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

11-05-2023 20:39 UTC+2

Sixes Are Sweet For Stranak

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

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-05-2023 20:49 UTC+2

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 20:50 UTC+2

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 20:54 UTC+2

Turjak Takes One From Wheeler

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Maxime Taldir

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

Jason Wheeler was in middle position when he raised to 80,000. He was called by Jan Turja in the hijack, and by Raoul Refos in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♣3♦3♥, and Wheeler continued with a bet of 95,000. Turk called, but Refos check-folded.

On the turn 9♣, Wheeler eventually checked, so Turjak took this opportunity to bet 205,000. Wheeler knuckled the table and fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Turjak	2,750,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Raoul Refos	1,015,000 215,000	215,000
Jason Wheeler	800,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jan Turja Jason Wheeler Raoul Refos

11-05-2023 21:00 UTC+2

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 21:01 UTC+2

Tantillo and David Chop

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Maxime Taldir

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

Fausto Tantillo shoved for 210,000 from the cutoff, and he was called by Cristian David in the blinds.

Fausto Tantillo: K♦5♥
Cristian David: K♥7♥

After the flop 8♦6♥J♦ and the turn 9♦, Tantillo was on the edge on elimination. But the A♥ came on the river to confirm a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian David	660,000 540,000	540,000
Fausto Tantillo	250,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Cristian David Fausto Tantillo

11-05-2023 21:03 UTC+2

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Faramarz Safari	Busted
Ionnis Georgopoulos	Busted
Giuseppe Milone	Busted
Stephan Klam	Busted
Thomas Foertsch	Busted
Iurii Kondrat	Busted
Gab Yong Kim	Busted
Christodoulos Agioploudis	Busted
Maor Zaharagi	Busted
Candido Cappiello	Busted
Jareth East	Busted
Gianluca Cabitza	Busted
Paul Craciunas	Busted
Levent Efe	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted

Adem Marjanovic	Busted
Saeed Rehman	Busted
Onur Gizir	Busted
Domenico Pediglieri	Busted
Carlos Lourenco	Busted
Siarhei Kaliankovich	Busted

Namhyung Kim	Busted
Deividas Butnoras	Busted
Christa van Berkel	Busted
Carlo Savinelli	Busted

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11-05-2023 21:06 UTC+2

Di Nicola Drags in Three-Bet Pot

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Calum Grant

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

Zeljko Maric opened to 90,000 from under the gun and was called by Ioannis Temekonidis from the hijack. Ermanno Di Nicola three-bet to 290,000 from the cutoff and both players called.

Di Nicola continued for another 380,000 on the 10♦9♥4♣ flop. Maric and Temekonidis quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	2,450,000 450,000	450,000

Shawn Stroke	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Ioannis Temekonidis	1,350,000 535,000	535,000
Zeljko Maric	1,300,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Ioannis Temekonidis Zeljko Maric

11-05-2023 21:09 UTC+2

Bussmann Doesn't Want to Look as Becker Busts Ott

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David Salituro

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

Stefan Ott moved all in for 320,000 under the gun, Marvin Becker reshoved for 810,000 next to act, and the table folded around to small blind Daniel Bussmann.

Bussmann tanked for a minute but ultimately gave up his hand, leaving Ott and Becker heads-up.

Stefan Ott: 10♣10♠
Marvin Becker: J♣J♦

Bussmann walked away from the table before the cards were exposed. The 10♥ came in the window and Ott hit a set, but it was followed by J♠9♦ as Becker made top set.

The board ran out 2♠4♥ and Ott was sent to the rail. Only then did Bussmann returned to the table.

"Didn't want to see the flop," a tablemate asked him.

"No. I don't want to know what they had," Bussmann replied.