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

11-11-2023 20:20 UTC+1

Cho Picks the Wrong Time to Get Creative

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Wooram Cho raised to 1,600 under the gun before Miroslav Salaj three-bet to 4,000 in middle position. Vasileios Chatzilazarou called on the button, but Cho put in a four-bet to 13,000.

Salaj five-bet to 35,000 and Chatzilazarou got out of the way. Cho asked how much Salaj had behind before moving all in, and Salaj snap-called for 150,000.

Miroslav Salaj: A♥A♣
Wooram Cho: A♠5♠

Cho had made a move right into Salaj's aces and was left with even fewer outs after the J♣7♣10♣ flop as Salaj picked up the nut flush draw. The 5♦ fell on the turn and Cho had one out heading to the river, but no miracles arrived on 2♥ as Salaj earned the massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Salaj	310,000 180,000	180,000
Wooram Cho	70,000 190,000	190,000
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	60,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Miroslav Salaj Vasileios Chatzilazarou Wooram Cho

11-11-2023 20:49 UTC+1

Miscikowski Gets an Early Christmas Present

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christmas may be 44 days away, but David Miscikowski received an early gift to boost his Main Event stack.

Erguen Sertkan opened to 3,800 from middle position and was called by Miscikowski and Halil Coknez from the hijack and button.

Sertkan continued for 6,900 on the 4♣3♥2♥ flop and was called by both opponents.

Sertkan fired out another 6,000 on the 10♥ turn. This time, only Miscikowski called.

The 3♦ river saw Sertkan bet 12,600, leaving him with just over 25,000 behind. Miscikowski was the bigger stack and put his opponent all in. Sertkan snap-called for his tournament life.

Miscikowski had a full house with his 2♣2♠. Sertkan had ace-high with his A♠J♥ and appeared to have tilted away any hopes of the Main Event title..

Player	Chips	Progress
Athanasios Kidas	214,000 14,000	14,000
Ben Heath	165,000 45,000	45,000

David Miscikowski	165,000 55,000	55,000

Erguen Sertkan	Busted

Tags: David Miscikowski Erguen Sertkan Halil Coknez

11-11-2023 21:07 UTC+1

Palma Begins His Comeback

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

So far, It hasn't been smooth sailing for Nick Palma in Day 1b of the WSOP Europe Main Event. The American was down to 15,700 and had self-admittedly not won a pot all day.

His fortune looked to be changing after he opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by Levan Rcheulishvili from the big blind.

Rcheulishvili check-called for 2,000 on the Q♥J♥3♥ flop which brought in the 9♠ turn. Rcheulishvili checked again and Palma moved all in for 12,100. Rcheulishvili thought it over for a few moments and called.

Nick Palma: A♣Q♣
Levan Rcheulishvili: Q♦2♣

Palma had the superior pair of queens and remained best after the 9♥ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	450,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Palma	32,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Levan Rcheulishvili Nick Palma

11-11-2023 21:10 UTC+1

Suvarna Gets Paid by Sidhu

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Santhosh Suvarna and Kuljinder Sidhu went to the river on a board of 6♠Q♣6♣J♥10♠ with around 22,000 in the middle.

Suvarna, on the button, then bet 24,000 and Sidhu gave it some thought from the hijack before calling. Suvarna turned over Q♠10♦ for two pair and Sidhu mucked to award the pot to the €50,000 High Roller bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	105,000 59,000	59,000

Kuljinder Sidhu	30,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Santhosh Suvarna

11-11-2023 21:39 UTC+1

Zhou Holds On to Double Off Banicevic

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Quan Zhou was in the hijack and went to a flop of 9♣5♠2♠ against Vlado Banicevic in middle position where they got the rest of Zhou's 82,000 in the middle.

Quan Zhou: 2♣2♦
Vlado Banicevic: Q♠9♠

Zhou had a set, while Banicevic showed down top pair and a flush draw. The turn J♣ missed Banicevic, while Zhou secured the double up once the 5♦ completed the board, improving him to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	175,000 84,000	84,000
Vlado Banicevic	20,000 91,500	91,500

Tags: Quan Zhou Vlado Banicevic

11-11-2023 21:56 UTC+1

Stumbo Limps, Then Jams the River

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anthony Stumbo limped in from early position as Maxim Panyak and Ramzi Zuraikat came along. Renat Bohdanov, in the small blind, then raised to 9,000 and only Stumbo called.

