Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 3 Started
Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 3 Started
The second out of 15 gold bracelets as part of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe festival at the King's Resort in Rozvadov will be awarded in the hours to come. Out of a field of 623 entries in Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha, only eight players remain in contention for the biggest slice of the €295,925 prize pool and seven different nationalities will be represented on the final table.
Two-time champion Martin Kabrhel chases a third gold bracelet at his home casino and enters the final table as the chip leader with a stack of 3,900,000. Behind the extroverted Czech player who has earned numerous accolades the venue, Dutchman Bjorn Verbakel f(3,725,000) and Singapore's Zhao Feng (2,100,000) occupy the final two spots on the overnight podium.
Mikkel Plum, Alfredo Vega Meister and Ken Beckers are in the middle of the pack while Tobias Peters (835,000) and Richard Toth (745,000) have also retained their chances at winning a maiden gold bracelet.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mikkel Plum | Denmark | 1,530,000 | 19 |
2 | Bjorn Verbakel | Netherlands | 3,725,000 | 47 |
3 | Alfredo Vega Meister | Spain | 1,400,000 | 18 |
4 | Ken Beckers | Belgium | 1,335,000 | 17 |
5 | Richard Toth | Hungary | 745,000 | 9 |
6 | Zhao Feng | Singapore | 2,100,000 | 26 |
7 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 835,000 | 10 |
8 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 3,900,000 | 49 |
The final table is scheduled to recommence at 6pm local time on the main feature table at King's Resort. There are 26:40 left in level 29 at blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a big blind ante of 80,000. Except for Kabrhel, all finalists are chasing their first gold bracelet and the top prize of €59,250 awaits for the eventual champion.
Remaining Payouts
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in EUR) |
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1 | €59,250 | ||
2 | €36,617 | ||
3 | €25,530 | ||
4 | €18,111 | ||
5 | €13,078 | ||
6 | €9,615 | ||
7 | €7,200 | ||
8 | €5,494 |
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Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Martin Kabrhel limped the in the cutoff and Bjorn Verbakel called in the small blind with the while Alfredo Vega Meister checked from the big blin d with the .
The flop brought a pot-sized bet worth 320,000 by Verbakel and Vega Meister folded his naked aces. Kabrhel called and the followed on the turn. Verbakel bet the pot for 960,000 once more and Kabrhel called as the two chip leaders went to war.
A brick followed with the river and Verbakel checked his option now. Kabrhel was into the tank and eventually separated a pot-sized bet while staring over to the other side of the table. He then made it 1,630,000 to go with 910,000 behind and now it was up to Verbakel for plenty of consideration.
The Dutchman reluctantly called to take a commanding lead while Kabrhel dropped below one million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bjorn Verbakel |
6,715,000
2,990,000
|
2,990,000 |
|
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Richard Toth |
945,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Martin Kabrhel |
910,000
-2,990,000
|
-2,990,000 |
|
Martin Kabrhel raised to 160,000 with the and Bjorn Verbakel three-bet the pot to 600,000 with the in the third hand of the final table. Kabrhel folded and dropped to the shortest stack.
Zhao Feng then got in the mix with the and earned two callers including Verbakel with the . On the flop, Feng bet 90,000 and Verbakel raised to 400,000 for Feng to call.
On the turn, Feng checked and Verbakel bet the pot for 1,160,000. Feng moved all-in for 1,620,000 and Verbakel suddenly asked "how much did I bet?" before eventually sigh-calling.
The river further improved Feng as he doubled with a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bjorn Verbakel |
5,000,000
-1,715,000
|
-1,715,000 |
|
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Zhao Feng |
4,400,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Martin Kabrhel |
750,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
Bjorn Verbakel raised with the and was called by Zhao Feng with the . The flop was checked by Feng and Verbakel bet 300,000 for Zheng to call.
On the turn, Feng checked once more and Verbakel checked back to see the on the river. Both checked it down and Feng took over the lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zhao Feng |
4,915,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
Bjorn Verbakel |
4,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Bjorn Verbakel raised to 225,000 with the and Martin Kabrhel defended the big blind with the .
"I put you on kings," Kabrhel said after he had called and promised that there would be a showdown anyways. That's exactly what happened after the flop on which Kabrhel check-jammed his last 425,000 with the queen-high flushdraw into a bet of 175,000 of Verbakel.
The Dutchman called and locked up the knockout on the turn.
"Put the queen of hearts there for a split pot," Kabrhel joked buzt knew it was all over. The river further improved Verbakel to aces full of kings and Kabrhel departed in 8th place for €5,494.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bjorn Verbakel |
5,350,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
||
Martin Kabrhel | Busted | |
|
No further hands went even to a flop as Bjorn Verbakel raised a few times and found no resistance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bjorn Verbakel |
5,500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
Zhao Feng |
5,115,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Richard Toth |
1,195,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Mikkel Plum |
1,000,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
Alfredo Vega Meister |
950,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Ken Beckers |
935,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Tobias Peters | 835,000 | |
|
Bjorn Verbakel raised to 225,000 with the and Zhao Feng called in the small blind with the low rundown. The flop fell to give Feng a pair and low end of the wrap.
Both players checked and the turn brought no action either. Verbakel rivered the nuts when the appeared and Feng took a stab with a bet worth 325,000. Verbakel raised the pot to 1,000,000 and earned a snap-fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bjorn Verbakel |
6,500,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Zhao Feng |
4,400,000
-715,000
|
-715,000 |