Event #15: €550 NLH Closer | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-14-2023 18:01 UTC+2

Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski Eliminated in 22nd Place (€1,875)

Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski moved all in for his last 110,000 from middle position and was called by Yuhang Chen in the small blind and Vlad Darie in the big blind.

Chen and Darie both checked the 2♠4♥4♠ flop, with Chen checking again on the 10♠ turn. Darie fired 60,000 and was called to the 7♦ river. Chen checked again, folding after Darie continued for 90,000.

Darie showed K♠3♠ for a flush, eliminating Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski who wished everyone good luck as he tabled A♦5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	1,080,000 235,000	235,000

Yuhang Chen	280,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski	Busted

Tags: Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski Vlad Darie Yuhang Chen

11-14-2023 17:37 UTC+2

Otto Lemke Eliminated in 24th Place (€1,875)

Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Otto Lemke's short stack was in the middle and at risk against Prakash Schiefermueller.

Otto Lemke: A♦9♦
Prakash Schiefermueller: J♠J♥

Schiefermueller's pocket pair held through the 6♠8♦7♣6♥K♣ runout, ending Lemke's run in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prakash Schiefermueller	360,000 -32,000	-32,000
Otto Lemke	Busted

Tags: Otto Lemke Prakash Schiefermueller

11-14-2023 17:26 UTC+2

Darie Busts Wendlandt

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Henning Wendlandt raised to 40,000 and then called all-in when Vlad Darie pushed out of the blinds.

Henning Wendlandt: A♠Q♦
Vlad Darie: 9♥8♥

The suited connectors got there on the J♣10♦2♠7♦8♦ runout to knock out Wendlandt in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	850,000 350,000	350,000

Henning Wendlandt	Busted

Tags: Henning Wendlandt Vlad Darie

11-14-2023 17:24 UTC+2

Stanciu Knocks Out Pascucci

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Simone Pascucci raised to 115,000 from under the gun and Traian Stanciu called from one seat over.

Pascucci bet 50,000 on the Q♠8♥7♥ flop and Stanciu had already announced call before noticing the 25,000 behind for Pascucci. Those then went in after the 8♦ turn.

Simone Pascucci: K♥9♥
Traian Stanciu: A♦A♥

Pascucci had some outs with the flush draw but Stanciu improved to aces full with the A♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Traian Stanciu	1,300,000 825,000	825,000
Simone Pascucci	Busted

Tags: Simone Pascucci Traian Stanciu

11-14-2023 17:04 UTC+2

Pop Outflops Dirig

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Gael Dirig got his chips in the middle and was at risk against Sefora Pop.

Gael Dirig: K♠10♦
Sefora Pop: [QhJh

Pop was trailing until the 4♦J♠9♥ flop saw her find a pair, holding through the 5♠A♦ runout to eliminate Dirig.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sefora Pop	1,430,000 110,000	110,000
Gael Dirig	Busted

11-14-2023 17:00 UTC+2

Grecu Eliminated by Quads

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Cristi Grecu tossed over his entire stack in disgust when he was eliminated by Igor Falkovsky. Out of the small blind, Grecu was involved with the 7♣7♦ and Falkovsky's J♥9♥ hit not one, or two but all three remaining nines in the deck on the 9♣9♠2♠9♦5♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Falkovsky	900,000 -10,000	-10,000
Cristi Grecu	Busted

Tags: Cristi Grecu Igor Falkovsky

11-14-2023 16:57 UTC+2

Buijs Busts in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Theodoor Woolschot raised to 32,000 and Rens Buijs then pushed all-in for 237,000 in the hijack. Chip leader Duc Tuan Tran in the small blind called before Woolschot then moved all-in over the top.

"How much more is it?" Tran inquired and the all-in was for another 98,000 on top. It took nearly two minutes for the big stack to call, putting two players at risk.

Rens Buijs: 9♦9♠
Theodoor Woolschot: A♦K♦
Duc Tuan Tran: Q♥Q♣

"Oh, I am good!" Tran exclaimed when his two opponents had revealed their cards. However, it was Woolschot who got there on the K♣10♥8♣7♣10♦ board to almost triple up.

Buijs was eliminated and visibly upset, not by the outcome but by the "slowroll" of Tran.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Tuan Tran	1,200,000 150,000	150,000

Theodoor Woolschot	975,000 490,000	490,000
Rens Buijs	Busted

Tags: Duc Tuan Tran Rens Buijs Theodoor Woolschot

11-14-2023 16:54 UTC+2

Pop Keeps Climbing, Eliminates Yin

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Sefora Pop opened to 32,000 in early position and was called by Vlad Darie. Henning Wendlandt then three-bet to 132,000 before Samuel Mullur moved all in for his last 158,000.

Pop made the call, as did Wendlandt after Darie got out of the way.

Pop then moved all in on the Q♠6♠3♣ flop, with Wendlandt making a frustrated fold.

Samuel Mullur: A♠Q♥
Sefora Pop: A♣K♦

Pop had out-flopped Mullur and held on the 9♣7♣ runout to add more chips to her growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sefora Pop	1,320,000 235,000	235,000
Vlad Darie	470,000 -210,000	-210,000

Henning Wendlandt	385,000 -340,000	-340,000
Samuel Mullur	Busted

Tags: Henning Wendlandt Samuel Mullur Vlad Darie

11-14-2023 16:51 UTC+2

Darie Dismisses Lecomte

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

David Lecomte moved all in on the button and Vlad Darie called in the small blind.

David Lecomte: A♦9♣
Vlad Darie: A♣Q♣

Lecomte could not catch up on the 10♦6♦K♠J♣6♥ runout, which left Darie with Broadway to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	680,000 160,000	160,000

David Lecomte	Busted

Tags: David Lecomte Vlad Darie

11-14-2023 16:48 UTC+2

Woolschot Catches Up

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

An action flop of 4♥4♠K♠ saw all of Yuzhou Yin's chips in the middle against Theodoor Woolschot.

Yuzhou Yin: J♥4♣
Theodoor Woolschot: Q♠J♠

Yin's trip fours needed to dodge a spade, but the 2♠ turn saw Woolschot take the lead. The 5♣ river changed nothing, as Yin was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theodoor Woolschot	1,280,000 795,000	795,000
Yuzhou Yin	Busted

Tags: Theodoor Woolschot Yuzhou Yin