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

11-11-2023 10:54 UTC+1

Day 1b of €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship Begins at Noon

Dan O'Hair

The second of two starting flights for Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship gets underway at 12 p.m. today as the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe heads into its final stretch here at King's Casino in Rozvadov.

Day 1a saw 557 entrants take their seats, the most ever for a Day 1 of the WSOPE Main Event. Of those, only 360 made it through to Day 2, with Dumitru Pora bagging a solid lead after amassing 729,700 in chips. His next closest opposition is Axel Hallay, who finished the day with 577,000. Other notables who bagged big include Stephen Chidwick (378,900), Daniel Rezaei (303,800), Jessica Teusl (255,900) and Viktor Blom (228,200).

Although fewer players are expected to participate in Day 1b, the previous record of 763 players (set last year) is within reach. The guaranteed prize pool of €5,000,000 has already been surpassed based on Day 1a entries alone and currently sits at €5,291,500.

Defending champion Omar Eljach fired one bullet yesterday and, despite running up a stack early, busted out late in Day 1a. Eljach, along with all other players, are allowed one reentry should they choose.

WSOPE Main Event Champions

Year	Buy-In	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	First Prize
2007	£10,350	362	£3,676,990	Annette Obrestad	Norway	£1,000,000
2008	£10,350	362	£3,620,000	John Juanda	United States	£868,800
2009	£10,350	334	£3,340,000	Barry Shulman	United States	£801,603
2010	£10,350	346	£3,460,000	James Bord	United Kingdom	£830,401
2011	€10,400	593	€5,692,800	Elio Fox	United States	€1,400,000
2012	€10,450	420	€4,032,000	Phil Hellmuth	United States	€1,058,403
2013	€10,450	375	€3,600,000	Adrian Mateos	Spain	€1,000,000
2015	€10,450	313	€3,067,400	Kevin MacPhee	United States	€883,000
2017	€10,300	529	€5,025,500	Marti Roca de Torres	Spain	€1,115,207
2018	€10,350	534	€5,073,000	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	€1,122,239
2019	€10,350	541	€5,139,500	Alexandros Kolonias	Greece	€1,133,678
2021	€10,350	688	€6,536,000	Josef Gulas	Czechia	€1,276,712
2022	€10,350	763	€7,248,500	Omar Eljach	Sweden	€1,380,129

As was the case in Day 1a, players will begin with 100,000 in chips and play seven 90-minute levels. The blinds start at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante and players will get 15-minute breaks after each level. An extended 60-minute break will take place at the completion of Level 4. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 13 on Day 2.

Be sure to follow PokerNews for continuing coverage of what could be a historic WSOPE Main Event right here at King's Resort in Rozvadov!

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alexandros Kolonias Annette Obrestad Axel Hallay Barry Shulman Daniel Rezaei Dumitru Pora Elio Fox Jack Sinclair James Bord Jessica Teusl John Juanda Josef Gulas Kevin MacPhee Marti Roca Omar Eljach Phil Hellmuth Stephen Chidwick Viktor Blom

11-11-2023 12:30 UTC+1

Mateos Shows the Bigger Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Erik Borkvik was involved in a pot with Adrian Mateos. On the flop of 7♦Q♣8♣, Borkvik checked and Mateos bet 800 into the pot of 2,400. Borkvik made the call and check-called Mateos' bet of 3,000 on the 2♠ turn as well.

The 10♠ river then caused both players to check, leading to a showdown. Borkvik showed K♦8♦ for a pair of eights, but Matoes played Q♠J♠ for a pair of jacks and added some chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	106,000 6,000	6,000

Erik Borkvik	90,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Erik Borkvik

11-11-2023 12:58 UTC+1

Zhou Put All-In

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Picking up the action on the turn on 8♦5♣Q♣3♦, the pot had already grown to a size of 29,000 chips, nearly 100 big blinds. Quan Zhou then checked from the small blind before Vlado Baniceic bet 22,000 from the button. Zhou made the call and the 7♦ river rolled off.

