Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship Day 3 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-13-2023 17:19 UTC+1

Pudel Bad Beats Kim Two Away From the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bruno Desimoni opened the action with a raise to 25,000 in the hijack and Gab Yong Kim pushed all-in on the button for 205,000. Nils Pudel tanked for more than two minutes in the small blind, glanced over at Desimoni's stack and the tournament info before placing a single chip for the call, Desimoni folded.

The other tables finished their hands and the cards were revealed.

Gab Yong Kim: A♠K♥
Nils Pudel: A♦Q♠

There were some groans from bystanders when the Q♣ appeared in the window followed by the 8♣2♦. Nothing changed with the 3♣ since neither player had a club in their hand. The 2♥ fell on the river and Kim was eliminated two spots away from the money, the field is now on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	1,525,000 75,000	75,000
Bruno Desimoni	940,000 26,000	26,000
Michael Armstrong	850,000 210,000	210,000
Gab Yong Kim	Busted

Tags: Bruno Desimoni Gab Yong Kim Nils Pudel

11-13-2023 17:22 UTC+1

Weiran Pu Bubbles the WSOP Europe Main Event

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Weiran Pu moved all in for his last 170,000 in the hijack and was immediately at risk when Alex Keating called in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, leaving Pu heads up on the bubble.

Weiran Pu: A♠Q♠
Alex Keating: A♦A♣

Pu ran into Keating's pocket aces but did pick up a flush draw on the 7♠K♦2♠ flop. He was unable to improve further on the 2♣ turn or K♣ river, as Keating took down a nice pot while Pu bowed out in 124th place.

All 123 remaining players are now in the money, with the tournament no longer hand for hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	2,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Weiran Pu	Busted

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11-13-2023 17:40 UTC+1

Kassam Hits the River to Bust Burlacu

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Robert Burlacu moved all in for around 120,000 in middle position and Rehman Kassam called in early position.

Robert Burlacu: 9♦9♣
Rehman Kassam: A♣Q♦

Burlacu's nines stayed in the lead through the turn on a board of 7♦K♦4♣2♥, but Kassam spiked the Q♠ on the river to make a pair and send Burlacu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rehman Kassam	550,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Burlacu	Busted

Tags: Rehman Kassam Robert Burlacu

11-13-2023 17:54 UTC+1

Kassam Hits Another River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rehman Kassam and Martin Wolf were heads-up on a flop of 5♦3♠9♦ when Wolf got his last 170,000 in the middle from under the gun and Kassam called in the big blind.

Martin Wolf: J♣9♣
Rehman Kassam: A♦3♦

Wolf had top pair, but Kassam held a pair and nut flush draw. The 9♠ turn improved Wolf to trips, but Kassam spiked the 10♦ on the river to make his flush and bust another opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rehman Kassam	820,000 270,000	270,000
Martin Wolf	Busted

Tags: Martin Wolf Rehman Kassam

11-13-2023 17:56 UTC+1

Dvoress Done In by Cruel River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Yulian Bogdanov bet 60,000 on a flop of Q♥Q♠K♠ and Daniel Dvoress then raised to 135,000.

Bogdanov called and the 10♣ fell on the turn. He checked over to Dvoress, and Dvoress then bet 165,000. Bogdanov came back with an all-in shove and sent Dvoress deep in the tank.

Dvoress spent several minutes shaking his head and counting out his stack before calling for around 500,000. He turned over Q♣7♣ for trips, while Bogdanov had K♦10♦.

"I knew you had a queen," Bogdanov said as he was one card away from handing over the massive double up. The river, though, brought the K♣ and Bogdanov spiked a full house to send Dvoress crashing to the rail in sudden fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	2,400,000 975,000	975,000

Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Yulian Bogdanov

11-13-2023 17:57 UTC+1

Sammartino Scores Huge Double Through Kabir

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the 8♦5♥3♥9♣ turn, Dario Sammartino checked and then called a bet worth 200,000 by the table chip leader Keneshka Kabir from one seat over.

Sammartino checked again the 4♣ on the river and Kabir took just a few seconds before announcing all-in.

That sent the Italian into the tank for five minutes as the end of the level was reached. Sammartino then called and Kabir revealed his Q♦10♣ for a bluff gone wrong.

Sammartino slammed his A♦K♣ on the felt for a hero-call with ace-king high and doubled for 512,000 to put a big dent into Kabir's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	1,750,000 1,126,000	1,126,000

Keneshka Kabir	1,450,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Keneshka Kabir

11-13-2023 18:53 UTC+1

Loeser Runs Into Sturm's Monster

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to small blind Leon Sturm who raised to 45,000. Manig Loeser then shoved for 320,000 and Sturm snap-called.

Manig Loeser: A♥10♣
Leon Sturm: K♣K♥

Sturm had picked up aces and had Loeser at serious risk of elimination as the flop came Q♠5♥3♣.

The 2♠ turn gave Loeser a straight draw, but he missed the Q♥ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Manig Loeser	Busted

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11-13-2023 19:04 UTC+1

Kenjic and Al Labani Find Their Fate

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jovan Kenjic was left short and jammed around eight blinds with king-ten. He was up against the K♦K♥ of Hyunsup Kim and spiked a gutshot on the J♣9♠2♥ flop. The K♠ turn gave Kim a set of kings and no queen came to the rescue on a blank 6♣ river.

One table over, Hael Al Labani was sent to the payout desk as well.

Yulian Bogdanov opened to 32,000 on the button and Al Labani made it 127,000 to go in the small blind. Bogdanov clicked it back to 227,000 and then called the shove by his table neighbour on the other side of the dealer for what appeared to be 637,000.

Hael Al Labani: A♥Q♥
Yulian Bogdanov: A♦K♦

The kicker played on the J♣9♦6♣8♥A♣ runout as the rich got richer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	2,700,000 400,000	400,000

Hyunsup Kim	1,650,000 600,000	600,000
Jovan Kenjic	Busted
Hael Al Labani	Busted

Tags: Hael Al Labani Hyunsup Kim Jovan Kenjic Yulian Bogdanov

11-13-2023 19:05 UTC+1

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kevin Roethlisberger jammed all in for 80,000 from the cutoff and the action folded to big blind Viktor Blom, who made the call.

Viktor Blom: A♥K♠
Kevin Roethlisberger: Q♣J♣

"I took a picture with this guy earlier this week, and now he is going to bust me," Roethlisberger joked.

Roethlisberger was right, as the K♣J♠5♣Q♥A♦ runout gave both players two pair, but Blom was awarded the pot with the higher one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,050,000 190,000	190,000
Kevin Roethlisberger	Busted

Tags: Kevin Roethlisberger Viktor Blom

11-13-2023 19:09 UTC+1

Amsellem and Eljach Continue Their Tussles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On the river of a board reading Q♠10♠10♦J♣6♠, Jacob Amsellem bet 111,000 out of the big blind.

"What do you have, a flush?" Omar Eljach in the cutoff inquired. Both engaged in some chatter back and forth, during which Eljach asked if ace-king was any good.

"Oh man, this is the best hand I had all day," Eljach added and folded a few seconds later.

Amsellem offered to show one card and Eljach picked the one on the left. Ioannis Angelou-Konstas was sitting the closest and flipped over the 2♣.

The guessing game then began and Eljach nodded when Angelou-Konstas put him on pocket kings.