Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship Day 1a | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-10-2023 18:48 UTC+1

Neugebauer Makes a Hero Call

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 1,500 from under the gun and received calls from Christopher Lueck in the cutoff and Oender Yildirim in the small blind before Max Neugebauer three-bet to 9,500 from the big blind. Kolonias and Lueck got out of the way while Yildrim made the call.

The flop came K♠5♥5♠ Yildirim checked, Neugebauer bet 6,000, Yildrim check-raised to 15,000 and Neugebauer called.

Both players checked the 4♦ turn leading to the J♥ river. Yildirim bet 60,000 and Neugebauer made the call.

Yildirim immediately mucked and although he didn't have to show, Neugebauer showed down 10♥10♦ before scooping in a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	219,000 219,000	219,000

Oender Yildirim	116,500 13,500	13,500
Christopher Lueck	95,600 95,600	95,600
Alexandros Kolonias	84,000 20,500	20,500

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Christopher Lueck Max Neugebauer

11-10-2023 18:49 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 7:50 p.m. local time.

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-10-2023 19:53 UTC+1

Cards in the Air!

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Chris Bean

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Play has resumed at King's Resort in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

Currently, 515 players have entered the field competing for a piece of the guaranteed €5,000,000 prize pool, with 459 players still with chips in front of them.

11-10-2023 19:58 UTC+1

Sammartino Leads the River

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 1,800 from middle position and received calls from button Piotr Sztenkiel and Selahaddin Bedir in the big blind.

The flop came 7♦9♣4♥ and Bedir and Sammartino both checked to Sztenkiel, who tossed out a bet of 3,500. Only Sammartino called.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn before the 3♣ fell on the river. Sammartino then led out for 3,000 and Sztenkiel quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	195,000 5,000	5,000

Piotr Sztenkiel	65,000 65,000	65,000
Selahaddin Bedir	60,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Piotr Sztenkiel Selahaddin Bedir

11-10-2023 20:06 UTC+1

Peluso Takes from Shafaatian

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kooresh Shafaatian opened to 3,000 from the hijack and received calls from Petr Vodak in the cutoff and Fabio Peluso in the big blind.

The flop came K♠J♠6♥. Peluso checked, Shafaatian bet 4,000, Vodak folded and Peluso called.

Both remaining players checked the 6♣ turn leading to the Q♣ river. Peluso bet 800, Shafaatian raised to 2,000 and Peluso called.

Shafaatian showed down A♥J♣ for third pair while Peluso tabled A♣Q♦ for second pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dumitru Pora	361,500

Petr Vodak	160,700 160,700	160,700
Fabio Peluso	135,000 135,000	135,000

Ben Heath	105,000 105,000	105,000

Kooresh Shafaatian	56,600 56,600	56,600

Tags: Fabio Peluso Kooresh Shafaatian Petr Vodak

11-10-2023 20:08 UTC+1

Truong Bets Madanzhiev Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev opened to 1,800 from the hijack and was called by Sammy Truong in the cutoff.

Madanzhiev check-called a 2,000 bet from Truong on the 4♣5♠6♣ flop, but check-folded facing another barrel of 8,000 after the 3♣ brought a four-liner on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	138,000 53,000	53,000

Sammy Truong	55,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Sammy Truong Stoyan Madanzhiev

11-10-2023 20:10 UTC+1

Humphrey Shoves in Lengthy Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three players went to the Q♣9♥2♥ flop where Catrin Schmidt led out for 17,000 in the small blind.

Jiri Heidtke called on the button before Jonathan Humphrey raised to 42,000 on the button. Schmidt went into the tank for nearly five minutes until the clock was called. The countdown begun before she tossed her cards away.

Heidtke, though, quickly called and the 3♠ fell on the turn. Humphrey then moved all in and Heidtke, with around 90,000 remaining, opened up K♥10♥ and tossed it into the muck.

Humphrey showed 9♣9♠ as he took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Humphrey	350,000 25,000	25,000
Catrin Schmidt	100,000
Jiri Heidtke	90,000

Tags: Catrin Schmidt Jiri Heidtke Jonathan Humphrey

11-10-2023 20:24 UTC+1

Fischer Applies Max Pressure to Ketzer

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 25,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♣7♣3♣, Manuel Fischer bet 4,000 from the small blind before Felipe Ketzer raised to 14,000 in the hijack.

Fischer called to the J♣ turn, where Ketzer bet another 5,600. Fischer then raised to 16,000 and Ketzer called.

The river came the 8♥ and Fischer moved all in for 37,800. Ketzer tanked for around three minutes before gathering up his cards and tossing them into the muck.