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

11-13-2023 22:53 UTC+1

Dato and Rezaei Depart in Quick Succession

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 22:51 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 22:49 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 22:45 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 22:43 UTC+1

Benitez Doubles Through Alexandridis

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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 22:35 UTC+1

Tabacaru Wins Three-Way Pot Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ion Tabacaru raised to 55,000 and earned calls by Leon Sturm as well as Ruslan Volkov out of the blinds. It was Volkov who led the 10♠10♥7♦ flop for 50,000 and Tabacaru was the only caller.

After the K♦ turn, Volkov checked and Tabacaru bet 105,000, which won the pot without resistance as Volkov folded the 7♠6♠ face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Volkov	3,200,000 1,509,000	1,509,000
Alex Keating	2,350,000 500,000	500,000

Ion Tabacaru	1,550,000 750,000	750,000
Serkan Kuru	875,000 275,000	275,000
Leon Sturm	800,000 600,000	600,000

Viktor Blom	550,000 640,000	640,000
Symeon Alexandridis	525,000 435,000	435,000
Francisco Benitez	250,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ion Tabacaru Leon Sturm Ruslan Volkov

11-13-2023 22:30 UTC+1

Amsellem Hits the Flop to Crush Verhoef

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David Salituro

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

Miroslav Salaj raised to 55,000 in early position and Christian Rudolph and Jacob Amsellem both called. Leon Verhoef then moved all in for 550,000 in the small blind.

Salaj tanked for a minute before picking up his cards and slamming them down in the muck. Rudolph quickly folded, but Amsellem called.

Leon Verhoef: 8♦8♥
Jacob Amsellem: K♠10♣

The 10♥3♠9♠ flop gave Amsellem the lead with a pair of tens, and Verhoef couldn't catch up on the 6♣ turn or 9♦ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Christian Rudolph	900,000 100,000	100,000
Miroslav Salaj	750,000 950,000	950,000
Leon Verhoef	Busted

Tags: Christian Rudolph Jacob Amsellem Leon Verhoef Miroslav Salaj

11-13-2023 22:28 UTC+1

Bogdanov Does Not Let Up

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Frank Visser

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

Andrea Dato raised to 50,000 as first to act. Yulian Bogdanov then made it 150,000 to go from the button and only Dato made the call.

The flop of 8♠7♣7♥ was checked by Dato before Bogdanov continued for 72,000. Dato called and did so too for Bogdanov's 165,000 bet on the 7♠ turn.

The K♣ river then arrived and Dato checked for a third time. Bogdanov continued his pressure and shoved all in, for Dato's 510,000 stack effectively.

Dato thought about it for a good while before making the fold, extending Bogdanov's chip lead as it passed the five-million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	5,089,000 439,000	439,000

Andrej Cintula	2,175,000 425,000	425,000
Martin Guerrero Troianoski	700,000 175,000	175,000
Lars Kamphues	625,000 175,000	175,000
Andrea Dato	510,000 20,000	20,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	385,000 40,000	40,000
Andras Nemeth	285,000 175,000	175,000
Miguel Martinez	275,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Yulian Bogdanov

11-13-2023 22:25 UTC+1

Hallay Doubles Through Angelou-Konstas

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Axel Hallay had 465,000 out in front with a single T-25,000 chip behind and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas on the button then reraised to get the blinds out of the way.

"Can I take one minute?" Hallay politely asked and the Greek nodded, as did other players at the table while the event was on a pay jump. Ultimately, Hallay called all-in and they were off to the races.

Axel Hallay: A♦K♣
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: Q♦Q♥

The most classic of coin flips saw Hallay it two aces on the A♣A♠5♥ flop.

"Queen on the river," he predicted. The 3♣ turn was a blank and so was the 6♦ river.

Hallay survived and next to fall from the same table was instead Julian Märgner, who had secured the pay jump after an elimination on a different table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Hallay	1,040,000 555,000	555,000
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	600,000 500,000	500,000
Julian Märgner	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Julian Märgner

11-13-2023 22:16 UTC+1

Kassam Comes From Behind to Double

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David Salituro

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

Rehman Kassam had a three-bet of 225,000 in front of him from the button, leaving himself just 50,000 behind. Timo Kamphues in early position then moved all in and Kassam spent a few minutes looking at the tournament clock waiting for a pay jump before tossing in his last chips.

Rehman Kassam: A♥Q♣
Timo Kamphues: A♠K♣

Kassam wouldn't have to worry about the pay jump, as the Q♥J♠8♠Q♦3♦ board gave him trips and a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	2,300,000 225,000	225,000

Timo Kamphues	1,625,000 325,000	325,000
Hen Rosilio	900,000 775,000	775,000
Rehman Kassam	550,000
Anson Tsang	550,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Timo Kamphues Rehman Kassam