€500 WPO Main Event | 2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava

2022-10-02 12:30 UTC+3

Title and €120,000 Awaits Winner of Record-Breaking 2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava €500 Main Event

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The Winamax Poker Open Bratislava €500 Main Event has been a roaring success at the Banco Casino and has exceeded expectations on several levels.

It was going to be a tough ask to best the highly praised 2022 Winamax Poker Open Madrid, but when the dust settled over the four starting flights, a new attendance record was set at 2,221. Furthermore, the €977,240 prize pool is the largest poker purse to ever be generated in Slovakia.

From the newly record-setting field, just 14 players are in contention to be crowned the winer of the WPO Bratislava Main Event, with all of them vying to capture the title and €120,000 first-place prize.

Clement Bonnant piloted over the biggest stack from Day 2 and will begin with 14,725,000 in chips, which is good for 49 big blinds. Rounding out the top three chip stacks heading into Day 3 are Adrien Guyon (12,075,000) and Vincent Malet (11,625,000). Action resumes at Level 40 with the blinds set at 150,000/300.000 and a 300,000 big blind ante. Levels have also increased to 40-minutes in length.

Day 3 will get underway at 12:30 p.m. CEST and the action wont stop until there is only one player left standing.

Winamax Poker Open Bratislava €500 Main Event Day 3 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Clement Bonnant	France	14,725,000	49
2	Adrien Guyon	France	12,075,000	40
3	Vincent Malet	France	11,625,000	39
4	Romain Semler	France	11,575,000	39
5	Igor Mataruga	Serbia	9,350,000	31
6	Maxime Large	France	8,675,000	29
7	Nicolas Tytgat	France	7,350,000	25
8	Edvin Makic	Austria	7,250,000	24
9	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	6,925,000	23
10	Lionel Muggeo	France	6,525,000	22
11	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	4,950,000	17
12	Stefan Baczynskyj	France	4,500,000	15
13	Raphael Blouet	France	3,300,000	11
14	Arturo Carnicer	Spain	2,925,000	10

Notable names still in the mix include Nacho Barbero and Deividas Daubaris. All 14 finalists have locked up a payday of €7,500 so far and reaching the seven-handed final table will secure a cash of at least €18,140 and the pay jumps from there on will certainly be significant.

The final day will be broadcasted on the Winamax Twitch and YouTube channels. Furthermore, the PokerNews live reporting team will also be on the floor from start to finish until a winner has been crowned in the record-setting 2022 Winamax Poker Open in Bratislava.

2022-10-02 14:10 UTC+3

Arturo Carnicer Eliminated in 14th Place (€7,500)

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Nível 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Arturo Carnicer moved all in for his last 2,500,000 from the small blind and was called by Stefan Baczynskyj who had Carnicer covered.

Arturo Carnicer:
Stefan Baczynskyj:

The flopped gave Baczynskyj a gutshot straight draw while Carnicer made a pair. The turn completed the bigger stacks straight and the river confirmed the at risk player's exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stefan Baczynskyj	7,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Arturo Carnicer	Eliminado

2022-10-02 14:20 UTC+3

Raphael Blouet Eliminated in 13th Place (€7,500)

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Nível 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nacho Barbero jammed for 5,450,000 before Raphael Blouet moved all in for slightly more in the small blind. Clement Bonnant made the snap-call from the big blind and had the two players at risk of elimination.

Nacho Barbero:
Raphael Blouet:
Clement Bonnant:

Bonnant was in a great position to add to his chip lead and it seemed all but certain after the flop. However, the turn shot Barbero into the lead with a set and the river confirmed his triple up while Blouet was eliminated after being covered by Bonnant.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nacho Barbero	17,000,000 12,050,000	12,050,000
Clement Bonnant	8,200,000 -6,525,000	-6,525,000
Raphael Blouet	Eliminado

2022-10-02 14:35 UTC+3

Large Doubles Mataruga; Then Finds His Own Double Up

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Nível 40 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Maxime Large opened to 600,000 from the cutoff before Igor Mataruga made it 2,300,000 from the small blind. Large then jammed as the covering stack and Mataruga quickly called off the remainder of his 10,275,000 chips.

