Lars Kamphues opened to 600,000 first to act and then faced the three-bet shove by Alireza Keyvar in the big blind for 2,450,000. After asking for an exact count, Kamphues called and the cards were flipped over.
Alireza Keyvar:
Lars Kamphues:
The flop gave Kamphues some back door options on top of his two live cards and the turn was among them, as he now held a gutshot. Sure enough, the rolled off on the river and that spelled the end for Keyvar in fourth place for a payday of €65,500.
In the first hand back from the break, Lars Kamphues raised to 800,000 on the button and Natale Allegra called out of the big blind. The flop brought and Allegra near instantly shoved all-in for 4,600,000, which Kamphues called after double-checking his cards.
Natale Allegra:
Lars Kamphues:
The turn was of no help for the Italian, who paced around the final table setup. He also bricked the river and briefly shook the hand of Kamphues before heading to the payout desk.
Both contenders for the title are now on a short five-minute break before the action resumes near even in chips.
Lars Kamphues raised to 900,000 and was called by Denis Gergoc in the big blind.
The flop brought and Gergoc checked to then faced a bet worth 1,100,000 by Kamphues, which he called. They headed to the turn and Gergoc checked once more.
Kamphues now bet 3,700,000 out of a stack of 11,675,000 and Gergoc jammed with the superior stack to get called by Kamphues.
Lars Kamphues:
Denis Gergoc:
Kamphues was in prime shape to double into a comfortable lead but Gergoc struck golden with the river. He jumped out of his chair in celebration and ran over to his Swiss rail, which also included Emil Bise.
In the meanwhile, Kamphues could all but remove his microphone and then embrace the opponent briefly. For the German, a consolation prize of €119,500 awaits while Gergoc takes home the top prize of €189,650 along with the coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring.
Denis Gergoc Wins 2022 WSOPC Main Event Autumn Edition
The third and final edition of the 2022 World Series of Poker International Circuit at the King's Resort in Rozvadov for the current year has crowned a winner. Out of a field of 748 entries in the WSOPC €1,700 Main Event Autumn Edition, it was Switzerland's Denis Gergoc who took home the biggest slice of the €1,101,430 prize pool after defeating Lars Kamphues in a brief heads-up encounter.
It was the first WSOP Circuit ring for Gergoc, who was railed by fellow countryman Emil Bise en route to victory. For his efforts, he took home a cash prize of €189,650 while runner-up Kamphues was denied a third gold ring. The German had to settle for €119,500 and the pay jump between first and second place was larger than the cash prize for fourth-placed Alireza Keyvar. It came as no surprise that Gergoc and Kamphues battled for the victory on the live stream feature table as both were near the top of the leaderboard all day long.
Italy's Natale Allegra finished in third place while the final table also included the former WSOP Main Event finalist Vojtech Ruzicka and current ring event winner Dorian Melchers. Ruzicka's run ended in sixth place while Melchers was denied a second triumph during the same WSOP Circuit stop when he was knocked out by Kamphues in seventh place.
Final Result 2022 WSOP International Circuit €1,700 Main Event Autumn Edition
Place
Winner
Country
Prize (in EUR)
1
Denis Gergoc
Switzerland
€189,650*
2
Lars Kamphues
Germany
€119,500
3
Natale Allegra
Italy
€83,900
4
Alireza Keyvar
Iran
€65,500
5
Frans van Staalduinen
Netherlands
€51,400
6
Vojtech Ruzicka
Czech Republic
€40,300
7
Dorian Melchers
France
€30,100
8
Alessandro Pagliuso
Italy
€20,850
9
Samir Boudeliou
France
€16,465
* the top 12 finishers also received an entry to the 2022 WSOP Europe €10,350 Main Event ticket
Denis Gergoc Wins 2022 WSOPC Main Event Autumn Edition
Only ten players returned to their seats, all of which had already locked up a five-figure cash prize and the entry to the upcoming 2022 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 Main Event. More than 200 players have already qualified for the tournament highlight of the year at King's Resort thanks to the qualifying scheme in all major live poker festivals at the venue. The chase for the 15 WSOP gold bracelets is just around the corner and takes place from October 26 until November 16, 2022.
Two short stacks were under immediate pressure with just five big blinds at their disposal and it was Germany's Berkan Munar who had to settle for a payout of €13,525. On the main feature table, he called all-in with king-seven when Ruzicka pushed out of the small blind with eight-five suited and the Czech made two pair.
Once the last nine contenders combined to one table, it didn't take long for the second short stack Samir Boudeliou to depart. One of the key hands of the day followed when Gergoc turned a set of sevens to eliminate Alessandro Pagliuso and cement his top spot.
From there on, the action became more tense again and Melchers fell behind after losing several pots and then doubling Allegra in a flip. The end came in a battle of the blinds with Kamphues when the big stack jammed jack eight and got there to beat the king-nine of the Frenchman.
Down to the final six players, Kamphues assumed control and stayed in the top spot for an extended period. Gergoc lost a lot of ground during a period in which he seemed bewildered but things started to look a lot better after the next break. Four short stacks were fighting for their survival and two bowed out in quick succession.
The first one was none other than Ruzicka, who was unable to come back from a single chip. Frans van Staalduinen followed to the rail only a few minutes later after his ace-king was cracked by the ace-ten suited of Gergoc.
Nearly one hour passed until the roller coaster ride of Keyvar came to an end, courtesy of another blow by Kamphues with a four-card straight. By then, Allegra was the shortest stack and couldn't bounce back from that despite one double through Gergoc. The Italian was knocked out by Kamphues when both players had a piece on a king-high board and that set up a nearly even-stacked heads-up duel.
Gergoc quickly pulled away but needed lady luck on his side to emerge victoriously. Both having flopped top pair, the Swiss was undeterred by an overcard on the turn and moved all-in with the inferior kicker. However, a jack on the river improved Gergoc to two pair and Kamphues was denied a third WSOP Circuit ring.
Lars Kamphues
That wraps up the PokerNews coverage from the King's Resort in Rozvadov for the time being but the next international poker tournaments are just around the corner.
Winner pictures courtesy of Maryna Kravchenko / King's Resort
flop gave Kamphues some back door options on top of his two live cards and the 
turn was among them, as he now held a gutshot. Sure enough, the 
rolled off on the river and that spelled the end for Keyvar in fourth place for a payday of €65,500.
and Allegra near instantly shoved all-in for 4,600,000, which Kamphues called after double-checking his cards.
turn was of no help for the Italian, who paced around the final table setup. He also bricked the 
river and briefly shook the hand of Kamphues before heading to the payout desk.
and Gergoc checked to then faced a bet worth 1,100,000 by Kamphues, which he called. They headed to the 
turn and Gergoc checked once more.
