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

10-05-2024 19:40 UTC+1

Runcan Gets River Value

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 2,000 in the hijack. Markus Zimmerer called in the cutoff, as did Ran Shahar in the small blind. Paul Runcan then three-bet to 10,000 in the big blind, bringing only Mustafov along to the flop of 9♣10♣J♦.

Runcan checked and Mustafov checked back. The same happened on the 6♦ turn before Runcan bet 3,000 on the 2♣ river.

Mustafov tossed in a quick call but saw his 8♠8♥ lose to Runcan's Q♠Q♣ and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	220,000 9,000	9,000
Paul Runcan	124,000 124,000	124,000
Markus Zimmerer	76,500 6,000	6,000
Ran Shahar	64,800 4,000	4,000

10-05-2024 19:38 UTC+1

Wieckenberg Boats Up

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 9♦7♥J♣ where Jan Wieckenberg checked from early position. Mihai Gabriel Niste bet 2,300. Wieckenberg called.

The J♦ was checked around before Wieckenberg bet 10,000 on the 9♠. Niste called.

"I can't beat that" said Niste as he was shown J♠9♣ which gave Wieckenberg a full house and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	75,000 75,000	75,000
Jan Wieckenberg	10,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jan Wieckenberg Mihai Gabriel Niste

10-05-2024 19:34 UTC+1

Madani Descends to Zero

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Janne Nevalainen sat under the gun and raised to 1,600. Said Madani decided to call in the seat next to him, while Fahredin Mustafov came along in the small blind.

Heading to a flop of Q♣2♦A♠, Mustafov checked to Nevalainen, who bet 2,300. Madani called and Mustafov let go of 10♣7♣.

The 8♠ fell on the turn. Nevalainen bet 5,500, Madani shoved all in for 19,000, and Nevalainen snap called.

Said Madani: Q♠5♠ All in
Janne Nevalainen: A♦Q♥

Madani needed to hit a spade to stay in the tournament but the Q♦ river made Nevalainen a full house instead. Madani quickly picked up his backpack and headed off the feature stage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	229,000 4,400	4,400
Janne Nevalainen	142,000 26,000	26,000
Said Madani	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Janne Nevalainen Said Madani

10-05-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Jacks Good For Ndoj

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 15,000 chips in the middle on a board of 2♥6♥6♣3♠, Elmir Ndoj fired a bet of 5,500 and Christophe Panetti raised to 16,500. Ndoj thought for a few moments, then called.

On the 2♦ river, both players elected to check it down. Ndoj showed J♦J♠, and Panetti flashed 8♣8♠ before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elmir Ndoj	140,000 35,000	35,000
Christophe Panetti	110,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Elmir Ndoj Christophe Panetti

10-05-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Queen-High Good for Behrens

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Emil Bise opened from the cutoff to 1,700. Patrick Behrens called from the small blind.

The 10♠10♦7♦ flop was checked by both players, as was the 4♠ on the turn. Another round of knuckles ensued on the 3♣ river. Behrens showed Q♠J♣ for queen-high and Bise mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Bise	115,000 25,000	25,000

Patrick Behrens	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Emil Bise Patrick Behrens

10-05-2024 19:26 UTC+1

Nines Good for Di Giacomo

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo opened from under the gun to 1,800. Alexander Dovzhenko called in the cutoff, and Oliver Boesch called from the small blind.

The 10♣10♠5♥ flop was checked by Boesch and Di Giacomo, which prompted Dovzhenko to bet 1,500. Boesch folded and Di Giacomo called.

The A♦ was checked by both as players, as was the 5♣ river. Di Giacomo tabled 9♠9♥ for two pair and Dovzhenko mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	110,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	98,000 2,000	2,000
Oliver Boesch	75,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko Claudio Di Giacomo Oliver Boesch

10-05-2024 19:23 UTC+1

Astedt Fires Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of Q♥6♦4♦ Hoang Phan checked from early position and Niklas Astedt bet 4,000 from the hijack. Dario Sammartino called on the button but Phan folded.

Astedt bet again on the 6♠ turn, this time for 12,000. Sammartino called.

The J♠ came on the river and Astedt bet 7,000. Sammartino didn't take long before he tossed his cards into the muck and surrendered the pot to Astedt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hoang Phan	190,000 25,000	25,000
Niklas Astedt	125,000 25,000	25,000
Dario Sammartino	115,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Hoang Phan Niklas Astedt

10-05-2024 19:22 UTC+1

Nevalainen Victorious Despite Counterfeit

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Janne Nevalainen raised his button to 1,600. Said Madani called in the small blind and Ran Shahar defended his big blind. The blinds checked to Nevalainen on the 3♣J♥A♣ flop, who continued for 2,000.

Madani called before Shahar folded 10♠8♣. Madani check-called the 6♣ turn for 4,500, after which he checked to Nevalainen for a third time on the 6♥ river.

The Finn tossed in a bet of 15,000, around the size of the pot. Madani spent some time in the tank but eventually came out with a call. Nevalainen tabled A♦3♠ for two pair, besting the J♠9♣ of Madani and raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Janne Nevalainen	116,000 24,000	24,000
Ran Shahar	68,800 4,600	4,600
Said Madani	24,500 22,600	22,600

10-05-2024 19:18 UTC+1

Bullkich's Kicker Plays

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Brandon Sheils raised to 1,800 from the cutoff which got called by Yohay Bullkich on the button, Mike Marquet from the small blind and Klas Krueger out of the big blind.

The flop of A♣4♦9♥ was checked to Bullkich and he bet 3,500, which only Sheils called.

The 8♦ turn got checked through for the Q♦ to fall on the river. Sheils fired a tiny bet of 1,300 and Bullkich called.

Sheils showed A♥6♣ for a pair of aces, but was outkicked by A♠10♣ of Bullkich.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohay Bullkich	165,000 9,000	9,000
Mike Marquet	150,000 16,000	16,000
Klas Krueger	135,000 2,000	2,000
Brandon Sheils	120,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Klas Krueger Mike Marquet Yohay Bullkich

10-05-2024 19:14 UTC+1

Lehner Pays Off Panetti

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christophe Panetti made it 1,300 from under the gun and Markus Lehner called from the big blind .

They saw a flop of 6♦J♥J♣ which checked through to the 6♠ turn, where Lehner check-called a bet of 2,300 from Panetti.

When the 2♣ hit the river, Lehner checked for a third time, and Panetti sized up to 12,500. After a few moments passed, Lehner called.

Panetti tabled A♥J♦ for a full house, and Lehner's 10♥10♦ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Lehner	190,000 105,000	105,000
Christophe Panetti	140,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Christophe Panetti Markus Lehner