Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus
Day 2 Completed
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 WSOP Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,632,100
Entries
3,436
Level
42
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
418
Players Left
16
Dennis Magro Leads Final 16 in Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus of the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort in Rozvadov has come to an end with two tables left.
The 16 players remaining are the last ones out of a field of 3,436 entrants, which generated a total prize pool of €1,632,100. So far, they are guaranteed to win €9,200. But what they are looking for is the €200,000 first-place prize.
After Day 2, Germany’s Dennis Magro sits closest to that top prize as he finished the day as the chip leader, being the only one with 10,000,000 chips. Xhavit Berisha sits in second place with 8,650,000, followed closely by Ermanno Di Nicola (8,275,000).
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Magro | Germany | 10,000,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Xhavit Berisha | Kosovo | 8,650,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 8,275,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Alain Saka | Poland | 8,150,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Gianluca Gallo | Italy | 7,975,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Julien Loire | France | 7,125,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Cristian David | Romania | 6,300,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Samuel Stranak | Slovakia | 4,800,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 4,475,000 | 22 |
| 10 | Elia Salerno | Italy | 3,925,000 | 20 |
Including Di Nicola and Gianluca Gallo (7,975,000), a total of five Italians will return on Day 3, which represents one-third of the field. Even though their stacks are below average, Elia Salerno (3,925,000), Alessandro Predaroli (3,375,000) and the short stack Angelo Marrone (800,000) will still be in the competition to win their first WSOP bracelet.
Samuel Stranak already won one in Rozvadov two years ago, so with 4,800,000 chips, he'll try to win another one. Julien Loire missed out on a bracelet in 2022 in Las Vegas, finishing second. So tomorrow, he will have the opportunity to reach that last step starting Day 3 with 5,300,000.
However, a few other players will have the same goal as Loire, such as Alain Saka (8,150,000), Romanian players Cristian David (6,300,000) and Stefan Fabian (4,475,000), Finland's Juuso Luokkanen (3,525,000), Tobias Peters (3,400,000), Vadzim Lipauka (2,675,000), and Andrej Desset (2,200,000).
Event #5: €550 Colossus Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €200,000* | 8 | €23,350* |
| 2 | €115,000* | 9 | €18,275* |
| 3 | €87,000* | 10-11 | €14,474* |
| 4 | €66,000* | 12-13 | €11,500* |
| 5 | €50,500* | 14 | €9,200* |
| 6 | €38,880* | 15-16 | €9,200 |
| 7 | €30,000* |
* €10,350 WSOPE Main Event Day 1a ticket added
Day 3 is scheduled to begin on November 6 at 2 p.m. local time and play down until a winner is crowned. Play will resume with 27:12 remaining on Level 33, which features 100,000/200,000 blinds with a 200,000 big blind ante.
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Final Two Table Redraw
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 2,200,000 | 11 |
| 37 | 2 | Vadzim Lipauka | Belarus | 2,675,000 | 13 |
| 37 | 3 | Gianluca Gallo | Italy | 7,975,000 | 40 |
| 37 | 4 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 3,400,000 | 17 |
| 37 | 5 | Alain Deniz Saka | Poland | 8,150,000 | 41 |
| 37 | 6 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 4,475,000 | 22 |
| 37 | 7 | Samuel Stranak | Slovakia | 4,800,000 | 24 |
| 37 | 8 | Xhavit Berisha | Kosovo | 8,650,000 | 43 |
| 38 | 1 | Dennis Magro | Germany | 10,000,000 | 50 |
| 38 | 2 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 8,275,000 | 41 |
| 38 | 3 | Cristian David | Romania | 6,300,000 | 32 |
| 38 | 4 | Angelo Marrone | Italy | 800,000 | 4 |
| 38 | 5 | Elia Salerno | Italy | 3,925,000 | 20 |
| 38 | 6 | Alessandro Predaroli | Italy | 3,375,000 | 17 |
| 38 | 7 | Julien Loire | France | 7,125,000 | 36 |
| 38 | 8 | Juuso Luokkanen | Finland | 3,525,000 | 18 |
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000 | 2,800,000 |
|
8,650,000 | -350,000 |
|
8,275,000 | 975,000 |
|
8,150,000 | -2,350,000 |
|
7,975,000 | 275,000 |
|
7,125,000 | 1,825,000 |
|
6,300,000 | 100,000 |
|
4,800,000 | |
|
4,475,000 | -525,000 |
|
3,925,000 | 125,000 |
|
3,525,000 | -375,000 |
|
3,400,000 | -300,000 |
|
3,375,000 | -3,925,000 |
|
2,675,000 | -1,125,000 |
|
2,200,000 | |
|
800,000 | -1,040,000 |
Day 2 Closes
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The 16 remaining players have bagged and tagged their chips.
Full chip counts and recap to follow shortly.
Gavril-Dorel Peter Eliminated in 17th Place (€9,200)
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Gavril-Dorel Peter jammed for 1,975,000 from the small blind and after getting a count, Cristian David called from the small blind.
Gavril-Dorel Peter: 7♥5♦
Cristian David: A♦9♠
The Q♥6♣4♦ flop kept David's ace-high ahead but Peter picked up an open-ended straight draw.
Both players were begging the dealer to do right by them but the J♣ turn and 10♣ river favored David who held out to seal the elimination, which also marks the end of Day 2.
Play will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time on Level 33 with 27:42 still on the clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,200,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Rivered Pair Good Enough For Fabian
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
In a heads-up limped pot between the blinds, Stefan Fabian and Samuel Stranak checked to the river on a board of 6♣J♠Q♣Q♠5♥.
Fabian then led out for 250,000 and Stranak called. Fabian opened up 5♠4♣ for two pair on the river and Stranak mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
4,800,000 | -1,000,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Desset Finds a Miracle Double on the River
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Andrej Desset raised to 1,080,000, leaving himself just 30,000 behind, in the cutoff and Stefan Fabian called on the button.
The flop came 6♦K♥5♣ and Fabian put Desset all in. Desset turned around to look at what was happening on the other tables, then called the clock on himself. He eventually tossed in his last chips.
Andrej Desset: A♥5♦
Stefan Fabian: J♣J♦
Desset was trailing Fabian's jacks as the Q♣ fell on the turn. The 5♠ river, though, gave Desset trips and kept his tournament hopes alive.
"It happens," Fabian said with a smile as he handed over the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | 600,000 |
Vito Labarile Eliminated in 18th Place (€7,400)
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Gianluca Gallo opened to 320,000 second to act and snap-called when Vito Labarile moved all in for 1,850,000 from the small blind.
Vito Labarile: Q♦Q♠
Gianluca Gallo: A♦K♣
Gallo paired up on the K♠7♣3♦ flop and secured the pot and bust out after the 2♠ turn and J♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000 | 2,770,000 |
|
Busted |