€1,700 NLH Main Event Day 3 | 2022 WSOP International Circuit - WSOPC Rozvadov

01-24-2022 16:48 UTC+2

Quick Eliminations Reduce Field Further

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three shorter stacks departed on the outer feature tables while Daridge Saidi came up second-best in a big flip against Martin Paap via three-bet jam and call.

Daridge Saidi:
Martin Paap:

The board gave Paap a pair of kings and Saidi headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paap	1,650,000	1,443,000
Lois Dufouleur	Busted
Dalibor Dula	Busted
Jorden Verbraeken	Busted
Daridge Saidi	Busted

01-24-2022 16:41 UTC+2

Alkan Doubles; Then Busts After

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On the side feature tables, Matteo Baroni was sent to the payout desk while only one further contender ran out of chips in the poker arena.

Volkan Alkan pushed the button with the and Rama Mulaj got his chips in from the small blind with the . The kicker played on the board and Alkan doubled.

Mulaj was left very short but the next to fall was Alkan. He opened the button with the and Gert Jan Albers came along with to then turn trips on the board. Alkan left the tournament area with a whispered "shit".

Player	Chips	Progress
Gert Jan Albers	2,600,000	1,620,000
Rama Mulaj	70,000	-670,000
Matteo Baroni	Busted
Volkan Alkan	Busted

01-24-2022 16:34 UTC+2

Any Aces About?

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sharon Sade open-pushed for 583,000 and was looked up by Ronnie Lemmens to create the following showdown.

Sharon Sade:
Ronnie Lemmens:

The board ran out and Sade doubled.

"I folded king-queen, my best hand in ages," bemoaned Pierre Mothes in the big blind. One hand later, Mothes was all-in for 154,000 and Lemmens made the call once more.

Pierre Mothes:
Ronnie Lemmens:

Mothes prevailed thanks to a board of to remain in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Lemmens	1,375,000	-537,000
Sharon Sade	1,200,000	780,000
Pierre Mothes	350,000	-9,000

01-24-2022 16:32 UTC+2

Another Double for Hegner

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Mahersh Selvakumaran put Gordon Hegner all-in who called it off for the last 159,000.

Gordon Hegner:
Mahersh Selvakumaran:

Hegner flopped a gutshot on the flop, then asked for a six. Nothing changed on the turn but Hegner was delighted when the river secured the next double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	2,800,000	-175,000
Gordon Hegner	320,000	141,000

01-24-2022 16:26 UTC+2

Nogales Bravo Next to Fall

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The cards were already exposed when Cristian Nogales Bravo headed to the payout desk. His made a pair of sevens on the board but it was not good enough to beat the of Feyzullah Karaarslan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feyzullah Karaarslan	2,000,000	350,000
Cristian Nogales Bravo	Busted

01-24-2022 16:21 UTC+2

Tran Doubles; Hegner Then Triples

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Gordon Hegner and Do Tran clashed in a flip with the latter as the player at risk.

Do Tran:
Gordon Hegner:

The board ran out and Tran paired the king to double for 312,000.

One hand later, Josef Gulas raised to 45,000 and Mahersh Selvakumaran called, Hegner called all-in for 43,000. Both active players checked down the board and Gulas showed . Selvakumaran had the and Hegner more than tripled with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	2,975,000	300,000
Josef Gulas	730,000	-1,000
Do Tran	650,000	-85,000
Gordon Hegner	179,000	-421,000

01-24-2022 16:14 UTC+2

Down to Six Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Philip Hollederer essentially lost all bigger pots to Feyzullah Karaarslan on Day 3 and sent the remainder of his stack over to the table neighbour, too. The cards were already mucked and he had apparently jammed tens into jacks.

Moments later, Sharon Sade was all-in for 191,000 against Benny Kneepkens in a preflop contest.

Sharon Sade:
Benny Kneepkens:

The flop gave Kneepkens the additional flush draw on top but he missed on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feyzullah Karaarslan	1,650,000	525,000
Benny Kneepkens	650,000	-350,000
Sharon Sade	420,000	8,000
Philip Hollederer	Busted

01-24-2022 16:09 UTC+2

Short Stack Double for Miracoli

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Simone Miracoli defended the big blind against fellow Italian Matteo Cirillo and jammed the flop for the last 117,000, which Cirillo called.

Simone Miracoli:
Matteo Cirillo:

The turn and river kept Miracoli in the lead with a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Cirillo	2,050,000	50,000
Simone Miracoli	320,000	-330,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

01-24-2022 16:01 UTC+2

Kneepkens and Verzeletti Double Through Bystrovzorov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With some 280,000 in the middle, the completed board showed and Benny Kneepkens had reason to celebrate after he got his stack in for 338,000 and was paid off by table neighbour Dmytro Bystrovzorov. Kneepkens tabled the for the nut flush and Bystrovzorov only had for an inferior flush.