Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max
Day 3 Completed
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-max
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 WSOP Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€341,525
Entries
719
Level
33
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Omar Eljach has overcome a 719-entry field and defeated Diana Volcovschi heads-up in Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Eljach earns his second WSOP bracelet, along with the €65,900 first-place prize here at King's Resort in Rozvadov.
The victory comes fresh off of a breakout year in 2022, in which Eljach won the WSOPE Main Event — padding an already impressive poker resume that includes over €2,000,000 in live-tournament earnings.
Eljach entered the final table with more than twice that of his next closest opponent and put on a clinic in big-stack play by continually applying pressure to his opponents in the face of significant pay jumps. En route to his victory, Eljach claimed six final-table eliminations and at no point gave up the chip lead.
Winner's Reaction
"I'm very happy to get my second [bracelet]. I was actually more excited for the bracelet than the laddering of the money, which has not been the case before," Eljach said.
Eljach remained confident throughout the final table and explained how he was able to apply a lot of pressure to the medium stacks using his big stack.
"I knew I could apply a lot of pressure because there were a lot of short stacks. The stacks that were half my size couldn't really move as long as the short stacks were there. It was a good spot for me to be able to steamroll the table."
Eljach said he will be gunning for another bracelet during this year's series, particularly in the upcoming PLO events.
"It's my favorite game. I definitely consider myself more of a PLO player."
Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | €65,900 |
| 2 | Diana Volcovschi | Portugal | €40,700 |
| 3 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | €29,100 |
| 4 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | €21,000 |
| 5 | Ihar Pliashko | Belarus | €15,500 |
| 6 | Martino Cito | Italy | €11,500 |
| 7 | Patrik Jaros | Czechia | €8,700 |
| 8 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | €6,700 |
Final Table Action
Day 3 began with an unofficial final table of nine looking to claim WSOPE glory. The action started relatively slow, with the first elimination of the day occurring after Michal Mrakes found himself short and losing the rest of his chips to Eljach's straight after getting all-in preflop.
Anson Tsang came into the final day second in chips but was unable to build any momentum and lost the majority of his stack after getting his aces cracked by Eljach, who claimed the rest of Tsang's chips a few hands later.
After an extended period of action that saw Roland Israelashvili survive facing elimination six times, Patrik Jaros, Martino Cito, and Ihar Pliashko all fell in seventh, sixth, and fifth place respectively in rapid succession with Eljach claiming two more eliminations.
Michael Rodrigues remained relatively quiet throughout the table, but escalating blinds forced him to take a stand in a blind versus blind confrontation against Eljach that unsurprisingly went Eljach's way.
Israelashvili, who was down to just 15,000 chips at one point, finally saw his good fortune come to an end after running into the nut flush of Volcovschi.
Volcovschi entered the final table as the short stack but managed to navigate all the way to heads-up play, which ended nearly as soon as it began. On just the second hand of heads-up, Volcovschi found herself committing the rest of her chips against Eljach in a cooler wherein both players flopped a flush. With that, Eljach secured his victory in a convincing manner.
That's a wrap for PokerNews coverage of Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max. Be sure to check out our live reporting hub for continuing coverage of the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe right here at the King's Resort in Rozvadov.
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Omar Eljach opened to 300,000 from the button with and Diana Volcovschi defended from the big blind.
The flop came K♣4♣J♣ and Volcovschi check-called a 275,000 continuation bet from Eljach.
Volcovschi checked again on the 10♥ turn and Eljach fired a second barrel, this time for 1,000,000. Volcovschi called.
The river was the 6♠. Volcovschi checked and Eljach moved all in, covering Volcovschi's remaining stack of 2,300,000. Volcovschi made the call.
Volcovschi tabled 7♠6♣5♣3♣ for a flopped flush but Eljach showed down Q♣8♣3♦2♥ for a higher flopped flush to win the final pot of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,975,000
3,975,000
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3,975,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Diana Volcovschi limped on the button with 9♠8♠8♥5♥ and Omar Eljach checked his option with Q♣6♠5♣4♣.
Both players checked on the 3♥2♣3♦ flop and then Eljach bet 175,000 on the J♥ turn. Volcovschi called.
The 7♠ completed the board — keeping Volcovschi's pair of eights best. However, Eljach bluffed at the pot with a 450,000 bet, which got a fold from Volcovschi to extend his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000,000 | |
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4,000,000
-300,000
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-300,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Omar Eljach and Diana Volcovschi are now heads-up for the gold bracelet and €65,900 first-place prize.
Eljach currently sits with a more than three-to-one chip advantage over Volcovschi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000,000 | |
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4,300,000 | |
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Roland Israelashvili opened to 360,000 from under the gun and Diana Volcovschi defended from the big blind.
The flop came A♠K♠2♠. Volcovschi checked, Israelashvili moved all in for his last 360,000 and Volcovschi snap-called.
Roland Israelashvili: K♣10♠9♣7♦
Diana Volcovschi: A♦Q♠4♣3♠
Israelashvili was drawing very thin with a pair of kings versus Volcovschi who had flopped the nut-flush. The rest of the board ran out 4♥J♣ and Israelashvili was finally eliminated after escaping from the jaws of defeat on six previous occasions at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,300,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action folded around to the blinds, where Omar Eljach raised to 360,000 from the small blind. Michael Rodrigues committed his last 545,000 into the middle from the big blind and Eljach called to put Rodrigues at risk.
Michael Rodrigues: J♦10♥10♦7♥
Omar Eljach: Q♥8♥8♦6♦
The board ran out 5♥Q♦9♠6♥A♥ — leaving Eljach with a superior flush and eliminating Rodrigues in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 33
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Roland Israelashvili opened to 415,000 from under the gun, leaving just 5,000 behind, and Diana Volcovschi defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♥8♠3♠ and Israelashvili got his 5,000 chips in the middle against Volcovschi who covered.
Roland Israelashvili: 8♦8♣4♠2♥
Diana Volcovschi: J♦7♦3♣2♣
The rest of the board ran out K♣10♣. Israelashvili's full house was good at showdown and he survived elimination for the sixth time at this final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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1,000,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 32
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The final four players are on a 15-minute break.