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

11-05-2023 20:19 UTC+2

Blazek Leaves Martinelli With Crumbs

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David Salituro

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

Adam Blazek moved all in for 510,000 on the button and Corrado Martinelli called in early position.

Adam Blazek: K♣Q♠
Corrado Martinelli: A♠J♠

Martinelli was ahead as the 9♠4♥J♦ flop gave him a pair. Blazek was looking to improve but missed the 2♦ turn.

The river, though, brought the K♠ and Blazek spiked a pair of kings. Martinelli slammed the table in frustration and spent several minutes muttering to himself as he watched nearly his entire stack head over to the other side of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Blazek	1,100,000 883,000	883,000
Corrado Martinelli	20,000 -367,000	-367,000

Tags: Adam Blazek Corrado Martinelli

11-05-2023 20:16 UTC+2

Gallo Flops Quads; Bussmann Takes Top Spot

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Calum Grant

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

Gianluca Gallo limped in from under the gun before Candido Cappiello made it 125,000 from middle position. Francesco Pagliazzo called from the button and Gallo also decided to stick around.

On the 10♣10♦10♠ flop, action checked to Cappiello, who bet 90,000. Both remaining players called.

Action checked to Cappiello on the 2♦ turn, and he fired out another 400,000. Pagliazzo folded but Gallo quickly committed his last 190,000.

Fits of laughter erupted as Gallo tabled his J♥10♥ for flopped quads, rendering Cappiello's A♣K♦ useless.

Also at the same table is Daniel Bussman, who has taken the chip lead and has a wide gap between his nearest rival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Bussmann	2,670,000 1,770,000	1,770,000
Candido Cappiello	1,025,000 -375,000	-375,000
Gianluca Gallo	900,000 548,000	548,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Gianluca Gallo Francesco Pagliazzo

11-05-2023 20:08 UTC+2

Ace-High Good Enough For Mao

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David Salituro

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

Renji Mao raised to 60,000 in early position and Andras Balogh called in middle position.

The flop came 10♦8♥10♥ and Mao continued for 65,000. Balogh called to the Q♣ turn, where Mao bet another 180,000.

Balogh again called and the 5♦ fell on the river. Mao then checked and Balogh quickly checked behind. Mao opened up A♦4♦ for a pair of tens, ace-kicker, and that was good enough to win the pot as Balogh mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	850,000 150,000	150,000

Andras Balogh	220,000 -760,000	-760,000

Tags: Andras Balogh Renji Mao

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

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 19:26 UTC+2

Marjanovic Doubles With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

Henning Wendlandt opened to 50,000 from middle position, and Adem Marjanovic to his left raised to 135,000.

On the button, Radek Panoch four-bet all in for 320,000, putting Wendlandt into the tank. He eventually folded, and Marjanovic called with his last orange chip worth 5,000.

Adem Marjanovic: A♠A♣
Radek Panoch: J♠J♦

On 3♠7♠3♥3♦Q♥, Marjanovic's aces stayed ahead, and he doubled up. "I would have won the side pot," said Wendlandt, before going on a break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henning Wendlandt	1,885,000 185,000	185,000
Adem Marjanovic	380,000 -90,000	-90,000
Radek Panoch	185,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Adem Marjanovic Henning Wendlandt Radek Panoch

11-05-2023 19:25 UTC+2

Stroke Rivers Berisha for the Chip Lead

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Calum Grant

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

Shawn Stroke has the chip lead going into the break and he just detailed his hand that put him at the top of the counts.

Stroke opened to 60,000 from middle position and was called by Viacheslav Svyshchov and start-of-day chip leader Xhavit Berisha from the blinds.

On the 9♠7x6♠ flop, action checked through to the K♥ turn. Action checked to Stroke, who bet 60,000. Svyshchov called before Berisha made it 300,000. Only Stroke called.

On the Jx river, Berisha then moved all in as the big stack and Stroke, with around 550,000 behind, snap-called for his tournament life.

Berisha had a set with 9x9x, but Stroke had the Q♠10♠ for the queen-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Stroke	1,900,000 950,000	950,000

Xhavit Berisha	725,000 -775,000	-775,000

Tags: Shawn Stroke Viacheslav Svyshchov Xhavit Berisha

11-05-2023 19:25 UTC+2

"Viva Italia"; Baietta Holds on to Double

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David Salituro

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

Mario Baietta was all in for 175,000 from middle position and up against Ramo Balic on the button.

Mario Baietta: A♣Q♠
Ramo Balic: K♠J♠

The 2♠K♥A♠ flop had something for both players as Baietta hit top pair, while Balic had a pair and flush draw.

The 4♥ turn missed Balic, while Baietta dodged the 6♥ river to double up. "Yes. Viva Italian," he yelled, loudly clapping his hands together as he turned away from the table to celebrate.