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

11-06-2023 20:40 UTC+2

Julien Loire Eliminated in 6th Place (€38,800)

Calum Grant

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli opened to 1,200,000 from the hijack before Julien Loire three-bet to 5,000,000 from the cutoff. Predaroli moved all in for around 12,400,000 and, Loire committed his stack of 11,000,000 to set up the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Julien Loire: 8♠8♦
Alessandro Predaroli: A♣Q♣

Loire remained ahead on the J♣9♦6♦ flop and improved to a set on the 8♣ turn. Predaroli wasn't drawing dead as he outs to the flush. The 4♣ peeled off on the river to give Predaroli the winner and Loire bowed out in 6th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	24,000,000 12,000,000	12,000,000
Julien Loire	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Julien Loire

Level: 39

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

11-06-2023 20:53 UTC+2

Predaroli Only Fires One Bullet

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David Salituro

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff with Q♠8♠ and Angelo Marrone defended K♠5♠.

The flop came A♠K♣2♦ and Predaroli bet 1,100,000. Marrone called with his pair of kings and then checked the 2♣ turn.

Predaroli checked back this time and the 9♦ fell on the turn. Marrone checked for a third time, and Predaroli tapped the felt and surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	19,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Angelo Marrone	19,000,000

Tags: Angelo Marrone Alessandro Predaroli

11-06-2023 21:08 UTC+2

The Five Biggest Poker Scores of King's Resort Owner Leon Tsoukernik

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Calum Grant

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Leon Tsoukernik is a man of many talents. To some, he is an astute businessman who built Europe's largest cardroom at King's Resort, Rozvadov. To others, Tsoukernik is an art dealer with an unrivaled eye for detail. But under his many layers, Tsoukernik is a poker player with a penchant for high-stakes cash games and tournaments.

The fact Tsoukernik has more than $5.3 million in recorded live cashes, placing him third in the Czech Republic's all-time money list (according to The Hendon Mob) is a testament to his ability at the poker table. The King's Resort supremo trails only Martin Staszko, who banked more than $5.4 million for his runner-up finish in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the polarizing Martin Kabrhel, who has almost seven-times as many in the money finishes as Tsoukernik. Not bad for a poker-playing businessman.

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11-06-2023 21:11 UTC+2

Finally a Flop

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David Salituro

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola raised to 1,600,000 under the gun holding J♠4♠ and Angelo Marrone defended his big blind, sending them heads-up to the first flop the table had seen in quite some time.

The dealer turned over 3♣6♠J♦ and Di Nicola continued for 1,000,000 with top pair. Marrone snap-mucked K♥4♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	21,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000

Angelo Marrone	16,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Angelo Marrone

11-06-2023 21:12 UTC+2

Updated Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	23,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Angelo Marrone	19,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	19,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Alessandro Predaroli	12,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Tobias Peters	11,000,000

11-06-2023 21:17 UTC+2

Tobias Peters Eliminated in 5th Place (€50,500)

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Calum Grant

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Tobias Peters moved all in for 8,900,000 from the small blind, and Alain Saka snap-called from the big blind.

Tobias Peters: A♥5♦
Alain Saka: A♣Q♣

The J♣10♦8♥ flop was of no help to the Dutchman. The J♦ turn brought in some chop outs but Saka paired his queen on the Q♥ river to bring the tournament to four-handed play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	30,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Alain Saka Tobias Peters

11-06-2023 21:23 UTC+2

Di Nicola Takes a Stab on the River

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David Salituro

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Alain Saka limped in on the button, Angelo Marrone called in the small blind, and Ermanno Di Nicola checked his option.

All three players checked to the river on a board of 10♦A♠5♥4♣9♦ when Di Nicola bet 1,500,000. Saka quickly folded K♥8♣, while Marrone followed suit with K♣3♣ as Di Nicola took the pot holding J♦3♦ for just jack-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	32,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	20,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Angelo Marrone	17,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Alain Saka Angelo Marrone Ermanno Di Nicola

11-06-2023 21:23 UTC+2

Off to Break

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Calum Grant

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The four remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	30,350,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Angelo Marrone	20,600,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	19,300,000 700,000	700,000

Alessandro Predaroli	15,425,000 3,425,000	3,425,000

Level: 40

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000