€1,700 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 WSOP International Circuit - Rozvadov

04-17-2022 21:55 UTC+1

Chen Jams Into Di Giacomo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Li Chen had adjusted his strategy from preflop all-in jams and instead played a larger pot with post flop action against Claudio Di Giacomo. They had more than 350,000 into the middle to the turn and that's when the inevitable shove by Chen followed.

Di Giacomo asked for an exact count and folded once it was deemed to be for 283,500 total.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	890,000 40,000	40,000
Li Chen	640,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Li Chen

04-17-2022 22:02 UTC+1

Youzbashi Dizaji Doubles; Turbic Doesn't

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dogan Guengoer was the only recent casualty but that then changed when two all-in and call took place over on table 109 within very quick succession.

Ali Reza Youzbashi Dizaji had reraised to more than one third of his stack and eventually got it in when facing resistance by Martin Scharfetter.

Ali Reza Youzbashi Dizaji:
Martin Scharfetter:

The board was no threat for the superior pair and Youzbashi Dizaji doubled for 187,500.

Shortly after, Amir Turbic jammed for 73,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Munteanu called from one seat over.

Amir Turbic:
Bogdan Munteanu:

Neither player connected with the board and Turbic's live cards plus flush draw bricked off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	715,000 658,500	658,500
Ali Reza Youzbashi Dizaji	380,000 216,600	216,600
Martin Scharfetter	330,000 248,000	248,000
Dogan Guengoer	Busted
Amir Turbic	Busted

Tags: Ali Reza Youzbashi Dizaji Amir Turbic Bogdan Munteanu Martin Scharfetter

04-17-2022 22:04 UTC+1

Maillaud Turns the Screw on Cohen

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Chris Bean

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of , Nicolas Maillaud bet 16000, which was called by Tom Cohen. The turn brought the and Maillaud put Cohen to the test by going all-in. Cohen rocked his head up and looked at the King's Poker Arena ceiling before eventually folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Maillaud	375,000
Tom Cohen	134,000

Tags: Nicolas Maillaud Tom Cohen

04-17-2022 22:09 UTC+1

Baltateanu Doubles Through Maillaud

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The chip changes on table 84 kept coming at a rapid pace as Nicolas Maillaud came back from a very short stack. He then tangled with Silviu Baltateanu in another preflop contest with the latter at risk for 182,500.

Silviu Baltateanu:
Nicolas Maillaud:

As has been the case for showdowns involving the Romanian lately, he filmed the showdown with his phone and provided the commentary. "Ace on the turn" he said when he saw the good news on the board to secure his double-up.

Roland Dietz was not as fortunate on the same table and busted, Luca Beretta and Josef Gulas also came up short on other tables in their last showdowns.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	375,000 25,000	25,000
Nicolas Maillaud	240,000 120,000	120,000
Luca Beretta	Busted
Josef Gulas	Busted
Roland Dietz	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Maillaud Silviu Baltateanu

04-17-2022 22:18 UTC+1

Khalil Doubles Through Di Giacomo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With some 200,000 in the middle to the river, Claudio Di Giacomo checked and then faced the shove by Abdel Khalil. The Italian asked for a count and the push by Khalil was for 178,000 total. Some thirty seconds later, Di Giacomo called and Khalil revealed the for the nut flush.

That was good enough for the double, as Di Giacomo briefly flashed his for queens and jacks before paying off his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	650,000 240,000	240,000
Abdel Khalil	560,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Abdel Khalil Claudio Di Giacomo

04-17-2022 22:20 UTC+1

The Battle Between Kabrhel and Ataoglu Continues

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Chris Bean

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

At the river on a board of Martin Kabrhel bet 37,000 and insisted he was not bluffing Anil Ataoglu. After more table talk Ataoglu managed to find the hero call and was right. Kabrhel showed Ataoglu rolled over to win the pot. Kabrhel still insists he wasn't bluffing as he had one pair (of fives).

On the table next door, the clock was called on Sebastian Langrock for tanking under the gun. The bubble is soon approaching and stalling tactics have been engaged by some already.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anil Ataoglu	850,000 240,000	240,000
Martin Kabrhel	590,500 239,500	239,500

Sebastian Langrock	112,000 112,000	112,000

04-17-2022 22:22 UTC+1

Tantillo Beats De Neve in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With around 120,000 in the middle to the flop, Fausto Tantillo checked in the hijack and then called a bet worth 32,000 by Vincent De Neve on the button. Tantillo check-called for another 150,000 on the turn and the river was knuckled back by De Neve.

Tantillo rolled over the for the top pair and that earned the pot for the Italian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Vincent De Neve	590,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Vincent De Neve

04-17-2022 22:23 UTC+1

Final Break of the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Only 78 players remain and they have been sent on a scheduled 20-minute break in which the remaining T-500 chips will be raced off.

04-17-2022 22:45 UTC+1

Chip Counts at the Break

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Chris Bean

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	1,363,000 13,000	13,000
Onur Gur	958,000 388,000	388,000
Anil Ataoglu	752,000 98,000	98,000
Mehmet Altinok	580,000 95,000	95,000
Martin Kabrhel	575,000 15,500	15,500

Milan Joksic	465,000 250,000	250,000
Yehuda Cohen	410,000 278,000	278,000
Aleksandar Nanchev	348,000 193,000	193,000
Petr Subik	284,000 116,000	116,000
Nils Evers	226,000 125,000	125,000
Silviu Baltateanu	222,000 153,000	153,000
Tim Zachow	148,000 67,000	67,000
Tom Cohen	63,000 71,000	71,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000