Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-29-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Awad Finds Hero Fold Preflop, Hulst Busts Kaspari

Patrick Cole

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel Kaspari called for 40,000 from early position. Erik van Hulst then reraised to 90,000 from early position. Mousa Awad then made it 180,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back around to Kaspari who moved all in for 345,000. Van Hulst then moved all in and had Kaspari covered. Awad then went into the tank and had both players covered. He found the fold in the end and the players showed down.

Daniel Kaspari: J♣J♥ All in
Erik van Hulst: A♠A♥

"I folded kings" claimed Awad.

"Did you really have kings?" asked Van Hulst.

"Yes" replied Awad, which earned him a fist bump from Van Hulst.

Awad would have scooped a huge one if he made the call as the K♣2♦10♦ would have provided him with top set. However it was Van Hulst's aces that held across the 3♠ turn and 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik van Hulst	900,000 550,000	550,000
Mousa Awad	900,000 300,000	300,000
Daniel Kaspari	Busted

Tags: Mousa Awad Erik van Hulst Daniel Kaspari

09-29-2024 15:54 UTC+1

Grassman's Stack Melts Away as Kabrhel Picks Up Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ramana Epparla opened from early position to 30,000 and Patrick Grassmann shoved for 220,000 from the cutoff. Martin Kabrhel was in the small blind and shoved for around 350,000, which got the rest of the table to fold.

Patrick Grassmann: 8♠8♣ All in
Martin Kabrhel: A♠A♣

Kabrhel had his man right where he wanted him, and the runout of 7♠J♥5♥Q♦4♣ didn't change anything, which meant Grassman was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Siebtroth	750,000 50,000	50,000
Martin Kabrhel	680,000 511,000	511,000

Lorenzo Arduini	650,000 150,000	150,000
Ramana Epparla	400,000 330,000	330,000
Patrick Grassmann	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Patrick Grassmann Ramana Epparla

09-29-2024 15:03 UTC+1

Schuh Puts Gohar in the Blender

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a pot that had around 75,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 2♠J♠10♠, Emanuel Gohar had checked it over to Michal Schuh, who bet 40,000. Gohar then check-raised to 110,000, and Schuh called.

A 5♦ dropped on the turn and Gohar made another bet of 140,000. Schuh then shoved for 309,000, and Gohar went into the tank. After around four minutes of thinking, Gohar elected to fold.

"I'm trying to find a bluff. You can take it," said Gohar before he folded.

"I was actually value betting," he added.

Schuh stayed relatively quiet as he raked in the big pot, which boosted his stack to around 750,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Schuh	750,000 290,000	290,000

Alf Martinsson	750,000 500,000	500,000
Gianluca Cabitza	550,000 340,000	340,000
Emanuel Gohar	450,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Emanuel Gohar Michal Schuh

09-29-2024 14:54 UTC+1

No Second Bracelet for Peters

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tobias Peters shoved in his final 110,000 from the cutoff. Gabriele Guerrini asked for a count in the big blind and then called it off.

Tobias Peters: 2♠2♣ All in
Gabriele Guerrini: A♠7♠

Guerrini paired up on the 7♥6♣3♦9♥9♠ board to win the flip and send Peters to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriele Guerrini	450,000 150,000	150,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Gabriele Guerrini Tobias Peters

09-29-2024 14:26 UTC+1

Butuc Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a pot of around 170,000, Daniele Grasso checked from the big blind on a board of J♣8♠4♠6♠. Gheorghe Butuc then put in 55,000 from middle position before Grasso put his opponent all-in for 200,000.

Butuc spent some time in the tank but eventually came out with a call for his tournament life.