Mataruga had the and dominated Large's . The runout gave Mataruga the chip lead.

Large was then all in for his last 2,100,000 shortly after and was called by Nicolas Tytgat.

Maxime Large:
Nicolas Tytgat:

The flop had Large with one foot out of the door but the turn gave him outs to the flush. The river kept Large in contention as he found a quick rebound.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Igor Mataruga	21,000,000
Nicolas Tytgat	5,900,000
Maxime Large	4,700,000

2022-10-02 15:02 UTC+3

Clement Bonnant Eliminated in 12th Place (€7,500)

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Nível 41 : Blinds 150,000/350,000, 350,000 ante

Clement Bonnant raised to 5,000,000 from the button, leaving him with 500,000 behind. Adrien Guyon then jammed from the small blind as the bigger stack. Bonnant didn't like the spot but put in his last few chips.

Clement Bonnant:
Adrien Guyon:

The start of Day 3 chip leader was the underdog and would need help afterthe flop and turn. The completed the board and Bonnant's Main Event journey came to an end.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrien Guyon	18,000,000 6,375,000	6,375,000
Clement Bonnant	Eliminado

2022-10-02 15:29 UTC+3

Vincent Malet Eliminated in 11th Place (€10,000)

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Nível 42 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Vincent Malet jammed for 4,150,000 from under the gun and was only called by Deividas Daubaris on his direct left

Vincent Malet:
Deividas Daubaris:

Daubiaris paired up on the flop and held out to bust Malet after the turn and river.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nacho Barbero	16,300,000 150,000	150,000
Deividas Daubaris	15,000,000 7,125,000	7,125,000
Adrien Guyon	13,200,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000
Stefan Baczynskyj	7,500,000 300,000	300,000
Vincent Malet	Eliminado

2022-10-02 15:35 UTC+3

Maxime Large Eliminated in 10th Place (€10,000)

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Nível 42 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Maxime Large put in the last of his short stack and was called by Romain Semler to set up another all-in showdown.

Maxime Large:
Romain Semler:

The flop added some two-pair outs for Large but he was unable to connect on the runout and left the tournament area in 10th place for €10,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Romain Semler	9,000,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Maxime Large	Eliminado

2022-10-02 15:50 UTC+3

Guyon Puts a Dent in Barbero's Stack

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Nível 42 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

On the feature table, Adrien Guyon opened to 1,325,000 with from the small blind and Nacho Barbero called from the small blind with his .

The flop prompted Guyon to bet 2,075,000 and was called to bring in the turn. Guyon, now with a set, checked. Barbero did the same.

The hit the river and Guyon bet 3,800,075. Barbero then went deep into the tank and then made the hero call with ace-high.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrien Guyon	25,000,000 11,800,000	11,800,000
Nacho Barbero	7,800,000 -8,500,000	-8,500,000

2022-10-02 16:24 UTC+3

Edvin Makic Eliminated in 9th Place (€13,300)

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Nível 43 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

On the first hand after the break, Edvin Makic opened to 2,175,000 from the button, leaving just 25,000 behind. Only Igor Mataruga called from the small blind.

As expected, the last chips went into the middle on the flop.

Edvin Makic:
Igor Mataruga:

Makic had two pair outs, however some were removed as Mataruga had the nut flush draw. The turn and river then confirmed Makic's exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Igor Mataruga	26,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Edvin Makic	Eliminado

2022-10-02 16:34 UTC+3

Lionel Muggeo Eliminated in 8th Place (€13,300)

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Nível 43 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Lionel Muggeo jammed from under the gun for 6,325,000 and was snap-called by Stefan Baczynskyj on the button. Igor Mataruga asked for a count on the initial all-in and then shipped in his superior stack from the big blind. Baczynskyj, who started the hand with 11,950,000, again made the snap-call.

Lionel Muggeo:
Stefan Baczynskyj:
Igor Mataruga:

The players got to their feet as the three pocket pairs were exposed. Baczynskyj was in great shape to take the overall chip lead and that is what he did as the board ran out with the to keep the aces ahead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stefan Baczynskyj	30,975,000 24,975,000	24,975,000
Igor Mataruga	14,000,000 -12,000,000	-12,000,000
Lionel Muggeo	Eliminado