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

11-14-2023 00:22 UTC+1

Montagnolli Runs Into Tsai's Bigger Pair

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Eric Tsai raised to 65,000 in early position before Daniel Montagnolli three-bet to 165,000 in the hijack. Tsai called and they went heads-up to the 3♥3♦5♥ flop.

Montagnolli continued for 105,000 and Tsai then moved all in. Montagnolli tanked for a minute before calling for his last 350,000.

Daniel Montagnolli: A♣5♣
Eric Tsai: J♣J♦

Both players had two pair, but Tsai was ahead with jacks and threes as the 3♣ turn improved both to a full house. The river was the K♥ and Tsai's pocket pair stayed in front to send Montagnolli to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tsai	2,200,000 700,000	700,000

Daniel Montagnolli	Busted

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11-14-2023 00:43 UTC+1

Duczak Has the Bigger Ace

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Aaron Duczak moved all in for 560,000 from the button and was up against Yulian Bogdanov in the big blind.

Aaron Duczak: A♦Q♥
Yulian Bogdanov: A♥10♦

Duczak had Bogdanov dominated and both players finished with trips on the 7♦A♠9♥A♣4♣ board. Duczak's queen-kicker played to earn him the double up through the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	5,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Aaron Duczak	1,100,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Aaron Duczak Yulian Bogdanov

11-14-2023 00:55 UTC+1

Kuru Spikes the Turn on Shylko

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ion Tabacaru raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Serkan Kuru three-bet to 245,000 on the button. Aliaksandr Shylko then moved all in for 320,000 in the small blind, Tabacaru mucked, but Kuru called to put him at risk.

Aliaksandr Shylko: A♥Q♣
Serkan Kuru: A♠9♠

Shylko was ahead going to the 6♦4♠4♣ flop. The turn, though, was the 9♣ and Kuru pulled in front with two pair, nines and fours.

The river was the 8♣ and Shylko was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serkan Kuru	2,300,000 835,000	835,000
Ion Tabacaru	1,800,000 150,000	150,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Ion Tabacaru Serkan Kuru

11-14-2023 01:10 UTC+1

Adamszki Wins Huge Pot off Kim

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Hyunsup Kim made a three-bet of 230,000 from the small blind. Adamszki complied with the extra chips and the two went off to a flop of 5♣4♣A♣, on which Kim made a bet of 155,000.

Adamszki made the call and did so too for the 345,000 bet from Kim on the 6♥ turn.

The Q♦ river then completed the board and Kim slowed down with a check. Adamszki chose to shove his stack of 1,615,000 in the middle. This put Kim deep into the tank, as he played around the same stack as his opponent.

Eventually, however, Kim let it go, forfeiting the massive pot to Adamszki.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	3,335,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Hyunsup Kim	1,600,000 2,260,000	2,260,000

Tags: Hyunsup Kim Tamas Adamszki

11-14-2023 01:12 UTC+1

Tsang Wins a Race

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Anson Tsang moved all in for 240,000 in the hijack and Miroslav Salaj called in the small blind.

Anson Tsang: A♠Q♠
Miroslav Salaj: 10♥10♦

Tsang was flipping for his tournament and hit the Q♣7♥6♦ flop, making top pair. The 2♥ and 5♦ completed the board and Tsang doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Salaj	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Anson Tsang	500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Miroslav Salaj

11-14-2023 01:14 UTC+1

Amsellem Spikes the Turn on Chidwick

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the hand after Anson Tsang doubled up, Stephen Chidwick opened to 65,000 in early position and Miroslav Salaj called on the button. Jacob Amsellem then moved all in from the big blind, Chidwick shoved for 1,085,000, and Salaj flashed a jack before folding.

Stephen Chidwick: 10♦10♠
Jacob Amsellem: A♦Q♣

The flop came 9♠2♠K♣ and Chidwick remained in front with his tens, but the Q♦ fell on the turn to give Amsellem the lead and leave Chidwick needing help on the river to stay alive.

He didn't get it on the 9♥ and Amsellem took the pot to send the bracelet winner to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	2,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Miroslav Salaj	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Jacob Amsellem Miroslav Salaj Stephen Chidwick

11-14-2023 01:25 UTC+1

Keating Bluffs It Off

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Ruslan Volkov in the small blind who raised to 65,000. Alex Keating called in the big blind and they went heads-up to the 6♠7♣7♦ flop.

Volkov checked to Keating who bet 100,000. Volkov called and the 7♠ fell on the turn.

Keating bet another 275,000 and Volkov again called. The river was the 6♥ and Volkov checked for a third time.

Keating then moved all in for 1,200,000 and Volkov took about 30 seconds before calling with 9♥9♣ for a full house. "Oh, wow," Keating said as he revealed 8♦4♠ and was playing the board. He gave Volkov a fist bump before making a quick walk to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Volkov	5,700,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Alex Keating	Busted

Tags: Alex Keating Ruslan Volkov

11-14-2023 01:28 UTC+1

The Last Champ Falls as Mateos Runs Into Queens

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shortly after doubling up Jonathan Pastore, Adrian Mateos was faced with a three-bet of 150,000 from Timo Kamphues on the button and moved all in for 600,000 in early position. Kamphues called.

Adrian Mateos: A♠Q♠
Timo Kamphues: Q♦Q♥

Kamphues had picked up queens to leave Mateos at serious risk of elimination. The 2♥10♦4♠3♦Q♣ board didn't provide him any help as Kamphues spiked the last queen to make a set and send the 2013 champion to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Kamphues	2,700,000 850,000	850,000
Jonathan Pastore	1,600,000 450,000	450,000

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Timo Kamphues Jonathan Pastore

11-14-2023 01:38 UTC+1

Lampropulos Calls Off Against Radicchi

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The other players were already standing up from their seats and getting ready for this table to break as Andrea Radicchi and Maria Lampropulos were still involved in a pot that went to the river on a completed board of 8♥A♥4♥5♥9♠.

Radicchi, in the big blind, bet enough to put Lampropulos all in for her last 300,000. Lampropulos tanked for more than five minutes before calling and turning over A♣10♠ for top pair. Radicchi, though, showed Q♥8♥ for a flush to send her to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	4,000,000 900,000	900,000
Maria Lampropulos	Busted

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Maria Lampropulos

11-14-2023 01:49 UTC+1

Rudolph Gets There on the Turn, Amsellem Spikes the River

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Christian Rudolph in the small blind who got his last 350,000 in the middle against Jacob Amsellem.

Christian Rudolph: A♥7♠
Jacob Amsellem: A♣10♥

Rudolph was dominated heading to the 3♠5♦Q♥ flop. But for the man who first popularized the phrase "it's always coming seven," it was no surprise that the 7♥ fell on the turn to give Rudolph the lead.

The river, though, was the 10♣ and Amsellem improved to a higher pair to send Rudolph to the rail.