Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em Day 1e | 2019 World Series of Poker Europe

11-01-2019 00:50 UTC+2

Dacataldo Busts Kovac in Huge Pot

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 12,000 ante

The board already showed with Juraj Kovac being already all-in for a side pot worth more than 75,000 when Flavio Dactaldo checked from the small blind position. Thomas Layher bet 20,000 and after some consideration, Decataldo called.

The hit the river and Decataldo pushed all-in, putting Lahyer at risk. The latter ended up folding and Kovac revealed for a set of fours. However, Decataldo showed for the straight and took down the big pot while Kovac was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Flavio Decataldo	192,000
Thomas Layher	33,000	-62,000
Juraj Kovac	Busted

Tags: Thomas Layher

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 12,000

11-01-2019 00:36 UTC+2

Bad Beat for Haben

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Shmuel Nakash opened under the gun to 2,300 and it folded to Klaus Haben who three-bet to 5,000 in the small blind. Nakash four-bet to 16,000 and Haben announced all-in. Nakash snap-called with a stack around 40,000.

Shmuel Nakash:
Klaus Haben:

Nakash was in desperate shape to win the pot but the flop appeared , giving him the set of queens. The rest of th board was completed by a and a and Nakash doubled up with the full house. "I feel sorry for him, but happy for me" said Nakash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shmuel Nakash	80,000
Klaus Haben	39,000	11,000

Tags: Klaus Haben

11-01-2019 00:27 UTC+2

Some Chipcounts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	162,000	92,000
Ondrej Houra	90,000	90,000
Adam Blazek	81,000
Mark Mueller	39,000	19,000
Jan Koehler	24,000
Mohammad Mahmoodi	23,000	23,000
Jaroslav Stibor	16,000
Francesco Amatulli	15,000	1,000

11-01-2019 00:09 UTC+2

Pictures of the Day

Gaelle Jaudon

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-01-2019 00:05 UTC+2

Lon Makes the Right Call

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Kfir Tubi raised to 2,200 and Ondrej Lon called on the button, followed by Filip Sochor in the small blind.

The flop came and Tubi continued for 4,000, called by Lon while Sochor check-folded. The paired the board on the turn and brought no betting action.

A fell on the river and Tubi bet 4,500, called by Lon. Tubi tabled for king-high and LOn took down the pot with for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ondrej Lon	99,000	99,000
Filip Sochor	54,000	28,000
Kfir Tubi	14,000	-11,000

Tags: Ondrej Lon

10-31-2019 23:51 UTC+2

Marechal Doubles Through Zhang

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Fan Zhang and Frederic Marechal, who was at risk for a stack of 27,200.

Zhang held and against for Marechal, who doubled up after the board brought no surprise with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Marechal	55,000	10,000
Fan Zhang	19,000	-36,000

Tags: Frederic Marechal

10-31-2019 23:48 UTC+2

Ralbovsky Thumbles Down

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

In the first of two hands, Stefan Doetsch was found all-in for a total stack around 13,000 with and was facing Peter Ralbovsky who held . The board brought nothing to Ralbovsky who was left with around 10,000 chips after that hand.

The hand after, Helmut Hoflehner completed his small blind and Ralbovsky shoved, snap-called all-in by Hoflehner with a smaller stack.

Hoflehner tabled and Ralbovsky showed . The flop fell , giving the straight to Hoflehner, who double up on Ralbovsky after the and the completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Doetsch	28,000
Helmut Hoflehner	12,500	-28,500
Peter Ralbovsky	2,500	2,500

Tags: Helmut Hoflehner

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800