Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ Day 1 | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-30-2024 22:22 UTC+1

Hissou Wins Healthy Pot Without Showdown

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Samuel Ju opened to 12,000 from under the gun and received calls from Sirzat Hissou in the cutoff and Konstantyn Holskyi on the button.

The flop came 5♥5♦4♥ and action checked around to Holskyi who bet 45,000. Ju made the call before Hissou raised it up to 125,000, forcing folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	1,005,000 115,000	115,000
Samuel Ju	890,000 160,000	160,000
Sirzat Hissou	735,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Samuel Ju Sirzat Hissou

09-30-2024 22:11 UTC+1

Holskyi Wins Battle of the Blinds Against Chidwick

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Konstantyn Holskyi limped in from the small blind and Stephen Chidwick raised to 20,000 from the big blind. Holskyi three-bet to 70,000 and Chidwick made the call.

The flop came A♠4♣3♣ and Holskyi fired a 35,000 continuation bet that was called by Chidwick.

On the 5♦ turn Holskyi bet again for 150,000 and this time Chidwick opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	1,120,000 220,000	220,000
Stephen Chidwick	455,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Konstantyn Holskyi

09-30-2024 21:55 UTC+1

Chidwick Takes Phan's First Bullet

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Hoang Phan shoved for 14,000 from the big blind. Chidwick called to put Phan at risk.

Hoang Phan: A♠Q♦ All in
Stephen Chidwick: K♠J♣

Chidwick took the lead with top pair on the K♦6♣5♥ flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out Q♣2♥ to send Phan to the rail and take the pot.

Shortly after the hand took place, Phan opted to reenter with a fresh stack of 500,000. Sirzat Hissou also followed close behind with a brand new starting stack of his own.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hoang Phan	500,000 480,000	480,000
Sirzat Hissou	500,000 500,000	500,000
Stephen Chidwick	495,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Hoang Phan Stephen Chidwick

09-30-2024 21:54 UTC+1

Ju Pays Off Chidwick

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Samuel Ju opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind.

Both players checked their option on the K♦5♥3♣ flop and 6♠ turn, for the board to completed with the 6♣. Chidwick bet 26,000 and was called.

Chidwick tabled K♣4♣ for kings and sixes, which prompted Ju to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	1,050,000 40,000	40,000
Stephen Chidwick	480,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Samuel Ju Stephen Chidwick

09-30-2024 21:51 UTC+1

Phan Triples Up

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hoang Phan shoved for 6,000 from early position and was called by Tom-Aksel Bedell in the big blind.

Hoang Phan: K♥5♦ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: 8♥2♣

Phan was ahead with king-high but Bedell had two live undercards. Neither player connected with the Q♥Q♣A♣A♠7♣ runout and Phan tripled up his very short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	365,000 10,000	10,000
Hoang Phan	20,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Hoang Phan Tom-Aksel Bedell

09-30-2024 21:47 UTC+1

Ju Cracks Holskyi's Queens

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Samuel Ju opened to 11,000 from the hijack and called when Konstantyn Holskyi three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind.

Ju called a bet of 40,000 on the 10♦5♥2♦ flop before the K♦ turn checked through to the 6♣ river. Holskyi fired out another 100,000 and Ju quickly called.

Holskyi had Q♦Q♣ but was bested by Ju's K♠10♠ which was good for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	1,090,000 205,000	205,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	900,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Samuel Ju

09-30-2024 21:44 UTC+1

One More Entry

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	500,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

09-30-2024 21:33 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu is currently leading the field, with Konstantyn Holskyi the only other player above one million. Samuel Ju rounds out the top three chip counts after his set over set clash with Hoang Phan, who has just 6,000.

Shaun Deeb has yet to take his seat, but his chips are not in play. Alex and Kristen Foxen have also been spotted at King's Resort but it is likely that they will hop into the mix on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,362,000 88,000	88,000

Konstantyn Holskyi	1,090,000 395,000	395,000
Samuel Ju	885,000 100,000	100,000
Viktor Blom	570,000 70,000	70,000
Shaun Deeb	500,000

Salih Atac	476,000 46,000	46,000
Gab Yong Kim	472,000 103,000	103,000
Stephen Chidwick	462,000 98,000	98,000

Simone Andrian	450,000 50,000	50,000

Krasimir Yankov	375,000 41,000	41,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	375,000 125,000	125,000
Hoang Phan	6,000 51,000	51,000