Money Bubble Set to Burst on WSOP Europe Main Event Day 3
With 153 players returning for Day 3 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, just 104 players are guaranteed to make the money.
A min-cash will earn a player €16,500 but all will be eyeing up six-figure payouts or more, with the eventual winner taking home €1,276,712.
Leading the field ahead of Day 3 is Christian Stratmeyer with over 1,354,000 in chips, ahead of GGPoker qualifier Boris Kuzmanovic with 1,223,000. Kuzmanovic is joined by fellow qualifier Dawid Smolka inside the top ten, with the top seven all bagging seven-figure stacks.
2021 WSOP Europe Main Event Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Stratmeyer | Germany | 1,354,000 | 169 |
| 2 | Boris Kuzmanovic | Croatia | 1,223,000 | 153 |
| 3 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 1,175,000 | 147 |
| 4 | Luuk Gieles | Netherlands | 1,139,000 | 142 |
| 5 | [Removed:315] | Netherlands | 1,100,000 | 138 |
| 6 | Ian Bradley | United Kingdom | 1,092,000 | 137 |
| 7 | Dawid Smolka | Poland | 1,017,000 | 127 |
| 8 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 970,000 | 121 |
| 9 | Alexander Tkatschew | Austria | 926,000 | 116 |
| 10 | David Kaesler | Germany | 914,000 | 114 |
Play resumes today at 10 a.m. local time, with play just 49 eliminations off the money. The blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante.
Players who will be looking to survive into the money include ClubGG Qualifiers Daniel Petri and Robert McAdam, along with the likes of Yehuda Cohen, Christoph Vogelsang, Hossein Ensan, Anton Morgenstern, Roland Israelashvili and Patrick Clarke who all sit on less than 250,000 in chips.
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