€500 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€667,040
Entries
1,516
Level
46
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
252
Players Left
17
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Anton Markachev | Russian Federation | 3,790,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | Timothe Labassa | France | 3,575,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 3 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 7,200,000 | 72 |
| 1 | 4 | Americ Stiller | Germany | 2,980,000 | 30 |
| 1 | 5 | Nicolas Plantin | France | 6,960,000 | 70 |
| 1 | 6 | Valentin Imperatore | France | 3,480,000 | 35 |
| 7 | 1 | Dylan Cechowski | France | 7,925,000 | 79 |
| 7 | 3 | Oscar Peleg | Sweden | 4,390,000 | 44 |
| 7 | 4 | Alvaro Aparicio | Spain | 1,885,000 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | Johnny Andreassen | Denmark | 2,820,000 | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | Victor Hoogstoel | France | 2,420,000 | 24 |
| 8 | 1 | Hugo Menant | France | 1,970,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 2 | Arthur Lacroix | France | 1,730,000 | 17 |
| 8 | 3 | Benjamin Hammann | France | 10,070,000 | 101 |
| 8 | 4 | Jonathan Pastore | France | 6,385,000 | 64 |
| 8 | 5 | Clement Albert | France | 3,680,000 | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | Aliosha Staes | Belgium | 4,730,000 | 47 |
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Out of the 252 players who returned for Day 2 of the 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Main Event, only 17 remain at the end of the night. They are the final contenders from a field of 1,516 entrants, and tomorrow, they will battle for the first-place prize of €90,000 and the title.
After a relatively short day, Benjamin Hammann ended up as the chip leader. He climbed to the top of the chip counts early in the day and never dropped from the leading positions. He finished by eliminating Yann Nasser just a few minutes before the day ended, bagging 10,070,000 chips.
2024 WPO Bratislava Main Event Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Hammann | France | 10,070,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Dylan Cechowski | France | 7,925,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 7,200,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Nicolas Plantin | France | 6,960,000 | 70 |
| 5 | Jonathan Pastore | France | 6,385,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Aliosha Staes | Belgium | 4,730,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Oscar Peleg | Sweden | 4,390,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Anton Markachev | Russian Federation | 3,790,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Clement Albert | France | 3,680,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Timothe Labassa | France | 3,575,000 | 36 |
| 11 | Valentin Imperatore | France | 3,480,000 | 35 |
| 12 | Americ Stiller | Germany | 2,980,000 | 30 |
| 13 | Victor Hoogstoel | France | 2,820,000 | 28 |
| 14 | Johnny Andreassen | Denmark | 2,420,000 | 24 |
| 15 | Hugo Menant | France | 1,970,000 | 20 |
| 16 | Alvaro Aparicio | Spain | 1,885,000 | 19 |
| 17 | Arthur Lacroix | France | 1,730,000 | 17 |
Dylan Cechowski “spent the whole day with 10 big blinds” but managed to win big pots during the last level, finishing second in chips with 7,925,000.
The podium is completed by Matthieu Lamagnere, who also had a short stack for a long time. However, he doubled up with kings against Julien Sitbon, then eliminated both the last remaining Winamax Team Pro and Gyula Viski with aces, concluding the day with 7,200,000 chips. Thanks to this stack, he could be headed for a second consecutive final table of a Winamax event, after .
Victor Hoogstoel was also on a WPO final table earlier in his career, during last year’s WPO Bratislava. He holds 2,820,000 at the end of Day 2, so a back-to-back final table is still possible. Unlike Hoogstoel, the defending champion Martin Bartos (82nd - €1,450) and 2023 finalist Victor Fryda (209th - €1,000) were eliminated on Day 2.
Nicolas Plantin and Jonathan Pastore shared the same table almost all day long. It was "a good day of work" for them, as they bagged 6,960,000 and 6,385,000 chips, respectively.
The day was a bit tougher for Alvaro Aparicio (1,885,000) and Arthur Lacroix (1,730,000). The Spanish player initially built up a stack but was caught bluffing after the dinner break, and the French player moved all-in a few times during the last level and eventually managed to double up. Both will return tomorrow with just under 20 big blinds.
