Christian ZetzscheMartin Kabrhel seeks second Bracelet of the 2017 WSOPE
Only 10 players out of a 132-entry strong field remain for the final day of the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop. The money bubble burst late in the previous day with the elimination of Vladimir Troyanovskiy, before the casualties came at a quick pace and it is High Roller tournament regular and 2017 $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl champion Christoph Vogelsang that has established a big lead over the other nine contenders.
Vogelsang bagged up 63,325,000, which is more than second-placed Andreas Eiler (30,450,000) and third-placed Ahadpur Khangah (29,575,000) have combined. Close behind follow 2017 WSOPE bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel (29,100,000), 888poker ambassador and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (26,875,000). Furthermore, Thomas Muehloecker (23,825,000), Steffen Sontheimer (22,100,000), Mikita Badziakouski (20,525,000), Charlie Carrel (14,250,000) and Kenny Hallaert (3,975,000) are also still in contention.
Day 3 Seat Draw
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
39
1
Thomas Muehloecker
Austria
23,825,000
30
39
2
Christoph Vogelsang
Germany
63,325,000
79
39
5
Steffen Sontheimer
Germany
22,100,000
28
39
6
Ahadpur Khangah
Iran
29,575,000
37
39
7
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
20,525,000
26
40
1
Dominik Nitsche
Germany
26,875,000
34
40
2
Charlie Carrel
United Kingdom
14,250,000
18
40
3
Kenny Hallaert
Belgium
3,975,000
5
40
4
Andreas Eiler
Germany
30,450,000
38
40
5
Martin Kabrhel
Czech Republic
29,100,000
36
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (EUR)
1
€3,487,463
2
€2,155,418
3
€1,521,312
4
€1,096,206
5
€806,758
6
€606,694
7
€466,421
8
€366,762
9
€295,131
10
€295,131
The lion's share of the €12,980,000 is still up for grabs, as all ten finalists have €295,131 locked up for their efforts and the coveted gold bracelet and a payday of €3,487,463 will be awarded to the winner. The action resumes on Sunday November 5th 2017 as of 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 400,000/800,000 and a running ante of 100,000, and the PokerNews live reporting team will provide hand-for-hand coverage of the final table until a winner is crowned.
Kenny Hallaert pushed all in for 7.0 million from the cutoff. Martin Kabrhel tank-folded in the small blind and Dominik Nitsche made up for lost time by instantly calling in the big blind.
Dominik Nitsche:
Kenny Hallaert:
It was a coin flip for Hallaert's tournament life and the dealer fanned the flop of . Nitsche took the lead with a pair of kings and Hallaert was at risk of being eliminated. The turn was the and the river landed the . Hallaert became the tenth-place finisher and the remaining nine players will now join on one table for the unofficial final table.
In the very first hand of the unofficial final table, the action folded to Charlie Carrel on the button and he moved all in for 7.3 million and Steffen Sontheimer called from the big blind.
Charlie Carrel:
Steffen Sontheimer:
The flop of was as bad as it could get for Carrel, as he needed running cards to avoid elimination. Carrel was drawing dead on the turn, making the river a formality. The Brit was eliminated in 9th place and takes home €295,131 for his efforts, leaving the table with his usual trademark smile.
Hand #14: Dominik Nitsche raised to 2.5 million from the hijack and Martin Kabrhel took some time before raising to 12 million from the button, leaving himself with 200,000 behind. "I have this for the flop," Kabrhel said to Nitsche" and the German moved all in, Kabrhel called with the words "I gamble."
Martin Kabrhel:
Dominik Nitsche:
"Wow, I didn't expect that," Kabrhel added when he spotted the cards of his opponent. The flop fell and Nitsche picked up a flush draw. The was a blank, but the appeared on the river to improve Nitsche to a flush and eliminate Kabrhel in 8th place for €366,762.
Hand #25: Ahadpur Khangah limped in from the small blind with and Dominik Nitsche was in the big blind with another monster hand, holding . He raised to 3.2 million and Khangah quickly pushed all in for 18.825 million. Nitsche quickly called and the cards were tabled.
