Sami Bechahed: XxXx/6xQx4xQx/Xx
Symeon Alexandridis: XxXx/4x2x2xKx/Xx- folded seventh street
Sami Bechahed completed and Symeon Alexandridis put in a two-bet. Bechahed called and also called when Alexandridis bet out on fourth street.
Bechahed caught best on fifth street, prompting him to place a bet. Alexandridis called to sixth, where both players checked.
Alexandridis checked again on seventh street. Bechahed tossed in a bet in response, sending Alexandridis into the tank. Eventually, he mucked his cards as Bechahed reclaimed some lost chips.
Sebastian Cantzler raised under the gun and Aaron Duczak put in his last 21,500 on the button. Ilija Savevski and Cantzler both called.
Cantzler then bet on the 10♣2♠5♦ flop and Savevski called. The turn was the 2♦ and Cantzler bet again. Savevski called and the 7♦ fell on the river.
Savevski then led out with a bet and Cantzler called. Savevski showed A♦K♣8♦4♣ for a flush and a low, while Cantzler had A♥A♠10♦2♥ for a full house. Duczak tossed K♥Q♠4♦3♣ as he made his exit while Cantzler and Savevski chopped the pot.
There are few feelings better in poker than finding oneself on the bubble with a big stack, ready to put pressure on anyone who is trying to secure themselves a minimum cash.
Today, on Day 2 of Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Mix of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe, Anson Tsang and Sami Bechahed will return to King's Resort with exactly that feeling.
They sit on top of the leaderboard with only 18 players returning for the final day of the event, and with 14 spots being paid, the money will be on many a short-stack's mind. Three-time bracelet winner Tsang, who bagged 674,500 last night and received the title of chipleader with a stack of 34 big bets, and Bechahed, also sitting comfortably with a stack of 609,500 in the hunt for his first bracelet, were the only players who ended up with more than half a million in chips.
Anson Tsang
Seated on different tables, they will be looking to take advantage of the bubble opportunities and increase their monstrous stacks even more. Meanwhile, the likes of Polish duo Tomasz Gluszko (323,000) and Dzmitry Urbanovich (170,000), two-time bracelet winner Ilija Savevski (281,000), and recent €5,000 PLO bracelet winner Dennis Weiss (210,000) find themselves in the top ten with middling stacks and will have to proceed carefully.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Day 2 Big Bets
1
Anson Tsang
Hong Kong
674,500
34
2
Sami Bechahed
France
609,500
30
3
Symeon Alexandridis
Greece
410,000
21
4
Martin Schamaun
Switzerland
408,500
20
5
Tomasz Gluszko
Poland
323,000
16
6
Patrick Bueno
France
284,000
14
7
Ilija Savevski
North Macedonia
281,000
14
8
Alessandro De Michele
Italy
253,000
13
9
Dennis Weiss
Germany
210,000
11
10
Dzmitry Urbanovich
Poland
170,000
9
However, the bubble will not be the only thing on the players' minds today, as the tournament will play down to a winner from the 90 entries made in total, presenting an opportunity to capture a WSOP bracelet. Aside from the WSOP jewelry, the €156,510 prize pool saw a prize of €43,400 being put on top, nothing to scoff at, and another motivator for the players.
€2,000 8-Game Mix Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€43,400
6
€7,290
2
€28,000
7
€5,830
3
€18,750
8-9
€4,895
4
€13,100
10-11
€4,330
5
€9,555
12-14
€4,045
The tournament will resume at 1 p.m. local time, with limits at 10,000/20,000 for limit games, and blinds at 2,500/5,000 for big bet games. All levels will last 40 minutes, and a break will be had after every three of them.
As stated, the tournament will crown a champion today, so be sure to stick to PokerNews to find out who will capture the only mixed games bracelet of the 2024 WSOP Europe.
