Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-26-2024 20:36 UTC+1

Tilica Scoops a Huge Pot With Big Slick, Schoss Tumbles Down the Leaderboard

Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Luigi Pignataro raised from under the gun to 105,000 and Stefan Schoss three-bet the hijack to 250,000. Bogdan Tilica then four-bet shoved for 1,725,000 out of the cutoff, which got Pignataro to fold. Schoss mulled things over for a while and scrunched up his face a few times before he finally shrugged his shoulders and called.

Bogdan Tilica: A♦K♥ All in
Stefan Schoss: A♣Q♠

The pot was worth almost 4,000,000 and Tilica had a huge advantage, which he maintained after the A♥8♦2♥ flop. Schoss was still searching for a queen, but instead was left drawing dead as the K♣ turn improved Tilica to an unbeatable two pair. An irrelevant 6♥ filled out the board, and the huge pot was pushed in Tilica's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Tilica	3,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Luigi Pignataro	3,850,000 250,000	250,000
Giorgi Barabadze	2,600,000 300,000	300,000
Simone Demasi	1,100,000
Stefan Schoss	800,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Bogdan Tilica Luigi Pignataro Stefan Schoss

09-26-2024 20:41 UTC+1

Eychenne Has Paduano Outkicked

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Arturo Paduano raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Thomas Eychenne called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♣5♠5♣ flop and the K♣ fell on the turn. Eychenne then bet 90,000 and Paduano called.

The river was the 3♥ and Eychenne bet another 150,000. Paduano again called and Eychenne showed K♦J♦ for two pair. Paduano flashed the K♥ as he mucked and Eychenne was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	4,800,000 500,000	500,000

Arturo Paduano	650,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Arturo Paduano Thomas Eychenne

09-26-2024 20:43 UTC+1

Post-Break Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Schoss	Busted
Antonio Fragale	Busted
Simone Demasi	Busted
Patrick Bueno	Busted

Bob Bielen	Busted
Milad Izadmousa	Busted
Zengwenbin He	Busted

09-26-2024 20:49 UTC+1

Aces Misfire as Trips Jacks Take the Lead

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With approximately 415,000 already in the pot and the board displaying 3♦5♥9♠J♠, Sebastien Lucina checked to Asher Dahan, who seized the opportunity to bet 255,000. Misreading the situation, Lucina responded by putting in 400,000, which resulted in a forced minimum raise to 510,000. Dahan called without hesitation.

When the J♣ hit the turn, Lucina pushed all-in, prompting an immediate call from Dahan, who revealed J♥7♥ for trips. Lucina, holding A♥A♣, was left disheartened as he watched Dahan double up, realizing that the turn of events hadn't gone his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Dahan	2,745,000 745,000	745,000
Sebastien Lucina	1,775,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Tags: Asher Dahan Sebastien Lucina

09-26-2024 20:50 UTC+1

Tan Rivers a Flush to Send Fragale Packing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a flop of 9♠5♦Q♦, Sandor Gyorffy had bet 150,000 then both Maurice Tan and Antonio Fragale shoved their stacks into the middle. Gyorffy was thinking for a while but eventually laid his hand down.

Antonio Fragale: A♥Q♥ All in
Maurice Tan: 9♦8♦

Fragale's pair was in the lead and stayed there after the 3♥ turn, but the river was one card too many to sweat as the A♦ gave him two pair, but improved Tan to a flush. After checking the stacks, Tan's was bigger, which meant Fragale's trip to the payout desk came earlier than he had hoped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iman Ghashayar	6,200,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Sandor Gyorffy	2,600,000 560,000	560,000
Maurice Tan	2,200,000 1,758,000	1,758,000
Antonio Fragale	Busted

Tags: Antonio Fragale Maurice Tan Sandor Gyorffy

09-26-2024 20:58 UTC+1

Dahan Races Out Tsvetanov

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Asher Dahan raised to 110,000 in the cutoff, Presiyan Tsvetanov moved all in for 500,000 in the small blind, and Dahan called.

Presiyan Tsvetanov: 7♣7♠ All in
Asher Dahan: A♥10♦

Dahan spiked two pair on the A♣10♥8♣ flop, while Tsvetanov missed the K♦ turn and J♦ river as Dahan took the pot to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Dahan	3,000,000 255,000	255,000
Presiyan Tsvetanov	Busted

Tags: Presiyan Tsvetanov Asher Dahan

09-26-2024 21:05 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohua Yang	6,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Iman Ghashayar	5,500,000 700,000	700,000
Giorgi Barabadze	4,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Frederic Marechal	4,600,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Frederik Thiemer	4,600,000 4,239,000	4,239,000
Bernd Reich	4,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Adrian Cazacu	3,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Stephen Nahm	3,600,000 600,000	600,000

Gary Tatavarti	3,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Luigi Pignataro	3,000,000 850,000	850,000
Bjoern Zrenner	2,600,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Florian Sarnow	2,500,000 200,000	200,000
Julian Bartholmes	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Anthony Mahaut	1,300,000 280,000	280,000
Andreas Krause	1,300,000 950,000	950,000
Candido Cappiello	1,300,000 270,000	270,000

Volodymyr Pashchetnyk	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Florian Duta	600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Francesco Delfoco	600,000 550,000	550,000
Alen Sabic	400,000 186,000	186,000

09-26-2024 21:09 UTC+1

Lucina Relents on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With around 400,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 7♥2♠9♦5♠, Sebastien Lucina checked it over to Asher Dahan, who bet 255,000. Lucina thought for a while before he dropped in the call.

A 9♠ completed the board and after Lucina checked, Dahan bet 555,000. Lucina then tanked for around two minutes before he elected to let his hand go, and relinquished the pot to Dahan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Dahan	3,600,000 600,000	600,000
Sebastien Lucina	1,200,000 575,000	575,000
Mark Huelk	1,200,000 300,000	300,000
Josef Šnejberg	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Hassan Khalil	1,000,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Asher Dahan Sebastien Lucina

09-26-2024 21:09 UTC+1

Ghashayar Goes for Gold

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Candido Cappiello decided to call Iman Ghashayar's raise of 100,000 from the big blind.

When the flop came down Q♠3♠A♥, Ghashayar checked and then called Cappiello's bet of 200,000. The action continued on the 6♠ turn, where Cappiello fired again with a bet of 325,000, which Ghashayar also check-called.

However, the dynamic shifted dramatically on the river as the K♦ appeared. Ghashayar seized the moment, taking the lead with a bet of 175,000. Faced with this unexpected aggression, Cappiello weighed his options but ultimately decided to fold, relinquishing the pot of over 1,300,000 to Ghashayar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iman Ghashayar	6,620,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Candido Cappiello	1,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Iman Ghashayar's

09-26-2024 21:21 UTC+1

Diac Forces Reich Out on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nazar Diachok raised from under the gun to 100,000 and Catalin Diac called from the next seat. Bernd Reich also called from the cutoff.

The three players went to a flop of 9♥4♣9♠ when Diachok checked, and Diac fired 125,000. Reich called, and Diachok folded.

Both players checked the J♣ turn to see the A♥ fall on the river. Diac grabbed five chips, worth 100,000 each, and threw them across the line. Reich thought for some time but eventually slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Thiemer	4,600,000
Bernd Reich	3,800,000 300,000	300,000
Catalin Diac	3,300,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Dennis Krusch	1,900,000 310,000	310,000
Nazar Diachok	1,600,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Bernd Reich Catalin Diac Nazar Diachok