Main Event
Day 3 Started
2015 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov
Buy-in
€250
Entries
820
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2015 PokerNews Cup Main Event
The final day of the PokerNews Cup Main Event is about to kick off in half an hour with the final 16 players out of a total field of 820 entrants will be battling it out until a winner is declared.
The excitement at King's Casino is growing to see who will have their name etched in poker history as the ninth PokerNews Cup Main Event Champion and bring home the top prize of €37,229.
German poker pro Daniel Can kicks off Day 3 in the Main Event with the biggest stack with an impressive 3,445,000 in chips.
In second place to start the day is Hermanus van Beek with a stack of 2,655,000. Hailing from The Netherlands, van Beek has already managed to win a side bet thanks to his deep run in the tournament, but now has his eyes on much more.
"I bet with some other guys that I would be the last Dutch standing in the Main Event and here I am, I won the bet," van Beek shared with PokerNews.
Slovakia's Marian Uharcek currently sits in third place with 2,610,000 in chips. With the first player to leave the game tomorrow being guaranteed a cash prize of €1,765, Regardless of how he finishes, Uharcek already secured the second-biggest payday in his career.
In addition to the Main Event, many players are looking forward to the €85 PokerNews Cooldown NLH event which features a €5,000 prize pool.
Stay tuned at PokerNews as we follow the PokerNews Cup Main Event until a champion is declared.
Day 3 Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | Sasa Klain | Germany | 180,000 |
| 32 | 2 | Claudius Istrate | Germany | 2,090,000 |
| 32 | 3 | Gjergji Lazer | Czech Republic | 1,105,000 |
| 32 | 4 | Daniel Can | Germany | 3,445,000 |
| 32 | 5 | Robert Manner | Germany | 695,000 |
| 32 | 6 | Marian Uharcek | Slovakia | 2,610,000 |
| 32 | 7 | Christian Voss | Germany | 1,335,000 |
| 32 | 8 | Hermannus Beels | The Netherlands | 2,655,000 |
| 34 | 1 | Thomas Lyngvang | Denmark | 1,640,000 |
| 34 | 2 | Jurgen Melan | Germany | 940,000 |
| 34 | 3 | Jakub Krämer | Germany | 685,000 |
| 34 | 4 | Dieter Christmann | Germany | 960,000 |
| 34 | 5 | Philipp Kaempf | Germany | 2,325,000 |
| 34 | 6 | Gerald Hiebler | Germany | 1,770,000 |
| 34 | 7 | Benoit Kuhn | Germany | 1,510,000 |
| 34 | 8 | Brian Lim | U.S.A | 1,020,000 |
Players Unbagging Chips
Most of the players are now in the tournament arena unbagging their chips, including Germany's Benoit Kuhn who was witnessed playing online poker for hours in King's Casino after Day 2 ended.
Level: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Although there was just 1 minute left in Level 24 last night with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante, the tournament director just informed us that we will be playing a full 60-minutes at this blind level before blinds go up to 50,000/100,000 and a 10,000 ante.
Dealers were just asked to shuffle up and deal and the first hand is now being played on both tables.
Jurgen Melan Eliminated in 16th Place (€1,765)
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Jurgen Melan was the first elimination of the day. The German poker player open jammed 940,000 chips and was called by fellow countryman Christian Waldemar Dieter.
Melan turned over 
and was unabled to improve his hand and lost to Dieter's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | 940,000 |
|
Busted |
Sasa Klein Eliminated in 15th Place (€1,998)
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Shortly after Jurgen Melan leaving the tournament arena, two short stacks on the other table, Sasa Klein and Robert Markus Manner, were battling it out.
Klein: 
Manner: 
Klein was all but drawing dead on the flop of 
, needing runner runners to hit the rest of the board, when Manner spiked a set. Although the 
gave Klein a pair, his fate was sealed regardless of the card that appeared on the river. After the 
appeared on the river, Klein was officially eliminated in 15th place for €1,998.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
Dieter Wins a Battle Against Can
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
At the table, the chip leader Daniel Can took place just an exciting hand off, which ended in a bold move by Christian Voss.
The action began with Daniel Can opening preflop from middle position and Christian Waldemar Dieter calling from the big blind.
Can fired a c-bet of 240,000 on the flop of 
and Dieter quickly called. Can fired again, this time for 330,000, when the hit the turn. Dieter thought 30 seconds and then presented for 1.05 million All-in.
"You do not have nine," Can said. A shrug of his opponent was the answer. "Flush draw?" No Answer.
Finally Can folds and Dieter turns over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | -445,000 |
|
|
2,500,000 | 600,000 |
Gerald Hiebler Eliminated in 14th Place (€1,998)
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
We just had our third early exit with Germany's Gerald Hiebler losing back to back hands.
In the first hand, Hiebler jammed all-in with 
only to be called in late position by Benoit Kuhn who woke up with 
. The board was of no help to Hiebler, and he was down to just 260,000 chips.
In the next hand Jakub Krämer was all-in for about 700,000 chips with 
, and Hiebler called off with 
and once again was unable to improve his hand on the board.
Kuhn meanwhile has now reached the 3,000,000 chip mark. He's been chatting up the table in a friendly manner since he sat down, and seems like this hand has only encouraged more table talk from him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000 | 1,690,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 315,000 |
|
Busted |