Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-01-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Eldabach and Smuskovics on a Rolli

Christian Zetzsche

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

Nino Pansier raised the pot on the button Dorel Eldabach called in the small blind. Fabian Rolli jammed in the big blind and Pansier went with it, Eldabach called all-in.

Dorel Eldabach: A♦9♣7♦2♣
Fabian Rolli: A♠K♠6♥2♥
Nino Pansier: Q♠Q♦8♣6♦

The board ran out A♣J♦7♠2♦4♣ and the stacks were counted. Eldabach tripled for 96,000 and Rolli had that covered by 2,000, as he "doubled" through Rolli only to be forced all-in the next hand.

One hand later, Daniel Smuskovics raised and Eldabach called on the button, Patrik Jaros called from the big blind. The A♥9♦8♦ flop was checked to Smuskovics and he bet 20,000, only Eldabach called. After the 6♥ turn, Smuskovics bet 20,000 for Eldabach to call and the same action repeated on the 9♠ river.

Rolli showed his K♠Q♥5♥4♣, Smuskovics had the A♦Q♦9♣7♠ for a full house and the K♣J♦9♥7♦ of Eldabach was no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smuskovics	215,000 105,000	105,000
Dorel Eldabach	205,000 85,000	85,000
Patrik Jaros	120,000 -60,000	-60,000
Nino Pansier	75,000 -165,000	-165,000
Fabian Rolli	Busted

Tags: Daniel Smuskovics Dorel Eldabach Fabian Rolli Nino Pansier Patrik Jaros

11-01-2023 16:51 UTC+1

Planells First Casualty in the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a three-way flop of 7♦3♦2♣, Jose Manuel Planells pushed all-in with a shorter stack in the small blind. Dorel Eldabach folded from under the gun and Kasparas Klezys quickly called.

Jose Manuel Planells: K♦Q♠10♦8♠
Kasparas Klezys: A♦J♦7♠6♠

Klezys was ahead and had diamonds covered, which ended up pivotal on the 2♠ turn and 3♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasparas Klezys	580,000 210,000	210,000
Dorel Eldabach	120,000 -15,000	-15,000
Jose Manuel Planells	Busted

Tags: Dorel Eldabach Jose Manuel Planells Kasparas Klezys

11-01-2023 16:48 UTC+1

Jattin Cracks De Wever's Aces to Burst the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Undeterred from the setback in the previous hand, Farid Jattin in the small blind went to war with Raf De Wever from under the gun as they created a four-bet pot with 212,000 in the middle each.

The flop came 10♥10♣2♣ and Jattin checked. De Wever moved all-in for around 240,000 and Jattin snap-called. They had to wait for all other tables to finish before proceeding with the showdown as a small crowd gathered around the table.

Raf De Wever: A♠A♦J♣9♣
Farid Jattin: A♥K♠10♦8♥

De Wever was in a world of hurt but had a flush draw against the trips tens of Jattin.

The K♦ turn reduced his outs to the case ace only and the K♥ river only improved Jattin to kings full of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	1,250,000 400,000	400,000

Raf De Wever	Busted

Tags: Farid Jattin Raf De Wever

11-01-2023 16:41 UTC+1

Rcheulishvili Doubles Off Jattin on the Bubble

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David Salituro

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

Levan Rcheulishvili and Farid Jattin were heads-up on a flop of 3♣9♥J♥ when Jattin moved all in from the big blind and Rcheulishvili called for his last 217,000.

Levan Rcheulishvili: Q♥9♣8♥7♠
Farid Jattin: 10♠7♦6♥4♥

Jattin had straight and flush draws, while Rcheulishvili had a pair of nines and a higher flush draw. The 6♣ fell on the turn to give Jattin more outs, but the A♦ came on the river and Rcheulishvili survived to double up on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	850,000 -175,000	-175,000

Levan Rcheulishvili	480,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Levan Rcheulishvili Farid Jattin

11-01-2023 16:35 UTC+1

Double Knockout for Kim Triggers Bubble Period

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Namhyung Kim had raised and Christopher Back called the 20,000. Van Marcus then pushed all-in with a shorter stack and the initial raiser reshoved with the far biggest stack. Back smiled and pushed forward his stack of more than 210,000 as well.

