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

11-03-2023 19:02 UTC+2

Gicovanu Pays Off Lehmann

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Lehmann bet the K♦J♥6♠10♦ turn out of the small blind for 400,000 and Marius Gicovanu called on the button.

Lehmann bet another 1,200,000 on the 8♣ river and Gicovanu paid it off to get shown the 6♣6♦ for a set by the Norwegian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lehmann	8,400,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Marius Gicovanu	3,730,000 -3,070,000	-3,070,000

Tags: Daniel Lehmann Marius Gicovanu

11-03-2023 19:05 UTC+2

Brazdžionis Doubles Through Poddubnii

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

On the tail end of a J♥J♠7♠6♠10♠ board, Artiom Poddubnii over-bet jammed into Martynas Brazdžionis. The latter had fewer than ten big blinds behind and eventually called. Poddubnii tabled the J♣2♣ for trips jacks but Brazdžionis had that beat with 8♠2♦ for a flush to double for 1,855,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artiom Poddubnii	6,000,000 -5,500,000	-5,500,000

Martynas Brazdžionis	4,600,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Martynas Brazdžionis

11-03-2023 19:06 UTC+2

Penev Shoves Into Kalebashvili

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Lazare Kalebashvili had defended the big blind and check-called a bet of 625,000 on the J♦5♦2♣J♠ turn. He checked again on the 7♦ river and Zlatin Penev then moved all-in for 2,080,000.

Kalebashvili asked for an exact count but folded to see his opponent pull ahead on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zlatin Penev	6,580,000 780,000	780,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	5,500,000 -2,110,000	-2,110,000

Tags: Lazare Kalebashvili Zlatin Penev

11-03-2023 19:13 UTC+2

Gicovanu Wins Massive Flip, Linaras Folds the Winner

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Martynas Brazdžionis opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and Sokratis Linaras three-bet to 1,000,000 from the cutoff. Marius Gicovanu moved all in from the small blind for 3,900,000 and Brazdžionis re-shoved for approximately 5,500,000. Linaras got out of the way leaving Gicovanu all in and at risk.

Marius Gicovanu: 10♣10♥
Martynas Brazdžionis: A♦K♥

The board ran out 4♣Q♦3♠3♣Q♠. Gicovanu's pocket-tens held and he collected a gargantuan pot while making a serious dent in the stack of Brazdžionis.

An exasperated Linaras told his tablemates after the hand that he had folded pocket-jacks which would have been good for a pot worth over 12,000,000 had he called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	8,200,000 4,470,000	4,470,000
Sokratis Linaras	6,300,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

Martynas Brazdžionis	1,600,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Marius Gicovanu Martynas Brazdžionis Sokratis Linaras

11-03-2023 19:14 UTC+2

Dogra Dogra Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

On table 124, Harcharan Dogra Dogra was standing up behind his chair as he was all in for a little bit more than a blind against Eusebiu Jalba.

Harcharan Dogra Dogra: 8♣6♣
Eusebiu Jalba: 9♣9♠

On Q♥9♥7♠A♥3♦, Dogra Dogra's straight draw missed. Jalba hit a set to win the pot and send Dogra Dogra to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eusebiu Jalba	13,350,000 3,650,000	3,650,000
Harcharan Dogra Dogra	Busted

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Harcharan Dogra Dogra

11-03-2023 19:19 UTC+2

Yoseph Eliminated by Cigliano

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Berhane Yoseph had folded in the big blind when Omar Eljach jammed out of the small blind, leaving himself a mere three blinds behind. He got those in the next hand against Alberto Cigliano.

Berhane Yoseph: Q♠J♣
Alberto Cigliano: A♥J♠

The board ran out 4♠3♠3♣2♣8♣ and that spelled the end for Yoseph in 25th place. There is just one minute left in the level ahead of a scheduled break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Cigliano	6,600,000 3,660,000	3,660,000
Berhane Yoseph	Busted

Tags: Alberto Cigliano Berhane Yoseph Omar Eljach

11-03-2023 19:25 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 3 With 24 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

All players have moved their chips to a new location at the end of the poker arena and the T-5,000 chips are raced off.

