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

11-11-2023 23:34 UTC+2

Pucci Wins With an Ace

Dan O'Hair

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

Michele Pucci opened to 2,300 from the cutoff and was called by Miroslav Salaj on the button and Jakob Miegel in the big blind.

Miegel checked to Pucci on the 9♠K♣J♦ flop and he continued for a 2,500 bet. Salaj called, but Miegel folded.

Both players checked down on the 6♦ turn and K♠ river and Pucci turned over A♥8♠. Salaj rapped the table and revealed he held 10x8x for a whiffed open-ended straight draw — sending the pot Pucci's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Salaj	310,000 10,000	10,000
Michele Pucci	220,000 22,000	22,000
Jakob Miegel	55,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jakob Miegel Michele Pucci Miroslav Salaj

11-11-2023 23:32 UTC+2

Karlic Gets Cooking

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Calum Grant

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

Gerald Karlic opened to 2,200 from the hijack and called Tom Kunze's three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind.

Kunze check-called for 3,000 on the K♥Q♦3♠ flop but folded to a bet of 5,500 on the 4♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Kunze	58,500 8,500	8,500
Gerald Karlic	37,000 19,500	19,500

11-11-2023 23:30 UTC+2

Rcheulishvili Bullies Dato

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David Salituro

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

Levan Rcheulishvili just put his massive stack to use in a pot against Andrea Dato.

Rcheulishvili raised to 2,000 on the button and Dato called in the small blind, as did big blind Ilija Savevski. The flop came K♦K♣J♣ and Rcheulishvili continued for another 2,000.

Only Dato called to the 7♥ turn, where Rcheulishvili bet 5,500. Dato called again and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Rcheulishvili bet 14,500 this time and Dato quickly sent his cards into the muck as Rcheulishvili eclipsed 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	620,000 70,000	70,000

Ilija Savevski	65,000 14,700	14,700

Andrea Dato	50,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Ilija Savevski Levan Rcheulishvili

11-11-2023 23:24 UTC+2

Minkov Chips Up Through Zhou; Former Chipleader Cho Gone

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Frank Visser

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

Quan Zhou raised to 2,200 from under the gun and faced a three-bet to 7,000 from Nikola Minkov, which he called.

Zhou then also called Minkov's 7,000 continuation-bet on the 3♣6♣4♥ flop before both players checked on the 3♥ turn.

Zhou checked for a third time on the A♠ river, and Minkov took some time before assembling a bet of 16,000. Zhou quickly folded, however, and the pot was awarded to Minkov.

While this hand was happening, Wooram Cho was seen leaving the tournament area as all of his chips had been redistributed to other players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	154,000 46,000	46,000
Nikola Minkov	76,500 36,500	36,500
Wooram Cho	Busted

Tags: Nikola Minkov Quan Zhou Wooram Cho

11-11-2023 23:22 UTC+2

Israelashvili Gets Respect

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Dan O'Hair

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

Daniel Dvoress was heads up from the small blind against Roland Israelashvili in the big blind on a flop of Q♣8♠6♣. Both players checked.

Israelashvili called a 1,500 bet from Dvoress on the 3♦ turn and then raised a 3,500 bet from Dvroress to 10,100 after the 6♥ completed the board.

Dvoress didn't take long before folding and Israelashvili won without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	115,000 10,000	10,000

Daniel Dvoress	100,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Roland Israelashvili

11-11-2023 23:19 UTC+2

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 23:15 UTC+2

Mateos Gets Sticky Versus Bauer

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David Salituro

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

Alain Bauer and Adrian Mateos saw a flop of 6♥A♣A♥ where Bauer bet 1,000 from the button. Mateos called in early position.

The turn came the 9♦ and Bauer bet another 6,000. Mateos again called and the 5♦ fell on the river. He checked over to Bauer, and Bauer this time checked back.

Mateos turned over K♠6♠ for two pair, aces and sixes, and Bauer mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	150,000 63,000	63,000

Alain Bauer	115,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alain Bauer

11-11-2023 23:10 UTC+2

Zhou Busts Banicevic

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Frank Visser

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

Vlado Banicevic open-raised from the button before Quan Zhou put in a three-bet from the small blind. Banicevic then jammed his final 17,500 or so chips in the middle and Zhou immediately called.

Vlado Banicevic: K♥Q♦
Quan Zhou: 10♦10♣

Zhou would win the flip when no royalty appeared on the 6♠A♠9♠5♠8♥ runout, and Banicevic quickly headed towards the exit.

On another table, Shawn Stroke was also eliminated from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	200,000 25,000	25,000
Shawn Stroke	Busted
Vlado Banicevic	Busted

Tags: Quan Zhou Vlado Banicevic

11-11-2023 23:08 UTC+2

Kenjic Straightens Barer Out

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Dan O'Hair

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

Amichai Barer opened to 2,300 from early position and was called by Jovan Kenjic in the big blind.

Kenjic checked to Barer on the K♣3♦2♠ flop and he continued for 2,000. Kenjic then raised to 5,000 and Barer went all in for his remaining short stack. Kenjic called to put Barer at risk and hands were revealed.

Amichai Barer: Q♣Q♦
Jovan Kenjic: 5♦4♠

Barer was ahead with his queens and remained ahead on the 8♣ turn; however, the A♦ river filled Kenjic's straight draw and Barer was eliminated late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	260,000 50,000	50,000
Ami Barer	Busted

Tags: Amichai Barer Jovan Kenjic

11-11-2023 23:04 UTC+2

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