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

11-13-2023 22:43 UTC+1

Benitez Doubles Through Alexandridis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Francisco Benitez raised to 150,000 on the button with 25,000 behind and then called all-in when fellow shorter stack Symeon Alexandridis jammed out of the big blind.

Francisco Benitez: K♠7♦
Symeon Alexandridis: A♠9♥

The two live cards of Benitez struck on the K♦J♠8♣10♥9♠ board as he flopped top pair and rivered a straight to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	410,000 160,000	160,000
Symeon Alexandridis	355,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Symeon Alexandridis

11-13-2023 22:45 UTC+1

Angelou-Konstas Drawing Thin

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dario Sammartino had raised from the hijack and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas had called from the cutoff, creating a pot of 170,000. Sammartino then checked on the Q♦8♦K♠ flop before Angelou-Konstas made a bet of 135,000. Sammartino made the call and the 2♥ turn rolled off.

Sammartino checked again and Angelou-Konstas put in a bet of 200,000. Sammartino then put Angelou-Konstas all-in for 550,000 chips total, and the latter instantly made the call.

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: J♦10♦
Dario Sammartino: K♦2♦

Angelou-Konstas had a flush draw but it was nullified by Sammartino's higher flush draw, leaving Angelou-Konstas only with an open-ended straight draw.

However, the 6♦ river completed both players' flushes, meaning that Angelou-Konstas was sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,320,000 720,000	720,000

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Ioannis Angelou-Konstas

11-13-2023 22:49 UTC+1

Mateos Proves Too Sticky For Desset

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded to Adrian Mateos who limped in from the small blind. Andrej Desset then raised to 85,000 and Mateos called.

The flop came A♣8♦5♥ and Desset continued for 55,000. Mateos called to the 3♥ turn, where Desset bet another 180,000.

Mateos again called and the 5♠ fell on the river. He checked for a third time, and this time Desset checked back as Mateos turned over Q♥8♥ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,500,000 300,000	300,000

Jonathan Pastore	1,000,000 15,000	15,000

Andrej Desset	900,000 300,000	300,000
Eusebiu Jalba	820,000 20,000	20,000
Vivian Saliba	600,000 250,000	250,000

Armin Rezaei	400,000 450,000	450,000
Daniel Rezaei	310,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Andrej Desset

11-13-2023 22:51 UTC+1

Sammartino Leads the River on Hallay

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dario Sammartino and Axel Hallay were heads-up on a board of J♣7♠6♣7♥ when Sammartino led out for 80,000 under the gun.

Hallay then raised to 200,000 on the button and Sammartino called. The river was the J♦ and Sammartino fired out another 400,000.

Hallay gave up his hand this time as Sammartino took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,500,000 180,000	180,000

Hyunsup Kim	1,600,000 900,000	900,000
Vito Vella	1,400,000 285,000	285,000
Tamas Adamszki	950,000 600,000	600,000
Aaron Duczak	950,000 220,000	220,000
Axel Hallay	550,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Axel Hallay Dario Sammartino

11-13-2023 22:53 UTC+1

Dato and Rezaei Depart in Quick Succession

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Andrea Dato had carefully waited for a spot to get his chips in only to find his premium hand in pocket jacks dominated. Aliaksandr Shylko had the K♣K♦ and remained ahead all the way on the A♥4♣3♦A♣6♣ board.

Daniel Rezaei was next to fall. Having previously lost a showdown pot to Jonathan Pastore, he was in there for the last eight big blinds with pocket sixes. Eusebiu Jalba took the flop with the A♣K♦ and spiked one of the overcards on the K♥9♥7♠Q♠2♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eusebiu Jalba	1,275,000 455,000	455,000
Jonathan Pastore	1,225,000 225,000	225,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	975,000 590,000	590,000
Armin Rezaei	400,000
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Andrea Dato	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Andrea Dato Daniel Rezaei Eusebiu Jalba Jonathan Pastore

11-13-2023 22:55 UTC+1

Petkov Doubles in Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Christian Rudolph had opened from under the gun and Jacob Amsellem made the call from the next seat over. Lachezar Petkov then joined in from the small blind, as did Miroslav Salaj from the big blind.

The quartet saw a flop of Q♦9♥5♦, which got checked to Amsellem. He opted to bet 125,000, after which Petkov made it 350,000 to go. Petkov and Rudolph got out of the way before Amsellem went all in, covering the 885,000 chips in Petkov's stack.

Petkov snap called and the cards went open.

Lachezar Petkov: 9♠9♦
Jacob Amsellem: 6♦2♦

Amsellem's flush draw would be no good once Petkov's set became a full house on the 5♠ turn. The 8♠ river was meaningless, and Petkov overtook Amsellem in the chip counts by doubling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Salaj	2,500,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Lachezar Petkov	1,995,000 1,195,000	1,195,000

Jacob Amsellem	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
Christian Rudolph	810,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Christian Rudolph Jacob Amsellem Lachezar Petkov Miroslav Salaj

11-13-2023 23:01 UTC+1

Sturm Storms Off

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Leon Sturm got all of his 650,000 chips in from the button against Alex Keating in the big blind. Keating had the covering stack when the cards were flipped over.

Leon Sturm: K♠K♥
Alex Keating: A♣Q♣

The flop remained safe for Sturm with 9♠J♥6♠ appearing, but the A♥ turn spelled disaster for him. He could not hit a king on the 4♥ river and was consequently eliminated from the Main Event.

Keating apologized but Sturm told him there was no need, before swiftly departing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	3,300,000 950,000	950,000

Leon Sturm	Busted

Tags: Alex Keating Leon Sturm

11-13-2023 23:06 UTC+1

Mazza-Boussemart Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three ways to the K♥10♥3♣ flop, Jacob Amsellem checked out of the small blind. Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart in the big blind bet 75,000 and Christian Rudolph called on the button, Amsellem folded.

Mazza-Boussemart then bet 120,000 on the 5♣ turn and Rudolph jumped out of his chair, exclaiming "why do you attack me like this" in disgust to the Frenchman before breaking out in laughter.

He then explained that he mimicked the reaction of the Frenchman in previous hands while another player chimed in "you waited all day for this".

While the hand played out, Andras Nemeth departed from a different table to reduce the field to the last 55 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borys Rozhanovskyi	2,050,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Lachezar Petkov	1,900,000 95,000	95,000

Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	1,800,000 150,000	150,000
Miroslav Salaj	1,800,000 700,000	700,000
Jacob Amsellem	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Stephen Chidwick	1,150,000 465,000	465,000

Christian Rudolph	710,000 100,000	100,000
Anson Tsang	675,000 125,000	125,000

Andras Nemeth	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Christian Rudolph Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart Jacob Amsellem

11-13-2023 23:12 UTC+1

Kamphues Among Short Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Martin Guerrero Troianoski sat in the big blind and made a bet of 155,000 into a pot of 300,000 on the board of 4♣Q♠9♥5♠. His opponent was Lars Kamphues on the button, who made the call.

The 8♦ river then saw Guerrero Troianoski go all in for 240,000, followed by a quick fold from Kamphues, who was left with 13 big blinds.

Meanwhile, Raoul Refos and Pavel Binar have been eliminated from the field.