000	19
43	5	Filip Aleksic	Netherlands	103,500	21
43	6	David Sosic	Croatia	560,000	112
43	8	Vakhtang Javakhishvili	Georgia	223,000	45

44	1	Iisakki Ullakonoja	Finland	72,000	14
44	2	Daniel Smuskovics	Germany	565,000	113
44	3	Alexi Skoulos	Sweden	485,500	97
44	4	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	146,500	29
44	5	Anson Tsang	Hong Kong	254,500	51
44	6	Thomas Hueber	Austria	121,000	24
44	7	Alen Sabic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	506,500	101
44	8	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	314,500	63

09-25-2024 04:32 UTC+1

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hokyiu Lee	609,500 174,500	174,500

Daniel Smuskovics	565,000 20,000	20,000
David Sosic	560,000 -15,000	-15,000
Dennis Weiss	535,000 70,000	70,000

Alen Sabic	506,500 -32,500	-32,500
Alexi Skoulos	485,500 240,500	240,500
Marco Di Persio	477,500 142,500	142,500
Thomas Eychenne	385,500 20,500	20,500
Marek Uharcek	356,000 170,000	170,000
Simeon Tsonev	314,500
Oscar Ceron	290,000 110,000	110,000
Jeremy Trojand	270,000 135,000	135,000
Samuel Albeck	258,000 53,000	53,000
Anson Tsang	254,500 149,500	149,500

Alessandro De Michele	249,000 4,000	4,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	244,000 184,000	184,000
Jari Mahonen	244,000 89,000	89,000
Goran Urumovic	242,000 5,000	5,000
Harry Casagrande	241,500 -58,500	-58,500
Markus Anheier	235,500 175,500	175,500
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	232,500 22,500	22,500
Mihail Andonov	232,000 17,000	17,000
Vakhtang Javakhishvili	223,000 52,000	52,000
Levani Rozomashvili	213,000 3,000	3,000
Juergen Pollack	210,000 162,000	162,000

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09-25-2024 03:53 UTC+1

Play Has Concluded For Day 1

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining 52 players from the 229 entries have bagged up their chips for the day and will return for Day 2 tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time.

A full recap of the day will follow shortly.

09-25-2024 03:53 UTC+1

Urumovic Doubles in Final Moments

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Levani Rozomashvili raised to 8,000 in middle position before David Sosic three-bet to 25,000 in the hijack. Goran Urumovic called in the cutoff and Harry Casagrande four-bet to 130,000 in the big blind.

Rozomashvili and Sosic quickly folded before Urumovic called all-in for 99,000.

Goran Urumovic: Q♦J♦10♣9♣ All in
Harry Casagrande: A♦A♣5♠3♠

"You lose this one," Urumovic told Casagrande as the 4♦10♦5♥ flop gave him a flush draw. The 6♣ turn changed nothing, but the 7♦ brought in Urumovic's flush to double him during the last hand of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sosic	575,000 -60,000	-60,000
Harry Casagrande	300,000 -80,000	-80,000
Goran Urumovic	237,000 187,000	187,000
Levani Rozomashvili	210,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: David Sosic Goran Urumovic Harry Casagrande Levani Rozomashvili

09-25-2024 03:44 UTC+1

Andonov's Check-Raise Makes Di Persio Fold

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With roughly 35,000 in the pot on a flop of A♦7♣3♥, Marco Di Persio bet 20,000 from middle position. Stanislovas Vinicenka folded from the button, but Mihail Andonov check-raised to 50,000 out of the big blind. Di Persio thought it over briefly before he reluctantly folded and forfeited the pot to Andonov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Di Persio	335,000
Mihail Andonov	215,000
Stanislovas Vinicenka	70,000

Tags: Marco Di Persio Mihail Andonov Stanislovas Vinicenka

09-25-2024 03:42 UTC+1

Final Five hands

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The floor staff has announced that there shall be five more hands until the remaining players bag up their chips for the night.

09-25-2024 03:40 UTC+1

Javakhishvili Receives His Wish

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vakhtang Javakhishvili raised to 12,000 in middle position, after which the action folded to Dorel Eldabach in the big blind. He three-bet to 37,000 before Javakhishvili jammed in his stack of 83,500.

A snap call followed from Eldabach and both players tabled their hands.

Vakhtang Javakhishvili: A♠A♦J♦J♣ All in
Dorel Eldabach: A♥A♣10♠6♠

"Jack, one time," Javakhishvili pleaded.

Soon, he cheered as the 5♣J♥5♦ flop left Eldabach drawing dead. Javakhishvili looked on as the meaningless Q♥ turn and 2♠ river were dealt before raking his late-night double-up.