Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship Day 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-13-2023 00:36 UTC+1

Gallo Eliminated by Lampropulos

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gianluca Gallo raised to 13,000 and received three callers in total, which led to the 8♠2♣2♦ flop. It checked to Faramarz Safari who bet 28,000 and Maria Lampropulos called, Paulius Vaitiekunas folded. Gallo then check-raised to 60,000 and Safari folded, while Lampropulos called.

Gallo jammed the 8♣ turn for 108,000 and Lampropulos snap-called.

Gianluca Gallo: A♠A♥
Maria Lampropulos: A♦8♦

Gallo tossed his chips into the middle of the table in disgust and quickly exited once the K♠ river officially ended his run in the tournament just shy of making Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	822,000 122,000	122,000
Maria Lampropulos	650,000 250,000	250,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	525,000 250,000	250,000

Robert Burlacu	240,000 64,800	64,800
Faramarz Safari	80,000 20,000	20,000
Gianluca Gallo	Busted

Tags: Faramarz Safari Gianluca Gallo Maria Lampropulos Paulius Vaitiekunas

11-13-2023 00:25 UTC+1

Blom Plays the Waiting Game

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Christian Dressler raised to 12,000 from the button and Viktor Blom three-bet to 53,000 from the big blind. Dressler then four-bet jammed for 215,000 and Blom called quicker than lightning with the covering stack.

Christian Dressler: 10♥10♣
Viktor Blom: A♠A♣

Blom had Dressler drawing dead on the turn on 4♠7♣8♦A♦2♦, and he added some fresh chips to his stack.

"This is how I play, I just wait for aces," explained the admittedly infamously passive "Isildur1" as he was stacking up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	720,000 185,000	185,000
Christian Dressler	Busted

Tags: Christian Dressler Viktor Blom

11-13-2023 00:25 UTC+1

Brewer Moves In Last Blind

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chris Brewer was left with just 6,000, enough to cover the big blind, and put in his last chips under the gun. Agostino Scozzari called, while Jun Beum Chun raised to 30,000 in middle position. The rest of the table folded, but Scozzari then reshoved and Chun got out of the way.

Chris Brewer: 5♠4♦
Agostino Scozzari: A♥K♦

Scozzari made two pair on the Q♠K♣Q♥ flop and Brewer was already out of his seat and headed for the exit by the time the dealer flipped over the K♠ turn and 2♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agostino Scozzari	400,000 110,000	110,000
Jun Beum Chun	250,000 120,000	120,000
Chris Brewer	Busted

Tags: Agostino Scozzari Chris Brewer Jun Beum Chun

11-13-2023 00:16 UTC+1

Tsang Busts Zaskodny With Queen-High

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lukas Zaskodny, Anson Tsang, and Bruno Desimoni went to the flop of 3♣10♥8♣ when Zaskodny bet 20,000 in the cutoff.

Tsang then raised to 53,000 in the big blind and Desimoni folded. Zaskodny, though, moved all in for around 150,000 and Tsang called.

Lukas Zaskodny: J♦9♦
Anson Tsang: Q♣2♣

Both players had draws, Zaskodny with a straight draw and Tsang chasing a flush. The A♦ turn and 3♦ river didn't improve either player and Tsang won the pot with queen-high to send Zaskodny to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Desimoni	850,000 500,000	500,000
Anson Tsang	560,000 215,000	215,000

Lukas Zaskodny	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Bruno Desimoni Lukas Zaskodny

11-13-2023 00:06 UTC+1

Strobel Picks Off Andersson

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 6♠8♠9♥K♠, Adrian Strobel bet 35,000 on the button. Morten Andersson then moved all in for 110,000 in middle position and Strobel called.

