Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus | 2024 WSOP Europe

09-30-2024 15:44 UTC+1

William Trumm Eliminated in 13th Place (€19,250)

Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Pascal Pflock raised to 500,000 under the gun and William Trumm tossed in his last 3,110,000 from the small blind. Pflock made a quick call and the players showed down.

William Trumm: J♥J♦ All in
Pascal Pflock: Q♦Q♣

Trumm received no help on the A♥A♦9♠4♣3♣ board. He started the day as second in chips but had to make do with his 13th-place payout as he took his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Pflock	10,000,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
William Trumm	Busted

Tags: Pascal Pflock William Trumm

09-30-2024 15:40 UTC+1

Shabani Left With Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mousa Awad raised to 500,000 under the gun and Michal Schuh called in the hijack. Genc Shabani then jammed all in for roughly 3,000,000 on the button.

The blinds quickly folded before Awad called all-in 2,925,000. Schuh got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Mousa Awad: A♠A♣ All in
Genc Shabani: 9♥9♦

The 5♥J♣4♦7♦Q♥ runout brought no surprises, doubling up Awad to a stack of more than 20 big blinds.

Shabani meanwhile, was left with less than half a blind to try and spin up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mousa Awad	5,475,000 2,625,000	2,625,000
Genc Shabani	120,000 -2,940,000	-2,940,000

Tags: Genc Shabani Michal Schuh Mousa Awad

09-30-2024 15:36 UTC+1

Shabani Secures Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Valentin Schramm moved in for 2,500,000 under the gun and Genc Shabani called in the small blind for 1,280,000.

Genc Shabani: 9♥9♣ All in
Valentin Schramm: A♦9♦

Shabani flopped Schramm near dead on 6♥8♠9♠, but the A♥ turn still brought a sweat. The 8♦ river did not see Schramm make his full house, however, and Shabani resultingly doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Genc Shabani	3,060,000 1,860,000	1,860,000
Valentin Schramm	1,200,000 -1,275,000	-1,275,000

Tags: Genc Shabani Valentin Schramm

09-30-2024 15:35 UTC+1

Ricci Reels In Huge Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas limped in from the small blind before Andrea Ricci made it 750,000 to go in the big blind. Tsouloftas then jammed all in and Ricci called off his stack of 5,185,000.

Andrea Ricci: A♦10♣ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: 8♥8♦

Ricci flopped two pair on 10♠9♥A♣ and Tsouloftas could not catch up on the Q♦Q♠ runout. Ricci raked in his double-up and ended up with a stack of eight figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	13,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Andrea Ricci	11,000,000 5,600,000	5,600,000

Tags: Andrea Ricci Georgios Tsouloftas

09-30-2024 15:33 UTC+1

Awad Survives Rollercoaster Runout

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mousa Awad shoved from the cutoff for 1,270,000 and Genc Shabani called from the big blind.

Mousa Awad: A♠5♦ All in
Genc Shabani: A♦K♣

Awad didn't like what he saw but gathered some hope on the 3♣5♣6♠ flop as he paired his five to take the lead. However, Awad was already half-way to the payout desk when the K♥ dropped on the turn, as Shabani regained his advantage. The rollercoaster runout continued on the river as Awad improved to trips with the 5♥, which kept him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mousa Awad	2,850,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Genc Shabani	1,200,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Tags: Genc Shabani Mousa Awad

09-30-2024 15:30 UTC+1

Krivsky Survives

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Tomas Krivsky moved all in from the button for 1,745,000 and Mousa Awad called out of the big blind.

Tomas Krivsky: J♥9♦ All in
Mousa Awad: A♠9♣

It looked to be the end of the road for Krivsky but the 4♣3♣J♠8♠6♠ runout gave him a pair of jacks, which kept him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Krivsky	3,800,000 525,000	525,000
Mousa Awad	1,400,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

Tags: Mousa Awad Tomas Krivsky

09-30-2024 15:28 UTC+1

Van Hulst Hooks In a Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Andrea Ricci raised to 500,000 in middle positon. The short-stacked Erik van Hulst then jammed in for 1,270,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Ricci, who asked for a count and then called.

Erik van Hulst: J♦J♣ All in
Andrea Ricci: Q♦10♠

The 9♦10♦J♥ flop gave Van Hulst top set and Ricci a straight draw. The 6♦ turn also brought a flush draw for Ricci, but he bricked both on the 5♥ river as Van Hulst doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Ricci	5,400,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Erik van Hulst	3,200,000 795,000	795,000

Tags: Andrea Ricci Erik van Hulst

09-30-2024 15:20 UTC+1

"Lucky" Schramm Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Valentin Schramm jammed all in for 1,050,000 in the cutoff. "You're a lucky guy," Paul Runcan in the big blind claimed before he made the call to put Schramm at risk.

Valentin Schramm: A♥2♦ All in
Paul Runcan: 8♣6♣

The Q♦7♥10♦ flop gave Runcan a gutshot and the 5♥ turn upgraded him to an open-ender. However, it turned out that Schramm would be indeed lucky as he paired up on the A♠ river to rake in the double-up to ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	6,760,000 -375,000	-375,000

Valentin Schramm	2,475,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Valentin Schramm

09-30-2024 15:16 UTC+1

Simon Buchta Eliminated in 14th Place (€19,250)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Michal Schuh raised to 500,000 in the hijack. Simon Buchta called in the small blind and then put in the rest of his 1,100,000 chips on the 2♦K♣10♠ flop.

Simon Buchta: A♦J♠ All in
Michal Schuh: A♠K♦

Buchta needed to hit his gutshot to stay in the tournament, but no queen arrived on the 4♣5♠ runout to eliminate him in 14th place.