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Late registration has closed and the bubble burst during Day 2, so the main milestones of the €5,300 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event at King’s Casino in Hilton Prague are now behind us. However, one goal remains: the €2,000,000 top prize and the prestigious WSOPE gold bracelet.
From a record-breaking field of 2,617 entries, which pushed the prize pool past the €10 million guarantee to reach €13,085,000, 356 players remain and are in the money heading into Day 3 this Thursday, all hoping to advance another step.
One player who certainly can’t complain about his position is Thomas Eychenne, who bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 2 with a massive 2,010,000, more than 250 big blinds at the restart. The Frenchman is followed by Daan Mulders (1,721,000), who burst the bubble, while Giovanni Zanette sits third in chips with 1,467,000.
WSOPE Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 2,010,000 | 251 |
| 2 | Daan Mulders | Netherlands | 1,721,000 | 215 |
| 3 | Giovanni Zanette | South Africa | 1,467,000 | 183 |
| 4 | Yuhan Wang | China | 1,374,000 | 172 |
| 5 | Rokas Asipauskas | Lithuania | 1,350,000 | 169 |
| 6 | Gabriel Martini Nobrega | Brazil | 1,241,000 | 155 |
| 7 | Alex Anton | United States | 1,183,000 | 148 |
| 8 | Eimantas Adomavicius | Lithuania | 1,168,000 | 146 |
| 9 | Niklas Deitmer | Germany | 1,159,000 | 145 |
| 10 | Alex Keating | United States | 1,150,000 | 144 |
Even though Day 2 of this WSOPE Main Event saw nearly 1,000 players eliminated in a single day, the field remains highly competitive, with players like Alex Keating (1,150,000), Chris Hunichen (1,047,000), Alexandre Reard (1,017,000), Shiina Okamoto (982,000), and Day 1c chip leader Daniel Rezaei (967,000) among the top stacks.
The 2019 WSOPE Main Event champion Alexandros Kolonias (854,000) is also still in contention, alongside Josh Arieh (812,000), Roberto Romanello (803,000), Shaun Deeb (689,000), who doubled on the bubble, Tom-Aksel Bedell (673,000), and Nacho Barbero (631,000).
Nineteen years after her victory, Annette Obrestad bagged 581,000 and will be seated next to Jesse Lonis (540,000) on today’s Day 3. Espen Jorstad (471,000), Aliaksei Boika (441,000), and Anthony Zinno (425,000) are all above the average stack, while Zdenek Zizka (284,000), Jason Wheeler (260,000), Erick Lindgren (246,000), vlogger Martin Kabrhel (162,000), and Simone Andrian (141,000) trail further behind, all the way down to Stoyan Madanzhiev (44,000) and Eero Palmu (11,000).
Play resumes at noon local time, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. Six more 90-minute levels are scheduled for today’s Day 3, with a 15-minute break after each level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 20. As on the previous days, the action can also be followed on stream on the WSOP YouTube channel.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €2,000,000 | 9 | €140,000 | 56–63 | €25,000 |
| 2 | €1,200,000 | 10–11 | €100,000 | 64–71 | €22,500 |
| 3 | €800,000 | 12–15 | €75,000 | 72–79 | €20,200 |
| 4 | €575,000 | 16–23 | €60,000 | 80–103 | €18,000 |
| 5 | €425,000 | 24–31 | €50,000 | 104–135 | €16,000 |
| 6 | €320,000 | 32–39 | €40,000 | 136–191 | €14,000 |
| 7 | €245,000 | 40–47 | €35,000 | 192–272 | €12,000 |
| 8 | €185,000 | 48–55 | €30,000 | 273–356 | €10,000 |
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action until a new WSOP Europe champion is crowned!
