Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ | 2023 WSOP Europe

11-07-2023 15:07 UTC+1

Lin Eliminates Chidwick

Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel opened to 60,000 from middle position before Stephen Chidwick moved all in for his stack of 510,000 on the button. Ren Lin called in the small blind, while Kabrhel got out of the way.

Stephen Chidwick: A♣J♦
Ren Lin: 10♠10♦

Lin's pocket pair remained ahead on the 7♦5♠8♣9♥9♣ runout to send Chidwick to the rail.

Daniel Rezaei, Wing Po Liu, Giuliano Bendinelli and Jens Lakemeier were also eliminated at nearby tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	2,720,000 -165,000	-165,000

Ren Lin	1,450,000 950,000	950,000

Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Daniel Rezaei	Busted
Jens Lakemeier	Busted

Wing Po Liu	Busted

Giuliano Bendinelli	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Ren Lin Stephen Chidwick

11-07-2023 14:55 UTC+1

Five-Bet Sees Dvoress Double Up to Chip Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised from early position before Patrik Jaros made it 150,000 to go from the button. Quan Zhou then came in with a cold four-bet to 400,000 from the small blind before the action was back on Dvoress.

He decided to jam all in for 1,675,000, being covered by Jaros, but covering Zhou. Jaros spent a few minutes in the tank before slamming in the call, after which Zhou open-folded his J♥J♣.

Daniel Dvoress: K♠K♦
Patrik Jaros: Q♠Q♦

Dvoress' higher pocket pair held on the 2♠5♥9♥A♦5♦ runout and he received a huge double-up, seeing him elevated to the biggest stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	3,850,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Patrik Jaros	525,000 -1,775,000	-1,775,000
Quan Zhou	400,000 -440,000	-440,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Patrik Jaros Quan Zhou

11-07-2023 14:31 UTC+1

Blom Among First to Exit After Three-Way Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Viktor Blom, Leonard Maue, and Niklas Astedt had gotten all of their chips in preflop. Blom was the one with the shortest stack, while Maue played the starting stack of 500,000 and Astedt covered them both.

Viktor Blom: A♠K♠
Leonard Maue: A♦A♣
Niklas Astedt: K♥K♣

Astedt claimed he liked his chances, but the final king did not show itself on the 10♣2♥7♣3♦Q♠ runout. Maue's aces held without a sweat, and he tripled up while Blom headed for an early exit.

On another table, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	1,900,000 -400,000	-400,000
Leonard Maue	1,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Viktor Blom	Busted
Bertrand Grospellier	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Niklas Astedt Viktor Blom

11-07-2023 12:59 UTC+1

Chen, Kabrhel Lead Star-Studded Field Into Day 2 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€

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Josh Noy

The chase for glory continues today at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, as an impressive group of poker superstars resume their battle at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Day 2 of Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€ begins at 2 p.m. local time, where James Chen will lead returning players into the hunt for a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Chen is followed closely on the leaderboard by Martin Kabrhel, who made the most of a late entry last night to finish second in chips when the clock ran out on Day 1. In all, a total of 75 entries were recorded so far, with 28 players finding a bag at the end of 14 levels.

Tamas Adamszki (2,760,000). Niklas Astedt and Patrik Jaros make up the rest of the top five, all ready to make their mark in Rozvadov today.

They will likely be joined by other superstars, as late registrattion remains open until the start of play today. From there, it will be a race to the bubble of this €25,000 buy-in event.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	James Chen	Taiwan	3,045,000	122
2	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	2,885,000	115
3	Tamas Adamszki	Hungary	2,760,000	110
4	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	2,300,000	92
5	Patrik Jaros	Czechia	2,300,000	92
6	Cedric Schwaederle	France	2,045,000	82
7	Santhosh Suvarna	India	1,895,000	76
8	Jerry Odeen	Sweden	1,775,000	71
9	Michael Rocco	United States	1,695,000	68
10	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	1,650,000	66

The final day of action will begin on Level 15, where blinds will rise to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The tournament will now add 20-second shot clocks, which will be in play to begin the day. Players will receive six time bank cards to use as they please. Levels will continue at 40 minutes in length, with a break after every two hours of play.

Action will be streamed later this afternoon on a one-hour delay on the King’s Resort official YouTube and Twitch channels.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to catch all of the action as the next WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.