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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:59 PM Local Time (about 16 days and 24 hours ago)
Kostner Bets Into Kozub's Rivered Straight
Tomasz Kozub raised to 175,000 from early position and Stefan Kostner called from the small blind.
The faction was checked all the way to the river on the board when Kostner bet 225,000 and Kozub quickly called.
Kostner showed for a pair of sevens but Kozub had the winner with for a rivered straight.
| Tomasz Kozub | 5,000,000 | 645,000  |
| Stefan Kostner | 2,160,000 | -520,000  |
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:50 PM Local Time (about 16 days and 24 hours ago)
Nikolov Turns a Set on Shpak
Ivan Nikolov raised to 125,000 on the button with and Andrei Shpak called in the big blind.
The flop came and Nikolov bet 80,000. Shpak called as the fell on the turn to give Nikolov a set. He bet another 225,000 and Shpak folded this time.
| Andrei Shpak | 1,620,000 | -265,000 |
| Ivan Nikolov | 1,355,000 | 295,000 |
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:45 PM Local Time (about 16 days and 24 hours ago)
Kozub Takes Down the First Hand
Ivan Nikolov limped in from the small blind with and Tomasz Kozub checked his option from the big blind holding .
They saw a flop of where Nikolav stabbed for 75,000, and Kozub called.
A on the turn saw both players check to the river. Nikolov checked again, then Kozub bet 250,000. Nikolov folded.
| Tomasz Kozub | 4,355,000 | 135,000 |
| Ivan Nikolov | 1,060,000 | -135,000 |
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:33 PM Local Time (about 17 days and 0 hour ago)
Final Table Underway
The eight finalists have posed for photos and taken their seats as the final table is now underway.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:47 AM Local Time (about 17 days and 3 hours ago)
Stefan Kostner Eyes First Bracelet After Spinning Up Short Stack on Day 2 to Reach Final Table
The third and final day of Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) gets underway at 1 p.m. today. By the end of the day, a new name will be etched into the poker history books as a fresh bracelet winner will be crowned.
Of the final eight, it's Poland's Tomasz Kozub who has the most chips as he bagged up 4,220,000 at the culmination of Day 2. Kozub is no stranger to PLO final tables at King's Resort in Rozvadov as he won an event at the beginning of 2020 for €200,000 in the same venue.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Kozub | Poland | 4,220,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 2,905,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Stefan Kostner | Austria | 2,680,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Volodymyr Kokoulin | Ukraine | 1,910,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Andrei Shpak | Belarus | 1,885,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Ivan Nikolov | Bulgaria | 1,195,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Hristiyan Banov | Bulgaria | 755,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 600,000 | 10 |
Italy's Claudio Di Giacomo (2,905,000) and Austria's Stefan Kostner (2,680,000) and both in hot pursuit of the chip leader and those three are the only players to clear the two-million mark.
Kostner started Day 2 with just 66,000 in chips but managed to navigate his way through the field to the final table, where he sits third in chips.
Coming into the day as the short stack is Damjan Radanov, who has just 600,000 chips to his name — around ten big blinds. Hristiyan Banov doesn't have much more with 755,000, but with the ever-increasing blinds — anything can happen.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | €56,100 |
| 2 | €37,400 |
| 3 | €25,500 |
| 4 | €17,800 |
| 5 | €12,600 |
| 6 | €9,200 |
| 7 | €6,800 |
| 8 | €3,950 |
Play gets underway at 1 p.m. with 15:19 remaining on the clock in Level 28 (30,000/60,000 with a 60,000) big blind ante and the average stack sits at just over two million — around 33 big blinds.
The final table action will be streamed live (with a short delay) and live updates will be synchronized with the live stream to ensure no spoilers get out.
Be sure to follow along with PokerNews as a new bracelet winner is crowned and the battle for the €56,100 top prize heats up.
