Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-max Day 1 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-06-2023 17:33 UTC+2

Caballo Pena Squeezes and Takes the Pot

Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Vasileios Tsaknis opened to 700 from the cutoff, and he was called by Patrick Baranyai on the button, and by Massimiliano Zanasi in the small blind.

But Francisco Caballo Pena decided to squeeze to 3,500 from the big blind. Nothing to worry Tsaknis, who called, as well as Zanasi, but Baranyai folded.

On the flop 3♥Q♣3♣, Caballo Pena continued with a bet of 3,500. After a few seconds, Tsaknis called, while Zanasi check-folded.

Caballo Pena and Tsaknis checked the turn 8♥. However, when Caballo checked again the river A♦, Tsaknis bet 5,500. But Caballo Pena snap-called with A♠10♠ for a top pair, while Tsaknis only had 2♣2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Caballo Pena	56,500 56,500	56,500
Patrick Baranyai	38,500 38,500	38,500
Massimiliano Zanasi	38,000 38,000	38,000
Vasileios Tsaknis	27,000

Tags: Francisco Caballo Pena Massimiliano Zanasi Patrick Baranyai Vasileios Tsaknis

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

11-06-2023 17:22 UTC+2

Top Pair For Hodaj

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a three-way pot, everybody checked on the flop 3♣J♦9♣. But on the turn 8♥, Besmir Hodaj bet 600 from the cutoff. Arvin Vahdat called from the big blind, while the third player in the hijack folded.

The 4♣ came on the river, and Hodaj fired a second barrel of 1,500. Vahdat quickly called, but had to muck his cards after Hodaj showed J♠10♠ for a top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Besmir Hodaj	53,000 53,000	53,000

Arvin Vahdat	21,300 21,300	21,300

Tags: Arvin Vahdat Besmir Hodaj

11-06-2023 17:17 UTC+2

Humphrey Receives Chip Injection

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Chris Bean

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jonathan Humphrey bet 500 from the cutoff and was called by Aleksandar Tomovic in the small blind and Yehor Shumeiko in the big blind.

All three players checked the Q♣4♦3♠ flop, but Humphrey made the delayed continuation bet on the K♦ turn for 1,000. Tomovic raised to 2,500 which got Shumeiko to fold and the Brit called.

The 6♠ completed the board and Humphrey bet 2,900. Tomovic called and Humphrey tabled 6♦3♦ for a rivered two pair which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Humphrey	50,100 10,100	10,100
Yehor Shumeiko	41,300 41,300	41,300
Aleksandar Tomovic	33,400 33,400	33,400

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Jonathan Humphrey Yehor Shumeiko

11-06-2023 17:04 UTC+2

A First Small Pot for Turchi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Right after the table opened, Lars Garp raised to 600 from under the gun. Virgile Turchi called from the cutoff, and Michael Horn called from the button too.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♣6♠2♥, but nobody took the risk to bet. On the turn 8♠, all three of them waited a few seconds to make a decision, but once again, they checked. The 3♣ didn't change anything, so they kept checking.

All together, they flipped their cards. Gary showed Q♣10♥ for a queen-high. But Turchi had 4♠4♣. Thanks to this small pair, he won his first hand of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	41,500 41,500	41,500
Michael Horn	41,000 41,000	41,000
Lars Garp	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Lars Garp Michael Horn Virgile Turchi

11-06-2023 17:04 UTC+2

Waki Confuses Ufano

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Chris Bean

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The floor was called to table 98 as a befuddled Jorge Ufano in the hijack was staring down Yasuhiro Waki in the cutoff. Waki moved all in for 36,100 on the completed board of 8♥7♣3♥5♦K♣, with only 11,000 chips in the middle.

The floor staff began a 30-second countdown and Ufano continued to stare down Waki who remained as still as a rock. Ufano folded with four seconds left and Waki took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasuhiro Waki	47,100 47,100	47,100
Jorge Ufano	36,400 36,400	36,400

Tags: Jorge Ufano Yasuhiro Waki

11-06-2023 16:54 UTC+2

Koloszar Check-Raises on the Turn

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Moments after Vivian Saliba sat down and took a selfie to announce her arrival on Instagram, Khalil Youssafi at her table opened to 500 from under the gun. He was only called by Daniel Koloszar in the big blind.

On a flop of 2♦9♣6♦, both players decided to check, so they moved on to the turn A♦.

This time, Youssafi threw a red chip worth 1,000 in front of him. But Koloszar check-raised to 2,400. Youssafi quickly folded, revealing A♣8♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Koloszar	47,000 47,000	47,000
Vivian Saliba	40,000 40,000	40,000

Khalil Youssafi	35,500 35,500	35,500

Tags: Daniel Koloszar Khalil Youssafi Vivian Saliba

11-06-2023 16:49 UTC+2

Merfeldas Gets Paid by Tsaknis

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Chris Bean

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 16,000 in the middle on the completed board of J♣7♣6♥8♦K♠, Arvydas Merfeldas in the cutoff made a near pot-sized bet of 15,500.

Vasileios Tsaknis went into the tank and eventually made a sigh-call throwing in a solitary chip. He saw bad news however as the Lithuanian tabled 7♦7♥ for a flopped set which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arvydas Merfeldas	72,000
Vasileios Tsaknis	27,000

Tags: Arvydas Merfeldas Vasileios Tsaknis

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

11-06-2023 16:34 UTC+2

Buijs Doubles Leaving Dirlewanger Short

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Chris Bean

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With 18,000 in the middle on the turn with a board of 10♣7♦3♦9♠, Rens Buijs bet 8,500 from the hijack and was met with a shove from Leandro Dirlewanger in the big blind. Bujis called for his tournament life without hesitation for 21,400 chips.

Rens Buijs: J♥8♥
Leandro Dirlewanger: Q♣Q♦

Buijs made a straight on the turn and Dirlewanger was drawing dead. The inconsequential 6♠ completed the board and Bujis enjoyed an early double-up whilst Dirlewanger is left with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rens Buijs	81,000 81,000	81,000
Leandro Dirlewanger	3,200 3,200	3,200

Tags: Leandro Dirlewanger Rens Bujis