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

09-22-2024 23:04 UTC+1

Carlos Fernandes Eliminated in 22nd Place (€4,470)

Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The board read 6♦J♦7♠2♠ when Carlos Fernandes was seen piling in his final 1,000,000 or so chips into a pot worth well over 2,000,000 against Daniel Trunk. Trunk had Fernandes covered as the players showed down.

Carlos Fernandes: 5x5x All in
Daniel Trunk: A♠A♣

Fernandes was drawing to just a five, which did not arrive on the 6♥ river, resulting in his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Trunk	7,700,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Carlos Fernandes	Busted

Tags: Carlos Fernandes Daniel Trunk

09-22-2024 22:57 UTC+1

Catalin Diac Eliminated in 23rd Place (€4,470)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Catalin Diac got his stack of 1,200,000 in from the cutoff against Viorel Gavrila in the hijack.

Catalin Diac: A♦Q♣ All in
Viorel Gavrila: 3♦3♣

Gavrilla flopped a set on 2♠Q♦3♥ and upgraded to a full house on the 2♣ turn. The 6♣ river helped neither player, resulting in Diac's exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	2,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Catalin Diac	Busted

Tags: Catalin Diac Viorel Gavrila

09-22-2024 22:55 UTC+1

Final Three Tables

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
81	1	Vitezslav Cech	3,600,000	30
81	2	Carlos Fernandes	2,650,000	22
81	3	Marco Di Persio	3,800,000	32
81	4	Daniel Trunk	4,600,000	38
81	5	Vaidas Siriunas	1,300,000	11
81	6	Przemyslaw Szymanski	5,400,000	45
81	7	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	2,200,000	18

81	8	Rene Maaz	1,000,000	8
94	1	Alberto Speranzoni	1,330,000	11
94	2	Enrico Linke	1,350,000	11
94	3	Georg Strebel	5,300,000	44
94	4	Daniel Kschammer	3,250,000	27
94	5	Antonio Menga	2,200,000	18
94	6	Kai Polozek	1,700,000	14
94	7	Stepan Budac	4,270,000	36
94	8	Dmitrij Fadeev	8,150,000	68

95	1	Ferdinando Costaglioa	1,600,000	13
95	2	Jozsef Dobos	2,900,000	24
95	3
95	4	Daniel Biclea	900,000	8
95	5	Viorel Gavrila	1,300,000	11
95	6	Catalin Diac	900,000	8
95	7	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	4,000,000	33
95	8	Maximilian Huber	1,800,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrij Fadeev	8,150,000

Przemyslaw Szymanski	5,400,000 250,000	250,000

Georg Strebel	5,300,000 800,000	800,000
Daniel Trunk	4,600,000 85,000	85,000
Stepan Budac	4,270,000 230,000	230,000

Rostyslav Sabishchenko	4,000,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Marco Di Persio	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Vitezslav Cech	3,600,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Daniel Kschammer	3,250,000 150,000	150,000
Jozsef Dobos	2,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Carlos Fernandes	2,650,000 920,000	920,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	2,200,000 600,000	600,000
Antonio Menga	2,200,000 400,000	400,000
Maximilian Huber	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
Kai Polotzek	1,700,000 750,000	750,000
Ferdinando Costagliola	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Enrico Linke	1,350,000 450,000	450,000
Alberto Speranzoni	1,330,000 830,000	830,000
Vaidas Siriunas	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Viorel Gavrila	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Rene Maaz	1,000,000 700,000	700,000
Daniel Biclea	900,000 200,000	200,000
Catalin Diac	900,000 700,000	700,000

09-22-2024 22:46 UTC+1

Ekinci Misses Out on Final Three Tables

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Stepan Budac raised to 260,000 under the gun before Yunus Ekinci committed his final 705,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Budac , who quickly called.

Yunus Ekinci: A♦3♥ All in
Stepan Budac : J♠J♦

No ace appeared on the 2♣6♦Q♥Q♦K♥ runout, sending Ekinci home while the other 23 players redrew across three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Budac	4,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Yunus Ekinci	Busted

Tags: Stepan Budac Yunus Ekinci

09-22-2024 22:45 UTC+1

Heshbon Falls Short of the Final Three Tables

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Sava Krink

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dmitrij Fadeev started the action from the cutoff with a raise to 275,000, and Lishai Heshbon in the big blind made the call.

When the flop came down 4♣6♠6♦, Heshbon checked to Fadeev, who responded with a bet of 250,000. After some deliberation, Heshbon went all in for 1,155,000. Fadeev took his time but ultimately decided to call. Heshbon’s expression soured upon revealing his hand, showing J♥3♥ as a bluff, while Fadeev turned over K♠Q♠ for king high.

The turn brought the 2♣, and the river followed with the Q♥, neither improving Heshbon's hand. As a result, he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrij Fadeev	8,150,000 4,650,000	4,650,000

Lishai Heshbon	Busted

Tags: Dmitrij Fadeev Lishai Heshbon

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

09-22-2024 22:21 UTC+1

Final Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

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

Twenty-five players remain, and they have been sent on a 15-minute break.

When they return, they will play one more level of 40 minutes before Day 2 of the €350 Opener concludes.

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Huber	2,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Richard Balogh	Busted

Tags: Maximilian Huber Richard Balogh

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 22:15 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