Event #14: €10,350 WSOPE Main Event Day 3 | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #14: €10,350 WSOPE Main Event

Day 3 Completed

12-06-2021 23:02 UTC+1

Yosifov Leads WSOP Europe Main Event With Final Table in Sight

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Just 32 players remain in the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, all eyeing up the €1,276,712 first-place prize that awaits the winner of this record-breaking event.

The money bubble burst on Day 3, and after the dust settled it was Dimitar Yosifov who emerged as the chip leader with almost six million in chips. He is well clear of Alexander Tkatschew and Guillaume Diaz who appear to be his nearest rivals.

Diaz survived a scare late on, after holding ace-queen against the aces of Cristinel Costin. However, the board gave both players quad sevens and they chopped in sensational fashion.

The remaining players will return at 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday, December 7 to play down to six players or 10 p.m. whichever comes sooner. The final table will then play out on Wednesday, December 8 while being live-streamed on .

2021 WSOP Europe Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dimitar Yosifov	Bulgaria	5,880,000	147
2	Alexander Tkatschew	Germany	4,925,000	123
3	Guillaume Diaz	France	4,905,000	123
4	Ioannis Chaitas	Germany	4,560,000	114
5	Arthur Conan	France	3,675,000	92
6	Daniel Petri	Germany	3,090,000	77
7	Boris Kuzmanovic	Croatia	3,085,000	77
8	Tolga Karakaya	Germany	3,000,000	75
9	Josef Gulas	Czech Republic	2,970,000	74
10	Athanasios Kidas	Germany	2,815,000	70

Other players through to Day 4 include ClubGG Qualifier Daniel Petri and GGPoker Qualifier Boris Kuzmanovic who both bagged top-ten stacks.

Notables still eyeing up the WSOP Europe Main Event crown include Jan Bednar, Stanislav Koleno, Johan Guilbert and Zhong Chen.

Day 3 Recap

Despite the tournament returning just 49 players off the money, it took almost three full levels for the bubble to burst. After no fewer than six doubles on the stone bubble — including one for defending champion Alexandros Kolonias — the bubble finally burst with the elimination of Enrico Campanile, guaranteeing the remaining players €16,500.

Early eliminations in the money included ClubGG Qualifier Robert McAdam (84th - €18,407), Simone Andrian (82nd - €18,407), defending champion Alexandros Kolonias 68th - €20,626) and Dalibor Dula (66th - €20,626).

Meanwhile, several players were growing their seven-figure stacks including Yosifov and Diaz, before a flurry of bracelet-winners left the tournament. Natural8 Ambassador Pete Chen (46th - €27,089), Ole Schemion (44th - €27,089) and Jan-Peter Jachtman (42nd - €27,089) were all eliminated, before the elimination of Davide Suriano in 38th place (€30,816) meant that a new WSOP champion would be crowned in this year's WSOP Europe Main Event.

The remaining 32 players are all guaranteed €35,709. Here are the remaining payouts.

PLACE	PRIZE (EUR)
1	€1,276,712
2	€789,031
3	€558,505
4	€401,344
5	€292,862
6	€217,854
7	€163,434
8	€125,052
9	€97,260
10-11	€76,910
12-13	€61,854
14-16	€50,6060
17-24	€42,133
25-32	€35,709

The field will resume play at 9 a.m. local time at King's Resort, Rozvadov. Tournament officials have confirmed that the plan for the day is to play down to a final table of nine players. Stay tuned to PokerNews to keep up to date on all the action as it happens.

12-06-2021 23:01 UTC+1

2021WSOPE Main Event Day 4 Seat Draw

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
38	1	Fausto Tantillo	Italy	2,675,000	67
38	2	Bernd Gleissner	Germany	725,000	18
38	3	Daniel Petri	Germany	3,090,000	77
38	4	Dogan Guengoer	Turkey	545,000	14
38	5	Jan Bednar	Czech Republic	2,220,000	56
38	6	Stanislav Koleno	Slovakia	1,415,000	35
38	7	Johan Guilbert	France	1,380,000	35
38	8	Guillaume Diaz	France	4,905,000	123

39	1	Thomas Denie	Netherlands	2,250,000	56
39	2	Dimitar Yosifov	Bulgaria	5,880,000	147
39	3	Alexey Losev	Russian Federation	1,685,000	42
39	4	Jacek Kaczmarek	Poland	865,000	22
39	5	Josef Gulas	Czech Republic	2,970,000	74
39	6	Narcis Nedelcu	Romania	1,400,000	35
39	7	Cristinel Costin	Romania	720,000	18
39	8	Arthur Conan	France	3,475,000	87

