Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€301,740
Entries
642
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
97
Players Left
8
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The second of three days in Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) played out today with 97 hopefuls looking to make a run at the final table. After sixteen levels of play, it was Tomasz Kozub who emerged on top of the counts with a stack of 4,220,000, and is in pole position to clinch his first bracelet with just eight players remaining.
A total of 642 entries were recorded across three starting flights at King's Resort in Rozvadov, which generated a prize pool of €301,740, and boasts a first prize of €56,100.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Kozub | Poland | 4,220,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 2,905,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Stefan Kostner | Austria | 2,680,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Volodymyr Kokoulin | Ukraine | 1,910,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Andrei Shpak | Belarus | 1,885,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Ivan Nikolov | Bulgaria | 1,195,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Hristiyan Banov | Bulgaria | 755,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 600,000 | 10 |
Kosub started to accumulate chips with the elimination of Krzysztof Palasz in nineteenth then never looked back as he also eliminated Patrick Bueno and Florian Surkamp on his way to the final table.
Claudio Di Giacomo sits second in the counts with 2,905,000 and third place on the leaderboard belongs to Stefan Kostner with 2,680,000 chips. Kostner can thank his lucky stars as he was one card away from an early shower during Level 21, but he managed to backdoor a full house which kickstarted his run. Kostner also quadrupled up after running down the aces of two opponents and even eliminated Israel's Elad Shaar in thirteenth.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Kokoulin had a rollercoaster of a day and was chip leader for most of the early levels but never managed to cement his name at the top of the leaderboard. His stack rode the Omaha waves but left him in fourth with 1,910,000 for Day 3.
Several previous bracelet winners made it into the money but fell short of the final table who included Samuel Stranak (84th), Stephen Nahm (42nd), Anson Tsang (38th), Sebastian Langrock (16th), and Dario Alioto (11th).
The unfortunate title of final table bubble boy went to Nebojsa Musulin, who despite putting on a masterclass in surviving all-ins, finally succumbed to Di Giacomo in the last hand of the evening.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €56,100 |
| 2 | €37,400 |
| 3 | €25,500 |
| 4 | €17,800 |
| 5 | €12,600 |
| 6 | €9,200 |
| 7 | €6,800 |
| 8 | €3,950 |
Play will begin tomorrow with 15:19 left on the clock in Level 28 (30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante). The average stack sits at just over 2,000,000 — around 33 big blinds. There will also be a live stream where the action can be followed along live (with a short delay).
Be sure to keep tune into PokerNews tomorrow to see who can clinch their first bracelet from 1 p.m. local time.
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,220,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
2,905,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
2,680,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
1,910,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
1,885,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
1,195,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
755,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nebojsa Musulin limped in from middle positon and Damjan Radanov came along from the button. Claudio Di Giacomo then raised to 330,000 in the small blind, Musulin moved all in for 500,000, Radanov folded, and Di Giacomo called.
Nebojsa Musulin: A♥Q♦J♥5♥ 
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠J♠10♣5♣
Both players showed nearly the same hand, but Di Giacomo's ten proved the difference as the board ran out 10♥5♣8♣4♠K♠ to give him two pair and send Musulin to the rail in ninth place.
The remaining eight players are now bagging up their chips for the night and will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play down to a champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
550,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nebojsa Musulin shoved from the cutoff for 165,000 and got called by Stefan Kostner in the small blind & Damjan Radanov in the big blind.
Both players checked to showdown on the 8♣K♦6♦2♠3♠ runout where Musulin showed Q♣J♣J♠9♠ for a pair of jacks, which beat the 10♥9♦7♦6♣ of Kostner and the 10♠9♥4♥3♦ of Radanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
550,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Damjan Radanov raised to 210,000 in early position and Claudio Di Giacomo called in middle position.
Radanov put in his last 30,000 on the Q♥7♥6♠ flop and Di Giacomo called.
Damjan Radanov: Q♠8♣7♣5♠
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♥Q♣5♣3♥
The board ran out 3♦A♠ and Stefan Andrei Shpak wished Radanov good game after seeing Di Giacomo made two pair. The rest of the table pointed out that Radanov had queens and sevens for a better two pair to earn the double up.
"Sit in pain," Volodymyr Kokoulin joked with Shpak after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Stefan Kostner raised the button to 175,000 and Claudio Di Giacomo called out of the big blind.
The flop fell 8♣A♦9♦ where Di Giacomo check-called a bet of 250,000 from Kostner.
A 2♠ dropped on the turn and after Di Giacomo checked, Kostner sized up to 575,000. Di Giacomo quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | |
|
|
2,300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Damjan Radanov limped in from under the gun before Tomasz Kozub raised to 225,000 in middle position. Hristiyan Banov called in the small blind, as did Radanov.
The flop came 9♥5♣3♠ and Kozub bet 450,000. Only Banov called to see the 5♠ turn, where both players slowed down and checked.
The Q♣ river was also checked down and Kozub showed K♦K♣9♦7♠. Banov flashed ace-nine as he surrendered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
400,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Andrei Shpak opened the button to 150,000 and Volodymyr Kokoulin called from the small blind before Nebojsa Musulin shoved for 210,000 out of the big blind. Both Kokoulin and Shpak called.
Both checked the 10♦3♥9♠ flop to the Q♥ turn where Kokoulin check-folded to Shpak's bet of 400,000.
Nebojsa Musulin: K♠J♣10♣5♠
Andrei Shpak: K♦K♣J♥9♣
Both players had turned the nuts with an inconsequential 2♥ dropping on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
340,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