Van Marcus: A♠A♣Q♦9♥
Christopher Back: A♦K♠Q♠J♠
Namhyung Kim: 9♣6♠5♦4♠

"I like your hand but I gonna win this one with aces," Marcus joked towards Back, who then took the lead on the Q♥J♦5♠ flop.

However, it was Kim who hit the 5♥ turn to improve to trips fives. Nothing changed with the 2♣ river and Kim knocked out two opponents. The field plummeted to 32 contenders and the hand-for-hand process will commence when all tables have finished their current hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Namhyung Kim	1,050,000 500,000	500,000
Christopher Back	Busted
Van Marcus	Busted

Tags: Christopher Back Namhyung Kim Van Marcus

11-01-2023 16:35 UTC+1

Klezys Drives Jaros Crazy; Alioto Gets Away With a Raise on Rolli

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up blind versus blind, Patrik Jaros bet 34,000 on a board of K♥6♦5♣5♥ and Kasparas Klezys called.

The river came the 7♥ and Jaros inquired about the size of the pot before leading out with just 31,000. Klezys then raised to 120,000.

Jaros sat back in his chair receiving a massage as the minutes ticked off the clock. He eventually peeked back at his cards and folded after more than five minutes.

At the same time at another table, Dario Alioto and Fabian Rolli were also in a blind versus blind battle as Rolli led out for 15,000 on Q♦K♠7♣. Alioto then raised to 74,000.

Tournament officials announced that play was going hand-for-hand as Rolli continued to tank. "Even worse," he said.

"This wasn't a bubble play," Alioto said.

"I would never think of folding here if it wasn't the bubble," Rolli said, eventually mucking A♦K♦Q♠J♦. Alioto showed him K♣Q♣ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasparas Klezys	370,000 40,000	40,000
Dario Alioto	200,000 60,000	60,000

Patrik Jaros	180,000 -120,000	-120,000
Fabian Rolli	100,000 -120,000	-120,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Fabian Rolli Kasparas Klezys Patrik Jaros

11-01-2023 16:27 UTC+1

De Wever Knocks Out Lovric

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Christian Zetzsche

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

There were two seat open in quick succession over on table 127 and those included Aibek Lekerov as well as Filip Lovric. The latter had lost most of his chips not long ago and then put his hopes on the A♦K♥6♣4♥.

Raf We Wever looked him up with the K♠K♣7♣6♦ and stayed ahead all the way on the K♦8♣2♣5♠A♠ runout.

All of a sudden, the field is down to the last 34 players of which 31 will reach the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raf De Wever	385,000 247,000	247,000
Aibek Lekerov	Busted
Filip Lovric	Busted

Tags: Aibek Lekerov Filip Lovric Raf We Wever

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-01-2023 16:22 UTC+1

Tsang Loses His Crown

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David Salituro

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

Anson Tsang and Tobias Peters were heads-up on a board of 7♣6♣J♠5♥ and around 30,000 in the pot as Tsang, in the small blind, tanked for a minute before betting 30,000.

Tsang left only one orange 1,000 chip behind and Peters instantly moved all in. Tsang tossed in his last chip and showed A♠Q♠J♥7♠ for two pair, but Peters had A♥K♥4♦3♦ for a straight.

The river came the 8♣ and Tsang, the two-time and defending champion of this event, was sent to the rail short of the money as Peters raked in more chips to add to his stack, which he has painstakingly organized in a symmetrical pattern.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	350,000 110,000	110,000

Anson Tsang	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Tobias Peters

11-01-2023 16:21 UTC+1

Eljach Back on the Rise

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Tomasz Kozub got involved from the under-the-gun position and then called a three-bet by Omar Eljach on the button. They headed to the A♠9♥7♣ flop on which Kozub checked. Eljach bet the pot and earned a snap-fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Eljach	450,000 30,000	30,000

Tomasz Kozub	260,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Omar Eljach Tomasz Kozub