40	1	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	1,140,000	29
40	2	Ilija Savevski	Macedonia	670,000	17
40	3	Brian Kamphorst	Netherlands	1,410,000	35
40	4	Yossi Dayan	Israel	2,075,000	52
40	5	Ioannis Chaitas	Greece	4,560,000	114
40	6	Boris Kuzmanovic	Croatia	3,085,000	77
40	7	Athanasios Kidas	Greece	2,815,000	70
40	8	Dawid Smolka	Poland	740,000	19

42	1	Aleksandar Trajkovski	Macedonia	1,805,000	45
42	2	Tolga Karakaya	Germany	3,000,000	75
42	3	Alexander Tkatschew	Germany	4,925,000	123
42	4	Zhong Chen	Netherlands	755,000	19
42	5	Alexander Dovzhenko	Russian Federation	1,480,000	37
42	6	Axel Hallay	France	605,000	15
42	7	Peter Fritsche	Germany	2,400,000	60
42	8	Bernd Werner	Germany	1,110,000	28

12-06-2021 22:57 UTC+1

End-of-Day 3 Chip Counts (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Yosifov	5,880,000 130,000	130,000

Alexander Tkatschew	4,925,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Guillaume Diaz	4,905,000 -295,000	-295,000
Ioannis Chaitas	4,560,000 760,000	760,000
Arthur Conan	3,675,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Daniel Petri	3,090,000 -10,000	-10,000

Boris Kuzmanovic	3,085,000 335,000	335,000

Tolga Karakaya	3,000,000 200,000	200,000
Josef Gulas Jr	2,970,000 370,000	370,000

Athanasios Kidas	2,815,000 -385,000	-385,000
Fausto Tantillo	2,675,000 -525,000	-525,000

Peter Fritsche	2,400,000 400,000	400,000

Thomas Denie	2,250,000 -350,000	-350,000
Jan Bednar	2,220,000 -530,000	-530,000
Yossi Dayan	2,075,000 -225,000	-225,000
Aleksandar Trajkovski	1,805,000 -195,000	-195,000
Alexey Losev	1,685,000 -335,000	-335,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	1,480,000 -415,000	-415,000
Stanislav Koleno	1,415,000 -585,000	-585,000
Brian Kamphorst	1,410,000 700,000	700,000
Narcis Nedelcu	1,400,000 -1,675,000	-1,675,000
Johan Guilbert	1,380,000 680,000	680,000

Bernd Werner	1,110,000 30,000	30,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,100,000 25,000	25,000
Jacek Kaczmarek	865,000 40,000	40,000

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12-06-2021 22:50 UTC+1

Day 3 Completed With 32 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The final 32 players have bagged and tagged for the night. Full counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.

12-06-2021 22:43 UTC+1

Karakaya Upsets Hallay

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Heads-up to the flop, Tolga Karakaya opted for a check-raise from 90,000 to 410,000 and Axel Hallay reluctantly called. The turn saw Karakaya with the push for 1,015,000 and Hallax sigh-called with the superior stack.

Tolga Karakaya:
Axel Hallay:

The river brought no upset for Karakaya as he doubled with his set of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tolga Karakaya	2,800,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
Axel Hallay	600,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

Tags: Axel Hallay Tolga Karakaya

12-06-2021 22:40 UTC+1

Costin Denied a Double in Cruel Fashion

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Cristinel Costin raised to 60,000 and then snap-called all-in when Guillaume Diaz pushed.

Cristinel Costin:
Guillaume Diaz:

Diaz pointed to the ace of diamonds but drew slim to the flop. On the turn, he had one out to chop and asked for the case seven, which he indeed received on the river!

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Diaz	5,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Cristinel Costin	750,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Cristinel Costin Guillaume Diaz

12-06-2021 22:33 UTC+1

The Last Five Hands

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With four tables remaining, the clock has been stopped and the players will conclude another five hands for the night.

12-06-2021 22:31 UTC+1

Late Double for Guengoer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Denie raised it up and then called the shove by table short stack Dogan Guengoer.

Dogan Guengoer:
Thomas Denie:

Both players paired up on the flop but Guengoer remained in the lead on the turn and river to double once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Denie	2,600,000 -200,000	-200,000
Dogan Guengoer	525,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Dogan Guengoer Thomas Denie

12-06-2021 22:28 UTC+1

Kenjic Jams At the Wrong Time

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Axel Hallay raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Johan Guilbert flat-called on the button. Jovan Kenjic then jammed for 970,000 in the small blind and Hallay eventually got it in as well for 930,000, as Guilbert snap-folded.

"Fuck," Kenjic immediately gasped as he exposed the and ran right into the of Hallay. There was a mandatory sweat until the turn but the river bricked.