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

09-15-2023 20:41 UTC+1

Helmers Spikes the Turn to Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Predrag Vulovic raised and Adolf Buettner called. Christoph Helmers repotted for Vulovic to shove, Buettner folded and Helmers called all-in.

Christoph Helmers: K♦K♣10♦6♠
Predrag Vulovic: A♠10♠9♥3♥

The double-suited combo of Vulovic hit gin on the 10♣3♠3♣ flop but Helmers pulled a rabbit out of the hat with the K♥ turn. Nothing changed with the 9♠ river as Helmers doubled for 26,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adolf Buettner	330,000 130,000	130,000
Christoph Helmers	60,000 25,000	25,000
Predrag Vulovic	49,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Adolf Buettner Christoph Helmers Predrag Vulovic

09-15-2023 20:46 UTC+1

Small Pot Without Showdown for Di Persio

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Marco Di Persio raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Leonid Yanovski called on the button. The K♣J♦5♠ flop saw Di Persio continue for 7,500 and pick up a call.

Both players then checked the 4♠ turn and Di Persio bet the 4♥ river for 21,000. Yanovski quickly folded and the pot was shipped to the Italian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	290,000 65,000	65,000
Marco Di Persio	170,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Marco Di Persio

09-15-2023 20:49 UTC+1

Updated Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
August Schlegl	475,000 175,000	175,000
Nadjim Haddad	350,000 15,000	15,000
Sebastian Piatek	248,000 22,000	22,000
Hen Rosilio	230,000 130,000	130,000
Jean Michel Kleemann	190,000 190,000	190,000
David Boyaciyan	190,000 90,000	90,000
Seamus Cahill	140,000 25,000	25,000
Tim Van Loo	95,000
Dorel Eldabach	70,000 180,000	180,000

Theo Schmitt	Busted
Heiko Hinkelmann	Busted
Marek Rous	Busted
Piero Alioto	Busted
Samer Kourkis	Busted
Massimiliano Zanasi	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-15-2023 21:00 UTC+1

"Zimba Bwe" Doubles Through Balci

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three ways to the K♦10♦7♥ flop, Adolf Buettner check-folded to a bet of 10,000 by Ali Balci and the shove of "Zimba Bwe" for 38,700, Balci called.

"Zimba Bwe": A♥8♦6♥2♦
Ali Balci: A♣K♣10♠8♣

Balci was ahead with the top two pair while "Zimba Bwe" had a flush draw and gutshot. The 3♥ turn added a second flush draw and it was then the 9♣ river that improved the Czech player to a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adolf Buettner	320,000 10,000	10,000
Predrag Vulovic	145,000 96,000	96,000
Ali Balci	141,000 34,000	34,000
Alexander Adam	130,000 30,000	30,000
Seamus Cahill	130,000 10,000	10,000
Zimba Bwe	85,000 75,000	75,000
Maximilian Schaper	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Adolf Buettner Ali Balci

09-15-2023 21:08 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksandr Sadovyi	100,000 5,000	5,000
Zimba Bwe	Busted
Marlon Plaumann	Busted
Oswin Ziegelbecker	Busted
Tomasz Kozub	Busted

Dorel Eldabach	Busted

Denis Vladimirov	Busted

Novotny Near the Top for Now

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Enrico Macias Romero had defended out of the big blind and check-called a bet worth 35,000 by table big stack Tomas Novotny on the 10♣7♦3♥3♦6♠ river. He was shown the 6♦5♥4♥3♠ for a full house by Novotny and shook his head while exposing the K♦J♥8♣3♣ for trips treys.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Novotny	550,000 410,000	410,000
Inaki Gonzales	170,000 105,000	105,000
Enrico Macias Romero	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Enrico Macias Romero Tomas Novotny

09-15-2023 21:17 UTC+1

Silva De Morgado Eliminated by Kribben

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthias Kribben in early position and Thiago Silva De Morgado from the very next seat got their chips in after the J♦9♣5♣ flop to create the following showdown.

Thiago Silva De Morgado: A♥K♦J♣8♣
Matthias Kribben: A♣K♣7♣2♣

With plenty of clubs out of the equation already, Kribben found another on the Q♣ turn. His opponent had just one out left and the miracle never came on the Q♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Kribben	400,000 190,000	190,000
Thiago Silva De Morgado	Busted

Tags: Matthias Kribben Thiago Silva De Morgado

09-15-2023 21:20 UTC+1

Balci Double Leaves Vulovic On the Ropes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Predrag Vulovic four-bet preflop and then got it in against Ali Balci in the big blind, who bet-called all-in for 109,500 on the Q♣8♦2♦ flop with 72,000 in the middle.

Ali Balci: A♥Q♦J♥9♠
Predrag Vulovic: K♠K♦J♦8♥

Balci had top pair and a gutshot but Vulovic was well ahead with the overpair and flush draw. However, the A♠ turn and 9♣ river ensured an unlikely double for Balci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Balci	290,000 149,000	149,000
Predrag Vulovic	13,000 132,000	132,000

Tags: Predrag Vulovic Ali Balci

09-15-2023 21:27 UTC+1

Stefanelli Chops With Chatzilazarou

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Having defended the big blind against under-the-gun play by Bruno Stefanelli, it was Vasileios Chatzilazarou who bet the A♠6♠3♥6♣2♠ river for 24,000. Stefanelli called and was shown the A♣K♦9♠6♦ by his table neighbour, as he chopped with the A♥6♥XxXx.