Event #9: €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty | 2024 WSOP Europe

10-02-2024 23:35 UTC+1

Hugues Girard Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,200)

Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Paco Kaplan opened from the cutoff to 125,000 and John Armbrust called on the button before Hugues Girard shoved for 465,000 from the small blind. Lorenzo Arduini then moved all in from the big blind for a little under 800,000, which got Kaplan to fold, but Armbrust called.

Hugues Girard: 7♣7♠ All in
Lorenzo Arduini: A♠J♠ All in
John Armbrust: 9♠9♣

Armbrust had the covering stack and could eliminate two players in one hand if his pocket nines would hold up. Arduini had the shortest stack and third-best hand, and needed a lot of help to dig his way out of this one. In the end, it was Arduini who scooped the pot as he paired his jack on the 2♣10♠J♦5♣2♥ runout, which eliminated Girard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	2,100,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Paco Kaplan	1,600,000 -400,000	-400,000
John Armbrust	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Hugues Girard	Busted

Tags: Hugues Girard John Armbrust Lorenzo Arduini Paco Kaplan

10-02-2024 23:30 UTC+1

Gavrila's Rivered Five is Good

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Shaun Deeb called from the small blind and Viorel Gavrila checked out of the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♦9♣8♦ flop to see the Q♠ come on the turn. Deeb checked, Gavrila bet 115,000 and Deeb called.

It checked through on the 5♠ river and Deeb showed Kx10x for king-high. Gavrila turned over 6x5x for a rivered pair of fives to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	2,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Viorel Gavrila	1,500,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Viorel Gavrila

10-02-2024 23:18 UTC+1

Armbrust Doubles With Crabs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Genc Shabani raised from the cutoff to 120,000 and John Armbrust shoved from the small blind for 450,00. Once the big blind folded, Shabani called.

John Armbrust: A♦7♥ All in
Genc Shabani: 3♠3♦

Armnbrust flopped an ace and turned two pair on the 8♥6♥A♣7♠8♠ board to secure his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Armbrust	1,000,000 650,000	650,000
Genc Shabani	900,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Genc Shabani John Armbrust

10-02-2024 23:15 UTC+1

Nikolay Zhurnalov Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,610)

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Shaun Deeb raised to 120,000 from the hijack and Nikolay Zhurnalov shoved for 300,000 from the button. Deeb called to put Zhurnalov at risk.

Nikolay Zhurnalov: A♦3♦ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♥J♣

The flop of 9♦Q♦9♣ gave Zhurnalov a flush draw, but the 5♠ turn and 7♣ didn't help him and Deeb claimed his bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	2,300,000 300,000	300,000

Nikolay Zhurnalov	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Zhurnalov

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

10-02-2024 22:59 UTC+1

Chip Counts at the Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Mozaffarian	3,000,000 100,000	100,000

Paco Kaplan	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Shaun Deeb	2,000,000 200,000	200,000

Zdenek Zizka	1,650,000 -250,000	-250,000
Genc Shabani	1,550,000 350,000	350,000
Ondrej Goetz	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Viorel Gavrila	900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Lorenzo Arduini	830,000 130,000	130,000
Yehor Shumeiko	750,000 -150,000	-150,000
Hugues Girard	700,000 -50,000	-50,000
John Armbrust	350,000 -50,000	-50,000
Nikolay Zhurnalov	300,000 -250,000	-250,000

10-02-2024 22:58 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.

10-02-2024 22:57 UTC+1

Stefan Ionita Eliminated in 13th Place (€2,610)

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Amir Mozaffarian raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Stefan Ionita shoved for 1,100,000 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded, Mozaffarian called to put Ionit at risk.

Stefan Ionita: 3♦3♣ All in
Amir Mozaffarian : 8♣8♥

Ionita couldn't find another crab on the 7♠7♦4♣9♠4♠ runout, and he would exit the tournament in thirteenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Mozaffarian	2,900,000 650,000	650,000

Stefan Ionita	Busted

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Stefan Ionit

10-02-2024 22:53 UTC+1

Girard's Stack Yo-Yoing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hugues Girard's stack is going up and down like a yo-yo!

First, Girard opened to 100,000 from middle position and Paco Kaplan shoved for 825,000 from the big blind. Girard called.

Paco Kaplan: A♣K♠ All in
Hugues Girard: 9♠9♦

Girard lost the flip as Kaplan made two pair on the K♥Q♦7♦Q♠A♠ runout.

Not long after, the action fodled to John Armbrust in the small blind who shoved, and Girard snap-called from the big blind for 355,000.

Hugues Girard: K♦7♥ All in
John Armbrust: 10♣10♦

"Tens?!' said Girard. Though he didn't need to worry as he paired his king on the K♣J♣Q♠2♣5♦ board, which kept him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paco Kaplan	1,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Hugues Girard	750,000 -350,000	-350,000
John Armbrust	400,000 -550,000	-550,000

Tags: Hugues Girard John Armbrust Paco Kaplan

10-02-2024 22:47 UTC+1

Mozaffarian Shows Deeb the Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shaun Deeb raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Amir Mozaffarian called out of the small blind.

Both players checked the 8♠7♣2♥ flop to see the 6♥ come on the turn. After Mozaffarian checked, Deeb bet 115,000 and Mozaffarian check-raised to 320,000. Deeb called.

Mozaffarian bet 450,000 upon seeing the Q♣ river and Deeb went deep into the tank. After thinking for a while, Deeb reluctantly folded.

Mozaffarian flipped over K♣10♥ for a complete bluff with king-high.