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

Nov 14, 2023

Bogdanov Bad Beats Gicovanu; Alexandridis Gets Short

Christian Zetzsche

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

In the final hand before the break, Alex Keating in the small blind check-called the A♥3♥2♣K♦ turn and then called when Symeon Alexandridis bet 140,000 from an early position.

The 10♠ river was checked which Keating verified before he announced "I have an ace" and revealed the A♠6♠. Alexandridis sighed and tossed his cards into the muck.

At the same time on a different table, Yulian Bogdanov raised to 50,000 and then called a three-bet shove for around 675,000 by Marius Gicovanu within a few seconds.

Marius Gicovanu: J♦J♥
Yulian Bogdanov: 7♥7♠

The big stack was behind and didn't connect on the K♥Q♣5♣ flop or 2♦ turn. However, the 7♣ fell on the river and Gicovanu bowed out with a bad beat story to tell.

Tags: Alex Keating Marius Gicovanu Symeon Alexandridis Yulian Bogdanov

Nov 14, 2023

Desset Gets Huge Bluff Through

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Frank Visser

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

Eusebiu Jalba and Andrej Desset were heads up on the turn on 10♣3♦A♣5♣. Jalba checked and Desset made a 140,000 bet in the pot of 175,000.

Desset made the call and the K♣ river brought the fourth club on the board. Jalba checked once more before Desset shoved his 685,000 stack towards the middle. This bet covered Jalba by the smallest margin, and it brought him much despair.

Jalba tanked for minutes until eventually the clock was called. Before the end of his countdown, he verbally declared a fold. The players then agreed to show each other their cards.

Desset tabled 6♠6♦ for a stone-cold bluff and Jalba slammed the table while he showed he had been thinking about calling with AxKx for top two pair.

Tags: Andrej Desset Eusebiu Jalba

Nov 14, 2023

Bogdanov Finds a King to Bust Martinez

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David Salituro

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

Miguel Martinez moved all in for 375,000 from the small blind and Yulian Bogdanov called on the button.

Miguel Martinez: A♥3♥
Yulian Bogdanov: K♥Q♥

Martinez was ahead until the 4♠K♣6♠ flop gave Bogdanov top pair. Bogdanov improved to two pair on the Q♠ turn and Martinez was already drawing dead and wishing his tablemates good luck before the 6♦ fell on the river.

Tags: Miguel Martinez Yulian Bogdanov

Nov 14, 2023

Blom Departs; Benitez Doubles

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Viktor Blom was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and the chips were pushed to Alex Keating, who had rivered a set of queens on the K♣9♦7♣8♥Q♣ board with the Q♦Q♥ exposed. According to Serkan Kuru, Blom had defended the big blind with queen-nine to make two pair on his final hand.

Ruslan Volkov then opened to 60,000 in the next hand and Keating called from the next seat. Francisco Benitez pushed all-in for 325,000 and it folded back to Keating, who sigh-called.

Francisco Benitez: A♠J♦
Alex Keating: A♦5♦

The kicker played on the K♦6♠4♣9♥2♣ runout as Benitez leaped back into contention.

Tags: Alex Keating Francisco Benitez Ruslan Volkov Serkan Kuru Viktor Blom

Nov 14, 2023

Radicchi Emerges From Lengthy Tank to Bust Tkatschew

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 7♠10♣3♥7♦, Andrea Radicchi bet 315,000 from under the gun and Alexander Tkatschew called in middle position.

The river came the 3♣ and Radicchi bet another 335,000. Tkatschew then moved all in for 935,000.

Radicchi tanked for more than five minutes until he put in the chips to call. Tkatschew then turned over A♠10♠ for two pair and Radicchi slammed down J♣J♥ and shot out of his seat to give out a big fist pump as he sent Tkatschew to the rail.

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Andrea Radicchi

Nov 14, 2023

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Josh Noy

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

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Nov 14, 2023

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.

Tags: Lars Kamphues Martin Guerrero Troianoski

Nov 14, 2023

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.

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

Nov 14, 2023

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.

Tags: Alex Keating Leon Sturm

Nov 13, 2023

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.

Tags: Christian Rudolph Jacob Amsellem Lachezar Petkov Miroslav Salaj