Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-04 12:48 UTC+2

Lehmann Leads; Eljach Seeks Third Bracelet in Finale of Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event

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A new champion will be crowned today in Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The 1,729-entry field has been reduced down to just eight players with Daniel Lehmann leading the way after bagging 49,325,000 in chips last night.

The Norway native will be looking to best his runner-up finish in the Norwegian Poker Championship that occurred just last month, which was good for a career-best $73,278 score. Lehmann comes into Day 4 with a sizable chip lead worth 82 big blinds and is in pole position to capture the €300,000 first-place prize, which represents the lion's share of the €2,000,000 prize pool.

Omar Eljach, who enters Day 4 sixth in chips, will have his work cut out for him as he seeks to earn his second bracelet of this year's series and third overall — having won Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max earlier this week and the WSOPE Main Event last year.

Final Day Chips Counts

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Omar Eljach	Sweden	14,500,000	24
2	Georges Chehade	Lebanon	5,200,000	9
3	Daniel Lehmann	Norway	49,325,000	82
4	Aleksej Grenz	Germany	16,300,000	27
5	Francis Klar	Germany	3,000,000	5
6	Sokratis Linaras	Greece	30,100,000	50
7	[Removed:446]	Mongolia	19,900,000	33
8	Jamel Ghizaoui	France	35,200,000	59

The action is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Play will resume with 15:34 minutes remaining on level 34, which features 300,000/600,000 blinds with a 600,000 big blind ante. The final table is scheduled to be streamed on a one-hour delay on King's Resort's Twitch and YouTube channels.

Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize
1	€310,350*
2	€183,850*
3	€136,750*
4	€103,350*
5	€79,650*
6	€62,550*
7	€50,050*
8	€40,950*

* Amount includes Main Event seat valued at €10,350

PokerNews will continue to bring in-depth coverage, so stay tuned for all the action leading to the next WSOP Mini Main Event champion and newest gold bracelet winner at King's Resort in Rozvadov!

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2023-11-04 15:32 UTC+2

Francis Klar Eliminated in 8th Place (€40,950)

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Niveau 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Daniel Lehmann opened to 1,500,000 on the button and action folded to Francis Klar in the big blind, who called.

The flop came 6♦8♥5♦ and Klar shoved for his last 5,100,000. Lehmann quickly called to put Klar at risk and hands were revealed.

Francis Klar: K♣5♦
Daniel Lehmann: K♦2♦

Klar was ahead with his pair of fives, but the 7♦ turn gave Lehmann a flush and left Klar drawing dead.

An irrelevant Q♠ completed the board and Klar was eliminated in eighth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Lehmann	57,000,000 7,675,000	7,675,000

Francis Klar	Eliminé

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2023-11-04 16:19 UTC+2

Aleksej Grenz Eliminated in 7th Place (€50,050)

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Niveau 35 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Georges Chehade opened to 2,000,000 from the hijack and action folded to Aleksej Grenz on the button, who shoved for his last 9,100,000. It was then folded back to Chehade, who quickly called to put Grenz at risk.

Aleksej Grenz: 8♥8♣
Georges Chehade: A♦A♥

The board ran out 6♠K♦9♥10♠9♠ — keeping Chehade's aces best and eliminating Grenz in seventh place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Georges Chehade	21,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Aleksej Grenz	Eliminé

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2023-11-04 16:25 UTC+2

Eljach Doubles Again

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Niveau 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

[Removed:446] raised to 1,800,000 from the cutoff and Omar Eljach shoved for 8,700,000 from the small blind. It was folded back to Saran, who snap-called to put Eljach at risk.

Omar Eljach: 7♥7♦
[Removed:446]: J♦J♣

Eljach found himself in rough shape against Saran's jacks, but the 2♦8♥7♣ flop provided Eljach with a set for a commanding lead.