Gheorghe Butuc: Q♠Q♥ All in
Daniele Grasso: 10♠7♠

Butuc needed to hit a spade to best Grasso's flush, but the 9♣ river did not improve his overpair, resulting in his elimination

Also spotted at this table was Amiel Gamliel, who played a monstrous stack of 140 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amiel Gamliel	1,400,000 917,000	917,000
Daniele Grasso	700,000 499,000	499,000
Darius Neagoe	350,000 109,000	109,000

Quentin Pecheur	235,000 26,000	26,000
Marcos De Oliveira	193,000 40,000	40,000
Fariss Ebolheb	110,000 268,000	268,000
Gheorghe Butuc	Busted

Tags: Amiel Gamliel Daniele Grasso Gheorghe Butuc

09-29-2024 13:57 UTC+1

Adamczewski Rivers a Boat, Riczak's Bullets No Good

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With around 90,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 7♠9♣8♣8♥, Lukasz Adamczewski had checked it over to Michal Riczak, who bet 24,000. Adamczewski then stuck in a check-raise to 80,000, whcih Riczak called after some pondering.

A J♥ landed on the river and Adamczewski didn't need to think for too long before he shipped for 140,000. Riczak was in the tank and after taking a swig of water, he rechecked his cards and tossed a chip into the middle of the table.

Adamczewski then tabled J♠8♠ for a rivered full house, and Riczak was forced to show that he made the call with A♥A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukasz Adamczewski	530,000 292,000	292,000
Michal Riczak	160,000 267,000	267,000

Tags: Lukasz Adamczewski Michal Riczak

09-29-2024 13:28 UTC+1

Payout Information

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With a total of 2,799 entries, Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus fell short of eclipsing its guaranteed prize pool of €1,500,000.

The 317 players who made it through to Day 2 will profit from the overlay, with the first eliminations taking home €1,070 for their efforts.

The eventual bracelet winner will walk away with €171,350, while the runner-up will also receive a six-figure payout.

Additionally, the top 14 will receive a ticket to Day 1a of the €10,350 Main Event, included in the numbers below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€171,350	15	€8,900
2	€117,350	16-23	€7,100
3	€88,350	24-31	€5,730
4	€67,850	32-39	€4,680
5	€53,150	40-47	€3,850
6	€42,450	48-55	€3,200
7	€34,650	56-63	€2,700
8	€29,050	64-71	€2,300
9	€24,750	72-79	€1,980
10-11	€21,650	80-99	€1,730
12-14	€19,250	100-144	€1,520
		145-189	€1,360
		190-234	€1,230
		235-279	€1,120
		280-317	€1,070

09-29-2024 10:26 UTC+1

Day 2 of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €550 Colossus Commences Today

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Patrick Cole

After seven flights of Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus, it is Paul Runcan who bagged the biggest heading into Day 2 here at the King's Resort in Rozvadov. Play today is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. local time here in central Europe with 317 players returning to battle for a bracelet. Each player is guaranteed a min cash of €1,065.

The Romanian bagged a stack of 838,000 chips and is looking to add to his cashes in the €350 NLH Opener and the €1,350 Mini Main Event. He is closely followed by Georgios Tsouloftas who has 827,000. He will be looking to add to his WSOP cashes from this summer's tournament series in Vegas. Ercan Acar occupies the third and final podium place with a stack of 762,000. Like Runcan, he has already cashed here at Rozvadov in the Mini Main Event.

Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Paul Runcan	Romania	838,000	105
2	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	827,000	103
3	Ercan Acar	Turkey	762,000	95
4	Bogdan Tilica	Romania	750,000	94
5	Lorenzo Arduini	Italy	748,000	94
6	Antoninó Kármán	Hungary	707,000	88
7	Hong Pham	Vietnam	628,000	79
8	Jelmer Schuurmans	Netherlands	583,000	73
9	Pedro Miguel Rolim Guerreiro	Portugal	550,000	69
10	Adrian Cazacu	Romania	540,000	68

Additional notable names include Thomas Eychenne who has 508,000 to play with today. Claudio Di Giacomo bagged a stack of 358,000 and Ankit Ahuja has 262,000.

Play will resume at Level 19 with the blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante with each level lasting 40-minutes. Action will cease for the day when the final 16 players are remaining.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the WSOPE from here at the King's Resort in Czechia.

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Ankit Ahuja Antoninó Kármán Claudio Di Giacomo Ercan Acar Georgios Tsouloftas Jelmer Schuurmans Lorenzo Arduini Paul Runcan Thomas Eychenne