Hossein Ensan bet 74,000 from the big blind on a board of 7♣4♠10♠6♦ and Frederik Thiemer called in the cutoff, as did button Brandon Sheils.
The river was the 5♦ and Ensan bet another 140,000. Both opponents again called.
Ensan showed K♠2♠ for a missed straight draw, Thiemer had 8♣6♠ for a straight, while Sheils had A♠8♠ for the same straight as he and Thiemer chopped up Ensan's contribution to the pot.
As the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe approaches its climax at King's Resort, the €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship has completed two of its six scheduled days, leaving just 185 players from the initial field of 768.
Day 1b chip leader Sirzat Hissou again found himself atop the leaderboard at the end of Day 2, boasting 1,353,000 chips, nearly double his starting stack for the day. Following closely, Patrik Jaros bagged an impressive 1,320,000, securing second place, while Vlada Stojanovic rounds out the podium in third with 1,211,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Sirzat Hissou
Germany
1,353,000
169
2
Patrik Jaros
Czech Republic
1,320,000
165
3
Vlada Stojanovic
Serbia
1,211,000
151
4
Stanislav Zegal
Germany
1,167,000
146
5
Frederik Thiemer
Germany
1,133,000
142
6
Boris Angelov
Bulgaria
1,082,000
135
7
Matei Lupascu
Romania
1,069,000
134
8
David Hochheim
Germany
1,018,000
127
9
Andrea Ricci
Italy
938,000
117
10
Simone Andrian
Italy
924,000
116
Day 1a chip leader Darko Svesko might have ended the day with mixed emotions after starting strong with a commanding stack of 535,900, around 335 big blinds, only to see his dream unravel. Svesko looked to be continuing the trend of gaining chips early on and steadily grew his lead, but everything changed in Level 11 when he fell into a cleverly set trap by Niklas Astedt. That misstep marked the beginning of a steep decline.
The real nail in the coffin for Svesko came in the ill-fated Level 13. Daniel Rezaei first doubled up through Svesko, and then, in a brutal aces-vs-kings showdown, knocked the Serbian player out of the tournament entirely. With registration already closed, Svesko had no chance at redemption, leaving him to make a disappointed exit after what had started as a promising day
Darko Svesko
Boris Angelov soared up the leaderboard, finishing the day with one of the top stacks after bagging up 1,082,000 chips. His rise began during Level 9 when he scored a well-timed double-up, with his pocket aces standing tall against Kestutis Jungevicius’s queens.
The real fireworks for Angelov came later in a massive pot worth 850,000 chips against David Dongwoo Ko. Holding pocket kings, Angelov shoved on the river for more than the size of the pot, putting Ko to the test. Suspicion lingered in the air as Ko eventually made the call with pocket threes, to the surprise of many at the table.
The defending WSOP Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer won't be repeating his previous success as he was eliminated, along with Martin Kabrhel, Wing Po Liu, Boris Kuzmanovic, Jessica Teusl, Jonathan Pastore, and Ankit Ahuja.
Max Neugebauer
Some of the other notables to make it through include Roman Hrabec (916,000), Anson Tsang (641,000), Krasimir Yankov (573,000), Alex Foxen (539,000), Viktor Blom (529,000), Astedt (517,000), and Stoyan Madanzhiev (425,000) just to name a few.
Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€1,300,000
12-15
€59,400
2
€854,000
16-23
€48,700
3
€590,000
24-31
€40,700
4
€415,000
32-39
€34,700
5
€297,000
40-47
€30,300
6
€217,000
48-55
€27,100
7
€161,000
56-63
€24,700
8
€122,000
64-71
€23,100
9
€93,900
72-79
€22,000
10-11
€74,000
80-116
€20,900
The €7,219,200 prize pool smashed through the five-million euro guarantee and means the eventual champion will take home a cool €1,300,000. For the 116 players that make the money, a min-cash is worth €20,900.
Day 3 kicks off at 12 p.m. on Monday, October 7, with the intention of playing seven 90-minute levels. Blinds will start at Level 15 — 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. The average stack is almost 413,000 — around 52 big blinds.
Be sure to tune into PokerNews throughout Day 3 to see who can bring themselves one step closer to the Main Event bracelet.
