Jason Wheeler opened to 65,000 from the hijack and found one caller in Xhavit Berisha in the big blind.
Berisha check-called a 55,000 bet from Wheeler on the 8♣J♣7♥ flop and a 155,000 bet from Wheeler on the 3♦ turn.
The A♣ completed the board and Berisha led out for 325,000, sending Wheeler into the tank.
Wheeler eventually put in calling chips and Berisha could only table 9♥6♥ for a busted straight draw. Wheeler turned over J♠J♥ for a set of jacks and collected the large pot.
Amato Landi moved all in from the button, having both blinds, including Martin Kabrhel, well covered.
Kabrhel had around 90,000 in the big blind and tanked for several minutes before Jason Wheeler called the clock.
"It's a five big blind shove," Wheeler said. Kabrhel eventually gathered all his chips in a bundle in his hand and pushed them in the middle.
Martin Kabrhel: A♣2♦
Amato Landi: A♥J♥
The 3♦10♠3♣ flop left open the possibility of a chop, but Landi hit the J♦ on the turn to leave Kabrhel drawing dead and heading for the exit by the 6♦ river.
On a board of 3♥4♣10♠A♦3♣ with approximately 115,000 chips in the pot, Nathan Jones in the big blind bet 350,000. In front of him, Martin Kabrhel in the cutoff went into the tank, as talkative as always. "How much is it? 350,000? I don't have it," he said.
While all the tables were waiting to start a new hand, Kabrhel took his time. "Why are you bluffing me? What do you want? Be honest," he asked again. "You will make the right decision," answered Jones.
After a few minutes, Jones called the clock. "You want it?" Kabrhel kept saying during the 30 seconds he had left while showing his stack. But he couldn't make a decision, so his cards went into the muck.
Amato Landi and Martin Kabrhel were heads-up on the river of a K♦5♣6♥10♠Q♠ with Kabrhel having one blue 1,000 chip behind.
Landi then bet 16,000 under the gun to put Kabrhel all in. "Ace-jack? Straight," Kabrhel asked.
"Are we in the money already? How much is in the pot, seven million? Only about 200,000, I think I can fold," Kabrhel added.
Landi, who doesn't speak fluent English, began talking to Kabrhel and Massimiliano Patroncini came over from another table to translate. "Ask him if he ever bluffs," Kabrhel asked Patroncini.
"Did he say yes? Si," Kabrel asked again before the clock was eventually called. "Okay Italy, this is for you. Presento," he said as he tossed his last chip to Landi.
Landi then showed 2♣2♠ for just a pair of deuces, showing that, yes, he can bluff. "Can I slowroll," Kabrhel joked before showing A♦K♥ to double up.
"Ask him why he's bluffing me," Kabrhel once again asked Patroncini as the large crowd that had gathered around the table began to dissipate.
The payout information has been displayed on the screens at the beginning of Day 2, after the total number of entries hit 1,729 through four opening day flights.
With over a hundred players eliminated so far, the 260 places in the money are getting closer and closer, and its minimum cash prize of €1,880.
However, what the remaining players are really aiming for is the first-place prize. The winner of the €1,350 Mini Main Event will receive a WSOPE bracelet, €300,000, and a WSOPE Main Event ticket for Day 1a, worth €10,350, resulting in a total prize of €310,350. The top 14 players will also receive a ticket for the WSOP Europe Main Event.
€1,350 Mini Main Event Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€310,350*
10-11
€29,120*
63-71
4€,235
2
€183,850*
12-13
€25,275*
72-80
€3,715
3
€136,750*
14
€22,375*
81-89
€3,305
4
€103,350*
15-17
€12,025
90-98
€2,975
5
€79,650*
18-26
€9,800
99-116
€2,715
6
€62,550*
27-35
€8,075
117-143
€2,510
7
€50,050*
36-44
€6,750
144-170
€2,350
8
€40,950*
45-53
€5,700
171-215
€2,055
9
€34,150*
54-62
€4,890
216-260
€1,880
*Payouts including €10,350 WSOPE Main Event Day 1a ticket
Levan Rcheulishvili and Davide Brancale went to the river on a completed board of 6♠J♦9♦6♥3♠ when Rcheulishvili bet 52,0000 from early position.
Brancale then moved all in for around 700,000 in the big blind, sending Rcheulishvili deep into the tank. The clock was eventually called and Rcheulishvili allowed the countdown nearly to reach zero before he called.
Brancale then turned over 3♥2♣ and Rcheulishvili slammed down A♠9♠ for nines and sixes as he got up from his seat and paced around the table. A few tablemates got up to give him a fist bump after that hero call that sent Brancale to the rail.
The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at the King's Resort in Rozvadov continues with Day 2 of Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event. The tournament began on Sunday, October 29 with Day 1a, and after four flights, a total of 1,729 entries were recorded with 461 players qualifying for Day 2.
Among them, Peter Kamaras is the overall chip leader, as he ended Day 1d with 1,264,000 chips. Joining Kamaras are eight other players returning on Day 2 with more than one million chips, such as Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu (1,183,000), Day 1b chip leader Viktor Lavi (1,164,000), and Day 1a chip leader Ihar Khursin (1,131,000).
€1,350 Mini Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Peter Kamaras
Hungary
1,264,000
126
2
Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu
Romania
1,183,000
118
3
Viktor Lavi
Israel
1,164,000
116
4
Ihar Khursin
Belarus
1,131,000
113
5
Salih Atac
Switzerland
1,087,000
109
6
Bernd Werner
Germany
1,068,000
107
7
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Ukraine
1,031,000
103
8
Adrian Martin
Romania
1,007,000
101
9
Tawfik Samih
Belgium
966,000
97
10
Artiom Poddubnii
Moldova
965,000
97
Out of the Top 10 but not far behind, 2022 WSOPE Main Event champion Omar Eljach filled his bag with 856,000 chips and will try to win another bracelet, after he took down Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max for €65,900. Brazil's Felipe Ketzer also qualified with a big stack (822,000), along with Fabio Peluso (797,000) and Jason Wheeler (720,000).
Closer to the average stack, Maria Lampropulos qualified with 387,000 chips, just a blind more than Juan Lamprea (375,000). Among the shorter stacks is 2019 EPT Monte-Carlo winner Manig Loeser (242,000) and 2023 PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko with 228,000 chips.
Omar Eljach
Day 2 will start on Level 16 (5,000/10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000) and end after Level 25. So ten 60-minute levels will be played today, with 15-minute breaks every two levels (30 minutes after Level 19). The payouts will be announced at the beginning of the day.
€1,350 Mini Main Event Entries
Day
Entries
Players Left
1a
263
66
1b
297
77
1c
399
110
1d
770
208
Total
1729
461
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this and every other WSOP gold bracelet event here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort.
