Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

10-22-2017 14:29 UTC+1

Andrej Desset is Sent to the Rail Prior to the Money

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Andrej Desset got his remaining 18,000 chips in the middle and was called by Viktor Katzenberger in the big blind. Desset turned over and held two live cards against Katzenberger's .

The flop came giving Desset an open-ended straight draw to go along with his two overcards. The turn brought the and Katzenberger made two pair. The river landed the and Desset was eliminated just before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Katzenberger	110,000 18,000	18,000
Andrej Desset	Busted

Tags: Andrej Desset

10-22-2017 14:38 UTC+1

A Double Knockout and Two Doubles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Over on table 83, Theodoros Aidonopoulos and Viktor Kovachev were eliminated in the same hand to narrowly miss out on the money while Matous Houzvicek and Milan Topoly were more fortunate.

Houzvicek won a big flip for 75,500 with against the of Viktor Katzenberger on a board of .

Topoly faced a raise by Sander van Wesemael to 8,000 and the call by Konstantinos Tsirakidis. Topoly shoved for 49,000 and van Wesemael folded, Tsirakidis eventually called.

Milan Topoly:
Konstantinos Tsirakidis:

The board came and Topoly doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matous Houzvicek	160,000 122,500	122,500
Milan Topoly	115,000 89,000	89,000
Konstantinos Tsirakidis	75,000 103,000	103,000
Viktor Katzenberger	20,000 90,000	90,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos	Busted
Viktor Kovachev	Busted

Tags: Sander van Wesemael Theodoros Aidonopoulos Viktor Kovachev Viktor Katzenberger Konstantinos Tsirakidis Milan Topoly Matous Houzvicek

10-22-2017 14:43 UTC+1

Bendik Pushes Moscati Away

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Vincent Moscati opened to 10,500 from middle position and was called by Jan Bendik on the button. The flop came and Moscati continued for 10,000. Bendik made the call and the landed on the turn.

Moscati checked this time and Bendik made a bet of 18,000. Moscati folded and showed . Bendik replied by showing the and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	207,000 106,000	106,000

Vincent Moscati	101,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Jan Bendik Vincent Moscati

10-22-2017 14:45 UTC+1

Money Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

With just 86 players remaining, the action will now be hand-for-hand until the next elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Federico Quevedo	Busted
Georges Ghossan	Busted
Romain Follet	Busted

10-22-2017 14:51 UTC+1

Morstad Doubles on the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Thomas Morstad raised from the hijack and picked up two callers in Sander van Wesemael on the button and Milan Topoly in the big blind. The flop fell and Topoly checked, Morstad bet 12,000 and van Wesemael raised to 29,000. Topoly called that bet and Morstad then moved all in for 77,000.

This forced out van Wesemael, but Topoly called with the superior stack. Once all other tables were completed, the cards were turned over.

Thomas Morstad:
Milan Topoly:

The turn and river failed to improve Topoly and Morstad doubled on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sander van Wesemael	245,000 45,000	45,000

Thomas Morstad	200,000 135,500	135,500
Milan Topoly	47,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Milan Topoly Sander van Wesemael Thomas Morstad

10-22-2017 14:55 UTC+1

Blasi Doubles Through Kondraszuk

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Maciej Kondraszuk opened to 9,000 from early position and Micky Blasi shoved all-in for 30,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Kondraszuk who made the call.

When the cards were tabled it was Blasi holding and Kondraszuk with . The board ran out and Blasi held on to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maciej Kondraszuk	88,000 42,000	42,000
Micky Blasi	65,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Maciej Kondraszuk Micky Blasi

10-22-2017 14:59 UTC+1

Katzenberger Doubles Through Petroni

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After a raise by Giovanni Petroni, Viktor Katzenberger got his last 18,500 in out of the big blind and Petroni called.

Viktor Katzenberger:
Giovanni Petroni:

The board of gave Katzenberger a pair of nines and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Petroni	360,000 39,000	39,000
Viktor Katzenberger	50,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Giovanni Petroni Viktor Katzenberger

10-22-2017 15:12 UTC+1

Money Bubble Erupts!

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Bubble bursting in Event #1 Monster Stack

After three short stacks doubled up, there was an all-in and call on four different tables. On the first table, Viktor Katzenberger was all-in with and was up against Giovanni Petroni who held . The board ran out and Katzenberger was the first casualty.

On the next table over, Carlo Savinelli doubled up with against Valentin Vornicu's . Savinelli was all-in for roughly 145,000 and now sits with one of the larger stacks in the tournament.

Then we came to Mario Mosböck who was all in for 62,500 with the and Ricardo Chauriye looked him up with the . The board ran out and Mosböck became the second casualty in the same hand, ensuring that Katzenberger would not leave empty-handed.

Finally, on the last table, the board read . The pot had around 100,000 in the middle and there were three hands waiting to be tabled. Konstantinos Tsirakidis rolled over and was the player at risk. Ivo Donev tabled and Serge Danis held the best hand with . Tsirakidis was the third player eliminated on the money bubble which would mean Katzenberger, Mosbock, and Tsirakidis would share two payout positions.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Katzenberger	Busted
Konstantinos Tsirakidis	Busted

Tags: Carlo Savinelli Giovanni Petroni Ivo Donev Konstantinos Tsirakidis Serge Danis Valentin Vornicu Viktor Katzenberger

10-22-2017 15:14 UTC+1

Bojang on Half a Million in Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Soon after the money bubble had burst in spectacular fashion, the all in calls came fast and furios. Richard Pfeffer was all in for 60,000 with pocket jacks and Ismael Bojang called with the . The board came and that was it for Pfeffer. At almost the same time, Benjamin Garcia Rivera, Jesper Mertz and Alexander Schlien all busted as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	515,000 65,000	65,000

Alexander Schlien	Busted
Jesper Mertz	Busted
Benjamin Garcia Rivera	Busted
Richard Pfeffer	Busted

Tags: Alexander Schlien Benjamin Garcia Rivera Ismael Bojang Jesper Mertz Richard Pfeffer

10-22-2017 15:19 UTC+1

Miri and Kamphues Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Sergio Fernandez doubled up Milan Topoly for 43,000 when his ended up second best to the of Topoly.

Soon after Timo Kamphues was all in with ace-queen as well and Fernandez called with the . This time the board came and Kamphues was elimated.

One table over, Hamza Miri got his short stack in with and maciej Kondraszuk called with the . The board of failed to improve Miri and he also joined the rail.