2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #14: €10,350 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€1,276,712
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€6,536,000
Entries
688
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
434
Players Left
277

Van Rooij Doubles Through Dulowski

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante
Merijn Van Rooij
Merijn Van Rooij

There was a raise to 2,000 and Merijn van Rooij three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Krzysztof Dulowski four-bet to 17,500 from the big blind and it folded back to Van Rooij who five-bet shoved all in for 44,100. Dulowski quickly called and the cards were face up.

Merijn van Rooij: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Krzysztof Dulowski: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop of {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades} was safe for Van Rooij who was looking for a double up. The {10-Diamonds} on the turn gave Dulowski some extra outs but the {7-Spades} on the river was not one of them.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Dulowski pl
Krzysztof Dulowski
112,500 -52,500
Merijn van Rooij nl
Merijn van Rooij
90,500 29,800

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Dinner Break

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Four levels have been completed on Day 1a and the players are about to head on a 30-minute dinner break. There are currently 408 entries with just 350 players remaining.

Zhivkovikj Sent to the Rail by Pettersson

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Boban Zhivkovikj
Boban Zhivkovikj

Andrea Ricci opened to 1,500 from under the gun and was called by Boban Zhivkovikj,
Thomas Pettersson in the cutoff and Volkan Alkan came along in the big blind

The {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop brought a bet worth 4,000 by Alkan and Zhivkovikj jammed for 28,000, Pettersson called and Alkan did so, too. After the {6-Diamonds} turn, both active players checked and the {4-Spades} fell on the river. Alkan now bet 8,500 and Petersen raised to 32,000.

A tank of two minutes followed and Alkan called with the {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Zhivkovikj only had {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} but Pettersson had that beat with the {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for quads.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
185,000 73,000
Volkan Alkan de
Volkan Alkan
44,000 -45,000
Boban Zhivkovikj mk
Boban Zhivkovikj
Busted

Tags: Andrea RicciBoban ZhivkovikjThomas PetterssonVolkan Alkan

[Removed:349] Takes From Darie

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a completed board of {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, Alexander [Removed:349] checked his option and Vlad Darie then bet 15,000. [Removed:349] check-raised to 35,100 and Darie was sent into the tank before sending his cards into the muck.

The second entry of Darie in the event is thus not off to a great start, as he already lost around one third of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Bernhardt de
Alexander Bernhardt
180,000 180,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
65,000 -35,000

Tags: Alexander BernhardtVlad Darie

Assorted Counts and Bustouts Before Dinner

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas cy
Georgios Tsouloftas
230,000 35,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
210,000 127,000
Andrea Radicchi it
Andrea Radicchi
210,000 -25,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
160,000 10,000
Deejay Riemsma nl
Deejay Riemsma
130,000 -62,000
Eyal Bensimhon il
Eyal Bensimhon
130,000 -20,000
Friedrich Räz ch
Friedrich Räz
110,000 -59,700
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
90,000 2,000
David Hu nl
David Hu
85,000 5,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
50,000 -50,000
Fabrice Somers be
Fabrice Somers
45,000 -55,000
Marco Slacanac de
Marco Slacanac
Busted
Didier Grubisic
Didier Grubisic
Busted
Braz Borges pt
Braz Borges
Busted
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
Busted

Slacanac Takes a Couple of Hits

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Marco Slacanac
Marco Slacanac

Marco Slacanac opened to 2,000 in middle position and Dan Bitsch three-bet to 6,600 on his left. The action folded back to Slacanac who just shipped all in. Bitsch went into the tank for a couple of minutes but eventually called off his stack of 84,600.

Slacanac opened {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} and found himself in a classic flip against the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} of Bitsch. The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Bitsch took the lead with a pair of aces. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn improved Bitsch and the {6-Clubs} on the river secured his double up.

On the next hand, Stefan Schillhabel opened to 1,500 in early position and Slacanac re-raised to 5,500 which Schillhabel called. The flop fell {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Schillhabel checked to Slacanac who bet 5,000. Schillhabel check-raised to 14,000 and Slacanac dumped his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Bitsch dk
Dan Bitsch
170,000 170,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
150,000 150,000
Marco Slacanac de
Marco Slacanac
44,000 -56,000

Lupascu Eliminates Wyrebski

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Wojciech Wyrebski Matei Lupascu
Wojciech Wyrebski Matei Lupascu

A completed board of {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} was spread across the table with around 75,000 chips in the pot. Wojciech Wyrebski shipped all in for his last 41,000 chips which sent Matei Lupascu into the tank.

After a couple of minutes, Lupascu made the call and the cards were tabled. Wyrebski held {a-Spades}{6-Spades} but Lupascu turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for the better kicked to eliminate Wyrebski.

Player Chips Progress
Matei Lupascu ro
Matei Lupascu
233,000 233,000
Wojciech Wyrebski pl
Wojciech Wyrebski
Busted

Schulze Sent to the Rail

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Among the latest players to bust has also been Felix Schulze. The German recalled three hands that cost him, two of which saw him open the action with ace-king. In the final hand, he four-bet jammed into a squeeze and lost the flip against pocket jacks.

While he can re-enter one more time, that will likely happen on Day 1b instead according to Schulze. Near the end of level four, there are 352 players out of 406 entries remaining and the flagship event is well on track to surpass the €5 million guarantee.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Alacam de
Benjamin Alacam
Busted
Felix Schulze de
Felix Schulze
Busted
Morgan Bayle fr
Morgan Bayle
Busted
Wojciech Wyrebski pl
Wojciech Wyrebski
Busted

Tags: Felix Schulze

Gilboa Among the Latest Casualties

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Uri Gilboa was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and his remaining chips were pushed over to the other side of the table, where Krzysztof Dulowski collected them. The {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} board was still showing and Dulowski's {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} for kings up were the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Dulowski pl
Krzysztof Dulowski
165,000 165,000
Uri Gilboa il
Uri Gilboa
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Krzysztof DulowskiUri Gilboa