Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship Day 1a | 2024 WSOP Europe

10-04-2024 19:14 UTC+1

Endres Thinks Long, Ends Up Thinking Right

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a board of 3♠2♥A♦6♦, Oleg Mandzjuk bet 18,000 from the button and Steffen Endres called in the small blind.

The turn was the 9♠ and Mandzjuk bet another 40,000. Endres went into the tank for nearly five minutes until putting in the chips to call.

"Nice call," Mandzjuk said as he showed K♥10♥ for a bluff. Endres turned over A♣J♥ and took in the pot.

"Why so long?," Mandzjuk wondered after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Endres	140,000
Vazha Kometiani	140,000
Vivian Saliba	110,000

Oleg Mandzjuk	95,000

Tags: Oleg Mandzjuk Steffen Endres

10-04-2024 19:11 UTC+1

Azzam Turns a Flush to Get Back to Starting Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

All the chips were already in the middle in a pot between Gassan Azzam and Andreas Eiler on a board of 5♠Q♠6♥4♠A♦.

Eiler held KxKx but was beat by the 8♠7♠ of Azzam, who turned a flush and earned himself a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Eiler	190,000
Gassan Azzam	95,000

Tags: Gassan Azzam Andreas Eiler

10-04-2024 19:08 UTC+1

Kings for Hagström

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With over 30,000 in the middle on a board of J♠7♣5♣Q♣, Jonas Hagström checked it over to Patrik Jaros, who fired 20,000. Hagström took quite a while, but eventually called.

A 10♥ dropped on the river and both players decided to check it down. Hagström tabled K♠K♣, and Jaros mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mindaugas Kriauciunas	190,000
Jonas Hagström	125,000 28,500	28,500
Aliaksandr Shylko	55,000 7,000	7,000
Patrik Jaros	46,000

Tags: Jonas Hagström Patrik Jaros

10-04-2024 19:05 UTC+1

Brodin Keeps Building

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 6,000 in the middle on a flop of 7♣3♦J♦, Slavko Obradovic fired 3,300 and Lars Brodin raised to 9,000. Obradovic called.

An 8♦ dropped on the turn and after Obradovic checked, Brodin fired 15,000. Obradovic folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars Brodin	240,000 110,000	110,000
Slavko Obradovic	60,000

Tags: Lars Brodin Slavko Obradovic

10-04-2024 19:05 UTC+1

Ticherfatine Picks Off Schild But Nearly Mucks the Winner

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♣9♦7♠, Cecile Ticherfatine bet 3,200 from the cutoff and Julian Schild called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 4♣ turn and the 9♥ fell on the river. Schild then led out for 7,000.

Ticherfatine tanked for around a minute before she called. "Ten high," Schild said as he showed 10♠6♠. Ticherfatine then went to muck.

"Ten high," Schild repeated.

"I thought you said you had a nine," Ticherfatine said and she showed 8♦8♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cecile Ticherfatine	330,000 5,000	5,000
Julian Schild	200,000 10,000	10,000
Farid Jattin	170,000 30,000	30,000
Timo Kamphues	140,000 60,000	60,000
Victoria Livschitz	70,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Julian Schild

10-04-2024 18:56 UTC+1

Assorted Big Stacks After the Break

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	398,000 188,000	188,000
Birger Ohl	384,000
Armin Rezaei	380,000 205,000	205,000
Oliver Luhn	335,000
Cecile Ticherfatine	335,000 25,000	25,000
Pavel Svach	310,000
Josef Gulas	310,000 130,000	130,000
Presiyan Tsvetanov	305,000
Stanislav Zegal	290,000 100,000	100,000

Bruno Stefanelli	261,000
Adrian Cazacu	256,000 4,000	4,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	250,000 34,000	34,000
Niclas Thumm	240,000 5,000	5,000
Armin Aghaie	240,000 23,000	23,000
Andreas Frohli	228,000 116,900	116,900

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-04-2024 17:55 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

As Level 4 wraps up, players head into a 60-minute dinner break. Here are some key moments from the fourth level of the Main Event. Play is scheduled to resume just before 8:00 p.m. local time.

10-04-2024 17:49 UTC+1

Zidek Turns the Nuts, Holds On to Double Off Chmelensky

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 45,000 in the pot on a board of 9♠8♥2♥7♣, Patrik Zidek bet 25,000 from the hijack before Jakub Chmelensky moved all in from the big blind. Zidek snap-called for 67,000.

Zidek showed J♣10♣ for the turned straight, while Chmelensky had A♥Q♥ for a flush draw. The river was the 5♣ and Zidek held on to double up, leaving Chmelensky on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Zidek	180,000
Jakub Chmelensky	10,000

Tags: Jakub Chmelensky Patrik Zidek

10-04-2024 17:48 UTC+1

Moritz Forces the Fold with a Big River Shove

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Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michal Riczak opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,300, attracting five callers.

On the 8♠4♦6♠ flop, the action checked around to Christoph Moritz on the button, who fired a bet of 2,700. Roman Hanus, in the small blind, was the only one to call, while the rest folded.

The 9♠ turn saw Hanus take the lead with a 5,500 bet, but Moritz responded by raising to 21,000, which Hanus called.

When the J♥ river hit, Hanus checked, and Moritz made a bet 100,000, putting Hanus to the test. After a long tank, Hanus decided to fold, giving Moritz the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Moritz	224,000
Michal Riczak	124,000 14,000	14,000
Sebastian Proestler	92,000 2,000	2,000
Giorgi Barabadze	80,000
Roman Hanus	68,300
Martin Kubosek	35,000

Tags: Christoph Moritz Michal Riczak Roman Hanus