2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
€250,175
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€1,592,580
Entries
1,397
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
211
Players Left
9

Sinclair Stops Kostyrko

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mykola Kostryko
Mykola Kostryko

Jack Sinclair opened to 100,000 for Mykola Kostyrko to three-bet jam for around 400,000. The action folded back to Sinclair who made the call.

Mykola Kostyrko: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}
Jack Sinclair: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for Sinclair to hold with the higher kicker and even improve to a flush to bust Kostyrko.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
2,850,000 600,000
Mykola Kostyrko ua
Mykola Kostyrko
Busted

Saliba Doubles Up

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vivian Saliba
Vivian Saliba

Vivian Saliba shoved for 385,000 on the river and with around 600,00 in the pot, on the {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and sent Mohamad [Removed:334] to the tank.

[Removed:334] took his time and eventually he called.

Saliba won the pot with a pair of aces and king kicker {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and doubled up while [Removed:334] showed {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and took the hit to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
1,450,000 1,323,000
Mohamad El Rais ch
Mohamad El Rais
1,200,000 -200,000

Tags: Vivian Saliba

Huge Double Up for Sinclair Through Hissou

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

The action was caught on the {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop when after a bet of 300,000 from Sirzat Hissou, Jack Sinclair shoved for 893,000. Hissou thought for a second and then called, putting Sinclair at risk of elimination.

Jack Sinclair: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Sirzat Hissou: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

The turn {8-Spades} and the {9-Spades} river saved Sinclair who scored a huge double-up and remained alive in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
2,200,000 1,170,000
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
1,100,000 -575,000

Tags: Jack SinclairSirzat Hissou

Estegassy Eliminated by Mothes

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Florent Estegassy
Florent Estegassy

Pierre Mothes raised to 66,000 from the middle position and Florent Estegassy three-bet shoved from the cutoff. The action folded back to Mothes who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Estegassy was all-in for 284,000. Mothes called.

Florent Estegassy: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Pierre Mothes: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for Mothes to hold with the pocket sevens to eliminate Estegassy.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Mothes de
Pierre Mothes
1,160,000 338,000
Florent Estegassy fr
Florent Estegassy
Busted

The Reigning Champ is Out

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Vangelis Kaimakamis
Vangelis Kaimakamis

Vangelis Kaimakamis lost and is out of the tournament during a small blind versus big blind battle.

Sirzat Hissou raised-called from the small blind the shove of thirteen blinds of Kaimakamis.

Vangelis Kaimakamis: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Sirzat Hissou: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The board run out without any help for Kaimakamis, who finished the tournament on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
1,675,000 225,000
Vangelis Kaimakamis gr
Vangelis Kaimakamis
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Vangelis Kaimakamis

Jonasoff Scores Double Knockout

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
3 way all in
3 way all in

Matthias Wieser raised to 42,000 from the middle position and Andrei Toma called for his last 35,000 in the small blind while Yafa Jonasoff defended her big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for Jonasoff to bet 75,000. Wieser shoved for around 340,000 which Jonasoff snap-called with the bigger stack.

Andrei Toma: {k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Matthias Wieser: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Yafa Jonasoff: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The rest of the board was completed with the {9-Spades} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river for Jonasoff to hold with her flopped two pair to eliminate both of her opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Yafa Jonasoff il
Yafa Jonasoff
920,000 374,000
Andrei Toma ro
Andrei Toma
Busted
Matthias Wieser de
Matthias Wieser
Busted

Payouts Confirmed

All 211 players have secured at least €2,056 but will all be eyeing that first-place prize of €260,525 at the top. The top six players will also receive a ticket worth €10,350 for the WSOPE Main Event.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize (in EUR) PlacePrize (in EUR) PlacePrize (in EUR)
1€260,525* 10-11€16,814 64-72€3,667
2€164,961* 12-13€13,466 73-81€3,316
3€122,735* 14-15€10,923 82-90€3,043
4€92,996* 16-18€8,977 91-99€2,834
5€74,845* 19-27€7,475 100-117€2,679
6€56,654* 28-36€6,307 118-144€2,570
7€35,288 37-45€5,395 145-180€2,249
8€27,223 46-54€4,678 181-211€2,056
9€21,261 55-63€4,112   

* plus €10,350 WSOPE Main Event Ticket

Day 2 of the Mini Main Event Kicks Off at 2 p.m. with 211 Players

Emil Bise
Emil Bise

Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event restarts at 2 p.m. today with 211 players out of 1,397 entries returning to the felt here at the beautiful King's Resort in Rozvadov, the Czech Republic.

The initial €600,000 guarantee was crushed as €1,592,580 will be paid out to the players over the next two days. A min-cash is worth €2,056 while the eventual winner will walk away with €250,175 plus a ticket worth €10,350 for the Main Event.

Amit Yacov is coming back with the Day 1c and overall chip lead today with 2,720,000 in chips and is joined by fellow Day 1c players Emil Bise and Bijerim Imeri. They are joined in the top five, at the start of the day, by Day 1b chip leader Marius Gicovanu and Day 1a front runner Cristinel Costin.

When play resumes, they will finish out the last 23 minutes of Level 19 which features a small blind of 10,000, a big blind of 20,000, and a big blind ante of 20,000. Play will continue until the final table has been reached.

The levels will last 40 minutes throughout the day with a 30-minute break after the first three levels due to a color up. The second break of the day will last 45 minutes with the subsequent breaks lasting 15 minutes each after every three levels.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action as it happens so make sure to follow along. .