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

09-22-2024 13:34 UTC+1

Brandl's Full House Sends Handula to the Rail

Sava Krink

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

PokerNews joined the action as Jan Handula went all in from the big blind with 63,000, facing calls from Alexander Brandl in the cutoff and Mitra Bapir on the button.

The players checked all the way to the river on a board of J♥J♦8♣8♥5♠. On the river, Brandl bet 80,000, but Bapir opted to fold. Handula seemed resigned to his fate, and the showdown confirmed it: Brandl revealed 5♣5♦ for a full house, while Handula's A♣K♥ was only ace high. Handula was eliminated, while Brandl added a significant boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Brandl	605,000 430,000	430,000
Mitra Bapir	250,000 49,000	49,000
Jan Handula	Busted

Tags: Alexander Brandl Jan Handula Mitra Bapir

09-22-2024 13:37 UTC+1

Troyanovskiy Shoves on Bonder, Shows a Deuce

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 16,000 in early position, Amir Bonder three-bet to 32,000 on the button, and Troyanovskiy called.

The flop came K♦J♦5♠ and Bonder continued for 22,000. Troyanovskiy then raised to 240,000, enough to put Bonder all in, and Bonder tanked for a minute before folding. Troyanovskiy flashed the 2♦ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	830,000 191,000	191,000
Amir Bonder	160,000 112,000	112,000

Tags: Amir Bonder Vladimir Troyanovskiy

09-22-2024 13:39 UTC+1

Muratovic Flipped Out

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nisad Muratovic was down to 35,000, which he tossed in from the hijack. Arash Karimkhanzand made the call in the cutoff before the rest of the table folded.

Nisad Muratovic: A♦10♠ All in
Arash Karimkhanzand: 8♠8♦

The Q♣6♣6♥ flop provided no help to Muratovic, and the 8♥ turn left him with no outs left to hit. The 10♥ river was useless against Karimkhanzand's full house, seeing Muratovic book an early departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Karimkhanzand	165,000 65,000	65,000
Nisad Muratovic	Busted

Tags: Arash Karimkhanzand Nisad Muratovic

09-22-2024 13:42 UTC+1

First Eliminations

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Zarhi	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted

Erwin Wiechers	Busted
Volodymyr Martynov	Busted
Maxime Large	Busted
Giovanni Petroni	Busted
Marian Kusber	Busted
Szymon Politowski	Busted
Simon Horlacher	Busted
Aydin Kuecuekyavuz	Busted
Stefan Scherrer	Busted
Gavril-Dorel Peter	Busted
Christian Bertu	Busted
Robert Dascalescu	Busted
Kamil Domagala	Busted
Oleksandr Shokur	Busted
Valentin Schramm	Busted
Zakharii Stetsiura	Busted
Benjamin Altun	Busted
Eyal Bensimhon	Busted
Hüseyin Arkun	Busted
Bogdan Roman	Busted
Patrick Brenner	Busted
Marius Kalfelis	Busted
Manfred Mueller	Busted

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09-22-2024 13:45 UTC+1

Zbucnovic Wins a Flip to Survive

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Srdan Zbucnovic moved all in for 120,000 under the gun and Alexander Brandl called on the button.

Srdan Zbucnovic: 7♠7♥ All in
Alexander Brandl: A♠9♠

Zbucnovic was racing for his tournament life and held on through the 2♥4♦6♦8♥6♠ board to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srdan Zbucnovic	250,000 95,000	95,000
Alexander Brandl	240,000 365,000	365,000

Tags: Alexander Brandl Srdan Zbucnovic

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

09-22-2024 13:49 UTC+1

Prize Pool

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The 3,509 total entrants built a prize pool of €1,039,014. The champion earns €115,350, while the top 12 finishers also earn a ticket into the €10,350 Main Event.

Place	Prize
1	€115,350
2	€80,150
3	€60,850
4	€47,250
5	€37,550
6	€30,650
7	€25,700
8	€22,050
9	€19,407
10-11	€17,425
12	€15,940
13-15	€5,590
16-23	€4,470
24-31	€3,615
32-39	€2,960
40-47	€2,450
48-55	€2,055
56-63	€1,745
64-71	€1,500
72-79	€1,310
80-99	€1,155
100-135	€1,040
136-171	€945
172-207	€874
208-243	€834
244-359	€805

09-22-2024 13:52 UTC+1

Brodersen Eliminated After Back-to-Back All-Ins

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Sava Krink

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

First, Andreas Brodersen lost an all-in showdown to Lishai Heshbon with A♦J♥ against A♥10♠ on a board of 9♠10♦6♠2♦5♥. In the very next hand, Brodersen moved all in from under the gun, and it seemed like he might steal the blinds as everyone folded. But Peter Kamaras, in the small blind, decided to call, and they went to a showdown.

Andreas Brodersen: A♣9♥
Peter Kamaras: 4♣4♠

Brodersen caught a nine on the 2♠9♠8♠ flop, but Kamaras had multiple outs for a flush or a set. The 4♥ on the turn sealed Brodersen’s fate, giving Kamaras a set of fours. Brodersen was eliminated, and Kamaras added to his already impressive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kamaras	620,000 40,000	40,000
Lishai Heshbon	130,000 35,000	35,000
Andreas Brodersen	Busted

Tags: Andreas Brodersen Peter Kamaras Lishai Heshbon

09-22-2024 13:55 UTC+1

Balli Takes Out Wuerfel, Decher Not Ready to Gamble

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christian Wuerfel moved all in for 118,000 in early position and Berkan Balli reshoved for 320,000 in the hijack. Action then folded to Ionut Decher in the big blind who tanked for a moment.

"Gamble," Balli told him.

"No gamble," Decher eventually said as he got out of the way.

Christian Wuerfel: A♠Q♠ All in
Berkan Balli: A♥K♠

Balli had Wuerfel dominated as the 8♠8♦7♦ opened the possibility of a chop. The K♥ fell on the turn to give Balli two pair, while Wuerfel was already drawing dead and heading for the exit by the time the 3♦ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Berkan Balli	450,000 240,000	240,000
Ionut Decher	240,000 182,000	182,000
Christian Wuerfel	Busted

Tags: Berkan Balli Christian Wuerfel Ionut Decher

09-22-2024 14:01 UTC+1

Patkovic Fails to Triple Up

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bosko Patkovic moved all in for 30,000 in early position and was called by Kai Polotzek in the hijack. Ferhat Yolci then rejammed for 119,000 on the button, after which the action folded back to Polotzek.

He weighed his options for a bit before finding a fold, leaving the other two to show down.

Bosko Patkovic: Q♦10♦ All in
Kai Polotzek: A♣Q♠

Patkovic's dominated hand turned a straight draw on 5♥J♣6♠9♥, but the 4♥ river bricked out for him to depart the tournament.

"You're a lucky guy," Polotzek told Yolci after the hand. "If we see a flop, you're out."