Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck Jour 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

2021-11-28 23:06 UTC+2

Grospellier et Martini à 20 left sur le Short Deck

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Niveau 11 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

After a day full of eliminations, double-ups, re-entries and add-ons just 20 players remain after Day 1 of Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck Hold'em.

The only short deck tournament at the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe attracted 98 players, with Stoyan Madanzhiev, Armando D'Avanzo, Martin Kabrhel, Jack Sinclair and Dario Alioto. However, none of them would advance to Day 2.

The survivors are led by Switzerland's Didier Rabl who bagged up 588,500, with Philipp Schwab the only other player over the 500,000 mark.

Familiar names in the top 10 include 2021 WSOPE Mini Main Event winner Emile Bise along with bracelet winners Julien Martini and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier also safely through to Day 2.

Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Didier Rabl	Switzerland	588,500
2	Philipp Schwab	Germany	531,500
3	Emil Bise	Switzerland	495,500
4	Julien Martini	France	379,000
5	Marek Blasko	Slovakia	335,500
6	Reto Herrmann	Switzerland	315,000
7	Brian Cornell	Germany	251,000
8	Gianluca Marcucci	Italy	231,000
9	Ernst Stratmeyer	Germany	220,000
10	Nicolas Bokowski	Germany	207,500

Just 15 players will be in the money, with a min-cash worth €4,095. The winner will walk away with €60,009.

PLACE	PAYOUT (EUR)
1	€ 60,009
2	€ 37,087
3	€ 26,182
4	€ 18,856
5	€ 13,858
6	€ 10,399
7	€ 7,971
8-9	€ 6,243
10-12	€ 4,999
13-15	€ 4,095

Day 2 of this tournament resumes on Monday, November 29 at 10 a.m. local time at King's Resort. Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage as the money bubble bursts and another WSOP champion is crowned.

2021-11-28 21:45 UTC+2

"Bye-Bye Europe"

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Niveau 9 : 0/0, 1,200 ante

Shawn Stroke and Francesco Delfoco were all in and at risk with Ernst Stratmeyer also in the hand.

Shawn Stroke:
Francesco Delfoco:
Ernst Stratmeyer:

Stratmeyer rivered a straight on to send both opponents to the rail.

"That's all she wrote," said Stroke. "Bye-bye Europe."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christian Stratmeyer	150,000	100,000
Shawn Stroke	Eliminé
Francesco Delfoco	Eliminé

2021-11-28 19:47 UTC+2

Alioto Quadruples Up

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Niveau 7 : 0/0, 800 ante

Ian Bradley shoved for 21,000, Pavel Binar shoved for 70,000, Dario Alioto shoved for around 20,000 and actionw as on Julien Sitbon.

"Let's flush it up," he said before calling.

Ian Bradley:
Pavel Binar:
Dario Alioto:
Julien Sitbon:

The board came giving Alioto a full house, with Sitbon winning the small side pot to stay alive as Bradley hit the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Abdelhakim Zoufri	120,000	45,000
Dario Alioto	80,000	67,000
Reto Herrmann	40,000	22,000
Pavel Binar	39,000	-41,000
Julien Sitbon	10,000	-15,000
Ian Bradley	Eliminé

2021-11-28 16:46 UTC+2

Madanzhiev Runs into Kings

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Niveau 4 : 0/0, 400 ante

In what may well have been the first hand he played, Stoyan Madanzhiev three-bet all in over the Fabian Scherle open and was called.

According to the table chat, Scherle may have been slow to call with against the of his opponent. The board gave him a flush and Madanzhiev was forced to add on.

"The chances of running into aces are ten times higher in short deck, no?" said Scherle.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabian Scherle	50,000	35,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	25,000

2021-11-28 13:32 UTC+2

Welcome to Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck

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We've passed the half-way stage of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, as Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck gets underway at 1 p.m. local time.

The tournament comes with a €200,000 guarantee, and players are allowed unlimited re-entries for the first nine levels. Starting with 50,000 chips, levels are 40 minutes long.

As with any Short Deck tournament, players will have a double chance with their starting stack split into two 25,000 "bullets" that players can take at any point.

The defending champion of this tournament is Australia's Kahle Burns who won €101,834 after defeating a 179-player field.

Short-deck poker uses a smaller 36-card deck rather than the full 52-card deck.

The smaller deck makes it easier to make two-pair hands, which means a hand like top pair-top kicker is no longer as strong in six-plus hold'em as it is in regular hold'em.

Straights and full houses are also easier to make in six-plus hold'em than in the regular version of the game (a reason for the alternate hand rankings).