Event #1: €350 NLH Opener Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-22-2024 21:56 UTC+1

Budac Calls Polotzek With Ace-High

David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stepan Budac and Kai Polotzek built a pot of around 700,000 as they went heads-up to the turn on a board of 6♠6♥5♥Q♣. Budac then bet 190,000 in the cutoff.

Polotzek came back with a raise to 650,000 in the big blind and Budac called. Polotzek slowed down and checked the 3♣ river, and Budac quickly checked back.

Polotzek showed K♥10♦ for king-high as Budac slammed down A♦K♦ as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Polotzek	4,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stepan Budac	2,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Kai Polotzek Stepan Budac

09-22-2024 21:58 UTC+1

Strebel Ousts Jelenkovic

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Georg Strebel raised to 220,000 under the gun before he was Antonio Jelenković moved all-in from the small blind for 950,000.

Strebel made a quick call with the covering stack and the cards were revealed.

Antonio Jelenković: A♦J♣ All in
Georg Strebel: 9♠9♣

Strebel was the only one who made a full house on the 8♣2♠2♦2♣7♠ runout, seeing him win the flip and eliminate Jelenkovic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georg Strebel	4,500,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Antonio Jelenković	Busted

Tags: Antonio Jelenković Georg Strebel

09-22-2024 22:05 UTC+1

Cech Leads All-In

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rene Maaz raised to 210,000 from middle position and was called by Vitezslav Cech in the big blind. The pair checked through the 8♦10♦5♠ flop before Chech called Maaz's bet of 250,000 on the K♠ turn.

The 2♠ river then fell and saw Cech promptly shove in his remaining 900,000 or so.

Maaz folded almost instantly, surrendering the pot to his opponent, who eclipsed him in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitezslav Cech	2,000,000 350,000	350,000
Rene Maaz	1,700,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Rene Maaz Vitezslav Cech

09-22-2024 22:09 UTC+1

Menga Shoves on Costagliola

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Antonio Menga led out for 100,000 on a flop of J♥5♥7♦ and Ferdinando Costagliola raised to 225,000. Menga called and the 8♥ fell on the turn.

Costagliola then bet 325,000 and Menga moved all in for around 1,100,000. Costagliola flashed the J♣ as he mucked. Menga showed him the K♥ and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Menga	1,800,000 400,000	400,000
Ferdinando Costagliola	1,400,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Antonio Menga Ferdinando Costagliola

09-22-2024 22:11 UTC+1

Strebel Snaps Off Schumacher

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Georg Strebel raised to 210,000 in the hijack before Dirk Schumacher moved all in for 1,800,000 in the cutoff. Enrico Linke on the button tanked for several minutes and eventually folded, but Strebel snap-called once action went back on him.

Dirk Schumacher: K♦J♠ All in
Georg Strebel: A♦Q♦

Schumacher found no improvement on the 8♥6♠9♣8♠2♥ board as Strebel took the pot with ace-high to send Schumacher to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georg Strebel	4,500,000
Enrico Linke	1,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Dirk Schumacher	Busted

Tags: Dirk Schumacher Enrico Linke Georg Strebel

09-22-2024 22:12 UTC+1

Cech Ascends to Big Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Vitezslav Cech got his stack of 2,255,000 in from the hijack against Kai Polotzek in the big blind, and was at risk.

Vitezslav Cech: A♥A♦ All in
Kai Polotzek: Q♠Q♥

No ladies appeared on the 8♣4♠5♥5♣8♠ runout, seeing Cech's rockets hold strong for a huge double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitezslav Cech	4,660,000 2,660,000	2,660,000
Kai Polotzek	2,450,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Tags: Kai Polotzek Vitezslav Cech

09-22-2024 22:15 UTC+1

Three All-Ins, Two Sets, and Plenty of Draws

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Sava Krink

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action heated up when Przemyslaw Szymanski raised to 225,000 from middle position. Catalin Diac, seated in the cutoff, responded with a three-bet to 550,000. Without hesitation, Andreas Brunner went all in, prompting Szymanski to follow suit with his all-in move. This put Diac in a position to ask for a chip count before ultimately making the call, leading them to a dramatic showdown.

Andreas Brunner: A♥K♠ All in
Przemyslaw Szymanski: K♣K♦ All in
Catalin Diac: J♠J♥

The flop of K♥5♥6♥ was favorable for Szymanski, who flopped a set of kings, while Brunner found himself with a nut flush draw.

The turn brought the A♦, giving Brunner an additional draw for a full house with aces over kings.

However, the river revealed the J♣, crushing Brunner's hopes and sending him to the rail.

Szymanski, meanwhile, added a significant portion of Diac's stack to his own, making him one of the chip leaders in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Przemyslaw Szymanski	5,150,000 4,350,000	4,350,000

Catalin Diac	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Andreas Brunner	Busted

Tags: Andreas Brunner Catalin Diac Przemyslaw Szymanski

09-22-2024 22:18 UTC+1

Kschammer Takes Out Buelow

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Klaus Buelow moved all in for around 700,000 from middle position and Daniel Kschammer called in the cutoff.

Klaus Buelow: A♦3♦ All in
Daniel Kschammer: A♣K♥

Both players hit top pair on the A♥7♠4♥ flop, but Kschammer's king-kicker remained in the lead through the 8♦ turn and Q♦ river to send Buelow to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Kschammer	3,100,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Klaus Buelow	Busted

Tags: Daniel Kschammer Klaus Buelow

09-22-2024 22:19 UTC+1

Balogh Runs Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Richard Balogh had raised from the small blind and was put all-in by Maximilian Huber in the big blind. Balogh called off his stack of roughly 900,000 as the players showed down.

Richard Balogh: K♥Q♣ All in
Maximilian Huber: A♠A♦

Balogh could not crack the aces of Huber as the 9♥7♦5♦3♠9♠ board had him drawing dead on the turn. He frustratedly took his exit and headed to the payout desk.