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

09-22-2024 16:26 UTC+1

Vunderer Holds On to Leave Ionita on Fumes

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Jan Vunderer bet 50,000 on a flop of J♠6♠5♦ and Stefan Ionita raised to 140,000. Vunderer then moved all in for 420,000 and Ionita snap-called.

Jan Vunderer: A♠A♥ All in
Stefan Ionita: 9♠8♠

Vunderer was ahead with his aces, while Ionita was on a flush draw. The 4♣ turn was safe for Vunderer, while the river was the 10♥ to earn Vunderer a double up and leave Ionita with just one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Vunderer	900,000 572,000	572,000
Stefan Ionita	30,000 266,000	266,000

Tags: Jan Vunderer Stefan Ionita

09-22-2024 16:31 UTC+1

Sedlmayer Hits the River to Bust Nezer

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jan Sedlmajer raised to 40,000 in early position, Or Nezer moved all in for 110,000 in the small blind, and Sedlmajer called.

Or Nezer: A♥10♥ All in
Jan Sedlmajer: A♠4♣

Nezer remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 6♦9♥3♣Q♥, but Sedlmajer spiked the 4♠ on the river as Nezer stopped to snap a photo of the board before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Sedlmajer	900,000 300,000	300,000
Or Nezer	Busted

Tags: Jan Sedlmajer Or Nezer

09-22-2024 16:31 UTC+1

Belek’s Rollercoaster: From the Brink to a Comeback

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action kicked off with a dramatic three-way all-in. Ivan Mensik, as the short stack, held 9♠9♣, while Bulent Belek, sitting comfortably with the big stack, had J♥J♦. Sandwiched between them was Daniel Biclea, who looked strong with K♣K♠.

The board came down 6♦3♥10♣2♦K♥, making no difference to the outcome and confirming the elimination of Mensik, as Biclea's kings held strong. Belek, who had hoped for better, was left with just 85,000 chips after the hand.

In the very next hand, Belek, now under the gun, decided to shove all in. This time, he was called by Richard Balogh in the big blind.

Bulent Belek: Q♠9♦ All in
Richard Balogh: 8♠8♦

The flop of 2♥A♥Q♣ brought a pair of queens for Belek, giving him the upper hand and enough to secure a double-up.

Riding the momentum, Belek won a small pot in the following hand against Tomas Svec, bringing his stack back up to a healthier 250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Biclea	1,050,000 830,000	830,000
Tomas Svec	950,000 100,000	100,000
Richard Balogh	550,000 222,000	222,000
Bulent Belek	250,000 350,000	350,000
Ivan Mensik	Busted

Tags: Bulent Belek Daniel Biclea Ivan Mensik Richard Balogh Tomas Svec

09-22-2024 16:39 UTC+1

Schlage Survives Again

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Luca Franchini had opened from early position when Raviel Schlage moved all in for 155,000. Franchini made the call with the covering stack as the cards hit their backs.

Raviel Schlage: 10♠10♣ All in
Luca Franchini: K♣Q♥

Schlage made a straight on the 9♠6♠7♣8♠A♥ board to secure another double-up and remain in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Franchini	750,000 150,000	150,000
Raviel Schlage	340,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Luca Franchini Raviel Schlage

09-22-2024 16:39 UTC+1

Beyer Finishes Off Ionita

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stefan Ionita had managed to build his stack up to around 100,000 after taking the big hit against Jan Vunderer and moved all in again from early positon. Action folded to Markus Beyer in the big blind who took a peek at his cards and snap-called.

Stefan Ionita: Q♥Q♦ All in
Markus Beyer: K♣K♦

Beyer showed Ionita the bad news when he flipped over his two kings. The board ran out 4♦10♦8♠6♥J♣ and Ionita was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Aram Ali was all in for around 200,000 with two nines, but Viorel Gavrila picked up a pair of jacks and held up to send Ali off to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	900,000 175,000	175,000
Markus Beyer	600,000 272,000	272,000
Stefan Ionita	Busted
Aram Ali	Busted

Tags: Aram Ali Markus Beyer Stefan Ionita Viorel Gavrila

09-22-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Maaz's Gamble Pays Off as Kamaras is Eliminated

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Rene Maaz kicked off the action with a raise to 45,000 from the button. In the big blind, Peter Kamaras responded by shoving all-in with his remaining 200,000 chips, putting Maaz in a tough spot. After requesting a chip count and confirming the amount, Maaz decided to take a risk, saying, "I’ll gamble."

Kamaras, sensing the moment, replied with a grin: "You wanna gamble? Okay," and they went to showdown.

Peter Kamaras: A♦J♠ All in
Rene Maaz: K♦4♦

The flop came down K♣9♠3♠, immediately pairing Maaz’s king and putting him in the lead. Kamaras now needed an ace or a spade for a backdoor flush to stay alive.

However, the turn Q♠ added more hope with the flush draw, but the river 3♥ sealed his fate, offering no help. Kamaras was eliminated from the tournament, while Maaz’s gamble paid off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Maaz	400,000
Peter Kamaras	Busted

Tags: Peter Kamaras Rene Maaz

09-22-2024 16:45 UTC+1

Troyanovskiy Bets Big on the RIver

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy and Jozsef Dobos built a pot of around 250,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of 10♣A♦3♣. Both players then checked to the 4♠ turn.

Troyanovsky bet 95,000 from under the gun and Dobos called in early position. The river was the 7♠ and Troyanovskiy slid forward a bet of 250,000. Dobos snap-folded and Troyanovskiy took down the big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	820,000 435,000	435,000
Jozsef Dobos	650,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jozsef Dobos Vladimir Troyanovskiy

09-22-2024 16:46 UTC+1

Last Bust-Outs From Level 23

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	Busted
Marcel Schunter	Busted
Peter Kamaras	Busted
Mihai Szilveszter	Busted
Dalibor Dabic	Busted
Yoav Richter	Busted
Guillaume Pigot	Busted
Dennis Krusch	Busted
Andrei Birgaoanu	Busted
Lucian Tofan	Busted
Mykhaylo Fediv	Busted
Fabien Cuq	Busted
Daniel Beck	Busted
Michael Zuehlke	Busted
Alain Medesan	Busted
Gernot Loehr	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

09-22-2024 16:57 UTC+1

Targa Takes Big Pot With a Shove

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nearly 500,000 was already in the middle as Stepan Budac and Petr Targa went to the turn on a board of 9♠9♣7♥10♥.

Budac then bet 260,000 from the hijack and Targa moved all in, having Budac's remaining 600,000 covered. Budac leaned back in his seat and let out a deep sigh as he tanked for several minutes.

"Big pot," tablemate Marco Di Persio said as the clock continued to tick down. Budac eventually folded and Targa took down the big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Targa	1,800,000 800,000	800,000
Stepan Budac	600,000 355,000	355,000

Marco Di Persio	500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Petr Targa Stepan Budac