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

09-16-2023 20:34 UTC+1

Budka and Mevsha No More

Christian Zetzsche

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

Krzysztof Budka had out his hopes on a suited rundown with his short stack but the J♦J♠8♦3♣ of Heiko Hinkelmann remained ahead on a board of A♥6♥2♣A♠6♦.

One table over, Yevhen Mevsha got it in with the A♠K♣10♦3♠ and he was up against Jakob Madsen, who held the A♦K♠7♠4♦. Madsen was freerolling after the K♦J♦J♥ flop and got there with the 9♣ turn and 7♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Madsen	270,000 110,000	110,000
Heiko Hinkelmann	240,000 145,000	145,000
Krzysztof Budka	Busted
Yevhen Mevsha	Busted

Tags: Heiko Hinkelmann Jakob Madsen Krzysztof Budka Yevhen Mevsha

09-16-2023 20:42 UTC+1

Nylander Jams At the Wrong Time

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a board of Q♥9♠7♦10♣Q♣, Giorgio Donzelli bet 28,000 and Mats Nylander gave it some consideration before splashing in four T-25,000 chips.

Donzelli snap-called all-in and Nylander instantly gasped an "oops" before exposing his J♠10♥7♣5♥. Donzelli's Q♦10♠8♥3♦ was the effective nuts and that left Nylander short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgio Donzelli	220,000 88,000	88,000
Mats Nylander	45,000 37,200	37,200

Tags: Giorgio Donzelli Mats Nylander

09-16-2023 20:48 UTC+1

Oliver Among the Big Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ryan Oliver may be freezing with his shirt in the poker arena and already inquired about a hoodie, but didn't want to run to his hotel room at King's Resort to not miss any hand. That decision paid off for now as he raked in another pot.

On a board of Q♦Q♣4♥4♦7♦, the A♥10♦7♥4♣ of Oliver beat his opponent's A♠Q♠J♦10♠ and he raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inaki Gonzales	450,000 255,000	255,000
Ryan Oliver	390,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Ryan Oliver

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-16-2023 21:00 UTC+1

Zanasi Wins Gargantuan Pot With Double Knockout

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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 21:04 UTC+1

Alioto Forces Out Casagrande

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Joining the action on the Q♦5♥4♦ flop, Dario Alioto bet 6,000. Harry Casagrande raised it up to 26,000 on the button before Alioto went into the tank. He then repotted to 96,500 and Casagrande reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	475,000

Harry Casagrande	150,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Harry Casagrande

09-16-2023 21:10 UTC+1

Macioce and Mustafov Get Jams Through

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Piero Alioto bet the A♦K♣3♦2♠J♥ river for20,500 only to then fold to the shove of Matthew Macioce.

The same action repeated one table over when Marek Blasko bet 5,000 on a 9♠8♦8♥5♥J♥ river. Fahredin Mustafov piled his chips in and grinned "come on, I just busted close to the bubble in the €10,000 Event".

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Macioce	140,000 44,000	44,000
Fahredin Mustafov	110,000 110,000	110,000
Alexi Skoulos	100,000 100,000	100,000
Denis Vladimirov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Juergen Pollack	100,000 100,000	100,000
Marek Blasko	90,000 10,000	10,000
Piero Alioto	75,000 25,000	25,000
Roman Verenko	Busted

Samuel Ju	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Marek Blasko Matthew Macioce Piero Alioto

09-16-2023 21:22 UTC+1

Plum Eliminated by Skoulos

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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 21:27 UTC+1

Ziegelbecker Continues to Rise

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Romain Nattaf and Oswin Ziegelbecker checked the J♦10♥5♦8♥ turn and the K♥ river completed the board. Ziegelbecker bet 10,000 from under the gun and Nattaf instantly folded, exposing the A♦J♣4♦ only.

Nattaf continued to slide but knocked out Han Kuo shortly after to earn back some chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oswin Ziegelbecker	220,000 80,000	80,000
Romain Nattaf	210,000 80,000	80,000
Han Kuo	Busted

Tags: Oswin Ziegelbecker Romain Nattaf

09-16-2023 21:33 UTC+1

Fuller and Hinkelmann Earn Pots in Different Ways

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Romain Nattaf called a bet of 15,500 by Samuel Fuller on the K♥10♦4♠5♣ turn and then checked the J♦ river. Fuller pushed forward two T-25,000 chips for a large bet and Nattaf was visibly upset.

"Did you really have ace-queen?" he sighed and even exposed three of his four cards, the A♦K♦10♥. The dealer was about to muck them but Nattaf insisted he had not folded yet, only did so verbally a few seconds later.

Fuller offered to reveal his cards and pushed them towards Nattaf, who glanced at them. "Only king-queen? Oh wait, you have a straight," he said without revealing the cards to the rest of the table.

Heiko Hinkelmann also won a pot, though, his came in a showdown. Three ways to the 10♣8♦5♣A♦Q♠ river, Dmitrij Fadeev checked in the small blind and Hinkelmann bet 7,500 in the big blind. Vasil Medarov called on the button and Fadeev folded.

The K♦J♦6♥2♥ of Hinkelmann were the nuts and he added more chips to a growing tower.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heiko Hinkelmann	475,000 235,000	235,000
Samuel Fuller	190,000 190,000	190,000
Romain Nattaf	190,000 20,000	20,000
Lautaro Guerra	170,000 20,000	20,000

Vasyl Pidhrushnyi	140,000 100,000	100,000
Quan Zhou	90,000 90,000	90,000
Vasil Medarov	80,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Dmitrij Fadeev Heiko Hinkelmann Romain Nattaf Samuel Fuller Vasil Medarov