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

09-17-2023 00:23 UTC+2

Late Surge for Macioce

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

All the chips went in preflop with Vasil Medarov and Matthew Macioce at risk, the latter being the bigger stack with 143,000. They were covered by Martin Kabrhel as the following showdown unfolded.

Vasil Medarov: A♣K♠J♣4♦
Matthew Macioce: A♠A♦4♥3♥
Martin Kabrhel: K♣Q♣7♦6♣

The board ran out 5♠5♣2♠9♣7♠ and Medarov was eliminated while Macioce doubled. Kabrhel had a short stack behind and bowed out shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Macioce	480,000 340,000	340,000
Vasil Medarov	Busted
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Matthew Macioce Vasil Medarov

09-16-2023 23:47 UTC+2

Alioto Felted by Kabrhel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel on the button elected to call a pot-sized raise by Piero Alioto, who had bumped it up to 19,000 from the big blind.

Alioto bet the pot for 43,500 on the A♠8♠5♣ flop for Karbhel to call and got his last 16,000 in after the 4♣ turn, earning a silent call from Kabrhel without any speech play.

Piero Alioto: A♥K♦K♣8♥
Martin Kabrhel: K♠J♦9♠6♠

Kabrhel had a gutshot and flush draw, both of which he hit on the 7♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	275,000 175,000	175,000

Piero Alioto	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Piero Alioto

09-16-2023 23:22 UTC+2

Triple Knockout for Grau

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The dealer announced a triple knockout and Tim Grau raked in the pot.

He was responsible for the eliminations of Leonid Yanovski, Onur Unsal and Mikkel Plum. The A♦A♣K♦5♣ of Plum were up against A♥K♠4♠3♥ and pocket kings but Grau's squeeze with 10♦9♥7♦5♥ got there onthe Q♣9♠2♦6♥7♥ runout.

Yanovski bought back in almost immediately.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Grau	490,000 415,000	415,000
Leonid Yanovski	100,000
Mikkel Plum	Busted
Onur Unsal	Busted

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Mikkel Plum Onur Unsal Tim Grau

09-16-2023 22:22 UTC+2

Plum Eliminated by Skoulos

Christian Zetzsche

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

Andre Hoeveken limped in and so did Alexi Skoulos from one seat over on the button. Mikkel Plum then three-bet the pot to 12,500 in the small blind. As Hoeveken eyeballed his stack, Plum mentioned he had around 55,000, which saw Hoeveken fold and Skoulos call.

Plum bet the 10♣4♣4♠ flop for 10,000 to pick up a call and jammed the 3♣ turn. Skoulos snap-called with the Q♠10♠10♣8♠ and Plum's A♣Q♣10♦6♣ was drawing dead already as a J♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexi Skoulos	145,000 45,000	45,000
Mikkel Plum	Busted

Tags: Alexi Skoulos Andre Hoeveken Mikkel Plum

09-16-2023 22:00 UTC+2

Zanasi Wins Gargantuan Pot With Double Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

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

Quan Zhou raised and Massimiliano Zanasi called before Jakub Koleckar three-bet the pot, picking up calls from both big stacks.

The Q♣10♥6♠ flop got all of the chips into the middle with Koleckar and Zhou at risk.

Jakub Koleckar: A♣A♠K♣J♥
Quan Zhou: 9♠8♦7♠5♦
Massimiliano Zanasi: Q♠Q♥8♠2♥

The 5♥ turn and 3♠ river runout kept Zanasi in the lead and he shot out of the chair to fist-pump celebrate. His 438,000 covered Zhou to ensure a double knockout and the Italian jumped to nearly seven figures in level nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Massimiliano Zanasi	975,000 460,000	460,000

Jakub Koleckar	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Jakub Koleckar Massimiliano Zanasi Quan Zhou

09-16-2023 19:35 UTC+2

Cieslik Eliminates Vega Meister

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alfredo Vega Meister invested 9,000 on the A♣Q♠8♣ flop to then check the 6♥ turn. Roman Cieslik bet the pot and called when Vega Meister jammed.

Alfredo Vega Meister: 10♦8♥7♣5♣
Roman Cieslik: A♠A♦5♥4♥

The 5♦ river brought no help to Vega Meister and he was knocked out for the second time on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Cieslik	220,000 20,000	20,000
Alfredo Vega Meister	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Vega Meister Roman Cieslik

09-16-2023 18:32 UTC+2

Casagrande No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Harry Casagrande was all-in and at risk with the A♣K♣9♠3♦ on the 9♥8♦3♣8♣ turn and Oliver Bolwerk looked him up with the A♥A♠J♥10♦.

The 6♠ river was a blank to send Casagrande to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Bolwerk	130,000 130,000	130,000
Harry Casagrande	Busted

Tags: Harry Casagrande Oliver Bolwerk

09-16-2023 18:23 UTC+2

Sipilä Eliminated by Alioto

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dario Alioto min-raised before the blinds went up and was called by Roman Verenko as well as Samuli Sipilä. Thiago Silva De Morgado then potted to 8,800 out of the small blind and all three came along.

The A♥K♥5♦ flop was checked to Sipilä, who bet 12,000. Only Alioto called and faced a pot-sized bet onthe 9♦ turn. Alioto jammed for 82,100 and Sipilä called.

Samuli Sipilä: A♦K♦10♥3♠
Dario Alioto: Q♥Q♦8♥2♠

Alioto needed another heart and received just that with the 6♥ river. The stacks were counted and Sipilä was covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	225,000 125,000	125,000

Roman Verenko	95,000 5,000	5,000

Thiago Silva De Morgado	79,000 -61,000	-61,000
Samuli Sipila	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto Roman Verenko Samuli Sipilä Thiago Silva De Morgado

09-16-2023 17:59 UTC+2

Plum Boosts Stack Right Away

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jakub Koleckar had lost a bigger portion of his stack and then left the table with a grin on his face with the cards already in the muck. His chips were pushed to Mikkel Plum, who dealt the final blow with the J♣10♣9♣7♠.

That was good enough for two pair on the J♦10♥3♥6♣2♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikkel Plum	175,000 75,000	75,000
Jakub Koleckar	Busted

Tags: Jakub Koleckar Mikkel Plum

09-16-2023 16:56 UTC+2

Vega Meister Next to Fall

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a duel hijack versus button, Romain Nattaf took on Alfredo Vega Meister and the latter jammed the 10♣4♦3♦5♥5♠ river only for Nattaf to snap him off.

When Vega Meister saw the K♠Q♦5♣5♦ for back door quads, he briefly tossed his cards to the middle of the table before quickly heading out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Nattaf	185,000 70,000	70,000
Alfredo Vega Meister	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Vega Meister Romain Nattaf