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

11-14-2023 15:50 UTC+2

Cohen Among the Next to Fall

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yehuda Cohen snapped a picture of his final hand before the dealer could rush away the board. The massage parlour owner from next door had turned top pair with the A♥5♣ but Denis Alimanovic got there with the 7♦4♦ for a gutshot and flush draw on a board of 9♦8♦5♠A♦J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Alimanovic	270,000 41,000	41,000
Yehuda Cohen	Busted

Tags: Denis Alimanovic Yehuda Cohen

11-14-2023 15:56 UTC+2

Gehrmann Coolers Cicekdemir

Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ertan Cicekdemir opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski made the call on the button. Michael Gehrmann then three-bet to 52,000 in the small blind.

Cicekdemir responded with a four-bet to 150,000, resulting in a fold from Smintanca-Januszewski and a call from Gehrmann.

The flop of 2♣7♣A♦ saw Gehrmann check, with Cicekdemir firing 75,000. Gehrmann then raised all in and the call was made.

Michael Gehrmann: A♠A♣
Ertan Cicekdemir: A♥K♦

Gehrmann's set of aces was in great shape ahead of Cicekdemir's top pair, with the Q♥6♣ runout cementing a massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gehrmann	1,320,000 885,000	885,000
Ertan Cicekdemir	286,000 -524,000	-524,000
Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski	185,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Ertan Cicekdemir Michael Gehrmann

11-14-2023 15:59 UTC+2

Double Knockout for Jedryczka

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A double elimination was announced for table eight and Ilija Savevski as well as Dennis Jung grabbed their belongings, while the chips were pushed to Andrzej Jedryczka.

According to Savevski, he got it in via three-bet shove with pocket tens and Jung had pocket nines. They were well covered by Jedryczka, who flipped with the A♥K♣. The A♣A♦3♦3♣2♦ runout left both shorter stacks drawing dead on the turn.

Moments later, Jared Strauss departed from one table over after losing a flip for the last eleven blinds with ace-king versus pocket tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrzej Jedryczka	900,000 270,000	270,000

Dennis Jung	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted

Jared Strauss	Busted

Tags: Andrzej Jedryczka Dennis Jung Ilija Savevski Jared Strauss

11-14-2023 16:02 UTC+2

Bise Scores a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kacper Pawlowski got it in for the last 77,000 with the A♦J♦ and Emil Bise called holding the 8♠5♠.

The K♦Q♠2♠ flop gave Bise a flush draw while Pawlowski had a broadway draw. Nothing changed with the 3♣ turn but the 7♠ river improved Bise to a flush.

Another two players departed right after as the field dropped to 44 hopefuls within the first hour of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Bise	500,000 281,000	281,000

Didier Naegely	Busted
Kacper Pawlowski	Busted
Jevgenijs Kritinins	Busted

Tags: Emil Bise Kacper Pawlowski

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

11-14-2023 16:08 UTC+2

"Ace-Queen Is a Monster"

Josh Noy

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Duc Tuan Tran and were heads up Jan Wieckenberg in early position, and all of Wieckenberg's chips in the middle.

Jan Wieckenberg: A♥K♣
Duc Tuan Tran: A♣Q♣

Wieckenberg was in great shape until the 6♣9♦Q♥ flop saw Tran hit top pair. Another Q♦ turn locked up the hand for Tran, with the 8♣ river sealing Wieckenberg's exit.

"Ace-queen is a monster" said Theodoor Woolschot, as Tran raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Tuan Tran	1,125,000 251,000	251,000

Jan Wieckenberg	Busted

Tags: Duc Tuan Tran Jan Wieckenberg Theodoor Woolschot

11-14-2023 16:09 UTC+2

Davenport Flips to a Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Gehrmann had just been moved next to current chip leader Duc Tuan Tran, who was then in the big blind. Matthew Davenport jammed for 87,000 and Tran asked for a count, then called.

Matthew Davenport: 5♠5♦
Duc Tuan Tran: 9♥8♦

The Q♦10♦4♠5♣7♣ board gave Davenport a set of fives for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Tuan Tran	1,050,000 -75,000	-75,000

Michael Gehrmann	950,000 -370,000	-370,000
Matthew Davenport	192,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Duc Tuan Tran Matthew Davenport Michael Gehrmann

11-14-2023 16:16 UTC+2

Cicekdemir Eliminated by Darie

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ertan Cicekdemir got it in preflop when Vlad Darie jammed out of the blinds and had the best of it.

Ertan Cicekdemir: 10♦10♠
Vlad Darie: A♥5♥

The A♦J♠8♠3♦K♣ board gave Darie a pair of aces and knocked out Cicekdemir.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	520,000 340,000	340,000

Ertan Cicekdemir	Busted

Tags: Ertan Cicekdemir Vlad Darie

11-14-2023 16:18 UTC+2

Skosples Runs Into the Nuts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bruno Skosples defended his big blind against an under-the-gun raise by Sefora Pop and check-called the 6♣5♦4♦ flop for 25,000. He then check-called the A♠ turn for 60,000 and jammed the 9♦ river for around 130,000, Pop snap-called.

"Nothing," Skosples declared and flung his Q♠7♥ for a busted straight draw towards the dealer. Pop showed her A♦2♦ for the nut flush and scored the knockout.

"I almost called preflop, I had ten eight of diamonds," Yuzhou Yin in the eight seat mentioned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sefora Pop	800,000 409,000	409,000
Yuzhou Yin	500,000 292,000	292,000
Bruno Skosples	Busted

Tags: Bruno Skosples Sefora Pop Yuzhou Yin

11-14-2023 16:21 UTC+2

Falkovsky Sends Seelentag Out

Josh Noy

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Felix Seelentag moved all in from middle position and found a call from Igor Falkovsky in the big blind.

Felix Seelentag: A♣5♠
Igor Falkovsky: A♠10♥

Seelentag could not make up any ground on the 2♦6♠4♦8♣10♦ runout, as Falkovsky improved to score the knockout.

Hyungwoon Kim also exited the tournament area from a nearby table as the tournament was trimmed to the final five tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Falkovsky	910,000 162,000	162,000
Hyungwoon Kim	Busted
Felix Seelentag	Busted

Tags: Felix Seelentag Hyungwoon Kim Igor Falkovsky