Event #8: €2,500 Short Deck Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker Europe

11-28-2021 16:51 UTC+2

Trauer Shoves on Katerji

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 0/0, 400 ante

The board read and Pierre Trauer had bet enough to put Pierre Katerji all in.

With 10,000 in the pot, Katerji had 18,000 behind and took his time, apologizing to the table.

He eventually folded and Trauer took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Cornell	59,000 14,000	14,000
Roland Israelashvili	50,000 43,000	43,000
Mario Colavita	41,000 -9,000	-9,000
Pierre Trauer	33,000 22,000	22,000
Pierre Katerji	18,000 -7,000	-7,000
Stuart Rutter	17,000 -6,000	-6,000

11-28-2021 16:47 UTC+2

Pallin Busts Again

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 0/0, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Tassi	69,000 -3,000	-3,000
Oleh Okhotskyi	58,000 11,000	11,000
Dennis Magro	43,000 -7,000	-7,000
Ken Beckers	36,000 16,000	16,000
Andre Pallin	Busted

11-28-2021 16:46 UTC+2

Madanzhiev Runs into Kings

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 0/0, 400 ante

In what may well have been the first hand he played, Stoyan Madanzhiev three-bet all in over the Fabian Scherle open and was called.

According to the table chat, Scherle may have been slow to call with against the of his opponent. The board gave him a flush and Madanzhiev was forced to add on.

"The chances of running into aces are ten times higher in short deck, no?" said Scherle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Scherle	50,000 35,000	35,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	25,000

11-28-2021 16:40 UTC+2

New Players

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 0/0, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian	25,000
Nicolas Bokowski	25,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	25,000

Pierre Katerji	25,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 400

11-28-2021 16:18 UTC+2

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 0/0, 300 ante

With the tournament clock showing 26 of 30 players remaining, the field is going on their first 20-minute break of the day.

11-28-2021 16:11 UTC+2

Israelashvili Reads the Hand; Still Loses

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 0/0, 300 ante

Action was on an board and action was on Stuart Rutter. Both Brian Cornell and Roland Israelashvili had gone all in, with Cornell the short stack. Eventually Rutter folded.

"It's simple," said Israelashvili. "You have a straight and I need to fill up."

The cards were then turned over, with Israelashvili indeed holding a set of tens and Cornell . THe river bricked and Cornell doubled up.

After the hand, Rutter stated that he would have made a straight flush.

"That's why I raised," said Israelashvili. "I can make a full house and still lose!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Cornell	45,000 15,000	15,000
Stuart Rutter	23,000 -2,000	-2,000
Roland Israelashvili	7,000 -18,000	-18,000

11-28-2021 16:05 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 0/0, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Tassi	72,000 -13,000	-13,000
Dennis Magro	50,000 11,000	11,000
Oleh Okhotskyi	47,000 24,000	24,000
Ken Beckers	20,000 -5,000	-5,000
Andre Pallin	12,000 -14,000	-14,000

11-28-2021 16:03 UTC+2

Zoufri Chips Up

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 0/0, 300 ante

Four players each checked a board and Fabian Scherle reluctantly showed for queen high.

Shawn Stroke more confidently showed for trip queens and Israel Bulut mucked.

Abdelhakim Zoufri showed for a straight and took down the pot.

On the next hand, Scherle doubled through Stroke after his bested the of his opponent on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Israel Bulut	53,000 5,000	5,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	47,000 15,000	15,000
Vlado Sevo	45,000 -9,000	-9,000
Shawn Stroke	20,000 -10,000	-10,000
Fabian Scherle	15,000 -5,000	-5,000