Event #6: €1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed
Day 3 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€483,075
Entries
339
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
10
Players Left
1
Level 34
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
It may have taken an extra day, but it was well worth the wait for Antoine Vranken who captured his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event #6: €1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed. Vranken will also take home the first-place prize of €113,000 after overcoming 339 total entries en route to his victory.
Vranken entered the final day as one of the short stacks but he remained patient throughout the day and managed to move his way up the leaderboard.
"I just waited for good cards today. I think I only bluffed once or twice," Vranken said after his victory. "Last night I was looking up my opponents and they were all pretty good so I just had to stay patient."
Vranken also entered the heads-up battle with Moncef Karoui with a chip deficit but managed to find an early double-up to take the lead. Just moments later, the players got all of their chips in the middle again while playing pot-limit Omaha.
Vranken held pocket kings with one suit while Karoui had pocket aces with no suits. However, Vranken used his other two cards to flop a full house and Karoui was unable to spike an ace on the turn or river. The Dutch rail cheered as Vranken let out a sigh of relief but a big smile showed just how much this victory meant to him.
"I can't believe it. It's real now," Vranken said enthusiastically as his eyes could barely leave the WSOP bracelet sitting in front of him.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antoine Vranken | Netherlands | € 113,000 |
| 2nd | Moncef Karoui | Tunisia | € 69,831 |
| 3rd | Carter Newhof | United States | € 47,286 |
| 4th | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | € 32,787 |
| 5th | Stanislav Koleno | Slovakia | € 23,296 |
| 6th | Mikkel Plum | Denmark | € 16,971 |
| 7th | Manuel Fritz | Austria | € 12,685 |
| 8th | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | € 9,734 |
| 9th | Julien Sitbon | France | € 7,675 |
It was a mixed event that Vranken didn't have a lot of experience in as he mostly plays the no-limit hold'em variant, but he did get some practice recently. "I just started playing Omaha tournaments last week," Vranken laughed. "I played some cash games before but I prefer playing tournaments and I've done well."
Final Day Action
There were 10 players who returned to the felt for an unscheduled Day 3 of this tournament. It took a while for the action to get rolling but Danny Covyn became the first casualty to bring the field down to an official final table of nine. Julien Sitbon, Fahredin Mustafov, and Manuel Fritz all fell short of running up their short stacks as they exited the tournament in order.
Mikkel Plum entered the day as the shortest stack of them all, and at one point had less than three big blinds on Day 2, but managed to spin up a stack and even take the chip lead. However, a couple of tough coolers did not go his way and he eventually hit the rail in sixth place. Stanislav Koleno and Claudio Di Giacomo were grinding the short stack for quite some time but eventually, the blinds caught up with them. Koleno fell on the river to Carter Newhof and Di Giacomo got an unlucky river against Karoui.
That left the final three players to battle for the bracelet and they all took their swings. Newhof took down the first big pot to take the lead but he then doubled up Vranken which left him as the short stack. He then got in a coin flip against Karoui but came out on the losing side which eliminated the American in third place.
Vranken and Karoui took a few heads-up photos which actually took longer than their heads-up match. Vranken won both of the big pots the two players decided to play and he ended the match in a timely fashion.
That wraps up the coverage of this event but the PokerNews live reporting team will be around to bring you more updates throughout the WSOP Europe series.
Level 34
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Antoine Vranken raised it up on the button and Moncef Karoui re-raised from the big blind. Vranken shoved all in and Karoui quickly called off his stack of around 5,500,000.
Moncef Karoui: 
Antoine Vranken: 
The dealer fanned the flop of 
which gave Vranken a big lead with a full house. The 
on the turn meant Karoui was down to just two outs. The 
on the river was not one of them as he was eliminated in second place, handing the victory to Vranken.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,575,000
5,675,000
|
5,675,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 34
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Antoine Vranken limped in on the button and Moncef Karoui checked his option. The flop came 
and Karoui checked to Vranken who bet 750,000. Karoui raised the pot to 3,000,000 and Vranken pushed all in for 3,575,000 which Karoui called.
Antoine Vranken: 
Moncef Karoui: 
Vranken flopped two pair but Karoui had a wrap with plenty of outs. The 
on the turn gave Vranken a flush draw and the 
on the river bricked everything as Vranken doubled into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,675,000
-3,225,000
|
-3,225,000 |
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Level 34
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Antoine Vranken shoved all in for 1,975,000 on the button and Carter Newhof thought for a minute before making the call from the big blind. Vranken held 
and was dominating the of Newhof.
The board ran out 
and Vranken held on to double through Newhof.
On the next hand, Moncef Karoui raised to 525,000 on the button and Newhof jammed all in for around 2,800,000. Karoui asked for a quick count and then called.
Newhof flipped over 
and was flipping against the 
of Karoui. The flop came and Karoui took a big lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn nor the on the river would help Newhof as he was eliminated in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,850,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 34
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Carter Newhof raised to 700,000 on the button and Moncef Karoui defended from the big blind. The flop came and Karoui check-called a bet of 475,000 from Newhof.
The turn brought the 
and Karoui checked again. Newhof stuck in a bet of 1,175,000 and Karoui thought for a minute before making the call.
The on the river paired the board and Karoui checked for the third time. Newhof took a minute before sliding out a stack of chips and Karoui instantly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
4,700,000
-2,550,000
|
-2,550,000 |
|
|
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Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Carter Newhof raised to 425,000 on the button and Moncef Karoui defended from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Karoui checked again and Newhof splashed in a bet of 525,000. Karoui reached back for a raise to 2,050,000 and Newhof folded without much contest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,250,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,000,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
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Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Claudio Di Giacomo was left as the shortest stack on the table and he moved all in for 1,150,000 in the small blind. Moncef Karoui asked for a count and then called from the big blind.
Claudio Di Giacomo:
Moncef Karoui:
The flop of 
left Di Giacomo in the lead with his ace-high and the 
on the turn didn't change that. However, it was the on the river that hit Karoui and Di Giacomo was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,250,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
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Busted | |