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

11-06-2023 01:40 UTC+2

Labarile Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli opened to 350,000 from under the gun. But Vito Labarile three-bet all in for 915,000 on the button. Predaroli asked for the count, then called.

Vito Labarile: A♦10♦
Alessandro Predaroli: K♠Q♣

Labarile stayed ahead on the board 7♠3♦5♠8♥3♠, so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	7,300,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Vito Labarile	2,130,000 830,000	830,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Vito Labarile

11-06-2023 01:44 UTC+2

Gallo Doubles With Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The cutoff Gianluca Gallo and the small blind Ermanno Di Nicola's cards went on their backs preflop, with Gallo being the one at risk for 2,305,000 chips.

Gianluca Gallo: K♥K♠
Ermanno Di Nicola: J♦J♠

Di Nicola didn't find the jack he needed to eliminate Gallo on a board of Q♥8♦8♥6♣6♠, so Gallo secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	7,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Gianluca Gallo	4,930,000 1,430,000	1,430,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Gianluca Gallo

11-06-2023 01:45 UTC+2

Stranak Tries to Bluff Loire

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Julien Loire raised to 325,000 in the cutoff and Samuel Stranak called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♠2♣5♦ and Loire continued for 225,000. Stranak then raised to 650,000 and Loire called.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn and Stranak also checked the 9♣ river. Loire checked behind and Stranak instantly mucked his hand, allowing Loire to take the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	5,800,000 700,000	700,000

Julien Loire	5,300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Julien Loire Samuel Stranak

11-06-2023 01:49 UTC+2

Stepan Khachaturyan Eliminated in 19th Place (€7,400)

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Stepan Khachaturyan is the latest player to hit the rail, He was reduced to his last big blind after his AxJx could not leapfrog the Q♠Q♣ held by Juuso Luokkanen.

Two hands later, he put in his last 165,000 first to act. Elia Salerno and Alain Saka called from the blinds.

Action checked through to showdown for the final board to read K♦Q♦8♦A♦K♠.

Saka tabled 8x6x while Khachaturyan had 8x5x. Salerno had K♠4♦ and was the only player with a diamond and had the checkmark with his baby flush which marked Khachaturyan's departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Saka	10,500,000 300,000	300,000
Juuso Luokkanen	3,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Elia Salerno	3,800,000 200,000	200,000
Stepan Khachaturyan	Busted

Tags: Alain Saka Elia Salerno Juuso Luokkanen Stepan Khachaturyan

11-06-2023 01:54 UTC+2

Vito Labarile Eliminated in 18th Place (€7,400)

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Calum Grant

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
Gianluca Gallo	7,700,000 2,770,000	2,770,000
Vito Labarile	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Gallo Vito Labarile

11-06-2023 01:54 UTC+2

Desset Finds a Miracle Double on the River

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David Salituro

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
Stefan Fabian	3,800,000 700,000	700,000
Andrej Desset	2,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Stefan Fabian Andrej Desset

Level: 33

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

11-06-2023 02:05 UTC+2

Rivered Pair Good Enough For Fabian

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David Salituro

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
Stefan Fabian	5,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Samuel Stranak	4,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Samuel Stranak Stefan Fabian

11-06-2023 02:12 UTC+2

Gavril-Dorel Peter Eliminated in 17th Place (€9,200)

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Calum Grant

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.