Day 1a Ends; Cristinel Costin Leads Pack of 49 Survivors in Mini Main Event Day 1a
After 19 levels of poker action, Day 1a of Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event wrapped up in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, November 23 in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Resort in Rozvadov.
A total of 321 player registered for the first starting flight in the third gold bracelet event of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, which added €385,200 into the prize pool. The tournament has a guarantee of €600,000 and with over half of that already met, along with two more Day 1's to play out, it is heavily expected that figure will be eclipsed.
Cristinel Costin bagged the Day 1a chip lead with a stack of 1,750,000. Sirzat Hissou (1,450,000), Rolf van Brug (1,415,000), Omid Novin (1,250,000) and Andras Balogh (1,177,000) round out the top five biggest stacks advancing to the next stage.
Notables such as 2019 WSOPE Main Event Winner Jack Sinclair, Ali Amelipour and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel were unable to make Day 2.
PokerNews comes back to King's Resort for Day 1b which starts at 4 p.m. CET on Tuesday, November 23. Be sure to stick around for all the updates from the WSOPE.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristinel Costin | Romania | 1,750,000 |
| 2 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 1,450,000 |
| 3 | Rolf van Brug | Netherlands | 1,415,000 |
| 4 | Omid Novin | Germany | 1,250,000 |
| 5 | Andras Balogh | Hungary | 1,177,000 |
| 6 | Zdravko Miskovic | Croatia | 1,130,000 |
| 7 | Oliver Heidel | Germany | 1,089,000 |
| 8 | Clement Cassagne | France | 1,088,000 |
| 9 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | 1,077,000 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Nanchev | Bulgaria | 1,048,000 |
Event #3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main Event Schedule
| DATE | DAY | START TIME (CET) | PLAY CONCLUDES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 23 | Day 1b | 4 p.m. | 15% of the Field |
| Wednesday, November 24 | Day 1c | 1 p.m. | 15% of the Field |
| Thursday, November 25 | Day 2 | 2 p.m. | Final Table |
| Friday, November 26 | Day 3 | 6 p.m. | Winner is Crowned |
flop. The 
gave Bendinelli a straight but also gave Azarkan an open-ended straight draw. The river was a picture card but it was the 
, sealing Azarkan's fate. 
flop. The 
came on the turn to seal the check mark and double for the at risk player. The river came the 
.
to not help Mustafov as he was eliminated in 52nd place.
and was ahead of the 
with Sinclair having four outs to Broadway. However the runout did not improve Sinclair the 2019 WSOPE Main Event Champion and he was eliminated late on in Day 1a.
and Sinclair checked for the final time. Costin barreled 200,000 over the line to send Sinclair into the tank. 
flop but Zidek was ahead with the better kicker. He secured the double up after the 
turn and river. 
flopped three-of-a-kind versus the 
of Umberto Sorretino. It was a much needed double up for the German who now sits above the 200,000 mark.
, Yankov check-called the 8,000 bet of De Mario.
on the river. Yankov barreled a bet of 50,000 into the pot and De Mario called but mucked when Yankov flipped over the 
for the nut flush.
