Double Flight for the Wolf Millionairethe 1 million Swiss franc guaranteed tournament taking place at Grand Casino Bendern in Liechtenstein with the organization of Euro Rounders and PkLive360.
The first of the two flights scheduled today at GCPoker Room, Day1 H of the Wolf Millionaire Main Event ended with 24 qualifiers out of 116 entries.
In total, we have 43 players sure to take part in Day1 C which will take place on Sunday afternoon, obviously waiting to know how many other players will be able to advance in the next scheduled flights.
The best of all today was the Austrian “KJ” ), who at the 12th level could already boast over 700 thousand tokens and who at the end of the day managed to put 620,500 in the envelope:
“I ran well for an hour after being average for almost the entire tournament. The turning point? A hero-call on a very large pot that wasn’t easy at all. I 3-bet from the BB with Aces and BTN called. On the KJ-9 flop, I get a call on my c-bet and the same thing happens on the turn, a 4 (effectively a blank). On river Jack I decide to bet 65K (about 35% of my stack) and my opponent goes all-in. I didn’t give him QT (straight) because he would play differently, I put him more at J-9 KJ or 9-9, but he could also bluff some hands. I finally made the call and it was the right decision. Afterwards, he admitted that he had bluffed, even though he had KQ and he could also call. He told me that he was betting me on AKs or Aces and was trying to bluff. What if I’m a professional poker player? I’m actually a professional pool player and GC Casino is my sponsor. I only play poker occasionally when a tournament is worth playing regarding the prize pool and buy-in. I like playing both cash games and big tournaments, and this is perfect for my standards. Let’s hope for the best in the next few days!”
Second in chip just behind “KJ” is the Pole “Easy call91” at 518,500, followed by German Johann Schamne at 503,000.
Completing the Top 5 are EPT finalist Lorenzo Arduini (491,500) and compatriot Alessio Benza (471,000). Below is the complete count at the end of Day1 H.
Unofficial Chipcount
KJ AT 620,500
EASY CALL91 PL 518.500
JOHANN SCHAMNE DE 503,000
LORENZO ARDUINI IT 491.500
ALESSIO BENZA IT 471,000
RAOUL RICARDO KANME NL 424,500
BORAT90 DE 424,000
PAUL ADRIAN COVACIU RM418,500
MICHAEL ALLGAUER AT 358,000
ROCKET CH 346,000
ANDY MICHAEL GRAF DE 307,000
PIERRE SOUAID FR 285,500
DELAL CAPAN CH 284,500
PIXELS OF 239,000
ANDREAS MAGES AT 217,000
CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER CH 189,000
STONEWALL JACKSON DE 168,000
GIULIANO MASTROPIETRO IT 155,000
IVO DONEV AT 150,000
DOMINIK MAXIMILIAN HURUM DE 119,500
ALLEGRO DE 117,000
BRUNO KELLER CH 103,000
MUT10Z DE 48,500
SANDRO CARUCCI CH 27,500
Kevin Pichet finishes ahead of everyone on Day1 I
The second god two flights scheduled yesterday, Day1 I, brought 16 more players to the Day2 C on Sunday afternoon.
The total of those qualified therefore rises to 59 thanks to the 43 coming from Day1 G and H, obviously waiting for the three last flights to be played on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st (the midday Turbo).
He thinks about getting the cover Kevin Pichet (pictured above) thanks to the 747,500 chips bagged at the end of the day, the second stack of the last 3 flights played:
“I bluffed a lot – jokes Kevin – no, in reality I had some excellent spots where I could chip in in the last hour and a half after having remained in average for almost the entire tournament. I’m not a professional, maybe tomorrow! I play 15 years out of passion and I like poker when I’m alive. We hope to do well in the next few days too!”
The second in the count is Robert Alois Reichen (630,000), followed by the Italian Angelo Arossi with 591,500.
Agalliu Adriatik (572,500) and Merab Meladze (438,000) complete the Top 5. Dejan Stojanović, goalkeeper of Altach (Austrian Bundesliga) and former Bologna goalkeeper also qualifies, as does the EuroRounders social ambassador for Italy Davide Nutarelli.
Unofficial Chipcount
KEVIN CANER PICHET FR 747,500
ROBERT ALOIS REICHEN CH 630,000
ANGELO AROSSI IT 591,500
AGALLIU ADRIATIK DE 572,500
MERAB MELADZE DE 438,000
SASA FUSTIN NL 427,000
IVAN GAJIC CH 340,000
MICHAEL SUTER CH 314,000
MARIUS-ALEXANDRU GICOVANU RO 309,000
VEGAS CH 275,000
HAEL AL LABANI DE 274,000
NIKOLA MATIC DE 183,000
DEKI AT 166,000
DAVIDE NUTARELLI IT 110,500
PETER JESKO SK 78,000
STEFAN WIDMER CH 64,500
