158 entries for Event #8 Knockout

Event #8 of the €250 Knockout Circus was a great success, with 155 entries. This resulted in a prizepool of €15,872, with each player also having a €100 bounty on his head.

Entries were open for 10 levels, and the last 40 players in the field faced off on blinds 1000 - 2000 (2000) for the final level of play. The survivors of this first day of competition will have played 6 hours of poker... Resuming at 3 p.m. on Thursday for the conclusion of this tournament, the winner of which will take home a €3,340 prize in addition to the bonuses earned during his deep-run...

See you soon for the chipcount at the end of the day... Daniel Pirlot, Robert Seelen, Leonid Poles, Kevin Pietquin, Julien Lauer, Cristian Bogdan, Cyril Fabre, Luc Gillard, Claudio Guadagnino and François Heine are still in the running at the end of the day...

Event #8 Knockout Circus €250(100€ bonus - 158 entries - 15 872€ prizepool)
Champion - €3,340
Runner Up - €2,200
3e - 1 600€
4e - 1 240€
5e - 950€
6e - 735€
7e - 590€
8e - 500€
9e - 425€

10th and 11th - €370
12th and 13th - €325
14th and 15th - €285
16th and 17th - €250
18 to 20e - €225
21st to 23rd - €205

36 players on Final Day, Morgan Poisson chipleader

With 158 players on the starting line, 36 finally made it through the 12 half-hour levels on the opening day of the €250 Knockout Event #8.

With Julien Lauer eliminated at the last minute by Cyril Fabre, there will be 36 players at 4 tables when the action resumes on Thursday at 3pm at Circus Casino Resort, with an average of 43 blinds.

Morgan Poisson (photo) will lead the way with 408,000 in chips, and will be joined by the likes of Pierre Neuville, Daniel Pirlot, Cristian Bogdan and Kevin Pietquin...

23 players will enter the money on Thursday with a €205 min-cash, and the players in the money will share over €15,000... Each elimination also earns the executioner €100, with the champion adding a further €3,340 to his bounty. 

Chipcount complete Event #8

Morgan Poisson 408,000
Daniel Pirlot 347,000
Damien Di Pasquale 282,000
Bjoern Freiherr 223,000
David Amsellem 221,000
Christophe Lecocq 207,000
Cyril Fabre 205,000
Sven Hurschmann204 000
Matis de la Sala 193 000
Pierre Neuville 190 000

Marcel Berger 159 000
Nathan Seny 159 000
Roel Kohlen 146 000
Leon Moris 139 000
Maxime Gerard 116 000
Hendrik Blokdijk 106 000
Melvin Maas 95 000
Cristian Bogdan 93 000
Kylian Berghman 88 500
Yan Birg 85 000

Francois Heine 84 500
Rabak Pauwels 82 000
Marcus Bonna 73 000
Leonid Poles 70 000
Luc Gillard 66 000
Kay Boeren 63 000
Thus Kaper 59,000
Florentin Barre 56,000
Julien Rin 55,000
Claudio Guadagnino 54,500

Kevin Pietquin 52,500
Max Martin 50,000
Marcel Diel 48,000
Maurice Tan 48,000
Perry Quist 46,000
Florian Delbergue 32,000

Money Time

Play resumed at 3pm on blinds 1000 - 2500 (2500) with an average of more than 60 blinds... they were then 36 for 23 paid places with each one a 100€ bounty on the head.

After almost two half-hour levels on the final day of the €250 buy-in Event #8, only 28 players remained. Yan Birg, Marcus Bonna, Max Gerard, Cristian Bogdan, Kevin Pietquin, Florian Delbergue, Rabak Pauwels and Florentin Barre won't reach the money...

The blinds are about to go up to 2000 - 4000 (4000) and the average is still at 41 blinds... 

The bubble for Kay Boeren

It took almost 10 deals hand for hand to hold the bubble-boy of this Event #8 Circus Knockout Oktoberfest, Thursday at the Circus Casino Resort in Namur.

Not much to get his teeth into, and Marcel Berger took the opportunity to take a nap on the first three hands of the bubble... Short, his neighbor on the left Kay Boeren is more on the lookout, standing up to see if there's any more danger than he is...

Meanwhile, Luc Gillard goes all-in. The Belgian puts in 9 blinds in the middle of the big blind after an early open and a call on the button. The opener pays with the 3s and faces the kings in Gillard's hand, who doubles up without a moment's hesitation. 

It was then the 4th deal of the hand by hand... we finally had to wait 25 minutes after Maurice Tan 's exit (25th) to witness another "all-in & call". This time, Marcel Berger came out of his torpor at the cutoff to open... Kay Boeren (right below, before showdown) moved all-in for 6 blinds from the button and snap-called after the blinds folded.

The German turned over a mismatched Queen 7 and the Dutchman, risking his neck, revealed the black kings. The dealer unwraps a 4 Queen Ten flop with two diamonds, a 2 of diamonds on the turn that opens the flush draw to Berger and a 7 of hearts river that propels the 23 survivors into the money. 205€ richer! 

