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

Nov 13, 2023

Rezaei Wakes Up With Jacks

David Salituro

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

Andrea Radicchi raised to 12,000 under the gun and Hal Rotholz called in the hijack. Agostino Scozzari then moved all in for 450,000 on the button as action folded to Armin Rezaei in the big blind. He also shoved for 390,000 and Radicchi folded, while Rotholz laid down what he later claimed was ace-king.

Armin Rezaei: J♦J♣
Agostino Scozzari: A♥10♣

Rezaei was ahead with his jacks as the board ran out K♥5♦2♣Q♠7♠, keeping him in the lead and earning last year's finalist a double up with just a few minutes remaining in the night. Rotholz could only laugh after the hand about missing an opportunity to bust both players.

Tags: Agostino Scozzari Andrea Radicchi Armin Rezaei Hal Rotholz

Nov 13, 2023

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.

Tags: Faramarz Safari Gianluca Gallo Maria Lampropulos Paulius Vaitiekunas

Nov 13, 2023

Battle of the Christoph(e)s

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Calum Grant

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

Christophe Sanchez opened to 13,000 from the cutoff before Christoph Kapitza jammed for 107,000 from the button. Sanchez then spent several minutes in the tank and apoligised for it.

Just before the hand got underway, Nacho Barbero was speaking to Rehman Kassam.

Barbero told his tablemate, "I don't know how you're still in the tournament." Kassam then claimed he'd been "rogered" all day but still found himself with a more than 40 big blind stack.

As Sanchez continued to mull over his option, Barbero then started a round of applause while watching an NFL game on his phone. Whether it was because he won a bet or his team scored, PokerNews wasn't too sure.

Enough time passed, and the clock was called. As the timer began, Sanchez called.

Christoph Kapitza: K♥J♥
Christophe Sanchez: 10♦10♣

The table inferred that Sanchez's hand was a snap-call and didn't seem too fond of how much time they had missed out on.

Kapitza paired up on the K♠Q♦8♦Q♥3♦ runout to secure the double up.

Tags: Christoph Kapitza Christophe Sanchez Nacho Barbero Rehman Kassam

Nov 13, 2023

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.

Tags: Christian Dressler Viktor Blom

Nov 13, 2023

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.

Tags: Agostino Scozzari Chris Brewer Jun Beum Chun

Nov 13, 2023

Martinez Abad Chips Up Against Angelou-Konstas

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Following two limps, Miguel Martinez Abad squeezed to 46,000 in the big blind and the only caller was Ioannis Angelou-Konstas. They checked the K♦7♥6♠ flop and Martinez Abad check-called the 2♦ turn for 26,000.

Both checked again the A♦ river and Martinez Abad won the pot with the Q♦Q♥.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Miguel Martinez Abad

Nov 13, 2023

Holtackers Four-Bet Jams

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Calum Grant

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

Djordi Holtackers opened to 13,000 from middle position and was called by Chris Brewer from the cutoff. Jun Beum Chun then three-bet to 53,000 from the big blind, leaving 130,000 behind. Holtackers then moved all in for 145,000. Brewer got out of the way and Chun did the same after some time in the tank.

Tags: Chris Brewer Djordi Holtackers Jun Beum Chun

Nov 13, 2023

Late Night Counts on Day 2

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Nov 13, 2023

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.

Tags: Anson Tsang Bruno Desimoni Lukas Zaskodny

Nov 13, 2023

Ilavsky Back to Start

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Frank Visser

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

Fausto Tantillo raised from middle position and Fausto Tantillo three-bet his short stack of 44,000 in from the small blind. Tantillo made the call and the cards went on their backs.

Martin Ilavsky: K♥9♥
Fausto Tantillo: A♣J♥

Ilavsky hit a pair on the flop of 2♥9♦4♠, and Tantillo would not rebink on the 2♠Q♠ runout. Doubling up, Ilavsky's stack was exactly what it was when he first bought his entry ticket.

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Martin Ilavsky