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

11-03-2023 17:52 UTC+1

Ghizaoui Takes the Lead With Double Elimination

Christian Zetzsche

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

Jamel Ghizaoui had previously chipped up significantly and added even further chips to take over the lead on the final four tables.

Guy Goossens jammed from under the gun for around 1,250,000 and Ghizaoui piled in his tower of T-500,000 chips on the button. Javier Francort called all-in out of the big blind for around 4.1 million and a three-way showdown emerged.

Guy Goossens: A♣9♦
Javier Francort: A♥K♥
Jamel Ghizaoui: A♠Q♥

The 8♣7♠3♥ flop and 2♥ turn brought Francort on the verge of a large double, but the cruel Q♠ river gave Ghizaoui the best hand and lock up a double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamel Ghizaoui	19,000,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Guy Goossens	Busted
Javier Francort	Busted

Tags: Guy Goossens Jamel Ghizaoui Javier Francort

11-03-2023 17:47 UTC+1

Shehadeh Runs Into Kim's Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

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

De Han Kim opened the action from under the gun and snap-called when Luigi Shehadeh pushed for what appeared to be around 15 blinds on the button.

Luigi Shehadeh: 6♠6♦
De Han Kim: A♣A♠

The A♥K♣7♣ flop left Shehadeh in dire shape as he needed running sixes to stay alive.

"Good game," he already said to everyone at the table and departed when the 8♠ turn as well as 4♠ river officially sealed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
De Han Kim	7,800,000 3,375,000	3,375,000
Luigi Shehadeh	Busted

Tags: Luigi Shehadeh De Han Kim

11-03-2023 17:43 UTC+1

Saran Accumulating Chips

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board reading Q♠6♦2♥J♠10♥ and roughly 2,000,000 already in the middle, Lazare Kalebashvili checked from the big blind and [Removed:446] bet 2,000,000, sending Kalebashvili into the tank.

After roughly two minutes Kalebashvili flicked in the call. Saran tabled K♥Q♦ for top pair which was good enough to take down a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:446]	10,730,000 3,330,000	3,330,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	7,610,000 -3,890,000	-3,890,000

Tags: Lazare Kalebashvili

11-03-2023 17:42 UTC+1

Yoseph Wins the Flip

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Maxime Taldir

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

Berhane Yoseph directly moved all in from middle position for 1,340,000 chips. Elia Salerno called in the cutoff, and all the other players folded.

Berhane Yoseph: A♥10♣
Elia Salerno: 6♦6♠

Yoseph was on the edge of elimination after the flop 2♣Q♠K♠. But the A♠ on the turn gave him a pair of aces to save him. The 8♥ completed the board and Yoseph took his 3,180,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	7,000,000 -575,000	-575,000
Berhane Yoseph	3,180,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Berhane Yoseph Elia Salerno

11-03-2023 17:38 UTC+1

Saran Doubles Up With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

[Removed:446] opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, then Matthew Davenport three-bet all in from the small blind. It didn't take long for Saran to call with his last 3,505,000 chips.

[Removed:446]: A♦A♥
Matthew Davenport: 9♠9♥

On Q♦6♥10♦K♦J♠, both players hit a straight, but Saran had the best one so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Davenport	10,100,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000
[Removed:446]	7,400,000 3,850,000	3,850,000

Tags: Matthew Davenport

11-03-2023 17:35 UTC+1

Updated Counts Table 109

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Christian Zetzsche

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

De Han Kim opened the action with a raise to 475,000. Marius Gicovanu three-bet to 1,400,000 from one seat over and it folded all the way back to the initial raiser. Kim took only a few seconds before he mucked the A♠10♠ face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksej Grenz	11,800,000 -2,650,000	-2,650,000
Artiom Poddubnii	11,500,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Sokratis Linaras	8,100,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Marius Gicovanu	6,800,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Daniel Lehmann	6,700,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

De Han Kim	4,425,000 -375,000	-375,000
Luigi Shehadeh	3,000,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Martynas Brazdžionis	2,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Marius Gicovanu De Han Kim

11-03-2023 17:32 UTC+1

Rcheulishvili Takes from Tocci

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Levan Rcheulishvili opened to 400,000 from the hijack and Michele Tocci called from the button.

The flop came K♣10♠4♥ and Rcheulishvili check-called a 400,000 bet from Tocci.

Both players checked the 3♥ turn leading to the A♥ river. Rcheulishvili bet 600,000 and Tocci promptly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Rcheulishvili	4,150,000 550,000	550,000
Michele Tocci	2,725,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Levan Rcheulishvili Michele Tocci

11-03-2023 17:27 UTC+1

Kraft Runs Into Cigliano's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

From the small blind, Florian Kraft moved all in to apply pressure on Alberto Cigliano's small stack. Unfortunatelly for him, Cigliano found the best hand possible in the big blind.

Alberto Cigliano: A♣A♠
Florian Kraft: Q♥9♥

The board K♠2♣10♥3♥3♣ didn't change anything, so Cigliano secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Cigliano	2,940,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Florian Kraft	2,255,000 -945,000	-945,000

Tags: Alberto Cigliano Florian Kraft

11-03-2023 17:24 UTC+1

Neziri Doubles Through Eljach

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Table 108 had just lost Renato Ardelean and soon after, there was another all-in showdown. Sabri Neziri raised to 400,000 on the button and then reluctantly called all-in when Omar Eljach pushed out of the small blind.

Sabri Neziri: A♦10♠
Omar Eljach: K♣10♣

Eljach needed clubs or a king to deal the final blow and almost got there on the 9♣3♠3♥A♣10♦ board. However, Neziri held up with aces and tens to double for 3,450,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sabri Neziri	7,200,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
Omar Eljach	6,000,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Renato Ardelean	Busted

Tags: Omar Eljach Renato Ardelean Sabri Neziri

11-03-2023 17:21 UTC+1

Penev Gets Tricky for a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Just before the blinds went up, Zlatin Penev limped in the cutoff and Levan Rcheulishvili raised to 460,000 in the small blind. Lazare Kalebashvili called in the big blind and Penev then moved all-in for 2,680,000 and Rcheulishvili went deep into the tank.

As the clock was called on him, Rcheulishvili called at the very last second of his 30 second countdown and Kalebashvili shook his head to a fold a few seconds later.

Zlatin Penev: A♣A♥
Levan Rcheulishvili: A♠Q♦

The aces were not cracked on the Q♣6♥3♣8♦9♥ runout and Penev more than doubled.