Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-06-2023 17:58 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	25,000,000
Xhavit Berisha	13,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	10,000,000 100,000	100,000

Alessandro Predaroli	8,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dennis Magro	7,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tobias Peters	5,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Julien Loire	5,800,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Angelo Marrone	4,300,000 950,000	950,000
Juuso Luokkanen	4,200,000 50,000	50,000

Magro Tries to Float Saka

David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Alain Saka raised to 800,000 in the hijack with A♥6♥ and Dennis Magro defended J♦7♦.

The flop came 5♥9♥5♣ and Saka continued for 600,000. Magro called with jack-high, then led out for 800,000 on the 3♥ turn.

Saka had turned the nut flush and called to the Q♦ river, where Magro took another stab for 1,200,000. Saka then raised to 7,100,000 and Magro snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	25,000,000 3,725,000	3,725,000
Dennis Magro	5,900,000 3,775,000	3,775,000

Tags: Alain Saka Dennis Magro

11-06-2023 17:37 UTC+1

Play Resumes

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The finalists are back in their seat and play is back underway.

11-06-2023 17:31 UTC+1

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Tobias Peters	Netherlands	4,800,000	12
2	Alain Saka	Poland	21,275,000	53
3	Angelo Marrone	Italy	5,250,000	13
4	Ermanno Di Nicola	Italy	9,900,000	25
5	Alessandro Predaroli	Italy	9,600,000	24
6	Dennis Magro	Germany	9,675,000	24
7	Julien Loire	France	6,825,000	17
8	Xhavit Berisha	Kosovo	14,200,000	36
9	Juuso Luokkanen	Finland	4,150,000	10

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	21,275,000 275,000	275,000
Xhavit Berisha	14,200,000 200,000	200,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	9,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Dennis Magro	9,675,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Alessandro Predaroli	9,600,000
Julien Loire	6,825,000 325,000	325,000
Angelo Marrone	5,250,000 150,000	150,000
Tobias Peters	4,800,000

Juuso Luokkanen	4,150,000 350,000	350,000

Gianluca Gallo Eliminated in 10th Place (€14,474)

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gianluca Gallo jammed for his last 1,800,000 from under the gun and was snap-called by Dennis Magro from the big blind.

Gianluca Gallo: A♦6♣
Dennis Magro: Q♥Q♣

Gallo had one foot out of the door after the J♣K♥K♠ flop and his other foot followed as the 4♦ turn and 2♠ river confirmed his departure.

Gallo's elimination also confirms the final nine for the final table. The players have been sent on a break and play will resume in 20-minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Gallo	Busted

Tags: Dennis Maggro Gianluca Gallo

11-06-2023 17:07 UTC+1

Saka Decimates Gallo

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David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gianluca Gallo raised to 800,000 in the hijack and Alain Saka called on the button, as did big blind Xhavit Berisha.

The flop came 8♥Q♠7♥ and Gallo continued for 725,000. Only Saka called to see the 5♥ turn.

Gallo then checked and Saka fired out 1,200,000. Gallo tanked for several minutes until calling as the 3♣ fell on the river.

Gallo checked again and Saka bet 3,000,000 this time. Gallo once more took a few minutes before sliding in a call holding A♠Q♣ for top pair. Saka, though, turned over A♥10♥ for the nut flush to win the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	21,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Xhavit Berisha	14,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Gianluca Gallo	1,800,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Tags: Alain Saka Gianluca Gallo Xhavit Berisha

11-06-2023 17:03 UTC+1

Luokkanen Doubles, Then Gives It Right Back

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David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Julien Loire moved all in from the cutoff, having the rest of the table covered, and Juuso Luokkanen called for 4,300,000 on the button.

Juuso Luokkanen: A♠10♣
Julien Loire: 9♣9♦

Luokkanen was flipping for his tournament life but didn't find any help on the 3♣7♥J♠ flop. The turn, though, brought the A♣ and Luokkanen pulled in front with a pair of aces.

The river was the 8♥ and Luokkanen survived to double up.

A few hands later, Luokkanen raised pre-flop, then called when Ermanno Di Nicola moved all in for 4,450,000 on the button.

Ermanno Di Nicola: A♥K♦
Juuso Luokkanen: K♠Q♣

Luokkanen found himself dominated as the board came 7♠9♦2♣3♥4♦, earing Di Nicola the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	8,800,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Julien Loire	6,500,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Juuso Luokkanen	4,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Julien Loire Juuso Luokkanen

11-06-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Marrone Doubles Off Predaroli

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David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Angelo Marrone moved all in for 2,525,000 in the cutoff and Alessandro Predaroli called on the button. "Aces," Predaroli joked with Loire, but Loire folded this time leaving Predaroli heads-up with Marrone.

Angelo Marrone: 8♣8♦
Alessandro Predaroli: 7♠7♣

Marrone showed a higher pocket pair as the board came A♣K♠J♦Q♣J♣, keeping his eights in front and earning him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	9,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Angelo Marrone	5,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Angelo Marrone

11-06-2023 16:55 UTC+1

Cristian David Eliminated in 11th Place (€14,474)

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David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Cristian David moved all in for 2,025,000 in the cutoff and Alessandro Predaroli called in the small blind. Julien Loire then reshoved in the big blind and Predaroli folded.

Cristian David: 8♦8♥
Julien Loire: A♥A♠

"Unbelievable," David said in disgust upon seeing Loire's aces. The flop came A♣6♣4♥ and Loire made top set to leave David drawing incredibly thin to avoid elimination.

The board ran out Q♥2♦ and David was eliminated in 11th place. Predaroli then told Loire he folded ace-ten, indicating Loire had hit the last ace in the deck.

"And I flopped a set," Loire said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	12,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Julien Loire	12,000,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Cristian David	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Cristian David Julien Loire

11-06-2023 16:55 UTC+1

Samuel Stranak Eliminated in 13th Place (€11,500); Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 12th Place (€11,500)

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Xhavit Berisha opened to 700,000 from under the gun. Stefan Fabian moved all in for 5,000,000 from the small blind. Samuel Stranak was forced all in from the big blind.

Samuel Stranak: Q♦5♠
Stefan Fabian: J♦J♣
Xhavit Berisha: K♦K♣

Berisha was the favorite to seal the double bust out, and that's exactly what happened as his kings remained best following the 7♣8♦2♦4♦A♠ runout.