Welcome Back for Day 2 of Event #15: €3,000 NLH Closer
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Welcome back to the second and what could be the final day of Event #15: €3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Closer. The final event on the World Series of Poker Europe schedule attracted a large field of 228 entries with just 50 players returning for Day 2 and a shot at the gold bracelet.
The opening day was full of action that saw players entering and exiting the tournament countless times with an unlimited re-entry option available for the first 12 levels. When the dust settled, it was Rachid El Yaacoubi that topped the leaderboard, accumulating a massive stack of 819,500 chips on his one and only bullet.
Some other players that ran up a healthy stack included Alessandro Pichierri (696,000), Romain [Removed:338] (662,500), Andrea Radicchi (488,500), and Saeed Rehman (465,500). They will all be the front runners in the dash for the cash with just 35 players getting paid. A min-cash will be worth €5,029 but they will all have their sights set on the first-place prize of €148,008.
The cards are slated to go in the air at 10 a.m. local time with the blinds resuming on level 16 at 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 40 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three levels. The scheduled plan is to play down to a winner but a judgment call will be made as the tournament progresses throughout the day.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates en route to crowning a new WSOP champion.
flop and then called for a deuce on the 
turn. The river was a low card nut it was the 
to seal his exit.
to leave Calzoni in the lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn gave Martirosian flush and straight draws to hit but the 
and Saeed Rehman was all in for around 150,000 from the big blind. He was called by Uri Gilboa on the button and they waited for the action to finish at all tables.
for the nut straight while Gilboa held 
for a flush draw. The turn brought the 
to give Gilboa a flush and the field erupted as Rehman was left drawing dead to the 
left it that way. The 
on the turn provided some chop outs but the 
on the river paired Fischer and Radicchi was forced to the payout desk.
soared Peters to the lead with trip aces. However, the 
and Pidun took the lead with a pair of kings. Schausberger got up from his seat as the 
completed the board. 
and Terlaan check-raised all in for around 150,000. Kamphues quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
and 
runout provided no help for Terlaan who was eliminated.
on the river sent Lipauka home in 21st place.
on the river was a brick as both short stacks were eliminated.
