WSOP Europe Shutout: Ukraine's Kovalchuk and Romanovsky Battle for Top Prizes

The WSOP Europe shutout tournament in Cannes, France, had 7 remaining players after the lunch break.

Two Ukrainian representatives, Aleksey Kovalchuk and Roman Romanovsky, were among the remaining players. The stacks of the participants at lunch were: Dan O'Brien (USA) – 329,000, John Monnett (USA) – 257,500, Aleksey Kovalchuk (Ukraine) – 251,500, Giovanni Rosadoni (Italy) – 217,000, Paul Gischard (France) – 125,500, Adrien Allen (France) – 59,000, Roman Romanovsky (Ukraine) – 38,500. The blinds were 2,000 – 4,000, with an ante of 500.

John Daify, Phil Hellmuth, Mohsin Charania, Chance Cornut, Dominic Nietzsche, Daniel Negreanu, and Faraz Jaka had already been eliminated from the tournament. Roman Romanovsky finished in 7th place, earning €15,890, and Aleksey Kovalchuk finished in 4th place, earning €35,560. Dan O'Brien and Giovanni Rosadoni remained at the table with stacks of 490,000 and 787,000 respectively, and will continue the game tomorrow at the level of 6,000/12,000 with an ante of 2,000.