Play then resumes as normal, with 10 minutes to go on the blinds 2000 - 5000 (5000), with an average of 202,000 chips. Argentina's Matias de la Sala is now in the lead with half a million chips in front of him.

He is ahead of Morgan Poisson and Daniel Pirlot, both at 400,000. Pierre Neuville (210,000) and Cyril Fabre (105,000) are still there, while Luc Gillard cracked the Aces post-flop after his double-up to exit the bubble with 150,000 chips and 30 blinds... 

Approach final

As the 8,000 - 16,000 (16,000) level gets underway, only 11 players remain in the running, with a guaranteed payout of €370. Despite the 30-minute levels, the game remains playable, with an average of 422,000 chips...

Cyril Fabre has jumped into the Main Event, where he is reunited with Rayane Moktavarium... less than 24 hours after having already played at his table on Day 1 of the Circus Knockout. Daniel Pirlot will also be able to try his luck again in the Oktoberfest Main Event, as he has not yet validated his ticket for the weekend.

Chipleader at the end of Day 1A, and still first in the overall rankings, Pierre Neuville will be able to follow up his performance in the Pot Limit Omaha side event which has just begun...

Event #8 Knockout Circus 250€(100€ bonus - 158 entries - 15 872€ prizepool)
Champion - 3 340€
Runner Up - 2 200€
3rd - 1 600€
4e - 1 240€
5e - 950€
6e - 735€
7e - 590€
8e - 500€
9e - 425€

10e - 370€
11e - 370€
12e - 325€

13e - Daniel Pirlot 325€
14th - Pierre Neuville 285€
15th - Sven Hurschmann 285€
16th - Melvin Maas 250€
17th - François Heine 250€
18th - Julien Rin 225€
19th - Cyril Fabre 225€
20th - NC 225€
21st - Nathan Seny 205€
22nd - NC 205€
23rd - Christophe Lecocq 205€

Quatro poker

It's been an hour since there were only 4 players left in the €250 Circus Knockout Event #8. Two Belgians face off against a Dutchman and an Argentinean for the title, with the South American player leading the way for the moment. Leon Moris and Kylian Berghman have their sights set on the trophy, against Roel Kohlen and Matias de la Sala...

There are still almost 30 blinds on average on Day 2, played over 30-minute levels...

Event #8 Knockout Circus 250€(100€ bonus - 158 entries - 15 872€ prizepool)
Champion - 3 340€
Runner Up - 2 200€
3rd - 1 600€
4th - 1 240€

5th - David Amsellem 950€
6th - Marcel Berger 735€
7th - Damien Di Pasquale 590€
8th - Leonid Poles 500€
9th - Marcel Diel 425€

10th - Luc Gillard 370€
11th - Morgan Poisson 370€
12th - Hendrik Blokdjik 325€

13th - Daniel Pirlot 325€
14th - Pierre Neuville 285€
15th - Sven Hurschmann 285€
16th - Melvin Maas 250€
17th - François Heine 250€
18th - Julien Rin 225€
19th - Cyril Fabre 225€
20th - NC 225€
21st - Nathan Seny 205€
22nd - NC 205€
23rd - Christophe Lecocq 205€

Knockout for Argentina

It was Dutchman Roel Kohlen who cracked first in the 4-handed draw. After an hour of non-elimination play, Leon Moris finally took his first bonus of the tournament... and precious chips to slip into heads-up play.

 

Down to 20 blinds, Kylian Berghman finally shoved ace-8 into the jacks of Matias de la Sala, who took the opportunity to extend his lead. The duel began with the Belgian holding 1.3 million to the Argentinian's 3.3 million... and a few minutes later, when he was down to 1.1 million, a deal was struck. 

Everyone kept their €100 bonus and Matias de Sala took the trophy, leaving a few euros behind. The perfect way to return home with pride. The Argentinian took 10 bonuses during this Final Day, and was the most lethal on this Circus Knockout which gathered 158 entrants over two days... Enough to pose with his pal, who railroaded him all day long. 

Event #8 Knockout Circus €250(100€ bonus - 158 entries - 15 872€ prizepool)
Champion - Matias de la Sala €3,000*
Runner Up - Leon Moris €2,540* (in euros)
3rd - Kylian Berghman €1,600
4th - Roel Kohlen €1,240

5th - David Amsellem €950
6th - Marcel Berger €735
7th - Damien Di Pasquale €590
8th - Leonid Poles €500
9th - Marcel Diel €425

10th - Luc Gillard €370
11th - Morgan Poisson €370
12th - Hendrik Blokdjik €325

13th - Daniel Pirlot €325
14th - Pierre Neuville €285
15th - Sven Hurschmann €285
16th - Melvin Maas €250
17th - François Heine €250
18th - Julien Rin €225
19th - Cyril Fabre €225
20th - NC €225
21st - Nathan Seny €205
22nd - NC €205
23rd - Christophe Lecocq €205