{"id":147555,"date":"2021-08-30T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T10:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=147555"},"modified":"2021-08-30T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T10:21:20","slug":"andras-nemeth-soars-into-wptwoc-main-event-chip-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/andras-nemeth-soars-into-wptwoc-main-event-chip-lead.html","title":{"rendered":"Andras Nemeth Soars Into WPTWOC Main Event Chip Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WPT World Online Championships (WPTWOC) Main Event<\/strong><\/a> kicked off on August 30, and it got off to a flying start. Some 390 players bought in before late registration slammed shut, but only 59 of those starters managed to progress to Day 2.<\/p>\n

There is a familiar name at the top of the chip counts, a player who we are used to seeing leading major tournament. That player is, of course, Andras Nemeth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

WPTWOC Main Event Day 1A Top 10 Chip Counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAndras Nemeth<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n4,047,290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSteven Van Zadelhoff<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n3,766,152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nLuja Plenkovic<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\n3,416,465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nChristopher Frank<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n3,405,224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nManuel Fritz<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n3,117,876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nEspen Jorstad<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n2,840,391<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTimo Kamphues<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n2,757,045<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nKristian Zitting<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n2,430,762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nVadim Rata<\/td>\nMoldova<\/td>\n2,361,876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nAlexander Staffan Anders Ivarsson<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n2,357,848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Nemeth excelled on Day 1A of the $5 million guaranteed WPTWOC Main Event<\/strong>, turning his 200,000 starting stack into a tournament-leading 4,047,290. The Hungarian superstar was the only player to finish with more than four million chips.<\/p>\n

The chip leader is no stranger to success at partypoker. Nemeth won the Irish Open High Roller<\/strong><\/a> in April for \u20ac33,688, and more recently secured the title of champion in The Grand<\/strong><\/a>, a result that padded his bankroll with $44,152.<\/p>\n

Steven Van Zadelhoff<\/strong> is another elite player who will be happy with how their WPTWOC Main Event flight went. The Malta-based Dutch grinder finished Day 1A with 3,766,152 chips, enough for second place.<\/p>\n

Others who finished the Main Event’s opening flight with a top 10 stack include Christopher Frank<\/strong> (3,405,224), Espen Jorstad<\/strong> (2,840,391), and Timo Kamphue<\/strong>s (2,757,045). Frank already has a WPT title to his name courtesy of winning the 2014 WPT Vienna National Main Event<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big Names Make It Safely Through<\/h2>\n
\"Jeff

Jeff Gross<\/p><\/div>\n

Plenty of household names litter punched their Day 2 tickets at the first time of asking. Pedro Garagnani<\/strong> (2,1341,233), Adrian Mateos<\/strong><\/a> (1,380,495), Team partypoker’s Jeff Gross<\/strong><\/a> (1,297,904), Upeshka Da Silva<\/strong> (619,904), Faraz Jaka<\/strong> (506,433), and former MILLIONS Online champion Benjamin Chalot<\/strong><\/a> (294,322) among them.<\/p>\n

Win Your Way Into Day 1B of the WPTWOC Main Event<\/h2>\n

Day 1B of the WPTWOC Main Event gets underway at 19:05 BST on September 5. It will set you back $5,300 if you buy in directly, but there are dozens of satellites feeding into this massive tournament.<\/p>\n

WPTWOC Main Event satellites are phased, meaning you can play your way into the weekly final from a mere $0.01<\/strong>. That final, which runs each Sunday, has 50x $5,300 seats guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Alexandru Baron Leads Mini Main Event<\/h2>\n

The only thing mini about the WPTWOC Mini Main Event<\/strong> is its name because the $1,050 buy-in tournament has a whopping $1 million guaranteed prize pool. Some $336,000 of that sum is already collected thanks to 336 players buying into Day 1A on August 29.<\/p>\n

Fifty of those starters progressed to Day 2, with Alexandru Baron<\/strong> finishing on top of the pile with a 4,853,183 stack.<\/p>\n

As you would expect from a $1,050 buy-in tournament, dozens of stellar names bought in, and many are now guaranteed a return on their investment.<\/p>\n

Sami Kelopuro<\/strong><\/a> (3,495,002) has enough chips for third place right now, with Faraz Jaka<\/strong> (2,631,951) and Pascal Hartmann<\/strong> (2,601,269) boasting of top ten stack. Sam Greenwood<\/strong> (2,271,946) is lurking just outside the top ten. Dzmitry Urbanovich<\/strong> (928,669), Simon Mattsson<\/strong> (794,045), Ivan Zufic<\/strong> (522,604), and Anton Suarez<\/strong><\/a> (335,135) among them.<\/p>\n

