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

11-12-2023 22:44 UTC+1

Cintula Shows Spataru the Goods

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David Salituro

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

Andrej Cintula raised to 18,000 on the button before Andrei Spataru three-bet to 42,000 in the small blind.

Cintula called and they went heads-up to the 2♣J♣2♠ flop. Spataru continued for 25,000 and Cintula called.

The turn came the 2♥ and Spataru bet another 45,000. Cintula took his time but called again to see the J♠ river.

Spataru slowed down and checked as Cintula fired out 86,000. Spataru quickly mucked.

"Did you have the jack," tablemate Ramzi Zuraikat asked Cintula as Cintula flashed a smile before showing the 2♦ for quads.

"That jack saved me," Spataru said, breathing a sigh of relief as he leaned back in his seat.

"That's a good loss. First time today quads that I've seen," Zuraikat added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Cintula	500,000 10,000	10,000
Andrei Spataru	140,000 46,700	46,700

Tags: Andrei Spataru Andrej Cintula

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	650,000 275,000	275,000

Aliaksei Boika	250,000 90,000	90,000

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Felipe Ramos Manig Loeser

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 23:53 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

11-13-2023 00:00 UTC+1

Mateos and Blom Get Involved

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Calum Grant

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

Christian Dressler opened to 13,000 from the hijack. Adrian Mateos and Viktor Blom called him from the cutoff and button. Christian Rudolph also came along from the big blind.

Action checked to Mateos on the Q♣7♥4♥ flop. He bet 15,000 and only Rudolph called.

Rudolph then led out for 55,000 on the 3♦ turn and Mateos decided to stick around.

Rudolph then check-folded to a bet 123,000 on the 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	800,000 125,000	125,000
Adrian Mateos	753,000 223,000	223,000

Viktor Blom	535,000 20,000	20,000
Christian Dressler	222,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Christian Dressler Christian Rudolph Viktor Blom

11-13-2023 00:04 UTC+1

Amsellem Puts Lampropulos to the Test

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Calum Grant

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

Paulius Vaitiekunas opened to 12,000 from under the gun. Jacob Amsellem called from one seat over and Renat Bohdanov did the same from the cutoff. Maria Lampropulos three-bet to 65,000 from the button and only Amsellem called.

Amsellem checked-raised to 80,000 on the K♥6♠4♦ flop after Lampropulos bet 28,000. The latter called.

Amsellem then emptied the clip and jammed for 352,000 and Lampropulos went deep into the tank for over five moments. In the end she returned her cards to the dealer and conceded the pot.

"Show the bluff," cried the other players at the table.

Amsellem offered a card to Lampropulos and she turned over the 3♠ which drew some "oooo's."

Amsellem then showed the 3♥ to show he had taken the ambitious line with just a pair of threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	700,000 100,000	100,000
Maria Lampropulos	400,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Jacob Amsellem Maria Lampropulos Paulius Vaitiekunas Renat Bohdanov

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 00:25 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 00:25 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 00:36 UTC+1

Gallo Eliminated by Lampropulos

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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