Event #1: €350 NLH Opener
Day 2 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €350 NLH Opener
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€350
Prize Pool
€535,358
Entries
1,789
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
378
Players Left
20
Volodymyr Legkyi Leads Final 20 in WSOPE Event #1: €350 The Opener
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
From a starting field of 1,789, just 20 players remain after Day 2 of Event #1: €350 Opener at the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).
Such was the size of the field, the original plan to play until a final table was reached was scrapped and 14 levels were on the menu instead. By the end of what was a gruelling day, Volodymyr Legkyi has bagged the chip lead. He eliminated Dennis Magro late in the day in a pot of over four million chips to eventually bag 6,775,000.
Behind him comes Narcis Nedelcu (6,145,000) and Robert [Removed:345] (4,480,000) who are the only players over four million in chips.
Event #1: €350 The Opener Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Legkyi | Ukraine | 6,775,000 | 68 |
| 2 | Narcis Nedelcu | Romania | 6,145,000 | 61 |
| 3 | [Removed:344] | Switzerland | 4,480,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Andy Schlegel | Germany | 3,925,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 3,595,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Logi Laxdal | Iceland | 3,180,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Jeppe Drivsholm | Denmark | 3,150,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Levent Efe | Belgium | 3,100,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Antonello Ferraiuolo | Italy | 2,970,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Gal Aviv | Israel | 2,930,000 | 29 |
Day 2 Recap
A total of 379 players returned for Day 2, but only 269 of them were guaranteed to cash. Bracelet winners Espen Sandvik and Sebastian Langrock would both bust short of the money, before Grzegorz Wyraz became the unfortunate bubble boy after blinding down to just 1,000 chips and busting.
Players who made the money included 2019 Opener champion Renat Bohdanov (229th - €531), Tobias Peters (225th - €531), Sandro Pitzanti (179th - €664), Jan Bendik (176th - €664), Michal Mrakes (169th - €664), Day 1b chip leader Zdenko Slavik (136th - €701), Claudio Celenza (111th - €749) and Day 1a chip leader Marc Meden (33rd - €2,009).
The remaining 20 players will all return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | €77,570 |
| 2 | €47,939 |
| 3 | €35,229 |
| 4 | €26,157 |
| 5 | €19,623 |
| 6 | € 14,876 |
| 7 | € 11,397 |
| 8 | € 8,826 |
| 9 | € 6,909 |
| 10-11 | € 5,468 |
| 12-13 | € 4,375 |
| 14-15 | € 3,541 |
| 16-18 | € 2,898 |
| 19-20 | € 2,399 |
You can catch all the action including details of tomorrow's final table live stream right here on PokerNews.
Chip Count End of Day 2
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,775,000 | -475,000 |
|
6,145,000 | 1,045,000 |
|
4,480,000 | 480,000 |
|
3,925,000 | 1,725,000 |
|
3,595,000 | 920,000 |
|
3,180,000 | 1,080,000 |
|
3,150,000 | -550,000 |
|
3,100,000 | 275,000 |
|
2,970,000 | -830,000 |
|
2,930,000 | -270,000 |
|
2,605,000 | 1,055,000 |
|
2,000,000 | -1,550,000 |
|
1,945,000 | 320,000 |
|
1,770,000 | 70,000 |
|
1,285,000 | -615,000 |
|
975,000 | 775,000 |
|
950,000 | -50,000 |
|
725,000 | -675,000 |
|
665,000 | -185,000 |
|
480,000 | -70,000 |
Nicolaj Dantoni Eliminated in 21st Place (€2,399)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nicolaj Dantoni shoved preflop for 890,000 after the open from early position of [Removed:344].
[Removed:345] called and when the cards were turned over Dantoni was ahead with 
against the 
of [Removed:345].
The flop 
and the turn 
kept Dantoni safe, however the 
on the river sent him to the rail in 21st.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | 550,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Stacks Battling
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Both Narcis Nedelcu and [Removed:344] were in action on a 
board with over a million chips already in the middle.
Nedelcu checked the turn and [Removed:345] bet 475,000. Nedelcu took his time before check-raising to 1.35 million. [Removed:345] also tanked, and eventually folded.
Nedelcu showed 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
3,450,000 | -950,000 |
Cristinel Costin Eliminated in 22nd Place (€2,399)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Cristinel Costin was all-in preflop with 
for around 1,600,000 and got called from Antonello Ferraiuolo in the big blind who had 
.
The board didn't help Costin as it came 
who finished 22nd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Still Time for a Runner-Runner Triple
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Willibald Stopfer raised all in for 330,000 from under the gun and got calls from [Removed:344] and Nicolaj Dantoni.
The two players checked down the 
board and [Removed:345] showed . Dantoni showed 
but Stopfer had gone runner-runner to make a flush with 
and triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -900,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 630,000 |
Roy Thoern Eliminated in 23rd Place (€2,399)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Roy Thoern pushed his last 300,000 in the middle with 
and got called in the big blind from Narcis Nedelcu with 
The board opened with 3 hearts and gave the flush to Nedelcu who eliminated Thoern in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000 | -275,000 |
|
Busted |
Ciprean Galatean Eliminated in 24th Place (€2,399)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ciprean Galatean was all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Jeppe Drivsholm.
According to tournament officials, the flop came 
giving Drivsholm top pair. The turn and river bricked and Galatean was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Dennis Magro Eliminated in 25th Place (€2,399)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dennis Magro opened for 160,000 from the cutoff and Volodymyr Legkyi three-bet from the button to 400,000.
Magro called and they both saw the flop 
.
Magro checked and Legkyi bet 300,000. Magro shoved all-in for 2,200,000 and got snap-called by Legkyi who had flopped a set with pocket tens .
Magro was drawing very thin with pocket fours 
. The turn and the river 
didn't change anything and Magro finished 25th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,250,000 | 3,050,000 |
|
Busted |