Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP Europe
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€7,219,200
Entries
768
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
552
Players Left
185
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
As the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe approaches its climax at King's Resort, the €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship has completed two of its six scheduled days, leaving just 185 players from the initial field of 768.
Day 1b chip leader Sirzat Hissou again found himself atop the leaderboard at the end of Day 2, boasting 1,353,000 chips, nearly double his starting stack for the day. Following closely, Patrik Jaros bagged an impressive 1,320,000, securing second place, while Vlada Stojanovic rounds out the podium in third with 1,211,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 1,353,000 | 169 |
| 2 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 1,320,000 | 165 |
| 3 | Vlada Stojanovic | Serbia | 1,211,000 | 151 |
| 4 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | 1,167,000 | 146 |
| 5 | Frederik Thiemer | Germany | 1,133,000 | 142 |
| 6 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 1,082,000 | 135 |
| 7 | Matei Lupascu | Romania | 1,069,000 | 134 |
| 8 | David Hochheim | Germany | 1,018,000 | 127 |
| 9 | Andrea Ricci | Italy | 938,000 | 117 |
| 10 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 924,000 | 116 |
Day 1a chip leader Darko Svesko might have ended the day with mixed emotions after starting strong with a commanding stack of 535,900, around 335 big blinds, only to see his dream unravel. Svesko looked to be continuing the trend of gaining chips early on and steadily grew his lead, but everything changed in Level 11 when he fell into a cleverly set trap by Niklas Astedt. That misstep marked the beginning of a steep decline.
The real nail in the coffin for Svesko came in the ill-fated Level 13. Daniel Rezaei first doubled up through Svesko, and then, in a brutal aces-vs-kings showdown, knocked the Serbian player out of the tournament entirely. With registration already closed, Svesko had no chance at redemption, leaving him to make a disappointed exit after what had started as a promising day
Boris Angelov soared up the leaderboard, finishing the day with one of the top stacks after bagging up 1,082,000 chips. His rise began during Level 9 when he scored a well-timed double-up, with his pocket aces standing tall against Kestutis Jungevicius’s queens.
The real fireworks for Angelov came later in a massive pot worth 850,000 chips against David Dongwoo Ko. Holding pocket kings, Angelov shoved on the river for more than the size of the pot, putting Ko to the test. Suspicion lingered in the air as Ko eventually made the call with pocket threes, to the surprise of many at the table.
The defending WSOP Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer won't be repeating his previous success as he was eliminated, along with Martin Kabrhel, Wing Po Liu, Boris Kuzmanovic, Jessica Teusl, Jonathan Pastore, and Ankit Ahuja.
Some of the other notables to make it through include Roman Hrabec (916,000), Anson Tsang (641,000), Krasimir Yankov (573,000), Alex Foxen (539,000), Viktor Blom (529,000), Astedt (517,000), and Stoyan Madanzhiev (425,000) just to name a few.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,300,000 | 12-15 | €59,400 |
| 2 | €854,000 | 16-23 | €48,700 |
| 3 | €590,000 | 24-31 | €40,700 |
| 4 | €415,000 | 32-39 | €34,700 |
| 5 | €297,000 | 40-47 | €30,300 |
| 6 | €217,000 | 48-55 | €27,100 |
| 7 | €161,000 | 56-63 | €24,700 |
| 8 | €122,000 | 64-71 | €23,100 |
| 9 | €93,900 | 72-79 | €22,000 |
| 10-11 | €74,000 | 80-116 | €20,900 |
The €7,219,200 prize pool smashed through the five-million euro guarantee and means the eventual champion will take home a cool €1,300,000. For the 116 players that make the money, a min-cash is worth €20,900.
Day 3 kicks off at 12 p.m. on Monday, October 7, with the intention of playing seven 90-minute levels. Blinds will start at Level 15 — 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. The average stack is almost 413,000 — around 52 big blinds.
Be sure to tune into PokerNews throughout Day 3 to see who can bring themselves one step closer to the Main Event bracelet.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,353,000
483,000
|
483,000 |
|
||
|
1,320,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,211,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
1,167,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
1,133,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
1,082,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
1,069,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
1,018,000
935,600
|
935,600 |
|
938,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
924,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
||
|
916,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
886,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
|
881,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
|
860,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
841,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
807,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
798,000
592,500
|
592,500 |
|
795,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
756,000
-249,000
|
-249,000 |
|
703,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
|
701,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
698,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
678,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
677,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
||
|
657,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
All players are bagging up, meaning Day 2 of the WSOP Europe Main Event has reached its conclusion.
Stay tuned for full chip counts, as well as a recap of the day.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hossein Ensan bet 74,000 from the big blind on a board of 7♣4♠10♠6♦ and Frederik Thiemer called in the cutoff, as did button Brandon Sheils.
The river was the 5♦ and Ensan bet another 140,000. Both opponents again called.
Ensan showed K♠2♠ for a missed straight draw, Thiemer had 8♣6♠ for a straight, while Sheils had A♠8♠ for the same straight as he and Thiemer chopped up Ensan's contribution to the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
460,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
420,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 40,000 in the pot, Dennis Dielmann got his stack of 101,000 in from the small blind against Andrea Radicchi in the big blind on a flop of 9♦K♠J♣.
Dennis Dielmann: J♠J♥ 
Andrea Radicchi: K♥Q♦
Dielmann had flopped a set but Radicchi still had outs. That changed on the J♦ turn, as Dielmann made an unbeatable four-of-a-kind. The A♠ river was rendered meaningless as Dielmann doubled up to over 40 big blinds.
Raddicchi, on the other hand, remained with a stack of just over 20 big blinds on the tail end of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
130,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne raised to 12,000 from middle position with Patrik Zidek defending from the big blind.
Zidek check-called a bet of 45,000 from Eychenne on the 9♦6♥4♦ flop.
After Zidek checked the 10♣ turn, Eychenne shoved for roughly 235,000. Zidak thought it over a few moments before folding.
Eychenne was persuaded by his tablemates into showing his cards as it was one of the last hands of the night. He turned over Q♣J♥ for just an open-ended straight draw with queen-high as he pulled in a pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
350,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Adrian Cazacu bet 16,000 from under the gun on a flop of K♣J♣10♥ and Matei Lupascu called in the cutoff. Patrik Jaros then raised to 80,000 in the big blind and only Lupascu called.
The turn was the 3♦ and Jaros bet 180,000. Lupascu again called to see the 3♥ river as Jaros slowed down and checked. Lupascu then moved all in for 530,000.
Jaros agonized the decision for more than five minutes. A large crowd gathered around the table as he continued to tank, burying his face in his hands and cutting out his chips. At one point Jaros separated his cards and looked at them one by one, standing up from his seat before sitting back down and leaning over the table.
He eventually slid his cards into the muck and Lupascu took the pot. "Pocket tens?" Jaros replied, but Lupascu didn't reply.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
390,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hugues Girard raised under the gun to 13,000. Marcello Manganiello called in middle position and Enrico Camosci defended from the big blind.
The action got checked all the way to the river on a board of K♠2♠J♥3♦4♦ before Girard fired out a bet of 50,000 which Manganiello called, and Camosci folded.
Girard showed A♥J♦ for second pair, but was beaten by the A♣5♣ of Manganiello for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
520,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
400,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
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