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

11-13-2023 14:05 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	1,800,000
Max Neugebauer	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	1,120,000 70,000	70,000
Axel Hallay	1,100,000 475,000	475,000
Vito Vella	1,000,000 70,000	70,000
Dario Sammartino	980,000 100,000	100,000

Kasparas Klezys	970,000 80,000	80,000

Yulian Bogdanov	920,000 41,000	41,000

Christian Rudolph	850,000 25,000	25,000
Andrej Cintula	800,000 200,000	200,000
Marius Gicovanu	780,000 50,000	50,000
Omar Eljach	750,000 130,000	130,000

Viktor Blom	750,000 30,000	30,000
Alex Keating	750,000 25,000	25,000

Maria Lampropulos	750,000 10,000	10,000
Borys Rozhanovskyi	650,000 125,000	125,000
Francisco Benitez	600,000
Dumitru Pora	600,000 82,000	82,000

Nacho Barbero	560,000 25,000	25,000

Jareth East	560,000 32,000	32,000
Daniel Montagnolli	510,000 295,000	295,000
Matas Cimbolas	480,000 354,000	354,000

Koray Korkmaz	470,000 174,000	174,000
Stephen Chidwick	400,000 130,000	130,000

Aaron Duczak	300,000 184,000	184,000

Unlucky Exit for Kovalchuk

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Hacine Chatteur tossed in a T-25,000 chip from the button for a raise before Olekssi Kovalchuk three-bet jammed his final 85,000 in from the small blind. Chatteur took a while but eventually called.

Oleksii Kovalchuk: A♦K♦
Hacine Chatteur: A♥5♥

Kovalchuk got his phone out to film the affair, but little did he know he would end up filming his demise. The 5♦3♥10♠ paired Chatteur up, and he would remain the only player doing so when the board ran out 4♥J♣.

Kovalchuk took his bad beat in good spirits and wished everyone good luck before leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hacine Chatteur	551,000 56,000	56,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	Busted

Tags: Oleksii Kovalchuk Hacine Chatteur

11-13-2023 14:12 UTC+1

Gessis Gets There Against Kunze

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jean Gessis check-raised the K♠J♠10♠ flop out of the small blind to 110,000 and Thore-Fabian Kunze called in the big blind, the third player in the hand folded.

Gessis then instantly bet the 4♠ turn for 150,000 with 19,000 behind. Kunze was shook and needed some thirty seconds before he shrugged, pushed in a stack worth 500,000 and Gessis called all-in.

Jean Gessis: A♠9♥
Thore-Fabian Kunze: Q♠6♠

Kunze had a single out for a straight flush to avoid a setback but the 4♦ river secured the double for Gessis.

"Good call preflop with the ace-nine off suit," Svajunas Seduikis said with a dry voice while Kunze then inquired whether or not his table neighbour had called a shove on the flop.

"I don't know," Gessis replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Gessis	700,000 244,000	244,000
Thore-Fabian Kunze	480,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Jean Gessis Svajunas Seduikis Thore-Fabian Kunze

11-13-2023 14:16 UTC+1

Cooler Spells the End for Peffly

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alex Peffly open-jammed for 97,000 chips from under the gun and the action folded to Vittorio Maugini in the hijack, who put in a three-bet to 175,000. The rest of the table folded, leading to a showdown.

Alex Peffly: Q♠Q♥
Vittorio Maugini: A♥A♦

Peffly's tablemates were rooting for some spades to appear, but none came on the 3♣4♣3♥ flop. The 9♠8♠ did not help the Brit either, and he was the latest to be eliminated from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	802,000 119,000	119,000
Alex Peffly	Busted
Ismet Oral	Busted
Christophe Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Alex Peffly Vittorio Maugini

11-13-2023 14:25 UTC+1

Zuraikat Shows Al Labani the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After an open in middle position, Hael Al Labani three-bet to 65,000 in the small blind and only Ramzi Zuraikat called in the big blind.

The flop came 5♠10♠J♣ and Al Labani continued for 30,000. Zuraikat then raised to 125,000.