The flop came and Nitsche still held the best hand. The landed on the turn giving Khangah a flush draw. The hit the river and Khangah made a straight. Unfortunately for him, Nitsche improved to a full house and Khangah was eliminated in 7th place.
Hand #39: Thomas Muehloecker opened to 4.0 million from the hijack with and Christoph Vogelsang pushed all in for 5.55 million in the big blind with . Muehloecker instantly called and the cards were face up. The flop came and Vogelsang made a pair of fours. The turn was the and the river landed the giving Vogelsang two pair to double up through Muehloecker's pocket kings.
Hand #40: Mikita Badziakouski raised to 4.5 million on the button with and Christoph Vogelsang went all in for 13.6 million with from the small blind. Badziakouski asked for a count and then made the call, only to find out he was dominated.
The flop came and Badziakouski flopped two pair to take the lead. The on the turn and the on the river were no help to Vogelsang who was eliminated in 6th place.
Hand #47: Andreas Eiler announced all in on the button with and Steffen Sontheimer called for his last 11.1 million in the big blind with .
The flop came and Eiler flopped the best hand with a pair of kings. The turn was the and the river landed the . Sontheimer was unable to connect with the board and was eliminated in fifth place.
Hand #51: Dominik Nitsche raised to 4.5 million first to act and Thomas Muehloecker eventually committed his last 5.025 million out of the big blind with the words "let's gamble."
Thomas Muehloecker:
Dominik Nitsche:
The flop was no help for Muehloecker and he was drawing dead on the turn, making the river a formality. Muehloecker was eliminated in 4th place for €1,096,206 and Nitsche extended his lead at the top of the leader board with three players remaining.
Hand #65: Andreas Eiler raised to 5.5 million on the button and Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind moved all in for 59.2 million. Eiler quickly called and Dominik Nitsche was the only one of the trio to stand up from his chair.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Andreas Eiler:
The board came and Eiler paired his ace on the turn to eliminate Badziakouski in third place for €1,521,312.
Right after the clocks were stopped with 25:50 left in the level and both players agreed to a 70-minute dinner break. Action resumes at 10 p.m. local time with the live stream getting back underway half an hour after that.
Hand #121: Andreas Eiler moved all in for eight big blinds and Dominik Nitsche called.
Andreas Eiler:
Dominik Nitsche:
"Cooler, but red cards are my randomizer," Nitsche said in German to his rail before the flop fell . The on the turn reduced the outs of Eiler to just three, and he failed to get there with a blank on the river. What followed was all but celebration on Nitsche's side of the table before he walked over to Eiler and shook hands, then admitted that he had amazing cards and spots in heads-up.
Eiler has to settle for second place and a payday of €2,155,418, while Nitsche scooped his fourth bracelet and €3,487,463 for the efforts. A recap of today's action is to follow.
. Nitsche took the lead with a pair of kings and Hallaert was at risk of being eliminated. The turn was the 
and the river landed the 
. Hallaert became the tenth-place finisher and the remaining nine players will now join on one table for the unofficial final table.
was as bad as it could get for Carrel, as he needed running cards to avoid elimination. Carrel was drawing dead on the 
turn, making the 
river a formality. The Brit was eliminated in 9th place and takes home €295,131 for his efforts, leaving the table with his usual trademark smile.
was a blank, but the 
appeared on the river to improve Nitsche to a flush and eliminate Kabrhel in 8th place for €366,762.
hit the river and Khangah made a straight. Unfortunately for him, Nitsche improved to a full house and Khangah was eliminated in 7th place.
. Muehloecker instantly called and the cards were face up. The flop came 
and Vogelsang made a pair of fours. The turn was the 
and Badziakouski flopped two pair to take the lead. The 
and the river landed the 
flop was no help for Muehloecker and he was drawing dead on the 
turn, making the 
on the turn reduced the outs of Eiler to just three, and he failed to get there with a blank