Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€1,592,580
Entries
1,397
Level
40
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
321
Players Left
49
Day 1a Ends; Cristinel Costin Leads Pack of 49 Survivors in Mini Main Event Day 1a
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After 19 levels of poker action, Day 1a of Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event wrapped up in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, November 23 in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Resort in Rozvadov.
A total of 321 player registered for the first starting flight in the third gold bracelet event of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, which added €385,200 into the prize pool. The tournament has a guarantee of €600,000 and with over half of that already met, along with two more Day 1's to play out, it is heavily expected that figure will be eclipsed.
Cristinel Costin bagged the Day 1a chip lead with a stack of 1,750,000. Sirzat Hissou (1,450,000), Rolf van Brug (1,415,000), Omid Novin (1,250,000) and Andras Balogh (1,177,000) round out the top five biggest stacks advancing to the next stage.
Notables such as 2019 WSOPE Main Event Winner Jack Sinclair, Ali Amelipour and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel were unable to make Day 2.
PokerNews comes back to King's Resort for Day 1b which starts at 4 p.m. CET on Tuesday, November 23. Be sure to stick around for all the updates from the WSOPE.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristinel Costin | Romania | 1,750,000 |
| 2 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 1,450,000 |
| 3 | Rolf van Brug | Netherlands | 1,415,000 |
| 4 | Omid Novin | Germany | 1,250,000 |
| 5 | Andras Balogh | Hungary | 1,177,000 |
| 6 | Zdravko Miskovic | Croatia | 1,130,000 |
| 7 | Oliver Heidel | Germany | 1,089,000 |
| 8 | Clement Cassagne | France | 1,088,000 |
| 9 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | 1,077,000 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Nanchev | Bulgaria | 1,048,000 |
Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event Schedule
| DATE | DAY | START TIME (CET) | PLAY CONCLUDES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 23 | Day 1b | 4 p.m. | 15% of the Field |
| Wednesday, November 24 | Day 1c | 1 p.m. | 15% of the Field |
| Thursday, November 25 | Day 2 | 2 p.m. | Final Table |
| Friday, November 26 | Day 3 | 6 p.m. | Winner is Crowned |
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,450,000 | 625,000 |
|
1,415,000 | 170,000 |
|
1,250,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,177,000 | |
|
1,130,000 | 250,000 |
|
1,089,000 | -40,000 |
|
1,088,000 | -62,000 |
|
1,077,000 | -23,000 |
|
1,048,000 | |
|
906,000 | 136,000 |
|
901,000 | -69,000 |
|
872,000 | -88,000 |
|
856,000 | -319,000 |
|
853,000 | 153,000 |
|
827,000 | |
|
820,000 | 265,000 |
|
750,000 | -160,000 |
|
704,000 | -146,000 |
|
675,000 | 225,000 |
|
660,000 | 180,000 |
|
652,000 | 346,000 |
|
638,000 | |
|
|
631,000 | -55,000 |
|
597,000 | 94,000 |
End of Play
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With 49 players remaining, play has ended. The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
Bendinelli Eliminates Azarkan on the Bubble
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Farid Azarkan who jammed their 345,000 stack from the small blind. Giuliano Bendinelli called from the big blind.
Farid Azarkan: 
Giuliano Bendinelli: 
Azarkan found no help on the 
flop. The 
gave Bendinelli a straight but also gave Azarkan an open-ended straight draw. The river was a picture card but it was the 
, sealing Azarkan's fate.
The 49 remaining players will now come back on Thursday, November 22 for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 354,000 |
|
Busted |
D'Anselmo Turns Set to Avoid the Bubble
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Omid Novin in the small blind opened to 60,000 and then called the 415,000 all-in from Nicola D'Anselmo.
Nicola D'Anselmo: 
Omid Novin: 
D'Anselmo's fate of being the bubble boy looked sealed on the 
flop. The 
came on the turn to seal the check mark and double for the at risk player. The river came the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
|
960,000 |
Heidel Downs Di Persio and Doubles through Bueno to Get to the Bubble
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Matteo Di Persio shoved from the middle position for 311,000 for Oliver Heidel to re-shove for 384,000 in total. Mordehai Bueno decided to put his tournament life at risk too from the cutoff while the rest of the tournament and the clock was paused as the field was down to 51 players. The rest of the table folded.
Matteo Di Persio: 
Oliver Heidel: 
Mordehai Bueno: 
The board ran out 
for Bueno to flop top pair but for Heidel's overpair to hold. Di Persio busted in 51st place to get the tournament down to the bubble and the hand-for-hand stage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,129,000 | 745,000 |
|
100,000 | -406,000 |
|
Busted |
Mustafov Falls before the Bubble
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Giuliano Bendinelli raised to 40,000 from the middle position and Fahredin Mustafov three-bet jammed from the late position. The action folded to Bulcsu Lukacs in the big blind who four-bet jammed for more for Bendinelli to fold.
Fahredin Mustafov:
Bulcsu Lukacs:
The board ran out 
to not help Mustafov as he was eliminated in 52nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
503,000 | 353,000 |
|
Busted |
Bueno Doubles Through Costin
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mordehai Bueno jammed for 243,000 in the small blind and was snapped by big-stack Cristinel Costin.
Mordehai Bueno: 
Cristinel Costin:
The jacks were out in front on the 
flop but immediately fell behind on the turn. Bueno then found a miracle on the river to make a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000 | -125,000 |
|
|
506,000 | 56,000 |
Yankov Doubles Through Bendinelli
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Giuliano Bendinelli shoved from the button and Krasimir Yankov made the call from the big blind for the 180,000 he had in front of him.
Krasimir Yankov:
Giuliano Bendinelli: 
The board ran out 
for both of them to flop a pair but for Yankov to hold with the top pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
746,000 | -54,000 |
|
390,000 | 190,000 |