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

10-30-2023 14:43 UTC+1

Howington Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Scottie Howington had lost two pots to drop below ten blinds and then found the Q♠Q♣ to raise it up to 360,000. Alfredo Vega Meister called in the big blind with J♠10♠ and spiked a gutshot on the 8♣7♦3♦ flop.

Vega Meister pondered about his move and checked. Howington jammed for the size of the pot and Vega Meister folded to get shown the overpair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfredo Vega Meister	4,600,000 665,000	665,000
Scottie Howington	2,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Alfredo Vega Meister Scottie Howington

10-30-2023 14:42 UTC+1

Jiri Kun Eliminated in 20th Place (€3,700)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jiri Kun open-shoved a shorter stack from an early position and Alessandro De Michele did so from the button to isolate.

Jiri Kun: A♠Q♥
Alessandro De Michele: Q♠Q♣

Kun found some additional outs on the K♠10♥9♣ flop but the 3♣ turn as well as the 3♠ river ended his run in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro De Michele	4,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Jiri Kun	Busted

Tags: Alessandro De Michele Jiri Kun

10-30-2023 14:41 UTC+1

Frank Leykauf Eliminated in 21st Place (€3,700)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

What started with a battle of the blinds with an open raise to 370,000 by Frank Leykauf would turn into a lengthy hand as Stanislav Koleno stuck around in the big blind.

Leykauf bet the A♠K♣10♣ flop for 340,000 and Koleno called before the former checked the 4♣ turn. Koleno bet 550,000 and Leykauf reluctantly called.

After the 5♦ river, Leykauf checked and Koleno bet 2,000,000 for most of his stack. That sent Leykauf into agony and he tanked for four minutes before he tossed in a single chip for the call.

Koleno tabled the Q♣5♣ for a flush and Leykauf's K♦3♣ were shown before his stack was counted. Leykauf only had 1,950,000 at his disposal and was thus eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	7,500,000 2,935,000	2,935,000
Frank Leykauf	Busted

Tags: Frank Leykauf Stanislav Koleno

10-30-2023 14:39 UTC+1

Descultu Doubles Through Glausch

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Down to just 650,000, Claudiu Descultu jammed with the A♥A♦ on the feature table.

Stephan Glausch called with the Q♠10♣ in the big blind and the board came 10♥8♠7♣5♣9♣ for Descultu to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephan Glausch	3,200,000 800,000	800,000
Claudiu Descultu	1,500,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Stephan Glausch Claudiu Descultu

10-30-2023 14:35 UTC+1

De Michele Adds to His Short Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Emil Bise faced an open-shove by Alessandro De Michele, who put his last 1,790,000 on the line for slightly more than eleven blinds.

Bise tanked for two minutes and folded the A♥J♠. De Michele nodded, said "you are good" as he exposed his A♣Q♠.

Soon after that, Bise raised and folded to a shove by De Michele, flashing the A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Bise	5,000,000 35,000	35,000

Alessandro De Michele	2,200,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Alessandro De Michele Emil Bise

10-30-2023 14:30 UTC+1

Vega Meister Bluffs With the Best Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Alfredo Vega Meister raised with the Q♥9♠ in the cutoff and Scottie Howington defended the big blind with J♠7♣. They checked the 6♣5♠3♦ flop and Howington checked the 6♠ turn. Vega Meister bet 270,000 and received a check-call.

Howington checked again the K♦ river and Vega Meister reluctantly bet 760,000 to earn a snap fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scottie Howington	2,600,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Scottie Howington Alfredo Vega Meister

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

10-30-2023 14:27 UTC+1

Schweinstetter's Sigh of Relief

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Roland Schweinstetter opened to 260,000 on the button and Iman Ghashayar defended in the big blind to see the 2♣8♥J♠ flop.

Ghashayar checked and called when Schweinstetter continued for 200,000 to the 4♥ turn. The action repeated, this time with a bet of 625,000 from Schweinstetter.

Schweinstetter then moved all in for around 850,000 on the K♥ river and Ghashayar went into the tank. After taking a few minutes, Ghashayar slid his cards into the muck.

Schweinstetter took down the pot, showing a grin and letting out a sigh of relief while adding to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iman Ghashayar	3,750,000 440,000	440,000
Roland Schweinstetter	3,300,000 1,310,000	1,310,000

Tags: Iman Ghashayar Roland Schweinstetter

10-30-2023 14:23 UTC+1

De Michele Risks It All

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Mikkel Plum in the small blind, who asked for a count of Alessandro De Michele's in the big blind. Once the answer was given, Plum elected just to call and De Michele checked his option.

Plum led out for 150,000 on the 3♣J♥K♠ flop, only to see De Michele move all in.

Plum mucked his hand, as De Michele took down the blind versus blind pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikkel Plum	1,850,000 685,000	685,000
Alessandro De Michele	1,400,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Alessandro De Michele Mikkel Plum

10-30-2023 14:21 UTC+1

Howington Doubles Through Glausch

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Scottie Howington was all-in for 1,500,000 via limp-shove with the 3♠3♥ over on the feature table. Stephan Glausch called with the A♥Q♥ on the button and the board ran out 10♦7♣4♦2♦6♦ as neither player held a diamond in their hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephan Glausch	4,000,000 850,000	850,000
Scottie Howington	3,200,000 1,490,000	1,490,000

Tags: Scottie Howington Stephan Glausch