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

11-10-2023 16:51 UTC+1

Schumacher Gets There on River

Chris Bean

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Besim Hot bet 1,500 from early position and was called by Junhyoung Ki in middle position. Marco Di Persio raised to 4,200 from the cutoff and Yannick Schumacher four-bet to 8,500. Hot and Di Persio called, but Ki folded.

The flop came Q♣Q♠7♥ and Schumacher continued for 5,500. Hot called and Di Persio folded.

There was no further betting action as both players checked the runout of 5♦A♦, and Schumacher tabled A♣10♥ for top two pair. Hot looked at his hand, shook his head and threw his cards into the much.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junhyoung Ki	124,300 4,300	4,300
Yannick Schumacher	110,000 54,000	54,000
Marco Di Persio	72,000 72,000	72,000
Besim Hot	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Besim Hot Junhyoung Ki Marco Di Persio Yannick Schumacher

11-10-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahsum Aslan	250,000 30,000	30,000
Dario Sammartino	200,000

Tobias Peters	180,000 90,000	90,000

Michael Rocco	140,000

Felipe Ketzer	140,000
Daniel Rezaei	130,000 15,000	15,000

Alexandre Reard	130,000 20,000	20,000

Oender Yildirim	130,000
Manig Loeser	125,000 15,000	15,000

Roland Israelashvili	115,000

Viktor Blom	110,000 20,000	20,000
Timothy Adams	110,000

Vivian Saliba	95,000 5,000	5,000

Tobias Garp	95,000 5,000	5,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	85,000

Anson Tsang	85,000

Andreas Christoforou	80,000
Stephen Chidwick	75,000

Adrian Mateos	75,000 5,000	5,000

Alexander Tkatschew	70,000 10,000	10,000

11-10-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Kiyak Shove Gets Through Cimbolas

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Chris Bean

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With 8,000 in the middle on the flop of J♣10♥2♦, Matas Cimbolas bet 4,000 from the cutoff. Tolga Kiyak check-jammed from the hijack for 22,000.

Cimbolas went into the tank and assessed his stack. He decided not to risk it and folded and Kiyak dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	165,300

Tolga Kiyak	34,000

Tags: Matas Cimbolas Tolga Kiyak

11-10-2023 17:04 UTC+1

Rezaei Amps up the Aggression

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Marcus Skowronek opened to 1,300 from early position and action folded to Daniel Rezaei in the small blind, who three-bet to 5,000. Skowronek called.

Skowronek called a 3,000 bet from Rezaei on the K♣4♠Q♠ flop, but folded after Rezaei sized up for a 12,500 bet on the 2♣ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rezaei	145,000 15,000	15,000

Marcus Skowronek	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Marcus Skowronek

11-10-2023 17:04 UTC+1

Kropmanns Picks One Off Dirig

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2♠8♣9♠7♠, Ramon Kropmanns bet 6,500 from the cutoff and Gael Dirig called in the hijack.

The river came the 10♦ and Dirig then led out for 11,000. Kropmanns spent nearly two minutes thinking about the decision before calling.

Dirig showed A♠10♥ for top pair, but Kropmanns had 10♠8♠ for a flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Kropmanns	130,000 130,000	130,000
Gael Dirig	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Gael Dirig Ramon Kropmanns

11-10-2023 17:04 UTC+1

Two Streets of Value for Norden

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Giovanni Giudice opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and Alexander Norden called from the small blind.

Both players checked the 8♣5♥4♦ flop leading to the 9♠ turn. Norden bet 1,400 and Giudice made the call.

Norden bet again for 3,600 on the 2♠ river and once again Giudice called. Norden tabled K♠8♠ for second pair which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahsum Aslan	257,000 7,000	7,000
Alexander Norden	143,000 143,000	143,000
Giovanni Giudice	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Alexander Norden Giovanni Giudice

11-10-2023 17:05 UTC+1

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players in the field have been sent on another 15-minute break.

There are now 481 entrants in the tournament. Of those, 459 remain.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-10-2023 17:21 UTC+1

Saffran Hits Broadway on the River

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Chris Bean

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 4,000 in the middle at the turn with the board of Q♣J♠8♣7♦, Manig Loeser bet 2,300 from middle position and was called by Robert Saffran in the big blind.

The A♥ on the river prompted Saffron to lead for 7,900. Loeser went into the tank and opted to call. Saffran tabled K♣10♠ for the nut straight and dragged in a hefty pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Saffran	159,300 29,300	29,300
Manig Loeser	105,500 19,500	19,500

Tags: Manig Loeser Robert Saffran

11-10-2023 17:29 UTC+1

Maugini Four-Bets, Then Shoves on Mateos

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Adrian Mateos had a three-bet of 5,000 in front of him before Vittorio Maugini four-bet to 14,000 under the gun.

Mateos called and the flop came 6♥Q♠5♠. Maugini led out for another 8,500 and Mateos called once again.

Both players checked the 3♣ turn. The river was the 9♣ and Maugini moved all in for around 58,000. Mateos considered the decision for only around 30 seconds before mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Covaciu	95,000 15,000	15,000
Vittorio Maugini	85,000 5,000	5,000
Adrian Mateos	60,000 15,000	15,000

Joakim Andersson	45,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Vittorio Maugini