Andersson showed A♣9♠ for a pair of nines, but Strobel had 8♦8♣ for a set and already had Andersson drawing dead heading to the 6♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Strobel	550,000 455,000	455,000
Morten Andersson	Busted

Tags: Adrian Strobel Morten Andersson

11-13-2023 00:04 UTC+1

They Took the Midnight Train Going Anywhere

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Holmberg	Busted
Viktor Rau	Busted
Daniël Lakerveld	Busted
Milos Petakovic	Busted
Leonardo Romeo	Busted
Bogdan Munteanu	Busted
[Removed:490]	Busted
Elia Salerno	Busted
Nisad Muratovic	Busted
Peter Zamiska	Busted
Zaki Hamani	Busted
Stefan Drusca	Busted
Marek Uharcek	Busted
Lubos Laska	Busted

Stefan Schoss	Busted
Ivica Blazevic	Busted
Paul Hoefer	Busted

Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted
Theodoor Woolschot	Busted
Manuel Fischer	Busted
Fulvio Sansanelli	Busted
Thijs Hilberts	Busted
Sergey Shendrik	Busted

11-12-2023 23:53 UTC+1

Anastasakis Wakes Up With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas raised to 14,000 under the gun and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas called in middle position. Dmitrijs Prohorovs then moved all in for 165,000 on the button.

[Removed:435] in the big blind asked for a count before calling. Cimbolas also gave it some thought before mucking, while Angelou-Konstas quickly got out of the way.

Dmitrijs Prohorovs: 10♥10♣
[Removed:435]: A♠A♣

Prohorovs had shoved right into Anastasakis' aces and watched helplessly as the K♥2♥5♦2♦9♠ board didn't provide him any help.

This table, which also included Leon Sturm, Vivian Saliba, and Alex Peffly, broke immediately following this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:435]	1,200,000 125,000	125,000
Leon Sturm	870,000 120,000	120,000

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	400,000 30,000	30,000
Vivian Saliba	260,000 180,000	180,000

Matas Cimbolas	230,000 105,000	105,000

Alex Peffly	110,000 10,000	10,000
Dmitrijs Prohorovs	Busted

Tags: Alex Peffly Dmitrijs Prohorovs Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Leon Sturm Matas Cimbolas Vivian Saliba

11-12-2023 23:43 UTC+1

Zukernik Doubles Up by Four-Betting

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrei Spataru raised to 12,000 from the cutoff before Yann Lormel jammed his final 122,000 in from the small blind.

Philipp Zukernik then also went all in for 185,000 from the big blind, and Spataru took a minute before folding what he would later claim be pocket nines.

Yann Lormel: 2♦2♣
Philipp Zukernik: A♥10♣

Lormel's ducks would lose the flip when Zukernik hit two pair on 4♣7♠10♠5♦A♣ and he had no choice but to leave the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Zuraikat	925,000 325,000	325,000
Andrej Cintula	535,000 35,000	35,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	375,000 270,000	270,000

Philipp Zukernik	325,000 65,000	65,000
Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski	211,000 76,000	76,000
Andrei Spataru	195,000 55,000	55,000
Daan Uithof	110,000 140,000	140,000
Yann Lormel	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Philipp Zukernik Yann Lormel

11-12-2023 23:04 UTC+1

Rudolph Scores a Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Roman Hrabec got his last 100,000 in the middle from early position, Antoine Vranken pushed for around 50,000 in the cutoff, and button Christian Rudolph had them both covered and at risk.

Antoine Vranken: K♠8♠
Roman Hrabec: A♣K♦
Christian Rudolph: 9♣9♦

The Q♥5♣4♦2♠10♣ board didn't help either Vranken or Hrabec and Rudolph's nines remained in front to send both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	960,000 310,000	310,000
Roman Hrabec	Busted

Antoine Vranken	Busted

Tags: Antoine Vranken Christian Rudolph Roman Hrabec

11-12-2023 23:00 UTC+1

Loeser Gets There on the River to Bust Ramos

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Manig Loeser opened to 10,000 in the cutoff and Aliaksei Boika called on the button. Felipe Ramos then three-bet to 65,000 in the small blind and Loeser four-bet to 120,000.

Boika got out of the way, but Ramos pushed all in for around 190,000 and Loeser quickly called.

Felipe Ramos: J♦J♠
Manig Loeser: 9♥9♠

Ramos was ahead with his jacks as the flop came 10♦K♦3♠. The turn was the Q♣ and Ramos was one card away from securing a double up.

The J♣ river, though, gave him a set but Loeser a straight. Ramos took the bad beat well and gave Loeser a fist bump before making his exit.