Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus Day 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-05-2023 19:16 UTC+1

Gallo Flops Quads; Bussmann Takes Top Spot

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Gianluca Gallo limped in from under the gun before Candido Cappiello made it 125,000 from middle position. Francesco Pagliazzo called from the button and Gallo also decided to stick around.

On the 10♣10♦10♠ flop, action checked to Cappiello, who bet 90,000. Both remaining players called.

Action checked to Cappiello on the 2♦ turn, and he fired out another 400,000. Pagliazzo folded but Gallo quickly committed his last 190,000.

Fits of laughter erupted as Gallo tabled his J♥10♥ for flopped quads, rendering Cappiello's A♣K♦ useless.

Also at the same table is Daniel Bussman, who has taken the chip lead and has a wide gap between his nearest rival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Bussmann	2,670,000 1,770,000	1,770,000
Candido Cappiello	1,025,000 375,000	375,000
Gianluca Gallo	900,000 548,000	548,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Gianluca Gallo Francesco Pagliazzo

11-05-2023 19:32 UTC+1

Wheeler Spikes the River on Kaliankovich

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Siarhei Kaliankovich moved all in for around 220,000 under the gun and Jason Wheeler called next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way.

Siarhei Kaliankovich: K♣Q♣
Jason Wheeler: Q♦J♦

The flop came 8♦5♦A♠ and Wheeler picked up a flush draw. The 3♣ turn was no help, and while Wheeler didn't hit his flush on the river, he did spike the J♣ to make a pair and send Kaliankovich to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	900,000 400,000	400,000

Siarhei Kaliankovich	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Siarhei Kaliankovich

11-05-2023 19:39 UTC+1

Sixes Are Sweet For Stranak

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Elia Salerno raised to 60,000 in early position before Samuel Stranak moved all in for 540,000 in the hijack. Salerno quickly called once action folded back to him.

Samuel Stranak: 6♠6♣
Elia Salerno: A♥Q♦

Stranak was flipping for his tournament life and watched as the dealer turned over K♥7♦2♣2♦4♥. The board was no threat to his pocket pair and Salerno handed over the double up to the WSOP bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	1,400,000 400,000	400,000
Samuel Stranak	1,100,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Samuel Stranak

11-05-2023 19:49 UTC+1

Marrone Spikes Two-Outer to Bust Craciunas

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paul Craciunas opened to 500,000 from middle position, leaving 70,000 behind. Angelo Marrone moved all in as the big stack from the small blind and Craciunas put the rest of his stack into the middle.

Paul Craciunas: AxJx
Angelo Marrone: 10x10x

It was a race, and Craciunas became the favorite after pairing up on the A♦K♥9♦ flop. The 4♠ turn brought him closer to a double up but he threw his hands in the air in disappointment after the dealer put the 10♥ river onto the felt. Marrone improved to a pair and saw his stack his the 2,000,000 milestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Marrone	2,000,000 1,852,000	1,852,000
Paul Craciunas	Busted

Tags: Angelo Marrone Paul Craciunas

11-05-2023 19:50 UTC+1

Levy Cracks Aces in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hertsel Levy raised to 100,000 under the gun, then called when button Juuso Luokkanen three-bet to 255,000.

The flop came Q♠8♠3♣ and Luokkanen bet 400,000. Levy then moved all in for 910,000 and Luokkanen practically beat him into the pot.

Hertsel Levy: Q♦J♣
Juuso Luokkanen: A♣A♠

Levy had run right into aces with more than 2,000,000 at stake. The turn was the J♥ and Levy suddenly shot into the lead with two pair.

The river was the 10♥ and Luokkanen was forced to hand over the massive pot, shaking his head as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hertsel Levy	2,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Juuso Luokkanen	850,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Hertsel Levy Juuso Luokkanen

11-05-2023 20:00 UTC+1

Refos Reshoves, Zullo Gets Away

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Iurii Kondrat moved all in for 160,000 in early position and Michele Zullo then raised to 550,000 in middle position.

Action folded to Raoul Refos in the cutoff who reshoved for 995,000. The blinds got out of the way, but Zullo tanked for several minutes before mucking.

Iurii Kondrat: A♥Q♣
Raoul Refos: A♠K♠

The flop was a disaster for Kondrat as the dealer turned over 4♠3♠2♠, giving Refos the nut flush. The board ran out 3♥K♥ and Refos sent Kondrat to the rail.

Zullo admitted he also had ace-queen and began playfully punching himself for raising instead of just calling.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Refos	1,500,000 485,000	485,000
Michele Zullo	550,000 438,000	438,000
Iurii Kondrat	Busted

Tags: Iurii Kondrat Michele Zullo Raoul Refos

11-05-2023 20:43 UTC+1

Salerno Turns Quads to Decimate Stranak

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Elia Salerno was all in for 740,000 from the big blind and up against Samuel Stranak under the gun.

