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

11-06-2023 22:05 UTC+2

Forman Grills Samih

Chris Bean

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 20,000 in the middle on the completed board of 7♥4♦4♥A♥2♥, Miroslav Forman announced all in to put Tawfik Samih at risk for 23,000.

Samih went deep into the tank for over three minutes and elected to make the call. Forman tabled A♠J♥ for a flush, which was enough to send Samih to the rail who had flopped trip-fours with 4♣3♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Forman	151,500
Tawfik Samih	Busted

Tags: Miroslav Forman Tawfik Samih

11-06-2023 21:59 UTC+2

Viard Sends Stroke to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After Shawn Stroke opened to 3,000 from under the gun, Alexandre Viard called from the cutoff.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♥5♣4♥, and Stroke bet 7,500. Viard quickly moved all in, and Stroke snap-called with his last 23,700 chips.

Shawn Stroke: 10♦10♠
Alexandre Viard: Q♥Q♣

Stroke didn't expect to see queens in Viard's hands. The 8♥ came on the turn and the Q♦ on the river, and Stroke was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Viard	120,000 41,000	41,000
Shawn Stroke	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Viard Shawn Stroke

11-06-2023 21:55 UTC+2

Pascucci Has a Stroke of Luck

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Chris Bean

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a completed board of 5♣5♠2♣7♠6♦ and with 37,000 in the middle, Simone Pascucci moved all in for 39,500 from the small blind.

Shawn Stroke in the big blind went deep into the tank and made the call. As soon as Pascucci turned over his hand Stroke let out an expletive and said "nice hand!" and mucked his hand. Pascucci had 5♦4♣ for trip fives. As it was a showdown the dealer retrieved Stroke's hand from the muck and showed 10♣7♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Pascucci	116,000
Shawn Stroke	63,900

Tags: Shawn Stroke Simone Pascucci

11-06-2023 21:47 UTC+2

Pedersen River Shove Gets Balogh to Bail

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Chris Bean

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 18,000 in the pot on the flop of 9♥5♠2♣, Vincent Pedersen bet 4,500 from the small blind and was called by Andras Balogh on the button.

Both players checked the 3♥ turn, but Pedersen announced all in on the J♥ river and easily covered the remaining 24,000 chip stack of Balogh. The Hungarian didn't take that long to opt to fold and Pedersen grew his stack even further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Pedersen	131,200
Andras Balogh	24,000

Tags: Andras Balogh Vincent Pedersen

11-06-2023 21:40 UTC+2

Cligliano Doubles Through

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tamazi Skhirtladze opened to 2,500 from the hijack, then Alberto Cigliano three-bet all in for 13,100. The blinds folded, and Skhirtladze snap-called.

Alberto Cigliano: A♦J♠
Tamazi Skhirtladze: 10♠10♦

Cligliano hit a pair of aces on the 5♠A♠8♦7♦9♥ board, and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamazi Skhirtladze	55,000 55,000	55,000
Alberto Cigliano	28,600 28,600	28,600

Tags: Alberto Cigliano Tamazi Skhirtladze

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-06-2023 21:29 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Heinrichs	Busted
Martynas Brazdzionis	Busted
Massimiliano Zanasi	Busted
Dino Volkholz	Busted
Giuseppe Ruocco	Busted
Anthony Mahaut	Busted
Christian Duerschlag	Busted
Junhyoung Ki	Busted
Brett Bassock	Busted
Catalin Diac	Busted
Francesco Delfoco	Busted
Yann Lormel	Busted
Hertsel Levy	Busted

11-06-2023 21:25 UTC+2

Pudel Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nils Pudel bet 1,600 from the button, and was called by both players in the blinds. He asked for 1,500 on the flop 4♣J♦4♥, but was only called by Elia Salerno in the small blind.

Pudel fired a second barrel of 3,000 on the turn 6♦. but it was a bit too much for Salerno, who folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	62,000
Nils Pudel	19,000

Tags: Nils Pudel Elia Salerno

11-06-2023 21:16 UTC+2

Brazdzionis Hits the Bricks

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Chris Bean

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Martynas Brazdzionis was all in for his final 20,000 chips from the button and was called by Jeremy Pappano in the big blind.

Martynas Brazdzionis: A♠5♠
Jeremy Pappano: 8♥8♦

Pappano was ahead, but the flop of 7♠6♠2♦ gave the Lithuanian a flush draw. Brazdzionis gained additional wheel outs on the 3♣ turn, but the 9♦ was the brick that Pappano required to take down the pot and eliminate Brazdzionis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pappano	82,700 82,700	82,700
Martynas Brazdzionis	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Pappano Martynas Brazdzionis

11-06-2023 21:11 UTC+2

Lampropulos Takes a Chunk from Davenport

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Chris Bean

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 5,000 in the middle and the turn showing 7♣4♥2♣3♣, Maria Lampropulos bet 1,800 from the big blind and was called by Matthew Davenport in the cutoff.

The board got straightier and flushier on the 6♣ river and Lampropulos checked to Davenport who bet 5,600. The Argentinian responded with a raise to 25,000 which put Davenport into deep thought before relinquishing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Lampropulos	76,000 25,900	25,900
Matthew Davenport	73,900 73,900	73,900

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Matthew Davenport