Event #1: €350 NLH Opener | 2023 WSOP Europe

10-30-2023 21:42 UTC+2

Andras Balogh Eliminated in 2nd Place (€66,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Lukas Pazma raised to 2,000,000 on the button, Andras Balogh jammed for 17,000,000 in the big blind and Pazma snap-called as he instantly turned around to a friend on the rail and then paced back and forth.

Andras Balogh: A♥7♣
Lukas Pazma: A♣Q♦

The kicker problem of Balogh was never solved on the A♠4♦4♣5♦3♠ runout and that ended the run of Balogh in second place for €66,000. For Pazma, it was the first WSOP gold bracelet and he earned a top prize of €110,000.

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	70,050,000 20,050,000	20,050,000

Andras Balogh	Busted

Tags: Andras Balogh Lukas Pazma

10-30-2023 20:41 UTC+2

Stanislav Koleno Eliminated in 3rd Place (€48,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Lukas Pazma kept the pressure high and jammed several times, while the two short stacks Stanislav Koleno and Andras Balogh were fighting for their survival. The inevitable clash of the latter two followed when Koleno jammed out of the small blind and Balogh called.

Stanislav Koleno: Q♣9♠
Lukas Pazma: Q♥10♥

The narrow kicker advantage was crucial despite a sweat on the J♣7♠4♣K♣3♥ runout, as Koleno bowed out in third place for €48,000. Both Balogh and Pazma will now go on a short break prior to the heads-up duel for the WSOP gold bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Balogh	14,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Stanislav Koleno	Busted

Tags: Andras Balogh Lukas Pazma Stanislav Koleno

10-30-2023 20:17 UTC+2

Florin Bilan Eliminated in 4th Place (€35,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The action folded to Lukas Pazma in the small blind and he simply open-shoved into the big blind of Florin Bilan. His taable neighbour had 5,300,000 behind and revealed a suited one-gapper in the following showdown.

Florin Bilan: Q♥10♥
Lukas Pazma: K♣8♠

Bilan was behind but took the lead with the Q♣5♠4♦ flop as Pazma turned around to chat with a friend on the rail. The K♦ turn gave Pazma the lead and the 6♠ river secured the elimination. Bilan was ousted in fourth place and collected €35,000 for the efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	53,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000

Florin Bilan	Busted

Tags: Florin Bilan Lukas Pazma

10-30-2023 20:05 UTC+2

Stephan Glausch Eliminated in 5th Place (€26,500)

Josh Noy

Level 37 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stephan Glausch raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and called his remaining 200,000 once Stanislav Koleno three-bet from the small blind.

Stephan Glausch: 6♥5♥
Stanislav Koleno: Q♥J♥

Koleno was in a commanding position and improved on the 5♠A♠J♦ flop. The 3♠ turn and 8♣ river could not save Glausch, sending him to the rail in fifth position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	14,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stephan Glausch	Busted

Tags: Stanislav Koleno Stephan Glausch

10-30-2023 20:00 UTC+2

Iman Ghashayar Eliminated in 6th Place (€20,000)

Josh Noy

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Iman Ghashayar shoved for his final 3,900,000 on the button, finding a call from Lukas Pazma in the big blind.

Iman Ghashayar: A♦3♦
Lukas Pazma: A♣K♥

Pazma found himself in another great spot, facing no resistance on the 2♠9♠7♠2♦Q♣ runout. Ghashayar wished everyone goog luck on his way to the payout desk in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	39,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Iman Ghashayar	Busted

Tags: Iman Ghashayar Lukas Pazma

10-30-2023 19:32 UTC+2

Alessandro De Michele Eliminated in 7th Place (€15,500)

Josh Noy

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Lukas Pazma opened to 800,000 from under the gun only to see Alessandro De Michele three-bet to 2,000,000 on his left. that bet represented half of his remaining stack, the rest of which was in the middle once Pazma put in the four-bet.

Alessandro De Michele: K♣Q♣
Lukas Pazma: A♦J♠

Both players found a pair on the 9♣J♥Q♦ flop, with De Michele taking the lead. The A♥ turn flipped the advantage, giving Pazma two pair. De Michele found two pair of his own on the K♠ river, but is was not enough to avoid elimination in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	35,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Alessandro De Michele	Busted

Tags: Alessandro De Michele Lukas Pazma

10-30-2023 19:26 UTC+2

Stefan Drusca Eliminated in 8th Place (€12,000)

Josh Noy

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Lukas Pazma raised to 800,000 from middle position and called when Stefan Drusca moved all in for 5,800,000 to his left.

Stefan Drusca: A♠J♦
Lukas Pazma: A♥Q♦

An unlucky spot for Drusca saw him unable to improve on the 4♦9♥9♦, while the 6♠ turn brought some chop outs. The Q♥ river left Pazma stacking even more chips, knocking out Drusca in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	30,000,000 8,075,000	8,075,000

Stefan Drusca	Busted

Tags: Lukas Pazma Stefan Drusca

10-30-2023 19:12 UTC+2

Emil Bise Eliminated in 9th Place (€10,000)

Josh Noy

Level 35 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stanislav Koleno opened to 600,000 from under the gun and called when Emil Bise moved all in from the small blind for his final 1,300,000 chips.

Emil Bise: 8♣8♦
Stanislav Koleno: J♠J♣

Bise was in rough shape and could not catch up on the Q♥9♥2♠9♣10♥ runout, ending his run in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	7,900,000 1,925,000	1,925,000
Emil Bise	Busted

Tags: Emil Bise Stanislav Koleno

10-30-2023 18:23 UTC+2

Stefan Pezzarossa Eliminated in 10th Place (€8,022)

Josh Noy

Level 35 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Andras Balogh got through with a three-bet shove against Florin Bilan, who then faced the open shove by Stefan Pezzarossa for what appeared to be more than 3.5 million. Bilan gave it some thought and flicked in a call.

Stefan Pezzarossa: K♦J♦
Florin Bilan: A♥10♥

Bilan retained his lead on the 10♦6♣2♥ flop but had a lot of outs to dodge on the 6♦ turn. Pezzarossa needed a king, jack or diamond except for the ace to double. However, none of those came as the 9♣ river brought the field down to the last nine players.

There will now be an extended break ahead of the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florin Bilan	10,800,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Stefan Pezzarossa	Busted

10-30-2023 18:11 UTC+2

Alfredo Vega Meister Eliminated in 11th Place (€8,022)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 35 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Down to nine big blinds after the blinds went up, Alfredo Vega Meister pushed all-in for 2,700,000 from under the gun. Lukas Pazma looked him up from the button and the blinds folded.

Alfredo Vega Meister: K♦2♦
Lukas Pazma: A♦J♦

There was no help on the Q♥9♥7♥3♣Q♠ runout and the rich got richer, as Vega Meister departed in 11th place.