Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 3 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-03-2023 14:53 UTC+1

Top Pair for Gicovanu

Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Marius Gicovanu raised to 210,000 from middle position, and he was called by Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart in the hijack and by the chipleader, Artiom Poddubnii, seated in the big blind.

All three players checked both on the flop 9♣5♥8♦ and on the turn Q♦. But after the river 3♠ completed the board, Gicovanu bet 625,000. Mazza-Boussemart quickly called, and Poddubnii folded.

But all the chips went into Gicovanu's direction, as he had A♣Q♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	14,250,000 -950,000	-950,000

Marius Gicovanu	9,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	1,600,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Marius Gicovanu Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart

11-03-2023 14:52 UTC+1

Poddubnii Adds Further Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Heads-up to the A♠6♦5♦ flop, Artiom Poddubnii checked and then called a bet worth 300,000 by Daniel Lehmann. That led them to the J♥ turn on which both checked. Lehmann also checked back the Q♠ river and couldn't beat the A♣3♦ of Podubbnii.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	15,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Daniel Lehmann	4,300,000 -420,000	-420,000

Tags: Daniel Lehmann Artiom Poddubnii

11-03-2023 14:44 UTC+1

Tocci Wins a Small One

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Michele Tocci opened to 200,000 from early position and Levan Rcheulishvili defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♣9♠3♥. Rcheulishvili checked, Tocci fired a continuation bet of 250,000 and Rcheulishvili opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	5,775,000 -245,000	-245,000
Matthew Davenport	5,725,000 -720,000	-720,000
Zlatin Penev	4,705,000 5,000	5,000
[Removed:446]	4,570,000 -610,000	-610,000
Michele Tocci	2,125,000 300,000	300,000
Francis Klar	1,550,000 -150,000	-150,000
Aleksei Donets	1,450,000 225,000	225,000
Niklas Bauer	1,225,000 -1,035,000	-1,035,000

Tags: Levan Rcheulishvili Michele Tocci

11-03-2023 14:36 UTC+1

Martinovic Runs Into Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The cards of Dragoljub Martinovic were just mucked when his stack was sent over to chip leader Artiom Poddubnii.

According to Marius Gicovanu, Poddubnii had raised and received one caller before Martinovic jammed with ace-king. It was an unfortunate timing as Poddubnii held the A♣A♠ and had little to fear on a 9♦3♥2♣6♣J♦ runout.

Heinz Traut also fell shortly after as the early carnage already caused one dozen casualties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	13,500,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Marius Gicovanu	7,000,000 -290,000	-290,000
Dragoljub Martinovic	Busted
Heinz Traut	Busted

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Dragoljub Martinovic Heinz Traut Marius Gicovanu

11-03-2023 14:32 UTC+1

Kim Leaves Tan on the Ropes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The cards were on their backs preflop as De Han Kim had jammed for 1,595,000 with the 3♦3♥. He was up against the A♦K♦ of Keng Tan and flopped a set on the 10♥5♥3♠9♣2♥ runout to double.

Tan had just 150,000 left after the hand and busted right after, which reduced the field to the last six tables. All further early casualties can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
De Han Kim	3,400,000 2,455,000	2,455,000
Ladislav Kellner	Busted
Keng Tan	Busted
Petr Targa	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted

Xhavit Berisha	Busted

Tags: De Han Kim Keng Tan

11-03-2023 14:30 UTC+1

Peluso Kept a Blind, but It Wasn’t Enough

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Zlatin Penev opened to 200,000 from under the gun, and Fabio Peluso three-bet to 1,330,000 in middle position, keeping only 100,000 chips with him. The other players folded, and Penev decided to just call.

On the flop 5♣K♠Q♣, Penev checked, and Peluso checked back. Then on the turn 2♦, Penev checked again.

Peluso took his time, looking at the payouts and waiting for a player to be eliminated. But a tournament director walked by and informed Peluso that he had 30 seconds left to make a decision, as he only had one big blind left. Peluso eventually checked back.

The J♦ came on the river, and Penev quickly bet 100,000 to force Peluso to go all in. Peluso waited again, so the tournament director called the clock, again. And after 30 seconds, Peluso decided to fold and keep his single blind. Penev showed A♠K♦.

On the next hand, Francis Klar moved all in from the cutoff, but nobody called. When he scooped the pot, the tournament director warned the players to make their decisions quickly and not to stall.

Peluso heard that and immediately shoved from under the gun. Klar jammed too, and both players flipped their cards.

Fabio Peluso: J♣8♣
Francis Klar: Q♥Q♣

Peluso hit a jack on the flop J♦7♥2♦, but it wasn't enough to beat Klar's queens, and he was eliminated after the turn 10♠ and the river 7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zlatin Penev	4,700,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Francis Klar	1,700,000 805,000	805,000
Fabio Peluso	Busted

Tags: Fabio Peluso Francis Klar Zlatin Penev

11-03-2023 14:29 UTC+1

Jalba Eliminates Lanner

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Eusebiu Jalba opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Lanner moved all in from the small blind for 700,000. Jalba called with a covering stack to put Lanner at risk.

Alexander Lanner: A♥J♣
Eusebiu Jalba: K♥J♦

Lanner had his opponent pipped and was in great shape to double up. That all changed when the flop came K♦J♥6♠, giving Jalba two pair and leaving Lanner drawing to just three outs. Lanner failed to find an ace on the 8♥ turn or 3♥ river and was sent to the rail while Jalba took down a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	10,400,000 -340,000	-340,000

Eusebiu Jalba	6,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Daniel Lehmann	4,720,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	3,450,000 -150,000	-150,000
Evgheni Toporas	1,800,000 -485,000	-485,000
Dragoljub Martinovic	1,475,000 -450,000	-450,000
Alexander Lanner	Busted

Tags: Alexander Lanner Eusebiu Jalba

11-03-2023 14:25 UTC+1

Yoseph Doubles Through Ghizaoui

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Berhane Yoseph raised to 300,000 on the button and Jamel Ghizaoui simply three-bet jammed with the far bigger stack in the small blind. Ladislav Kellner in the big blind folded and Yoseph reluctantly called all-in.

Berhane Yoseph: J♦J♥
Jamel Ghizaoui: A♦K♣

They were racing and Yoseph came out on top on the 8♣7♥7♦10♥Q♠ board.

"I would have won, king queen," Kellner mentioned in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamel Ghizaoui	4,700,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000
Berhane Yoseph	4,700,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Berhane Yoseph Jamel Ghizaoui Ladislav Kellner

11-03-2023 14:18 UTC+1

Shehadeh Wins Big Pot Off Targa

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joining the action on the 9♠8♥7♣5♦8♣ river, Luigi Shehadeh bet 1,600,000 into a pot of around 1,300,000 while in the small blind. That sent Petr Targa into the tank and he eventually flicked in a single chip from the big blind for the call.

Shehadeh tabled the J♥10♥ for the jack-high straight and won a very healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Shehadeh	6,400,000 2,830,000	2,830,000
Petr Targa	1,550,000 -2,455,000	-2,455,000

Tags: Petr Targa Luigi Shehadeh

11-03-2023 14:12 UTC+1

Heinrichs Also Falls to Francort

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Just before their table broke, Pascal Heinrichs jammed the A♦4♣ out of the small blind and Javier Francort called with the K♦7♦.

The J♦9♦6♦ flop gave Francort a flush and Heinrichs needed another diamond to survive. None came on the 5♠ turn and K♥ river, sending the chips over to Francort again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	5,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Pascal Heinrichs	Busted

Tags: Javier Francort Pascal Heinrichs