€2,350 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 The Grand Big Wrap

09-15-2023 15:49 UTC+2

Hinkelmann Gets Some Chips Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vasileios Chatzilazarou had been responsible for the first elimination of the day and holds nearly two starting stacks right now. On his table, Heiko Hinkelmann and Mikkel Plum invested 4,000 on the Q♦10♥2♥ flop. Hinkelmann bet the 5♥ turn for 6,000 and Plum quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	195,000 70,000	70,000
Heiko Hinkelmann	105,000 13,000	13,000
Mikkel Plum	97,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Heiko Hinkelmann Mikkel Plum Vasileios Chatzilazarou

09-15-2023 15:44 UTC+2

Up to 36 Entries so Far

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There are 35 unique players in the event and Alexander Schwarz was eliminated and re-entered immediately after to bring the field up to 36 total entries near the end of level one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Schwarz	100,000

09-15-2023 15:39 UTC+2

Van Loo Chips Up on New Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Oswin Ziegelbecker raised to 1,200 and earned two callers including Tim Van Loo out of the blinds. On a 9♥2♣2♦ flop, only Van Loo check-called for 1,400 before they checked down the 4♦ turn and Q♣ river. Van Loo revealed the J♦J♥10♥3♠ and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Van Loo	103,000
Alfredo Vega Meister	100,000
Dimitri Holdeew	100,000
Oswin Ziegelbecker	97,000

Tags: Tim Van Loo Oswin Ziegelbecker

09-15-2023 15:33 UTC+2

Silva De Morgado Chips Up in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a completed board of Q♠J♦9♣5♥2♦, Oleksandr Sadovyi checked from an early position. Thiago Silva De Morgado then bet 6,400 and his opponent quickly called.

Silva De Morgado flipped over the Q♣Q♦7♥4♠ for the top set and Sadovyi took more than ten seconds to check his cards and send them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Silva De Morgado	112,000 12,000	12,000
Seamus Cahill	100,000 100,000	100,000
Oleksandr Sadovyi	90,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Oleksandr Sadovyi Thiago Silva De Morgado

09-15-2023 15:28 UTC+2

Stefanelli Wins Big Pot Off Bachmann

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With some 35,000 in the middle to the K♣6♥2♥5♥8♣ river, Bruno Stefanelli checked. Alexander Bachmann tossed in a bet of 25,000 and Stefanelli called after 30 seconds. Bachmann tabled the A♥A♠9♠3♣ for aces with the nut flush blocker and Stefanelli won the pot holding the K♥Q♦10♦7♥ for the third nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Stefanelli	145,000 45,000	45,000
Alexander Bachmann	61,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Alexander Bachmann Bruno Stefanelli

09-15-2023 15:25 UTC+2

Chatzilazarou Chips Up With Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Earlier on, Vasileios Chatzilazarou had already potted a flop to force two folds. He was now involved in a four-way pot with 7,100 in the middle to the Q♥J♣9♣ flop. Chatzilazarou fired a pot-sized bet of 28,800 and his three opponents all folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	125,000 25,000	25,000
Piero Alioto	94,000 94,000	94,000
Jean Michel Kleemann	93,000 93,000	93,000
Heiko Hinkelmann	92,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Vasileios Chatzilazarou

09-15-2023 15:21 UTC+2

Some New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There are some 26 players registered and four tables are running so far with these latest players having joined the action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacco Hester	100,000
Oleksandr Sadovyi	100,000
Dominik Paus	100,000
Bruno Stefanelli	100,000
Mikkel Plum	100,000

09-15-2023 15:15 UTC+2

Rolli Wins Big Pot Right Away

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In three-way action to the A♦K♣7♠ flop, Massimiliano Zanasi bet the pot by tossing in a T-5,000 chip and won the pot uncontested, flashing his A♣K♦ face up.

One hand later, three-way action emerged to the K♣6♣2♠ flop and Dmitrij Fadeev was the only one to check-call a bet worth 3,000 by Fabian Rolli. He did so again for 10,000 on the 9♦ turn and checked the 3♣ river. Rolli now bet just 4,000 and Fadeev called but mucked to the K♠Q♦Q♣9♣ of Rolli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Rolli	120,000
Massimiliano Zanasi	103,000

Dmitrij Fadeev	80,000

Tags: Dmitrij Fadeev Fabian Rolli Massimiliano Zanasi

09-15-2023 15:10 UTC+2

First Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Strauch	100,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Schwarz	100,000 100,000	100,000
Michal Schuh	100,000 100,000	100,000

Alexander Bachmann	100,000 100,000	100,000
Predrag Vulovic	100,000 100,000	100,000
Frantisek Bures	100,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Adam	100,000 100,000	100,000
Thiago Silva De Morgado	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ryan Oliver	100,000 100,000	100,000
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	100,000 100,000	100,000

09-15-2023 15:07 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After a short delay, the first of two starting days is officially underway. The button is in seat eight and the cards are now in the air for all tables with at least three active players.