The redraw of the final three tables is already completed and the action will resume at 6.55 p.m. local time following the 30-minute dinner break.

11-03-2023 19:38 UTC+2

Redraw of the Final Three Tables (full)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

There are just 55 seconds remaining at blinds of 100,000/200,000 with a big blind ante of 200,000 and the blinds will go up after a single hand. Below are the new seat assignments and big blinds for the next level.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
121	1	Levan Rcheulishvili	Georgia	5,650,000	23
121	2	Ihar Khursin	Belarus	3,650,000	15
121	3	Sabri Neziri	Serbia	9,500,000	38
121	4	Omar Eljach	Sweden	9,900,000	40
121	5	Aleksej Grenz	Germany	15,450,000	62
121	6	Michele Tocci	Italy	2,925,000	12
121	7	Artiom Poddubnii	Belarus	6,250,000	25
121	8	Sokratis Linaras	Greece	7,750,000	31

135	1	Georges Chehade	Lebanon	3,050,000	12
135	2	Alberto Cigliano	Italy	6,775,000	27
135	3	Eusebiu Jalba	Romania	12,775,000	51
135	4	Martynas Brazdžionis	Lithuania	1,425,000	6
135	5	Matthew Davenport	United Kingdom	11,900,000	48
135	6	Jamel Ghizaoui	France	19,875,000	80
135	7	Marius Gicovanu	Romania	9,575,000	38
135	8	[Removed:446]	Mongolia	10,050,000	40

136	1	Florian Kraft	Germany	3,025,000	12
136	2	Lazare Kalebashvili	Georgia	4,650,000	19
136	3	Zlatin Penev	Bulgaria	6,550,000	26
136	4	Francis Klar	Netherlands	2,250,000	9
136	5	Mikael Hen	Israel	2,200,000	9
136	6	Elia Salerno	Italy	5,675,000	23
136	7	Daniel Lehmann	Norway	8,200,000	33
136	8	De Han Kim	South Korea	5,625,000	23

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamel Ghizaoui	19,875,000 875,000	875,000
Aleksej Grenz	15,450,000 3,650,000	3,650,000
Eusebiu Jalba	12,775,000 -575,000	-575,000
Matthew Davenport	11,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
[Removed:446]	10,500,000 -230,000	-230,000
Omar Eljach	9,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Marius Gicovanu	9,575,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Sabri Neziri	9,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Daniel Lehmann	8,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Sokratis Linaras	7,750,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Alberto Cigliano	6,775,000 175,000	175,000
Zlatin Penev	6,550,000 -30,000	-30,000
Artiom Poddubnii	6,250,000 250,000	250,000

Elia Salerno	5,675,000 -1,325,000	-1,325,000
Levan Rcheulishvili	5,650,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
De Han Kim	5,625,000 -2,175,000	-2,175,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	4,650,000 -850,000	-850,000
Ihar Khursin	3,650,000 -100,000	-100,000

Georges Chehade	3,050,000 -750,000	-750,000
Florian Kraft	3,025,000 770,000	770,000
Michele Tocci	2,925,000 200,000	200,000
Francis Klar	2,250,000 -250,000	-250,000
Mikael Hen	2,200,000 -500,000	-500,000
Martynas Brazdžionis	1,425,000 -175,000	-175,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

11-03-2023 20:03 UTC+2

Kraft and Klar Get Shoves Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

De Han Kim opened to 400,000 in the first hand after coming back from the dinner break. Florian Kraft jammed for ten blinds and took it down.

Zlatin Penev then opened to 500,000 and Francis Klar three-bet jammed for 2,175,000. The Bulgarian tanked and then folded with a dry smile, declaring "so close".

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Kraft	4,000,000 975,000	975,000
Francis Klar	3,800,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: De Han Kim Florian Kraft Francis Klar Zlatin Penev