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

09-30-2024 20:34 UTC+2

Queens for Kisacikoglu

Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 5,000 from the button and Viktor Blom called from the big blind.

Blom check-called for 5,000 on the A♦5♣10♥ flop before the 8♠ turn checked through to the 2♦ river. Blom led out for 12,000 and Kisacikoglu quickly called. Blom had K♠10♦ for a pair of tens but had the second-best hand as Kisacikoglu tabled Q♠Q♦ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	720,000 23,000	23,000

Viktor Blom	386,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Viktor Blom

09-30-2024 20:33 UTC+2

Holskyi Folds Out Ju

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the first hand back from break, Samuel Ju opened to 5,000 from the button, and Konstantyn Holskyi defended his big blind. Holskyi check-raised to 15,000 over a bet of 4,000 on the A♣5♥2♥ flop which folded out Ju.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	486,000 9,000	9,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	486,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Samuel Ju

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-30-2024 20:03 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	697,000 23,000	23,000

Gab Yong Kim	571,000 26,000	26,000
Stephen Chidwick	552,000 88,000	88,000

Shaun Deeb	500,000

Samuel Ju	495,000 5,000	5,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	477,000 57,000	57,000
Viktor Blom	408,000 52,000	52,000
Salih Atac	396,000 29,000	29,000
Sirzat Hissou	396,000 26,000	26,000

09-30-2024 19:55 UTC+2

Break Time

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The nine players have been sent on a 30-minute break.

09-30-2024 19:55 UTC+2

Hissou Limps with Jacks

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, Sirzat Hissou bet 2,000 on the 4♠3♥2♦ flop and Konstantyn Holskyi called.

Hissou then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the 3♠ turn, which brought in the 9♠ river. Hissou checked once more and Holskyi sized up to 20,000. Hissou checked his cards once more before flicking in a calling chip.

Holskyi tabled 10♥7♣ for a bluff and Hissou's J♣J♥ took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	420,000 85,000	85,000
Sirzat Hissou	370,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Sirzat Hissou

09-30-2024 19:52 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Forces a Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Gab Yong Kim opeend to 2,500 from under the gun and received calls from Salih Atac in the small blind and Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind.

All three players checked the Q♥10♦7♦ flop leading to the K♥ turn. Action then checked around to Kim who bet 4,000, forcing a fold from Atac while Kisacikoglu made the call.

Kim bet again for 11,500 when checked to on the 7♠ river. Kisacikoglu responded with a check-raise to 32,000 and took down a healthy pot without showdown after Kim opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	720,000 120,000	120,000

Gab Yong Kim	545,000 25,000	25,000
Salih Atac	425,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Orpen Kisacikoglu Salih Atac

09-30-2024 19:39 UTC+2

Big Slick No Good for Hissou

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 10♥6♦3♣ and around 70,000 already in the middle, Sirzat Hissou checked from the small blind and Gab Yong Kim checked from the big blind.

Hissou bet 25,000 on the J♠ turn only for Kim to raise to 68,500. Hissou made the call.

Both players checked the 3♠ river. Hissou could only show A♣K♠ after failing to connect with the board while Kim turned over two pair with J♦10♣ to take down a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	570,000 95,000	95,000
Sirzat Hissou	340,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Sirzat Hissou

09-30-2024 19:34 UTC+2

Ju Takes Entry Total to Nine

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	500,000

09-30-2024 19:28 UTC+2

Chidwick in the Lead After Clash with Holskyi

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 8♣7♠5♣ and just under 10,000 in the middle, Konstantyn Holskyi bet 10,000 from the small blind and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind.

Holskyi fired a second barrel for 20,000 on the 10♦ turn. Chidwick raised to 55,000 and Holskyi made the call.

On the J♦ river Holskyi checked and Chidwick bet 150,000. Holskyi used a single time extension before opting to call.

Chidwick turned over a straight with J♣9♠ to take down a massive early pot at Holskyi's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	640,000 265,000	265,000

Konstantyn Holskyi	505,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Konstantyn Holskyi Stephen Chidwick