🇩🇪 Andy Bauer is the super chip leader into the final day 🇮🇹 IPS Italian Poker Sport

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With 23 minutes left in Level 32, Andy Bauer (picture) eliminated Sapir Dym, sending the remaining players to the final table of the IPS Italian Poker Sport Main Event at King’s Resort Rozvadov.

The Israeli player Dym secured a package for the King’s Poker Millions Festival, but missed out on the TV table, which will begin at 13:00. K-Q versus K-J saw the German player build a stack of 44 million chips—twice the average—with play resuming at 200,000/400,000/400,000.

Bauer was already the chip leader with three tables remaining and remained at the top with two tables left, although the counts were unofficial. He then accelerated further, taking the lead among the final nine players.

Chasing Bauer is Israeli player Shalom Shay Halal, who has also maintained a deep stack throughout the tournament, with 28.8 million chips. In third place, Matej Frendrych holds 26.3 million. The Czech player eliminated Dutchman Edwin Jonkman, securing a €3,000 package for everyone for the King’s Festival.

In fourth place is Frenchman Olivier Desbrueres with 24.1 million, while the only Italian left in the field, Alessio Liscia, sits in fifth with 21.5 million chips. It was a rollercoaster Day 3 for the Sardinian player, but after recovering from 1.5 million to 7 million—above average—he continued to climb, particularly at the TV table, where he played without fear or pressure and built an excellent stack around the average.

Romanian Ionut Chicca also enjoyed an excellent Day 3, finishing with more than 20 million chips.

Just above 10 million chips—around half the average—are Greek Pavlos Tzomakas, Algerian Abdellah Baali, who was the long-time chip leader during Day 3, and the excellent Spaniard Fabito, completing the final nine.

The finalists have already secured €12,497, while the winner will receive €150,000, in addition to the Euro Rounders trophy.

Andrea Scarrone finished in 12th place, while Davide Muccitelli was eliminated in 16th; both players received €7,140.