Elia Salerno: 7♥7♣
Samuel Stranak: A♠Q♣

The players were off to the races, but Stranak quickly ran out of gas on the J♥7♦2♠ flop as Salerno flopped a set.

The turn was the 7♠ and Salerno made quads. The A♥ on the river was useless to Stranak as he handed over most of his stack.

Stranak doubled up a few hands later when he moved all in with Q♥J♥ against Hertsel Levy's K♠Q♦ and made two pair on the 2♠8♣Q♠J♣3♣ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hertsel Levy	3,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Elia Salerno	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Samuel Stranak	900,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Samuel Stranak

11-05-2023 20:47 UTC+1

Peters Joins the Big Stacks

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Cristian David opened to 100,000 from early position before Simon Buchta three-bet to 300,000 on his immediate left. Action folded to Tobias Peters, and he announced all in for around 1,650,000 from the cutoff. David got out of the way but Buchta committed the 600,000 he had behind.

Simon Buchta: A♦A♥
Tobias Peters: J♣J♥

The Q♥10♦10♠ was favorable for Bruchta as was the 10♥ turn. However, the J♠ river gave Peters a superior full house to seal the checkmark.

"Wow, what a river," chimed Peters. "What a river," he repeated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	2,700,000 1,820,000	1,820,000

Simon Buchta	Busted

Tags: Cristian David Simon Buchta Tobias Peters

11-05-2023 21:00 UTC+1

Plenty of Action on Table 138

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 125,000 from under the gun and was called by Bijan Soudmand on his direct left. Xhavit Berisha moved all in for 815,000 from middle position. Di Nicola reshoved and Soudmand folded 10x10x fo cards to go on their backs.

Xhavit Berisha: 8♣8♠
Ermanno Di Nicola: 2♣2♥

Soudmand was not happy about seeing the tabled cards as he would've been ahead. He would've scooped the pot as well as the board ran out with the 6♦5♥K♦K♥7♣. With Soudman out of the way, Berisha scored a big double.

Soudmand and Di Nicola continued to trade words after the the pot was pushed to Berisha.

The following hand, Shawn Stroke opened to 125,000 from the hijack before Zeljko Maric jammed for 475,000 from the cutoff. Ioannis Temekonidis called from the small blind and Stroke also matched the all-in bet.

The Q♣10♦3♠ flop checked through to the 9♦ turn. Temekonidis bet 200,000 and was called. The 7♠ river then checked through to showdown.

Temekonidis tabled 10♠10♥ for a set of tens which angered Maric, who furiously slammed his cracked A♦A♥ onto the felt. Stroke had A♠K♠.

"You go with me?" asked Temekonidis. Stroke agreed that if Temekonidis moved all in, he [Stroke] would've called. Temekonidis then seemed slighted by the fact that he had not collected Stroke's stack as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Temekonidis	4,000,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Shawn Stroke	2,100,000 600,000	600,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	2,100,000 350,000	350,000

Xhavit Berisha	1,900,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Bijan Soudmand	1,360,000 1,116,000	1,116,000
Zeljko Maric	Busted

Tags: Bijan Soudmand Ermanno Di Nicola Ioannis Temekonidis Shawn Stroke Xhavit Berisha Zeljko Maric

11-05-2023 21:05 UTC+1

Saidof Triples; Berisha Picks Off Di Nicola

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The other tables had already gone off on break when Eyal Saidof moved all in for 125,000 under the gun. Raoul Refos then raised to 250,000 in early position and Juuso Luokkanen called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣K♦6♥ and Refos bet another 85,000. Luokkanen called and both players checked the 4♠ turn.

The 5♥ fell on the river and Refos bet another 305,000. Luokkanen called with Q♥Q♠, while Refos showed A♦7♦ for just ace-high. Saidof turned over A♥K♠ for top pair as he tripled up, while Luokkanen took down the sizeable side pot.

At the same time at another table, Xhavit Berisha and Ermanno Di Nicola built a pot of around 900,000 heading to the river on a board of Q♣3♣8♥J♥A♥. Di Nicola then bet 700,000 in the cutoff.

Berisha, in the small blind, tanked for several minutes until he called. Di Nicola could only shake his head and muck as Berisha slammed down Q♦9♦ for a pair of queens.

"Professioanl," tablemate Shawn Stroke told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juuso Luokkanen	3,500,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Xhavit Berisha	2,500,000 600,000	600,000

Raoul Refos	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Eyal Saidof	400,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Eyal Saidof Juuso Luokkanen Raoul Refos Xhavit Berisha