Urmo Velvelt open-shoved from the small blind and Ran Ilani, who had 2,125,000 in the big blind and was covered, snap-called.
Ran Ilani: Q?J?
Urmo Velvelt: 8?7?
Both players connected with the J?9?6? flop; Ilani was ahead with top pair while Velvelt had an open-ended straight draw. Ilani stayed ahead when the rest of the board ran out 4?7? and doubled up through Velvelt.
Simone Andrian opened to 400,000 from cutoff and Mariusz Golinski moved all in for 2,400,000 from the button. Andrian called with a covering stack to put Golinski at risk.
Mariusz Golinski: A?J?
Simone Andrian: A?Q?
Golinski was drawing very thin after Andrian made top pair on the Q?7?9? flop. The 8? turn gave him a gutshot but the A? river was a blank. Golinski's deep run came to an end in third place while Andrian continued to add chips to his stack.
Mariusz Golinski raised to 450,000 from the cutoff with Urmo Velvelt calling from the button before Ran Ilani three-bet to 1,450,000 out of the small blind. Golinski four-bet to 4,375,000 which forced a fold from Velvelt, but a call from Ilani.
Ran Ilani: Q?Q?
Mariusz Golinski: A?Q?
Golinski had 1,600,000 more chips than Ilani, so Ilani was the player at risk.
The K?3?10? flop kept Ilani ahead with queens, but Golinski picked up a straight draw. The rest of the board ran out 2?8? which didn't help Golinski, and Ilani doubled up.
Simone Andrian opened to 550,000 from the small blind and David Hochheim shoved for 4,800,000 from the big blind. Andrian called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
David Hochheim: A?4?
Simone Andrian: Q?Q?
Andrian's pocket queens held up on the 8?K?2?K?9? to send Hochheim to the rail in fifth place and take the pot.
When it folded to Simone Andrian in the small blind, he shoved to put David Hochheim all in from the big blind. Hochheim looked at his cards and instantly called for his last 2,725,000.
David Hochheim: Q?10?
Simone Andrian: 10?7?
Hochheim just had to avoid a seven to stay alive in the Main Event. The flop of A?8?5? gave no help to Andrian and neither did the 2? turn. Only a river seven would end Hochheim's tournament. However, the A? fell on the river and Hochheim's queen-high earned him the double.
Urmo Velvelt opened to 400,000 from the hijack and Enrico Camosci three-bet to 1,600,000 from the small blind, leaving 1,200,000 behind. Velvelt four-bet shoved with a covering stack and Camosci called, putting himself at risk.
Enrico Camosci: A?J?
Urmo Velvelt: 8?8?
Camosci flopped the nut flush draw but couldn't improve further on the K?2?5?K?4? runout and he became the first to fall on the final day.
A mid-week trip to King's Resort in Rozvadov might seem unassuming for most, but for one of the six finalists returning for Day 5 of the €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship, it will be a day that they never forget.
Today, a new world champion will be crowned at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe with the eventual winner's name being etched into the poker history books, and the person in pole position to achieve such a feat is Italy's Simone Andrian, who holds a commanding chip lead over the field with 33,500,000 chips.
Final Day Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Urmo Velvelt
Estonia
15,600,000
78
2
Ran Ilani
Israel
6,425,000
32
3
Simone Andrian
Italy
33,500,000
168
4
Enrico Camosci
Italy
3,675,000
18
5
David Hochheim
Germany
4,525,000
23
6
Mariusz Golinski
Poland
13,525,000
68
Andrian’s closest rival with 15,600,000—less than half of the chip leader’s stack—is Urmo Velvelt of Estonia. This is Velvelt’s first live WSOP final table and already the biggest score of his career. While his seat isn’t ideal, sitting a few spots to Andrian’s left, Velvelt has spent the past four days of the Main Event proving why he belongs at the final table. Now, he’ll be hoping to maneuver his way into position and make a run at the coveted bracelet.
Mariusz Golinski
Rounding out the podium positions is Mariusz Golinski of Poland, the only other player to surpass the seven-figure chip mark with 13,525,000. This is also Golinski’s first time under the bright lights of a WSOP final table, and only his second-ever live WSOP cash—the first coming just a week ago here in Rozvadov. Golinski has already smashed his previous biggest career cash by ten fold in this tournament, but he’s got some work ahead if he wants to leave as a world champion.
Ran Ilani (6,425,000) and David Hochheim (4,525,000) start the day with middling stacks, while Enrico Camosci enters as the short stack with 3,675,000. Camosci is the only player to have made a final table at this year’s WSOP Europe, having finished fourth in the $50,000 Diamond High Roller just a week ago. Andrian considers the Italian online poker wizard one of the best Italian players around, so he’s likely relieved that Camosci starts with only 18 big blinds, despite being seated to his direct left. Camosci knows he needs to make something happen if he wants to climb into a podium finish.
Enrico Camosci
All six remaining players are guaranteed at least €217,000, but only the champion will walk away with the massive seven-figure prize of €1,300,000 and the ultimate bragging rights as the 2024 WSOP Europe Main Event champion.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€1,300,000
2
€854,000
3
€590,000
4
€415,000
5
€297,000
6
€217,000
Action will resume at 2:00 p.m. local time. Blinds will start at Level 29 — 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante — and the average stack sits at a 12,800,000, which is sixty-four big blinds. The action will be streamed via the King's Resort YouTube channel and updates will by synchronized with the stream to ensure no spoilers are leaked.
As always, be sure to keep it right here with PokerNews to find out who will be crowned the next WSOP Europe Main Event champion.
