Kai Polotzek jammed all in for 1,860,000 from the hijack. Alberto Speranzoni asked for a count on the button and then made the call. The blinds got out of the way before the players showed down.
Kai Polotzek: 9♠9♣
Alberto Speranzoni: A♠A♣
Polotzek had ran into Speranzoni's aces, and the 2♠2♥Q♥7♦3♥ runout could not save him. He was the first player to exit on Day 3, exiting in 20th place.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy is one of Russia's most accomplished poker players. The poker veteran, whose first recorded cash stems from 2003, has accrued more than eight million in live earnings, earning him a fourth-place spot on his country's all-time money list. Troyanovskiy has entered tournaments with a buy-in as high as six figures, but it might be the low-stakes €350 NLH Opener at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe where he captures his first-ever bracelet.
Troyanovskiy, a familiar face at King's Resort Rozvadov where the festival is held, managed to survive Day 2 as one of 20 players remaining out of the field of 3,509. He has his work cut out for him, however, as he sits near the bottom of the leaderboard with a stack of 1,330,000 chips, merely eight big blinds when play resumes at 1 p.m. local time today.
Chipleader Dmitrij Fadeev managed to accumulate more than six times as many chips as Troyanovskiy, returning to the felt with a stack of 7,985,000. The only other players to cross the seven-million mark were Poland's Przemyslaw Szymanski with 7,865,000, and Fadeev's fellow German Daniel Trunk, who bagged 7,335,000.
Dmitrij Fadeev
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Dmitrij Fadeev
Germany
7,985,000
50
2
Przemyslaw Szymanski
Poland
7,865,000
49
3
Daniel Trunk
Germany
7,335,000
46
4
Georg Strebel
Switzerland
5,950,000
40
5
Viorel Gavrila
Romania
4,990,000
31
6
Rostyslav Sabishchenko
Ukraine
4,620,000
29
7
Marco Di Persio
Italy
4,105,000
26
8
Daniel Kschammer
Germany
3,985,000
25
9
Enrico Linke
Germany
3,340,000
21
10
Jozsef Dobos
Hungary
3,280,000
21
All 20 returning players have locked up at least €4,470 for making it to Day 3, but that figure dwarfs in comparison to the first-place prize of €115,350, the lion's share of the €1,039,014 prize pool.
Remaining Payouts*
Place
Prize
1
€115,350
2
€80,150
3
€60,850
4
€47,250
5
€37,550
6
€30,650
7
€25,700
8
€22,050
9
€19,407
10-11
€17,425
12
€15,940
13-15
€5,590
16-20
€4,470
* Top 12 includes €10,350 WSOP Europe Main Event ticket
Of course, the money will not be the only motivator for the remaining players, as the very first golden bracelet of WSOP Europe will also be awarded to the champion. With no bracelet winners left in the field, the list of WSOP champions is guaranteed to grow by one today.
The action will kick off at 1 p.m. local time today with blinds at 80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 big blind ante. All levels have a duration of 40 minutes, and a break will be had after every three of them. The day will not conclude until a winner has been crowned and the first bracelet of WSOP Europe has been awarded. There will also be a cards-up live stream over at King's Resort's YouTube and Twitch channels.
PokerNews will adhere to the same 30-minute security delay that the streams have to not spoil any of the exciting action, so be sure to check back at 1:30 p.m. local time to find out who will capture the first bracelet of the 2024 WSOP Europe.
