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

09-22-2024 15:05 UTC+1

Paez Bombs River

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Arriving on a completed board of 6♠3♣4♥10♦10♥, with 250,000 in the middle, Raul Paez slid in a bet of 200,000 under the gun. Rostyslav Sabishchenko was in the seat next over and sat in the tank.

Eventually, he flicked in a calling chip. Paez tabled 3♠3♥ for a full house. Sabishchenko could only nod his head as he mucked his cards and cut out of the rest of his payment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	825,000 175,000	175,000
Raul Paez	800,000 252,000	252,000

Tags: Raul Paez Rostyslav Sabishchenko

09-22-2024 15:06 UTC+1

First Break

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After an eventful first three levels, the players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

09-22-2024 15:16 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Przemyslaw Szymanski	1,150,000 100,000	100,000

Marius Gicovanu	1,100,000 595,000	595,000
Maximilian Huber	850,000 705,000	705,000
Tomas Svec	800,000 250,000	250,000
Cosmin Nica	750,000 7,000	7,000
Raul Paez	750,000 50,000	50,000
Zoltan Vrancsik	750,000 398,000	398,000
Alberto Speranzoni	650,000 83,000	83,000
Bulent Belek	600,000 487,000	487,000
Or Nezer	600,000 530,000	530,000

Marek Hlavicka	550,000 270,000	270,000
Yunus Ekinci	500,000 420,000	420,000
Manfred Frick	450,000 349,000	349,000
Thomas Kirchner	420,000 229,000	229,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-22-2024 15:30 UTC+1

Elias Picks Up Kings to Decimate Fuege

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Yvonne Fuege moved all in from the button and Sali Elias reshoved in the small blind with nearly an identical stack.

Sali Elias: K♦K♣ All in
Yvonne Fuege: A♠9♥

Elias had woken up with kings and stayed in the lead on the 10♠5♣7♥10♣J♥ board to secure the pot. The stacks were counted down and Elias had 150,000 remaining, leaving Fuege with just 10,000 after paying off the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sali Elias	350,000 299,000	299,000
Yvonne Fuege	10,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Yvonne Fuege Sali Elias

09-22-2024 15:33 UTC+1

Schlage Secures Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kai Polotzek made it 30,000 to go in the hijack before he was three-bet to 115,000 by Raviel Schlage in the small blind.

After some thinking, Polotzek jammed all in with the bigger stack and received a quick call from his opponent, who put his stack of 265,000 at risk.

Raviel Schlage: J♠J♦ All in
Kai Polotzek: 8♦8♣

The J♣4♠5♠ flop brought Schlage a set, leaving Polotzek drawing dead when the 2♥ turn arrived. The 2♠ river upgraded Schlage to a full house, seeing him eclipse half a million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raviel Schlage	560,000 277,000	277,000
Kai Polotzek	420,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Kai Polotzek Raviel Schlage

09-22-2024 15:35 UTC+1

Betrix Doubles Another as Caputo Flops a King

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Manoe Betrix raised to 30,000 in middle position, Luigi Caputo moved all in for 200,000 in the hijack, and Betrix called.

Luigi Caputo: K♠Q♣ All in
Manoe Betrix: A♦J♦

The flop came K♥8♣10♣ and Caputo took the lead with a pair of kings. Betrix picked up a straight draw, but he couldn't catch up on the 7♠ turn and 8♣ river as Caputo doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Caputo	430,000 30,000	30,000
Manoe Betrix	200,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Luigi Caputo Manoe Betrix

09-22-2024 15:44 UTC+1

Shojaei Stuns Sedivy on the River

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥6♠5♠, Amir Shojaei moved all in from the button and Petr Sedivy called for 200,000 in early position.

Petr Sedivy: K♥10♠ All in
Amir Shojaei: 9♣9♥

Sedivy was ahead with top pair as the turn came the 4♦. The river, though, was the 9♦ and Shojaei spiked a two-outer to make a set and send Sedivy to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Shojaei	550,000 323,000	323,000
Petr Sedivy	Busted

Tags: Amir Shojaei Petr Sedivy

09-22-2024 15:51 UTC+1

Balli’s Straight Sweeps Two Ladies Out the Door

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Sava Krink

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With her last 10,000 chips, Yvonne Fuege moved all-in from early position. Sali Elias, seated next to Fuege, raised to 50,000, and Berkan Balli, from the button, re-raised enough to put Elias all-in, covering both players. Elias made the call, setting up a three-way showdown for survival.

Yvonne Fuege: A♠J♣ All in
Sali Elias: K♠K♣ All in
Berkan Balli: A♣K♥

The flop brought plenty of drama, showing Q♦10♦9♦, giving hope for multiple draws.

The turn came Q♠, keeping Elias in the lead with her pocket kings.

However, the river changed everything as the J♦ completed Balli's straight, knocking out both Fuege and Elias in a single hand. Balli scooped the pot and sent both ladies to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Berkan Balli	975,000 525,000	525,000
Yvonne Fuege	Busted
Sali Elias	Busted

Tags: Berkan Balli Sali Elias Yvonne Fuege

09-22-2024 15:52 UTC+1

Jeda Hero Calls Kajaia

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Irakli Kajaia and Ron Jeda were heads up on a turn of 4♥J♠J♣9♦, on which they both checked. Kajaia then moved in on the 6♦ river, adding 200,000 to the pot of 450,000.

Jeda spent some minutes in the tank before the clock was called on him. Near the end of his countdown, he tossed in calling chips and revealed A♠K♦ for ace-high.

His ambitious call was not rewarded as Kajaia triumphantly showed down K♥J♥ for trip jacks. He doubled up and left his opponent with just under 17 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Camphausen	1,200,000 833,000	833,000
Irakli Kajaia	850,000 565,000	565,000
Jozsef Dobos	760,000 507,000	507,000
Agon Daci	485,000 316,000	316,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	385,000 445,000	445,000
Yusuf Oezkacar	300,000 80,000	80,000
Ron Jeda	250,000 219,000	219,000
Dominique Potenza	210,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Irakli Kajaia Ron Jeda