Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-30-2024 16:58 UTC+1

Tsouloftas Eclipses Twenty Million

Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 800,000 with J♠2♠ and Pascal Pflock defended 10♥9♥ in the big blind. Pflock checked to Tsouloftas on the K♣Q♠7♥ flop before he called the latter's bet of 525,000.

The 7♦ turn saw Tsouloftas size up to 2,000,000, this time receiving a quick check-fold from Pflock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	21,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Pascal Pflock	7,400,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

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09-30-2024 17:01 UTC+1

Andrea Ricci Eliminated in 10th Place (€21,650)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas shoved from the small blind and Andrea Ricci called for his stack of 3,700,000 in the big blind.

Andrea Ricci: Q♦9♦ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: K♣5♣

Ricci had gone from joint chip leader just moments ago to now being at risk and behind.

The flop of 9♣8♦3♠ gave Ricci top pair but the K♥ saw him fall behind with just one card to come. No help arrived on the 3♣ river, which meant Ricci was eliminated in tenth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	25,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Andrea Ricci	Busted

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09-30-2024 17:02 UTC+1

Final Table

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

There will be a short break while the remaining nine players prepare for the final table.

09-30-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Why HCL Boss Ryan Feldman Was Kicked Out of the WSOP Main Event

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Josh Noy

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.

In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.

This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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09-30-2024 17:28 UTC+1

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hong Pham	Vietnam	4,250,000	11
2	Mousa Awad	Romania	4,400,000	11
3	Vito Branciforte	Italy	5,025,000	13
4	Michal Schuh	Czechia	10,425,000	26
5	Pascal Pflock	Germany	7,225,000	18
6	Paul Runcan	Romania	3,700,000	9
7	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	24,850,000	62
8	Eric van Hulst	Netherlands	6,400,000	16
9	Tomas Krivsky	Czechia	3,500,000	9

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	24,850,000 150,000	150,000

Michal Schuh	10,425,000 425,000	425,000

Pascal Pflock	7,225,000 175,000	175,000
Erik van Hulst	6,400,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Vito Branciforte	5,025,000 675,000	675,000
Mousa Awad	4,400,000 100,000	100,000
Hong Pham	4,250,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Paul Runcan	3,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tomas Krivsky	3,500,000 3,950,000	3,950,000

09-30-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Final Table Has Begun

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The nine players are in their seats as the final table of Event #5: €550 Colossus gets underway.

09-30-2024 17:33 UTC+1

Hong Pham Eliminated in 9th Place (€24,750)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Hong Pham open-jammed as first to act, putting her stack of 4,250,000 at risk. Vito Branciforte called in the big blind before the rest of the table mucked their cards.

Hong Pham: A♦Q♠ All in
Vito Branciforte: A♠A♣

The 4♥8♠5♣ flop was of no help to Pham, but the Q♥ turn provided her a glimmer of hope. Ultimately, though, Branciforte's aces held as the 6♦ arrived on the river.

Pham was the first to depart from the final table, pocketing €24,750 for her ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vito Branciforte	11,000,000 5,975,000	5,975,000
Hong Pham	Busted

Tags: Hong Pham Vito Branciforte

09-30-2024 17:46 UTC+1

Runcan Doubles Through Schuh

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Michal Schuh shoved from the button and Paul Runcan called from the big blind for around 3,300,000.

Paul Runcan: A♦Q♠ All in
Michal Schuh: K♥10♥

Runcan was ahead but also the at-risk player, and fell behind on the 5♠10♠7♥ flop as Schuh paired his ten. A Q♦ on the turn came to Runcan's rescue, and he held on as the J♠ river was a brick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	7,200,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Michal Schuh	6,100,000 4,325,000	4,325,000

Tags: Michal Schuh Paul Runcan

09-30-2024 17:53 UTC+1

Pflock Gets Branciforte and Tsouloftas Off Same Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Vito Branciforte saw K♦Q♣ in middle position and raised to 800,000. Pascal Pflock three-bet to 1,800,000 with K♠Q♥ in the cutoff before the action folded to Georgios Tsouloftas in the small blind.

He though momentarily and then folded K♥Q♦. Branciforte quickly followed suit, shipping the pot to Pflock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	26,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Vito Branciforte	8,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Pascal Pflock	8,000,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Pascal Pflock Vito Branciforte

09-30-2024 17:56 UTC+1

Krivsky No Longer the Short Stack After Winning a Flip

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Paul Runcan raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Georgios Tsouloftas called on the button before Tomas Krivsky shoved for 2,100,000 from the big blind. Runcan then shoved for 7,000,000, and Tsouloftas folded.

Tomas Krivsky: A♠10♦ All in
Paul Runcan: 3♠3♦

Krivsky needed to win a flip to stay alive and he did just that as the runout of A♣7♠6♦10♠5♥ gave him two pair, which brought him off the bottom spot in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	25,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tomas Krivsky	5,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Paul Runcan	4,900,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Paul Runcan Tomas Krivsky