The 3♥ turn and 6♣ river changed nothing and Eljach doubled for the second time in quick succession.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Omar Eljach	19,000,000 10,300,000	10,300,000

[Removed:446]	8,500,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000

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2023-11-04 16:57 UTC+2

Linaras Pulls Even with Lehmann

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Niveau 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Sokratis Linaras opened to 2,200,000 from under the gun with J♥J♦ and Daniel Lehmann defended from the big blind with K♦2♠.

The flop came 9♥4♣2♣ and Lehmann check-called a 2,800,000 continuation bet from Linaras.

Both players checked the 10♥ turn leading to the 6♦ river. Lehmann bet 6,800,000 and Linaras quickly called with his overpair to take down a sizable pot and close the gap between himself and Lehmann.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Lehmann	43,100,000 -12,900,000	-12,900,000

Sokratis Linaras	43,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000

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2023-11-04 17:08 UTC+2

Eljach Refuses to Bust

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Niveau 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Daniel Lehmann limped first-to-act and action folded to Omar Eljach in the small blind, who shoved for 14,000,000. Lehmann quickly flung in a calling chip and a showdown was held.

Omar Eljach: Q♣4♣
Daniel Lehmann: A♦J♥

Lehmann was a favorite to eliminate Eljach, but the 3♣Q♠10♥ flop vaulted Eljach into the lead with a pair of queens.

The 6♣ turn and 7♠ river failed to improve Lehmann and Eljach found yet another double up to stay in contention.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Lehmann	32,000,000 -11,100,000	-11,100,000

Omar Eljach	29,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000

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2023-11-04 17:30 UTC+2

Georges Chehade Eliminated in 6th Place (€62,550)

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Niveau 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Omar Eljach moved all in from the small blind, covering Georges Chehade in the big blind who had 11,000,000. Chehade made the call and was at risk.

Georges Chehade: A♥8♦
Omar Eljach: A♦J♦

Chehade was in rough shape with a smaller ace and failed to improve on the Q♠10♥5♦4♦7♣ runout, resulting in his elimination in sixth place while Eljach continued to climb up the counts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Omar Eljach	36,100,000 12,100,000	12,100,000

Georges Chehade	Eliminé

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2023-11-04 18:06 UTC+2

[Removed:446] Eliminated in 5th Place (€79,650)

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Niveau 37 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Sokratis Linaras in the small blind, who raised enough to put [Removed:446] all in for his last 14,000,000 from the big blind. Saran called and hands were revealed.

[Removed:446]: A♦7♥
Sokratis Linaras: A♠K♣

Saran found himself dominated, and the 6♥K♦9♣Q♣Q♥ runout was of no help — eliminating Saran in fifth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sokratis Linaras	75,000,000 15,000,000	15,000,000

[Removed:446]	Eliminé

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2023-11-04 18:47 UTC+2

Omar Eljach Eliminated in 4th Place (€103,350)

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Niveau 37 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Lehmann opened to 3♠3♣ first-to-act and action folded to Omar Eljach in the big blind, who shoved for his last 19,000,000. Lehmann called to put Eljach at risk and a showdown was held.

Omar Eljach: A♦5♥
Daniel Lehmann: 3♣3♠

It was a race, but the 8♦6♥Q♣7♣10♠ runout whiffed for Eljach, who was eliminated in fourth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Lehmann	67,000,000 20,000,000	20,000,000

Omar Eljach	Eliminé

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2023-11-04 19:05 UTC+2

Jamel Ghizaoui Eliminated in 3rd Place (€136,750)

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Niveau 38 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Sokratis Linaras raised enough from the small blind to put Jamel Ghizaoui all in for his last 22,000,000 in the big blind and Ghizaoui called to put himself at risk.

Jamel Ghizaoui: A♥8♠
Sokratis Linaras: Q♥J♦

Ghizaoui was ahead, but the K♠Q♣J♥ flop vaulted Linaras into the lead with two pair.

The 4♣ turn left Ghizaoui drawing to a ten only for Broadway, but the 4♥ completed the board — eliminating Ghizaoui in third place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sokratis Linaras	87,000,000 25,000,000	25,000,000

Jamel Ghizaoui	Eliminé

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