Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Day 3 Started
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,025,500
Entries
529
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000
Day 3 of the WSOPE Main Event Starts at Noon
The Main Event of the WSOP Europe will enter Day 3 with 135 players remaining. Vishal Maini is the chip leader, bagging 651,500 — almost 200,000 more than the next closest player.
Jake Salter (345,000), Mike Leah (324,000) and Rainer Kempe (330,500) are all over 300,000 and within striking distance of the top ten stacks. Two time WSOP gold bracelet winner Kristen Bicknell is just below 300,000 with 296,000.
Maria Ho enters the day with 51,000 and is among the shorter stacks to start the day. She worked her shorter stack toward the end of the day last night and managed to bluff former Main Event Champion Ryan Riess with king high. Riess was eliminated later in the evening and Ho managed to survive despite the aggression from Ioannis Konstantinidas (170,000) who three and four bet Ho with some regularity in the final level.
The players return Tuesday at noon local time and will play six 90-minute levels before bagging.
Follow all the action on PokerNews.com through the conclusion of the Main Event.
Day 3 Seats
2017 WSOPE Main Event Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andrei Siandzevich | Czech Republic | 39,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 80,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 3 | Matas Cimbolas | Lithuania | 264,000 | 88 |
| 1 | 4 | Kai Münster | Germany | 83,500 | 28 |
| 1 | 5 | Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | 101,500 | 34 |
| 1 | 6 | Razvan-Andrei Dumea | Romania | 125,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 7 | Liwei Sun | China | 260,000 | 87 |
| 1 | 8 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 209,500 | 70 |
| 2 | 1 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 363,000 | 121 |
| 2 | 2 | Chun Ho Law | United Kingdom | 257,000 | 86 |
| 2 | 3 | Julian Stuer | Germany | 180,500 | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | Aleksandar Tomović | Serbia | 55,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Ioannis Angelou-Konstas | Greece | 170,000 | 57 |
| 2 | 6 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | 377,500 | 126 |
| 2 | 7 | Clement Richez | France | 79,500 | 27 |
| 2 | 8 | Philipp Gruissem | Germany | 273,000 | 91 |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Coughlan | United Kingdom | 44,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Roberts | United Kingdom | 283,000 | 94 |
| 3 | 3 | Grzegorz Gosk | Poland | 90,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 4 | Neil Slater | United Kingdom | 79,500 | 27 |
| 3 | 5 | David Hudson | United Kingdom | 252,000 | 84 |
| 3 | 6 | Erik Sens | Netherlands | 274,500 | 92 |
| 3 | 7 | Franz Ditz | Germany | 110,000 | 37 |
| 3 | 8 | Thomas Hueber | Austria | 35,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 42,000 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | David Peters | United States | 293,500 | 98 |
| 4 | 3 | Mike Leah | Canada | 324,000 | 108 |
| 4 | 4 | Stieven Razab | Netherlands | 102,000 | 34 |
| 4 | 5 | Asi Moshe | Israel | 287,500 | 96 |
| 4 | 6 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 296,000 | 99 |
| 4 | 7 | Simon Higgins | United Kingdom | 211,500 | 71 |
| 4 | 8 | John Leslie | United Kingdom | 189,000 | 63 |
| 5 | 1 | Aaron Duczak | Canada | 56,500 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | Kevin MacPhee | United States | 135,000 | 45 |
| 5 | 3 | Julian Thomas | Austria | 300,000 | 100 |
| 5 | 4 | Vlado Banicevic | Montenegro | 211,000 | 70 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Lakhov | Russia | 424,000 | 141 |
| 5 | 6 | Markus Dürnegger | Austria | 244,000 | 81 |
| 5 | 7 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 173,000 | 58 |
| 5 | 8 | Alexandre Viard | France | 125,000 | 42 |
| 6 | 1 | Maximilian Lehmanski | Germany | 251,000 | 84 |
| 6 | 2 | Robert Schulz | Germany | 125,000 | 42 |
| 6 | 3 | Lee Lawrenson | United Kingdom | 129,000 | 43 |
| 6 | 4 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 169,500 | 57 |
| 6 | 5 | Michal Mrakeš | Czech Republic | 408,000 | 136 |
| 6 | 6 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 251,000 | 84 |
| 6 | 7 | Peter Smyth | United Kingdom | 223,500 | 75 |
| 6 | 8 | Maria Ho | United States | 51,000 | 17 |
