The World Series of Poker Europe is back in the King's Resort in Rozvadov and a total of 15 gold bracelets are up for grabs until November 15, 2023. In the next two days, the first champion will be crowned in Europe's biggest poker arena in Event #1: €350 NLH Opener.
The tournament came with a €1 million guarantee, which was surpassed thanks to a staggering 3,503 total entries across more than half a dozen starting days at the King's Casino in Rozvadov and Prague. Each of the flights played down to the money as some 15% made it through since October 25, all securing their share of the €1,048,272 prize pool.
That whittled down the field of survivors to 378 and they all combine to a single field today when Day 2 kicks off at 2 p.m. local time. Overall chip leader is Giorgi Imnadze from Georgia with 650,000 followed by Mircea Stanescu (600,000) and Marko Kotnik (584,000).
Among the big stacks is also two-time WSOPE bracelet winner Emil Bise, who made it through with a very healthy stack of 513,000. Bise has celebrated his biggest successes at this very venue and cashed for more than $800,000 in WSOP events, earning another two WSOP Circuit gold rings.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | Giorgi Imnadze | Georgia | 650,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Mircea Stanescu | Romania | 600,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Marko Kotnik | Slovenia | 584,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Mousa Awad | Romania | 546,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Emanuel Flesner | Romania | 545,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Maxim Fana | Romania | 534,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Johannes Mueller | Germany | 521,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Zlatin Penev | Bulgaria | 520,000 | 65 |
| 9 | Christian Bernau | Germany | 514,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Emil Bise | Switzerland | 513,000 | 64 |
Notable big stacks in contention include Ori Hasson (494,000), Georgios Tsouloftas (486,000), Sport 1 streamer Rene Majed (458,000), and Simone Andrian (318,000). Many other poker enthusiasts from near and far made the trip to the Czech Republic in order to chase the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
The recommencing blinds will be 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000. With 81 big blinds for the chip leader and a single blind for the shortest stack, it is expected to be day filled with frantic live poker action.
Prior to the restart, the prize pool information will be released. The top 12 finishers will also receive an entry to the 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event worth €10,350 each. Throughout the year, several major live events at King's Resort have used the same approach and more than 400 players already earned their seat for the flagship tournament on the schedule.
As of Day 2 and until the conclusion of the tournament, the level duration increases from 20 minutes to 40 minutes each with a break after every two hours of play.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who becomes the first player to earn the WSOP gold bracelet here at King's Resort in Rozvadov.
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Christian BernauEmanuel FlesnerEmil BiseGeorgios TsouloftasGiorgi ImnadzeJohannes MuellerMarko KotnikMaxim FanaMircea StanescuOri HassonRene MajedSimone Andrian