Zhou checked again and Bincevic took little time before announcing his all-in, covering Zhou by a few chips. Zhou went deep into the tank until, after a few minutes, the clock was called on him.

His countdown nearly reached zero before Zhou voluntarily surrendered his cards, shipping the pot to Banicevic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	135,200
Quan Zhou	59,600 59,600	59,600

Tags: Quan Zhou Vlado Baniceic

11-11-2023 13:22 UTC+1

Zuraikat Folds a Pair; Stoica First Out

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 700 in the cutoff and was called by Maxim Panyak on the button before small blind Ramzi Zuraikat three-bet to 2,100 in the small blind.

Both Mateos and Panyak called to the A♠9♥6♠ flop, where Zuraikat bet another 2,600. Panyak called, while Mateos got out of the way heading to the Q♠ turn.

Zuraikat slowed down and checked as Panyak fired out 5,200. Zuraikat turned over 8♣8♥ and tossed them into the muck as Panyak took the pot.

Earlier on the day, Zuraikat won a massive pot off Roman Stoica, and the guys at PokerFirma told PokerNews the details.

There was 6,500 in the pot on the 10♣8♦6♦J♦ board and Zuraikat had a bet of 27,200 in front of him, indicating there was some previous action on the turn. Stoica moved all in for 98,000, covering Zuraikat by 4,000. The latter went deep into the tank and eventually called.

Ramzi Zuraikat: 6♠6♣
Roman Stoica: A♦10♦

Zuraikat was behind with his set and needed the board to pair to survive. He called for the full house, and the dealer complied by finishing the board off with the 8♣. A few hands later, Stoica was eliminated.

Duc Tuan Tran was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Zuraikat	200,000 109,200	109,200
Adrian Mateos	120,000 8,500	8,500

Maxim Panyak	95,000
Duc Tuan Tran	Busted
Roman Stoica	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Duc Tuan Tran Maxim Panyak Ramzi Zuraikat Roman Stoica

11-11-2023 13:50 UTC+1

Zhou Makes Boghean Tank Well Into the Break

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, Andrei Boghean and Quan Zhou were battling over a 12,000 pot on a board of 4♥3♦10♦K♦. Boghean then checked from middle position and Zhou made a bet of 8,000 from the button. Boghean made the call and the K♥ river was put on the table.

Boghean checked again before Zhou pumped in an over-bet of 31,000 chips. This sent Boghean deep into the tank. Eventually, the field went on a break and Boghead still had not made up his mind. Eventually, four minutes into the break, he decided to fold and tossed his cards into the muck.

Zhou regained a significant portion of his stack while Boghean equaled him in chips after this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Boghean	76,600 76,600	76,600
Quan Zhou	76,600 17,000	17,000

Tags: Andrei Boghean Quan Zhou

11-11-2023 14:16 UTC+1

Sitbon's Main Event Journey Ends Prematurely; Cho Breaks Down a Hand

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Julien Sitbon open-jammed for his last 7,900 from under the gun before Wooram Cho made it 15,000 on his direct left. The remaining players got out of the way, and the cards went on their backs.

Julien Sitbon: 10♠9♠
Wooram Cho: A♥7♣

Cho and Sitbon paired up on the A♦K♥9♥ flop but the Frenchman was still behind., The 6♦ turn and J♣ river confirmed Sitbon's exit. The Winamax Team Pro is unable to reenter as he also fired a bullet on Day 1a.

Cho explained to PokerNews how he's built such a big stack, which came at the expense of Sitbon.

A few hands prior, Sitbon opened to 1,000 from the hijack. Cho three-bet to 3,000 from the cutoff and Sitbon called.

The flop was Q♥6♥X♥, and Sitbon check-called for 3,000 and did the same on the 5♠ turn for 8,500.

The 6♣ completed the board, and Sitbon check-jammed as the slightly bigger stack after Cho sized up to 25,000. Cho said he thought it over for around two minutes before making the call.

