Ricci Leads the Pack En Route to Crowning a Champion in Rozvadov
Only nine players out of a field of 912 entries remain in the 2021 WSOP International Circuit €1,700 Main Event at the King's Resort in Rozvadov. Five different countries will be represented on the final table with Germany boasting four contenders and Italy having two hopefuls in the running for the biggest slice of the €1,342,920 prize pool.
Andrea Ricci returns to the final day as the chip leader with 63 big blinds and he another four players are then separated by four big blinds only including Sami Karli, Aliaksandr Shylko, and Simone Lombardo. Two years ago, Shylko finished fourth out of 768 entries in this very event in Europe's biggest poker arena for a career-high score of €78,850.
Also in the mix is the 2019 EPT Sochi Main Event winner Uri Gilboa, who will be the shortest stack among the finalists with just nine blinds. All nine contenders today and tenth-place finisher Mihai Stinca have earned another prize on top of their cash winnings as they all receive an entry to the 2021 WSOP Europe Main Event worth €10,300 each.
2021 WSOP International Circuit King's €1,700 Main Event Final Table Line-Up
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Karli | Germany | 6,810,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Simone Lombardo | Italy | 6,475,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Ahmad Achegsei | Germany | 2,175,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Andrea Ricci | Italy | 10,085,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Uri Gilboa | Israel | 1,385,000 | 9 |
| 6 | Mr. Bond | Germany | 3,375,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 6,730,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Vincent De Neve | Germany | 6,410,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Mourad Tounnouti | Netherlands | 2,135,000 | 13 |
The final table will resume at 2 pm local time with blinds of 80,000-160,000 and a big blind ante of 160,000. All levels last 60 minutes each until a winner is crowned and the top nine currently have €10,459 locked up. A top prize of €236,489 and the WSOP Circuit ring will be awarded to the eventual champion.
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and Andrea Ricci called in the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked by both and Ricci then bet the 
turn for 500,000. Karli stared at the board and announced all-in to get snap-called by Ricci within fewer than one second.
river was a blank. And just like that, Karli as the second in chips departed in 9th place for €19,459.
board and Achegsei was eliminated in 8th place for €24,565.
in the cutoff and "Mr. Bond" three-bet to 1.2 million in the small blind with the 
. Ricci gave it some thought and called, which created a pot of 3.2 million to the 
flop. "Mr. Bond" continued for 600,000 with 2 million behind and Ricci called.
fell on the turn and "Mr. Bond" jammed. "Aces?" Ricci called and asked for a count but called a few seconds later anyways.
river to end up in 7th place for €35,943.
turn. Gilboa needed an eight and came up blank on the 
river to depart in 6th place. He takes home €49,329 and the €10,300 WSOPE Main Event ticket on top.
river as Lombardo only improved to two pair.
and Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 900,000 with 
, which Ricci called. They headed to the 
flop on which Ricci checked. Shylko made it 500,000 to go and his opponent stuck around.
river for Ricci to take over the lead.
turn and the rail shouted for the four of diamonds. Sure enough, the 