Event #14: €10,350 WSOPE Main Event
Jour 1a a débuté
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #14: €10,350 WSOPE Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1a
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€6,536,000
Entrants
688
Niveau
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entrants
434
Joueurs Survivants
277
The highlight of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe festival awaits as the highly anticipated €10,350 Main Event gets underway on Friday, December 3, 2021. As of 10 a.m. local time, poker enthusiasts from near and far will be heading to Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, all with the dream of becoming the next WSOPE Main Event champion.
The flagship tournament of the series comes with a €5,000,000 guarantee and several hundred players have won their seats throughout the last few years, as international competitions at the King's Resort awarded Main Event seats as part of the prize pool in selected events. This makes for a strong indication that there will once more be a strong turnout for the €10,350 buy-in, which headlines the final week of the festival.
The WSOP Europe Main Event has been taking place since 2007 and was held in London during the first four editions with alternating locations thereafter. Since 2017, the King's Resort has been home to the series and will host it for the fourth time after a one year hiatus due to the ongoing pandemic. Previous winners include such big names as John Juanda, Barry Shulman, Phil Hellmuth, and Adrian Mateos. Then 18-year-old Annette Obrestad made history in the very first edition to become the only female winner of a WSOPE Main Event so far.
All three editions at the King's Resort have attracted more than 500 entries. Online qualifier Marti Roca de Torres was the first to triumph in 2017 followed by Jack Sinclair. The defending champion is Greek High Roller regular Alexandros Kolonias, who topped a field of 541 entries. Nrither Roca de Torres nor Kolonias have been spotted in WSOP gold bracelet events during the ongoing festival so far, however, Sinclair has already been in the mix and will certainly aim to win the title for a second time.
History of the WSOP Europe Main Event
| Year | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | £10,350 | 362 | £3,676,990 | Annette Obrestad | Norway | £1,000,000 |
| 2008 | £10,350 | 363 | £3,620,000 | John Juanda | United States | £868,800 |
| 2009 | £10,000 | 334 | £3,340,000 | Barry Shulman | United States | £801,603 |
| 2010 | £10,350 | 346 | £3,460,000 | James Bord | United Kingdom | £830,401 |
| 2011 | €10,400 | 593 | €5,692,800 | Elio Fox | United States | €1,400,000 |
| 2012 | €10,450 | 420 | €4,032,000 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | €1,022,376 |
| 2013 | €10,450 | 375 | €3,600,000 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | €1,000,000 |
| 2015 | €10,450 | 313 | €3,067,400 | Kevin MacPhee | United States | €883,000 |
| 2017 | €10,300 | 529 | €5,025,500 | Marti Roca de Torres | Spain | €1,115,207 |
| 2018 | €10,350 | 534 | €5,073,000 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | €1,122,239 |
| 2019 | €10,350 | 541 | €5,139,500 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | €1,133,678 |
| 2021 | €10,350 |
Due to the restrictions of the Czech government, the starting times for the 2021 WSOPE Main Event have been pushed to 10 a.m. in order to conclude the daily action ahead of the 10pm curfew. A total of seven levels of 90 minutes each are scheduled for Day 1a and two starting days are available. A single re-entry is available for each participant and the late registration remains open into Day 2 on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
All players receive 100,000 in chips and the action commences with blinds of 100-300 and a big blind ante of 300, giving all contenders more than 300 big blinds worth in the first level of the day. There will be a break after every level including an extended 30-minute dinner break after level four, during which players can head over to the buffet at the King's Resort.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 3 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 4 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 5 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 6 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 7 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
The PokerNews team will be on the floor throughout the entire tournament to provide exclusive updates from start to finish and the conclusion will also be broadcasted on the PokerGO streaming platform.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
The button will be starting in seat 7 and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
More than 240 players are already signed up for Day 1a and the first collection of notable entries can be found below.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
The defending champion Alexandros Kolonias has been spotted in the field and currently shares a table with Pierre Mothes and Steven Thompson, the latter of which made it to King's Resort all the way from Costa Rica and won his seat in a satellite.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Three ways to the 
flop, the action checked to Ahmet Dogan and he bet 3,200. Only Adrian Uebersax called and the 
turn was checked by both. Uebersax bet the 
river for 3,500 and Dogan called.
No showdown ensued as Uebersax simply sent his cards into the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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112,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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92,000 |
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Tomas Hajek opened to 600 from under the gun and was called by Danas [Removed:313] in the big blind. The flop came 
and [Removed:313] checked to Hajek who continued for 600. [Removed:313] check-raised to 2,600 and Hajek called.
The turn brought the 
and [Removed:313] led out with a bet of 6,500. Hajek still called and the 
put four clubs on the board. [Removed:313] checked this time and Hajek quickly checked it back. [Removed:313] showed 
for a pair of queens but Hajek held 
for a set that turned into a flush.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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110,000 | |
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90,000 |
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Niveau 1
: 100/300, 300 ante
Pawel Keller raised it up in middle position and Wouter de Graaf three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. Krisztian Kis four-bet to 12,000 on the button which got Keller to quickly fold. De Graaf just called and the flop of 
was spread across the felt.
De Graaf checked to Kis who continued with a bet of 10,000 and De Graaf just called again. The 
paired the board on the turn and De Graaf check-called another bet of 23,000 from Kis.
The 
completed the board and De Graaf led out with a bet of 25,000 this time. Kis quickly called and De Graaf rolled over 
for aces full of sixes and Kis dumped his cards to the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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172,000 | |
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30,000 |
