Cary Katz Leads BPO £100K NLH Final Table

Will O'Connor - September 11, 2019

The final event of the 2019 British Poker Open featured the biggest buy-in of the series and when the final table returns, the biggest score of the series will be up for grabs. A dozen of the world's best players contributed to the prize pool and when Day 1 concluded,

Christoph Vogelsang Flushes Cary Katz

Cary Katz raised to 32,000 from under the gun and both Ben Tollerene and Christoph Vogelsang called in the blinds. The [7s8c4h] flop checked through to reveal the [Ac] on the turn. Tollerene checked and Vogelsang bet out 60,000. Katz responded by sliding forward a stack of chips amounting to a

Straight for Christoph Vogelsang

Matthias Eibinger raised to 24,000 on the button and Christoph Vogelsang called in the big blind. The flop landed [Qc5s5c] and Vogelsang check-called a bet of 14,000 as the turn landed the [Jc] and both players checked. The river fell the [As] and Vogelsang announced a bet of 94,000. Eibinger deliberated for

Cary Katz Takes it on the Flop

Cary Katz limped under the gun for 12,000 and both Stephen Chidwick and Christoph Vogelsang came along from the blinds. The flop landed [Kh3c9d] and both Chidwick and Vogelsang checked. Katz bet out 30,000, and Chidwick and Vogelsang folded.

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Christoph Vogelsang

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick called in the big blind. The flop landed [4d5hAh] and Chidwick checked. Vogelsang bet 12,000, and Chidwick check-raised all in for 91,000 total. Vogelsang used his full quota of free time and called. Vogelsang: [JdJs] Chidwick: [6d7d] The turn fell the [8d]

David Peters Eliminated in 7th Place

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 16,000 from the hijack and David Peters committed his remaining 18,000 on the button. Matthias Eibinger called from the big blind, and Vogelsang called the additional 2,000 as the flop landed [Ah7c2h]. Eibinger led out for 16,000 and Vogelsang called before the [6c] and [8c] checked through on

Christoph Vogelsang vs. Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick limped the small blind and Christoph Vogelsang checked his option in the big blind. The flop landed [6s7c4d] and Chidwick led out for 16,000 and Vogelsang called. The turn fell the [Ac] and Chidwick bet 35,000. Vogelsang called and the river landed the [Qh]. Chidwick checked, Vogelsang announced an inaudible bet

Through the Lens: Bada Bada Badziakouski

Drew Amato - September 11, 2019

Late last night Event #9 of the British Poker Open wrapped up as the players decided to turn it into a single-day turbo. A total of 18 entries in this £50k generated a first prize of £486,000. When the dust settled it was Mikita Badziakouski outlasting Christoph Vogelsang to take down the

Turn Raise Win for Matthias Eibinger

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 7,500 in the hijack and Matthias Eibinger called in the cutoff, as did Christoph Vogelsang from the big blind. The [Qd8c6s] flop checked round to reveal the [Kd] on the turn. Vogelsang checked and Badziakouski bet 14,000. Eibinger responded with a raise to 40,000, and both Vogelsang and

Matthias Eibinger vs. Christoph Vogelsang

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 6,500 in middle position and Matthias Eibinger called in the big blind. The flop landed [4sThKs] and Eibinger check-called a bet of 5,000. The [Qh] on the turn checked through to reveal the [7s] on the river. Eibinger bet out 14,000, and Vogelsang mucked.