Jacek Kaczmarek was all in and at risk before the flop with the 
. Armin Rezaei tabled the 
for the suited overcards and found no help on the 
board as Kaczmarek doubled with tens full of fives.
Rezaei was left with around 75,000 and bowed out shortly after.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 171,000 |
|
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Abdelhakim Zoufri got his short stack in with the 
and was called by David Kaesler from two seats over with the 
.
The board ran out 
and Kaesler spiked the two outer on the river.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 90,000 |
|
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Alessio La Francesca opened to 16,000 and then called the all-in from Miroslav Zitka.
Miroslav Zitka:
Alessio La Francesca:
The 
gave Zitka a full house for an early Day 3 double
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | -23,000 |
|
280,000 | 48,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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The action started with a raise to 20,000 by David Kaesler in the cutoff and Omar Eljach three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Kaesler then four-bet to 150,000 and a few moments later, Eljach moved all-in. The instant fold of Kaesler followed and Eljach dragged in the profit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
760,000 | -154,000 |
|
760,000 | 157,000 |
Heads-up to the 
turn, Volodymyr Legkyi bet 75,000 out of the big blind. Tony Tran raised to 200,000 on the button and Legkyi wasted little time before moving all-in. Tran snap-folded his cards to forfeit the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000 | 279,000 |
|
500,000 | -280,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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Cards are in the air and Day 3 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe has begun!
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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.
| 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.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe.