The flop came Q♥Q♣A♠ and Bohdanov bet 4,000. Stumbo called and the 3♥ fell on the turn.

Bohdanov bet another 7,500 and Stumbo again called to see the 6♥ river. Stumbo this time moved all in for 104,500.

"Queen-seven," Bohdanov asked.

Stumbo shook his hand back and forth. "You'll see," he told Bohdanov.

Bohdanov tanked for around five minutes. "I'm giving you my chips. I'm bluffing," Stumbo said as Bohdanov took one final look at his cards before mucking.

"Pick one," Stumbo told him.

"You said two," Bohdanov replied, and Stumbo then turned over 9♣9♦ as he took the pot.

"Nice bluff," tablemate Adrian Mateos told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Zuraikat	330,000 10,000	10,000
Renat Bohdanov	160,000 55,000	55,000

Anthony Stumbo	150,000 60,000	60,000
Maxim Panyak	60,000 1,500	1,500

Tags: Anthony Stumbo Maxim Panyak Ramzi Zuraikat Renat Bohdanov

11-11-2023 22:04 UTC+1

Rcheulishvili Fills Up to Crack Suvarna's Queens

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

More than 100,000 was already in the pot as Santhosh Suvarna got his last 80,000 in the middle from the big blind on a board of 7♥3♥J♦2♣J♣ against Levan Rcheulishvili under the gun.

Suvarna turned over Q♠Q♣, but Rcheulishvili had 7♣7♦ for a flopped set that improved to a full house on the river. Suvarna was sent to the rail, while Rcheulishvili stacked up more than 500,000 after the massive pot was pushed to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	550,000 100,000	100,000

Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Levan Rcheulishvili Santhosh Suvarna

11-11-2023 22:19 UTC+1

D'Anselmo Puts a Massive Cooler on Wieckenberg

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Around 17,000 was in the middle as Nicola D'Anselmo and Jan Wieckenberg went to a flop of 9♣7♠J♣. The two players then exchanged raises until D'Anselmo, in the small blind, was all in for 129,300 and Wieckenberg had him at risk on the button.

Nicola D'Anselmo: J♦J♠
Jan Wieckenberg: 9♠9♦

Wieckenberg turned over a set of nines, but he was down to just one out as D'Anselmo showed top set. The board ran out 5♣10♥ and Wieckenberg could only shake his head as D'Anselmo scooped the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola D'Anselmo	270,000
Jan Wieckenberg	70,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Jan Wieckenberg Nicola D'Anselmo

11-11-2023 22:44 UTC+1

Stumbo Gets Caught This Time

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 7♥8♣A♦Q♣ and around 20,000 in the pot, Adrian Mateos bet 15,000 from the button and Anthony Stumbo called in the cutoff.

The river was the 8♠ and Stumbo moved all in for 78,000. "Are you bluffing again," Mateos asked him as he tanked for a few minutes.

Mateos eventually called and Stumbo turned over 10♣9♣ for a missed straight draw. Mateos showed A♣K♠ for two pair to take the pot and send Stumbo to the rail.

"Very nice call. Had to be a bluff. Had to be," tablemate Ramzi Zuraikat told Mateos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	230,000 80,000	80,000

Anthony Stumbo	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Anthony Stumbo

11-11-2023 22:54 UTC+1

Table Getting Envious of Cintula

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three-handed on a board of 6♠10♦6♦K♠, Yi Zhan Peng bet 4,000 from under the gun and Francesco Rinaldi called in middle position.

Andrej Cintula then raised to 24,000 in the big blind and Peng got out of the way. Rinaldi, though, tanked for a minute before moving all in for 26,000, and Cintula immediately tossed in the extra chips.

Rinaldi had A♣K♦ for two pair, but Cintula showed Q♦6♥ for trip sixes. The river was the 5♠ and Rinaldi was sent to the rail.

"How do you hit every hand? Ay, ay ay, how do you do it," tablemate Ali Amelipour said to Cintula.