2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #7: €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq5
Prize
€204,010
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€830,300
Entries
184
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
62
Players Left
1

Vasil Medarov Eliminated in 7th Place (€27,317)

Level 22 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Vasil Medarov
Vasil Medarov

Nikola Minkov opened to 350,000 and then called the 730,000 all-in from Vasil Medarov. Minkov just had his opponent covered.

Vasil Medarov: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Nikola Minkov: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Both players hit the ace on the {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, but Minkov had the superior kicker. Medarov couldn't catch up on the {k-Hearts} turn and the {2-Diamonds} was not the card he was looking for.

He tapped the table and left for the rail in seventh-place.

Minkov would then raise to 350,000 preflop in the next two consecutive hands and scoop the pots uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikola Minkov
2,000,000
1,090,000
1,090,000
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Vasil Medarov
Busted

Klostermeier Assumes Control

Level 22 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Maximilian Klostermeier raised to 250,000 from under the gun and was called by Ermanno Di Nicola. The {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop was bet by Klostermeier for 350,000 and Di Nicola folded.

One hand later, Di Nicola raised and won the blinds and big blind ante.

Klostermeier raised to 250,000 out of the small blind next and Armando D'Avanzo called out of the big blind. The {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop brought a bet worth 250,000 by Klostermeier and D'Avanzo called. After the {4-Diamonds} turn, Klostermeier check-called for 300,000 and the {9-Spades} river was checked.

"Pocket tens," Klostermeier announced and tabled the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, which won the pot.

Jaroslav Peter raised to 250,000 next and Klostermeier repotted to win the pot without any further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maximilian Klostermeier dk
Maximilian Klostermeier
6,600,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Armando D'Avanzo it
Armando D'Avanzo
3,500,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
1,800,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jaroslav Peter cz
Jaroslav Peter
1,200,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Armando D'AvanzoErmanno Di NicolaJaroslav PeterMaximilian Klostermeier

Medarov Wins Urgently Needed Pot

Level 22 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola limped in the cutoff and Vasil Medarov did so from the small blind, Joni Jouhkimainen checked in the big blind. On the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, Medarov bet the pot for 400,000 with 180,000 behind and both opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,050,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
1,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Vasil Medarov bg
Vasil Medarov
980,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaJoni JouhkimainenVasil Medarov

Level: 22

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Bjorn Verbakel Eliminated in 9th Place (€17,669); Veselin Karakitukov Eliminated in 8th Place (€21,681)

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Bjorn Verbakel
Bjorn Verbakel

Bjorn Verbakel, who won the first bracelet event at this year's World Series of Poker Europe opened to 280,000 from under-the-gun before Armando D'Avanzo made it 860,000.

Veselin Karakitukov then moved in on the button for just a little more. Verbakel, the short stack, put in the remainder of his chips and D'Avanzo called to put both player at risk of elimination.

Bjorn Verbakel: {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Veselin Karakitukov: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Armando D'Avanzo: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Veselin Karakitukov
Veselin Karakitukov at the final table

D'Avanzo made two pair on the {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop with the {7-Spades} turn keeping him in front. The double knockout was official following the {4-Diamonds} river to move him over the 4 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Armando D'Avanzo it
Armando D'Avanzo
4,300,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Veselin Karakitukov bg
Veselin Karakitukov
Busted
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Bjorn Verbakel
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Karakitukov Jams the River

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Vasil Medarov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Maximilian Klostermeier three-bet to 625,000, which forced a fold from Medarov. One hand later, Medarov was in the big blind and forfeited more chips when Joni Jouhkimainen got claimed the blinds and big blind ante with a raise from under the gun.

Fast forward two hands, Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 230,000 and Veselin Karakitukov called with 720,000 behind in the big blind. The {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop resulted in a check-call for 150,000 and the {3-Spades} turn was checked. Karakitukov then jammed the {3-Hearts} river and Di Nicola quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maximilian Klostermeier dk
Maximilian Klostermeier
5,200,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
2,200,000
-320,000
-320,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Veselin Karakitukov bg
Veselin Karakitukov
1,450,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Vasil Medarov bg
Vasil Medarov
1,100,000
-380,000
-380,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaJoni JouhkimainenMaximilian KlostermeierVasil MedarovVeselin Karakitukov

Karakitukov Wins One Then Loses One

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Veselin Karakitukov opened to 280,000 in the hijack and only Maximilian Klostermeier, on the button, called.

Klostermeier released his cards after Karakitukov jamming on the {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop.

The very next hand, Karakitukov raised to 200,000 and action folded to Ermanno Di Nicola in the big blind. He called.

Both players checked the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop which brought in the {6-Diamonds}. Di Nicola took the initiative and bet 180,000 which his opponent called.

Di Nicola tabled the winner with {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, which was good for two pair, after the {7-Clubs} river was checked through.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maximilian Klostermeier dk
Maximilian Klostermeier
4,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
2,520,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Veselin Karakitukov bg
Veselin Karakitukov
920,000
-210,000
-210,000

D'Avanzo Doubles Through Jouhkimainen

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Armando D'Avanzo
Armando D'Avanzo

Armando D'Avanzo raised the pot to 280,000 from an early position and received a single caller in Joni Jouhkimainen, who came along in the cutoff. On a flop of {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, D'Avanzo moved all-in and Jouhkimainen called.

Armando D'Avanzo: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Joni Jouhkimainen: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

"That's a fair fight," the Finn said as he held the middle pair and open-ender against top pair with a gutshot. Nothing changed on the {7-Hearts} turn and the {3-Clubs} river ensured the double-up of D'Avanzo for 670,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,000,000
-900,000
-900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Armando D'Avanzo it
Armando D'Avanzo
2,100,000
1,150,000
1,150,000

Tags: Armando D'AvanzoJoni Jouhkimainen

Two Pair for Klostermeier

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joni Jouhkimainen raised the button and was called by Maximilian Klostermeier in the big blind. Both players checked all the way to the {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} river and no betting action followed thereafter either. Klostermeier tabled the {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for aces and sixes to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maximilian Klostermeier dk
Maximilian Klostermeier
5,100,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,900,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenMaximilian Klostermeier