Event #14: €1,000 NLH Turbo Freezeout | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-12-2023 20:29 UTC+1

Persson Doubles Through May

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bastien May opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Kalle Persson on the button. Simon Wilson squeezed to 61,000 from the small blind, which got a fold from May, but a shove from Persson for 153,000 total. Wilson called to put Persson at risk and hands were revealed.

Kalle Persson: A♣A♥
Simon Wilson: A♦K♣

Persson found himself in a great spot with aces, and the Q♥6♦Q♠7♥9♠ runout kept Persson best for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalle Persson	330,000 5,000	5,000
Bastien May	240,000 25,000	25,000
Simon Wilson	230,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Bastien May Kalle Persson Simon Wilson

11-12-2023 20:27 UTC+1

Bradley Bows Out

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Junhyoung Ki raised enough to put Ian Bradley all in and after some thought, the call was made.

Ian Bradley: 7♠7♥
Junhyoung Ki: A♦10♣

Bradley's pocket pair remained in front after the 8♦J♦8♥ flop, but Ki caught the A♥ turn to take the lead. The 9♠ river saw Bradley brick out to end his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junhyoung Ki	322,000 22,000	22,000
Ian Bradley	Busted

Tags: Ian Bradley Junhyoung Ki

11-12-2023 20:24 UTC+1

May Knocks Out Karl

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nicola Karl moved all in from early position and found folds around the table until Bastien May in the big blind, who made the call.

Nicola Karl: A♥2♥
Bastien May: A♣10♥

Karl was looking for a deuce but could find it on the Q♥K♦7♦Q♠5♠ runout, ending his run while May stacked some new chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastien May	215,000 55,000	55,000
Nicola Karl	Busted

Tags: Bastien May Nicola Karl

11-12-2023 20:23 UTC+1

Sellam Runs into Kicker Problems

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Samuel Sellam opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Rohat Arikan three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. Sellam made the call.

The flop came Q♠Q♣J♥. Sellam checked, Arikan moved all in for 102,000 and Sellam made the call with a covering stack.

Rohat Arikan: A♥K♣
Samuel Sellam: A♠10♦

The rest of the board ran out 9♣7♥. Both players had ace-high to go along with the pair of queens on the board but Arikan had the bigger kicker and secured a massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohat Arikan	294,000 242,000	242,000
Samuel Sellam	75,000 -126,000	-126,000

Tags: Rohat Arikan Samuel Sellam

11-12-2023 20:19 UTC+1

Waki Gets Whacked

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Yasuhiro Waki was already all in and at risk for around 100,000 on the button against Vincent Pedersen, who was in early position.

Yasuhiro Waki: 8♦8♥
Vincent Pedersen: K♣Q♣

The 3♦A♠5♣Q♥7♦ runout paired Pedersen’s queen on the turn and Waki was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Pedersen	250,000 144,000	144,000
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted

Tags: Vincent Pedersen Yasuhiro Waki

11-12-2023 20:15 UTC+1

Niemela Takes from Chen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With two people seeing a board of J♣6♥3♦ and 27,000 in the pot, James Chen checked and Mikael Niemela bet 9,000. Chen check-raised to 25,000 and Niemela made the call.

Chen checked again on the 8♠ turn and Niemela bet 18,000. This time Chen opted to fold and Niemela took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikael Niemela	144,000 52,000	52,000
James Chen	95,000 70,500	70,500

Tags: James Chen Mikael Niemela

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-12-2023 20:11 UTC+1

Predaroli Picks Off Saffran

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli opened to 14,000 from middle position and found one caller in Robert Saffran in the big blind.

Saffran check-called a 17,000 bet from Predaroli on the 8♠J♦5♠ flop and then both players checked on the 10♣ turn.

Saffran led out for 21,000 after the 2♥ completed the board and Predaroli quickly called. Saffran tabled A♠4♥, which was no good against Predaroli's Q♠J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	390,000 370,000	370,000
Robert Saffran	110,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Robert Saffran

11-12-2023 20:06 UTC+1

Hero Call Goes Wrong for Kempe

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of A♣7♣4♥2♥ and roughly 90,000 in the middle, Moritz Dietrich moved all in for his last 31,500 from the small blind. Rainer Kempe thought about his decision for approximately 90 seconds before making the call with a covering stack to put Dietrich at risk.

Moritz Dietrich: A♥9♣
Rainer Kempe: K♦5♦

Dietrich's top pair was well ahead of Kempe's king-high but he still had to fade a gutshot straight draw to extend his tournament life. The 4♣ river was clean and Dietrich secured a full double up while Kempe was left with under ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moritz Dietrich	115,000 115,000	115,000

Rainer Kempe	51,500 51,500	51,500

Tags: Moritz Dietrich Rainer Kempe

11-12-2023 19:59 UTC+1

May Spikes a Six to Eliminate Wendlandt

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bastien May opened to 12,000 from early position and Henning Wendlandt shoved for around 40,000 on the button. Action folded back to May, who asked for a count and then called to put Wendlandt at risk.

Henning Wendlandt: K♠Q♥
Bastien May: 6♦6♠

The 10♣9♥Q♦ flop paired Wendlandt's queen to take the lead, but the 6♥ turn gave May a set. Wendlandt still had outs to draw to a straight, but the 3♦ river bricked out and Wendlandt was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastien May	160,000
Henning Wendlandt	Busted

Tags: Bastien May Henning Wendlandt