2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€167,056
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€873,240
Entries
766
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
174
Players Left
34

Merzhvinskii Takes Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 1a Chip Lead; Ha, Deeb, Campbell, Ferguson, Blom All Make Day 2

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii (taken previously at King's Resort)
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii (taken previously at King's Resort)

The first of three starting days of Event #3: 1,350 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold’em has come to a hectic end at the start of Level 17 with 39 minutes and 56 seconds left in the level. There 174 entries collected which included 42 reentries and at the end of the day, there were 34 players left even though they only had to play down to 35.

With four people all-in and another monster pot, the last few minutes of the night were ones to remember. Aleksandr Merzhvinskii claimed the chip lead by taking almost all of Arturs Scerbaks’ chips when he had flopped a set of fours. Thanks to that hand, Merzhvinskii bagged 1,255,000 in chips. He is followed by Thai Ha who was the only other player to bag over a million in chips. Ha eliminated Yi Ye in the last hand of the night when Ye tried to bluff him and Ha had made the right call with two pair.

Thai Ha
Thai Ha

Bracelet winners Chris Ferguson, Shaun Deeb, Robert Campbell, and Julien Martini have all made it through to Day 2 but aren’t in the money yet as the tournament organization had decided to play down to 20% of the field instead of 15% to shorten the day. Other notable players to find a bag for Day 2 include Viktor Blom, Paulius Vaitiekunas, Sebastian Pauli, Aaron Duczak, Aaron Duczak, Pierre Neuville, and Fabian Gumz.

Not everyone was lucky enough though, Allen Kessler lost all his chips when he tried to bluff Vaitiekunas, Anthony Zinno lost his chips to Jean-Rene Fontaine who unfortunately for him couldn’t keep a hold on them himself. Ismael Bojang couldn’t find a good birthday present for himself by bagging when he failed to win his all-in against Bartlomiej Staszczak.

But they all have a few more shots to try and battle it out for their share of the €551,750 guaranteed prize pool which includes five WSOPE Main Event tickets worth €10,350 each. Day 1b on Thursday, October 17, or Day 1c, October 18, gives them another chance to make Day 2. Both of those days will follow the same structure as Day 1a with 40-minute levels, a 15-minute break after every three levels, a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9, and 12 levels of late registration or one reentry possibility.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to let you know who else will make it through the two other starting days so make sure to keep following the updates throughout the event.

Tags: Aaron DuczakAleksandr MerzhvinskiiAllen KesslerAnthony ZinnoBartlomiej StaszczakChris FergusonFabian GumzIsmael BojangJulien MartiniPaulius VaitiekunasPierre NeuvilleRobert CampbellSebastian PauliShaun DeebThai HaViktor BlomYi Ye

Vaitiekunas Catches Kessler's Bluff

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alen Kessler (in a previous event)
Alen Kessler (in a previous event)

The players at Allen Kessler's previous table were kind enough to recount what has just happened when Kessler busted:

Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 8,000 from the button and was called by Matthew Webb and Kessler in the blinds.

They all checked through the {a-}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop to the {3-Diamonds} on the turn. Webb checked, Kessler bet 12,500 which only Vaitiekunas called.

The river completed the board with the {a-Diamonds}, Kessler jammed for 42,000 and Vaitiekunas called with {k-}{10-}. Kessler held {q-}{j-}.

The table joked around a bit: "If Kessler had an ace, he would have jammed preflop!"

Player Chips Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas lt
Paulius Vaitiekunas
WSOP 1X Winner
445,000 145,000
Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
165,000 65,000
Steven Jones us
Steven Jones
101,000 -43,000
Louis Helm us
Louis Helm
56,000 -19,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
Busted

Tags: Paulius VaitiekunasAllen Kessler

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Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante
My Stack
My Stack

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Brand-New Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Starts Day 1a at 2 PM

King's Casino
King's Casino

The third event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe is set to start at 2 p.m. local time today here at the King’s Resort in the Czech Republic. Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event will be the first event to cross the €1,000 buy-in-mark and is a brand-new appearance here in Rozvadov. There is a €551,750 guaranteed prize pool which includes five seats to the Main Event worth €10,350 each.

Many familiar players have already been spotted during the WSOP International Circuit which came to a close two days ago and quite a few of them are expected to participate in this tournament too. Fresh WSOP Circuit Ring winners like Andrei Makavets, Muhamet Perati, Jaroslav Peter, Marius Gicovanu, Michael Sklenicka, and WSOP Circuit Main Event Winner, Jakub Oliva might be showing their faces again.

When players take their seat on Day 1a, they will get 100,000 in chips. There are three starting flights in total with one reentry possible per flight. The late registration and reentry period is open for twelve levels and the break that follows it. A 15-minute break has been scheduled after every three levels of 40 minutes each with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. Play will continue until there is 15% of the field left on the Day 1s.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the updates from the floor as they happen throughout the day until the final bag has been stored away.

Day 1 Structure

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
140100300300
240200400400
340300500500
Break15   
440300600600
540400800800
6405001,0001,000
Break15   
7406001,2001,200
8408001,6001,600
9401,0002,0002,000
Break60   
10401,0002,5002,500
11401,5003,0003,000
12402,0004,0004,000
Break15   
13403,0005,0005,000
14403,0006,0006,000
15404,0008,0008,000
Break15   
16405,00010,00010,000
17406,00012,00012,000
18408,00016,00016,000
Break15   
194010,00020,00020,000
204012,00024,00024,000

Tags: Jakub OlivaJaroslav PeterMarius GicovanuMichael SklenickaMuhamet Perati