Although 17 players qualified, more than 200 players went to the cashier to collect their prizes. Early in the day, Winamax Team Pros Gaelle Baumann (242nd), Alexane Najchaus (235th), Romain Lewis (204th), and Adrian Mateos (200th) min-cashed. 2023 Winamax Poker Tour winner Sebastien Lesoif (€1,100) and 2024 Sismix champion Anthony Dasbourg (149th - €1,100) went a bit deeper in the tournament, along with Mikael "Shishi" Berrio (139th - €1,200), who ran his sevens into queens.
After WSOP bracelet winners Leo Margets (132nd - €1,200) and Timur Margolin (112th - €1,350) were eliminated, Omar Lakhdari was caught bluffing at the feature table, finishing in 84th place for €1,450.
Lakhdari was followed by Mustapha Kanit (58th - €1,850), while French influencer Mohamed Henni eliminated two players at once with ace-king. He ultimately hit the rail with fours against kings, finishing 37th for €2,100, at the same time as Day 1b chip leader Ludovic Palain (35th - €2,500). 2024 WSOP Main Event finalist Malo Latinois put in another solid performance, finishing 30th (€2,500). Finally, Sitbon's elimination in 19th place (€3,500) concluded the day.
The third and final table will commence tomorrow, September 29, at 12:30 local time. Play will restart in Level 29, featuring blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. There are 6 minutes remaining in this level, after which each subsequent level will last 40 minutes.
A cards-up live stream will also be broadcast on WinamaxTV on a 30-minute delay, with the live report following the same delay.
Make sure to check back in with PokerNews tomorrow to find out who will be crowned The 2024 WPO Bratislava champion!
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,070,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
7,925,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
7,200,000 | |
|
6,960,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
6,385,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
|
||
|
4,730,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
4,390,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
3,790,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
3,680,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
3,575,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
3,480,000
-1,620,000
|
-1,620,000 |
|
2,980,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
|
2,820,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
2,420,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
1,970,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
1,885,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
1,730,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The remaining 17 players have bagged and tagged their chips for the Day 3 restart, concluding play for the day.
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Julien Sitbon, who was under the gun, moved all in for 1,300,000. Gyula Viski, in the cutoff, moved all in himself for 2,300,000 and Matthieu Lamagnere, on the button, called to have them both at risk.
Julien Sitbon: 8♥8♦ 
Gyula Viski: 9♥9♦
Matthieu Lamagnere: A♦A♦
Lamagnere woke up with the goods, and the 3♥10♠2♦10♣J♦ runout saw his aces hold. Both Sitbon and Viski were eliminated, bringing the player count down to 17 and concluding play for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
On the feature table Matthieu Lamagnere raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Julien Sitbon defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♣K♦9♠ and Lamagnere continued for 125,000. Sitbon check-called.
Lamagnere fired a second barrel of 330,000 on the 5♠ turn. Sitbon check-called again to see the J♦ river where Lamagnere moved all-in for 875,000.
Sitbon went deep into the tank, and he eventually called with K♣10♥. But he ran into Lamagnere's K♠K♥ who doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-1,635,000
|
-1,635,000 |
|
|
||
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The action was caught with 1,550,000 in the middle with two players looking at a board of 9♥5♥6♠4♠.
Yann Nasser, who as under the gun, checked the action to Benjamin Hammann, in the cutoff. Hammann bet out 900,000 and Nasser responded by moving all in for, what looked to be, 2,000,000. Hammann snap-called.
Yann Nasser: K♥J♥
Benjamin Hammann: K♠5♠
Both players had flush draws, but Hammann's also came with a pair of fives to put him in the lead. The 10♠ river improved Hammann wo his flush and Nasser was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,900,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Another all-in and call situation occurred on Table 6 with Clément Albert in the big blind and his 1,660,000 chip-stack against Valentin Imperatore in the cutoff.
Clément Albert: Q♦Q♠
Valentin Imperatore: K♠K♥
Albert flopped a set on 6♦Q♣9♥3♥A♦ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
|
|
3,520,000
1,220,000
|
1,220,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Johnny Andreassen opened from the hijack, Arthur Lacroix three-bet all-in from the button for 965,000 and Andreasson eventually made the call.
Arthur Lacroix: Q♥Q♣
Johnny Andreassen: A♥7♦
Lacroix's queens held on K♠8♠2♥3♠4♦ and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,180,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |