Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em Day 1f | 2018 World Series of Poker Europe

10-13-2018 02:48 UTC+2

The Bubble Bursts in the First Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There were two all in and call at separate tables. Salvatore Greco survived with versus while Petr Vlcek became the bubble boy. He moved all in for 90,000 over the top of a 12,000 raise and two calls. The initial raiser and Konstantinos Tsirakidis folded, but Rafi Elharar eventually made the call.

Petr Vlcek:
Rafi Elharar:

The board came and Elharar turning an unbeatable full house to let the bubble burst in the very first hand. Expect the floodgates to open now with plenty of shorter stacks still in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafi Elharar	268,000 268,000	268,000
Petr Vlcek	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Tsirakidis Rafi Elharar Salvatore Greco

10-13-2018 02:54 UTC+2

Tsirakidis and Biancoviso Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Konstantinos Tsirakidis was the first player to fall once the bubble burst and Giuseppe Biancoviso followed suit in the last hand of the level.

The Italian moved all in for 61,500 from early position and Zoltan Gal tossed in a single chip for the call out of the small blind.

Giuseppe Biancoviso:
Zoltan Gal:

The board came and Biancoviso nearly got there via runner-runner straight, but ended up having to settle for a min cash of €802 instead.

Rifat Gegic was more fortunate. He three-bet all in for 47,500 and was called by Salvatore Greco.

Rifat Gegic:
Salvatore Greco:

The board ran out and the kicker played to let Gegic double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Gal	360,000 80,000	80,000
Rifat Gegic	105,000 23,000	23,000
Salvatore Greco	50,000 -95,000	-95,000
Konstantinos Tsirakidis	Busted
Giuseppe Biancoviso	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Biancoviso Konstantinos Tsirakidis Zoltan Gal Salvatore Greco Rifat Gegic

10-13-2018 02:57 UTC+2

Final Break on Day 1F With 59 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 59 players have been sent into their final 15-minute break for the night, in which the T-500 chips will be raced off.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-13-2018 03:18 UTC+2

Saitta Busts to Siefert

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Riccardo Saitta was all in and at risk for the last few big blinds with and Janosch Siefert looked him up with the . The board came and Saitta became the latest casualty. Timo Brammer exited right after from a different table to reduce the field further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Janosch Seifert	175,000 175,000	175,000
Timo Brammer	Busted
Riccardo Saitta	Busted

Tags: Janosch Siefert Riccardo Saitta Timo Brammer

10-13-2018 03:27 UTC+2

Kaneoya and Petleshkov Depart

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Renato Kaneoya was all in from the hijack for the last 73,000 and big stack Francesco Delfoco called on the button.

Renato Kaneoya:
Francesco Delfoco:

"Wow, I am ahead, I didn't expect that," Kaneoya said just before the flop fell . Delfoco had hit top pair and improved to a straight on the turn. Kaneoya needed a queen to avoid the elimination, but instead it was the that fell on the river.

Shortly after Kaneoya's exit, Viliyan Petleshkov ran out of chips from one table over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Delfoco	470,000 60,000	60,000
Renato Kaneoya	Busted
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted

Tags: Francesco Delfoco Renato Kaneoya Viliyan Petleshkov

10-13-2018 03:37 UTC+2

Mussini Skyrockets to the Top

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was a double elimination on table 82 and the cards were already rushed away. A massive wall of chips was in front of Nico Mussini, which explained who had benefited from the double seat open, and the Italian confirmed a most cruel scenario.

Attila Havacs and Tal Noach had been all in preflop with pocket aces and Mussini called with pocket kings. A king appeared on the flop to leave both opponents drawing dead and Mussini has become the dominating chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Mussini	800,000

Tal Noach	Busted
Attila Havacs	Busted
Tal Nahum	Busted
Bharath Najardhan	Busted

Tags: Attila Havacs Tal Noach Nico Mussini

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

10-13-2018 03:45 UTC+2

Gal Among Next Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

"I have a decent stack now. If I bust tonight still, not sure if I will re-enter tomorrow," Zoltan Gal said in the previous break. Gal will face said dilemma whether or not to buy back into the tournament in the remaining two flights as the Hungarian was on the list of recent casualties.

The next table broke and there are just 44 hopefuls remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Gal	Busted
Richard Maurer	Busted
Pavel Sourek	Busted
Fabien Motte	Busted

Tags: Zoltan Gal

10-13-2018 03:54 UTC+2

Bendik Joins the Big Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

"It's a good time for aces," Jan Bendik said after having just raked in a massive pot to see the Slovakian join the very biggest stacks in the final level of the night.

It started rather innocent as Florian Stellbaum limped, but then a raising war broke out and Stellbaum was all in for more than 300,000, Bendik snap-called.

Florian Stellbaum:
Jan Bendik:

The board came and Stellbaum was sent to the rail.

A late surge for a decent stack has also seen Oshri Lahmani and Rifat Gegic cross half a million in chips as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Mussini	875,000 75,000	75,000

Jan Bendik	800,000 460,000	460,000

Oshri Lahmani	580,000 205,000	205,000
Rifat Gegic	550,000 445,000	445,000
Francesco Delfoco	240,000 -230,000	-230,000
Adi Rajkovic	Busted
Florian Stellbaum	Busted

Tags: Florian Stellbaum Jan Bendik Oshri Lahmani Rifat Gegic