Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-03-2023 01:04 UTC+2

Brazdzionis Crushes Kellner on the Flop

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Martynas Brazdzionis raised to 115,000 under the gun and Heinz Traut called. Ladislav Kellner then three-bet to 500,000 in the cutoff, Brazdzionis moved all in for 1,900,000, and Traut folded. Kellner, though, snap-called.

Martynas Brazdzionis: Q♠Q♦
Ladislav Kellner: A♣A♥

There was almost 4,000,000 at stake as Kellner was ahead with his aces, but the Q♥ fell in the window as Brazdzionis made a set. It was followed by K♦5♦6♦8♠ and Kellner stopped to snap a photo of the board before handing over nearly his entire stack. He was still letting out deep sighs well after the hand as Brazdzionis climbed up among the top stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Brazdžionis	3,900,000 3,606,000	3,606,000
Heinz Traut	900,000 540,000	540,000
Ladislav Kellner	200,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Tags: Ladislav Kellner Martynas Brazdzionis Heinz Traut

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

11-03-2023 00:40 UTC+2

Final Break

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining 90 players are on the last 15-minute break of the day.

They will play two more levels tonight before bagging up for Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Magny	Busted
Mousa Awad	Busted
Oleksii Kovalchuk	Busted

Michele Fratini	Busted
Maher Mahmoud	Busted
Paolo Concetti	Busted
Francesco Onorato	Busted
Jaromir Hanel	Busted
Thomas Beer	Busted
Lucian Tofan	Busted
Kiryl Audziunin	Busted

11-03-2023 00:35 UTC+2

Eljach Coolers Magny to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart and Gilles Magny built a pot of around 1,300,000 heading to the turn on a board of Q♥2♥9♣9♠. Mazza-Boussemart then moved all in from the cutoff.

Magny, with around 800,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes as the two players chatted about the decision.

"Can we have some cake and coffee? They're having a rendezvous over there," tablemate Sebastian Langrock joked with a tournament official. "That's my way of almost calling time," Langrock added.

Magny eventually folded, but the next hand he found himself facing an all-in shove again. Omar Eljach bet 150,000 from the big blind on a board of 7♦8♥3♣9♣ and Magny called in the cutoff.

The river came the 8♣ and Eljach moved all in. The rest of the room had already left for break as Magny continued to tank. He eventually called for 450,000.

Eljach turned over J♠10♣ for a straight and Magny showed A♠8♠ as he got up to make his exit. "Tough river," Eljach told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	4,200,000 400,000	400,000

Omar Eljach	3,000,000 500,000	500,000

Gilles Magny	Busted

Tags: Gilles Magny Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart Omar Eljach

11-03-2023 00:35 UTC+2

Trips for Chehade

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Everybody folded to Georges Chehade in the small blind, who decided to go all in for 810,000 chips. "What else can I do with my stack?" he said after the hand.

In the big blind, Anthony Mahaut asked for the count, and called.

Georges Chehade: K♠J♣
Anthony Mahaut: A♦7♦

"Wait" asked Mahaut to the dealer before the flop. So he was ready to film the action when the dealer fanned a flop of K♥K♣A♠, that gave top pair to Mahaut, but trips to Chehade.

The 4♠ came on the turn and the 8♣ on the river, and Chehade secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georges Chehade	1,670,000 1,173,000	1,173,000
Anthony Mahaut	550,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Tags: Anthony Mahaut Georges Chehade

11-03-2023 00:30 UTC+2

Miljanovic Wins a Race

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dragan Miljanovic was all in for 245,000 on the button and up against Marius Gicovanu in early position.

Dragan Miljanovic: A♠Q♥
Marius Gicovanu: 5♠5♥

Miljanovic spiked a pair on the Q♦2♥K♥ flop and held on through the J♣ turn and K♠ river, improving to two pair to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	3,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dragan Miljanovic	500,000 174,000	174,000

Tags: Dragan Miljanovic Marius Gicovanu

11-03-2023 00:30 UTC+2

Kalebashvili Applies Pressure

Dan O'Hair

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Lazare Kalebashvili opened to 105,000 from under the gun and Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart called from the small blind.

Mazza-Boussemart check-called a 225,000 bet from Kalebashvili on the Q♣10♠J♣ flop and then both players checked when the J♠ paired the board.

Mazza-Boussemart checked once more on the 8♥ river — prompting a hefty 650,000 bet from Kalebashvili, which sent Mazza-Boussemart into the tank.

After a bit of deliberation, Mazza-Boussemart slid his cards into the muck and Kalebashvili added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lazare Kalebashvili	4,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	3,800,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart Lazare Kalebashvili

11-03-2023 00:24 UTC+2

Kovalchuk Whiffs, Lanner Triples

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Oleksii Kovalchuk raised to 100,000 in the hijack before Alexander Lanner shoved for his last 415,000 in the cutoff. Istvan Toth called on the button, while Kovalchuk also called.

The flop came 8♠5♥4♥ and Kovalchuk moved all in for 750,000. Toth gave it some thought before mucking.

Alexander Lanner: A♣K♦
Oleksii Kovalchuk: K♥9♥

Lanner needed to dodge Kovalchuk's flush draw, and he successfully navigated the 5♠ turn and Q♦ river to double up.

"You win," tablemate Mousa Awad asked Toth.

"Ace-jack," Toth said, shaking his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Toth	1,700,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Alexander Lanner	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	800,000 -550,000	-550,000

Tags: Alexander Lanner Istvan Toth Oleksii Kovalchuk

11-03-2023 00:16 UTC+2

Poddubnii Cracks Aces to Bust Another

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Artiom Poddubnii and Radek Jantos were heads-up on a flop of Q♦K♣3♦, where Jantos got the rest of his 1,000,000 in the middle from the big blind against Poddubnii in the cutoff.

Radek Jantos: A♥A♣
Artiom Poddubnii: A♦10♦

Jantos had aces but needed to dodge Poddubnii's big draws. The 2♣ turn was safe, but the 6♦ river gave Poddubnii a flush and sent Jantos to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	5,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Radek Jantos	Busted

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Radek Jantos

11-03-2023 00:15 UTC+2

Grax Gets Agressive

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Minator Alushaj opened to 125,000 from the cutoff, and he was called by Sebastien Grax who defended from the big blind.

On the flop 3♥4♣A♥, Alushaj made a continuation bet of 100,000. Grax, in response, check-raised to 375,000, a move that forced Alushaj to fold.

On the next hand, Mikael Hen opened on the button. Grax quickly three-bet to 425,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Hen eventually folded too, while showing the A♠.

"You had the win," Grax said, revealing the J♥ and then the J♣ for a pair of jacks.