Final 23 Chasing First Bracelet of 2023 World Series of Poker Europe
The first piece of hardware is set to be awarded today at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe in in Event #1: €350 NLH Opener. The final 23 remaining players will return to King's Resort in Rozvadov for the third and final day of action before the top prize of €110,000 will be claimed.
Leading the way is Stefan Drusca, who amassed nearly 7,000,000 chips in his bag at the end of Day 2 good for almost 60 big blinds. He is followed by Lukas Pazma as the only players returning with more than 5,000,000 chips in their stacks.
All of the remaining contenders are chasing the largest share of the €1,048,272 prize pool, to go along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. There is also some extra incentive for the players, as the top 12 will also lock up a ticket to Day 1a of Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Drusca | Romania | 6,985,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Lukas Pazma | Czechia | 5,910,000 | 49 |
| 3 | Emil Bise | Switzerland | 4,965,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Stephan Glausch | Austria | 4,850,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Wladimir Gerner | Germany | 4,600,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Stanislav Koleno | Slovakia | 4,565,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Stefan Pezzarossa | Italy | 4,265,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Iman Ghashayar | Netherlands | 4,190,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Alfredo Vega Meister | Spain | 3,935,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Frank Leykauf | Germany | 3,075,000 | 26 |
Among the names giving chase is two-time WSOP Europe bracelet winner Emil Bise, sitting third in chips while looking to make more history at King’s Resort. Stephan Glausch is the only other player bringing a stack of 40 big blinds into play today, while Wladimir Gerner rounds out the top five.
Day 3 begins at 1:00 p.m. local time, with the clock showing 22:13 remaining in Level 31. Blinds will continue at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante, and all of the action will be streamed on the King’s Resort Twitch and YouTube channels on a one hour delay.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team covers all of the exciting action as the first WSOP gold bracelet is set to be handed out in Rozvadov.