Event #10: €25,000 NLH Platinum High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #10: €25,000 NLH Platinum High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,682,640
Entries
72
Level
28
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
8
Players Left
1
Level 28
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Finland's Joni Jouhkimainen was denied heads-up for the second time in less than a week, as Ukraine's Andriy Lyubovetskiy won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #10: €25,000 Platinum High Roller.
He topped a field of 72 players to win €518,430, after seeing off a final table that featured former bracelet winners Martin Kabrhel and Ole Schemion.
Jouhkimainen would have to make do with €320,415 in prize money, good enough for the second-largest cash of his career.
Event #10: €25,000 Platinum High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | € 518,430 |
| 2 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | € 320,415 |
| 3 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | € 220,905 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | € 157,295 |
| 5 | Jordan Westmorland | United States | € 88,230 |
| 6 | Didier Rabl | Switzerland | € 69,675 |
| 7 | Ole Schemion | Germany | € 57,095 |
| 8 | Thomer Pidun | Germany | € 48,620 |
Winner's Reaction
A stunned Lyubovetskiy could scarcely believe what had happened following his victory over Jouhkimainen.
"At this moment, I don't think I've realised what's going on and what's just happened," he told PokerNews. "But I can tell you that I've been pursuing this dream for the whole 12 years that I've been playing poker.
"Unfortunately I couldn't go to Vegas because of visa problems, but it's my second WSOP final table at the WSOP Europe."
Lyubovetskiy was straight onto the three main ladies in his life — his mother, his girlfriend and his sister — to share with them the good news.
"I think I played my best poker ever. I'm pretty happy and just have no words right now."
Final Table Recap
It was an eventful start for the start-of-day short stack Lyubovetskiy, who doubled in only the second hand of the day to move ahead of several other short stacks including Thomer Pidun who would be the first casualty at the final table.
Tom-Aksel Bedell, another short stack, would double twice to stay alive, with Jordan Westmorland taking over the chip lead as a result. The chip lead would move to Jouhkimainen after he sent Ole Schemion to the rail in seventh, but after Jouhkimainen bluffed into the full house of start-of-day chip leader Martin Kabrhel, it was the two-time bracelet winner who returned to the top of the counts.
Lyubovetskiy's big move up the leaderboard would come with the elimination of Didier Rabl, followed swiftly by the elimination of Westmorland. After being left short, Westmorland enjoyed a run of three quick doubles but a fourth attempt with pocket kings didn't pan out and he was eliminated.
With the chip lead, Lyubovetskiy quickly sent Kabrhel to the rail to extend his lead further still, but Jouhkimainen managed to hold onto his coat tails after eliminating Bedell in third, and was only 2:1 down in chips ahead of heads-up play.
Heads-up began with Lyubovetskiy extending his lead, but Jouhkimainen would double into the chip lead with pocket kings to extend the contest.
The two stacks would level out, with the chip lead changing practically after every hand before the final hand came. However, Lyubovetskiy would open a massive chip lead thanks to a hero-call after both players missed flush draws, but the Ukrainian rivered a pair.
He followed that up by finishing off his opponent, to see out victory and claim his first WSOP bracelet.
Level 28
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Joni Jouhkimainen shoved for 4,650,000 and Andriy Lyubovetskiy called.
Joni Jouhkimainen: 
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: 
There was no help for Jouhkimainen on the 
runout and he was eliminated in second place. He still takes home €320,415 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Andriy Lyubovetskiy 
raised to 1,500,000 and Joni Jouhkimainen 
called.
The flop was 
and Jouhkimainen check-called 1,200,000. The turn was the 
giving both players a flush draw.
Jouhkimainen checked again and Lyubovetskiy bet 4,500,000. Jouhkimainen called.
The river was the 
giving Lyubovetskiy a pair, but it was Jouhkimainen who bet 7,000,000.
"Do I want to hero-call or not?" Lyubovetskiy asked his opponent as he contemplated his decision.
He eventually called, with his one pair enough to take down the pot and move into a dominant heads-up chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,300,000
14,100,000
|
14,100,000 |
|
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4,700,000
-14,100,000
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-14,100,000 |
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Level: 28
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 27
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
In another limped pot, Joni Jouhkimainen 
flopped top pair on 
and bet 1,000,000 after Andriy Lyubovetskiy checked.
Lyubovetskiy check-raised to 3,000,000 and Jouhkimainen shoved for 14,350,000.
Eventually, Lyubovetskiy folded his hand and Jouhkimainen moved back in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,800,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
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|
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17,200,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
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Level 27
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
In a limped pot, Joni Jouhkimainen 
checked the 
flop over to Andriy Lyubovetskiy who bet 500,000. Jouhkimainen called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Jouhkimainen checked. Lyubovetskiy bet 1,800,000 and Jouhkimainen eventually folded.
With that pot, Lyubovetskiy regained the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,300,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
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|
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16,700,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
|
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Level 27
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,200,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
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Level 27
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Andriy Lyubovetskiy moved all in and Joni Jouhkimainen snap-called.
Joni Jouhkimainen:
Andriy Lyubovetsky:
Jouhkimainen had woken up with it and the board ran out 
and Jouhkimainen doubled into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,200,000
10,600,000
|
10,600,000 |
|
|
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16,800,000
-10,600,000
|
-10,600,000 |
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