Play ended on Day 3 once the official final table was reached and the final eight players will return today for their shot at glory. Jan Timo Jobmann will lead the final table with 4,055,000 when the action resumes on the feature table inside the King's Casino. To go along with the €1,650 WSOP International Circuit Main Event, Jobmann is also in the hunt for the Player of the Series race in Rozvadov.
The remaining eight players will each be guaranteed €21,263 but will be in search of the first-place prize of €184,812. There will also be the prestige WSOP Circuit gold ring to go along with the cash prize. Pavel Stolar, the Day 1B chip leader, is not far behind Jobmann with 3,500,000 and Hossein Ensan rounds out the top three with 3,280,000.
Payouts
Place
Payout (in EUR)
1
184,812
2
116,444
3
83,407
4
65,691
5
51,615
6
40,315
7
30,356
8
21,163
When the players return to the feature table, the action will resume with 26:33 remaining in level 29 with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 10,000 ante. The blind levels will continue at 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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The action was folded to Hossein Ensan in the cutoff who raised to 160,000 with . Viliyan Petleshkov was in the big blind and looked down at . He moved all-in for 1,110,000 and Ensan snap-called him.
Petleshkov took the lead on the flop of with a pair of queens. However, the on the turn put Ensan back in the driver's seat. The river landed the and Petleshkov became the first player eliminated from the final table.
The action was folded around to Michael Magalashvili in the cutoff who pushed all in for his last 12 big blinds with . Hossein Ensan woke up in the small blind with and made the call.
The flop came , providing no help to Magalashvili who was in a dominated position. The turn was the as Ensan picked up a flush draw as well. The hit the river and Ensan took down the pot with two pair. Magalashvili was eliminated in 7th place and will take home a little over €30,000 for his efforts.
From the cutoff, Viktor Kovachev moved all in for 520,000 and Hossein Ensan asked for a count before calling from the button.
Viktor Kovachev:
Hossein Ensan:
The flop improved Ensan to top pair, but Kovachev had the nut flush draw. A blank turn was followed by the on the river and Ensan knocked out the third player in a row. Kovachev had to settle for 6th place and a payday of €40,315.
Pavel Stolar pushed all-in from under the gun for 875,000 holding . Jan Timo Jobmann was in the small blind and called with .
The flop came and Stolar was in dire straits with his tournament life on the line. The turn was the and Stolar picked up some outs to counterfeit Jobmann's pocket sevens. The river brought the and Jobmann held on to eliminate Stolar in fifth place.
Davit Okropiridze raised to 275,000 with from under the gun and Hossein Ensan called from the small blind with . The flop came and Ensan checked his nut flush draw. Okropiridze flopped two pair and continued for 325,000. Ensan check-raised all-in and Okropiridze reluctantly made the call for 2,910,000.
The turn card brought the and Ensan continued to run hot, making his flush right away. Okropiridze still had full house outs but the on the river provided no help to him. He was eliminated in fourth place and Ensan will take a commanding chip lead heading to the final three.
Rifat Gegic raised to 350,000 on the button with and Hossein Ensan called in the small blind with . Jan Timo Jobmann also called from the big blind with . The flop came and everyone checked to the on the turn.
Ensan and Jobmann both checked again and Gegic piled his remaining 5,080,000 chips into the middle. Ensan snap-called and Jobmann tossed his cards away as all three players bounced out of their seats. Gegic went for a big move but was drawing slim against Ensan's top pair.
The river landed the and Gegic was eliminated in third place for a payday of €83,407.
In just the second hand of heads-up play, Hossein Ensan limped in from the button with and Jan Timo Jobmann checked his option holding .
The flop came , giving both players a flush draw. Jobmann checked and Ensan fired out a bet of 200,000. Jobmann check-raised to 550,000 and Ensan quickly announced all-in. Jobmann stuck in his last 2,325,000 chips and the cards were face up.
The turn brought the and Ensan picked up an open-ended straight draw. The river landed the and Ensan paired his eight on the river to end the tournament. Jobmann will walk away with over €116,000 for a second-place finish, while Ensan took down the title and a WSOP Circuit gold ring.
The last World Series of Poker Circuit ring has been awarded at the King's Casino in Rozvadov and it was EPT12 Prague Main Event champion Hossein Ensan that defeated Jan Timo Jobmann in heads-up to claim his first WSOP Circuit ring in the €1,650 Main Event after a dominating performance on the final day.
