Dennis Magro Leads Final 16 in Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus
Day 2 of Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus of the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort in Rozvadov has come to an end with two tables left.
The 16 players remaining are the last ones out of a field of 3,436 entrants, which generated a total prize pool of €1,632,100. So far, they are guaranteed to win €9,200. But what they are looking for is the €200,000 first-place prize.
After Day 2, Germany’s Dennis Magro sits closest to that top prize as he finished the day as the chip leader, being the only one with 10,000,000 chips. Xhavit Berisha sits in second place with 8,650,000, followed closely by Ermanno Di Nicola (8,275,000).
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Magro | Germany | 10,000,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Xhavit Berisha | Kosovo | 8,650,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 8,275,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Alain Saka | Poland | 8,150,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Gianluca Gallo | Italy | 7,975,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Julien Loire | France | 7,125,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Cristian David | Romania | 6,300,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Samuel Stranak | Slovakia | 4,800,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 4,475,000 | 22 |
| 10 | Elia Salerno | Italy | 3,925,000 | 20 |
Including Di Nicola and Gianluca Gallo (7,975,000), a total of five Italians will return on Day 3, which represents one-third of the field. Even though their stacks are below average, Elia Salerno (3,925,000), Alessandro Predaroli (3,375,000) and the short stack Angelo Marrone (800,000) will still be in the competition to win their first WSOP bracelet.
Samuel Stranak already won one in Rozvadov two years ago, so with 4,800,000 chips, he'll try to win another one. Julien Loire missed out on a bracelet in 2022 in Las Vegas, finishing second. So tomorrow, he will have the opportunity to reach that last step starting Day 3 with 5,300,000.
However, a few other players will have the same goal as Loire, such as Alain Saka (8,150,000), Romanian players Cristian David (6,300,000) and Stefan Fabian (4,475,000), Finland's Juuso Luokkanen (3,525,000), Tobias Peters (3,400,000), Vadzim Lipauka (2,675,000), and Andrej Desset (2,200,000).
Event #5: €550 Colossus Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €200,000* | 8 | €23,350* |
| 2 | €115,000* | 9 | €18,275* |
| 3 | €87,000* | 10-11 | €14,474* |
| 4 | €66,000* | 12-13 | €11,500* |
| 5 | €50,500* | 14 | €9,200* |
| 6 | €38,880* | 15-16 | €9,200 |
| 7 | €30,000* |
* €10,350 WSOPE Main Event Day 1a ticket added
Day 3 is scheduled to begin on November 6 at 2 p.m. local time and play down until a winner is crowned. Play will resume with 27:12 remaining on Level 33, which features 100,000/200,000 blinds with a 200,000 big blind ante.
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