Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-max | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-07-2023 14:49 UTC+1

Classic Boatman Speech Play Secures Gigantic Chip Lead Pot

Chris Bean

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There were 60,000 in the middle and four players saw a flop of 7♥7♦2♦. Barny Boatman bet 15,000 from the hijack and was called by Sascha Minerva on the cutoff.

Fabian Rolli check-raised to 60,000 from the big blind and was cold-called by under the gun Maor Zaharagi. Boatman was undeterred by all the action that followed his initial bet by raising to 190,000 which gained a fold from Minerva and Rolli.

Zaharagi went into the tank and stared down Boatman. The Londoner looked at the board, then turned to his opponent and said "What's your kicker?" which prompted Zaharagi to rip it all in for 400,000. Boatman snap-called.

Maor Zaharagi: 7♣6♥
Barny Boatman: 2♠2♣

Boatman's speech play worked like a treat as it triggered Zaharagi to shove with trip sevens against his flopped boat. The J♥A♥ completed the board and Boatman is the first player to pass the seven-figure mark and took the chip lead. The Israeli Zaharagi exits before the money despite coming into Day 2 as third in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	1,010,000 555,000	555,000

Sascha Minerva	290,000 60,000	60,000
Fabian Rolli	190,000 -60,000	-60,000
Maor Zaharagi	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Fabian Rolli Maor Zaharagi Sascha Minerva

11-07-2023 14:42 UTC+1

The Money Bubble is Drawing Closer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Only 81 players remain and will aim to make it to the top 75 spots, which will lock up a prize money of at least €2,325 for the efforts. All the players below came up short of that goal and it remains to be seen whether or not the bubble will burst prior to or after the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georges Sultanem	Busted
Natalia Samsonova	Busted
Marcello Miniucchi	Busted
Michel Knoepfer	Busted
Jun Beum Chun	Busted
Matthew Davenport	Busted

11-07-2023 14:35 UTC+1

Beckmann Doubles Through Panasiuk

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With around 50,000 in the middle to the K♣6♦2♦10♥8♥ river, Artsiom Panasiuk bet 50.000 and Simon Beckmann pushed all-in for 129,500.

Panasiuk called after more than two minutes and Beckmann tabled the K♦8♦ for two pair, which secured the double as Panasiuk only had 8♠6♥ for inferior eights and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Beckmann	320,000 127,000	127,000
Artsiom Panasiuk	150,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Simon Beckmann Artsiom Panasiuk

11-07-2023 14:33 UTC+1

Forman Busts Two in a Row

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Just before the blinds had gone up, two players were eliminated in consecutive hands and Miroslav Forman was responsible for both casualties.

Renji Mao had min-raised from under the gun and Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota pushed in the small blind. Forman jammed in the big blind and Mao folded the 8♠8♣.

Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota: A♠4♠
Miroslav Forman: A♥Q♥

The K♦J♦2♣2♠Q♠ board kept Forman ahead all the way.

Florian Kraft then opened to 9,000 and Michael Horn jammed for the 40,500 he had behind. Forman piled it in fromn the big blind and Kraft folded.

Michael Horn: J♦J♣
Miroslav Forman: A♠K♥

The A♦6♦6♣ flop left Horn on the ropes and he sighed "every single time, you gotta be kidding me" in his native German. No help came with the Q♥ turn and 9♣ river to also oust Horn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Forman	860,000 200,000	200,000
Florian Kraft	180,000 -30,000	-30,000
Renji Mao	140,000 -9,500	-9,500

Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota	Busted
Michael Horn	Busted

Tags: Florian Kraft Michael Horn Miroslav Forman Renji Mao Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota

11-07-2023 14:29 UTC+1

Recent Eliminations

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The money bubble is drawing closer and all of the players below were eliminated shy of a pay day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Pflock	Busted
Christian Duerschlag	Busted
Lars Garp	Busted

Ori Hasson	Busted

Ismet Oral	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-07-2023 14:24 UTC+1

Karpov Puts Miniucchi to the Test

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Chris Bean

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Marcello Minucchi bet 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Glib Karpov in the hijack and Zlatin Penev in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥6♦4♦ and Miniucchi bet 11,000. He was immediately met by a raise from Karpov to 27,000 which garnered a quick fold from Penev and Miniucchi took a minute before calling.

The J♣ came on the turn and Karpov bet 38,000 which put Miniucchi deep into the tank. After nearly three minutes the Italian opted to fold and Karpov dragged in a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zlatin Penev	310,000 61,000	61,000
Glib Karpov	215,000 75,000	75,000
Marcello Miniucchi	126,000 -53,500	-53,500

Tags: Glib Karpov Marcello Minucchi Zlatin Penev

11-07-2023 14:22 UTC+1

Bittger Doubles; Balic Rises

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ramo Balic check-called a bet of 13,000 by Jonathan Pastore on the A♣Q♦4♥ before they checked the Q♠ turn. Balic then jammed the 4♣ river and Pastore tank-folded.

Soon after that two tables over, Frederik Thiemer went to war with Stefan Bittger as the latter was all-in with an overpair on the 9♣6♦3♥ flop. He had the Q♠Q♣ and Thiemer flipped over the 5♠4♠ for an open-ended straight draw.

Nothing changed with the 4♥ turn and Bittger stayed ahead with the Q♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Bittger	375,000 223,000	223,000
Frederik Thiemer	225,000 -176,000	-176,000
Ramo Balic	190,000 155,000	155,000
Jonathan Pastore	60,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Frederik Thiemer Jonathan Pastore Ramo Balic Stefan Bittger

11-07-2023 14:11 UTC+1

Tomovic Doubles Through Wilke

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pace of eliminations has slowed down but the all-in showdowns keep on coming.

Latest player to get the chips into the middle was Aleksandar Tomovic, who flipped with A♥10♥ against the 7♣7♠ of Dennis Wilke.

The Q♠4♦3♠K♥10♦ board gave Tomovic a pair of tens for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Wilke	280,000 -40,000	-40,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	155,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Dennis Wilke

11-07-2023 14:09 UTC+1

Nergaard Eliminated by Rolli

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Fabian Rolli made it 8,000 to go and John Nergaard then pushed all-in for 61,500. The initial raiser asked for a count and reluctantly called.

John Nergaard: Q♥9♥
Fabian Rolli: K♥J♠

Nergaard took the lead on the A♠9♦8♥ flop and added a flush draw on the A♥ turn. However, it was Rolli who got there with the K♠ river to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Rolli	250,000 65,000	65,000
John Nergaard	Busted

Tags: Fabian Rolli John Nergaard