WPTWOC Mini Main Event Day 1A Top 10 Chip Counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAlexandru Baron<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n4,853,183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMatej Kukula<\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/td>\n3,738,104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSami Kelopuro<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n3,495,002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTauan Neves<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n2,776,361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFaraz Jaka<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n2,631,951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nPascal Hartmann<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n2,601,269<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nViacheslav Zaslavskii<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n2,589,302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nChristos Argyriadis<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n2,541,675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSean Ragozzini<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n2,430,607<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nViktor Zsemlye<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n2,335,043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

McConkey Claims WPTWOC Micro Main Event Lead<\/h2>\n
\"Day

Day Kotoviezy<\/p><\/div>\n

Canada’s Justin McConkey<\/strong> not only bagged himself the WPTWOC Micro Main Event<\/strong> chip lead on Day 1A but did so in some style. McConkey sat down with 200,000 chips like the other 651 players who bought in for $109, but he somehow managed to turn those chips into a stack of 5,246,168 by the time only 15% of the field remained!<\/p>\n

To put things into perspective, Claas Stood<\/strong> finished second in chips with 3,431,813, more than two million chips less than McConkey!<\/p>\n

The lure of the WPTWOC was strong in this event, even though it is one of the more affordable tournaments. It drew in such luminaries as Steven Van Zadelhoff<\/strong> (3,095,558), Ivan Zufic<\/strong> (2,320,574), Renato Nomura<\/strong> (2,005,401), Team partypoker’s Matthew Staples<\/strong> (1,587,220) and Day Kotoviezy<\/strong><\/a> (775,524), Marton Czuczor<\/strong> (606,593), and Ben Dobson<\/strong> (342,644).<\/p>\n

WPTWOC Micro Main Event Day 1A Top 10 Chip Counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJustin McConkey<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n5,246,168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nClaas Stoob<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n3,431,813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSteven Van Zadelhoff<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n3,095,588<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDouglas Schiochett<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n3,068,373<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJohn Williams<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n2,968,007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nJoel Ricardo Vieira Dias<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n2,919,614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nYvonne Stiedel<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n2,654,497<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAdrian Strobel<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n2,450,257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nRafael Loiola<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n2,417,007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nIvan Zufic<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\n2,320,574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

WPTWOC Events Scheduled For August 30<\/h2>\n

\"WPTWOC<\/p>\n

August 30 sees the 7-Max Championships<\/strong> final flights take place, in addition to the final day’s action too. Those flights could be jam-packed with British grinders because it is a national holiday in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The WPT500<\/strong>, Super50<\/strong>, and Super5<\/strong> events continue, and several side events complement them, including the Super $1,050<\/strong>, Super $109<\/strong>, and Super $11<\/strong>. Check out the partypoker tournament lobby when you get the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time (BST)<\/th>\nTournament<\/th>\nBuy-in<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
14:05<\/td>\nWPT #04 Super50 Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:05<\/td>\nWPT #05 Super5 Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:05<\/td>\nWPT #03 WPT500 Day 1: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 7-Max Championship Day 1C: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$2,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 Mini 7-Max Championship Day 1C: $300K Gtd<\/td>\n$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 Micro 7-Max Championship Day 1C: $100K Gtd<\/td>\n$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:05<\/td>\nWPT #03 WPT500 Day 1: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:05<\/td>\nWPT #04 Super50 Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:05<\/td>\nWPT #05 Super5 Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:00<\/td>\nWPT #06 7-Max Championship Day Turbo: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$2,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:00<\/td>\nWPT #06 Mini 7-Max Championship Day 1 Turbo: $300K Gtd<\/td>\n$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:00<\/td>\nWPT #06 Micro 7-Max Championship Day 1 Turbo: $100K Gtd<\/td>\n$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:30<\/td>\nWPT #04 Super50 Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18:30<\/td>\nWPT #05 Super5 Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #03 WPT500 Day 1: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #04 Super50 Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #05 Super5 Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 7-Max Championship Final Day: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 Mini 7-Max Championship Final Day: $300K Gtd<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #06 Micro 7-Max Championship Final Day: $100K Gtd<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #08 WPT500 Knockout Day 1: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #09 Super50 Knockout Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:05<\/td>\nWPT #10 Super5 Knockout Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23:05<\/td>\nWPT #08 WPT500 Knockout Day 1: $1M Gtd<\/td>\n$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23:05<\/td>\nWPT #09 Super50 Knockout Day 1: $250K Gtd<\/td>\n$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23:05<\/td>\nWPT #10 Super5 Knockout Day 1: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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