Lehmann Leads; Eljach Seeks Third Bracelet in Finale of Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event
A new champion will be crowned today in Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The 1,729-entry field has been reduced down to just eight players with Daniel Lehmann leading the way after bagging 49,325,000 in chips last night.
The Norway native will be looking to best his runner-up finish in the Norwegian Poker Championship that occurred just last month, which was good for a career-best $73,278 score. Lehmann comes into Day 4 with a sizable chip lead worth 82 big blinds and is in pole position to capture the €300,000 first-place prize, which represents the lion's share of the €2,000,000 prize pool.
Omar Eljach, who enters Day 4 sixth in chips, will have his work cut out for him as he seeks to earn his second bracelet of this year's series and third overall — having won Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max earlier this week and the WSOPE Main Event last year.
Final Day Chips Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 14,500,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Georges Chehade | Lebanon | 5,200,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Daniel Lehmann | Norway | 49,325,000 | 82 |
| 4 | Aleksej Grenz | Germany | 16,300,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Francis Klar | Germany | 3,000,000 | 5 |
| 6 | Sokratis Linaras | Greece | 30,100,000 | 50 |
| 7 | [Removed:446] | Mongolia | 19,900,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Jamel Ghizaoui | France | 35,200,000 | 59 |
The action is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Play will resume with 15:34 minutes remaining on level 34, which features 300,000/600,000 blinds with a 600,000 big blind ante. The final table is scheduled to be streamed on a one-hour delay on King's Resort's Twitch and YouTube channels.
Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €310,350* |
| 2 | €183,850* |
| 3 | €136,750* |
| 4 | €103,350* |
| 5 | €79,650* |
| 6 | €62,550* |
| 7 | €50,050* |
| 8 | €40,950* |
* Amount includes Main Event seat valued at €10,350
PokerNews will continue to bring in-depth coverage, so stay tuned for all the action leading to the next WSOP Mini Main Event champion and newest gold bracelet winner at King's Resort in Rozvadov!