"If you hadn't bet I would not bet. No, I don't have a flush draw," Zuraikat said as Al Labani tanked for several minutes.

"You have queens probably," Zuraikat told him.

"I call or go all in," Al Labani replied.

"All in is absolutely the right play. I have 390 remaining. You go all in and I drive back to Prague. Poker is an easy game," Zuraikat said.

Al Labani eventually folded. "Show ace-king," Zuraikat added, but Al Labani only flashed the A♠. Zuraikat showed him J♣J♦ for top set as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Zuraikat	570,000 170,000	170,000
Hael Al Labani	540,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Hael Al Labani Ramzi Zuraikat

11-13-2023 14:26 UTC+1

Strobel Flips to a Double

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrei Boghean raised before Adrian Strobel went all in for 138,000 from the seat next over. The action folded back to Boghean, who put in the call with the covering stack.

Adrian Strobel: 7♠7♥
Andrei Boghean A♣J♦

Strobel's sevens held on the 4♣Q♦2♦2♠10♥ runout, and he secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Boghean	460,000 40,000	40,000
Adrian Strobel	301,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: David Boyaciyan Miguel Martinez

11-13-2023 14:27 UTC+1

Klezys Shoves on Kenjic

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jovan Kenjic raised to 20,000 under the gun, Kasparas Klezys three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind, and Kenjic called.

The flop came 7♠3♥9♦ and Klezys continued for 45,000. Kenjic then raised to 135,000 and Klezys called.

Both players checked the J♣ turn before the 3♣ fell on the river. Klezys then pushed forward a stack of blue 25,000 chips, putting Kenjic all in for his last 350,000.

Kenjic agonized over the decision for more than three minutes before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasparas Klezys	1,200,000 230,000	230,000

Jovan Kenjic	350,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Kasparas Klezys

11-13-2023 14:27 UTC+1

Descultu Survives Again; Burlacu Doubles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Klas Krueger open-jammed for 164,000 and Robert Burlacu called all-in for fewer than that, all other players behind folded.

Robert Burlacu: A♠A♥
Klas Krueger: 8♠8♦

The 5♦3♠2♣10♦6♥ board brought no upset and Krueger dropped to six blinds.

Claudiu Descultu was then all-in with a similar short stack and in trouble, holding the A♦3♣ against Jacob Amsellem, who revealed A♥K♦. Descultu spiked a trey on the J♦9♥3♠A♣5♥ runout to double.

Moments later, Iman Ghashayar was spotted on the way out of the tournament area as his stack was pushed to Leon Sturm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,400,000 624,000	624,000

Omar Eljach	900,000 150,000	150,000

Jacob Amsellem	850,000 51,000	51,000
Robert Burlacu	250,000 108,000	108,000
Claudiu Descultu	230,000 14,000	14,000
Klas Krueger	46,000 107,000	107,000
Iman Ghashayar	Busted

Tags: Claudiu Descultu Iman Ghashayar Jacob Amsellem Klas Krueger Leon Sturm Robert Burlacu

11-13-2023 14:31 UTC+1

The Bubble Is Drawing Closer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Only 142 players remain and that means the money bubble is fewer than two dozen eliminations away in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Bickley	Busted
Philipp Zukernik	Busted
[Removed:435]	Busted
Mihai Niste	Busted
Paul Covaciu	Busted
Adel Boulhadid	Busted
Klas Krueger	Busted

11-13-2023 14:33 UTC+1

Pagliuso Wakes Up With Kings

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lars Kamphues raised to 20,000 in early position before Kuljinder Sidhu moved all in for 260,000 next to act. The table folded around to big blind Alessandro Pagliuso and he stuck in his last 151,000, while Kamphues folded.

Alessandro Pagliuso: K♦K♥
Kuljinder Sidhu: 10♠10♣

Pagliuso had picked up kings and was a big favorite to double up as the board came A♣3♥6♦Q♣Q♠, giving him the pot and leaving Sidhu on a short stack.