Event #1: €350 NLH Opener Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

11-22-2021 03:30 UTC+2

Volodymyr Legkyi Leads Final 20 in WSOPE Event #1: €350 The Opener

Will Shillibier

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.

11-22-2021 03:14 UTC+2

Nicolaj Dantoni Eliminated in 21st Place (€2,399)

GeorgeA

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
[Removed:344]	4,000,000	550,000
Nicolaj Dantoni	Busted

11-22-2021 03:01 UTC+2

Cristinel Costin Eliminated in 22nd Place (€2,399)

GeorgeA

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
Antonello Ferraiuolo	3,800,000	1,200,000
Cristinel Costin	Busted

11-22-2021 02:52 UTC+2

Roy Thoern Eliminated in 23rd Place (€2,399)

GeorgeA

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
Narcis Nedelcu	3,900,000	-275,000
Roy Thoern	Busted

11-22-2021 02:46 UTC+2

Ciprean Galatean Eliminated in 24th Place (€2,399)

Will Shillibier

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
Jeppe Drivsholm	3,700,000	1,000,000
Ciprian Galatean	Busted

11-22-2021 02:44 UTC+2

Dennis Magro Eliminated in 25th Place (€2,399)

GeorgeA

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
Volodymyr Legkyi	7,250,000	3,050,000
Dennis Magro	Busted

11-22-2021 02:34 UTC+2

Michael Rouffiange Eliminated in 26th Place (€2,399)

GeorgeA

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Rouffiange pushed his last 200,000 in the middle with and got called by [Removed:344] in the big blind who had .

The board run out[ asks4d3h8c] giving the pot to [Removed:345] and eliminating Rouffiange in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:344]	3,900,000	-25,000
Michael Rouffiange	Busted

11-22-2021 02:28 UTC+2

Dennis Bienwald Eliminated in 27th Place (€2,399)

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Volodymyr Legkyi limped and Dennis Bienwald three-bet all in for 520,000. It folded back to Legkyi who called.

Dennis Bienwald:
Volodymyr Legkyi:

There was no help for Bienwald on the and he was eliminated in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volodymyr Legkyi	4,200,000	500,000
Dennis Bienwald	Busted

11-22-2021 01:17 UTC+2

Nedelcu Over Four Million After Andrian Bust

Will Shillibier

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Simone Andrian raised to 100,000 and Narcis Nedelcu flat-called.

The flop was and Nedelcu checked. Andrian continued for 75,000 and Nedelcu check-raised to 180,000.

Andrian called. The turn was the and Nedelcu bet 200,000. Andrian called again.

The river was the and Nedelcu shoved. Andrian promptly made the call and Nedelcu showed . Andrian mucked and Nedelcu took down the pot, moving above four million in chips.