WSOPE Event #1: €350 No-Limit Hold'em Opener

Jozsef Dobos raised to 400,000 on the button with    and was called by Rostyslav Sabishchenko in the big blind, who defended his   .

Dobos continued for 250,000 on the     flop and Sabischenko check-called. The   turn was checked through before the   river gave Dobos trips.

Sabischenko checked to him, after which the Dobos bet 600,000. Sabischenko mulled things over for a good while but eventually called off with his two pair.

Dobos tabled his hand, raking in the pot when Sabischenko mucked his cards.

Jozsef Dobos	6,290,000	1,910,000
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	2,405,000	-1,290,000

Vitezslav Cech moved all in from under the gun with his last 840,000 chips, and right after, Stepan Budac, still recovering from a big loss in the previous hand, re-shoved with 600,000 more chips. Dmitrij Fadeev took some time, and asked for a count, but eventually folded. It was time for a heads-up showdown.

Vitezslav Cech:   
Stepan Budac:   

Budac needed to improve to knock out Cech, but the board ran out      , offering no help. Cech secured the double-up, much to his relief, staying alive in the tournament.

Vitezslav Cech	2,080,000	1,240,000
Stepan Budac	600,000	-1,390,000

The players are back in their seats as Day 3 of the €350 Opener continues.

The 16 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break to prepare the stream for the new table.

Rostyslav Sabishchenko raised to 320,000 in the cutoff and saw Ferdinando Costagliola commit his 835,000 chips on the button. The action folded back to Sabishchenko, who made a quick call with the covering stack.

Ferdinando Costagliola:   
Rostyslav Sabishchenko:   

Some chop outs appeared on the     flop, and the   turn even gave Sabishchenko a flush draw. However, Costagliola's ace-king remained best on the   river, doubling him up.

Rostyslav Sabishchenko	3,700,000	-920,000
Ferdinando Costagliola	2,070,000	-25,000

Antonio Menga raised his button to 320,000 and was called by Alberto Speranzoni in the big blind. Speranzoni checked to Menga on the     flop, after which the latter jammed all in for 1,600,000.

Speranzoni spent some time in the tank but ultimately decided to make the call to put his opponent at risk.

Antonio Menga:   
Alberto Speranzoni:   

Speranzoni failed to upgrade his pair of jacks on the   turn, and the   river gave Menga trips to secure the double-up.

Antonio Menga	4,080,000	2,000,000
Alberto Speranzoni	2,900,000	140,000

Kai Polotzek jammed all in for 1,860,000 from the hijack. Alberto Speranzoni asked for a count on the button and then made the call. The blinds got out of the way before the players showed down.

Kai Polotzek:   
Alberto Speranzoni:   

Polotzek had ran into Speranzoni's aces, and the       runout could not save him. He was the first player to exit on Day 3, exiting in 20th place.

Alberto Speranzoni	4,940,000	2,180,000
Kai Polotzek	0	-1,860,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy is one of Russia's most accomplished poker players. The poker veteran, whose first recorded cash stems from 2003, has accrued more than eight million in live earnings, earning him a fourth-place spot on his country's all-time money list. Troyanovskiy has entered tournaments with a buy-in as high as six figures, but it might be the low-stakes €350 NLH Opener at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe where he captures his first-ever bracelet.

Troyanovskiy, a familiar face at King's Resort Rozvadov where the festival is held, managed to survive Day 2 as one of 20 players remaining out of the field of 3,509. He has his work cut out for him, however, as he sits near the bottom of the leaderboard with a stack of 1,330,000 chips, merely eight big blinds when play resumes at 1 p.m. local time today.

Chipleader Dmitrij Fadeev managed to accumulate more than six times as many chips as Troyanovskiy, returning to the felt with a stack of 7,985,000. The only other players to cross the seven-million mark were Poland's Przemyslaw Szymanski with 7,865,000, and Fadeev's fellow German Daniel Trunk, who bagged 7,335,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

All 20 returning players have locked up at least €4,470 for making it to Day 3, but that figure dwarfs in comparison to the first-place prize of €115,350, the lion's share of the €1,039,014 prize pool.

Remaining Payouts*

* Top 12 includes €10,350 WSOP Europe Main Event ticket

Of course, the money will not be the only motivator for the remaining players, as the very first golden bracelet of WSOP Europe will also be awarded to the champion. With no bracelet winners left in the field, the list of WSOP champions is guaranteed to grow by one today.

The action will kick off at 1 p.m. local time today with blinds at 80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 big blind ante. All levels have a duration of 40 minutes, and a break will be had after every three of them. The day will not conclude until a winner has been crowned and the first bracelet of WSOP Europe has been awarded. There will also be a cards-up live stream over at King's Resort's YouTube and Twitch channels.

PokerNews will adhere to the same 30-minute security delay that the streams have to not spoil any of the exciting action, so be sure to check back at 1:30 p.m. local time to find out who will capture the first bracelet of the 2024 WSOP Europe.