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

11-13-2023 19:30 UTC+1

Angelou-Konstas Picks Off Blom

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 7♦Q♦9♣7♠, Ioannis Angelou-Konstas bet 32,000 from the big blind and Viktor Blom called in the cutoff.

The river was the A♠ and Angelou-Konstas checked over to Blom, who splashed in a bet of 200,000. Angelou-Konstas spent a minute in the tank before calling.

Blom's cards quickly hit the muck and Angelou-Konstas showed 9♠6♥ for two pair to win the pot.

"I would never bluff you. You've called me too many times," tablemate Fabian Gumz told him after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	800,000 585,000	585,000
Viktor Blom	640,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Viktor Blom

11-13-2023 19:22 UTC+1

Amsellem Dethrones Eljach

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David Salituro

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

There will be a new WSOP Europe Main Event champion as Omar Eljach just hit the rail at the hands of Jacob Amsellem.

According to Amsellem, all the chips went in on the turn with the board showing 9♣A♠6♥A♦. Eljach was in the big blind had A♣4♥ for trips, but Amsellem, in early position, showed 6♣6♦ for a full house.

The river was the 5♦ and Eljach's run at a repeat came to an end, while Amsellem stacked up 3,000,000.

"Table captain," a tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	3,000,000 625,000	625,000
Omar Eljach	Busted

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11-13-2023 19:18 UTC+1

Rocco Valuebluffs Szekeres Out of the Main Event

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Frank Visser

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

The action was caught when the completed board of A♠Q♥K♠5♥K♦ was already dealt. Michael Rocco had bet 374,000 chips, exactly enough to put his opponent Carsten Szekeres all-in.

Szekeres pondered his options for a while before announcing "I can't fold". Rocco tabled A♦3♥ for two pair, aces and kings, and Szekeres had to show his 3♠3♣ for a daring herocall.

"I guess he's not folding an ace," Rocco dryly remarked after Szekeres had exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	1,775,000 575,000	575,000

Carsten Szekeres	Busted

Tags: Carsten Szekeres Michael Rocco

11-13-2023 19:09 UTC+1

Desset Makes Zhou Commit Last Chips

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David Salituro

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

Quan Zhou raised to 75,000 under the gun, leaving 18,000 behind, and Andrej Desset called in middle position.

"Time to gamble," Desset said heading to the Q♥J♠6♠ flop. Zhou checked, Desset tossed in a blue 25,000 chip to put him all in, and Zhou called off his last chips.

Quan Zhou: A♦7♦
Andrej Desset: 8♥8♦

Desset was ahead with his pair of eights as the 6♥ and 3♠ completed the board to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Rezaei	1,500,000 80,000	80,000
Daniel Rezaei	850,000 735,000	735,000

Vivian Saliba	750,000 550,000	550,000

Adrian Mateos	660,000 157,000	157,000

Andrej Desset	650,000 200,000	200,000
Quan Zhou	Busted

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	2,375,000 175,000	175,000
Omar Eljach	496,000 254,000	254,000

Tags: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Jacob Amsellem Omar Eljach

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 19:04 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 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 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 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