Poker Villain Martin Kabrhel Cracks Kings Twice to Beat Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert in $294,920 Pot
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The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe is in full flow, with proceedings for the record-breaking €10,350 Main Event currently underway at King's Resort in Rozvadov.
And while there's been some immense tournament poker on display already, there's been plenty of exciting action in the cash game streets here at King's. Yesterday's cash game livestream featured some huge names such as Martin Kabrhel, Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert, Rob Yong, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier and casino owner Leon Tsoukernik.
Lightening Can Strike Twice
As expected with these high rollers, there were plenty of straddles, with the game ballooning to €100/€200/€400/€800/€1600.
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One of the noteworthy hands from the eight-hour session was between the polarizing Kabrhel and GGPoker's Game of Gold participant Guilbert.
The hand kicked off with Yong (€235,000) opening to €2,400 from the button with Q♥10♥. Surprisingly, Kabrhel (€209,000) just flatted in the small blind with A♣K♣ before Guilbert (€130,000) made it €14,400 from the big blind with K♠K♦.
€50K WSOP Diamond High Roller winner Santhosh Suvarna folded his hand in the straddle to put the action back on Yong, who called the three-bet. Kabrehel moved all in and saw Guilbert call before Yong got out of the way to set up the €276,000 ($294,920) pot.
The pair agreed to run it twice, and it was then up to lady luck to see who would come out on top.
On the first board, the J♠7♣9♥ flop kept Guilbert as the favorite but the A♦ turn left the Frenchman drawing to the final king in the deck. The river was a brick, and the first half of the pot was awarded to Kabrhel.
They say lightning doesn't strike twice, but that obviously doesn't apply to poker, as Kabrhel found another ace on the turn on the second runout to scoop the massive pot.
Unfortunately for Kabrhel, a majority of his profits headed to the way of Suvarna after the latter dragged in a €400,000 ($427,420) pot, which then broke the game. Kabrhel booked a small victory of €1,200 ($1,282), while Suvarna was the biggest winner and was in the black for €197,000 ($210,504). Guilbert was stuck the most and finished down around €230,000 ($245,767).
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2023 WSOP Europe Winners
| Event | Entries | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: €350 NLH Opener | 3,503 | Lukas Pazma | €110,000 |
| Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max | 719 | Omar Eljach | €65,900 |
| Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event | 1,729 | Sokratis Linaras | €310,350 |
| Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 206 | Hokyiu Lee | €91,183 |
| Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus | 3,436 | Ermanno Di Nicola | €200,000 |
| Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 202 | Wing Po Liu | €230,000 |
| Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-Max | 495 | Tobias Peters | €143,100 |
| Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ | 89 | Daniel Dvoress | €600,000 |
| Event #9: €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty | 803 | Tobias Garp | €92,300 |
| Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Mix | 97 | Dainius Antanaitis | €47,770 |
| Event #11: €1,100 NLH Turbo Bounty Hunter | 570 | Joakim Andersson | €70,000 |
| Event #12: €50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller | 37 | Santhosh Suvarna | €650,000 |
Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum's proudest poker achievement is winning the only tournament he has ever played in Las Vegas, the prestigious $60 Flamingo evening event.
In this Series
- 1 Check Out the €15M Guaranteed 2023 WSOP Europe Festival Schedule
- 2 Three Must-Play Bracelet Events at the WSOPE
- 3 The Five Biggest Poker Scores of King's Resort Owner Leon Tsoukernik
- 4 WSOPE 2023: Bigger Guarantees and High Stakes Action at King's Resort
- 5 Lukas Pazma Claims First Bracelet of 2023 WSOPE in Event #1: €350 NLH Opener (€110,000)
- 6 WSOP Europe Main Event Champ Omar Eljach Wins Second Bracelet in Rozvadov
- 7 Cash Game Specialist Hokyiu Lee Triumphs in 2023 WSOPE Event #4: €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (€91,183)
- 8 Sokratis Linaras Triumphs in WSOP Europe Mini Main Event (€ 310,350)
- 9 Third Time's the Charm as Ermanno Di Nicola Catches a Miracle to Win the €550 Colossus
- 10 Wing Po Liu Denies WSOPE Main Event Champ Omar Eljach His Third Bracelet in $5K PLO
- 11 Daniel Dvoress Wins First Live Bracelet and €600,000 in WSOPE Event #8: €25,000 GGMiliion€
- 12 Seasoned Pro Tobias Peters Ends 11-Year WSOP Bracelet Pursuit
- 13 Poker's Ted Lasso? Assistant Soccer Coach Becomes First-Ever WSOP Europe Mystery Bounty Champion (€92,300)
- 14 WSOP Europe €2K 8-Game Bracelet Goes to Lithuania's Dainius “Dainiux” Antanaitis
- 15 Joakim Andersson Sprints His Way to the WSOP Europe €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter Bracelet
- 16 Santhosh Suvarna from HCL's PLO Week Wins WSOP Europe €50K Diamond High Roller (€650,000)
- 17 Poker Villain Martin Kabrhel Cracks Kings Twice to Beat Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert in $294,920 Pot
- 18 Record-Breaking WSOP Europe Main Event to Award €1,500,000 to the Winner
- 19 2023 WSOPE Hands of the Week PLO Edition: Runner, Runner & a Royal Flush Triple Up
- 20 Bernd Gleissner Captures Maiden Bracelet in WSOP Europe €1K Turbo Freezeout (€46,700)
- 21 Amateur Poker Player Turns €500 into €60,000 and a WSOP Bracelet
- 22 Poker Vlogger Eric Tsai Leads the Final Table of the WSOP Europe Main Event
- 23 The Giant of Rozvadov: Former Pro Basketball Player Max Neugebauer Wins the WSOP Europe Main Event
