Matei Lupascu raised to 80,000 on the button before Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind. David Dongwoo Ko then four-bet jammed from the big blind for roughly 1,100.000. Lupascu folded, but Rezaei made the call.
David Dongwoo Ko: A?Q?
Daniel Rezaei: J?J?
A flip that Ko needed to win. However, Ko couldn't find any help on the 4?3?7?3?K? runout and he was headed for the cashier's desk.
Today, at noon local time, the final 47 players in the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 Main Event will come back to King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czechia, for the penultimate day of the tournament. Among those returning is WSOP legend Shaun Deeb, who, after a roller coaster of a Day 3, bagged 2,315,000 chips, good for 58 big blinds when play resumes.
Deeb has been winning live tournaments for over 15 years, with his first recorded victory stemming from 2007. He was also one of the most feared online players for years until he started to mostly focus on live poker. He won his first bracelet in 2015, and since then five more have been added to his prize cabinet. However, a WSOP Europe bracelet still eludes him, coming tantalizingly close in 2018 but having to settle for second.
With an above-average stack, Deeb will be looking to make his seventh WSOP Europe final table appearance in hopes of closing this one out. However, Deeb only has about half the chips of chipleader Rachid El Yaacoubi. The Frenchman grinded his way to a massive stack of 4,100,000 on Day 3, being the only person to have more than three million, let alone four. Other European regulars in the top ten include Andrea Ricci, Daniel Rezaei, and Luka Bojovic.
Day 4 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Rachid El Yaacoubi
France
4,100,000
103
2
Andrea Ricci
Italy
2,980,000
75
3
Alberti Sanaia
Georgia
2,920,000
73
4
Daniel Rezaei
Austria
2,915,000
73
5
Marcello Manganiello
Italy
2,690,000
67
6
Michael Dick
Germany
2,600,000
65
7
Jorge Manzur Duarte
Canada
2,550,000
64
8
Andria Gogelidze
Georgia
2,540,000
64
9
Patrik Zidek
Czechia
2,530,000
63
10
Luka Bojovic
Serbia
2,450,000
61
10
Anson Tsang
Hong Kong
2,450,000
61
Rachid El Yaacoubi
Anson Tsang is tied with Bojovic for tenth as he is looking for his fourth bracelet. His other three were all won at WSOP Europe, so he will be familiar with navigating these fields. The other bracelet winners who are looking to add to their collection are Dietrich Fast (1,775,000) and Simone Andrian (530,000).
Meanwhile, notable names such as Fabian Gumz (1,490,000), Enrico Camosci (1,450,000), Vladas Tamasauskas (1,150,000), Sirzat Hissou (790,000), and David Dongwoo Ko (575,000) all have a bag waiting for them at the start of Day 4.
Fabian Gumz
All players have locked up at least €30,300 already, but all eyes will be on the eye-watering first prize of €1,300,000, the lion's share of the €7,219,200 prize pool the 768 entries created. Meanwhile, the eight players who make the official final table will guarantee themselves a six-figure payout.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (EUR)
1
€1,300,000
2
€854,000
3
€590,000
4
€415,000
5
€297,000
6
€217,000
7
€161,000
8
€122,000
9
€93,900
10-11
€74,000
12-15
€59,400
16-23
€48,700
24-31
€40,700
32-39
€34,700
40-47
€30,300
The tournament will restart at noon local time in Level 22: 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000. All levels will last for 90 minutes, as they have throughout the entire event, and a break is scheduled after every level. The tournament is expected to play down to at least its final table today, after which the lucky few remaining bag and tag for the final day.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to catch all the action live from the tournament floor as an action-packed Day 4 will separate the wheat from the chaff in the WSOP Europe Main Event.