Sitbon had A♥Qx for a pair of queens, but it was bested by Cho's K♥Kx. Cho explained that he made the call due to the fact that Sitbon was capable of making of move and having some bluffs with the nut-flush blocker. Cho also said that as he had the K♥, this made him want to call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wooram Cho	235,000 150,000	150,000
Julien Sitbon	Busted

Tags: Julien Sitbon Wooram Cho

11-11-2023 14:19 UTC+1

Chen and Zuraikat up; Wilson Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With a sizable pot already brewing, Yuhang Chen had a check-raise of 5,500 in front middle position against Simone Piazzini in late position on a 3♥6♦J♣ flop. Piazzini called.

The 10♣ fell on the turn and Chen continued for 17,000, which got a fold from Piazzini.

At another table, Ramzi Zuraikat was involved in a massive pot against Simon Wilson wherein Zuraikat rivered a full house against Wilson's made straight to eliminate him and vault Zuraikat into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Zuraikat	310,000 110,000	110,000
Yuhang Chen	180,000
Simone Piazzini	90,000 90,000	90,000
Simon Wilson	Busted

Tags: Ramzi Zuraikat Simon Wilson Yuhang Chen

11-11-2023 14:51 UTC+1

Cho Shows One After Shoving

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jakob Miegel opened the action with a raise to 700 from the hijack. Ihar Soika then called from the button before Wooram Cho squeezed to 4,000 from the small blind. Miegel called and Soika came along as well, leading to a 2♣3♦A♦ flop appearing on the table.

Cho continued for 6,500 and Miegel made another call, while Soika got out of the way. Cho then put Miegel all-in on the K♣ turn, for 46,000 chips.

Miegel spent a few minutes thinking it over but ended up making the laydown. Cho was kind enough to show the A♣ to him as the pot was sent his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wooram Cho	251,600 16,600	16,600
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	121,500 14,500	14,500
Lachezar Petkov	114,500 16,500	16,500

Michele Pucci	113,000 12,000	12,000
Marco Penta	91,000
Ihar Soika	83,000 83,000	83,000
Jakob Miegel	46,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Ihar Soika Jakob Miegel Wooram Cho

11-11-2023 15:15 UTC+1

Dvoress' Huge Bluff Picked Off; Did Rcheulishvili Call in Time?

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Dvoress opened to 1,200 from the button before Levan Rcheulishvili three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind. James Chen folded in the big blind, and Dvoress called.

Dvoress called a bet of 4,000 on the A♦J♥10♠ flop, which brought in the 7♣ turn. Rcheulishvili then checked, prompting Dvoress to fire for 16,000. Rcheulishvili thought it over and called to beef the pot to 52,800.

Rcheulishvili checked again on the 6♥ river and after some thinking of his own, Dvoress moved all in for 49,300. Rcheulishvili went deep into the tank, and after a few minutes, Dvoress called the clock.

The tournament director began the countdown. It appeared time had expired, but Rcheulishvili called just as the dealer had his hand on Rcheulishvili's cards.

Dvoress tabled Q♠5♠ for queen-high while Rcheulishvili tabled A♣K♥ for top pair, top kicker.

"Just in time," said a table mate. "Technically not, but close enough," Chen added.

You could see the adrenaline pumping through Rcheulishvili as he took in the pot. Dvoress still has one more life due to not firing a bullet in Day 1a.

There was no complaint from Dvoress and he headed out of the tournament room.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	190,000 71,000	71,000

Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress James Chen Levan Rcheulishvili

11-11-2023 15:37 UTC+1

The 50K Champ Takes His Seat

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Santhosh Suvarna Wins Event #12 €50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller

Santhosh Suvarna, the winner of yesterday's WSOP Europe €50K Diamond High Roller, has taken the seat that once belonged to Daniel Dvoress.

Suvarna topped the 37-entry field, and sealed the €650,000 victory after defeating Ren Lin in heads-up play. Dvoress was also amongst the in-the-money finishers, bowing out in third for €266,000.

€50,000 Diamond High Roller Payouts

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Santhosh Suvarna	India	€650,000
2	Ren Lin	China	€400,000
3	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	€266,000
4	Chris Brewer	United States	€185,000
5	Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	Greece	€135,000
6	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	€103,925

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Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	100,000 100,000	100,000