Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-24-2024 13:13 UTC+1

Kokoulin Shows Down a Set

David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 180,000 in the hijack and Volodymyr Kokoulin called in the big blind.

Di Giacomo continued for 230,000 on the 7♦4♥2♣ flop and Kokoulin called. Both players then checked the K♥ turn.

The 6♠ river was also checked down and Kokoulin turned over K♠K♣9♠8♥ for a set of kings. Di Giacomo mucked J♥10♥10♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	3,435,000 110,000	110,000
Volodymyr Kokoulin	2,240,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Volodymyr Kokoulin

09-24-2024 13:25 UTC+1

Kozub Flops Top Set and Wants All of Shpak's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Andrei Shpak opened from under the gun to 225,000 with A♠K♦5♦4♠ and Tomasz Kozub called from the big blind holding K♠K♥8♦3♥.

On the 6♦Q♣K♣ flop, Kozub checked, Shpak bet 325,000, and Kozub raised to 1,425,000 with top set. After a short time thinking, Shpak folded his king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Kozub	5,550,000 550,000	550,000

Andrei Shpak	1,170,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Andrei Shpak Tomasz Kozub

09-24-2024 13:33 UTC+1

Kokoulin, Di Giacomo Play It Slow

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 180,000 in the hijack and Volodymyr Kokoulin called in the big blind.

Both players checked the Q♠10♠10♥ flop. The A♠ turn was also checked through and the 3♦ fell on the river.

Kokoulin checked for a third time and Di Giacomo quickly checked behind. Kokoulin showed A♦K♦Q♣J♥ for a straight and Di Giacomo mucked A♥K♥Q♦8♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	2,975,000 460,000	460,000
Volodymyr Kokoulin	2,900,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Volodymyr Kokoulin

09-24-2024 13:38 UTC+1

Banov Doubles With Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hristiyan Banov opened the button to 280,000 and Claudio Di Giacomo shoved from the big blind. Banov called off his stack of 475,000.

Hristiyan Banov: A♦A♣10♥6♥ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠K♠5♦5♣

Despite Di Giacomo flopping a king on the 7♦K♥4♥ board, the rest of the runout changed nothing as neither the Q♦ turn nor 9♦ river could eliminate Banov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	2,240,000 735,000	735,000
Hristiyan Banov	1,070,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Hristiyan Banov

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

09-24-2024 13:43 UTC+1

Andrei Shpak Eliminated in 7th Place (€6,800)

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrei Shpak raised to 350,000 in early position and Claudio Di Giacomo called in the small blind.

The flop came 6♥3♦3♠ and Shpak moved all in for 620,000. Di Giacomo snap-called.

Andrei Shpak: A♥J♦10♦5♠ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♦5♥4♦2♦

Di Giacomo spiked a straight on the 4♥ turn and Shpak was already drawing dead by the 9♦ river as he headed for the exit in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	3,410,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Andrei Shpak	Busted

Tags: Andrei Shpak Claudio Di Giacomo

09-24-2024 13:57 UTC+1

Stefan Kostner Eliminated in 6th Place (€9,200)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stefan Kostner opened from under the gun to 250,000 and Tomasz Kozub called on the button. Hristiyan Banov also came along from the big blind.

The three saw a flop of 2♦A♥7♣ which Banov checked, and Kostner fired 550,000. Kozub called, and Banov then shoved for 720,000. Kostner and Kozub both called.

With Banov already all-in, the turn brought a 9♦ and Kostner shoved for 940,000. Kozub snap-called.

Hristiyan Banov: A♠Q♠J♠5♦ All in
Stefan Kostner: A♦K♣J♥5♥ All in
Tomasz Kozub: A♣10♦8♦2♣

Kozub had two pair plus both straight & flush draws and was the favorite to score a double knockout. Kostner and Banov shared some cards but the miracle Q♣ on the river gave the latter a bigger two pair, which gave him a triple-up.

The side pot went to Kozub, who was still scratching his head wondering how he isn't an overwhelming chip leader with four players remaining. Instead, only Kostner was eliminated which left five players in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Kozub	5,485,000 65,000	65,000

Hristiyan Banov	3,060,000 1,990,000	1,990,000
Stefan Kostner	Busted

Tags: Hristiyan Banov Stefan Kostner Tomasz Kozub

09-24-2024 14:07 UTC+1

Ivan Nikolov Eliminated in 5th Place (€12,600)

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 300,000 in the small blind, Ivan Nikolov moved all in for 735,000 in the big blind, and Di Giacomo called.

Ivan Nikolov: Q♥10♥4♠3♠ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♥K♠K♣6♠

Di Giacomo was ahead with his kings, but the J♥5♥2♣ flop gave Nikolov some hope with a flush draw. The 9♣ turn also gave him a straight draw as Tomasz Kozub pretended to cover Nikolov's eyes heading to the river, which came the J♦ as Di Giacomo dodged all of Nikolov's outs to send him to the rail in fifth place.

Ivan NikolovTomasz KozubClaudio Di Giacomo

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	4,245,000 835,000	835,000
Ivan Nikolov	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Ivan Nikolov

09-24-2024 14:14 UTC+1

Kokoulin Backdoors a Flush To Escape Elimination

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised from under the gun to 225,000 and Tomasz Kozub called from the small blind with A♣J♣6♦4♦. Volodymyr Kokoulin also called out of the big blind.

On the flop of 7♣9♠K♥, it checked to Di Giacomo, who fired 280,000. Kozub quickly got out of the way then Kokoulin made it 1,575,000. Di Giacomo shoved, and Kokoulin called off his stack of 3,085,000.

Volodymyr Kokoulin: K♦Q♠9♥7♥ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♠K♣Q♥8♣

It was a dream situation for Di Giacomo who was a huge favorite to take over as the chip leader, and would do so if he faded some of the backdoor draws of Kokoulin.

However, poker is never easy and the 3♥ dropped on the turn, which gave Kokoulin a flush draw. That flush draw was completed when the 6♥ rolled off on the river, much to the disbelief of Di Giacomo.

From the brink of elimination, Kokoulin now surges into the chip lead with almost 7,000,000, and Di Giacomo becomes the short stack with less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volodymyr Kokoulin	6,945,000 4,045,000	4,045,000

Tomasz Kozub	4,910,000 575,000	575,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	935,000 3,310,000	3,310,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Tomasz Kozub Volodymyr Kokoulin

09-24-2024 14:22 UTC+1

Claudio Di Giacomo Eliminated in 4th Place (€17,800)

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 350,000 under the gun, Tomasz Kozub three-bet to 900,000 on the button, and Di Giacomo moved all in for 935,000. Kozub called for an additional 35,000.

Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠7♦6♠3♥ All in
Tomasz Kozub: A♥K♦J♥9♦

The K♥9♥5♠ flop gave Kozub top two pair and a flush draw, while Di Giacomo was looking to complete a straight draw. The 5♣ turn was no help to Di Giacomo, while the river was the 5♦ as Di Giacomo graciously slid his chips over to Kozub and gave him a fist bump on his way to the exit as the fourth-place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Kozub	6,095,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Tomasz Kozub