Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2023 WSOP Europe

10-31-2023 22:13 UTC+1

Palatzky Shoves on Cho; Jaros Also on the Rise

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♦7♥5♥, Wooram Cho bet 5,000 from the hijack before Marc Palatzky raised to 14,000 in the cutoff.

Cho called and both players checked the 7♣ turn. The river came the 8♦ and Cho led out for 25,000.

Palatzky then slid forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips, enough to put Cho all in for his last 30,000, and Cho quickly mucked as Palatzky moved up past 300,000 with that pot.

At an adjacent table, Patrik Jaros has also built a stack of around 140,000 on his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Palatzky	310,000 30,000	30,000
Patrik Jaros	140,000 140,000	140,000
Wooram Cho	30,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Marc Palatzky Patrik Jaros Wooram Cho

10-31-2023 22:10 UTC+1

Smuskovics Denied a Knockout Against Kim

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Vadim Kim repotted to 7,200 preflop for Daniel Smuskovics to call and they headed to the 7♦5♠2♣ flop. Once Kim bet the pot for a big portion of his stack. Smuskovics moved all-in and Kim sigh-called after plenty of consideration.

Vadim Kim: A♥Q♣J♥10♣
Daniel Smuskovics: J♣10♠7♠5♣

Smuskovics' two pair were way out in front, yet he had to settle for a chop on the 8♥ turn and 9♠ river runout to stay flabbergasted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smuskovics	85,000 5,000	5,000
Vadim Kim	35,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Daniel Smuskovics Vadim Kim

10-31-2023 22:05 UTC+1

Stefanelli Catches a Bluff to Beat Israelashvili

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Soon after their previous encounter, Bruno Stefanelli and Roland Israelashvili built a pot of around 30,000 on a completed board of 4♠K♠9♠6♣2♠.

Israelashvili, in the big blind, then led out for 20,000 as Stefanelli went into the tank from middle position. He eventually called and Israelashvili instantly mucked his hand, allowing Stefanelli to collect the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Stefanelli	110,000 35,000	35,000
Roland Israelashvili	20,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Bruno Stefanelli Roland Israelashvili

10-31-2023 22:02 UTC+1

Stroke On the Ropes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Five ways to a flop of A♦8♦8♣, Michael Rodrigues bet 2,500 on the button. He earned several folds and Shawn Stroke was the only caller.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn on which Rodrigues waved to see the stack of his opponent.

Rodrigues also checked behind the J♥ river and Stroke announced a jack, flashing the J♦10♠ only. Rodrigues had that beat with the K♦K♣Q♣3♦ for kings up and Stroke mucked, dropping to an even shorter stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	160,000 110,000	110,000

Shawn Stroke	10,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Michael Rodrigues Shawn Stroke

10-31-2023 21:59 UTC+1

Palatzky Leads; Stefanelli Gets Value From Israelashvili

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four ways to the 10♠4♦3♣K♣2♥ river, the action checked to Bruno Stefanelli on the button and he bet 15,000. Marc Palatzky folded out of the big blind whereas Roland Israelashvili reluctantly called from the under-the-gun position.

Stefanelli rolled over the A♦6♣5♣3♥ for the nuts and Israelashvili mucked.

Palatzky appears to be the current chip leader in the field with more than five and a half times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Palatzky	280,000 180,000	180,000
Bruno Stefanelli	75,000 25,000	25,000
Roland Israelashvili	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bruno Stefanelli Marc Palatzky Roland Israelashvili

10-31-2023 21:57 UTC+1

Boatman Fills Up to Bust Two More

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Barny Boatman has been on a tear so far on Day 1, and his latest victims were Aleksandar Stefanovic and Hok Yiu Lee.

On a flop of 9♦4♥Q♥, Stefanovic moved all in for 17,000, Lee got his last 30,000 in the middle from early position, and Boatman had them both at risk in the small blind.

Aleksandar Stefanovic: A♦K♠Q♦8♦
Hok Yiu Lee: K♥K♦J♣9♥
Barny Boatman: A♥5♠4♣4♠

Stefanovic had top pair, Lee had a pair of kings, but both were behind Boatman's set of fours. The 9♣ turn gave Boatman a full house, and neither Stefanovic or Lee could improve on the Q♣ river as Boatman busted both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	230,000 20,000	20,000

Hokyiu Lee	Busted

Aleksandar Stefanovic	Busted

Tags: Aleksandar Stefanovic Barny Boatman Hok Yiu Lee

10-31-2023 21:50 UTC+1

Recent Casualties; Re-Entries and New Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Rolli	50,000
Michal Schuh	50,000 50,000	50,000

Eran Carmi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Rasmus Tarbensen	50,000
Cailin Jin	50,000
Roland Israelashvili	50,000 50,000	50,000

Renji Mao	50,000

Damir Alidzanovic	Busted
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	Busted

Dario Alioto	Busted

Stylianos Kollatos	Busted

10-31-2023 21:47 UTC+1

Erbland Picked Off, Again

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Pierre Erbland, already on his third bullet of the day, built a pot of around 50,000 with Andreas Tomazou as they went heads-up to the turn on a board of 8♥4♣Q♥4♦.

Erbland then moved all in for 20,000 in middle position and Tomazou called on the button. Erbland had A♥7♥6♦3♦ for a straight draw, while Tomazou showed K♣K♦8♣3♠.

The river came the Q♠ and Erbland missed his draw, heading to the rail for the third time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Tomazou	120,000 120,000	120,000
Pierre Erbland	Busted

Tags: Andreas Tomazou Pierre Erbland

10-31-2023 21:39 UTC+1

Carmi Cannot Bluff Rcheulishvili

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up to the 8♥7♥4♠4♥ turn, Eran Carmi check-raised from 4,000 to 9,000 and Levan Rcheulishvili called in the cutoff. The 6♣ fell on the river and Carmi moved all-in with his short stack.

Rcheulishvili called and Carmi already gathered his belongings as he rolled over the K♣J♣8♠7♣. That was no good as Rcheulishvili held A♣A♦A♥10♥ for the ace-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	125,000 75,000	75,000
Eran Carmi	Busted

Tags: Eran Carmi Levan Rcheulishvili

10-31-2023 21:36 UTC+1

Tsang Doubles Through Eldabach

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Anson Tsang three-bet the pot and Dorel Eldabach came along as they headed to the Q♣7♣6♥ flop. Tsang bet 5,000 and Eldabach moved all-in to get a quick call by his opponent.

Anson Tsang: A♥A♦Q♦Q♠
Dorel Eldabach: Q♥10♥9♥7♠