Vojtech Ruzicka lost a chunk of his stack to Natale Allegra and then defended the big blind with when Dorian Melchers opened the on the button. The flop was checked by the Czech and he called a min-bet worth 80,000.
After the turn, Ruzicka checked again, Melchers opted to check it back and see the river for free. Ruzicka checked the third street in a row and Melchers now bet a rather timid 180,000 for thin value.
Despite careful consideration, Ruzicka called and Melchers won yet another pot against the WSOP Main Event finalist.
Denis Gergoc raised to 160,000 and Lars Kamphues defended the big blind in the last hand of the level on the outer table. A small bet on the flop was check-called by Kamphues and he then check-folded the turn, allowing Gergoc to win the final pot of the night.
On the feature table, Alireza Keyvar opened to 190,000 with in the small blind. Dorian Melchers three-bet to 570,000 with the and
The final ten minutes of the night brought no further action on the outer table as Samir Boudeliou was blinded down to half a million in chips. Once the last hand was done, they bagged up chips and so did the five players on the live stream table.
All counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Only ten players out of an 748-entry strong field remain in contention for the biggest slice of the €1,101,430 prize pool in the 2022 WSOP International Circuit €1,700 Main Event Autumn Edition at the King's Resort in Rozvadov.
All of them have locked up a payday of €13,525 and an entry into the 2022 WSOP Europe €10,350 Main Event in one month from now. However, all eyes are set on the top prize of €189,650 that is reserved for the eventual champion in Europe's biggest poker arena.
Seven different countries are represented among the last ten contenders and Germany's Lars Kamphues leads the way with a stack of 7,745,000. Second in chips is Denis Gergoc (6,860,000) while Vojtech Ruzicka is arguably the biggest name still in the mix. The former WSOP Main Event final tablist, from the Czech Republic, sits in third place on the leaderboard with 5,985,000.
Frenchman Dorian Melchers won a WSOP Circuit ring during the stop at the King's Resort and follows with 4,685,000 in chips, right in the muddle of the pack. The same also applies for Alireza Keyvar (3,680,000), Alessandro Pagliuso (3,000,000), and Natale Allegra (2,660,000).
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A trio of shorter stacks will aim to secure the pay jump by making the nine-handed final table. Frans Van Staalduinen (1,485,000) holds nearly three times as many chips as Berkan Munar (560,000) and Samir Boudeliou (510,000) who are under immediate pressure.
The blinds in level 28 will recommence at 50,000-100,000 with a big blind ante of 100,000, giving the two shortest stacks very little room to manoeuvre.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
37
1
Dorian Melchers
France
4,685,000
47
37
2
Natale Allegra
Italy
2,660,000
27
37
3
Vojtech Ruzicka
Czech Republic
5,985,000
60
37
5
Berkan Munar
Germany
560,000
6
37
8
Alireza Keyvar
Iran
3,640,000
36
39
1
Frans Van Staalduinen
Netherlands
1,485,000
15
39
3
Denis Gergoc
Switzerland
6,860,000
69
39
5
Samir Boudeliou
France
510,000
5
39
6
Lars Kamphues
Germany
7,745,000
77
39
7
Alessandro Pagliuso
Italy
3,000,000
30
The top 12 finishers all earned an entry into Day 1a of the 2022 WSOPE Main Event and that also included Elias Abou Saleh and Radu Pitic while 2021 WSOP Europe bracelet winner Sergiu Covrig earned the same payday as countryman Pitic (€11,475) but missed out on the additional tournament entry.
Among those running deep on the penultimate tournament day and reaching the final three tables were also David Hu, Waheed Ashraf, Georgios Tsouloftas, Marek Blasko and the Day 2 chip leader Matthew Bushell.
However, his stack was melted within two hands and he had to settle for a payday of €3,725. Day 1a chip leader Narcis Nedelcu reached the final five tables to collect €4,100 for his efforts. The former WSOPC King's Main Event champions Volkan Alkan and Andrea Ricci also cashed but bowed out soon after the bubble had burst to miss out on a potential repeat victory.
During the second half of the day, Kamphues continued to add chips and especially assumed control after the three-table redraw. On the feature table it was all about the duel between Ruzicka and Melchers while the shorter stacks were fighting for their survival.
Upon completion of nine levels of 60 minutes each, the nine-handed final table was all but reached and the ten hopefuls will return at 2pm local time to determine a champion. All PokerNews updates for the final day will be published on a 30-minute delay in accordance with the live stream action on the King's Resort Twitch channel.
when Dorian Melchers opened the 
on the button. The 
flop was checked by the Czech and he called a min-bet worth 80,000.
turn, Ruzicka checked again, Melchers opted to check it back and see the 
river for free. Ruzicka checked the third street in a row and Melchers now bet a rather timid 180,000 for thin value.
, Munar had the best of it and doubled to stay in the mix for the nine-handed final table.
flop was check-called by Kamphues and he then check-folded the 
turn, allowing Gergoc to win the final pot of the night.
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