Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-02-2023 17:57 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Eray Teker	Busted
Sergiu Cornea	Busted
Thijs Hilberts	Busted
Traian Stanciu	Busted
Daniel Heredi	Busted
Zdenek Sedlacek	Busted
Arvin Vahdat	Busted
Fabio Rastelli	Busted

Jacob Sends One Out

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Marius Iftimia survived the bubble with only around 80,000 and moved all in from the cutoff. Carsten Jacob called in the big blind.

Marius Iftimia: A♦6♣
Carsten Jacob: 10♠8♠

Jacob made a pair on the 9♠8♣4♣ flop, and the board ran out K♥2♣ to send Iftimia off to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Jacob	500,000 314,000	314,000
Marius Iftimia	Busted

Tags: Carsten Jacob Marius Iftimia

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-02-2023 17:53 UTC+1

Strauss Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With 40,000 chips left after he paid the ante, Jared Strauss in the big blind found himself at risk against [Removed:446] in early position.

Jared Strauss: 10♦8♦
[Removed:446]: Q♥10♣

On 8♠K♠9♦7♣A♣, Strauss hit a pair on the flop to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:446]	270,000 57,000	57,000
Jared Strauss	104,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Jared Strauss

11-02-2023 17:49 UTC+1

Sultanem Hits the Turn to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Georges Sultanem was all in for 180,000, Patrik Zidek got his last 192,000 in the middle, and Matteo Orchide had both players covered and at risk.

Georges Sultanem: 10♥10♠
Patrik Zidek: A♥Q♣
Matteo Orchide: J♦J♣

Zidek took the lead on the 3♣Q♠2♣ flop with a pair of queens, but Sultanem spiked the 10♣ on the turn to make a set.

The 9♦ river awarded him the main pot, while Zidek took the side pot off Orchide.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Orchide	1,800,000 700,000	700,000
Georges Sultanem	480,000 130,000	130,000
Patrik Zidek	350,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Georges Sultanem Matteo Orchide Patrik Zidek

11-02-2023 17:45 UTC+1

Taborsky Busts in Double Elimination to Burst The Money Bubble

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Anthony Mahaut opened to 35,000 first-to-act and David Taborsky shoved for his last 256,000 from early position. Rostyslav Sabishchenko also went all in for around 600,000 from the hijack and action folded back around to Mahaut, who called to put both players at risk.

David Taborsky: Q♦Q♣
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: K♣K♦
Anthony Mahaut: A♥A♦

It was a clash of the three best hands in Hold'em. The board ran out A♠4♠3♥7♣5♦ — needlessly improving Mahaut's aces to a set for the double elimination.

Since Taborsky was the shortest stack, he was eliminated in 261st place and Sabishchenko secured a min-cash of €1,880.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Mahaut	2,000,000 1,835,000	1,835,000
David Taborsky	Busted
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Busted

Tags: Anthony Mahaut David Taborsky Rostyslav Sabishchenko

11-02-2023 17:35 UTC+1

"Why Are You Bluffing Me?"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Jones	900,000 454,000	454,000
Martin Kabrhel	140,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Nathan Jones

11-02-2023 17:15 UTC+1

Hand-For-Hand

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With 261 players remaining and 260 making money, hand-for-hand play has begun until the money bubble has burst.

All players who make the money will take home at least €1,880.

11-02-2023 17:12 UTC+1

Yang Runs Kings Into Aces to Set Up the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Guodong Yang was already all in for around 150,000 as Martino Cito and Michele Fratini built a side pot on a flop of 5♠3♦9♣. Fratini then moved all in for 500,000 in middle position.

Yang began posing for photos as Cito tanked for a minute before mucking, later saying he had two jacks. Yang and Fratini waited for other tables to finish their hands before turning over their cards.

Guodong Yang: K♠K♥
Michele Fratini: A♠A♣

Yang had run into the ultimate cooler as the board ran out 9♦6♣ to send him out two spots off the money.

Play is now going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Fratini	900,000 180,000	180,000
Martino Cito	700,000 350,000	350,000
Guodong Yang	Busted

Tags: Guodong Yang Martino Cito Michele Fratini

11-02-2023 17:08 UTC+1

Full Over Flush for Krause

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Cards went on their backs preflop between Rene Heinricher, at risk with approximately 165,000 chips in middle position, and Andreas Krause in the big blind.

Rene Heinricher: A♥8♠
Andreas Krause: K♦K♣

Heinricher's chair felt as he stood up on the flop 9♠K♠6♠, which gave him a flush draw but handed a set to Krause. Then the Q♣ on the turn didn't change anything.

"Yes!" finally shouted Heinricher when a fourth spade landed on the river. However, he didn't realize that it was the Q♠, which improved Krause's set into a full house.

When he finally realized he lost, Heinricher left the tournament area as he was eliminated.