| 7 | 1 | Luis Rodriguez Cruz | Spain | 228,500 | 76 |
| 7 | 2 | Vishal Maini | United Kingdom | 651,500 | 217 |
| 7 | 3 | Norbert Madaras | Hungary | 85,000 | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | Oleh Haisiuk | Ukraine | 255,500 | 85 |
| 7 | 5 | Nicky Romanello | United Kingdom | 297,000 | 99 |
| 7 | 6 | Anthony Gardner | United Kingdom | 60,000 | 20 |
| 7 | 7 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | 220,000 | 73 |
| 7 | 8 | Mirza Nezirevic | Sweden | 42,500 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | Milad Oghabian | Netherlands | 463,500 | 155 |
| 8 | 2 | Mohamed Mamouni | France | 73,500 | 25 |
| 8 | 3 | William Liang | Canada | 100,000 | 33 |
| 8 | 4 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 60,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | Diego Ventura | Peru | 192,000 | 64 |
| 8 | 6 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 146,500 | 49 |
| 8 | 7 | Lauren Render | United Kingdom | 125,500 | 42 |
| 8 | 8 | James Keith Walker | United Kingdom | 84,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 1 | Stephen Ayres | United Kingdom | 261,500 | 87 |
| 9 | 2 | Markus Steger | Germany | 170,500 | 57 |
| 9 | 3 | László Bujtás | Hungary | 361,000 | 120 |
| 9 | 4 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 275,000 | 92 |
| 9 | 5 | Ante Varnica | Croatia | 159,500 | 53 |
| 9 | 6 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 240,000 | 80 |
| 9 | 7 | Eugene Katchalov | Ukraine | 117,500 | 39 |
| 9 | 8 | Anatoliy Zyrin | Russia | 376,000 | 125 |
| 10 | 1 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | 386,000 | 129 |
| 10 | 2 | [Removed:172] | Germany | 250,000 | 83 |
| 10 | 3 | Ben Farrell | United Kingdom | 60,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 4 | Sebastian Langrock | Austria | 213,000 | 71 |
| 10 | 5 | Usman Siddique | United Kingdom | 71,500 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | Tomasz Chmiel | Poland | 288,500 | 96 |
| 10 | 7 | Andrei Demidov | Russia | 189,500 | 63 |
| 10 | 8 | Norson Sahi | Brazil | 68,500 | 23 |
| 11 | 1 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 212,500 | 71 |
| 11 | 2 | Thomer Pidun | Germany | 298,000 | 99 |
| 11 | 3 | Lander Lijo | Spain | 327,000 | 109 |
| 11 | 4 | Roberto Romanello | United Kingdom | 55,000 | 18 |
| 11 | 5 | Roman Herold | Germany | 412,000 | 137 |
| 11 | 6 | Connor Hogarty | Ireland | 83,500 | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 91,000 | 30 |
| 11 | 8 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 261,500 | 87 |
| 12 | 1 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 241,500 | 81 |
| 12 | 2 | Henry Tran | Canada | 112,000 | 37 |
| 12 | 3 | Omid Mojaverian | Iran | 261,000 | 87 |
| 12 | 4 | Max Altergott | Germany | 68,000 | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | Michaël Goossens | Belgium | 170,000 | 57 |
| 12 | 6 | Stephen Shayler | United Kingdom | 154,000 | 51 |
| 12 | 7 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 202,000 | 67 |
| 12 | 8 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 265,500 | 89 |
| 13 | 1 | Leo Nash | United Kingdom | 82,000 | 27 |
| 13 | 2 | Robert Bickley | United Kingdom | 195,000 | 65 |
| 13 | 3 | Gilbert Diaz | France | 91,500 | 31 |
| 13 | 4 | Andrei Boghean | Romania | 315,000 | 105 |
| 13 | 5 | Haroldo Da Silva | Brazil | 114,500 | 38 |
| 13 | 6 | Christian Stoyanov | Germany | 370,500 | 124 |
| 13 | 7 | Jens Lübbe | Germany | 419,500 | 140 |
| 13 | 8 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 186,500 | 62 |
| 14 | 1 | Evgeny Kafelnikov | Russia | 98,000 | 33 |
| 14 | 2 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 121,000 | 40 |
| 14 | 3 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 179,000 | 60 |
| 14 | 4 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 57,000 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | Stepan Osinovski | Russia | 251,500 | 84 |
| 14 | 6 | Eusebiu Jalba | Romania | 165,000 | 55 |
| 14 | 7 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 183,000 | 61 |
| 14 | 8 | Christian Rachel | Germany | 318,000 | 106 |
| 15 | 1 | Abdelhakim Zoufri | Netherlands | 275,000 | 92 |
| 15 | 2 | Marti Roca De Torres | Spain | 148,500 | 50 |
| 15 | 3 | Kyle Oak | Canada | 41,000 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Javier Zarco | Spain | 303,500 | 101 |
| 15 | 6 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 345,000 | 115 |
