Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€1,592,580
Entries
1,397
Level
40
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
397
Players Left
60
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Man Event wrapped up around 7 a.m. with 60 of the 397 entries making it through to Thursday, November 25 Day 2.
Another Romanian finished at the top of the Day 1 counts as Marius Gicovanu finished as the Day 1b chip leader with a final stack of 1,827,000. His compatriot Cristinel Costin, was the Day 1a big stack.
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson managed to bag and tag for Day 2 which was aided by his rivered three of a kind versus Mahmut Ersin. Other notables who will be advancing to the next stage include Jonas ten Cate (260,000), Cristiano Linari (1,732,000) and Hanna Azimai (645,000).
The 2019 Mini Main Event Champion, Vangelis Kaimakamis is still in contention to defend his title. The Greek poker pro ran kings into aces early on in Day 1b but managed to take a stack of 228,000 into Day 2 on his second bullet.
Alessio La Francesca was the unfortunate bubble boy when he ran pocket sixes into the pocket aces of Gicovanu, with the 60 survivors bagging up ahead of Day 2 on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| POS | NAME | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 1,827,000 |
| 2 | Cristiano Linari | Italy | 1,732,000 |
| 3 | Quinten Spyckerelle | Luxembourg | 1,516,000 |
| 4 | Sergiu Covrig | Romania | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Charles Motamedi | Sweden | 1,359,000 |
| 6 | Martin Scharfetter | Austria | 1,246,000 |
| 7 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 1,185,000 |
| 8 | Antonello Ferraiuolo | Italy | 1,154,000 |
| 9 | Alexandru Budai | Romania | 1,119,000 |
| 10 | Tom Glodt | Luxembourg | 1,113,000 |
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Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,827,000 | |
|
||
|
1,732,000
1,732,000
|
1,732,000 |
|
1,516,000 | |
|
1,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
1,359,000 | |
|
1,246,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
1,185,000 | |
|
1,154,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,119,000
1,119,000
|
1,119,000 |
|
|
1,113,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
1,074,000
464,000
|
464,000 |
|
||
|
1,029,000
1,029,000
|
1,029,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,025,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,016,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
999,000
999,000
|
999,000 |
|
935,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
869,000
869,000
|
869,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
847,000
847,000
|
847,000 |
|
822,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
801,000
801,000
|
801,000 |
|
711,000
711,000
|
711,000 |
|
684,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
646,000
646,000
|
646,000 |
|
627,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alessio La Francesca was all-in preflop for 560,000 holding 
but he had run into the 
of Marius Gicovanu.
The board ran out 
and La Francesca was eliminated.
The remaining 60 players are now bagging ahead of Day 2 which takes place on Thursday, November 25.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Guillaume Marechal was all in preflop and had been called by Opener winner Antonello Ferraiuolo.
Guillaume Marechal: 
Antonello Ferraiuolo: 
Marechal was in good shape for a double, but Ferraiuolo spiked a ten on the 
runout and Marechal was eliminated.
Play is now hand for hand before the final 60 bag for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mahmut Ersin opened to 50,000 in late position and was called by Gudmundur Sigurjonsson in the big blind.
On the 
flop, Ersin continued for 50,000 and then called the all-in from Sigurjonsson.
Sigurjonsson only had Ersin slightly covered and their cards went face up.
Mahmut Ersin:
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson: 
Ersin was a shoe in for a double up on the turn but the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated near the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a bloated pot on the board of 
, Denislav Petkov bet 90,000 and then called the 250,000 raise from Quinten Spyckerelle.
On the river, Spyckerelle jammed all-in, putting Petkov to the test and at risk. Eventually he folded and the chip leader turned over .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
495,000 |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dimitrios Michaildis moved all-in for 340,000 under the gun and Pierre Mothes re-shoved for 500,000 which folded out the remaining players on the table.
Dimitrios Michaildis:
Pierre Mothes: 
On the 
flop, Michaildis now needed to hit a king instead of a queen to double up. The rest of the runout came the 
and the 
for Mothes to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
320,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
280,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000