“I am happy to be here. That was four days with great players and it was tough. But now I am just very happy,” Ensan said when he was presented the WSOP Circuit ring by WSOP tournament director Jack Effel. The fifty-three-year-old Ensan, who was born in Iran, already has $2.1 million in cashes, all on European soil, and considers poker as an enjoyable hobby. After knocking out six of his seven opponents on the final table, Ensan claimed further €184,812 to his poker resume.
Jobmann added a second place to his astonishing performances during the festival including finishes on all three podium spots after a victory in the €600+66 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max Event and a third place in the €420 Bounty Hunter tournament.
The 28-year-old more than doubled his career cashes with a payday of €116,444, was gracious in defeat and smiled while he shook hands with Ensan. “We both got the ticket now, so I'll see you in the USA. Just let me know and we do something together, let's rock that tournament and get heads-up again." Both qualified for the World Series of Poker Circuit Global Casino Championship in 2018 as part of the WSOP Circuit ranking.
€1,650 Main Event Final Results
Place
Winner
Country
Payout
1
Hossein Ensan
Germany
€184,812
2
Jan Timo Jobmann
Germany
€116,444
3
Rifat Gegic
Germany
€83,407
4
Davit Okropiridze
Georgia
€65,691
5
Pavel Stolar
Czech Republic
€51,615
6
Viktor Kovachev
Bulgaria
€40,315
7
Michael Magalashvili
Israel
€30,356
8
Viliyan Petleshkov
Bulgaria
€21,163
Final Day Action
The day started with two all in showdowns in the first half an hour. Viliyan Petleshkov doubled with pocket nines against fellow Bulgarian Viktor Kovachev. Pavel Stolar, who started as one of the big stacks, then lost a big portion of his stack when his pocket aces ended up second best to the flopped set of sevens of Rifat Gegic.
Viliyan Petleshkov became the first casualty of the final table. The High Roller regular from Bulgaria, who already won a WSOP Circuit ring here at King's Casino in 2016, got his stack in via three-bet jam with ace-queen. Hossein Ensan looked him up with the ace-king and a queen on the flop was followed by a king on the turn to reduce the field to the last seven hopefuls.
Michael Magalashvili recorded a new career-best score of €30,356 for finishing 7th. Two years ago when the WSOP Circuit stopped in Rozvadov for the first time, Magalashvili finished 18th in this very event. The player from Israel with Georgian roots got it in with ace-eight and Hossein Ensan looked him up with ace-queen. Magalashvili found no help until the queen-high river and was sent to the rail.
By then, Ensan was dominating at the top of the chip counts and also sent the third player in a row to the payout desk. Day 2 chip leader Viktor Kovachev got it in with ace-nine suited and Ensan looked him up with king-jack suited. The king-high flop gave Ensan top pair, and he dodged the flush draw of Kovachev to reduce the field to the last five.
The very next hand, Pavel Stolar was all in and at risk with the ace-four. Jan Timo Jobmann called with pocket sevens and suddenly there were just four players remaining, three Germans and Davit Okropiridze from Georgia.
After scoring a double through Jobmann, it was Davit Okropiridze who had to settle for 4th place. He flopped top two pair with queen-jack and Hossein Ensan put him at risk with ace-deuce suited for a gutshot and the nut flush draw. Another heart appeared right away on the turn and the river was a blank. Okropiridze only had $2,049 in cashes prior to the tournament and skyrocketed into the top 10 of the all-time money list of his home country as a result.
Three-handed play only lasted half an hour and it was Rifat Gegic who made a move with ace-high and a gutshot in a three-way hand. Hossein Ensan called with king-queen for top pair and the river was a blank to give Ensan an overwhelming lead for heads-up. The duel for the title only lasted two hands and Jan Timo Jobmann got it in with queen-three suited for a flush draw on a ten-high flop. Ensan had seven-eight of diamonds for the same flush draw, spiked a straight draw on the turn and rivered an off suit eight to emerge victorious.
The event drew a total of 672 entries and the top 71 spots took home a portion of the prize pool. Among those to cash were Dorde Jovanovic (70th, for €3,639), Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier (69th, for €3,639), 2015 WSOP Circuit Rozvadov champion Mateusz Dziewonski (62nd, for €3,639), Georgios Zisimopoulos (58th, for €3,639), 14-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (56th, for €3,639), Sander van Wesemael (38th, for €4,788), Jaroslaw Sikora (30th, for €5,554), two-time WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Cantu (14th, for €10,342) and Carlo Savinelli (12th, for €11,874).
There is just a short break while the non-stop action in Rozvadov continues, and the start of the World Series of Poker Europe is only two days away. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide updates of all bracelet events, so make sure to tune back in regularly.