| 15 | 7 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 83,500 | 28 |
| 15 | 8 | Pavel Ignatov | Russia | 58,500 | 20 |
| 16 | 1 | James Ablott | United Kingdom | 116,500 | 39 |
| 16 | 2 | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | 158,000 | 53 |
| 16 | 3 | Maria Lampropulos | Argentina | 101,000 | 34 |
| 16 | 4 | Lucas Gomes Silva | Brazil | 205,500 | 69 |
| 16 | 5 | Angelo Milioto | United Kingdom | 48,000 | 16 |
| 16 | 6 | Osman Mustanoglu | United Kingdom | 260,000 | 87 |
| 16 | 7 | Mathijs Jonkers | Netherlands | 367,500 | 123 |
| 16 | 8 | Gianluca Speranza | Austria | 408,000 | 136 |
| 17 | 1 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 330,500 | 110 |
| 17 | 2 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | 226,500 | 76 |
| 17 | 3 | David Lopez | Spain | 177,000 | 59 |
| 17 | 4 | Mikhail Surin | Russia | 318,500 | 106 |
| 17 | 5 | Neil Ryder | United Kingdom | 60,000 | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | Antoine Saout | France | 151,000 | 50 |
| 17 | 7 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 151,000 | 50 |
| 17 | 8 | Will Kassouf | United Kingdom | 91,500 | 31 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Oak Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Marti Roca De Torres had Kyle Oak all in preflop when we got to their table with the latter at risk for about 35,000. He had 
against the 
of Torres and Torres flopped two pair to bust his foe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 26,500 |
|
Busted |
Double For Gardner
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Anthony Gardner doubled through former WSOP November Niner Pierre Neuville. Gardner shoved all in for his last 58,500 and Neuville called directly behind him.
"I got called by the tightest player at the table," Gardner said as the remaining players folded.
Neuville had 
against the 
of Gardner.
The board gave a bit of a sweat, brining three hearts but ultimately giving the double up to Garnder. The completed board, 
, gave Gardner a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000 | -76,000 |
|
122,000 | 62,000 |
Grafton Runs into it
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
A player opened for 6,500 in middle position and Sam Grafton shoved from the button for 49,500. The small blind called and Marius Gierse reshoved in the big. It was 144,000 and the opener mucked, with the small blind tanking after.
"Not looking good," Grafton said with a smile. "Little more action than I wanted."
Eventually, it was heads up between Grafton and Gierse and time to show down.
"Kings one time?" Grafton asked, showing 
.
He was pleased to see 
. The board, though, did not help him: 
. He wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 113,500 |
|
Busted |
"Thanks Jack"
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Parker Talbot raised to 9,000 over an under-the-gun limp from Jack Salter. Javier Zarco was in the big blind and called the 9,000 as well.
All three players checked the 
flop and Zarco led for 16,500 on the turn. Salter and Talbot quickly folded.
"Thanks Jack!" Talbot said.
"I was trying to play small ball. Three-k each and check it down," Salter responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 15,000 |
|
320,000 | 16,500 |
|
74,000 | -9,500 |
Kitai Can't Get Away
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Stefan Schillhabel bet 25,000 in the cutoff on a 
board and Davidi Kitai called from the big blind. On the 
river, Kitai checked and Schillhabel set him in for 65,000. Kitai went deep into the tank, and someone called a clock after about three minutes. Kitai finally decided on a call with just seconds left.
Kitai: 
Schillhabel: 
Schillhabel's boat took it, sending Kitai to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 127,000 |
|
Busted |
Sontheimer Ousted by For Former World #1 Tennis Player
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Evgeny Kafelnikov moved all in from the button for his last 58,000 or so and Steffen Sontheimer debated for a moment before calling for slightly less.
Kafelnikov had against the 
of Sontheimer. The board ran out 
and Kafelnikov made a flush to eliminate Sontheimer.
Kafelnikov, the former number one tennis player who has two grand slam titles, now has 156,000 in his search for his first WSOP E title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000 | 11,000 |
|
Busted |