2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
In a battle of the blinds, the pot stood at approximately 100,000 with two players looking at a full board that read K♦5♥5♣9♦7♣.
Pierre Calamusa, in the small blind, bet out for 120,000. The action was on Pascal Ridet, in the big blind, who went deep into the tank. Ridet thought for some time before electing to make the call. Calamusa tabled K♥7♥ for a rivered two pair; good enough to take down this pot.
Calamusa surpassed 1,400,000 chips and solidified himself as one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Mathias Falandys raised to 30,00 from the button, Henri Valette moved all in for 86,000 from the small blind and Falandys called.
Henri Valette: A♠5♥
Mathias Falandys:K♥6♦
The board ran out 9♥10♣6♠9♣5♦. Falandys pulled ahead on the flop and remained that way to the river, putting him over the one million chip mark and eliminating Valette.
Level: 23
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000
Omar Schuster raised to 24,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from Pierre Neuville, in the cutoff and Thomas Sacquet, in the big blind.
The action checked to Neuville, who took the lead for 48,000, on a flop of J♦J♠10♥. Only Schuster called.
Schuster checked again on the J♥ turn. Neuville sized up to 125,000 and Schuster folded.
A total of 1,577 entries generated a prize pool of €693,880. The entire Day 2 field of 271 players made the money, securing a minimum cash of €1,000. The eventual champion of this event will take home a grand prize of €100,000.
Payout for WPO Bratislava 2023
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €100,000 | 9 | €9,000 | 48-59 | €1,800 |
| 2 | €64,500 | 10-11 | €7,000 | 60-71 | €1,600 |
| 3 | €42,000 | 12-14 | €5,560 | 72-95 | €1,450 |
| 4 | €28,000 | 15-17 | €4,400 | 96-119 | €1,300 |
| 5 | €21,000 | 18-23 | €3,600 | 120-143 | €1,200 |
| 6 | €16,000 | 24-29 | €3,000 | 144-191 | €1,100 |
| 7 | €12,300 | 30-35 | €2,500 | 192-271 | €1,000 |
| 8 | €9,000 | 36-47 | €2,100 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The pot stood at approximately 110,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♦7♥A♦9♠9♥.
Alexandre Dardaud, in the small blind, moved all in for 110,000, sending Vincent Sourdeix, who was under the gun, into the tank.
Sourdeix thought for some time before electing to fold. Dardaud won this pot without a showdown.