Day 1b of Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event Closes
Day 1b of Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Man Event wrapped up around 7 a.m. with 60 of the 397 entries making it through to Thursday, November 25 Day 2.
Another Romanian finished at the top of the Day 1 counts as Marius Gicovanu finished as the Day 1b chip leader with a final stack of 1,827,000. His compatriot Cristinel Costin, was the Day 1a big stack.
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson managed to bag and tag for Day 2 which was aided by his rivered three of a kind versus Mahmut Ersin. Other notables who will be advancing to the next stage include Jonas ten Cate (260,000), Cristiano Linari (1,732,000) and Hanna Azimai (645,000).
The 2019 Mini Main Event Champion, Vangelis Kaimakamis is still in contention to defend his title. The Greek poker pro ran kings into aces early on in Day 1b but managed to take a stack of 228,000 into Day 2 on his second bullet.
Alessio La Francesca was the unfortunate bubble boy when he ran pocket sixes into the pocket aces of Gicovanu, with the 60 survivors bagging up ahead of Day 2 on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| POS | NAME | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 1,827,000 |
| 2 | Cristiano Linari | Italy | 1,732,000 |
| 3 | Quinten Spyckerelle | Luxembourg | 1,516,000 |
| 4 | Sergiu Covrig | Romania | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Charles Motamedi | Sweden | 1,359,000 |
| 6 | Martin Scharfetter | Austria | 1,246,000 |
| 7 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 1,185,000 |
| 8 | Antonello Ferraiuolo | Italy | 1,154,000 |
| 9 | Alexandru Budai | Romania | 1,119,000 |
| 10 | Tom Glodt | Luxembourg | 1,113,000 |
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