Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus Day 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-05-2023 20:49 UTC+2

Marrone Spikes Two-Outer to Bust Craciunas

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paul Craciunas opened to 500,000 from middle position, leaving 70,000 behind. Angelo Marrone moved all in as the big stack from the small blind and Craciunas put the rest of his stack into the middle.

Paul Craciunas: AxJx
Angelo Marrone: 10x10x

It was a race, and Craciunas became the favorite after pairing up on the A♦K♥9♦ flop. The 4♠ turn brought him closer to a double up but he threw his hands in the air in disappointment after the dealer put the 10♥ river onto the felt. Marrone improved to a pair and saw his stack his the 2,000,000 milestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Marrone	2,000,000 1,852,000	1,852,000
Paul Craciunas	Busted

Tags: Angelo Marrone Paul Craciunas

11-05-2023 20:39 UTC+2

Sixes Are Sweet For Stranak

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Elia Salerno raised to 60,000 in early position before Samuel Stranak moved all in for 540,000 in the hijack. Salerno quickly called once action folded back to him.

Samuel Stranak: 6♠6♣
Elia Salerno: A♥Q♦

Stranak was flipping for his tournament life and watched as the dealer turned over K♥7♦2♣2♦4♥. The board was no threat to his pocket pair and Salerno handed over the double up to the WSOP bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Samuel Stranak	1,100,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Samuel Stranak

11-05-2023 20:32 UTC+2

Wheeler Spikes the River on Kaliankovich

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Siarhei Kaliankovich moved all in for around 220,000 under the gun and Jason Wheeler called next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way.

Siarhei Kaliankovich: K♣Q♣
Jason Wheeler: Q♦J♦

The flop came 8♦5♦A♠ and Wheeler picked up a flush draw. The 3♣ turn was no help, and while Wheeler didn't hit his flush on the river, he did spike the J♣ to make a pair and send Kaliankovich to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	900,000 400,000	400,000

Siarhei Kaliankovich	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Siarhei Kaliankovich

11-05-2023 20:32 UTC+2

Gomez Loses the Flip to Bust

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jareth East raised to 60,000 from middle position, then Ioannis Temekonidis three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack. In the big blind, Fernando Gomez decided to go all in for 415,000. East folded, but Temekonidis snap-called.

Fernando Gomez: 10♦10♠
Ioannis Temekonidis: A♠K♠

Standing up, Gomez saw an ace land on the flop A♣5♣2♥ to give the best pair to Temekonidis. So after the turn 9♦ and the river 6♠, Gomez was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Temekonidis	1,885,000 785,000	785,000
Jareth East	465,000 -5,000	-5,000
Fernando Gomez	Busted

Tags: Fernando Gomez Ioannis Temekonidis Jareth East

11-05-2023 19:26 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining 102 players are on a 30-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 6:55 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Delfoco	Busted
Axel Bayout	Busted
Thi Nguyen	Busted
Milan Topoly	Busted
Motokatsu Uhara	Busted
Nicola Karl	Busted
Hugo Machado	Busted
Andreas Mages	Busted
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Busted
Anson Tsang	Busted

Milos Culjkovic	Busted
Harald Schwinger	Busted
Patrick Sarca	Busted
Huiqi Shi	Busted
Anthony Molla	Busted
Demetrio Caminita	Busted

11-05-2023 19:24 UTC+2

Savinelli Flops the Nuts

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Carlo Savinelli limped in from middle position and Jaroslav Polak checked their action in the big blind.

Polak check-jammed for 175,000 after Savinelli bet 25,000 on the Q♣9♦8♠ flop. Savinelli snap-called..

Jaroslav Polak: Q♠J♦
Carlo Savinelli: J♥10♥

The 3♥K♣ completed the board for Savinelli to get the pot and bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo Savinelli	650,000 464,000	464,000
Jaroslav Polak	Busted

Tags: Carlo Savinelli Jaroslav Polak

11-05-2023 19:24 UTC+2

Efe Holds to Bust Maiseyenka

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Levent Efe opened to 55,000 from middle position and called when Ruslan Maiseyenka jammed from the big blind for 270,000.

Ruslan Maiseyenka: Q♠J♠
Levent Efe: 4♣4♠

Maiseyenka was unable to connect on the 8♣6♠2♦A♣3♥ runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levent Efe	980,000 410,000	410,000
Ruslan Maiseyenka	Busted

Tags: Levent Efe Ruslan Maiseyenka

11-05-2023 19:19 UTC+2

Sultanem Wakes Up With Kings; Bernard Busts on the River

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Thomas Foertsch raised to 50,000 under the gun before Georges Sultanem moved all in for 315,000 next to act. The table folded back to Foertsch, who tanked for a minute before calling.

Georges Sultanem: K♦K♣
Thomas Foertsch: 10♦10♥

Sultanem was far ahead with his kings, and Foertsch found no help on the J♥7♣J♣4♣8♦ board as Sultanem doubled up. Henning Wendlandt is also at this table with a stack of around 1,700,000.

At the same time at another table, Jensen Bernard moved all in for 250,000 and was called by Darius Samual.

Jensen Bernard: A♦K♣
Darius Samual: A♠Q♦

Bernard had Samual dominated and stayed in front as both players made top pair on the A♣5♠4♥9♥ board, but the Q♣ river improved Samual to two pair and sent Bernard crashing out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henning Wendlandt	1,700,000 1,349,000	1,349,000
Darius Samual	1,100,000 867,000	867,000

Georges Sultanem	650,000 533,000	533,000
Thomas Foertsch	200,000 -320,000	-320,000
Jensen Bernard	Busted

Tags: Darius Samual Georges Sultanem Henning Wendlandt Jensen Bernard Thomas Foertsch

11-05-2023 19:10 UTC+2

Kim Gets Aces Cracked

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hyun Sup Kim was all in for around 250,000 from the cutoff and up against Davide Quadri in early position.

Hyun Sup Kim: A♠A♥
Davide Quadri: J♥J♠

Kim was ahead with his pair of aces and poised for a double up, but Quadri spiked the J♣ on the flop to make a set. The rest of the board came 3♠5♥9♦6♦ and Kim was sent to the rail thanks to his cracked aces.