Omar Eljach raised to 200,000 from early position with and action folded around to Roland Israelashvili in the big blind, who called.
Israelashvili checked to Eljach on the K♦8♥2♦ flop and he bet 280,000. Israelashvili then shoved for his last 280,000 and Eljach called to put Israelashvili at risk.
Roland Israelashvili: A♠A♦10♦10♣
Omar Eljach: 9♥7♦5♠2♥
The 6♠ turn gave Eljach an open-ended straight draw, but the Q♦ river bricked out for Eljach and Israelashvili doubled up again.
Martino Cito opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and Ihar Pliashko called from the big blind for less, committing his entire stack of 160,000 to put himself at risk.
Ihar Pliashko: A♣Q♣8♠6♥
Martino Cito: A♠9♠9♦6♣
The flop came J♣10♣3♥ giving Pliashko a plethora of outs over Cito's pair of nines. The K♣ turn improved Pliashko to a Royal flush leaving Cito drawing dead. The 8♥ river changed nothing and Pliashko secured slightly more than a full triple up.
Anson Tsang committed his last 15,000 first-to-act and Omar Eljach raised to 255,000 from the small blind, which was enough to get heads-up against Tsang to put him at risk.
Anson Tsang: J♠10♥2♥2♣
Omar Eljach: K♣9♥5♣3♦
The 4♥8♣8♦5♠K♦ runout left Eljach best with kings-up and Tsang was eliminated in eighth place.
Omar Eljach opened to 150,000 from early position with K♥J♠10♥2♠ and Anson Tsang three-bet to 540,000 from the hijack with A♠A♦5♣4♦. Eljach made the call.
The flop came K♣3♠2♣ giving Eljach two pair to pull ahead of Tsang's pair of aces. Eljach checked and Tsang bet 700,000. Eljach made the call.
The turn was the 2♦ giving Eljach a full house. Tsang bet 1,300,000 leaving just 15,000 behind. Eljach just called.
Both players checked the 10♠ river and Eljach scooped a gargantuan pot, surpassing ten million chips while Tsang was left with one quarter of a big blind.
Michael Rodrigues opened to 160,000 from middle position and Roland Israelashvili called for less from the cutoff, committing his stack of 60,000. Martino Cito three-bet to 630,000 from the button and Rodrigues got out of the way leaving Israelashvili all in and at risk against Cito.
Roland Israelashvili: 10♦9♠6♥5♠
Martino Cito: A♠A♥J♠4♦
The flop came Q♦10♥4♥ giing Israelashvili a pair of tens. The 2♠ turn was a blank but the 9♣ river gave Israelashvili two pair to crack Cito's aces and take the pot.
Israelashvili now has twenty-two times as many chips as he had just two hands ago.
Omar Eljach opened to 150,000 from under the gun and Michal Mrakes moved all in for 220,000 from middle position. Roland Israelashvili made the call in the small blind and Eljach made the call as well.
Both remaining players checked the K♣8♠5♦ flop leading to the 7♦ turn. Israelashvili checked and Eljach bet 175,000. Israelashvili called leaving only 15,000 behind.
Both players checked the 2♠ river.
Mrakes had A♦Q♠10♦8♥ for just a pair of eights. Israelashvili had Q♣8♣5♥2♥ for two pair, eights and fives while Eljach tabled A♣7♣6♣4♦ for an eight-high straight to take the pot, sending Mrakes to the rail while Israelashvili was left very short-stacked.
The third and final day of Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max is is set to begin today at 1:00 p.m. local time here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The nine remaining players are all guaranteed at least €5,200 but will by vying for the top prize of €65,900 and the second WSOP gold bracelet of the series.
Leading the field is none other than the reigning 2022 WSOP Europe main event champion Omar Eljach who starts today with 5,665,000 chips worth 113 big blinds, more than double that of any other player. Eljach will be looking to add a second bracelet to his collection in today's event, with his sole bracelet coming from last year's WSOP Europe main event victory.
Eljach is most closely followed by three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang who bagged 2,760,000 to start the day today, worth 55 big blinds. Tsang is arguably the most skilled Omaha player left in the field, with two of his three bracelet wins coming in Pot Limit Omaha events at the World Series of Poker Europe. He took down a €2.200 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2018 for €91,730 and a €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2022 for €95,461.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Omar Eljach
Sweden
5,665,000
113
2
Anson Tsang
Hong Kong
2,760,000
55
3
Patrik Jaros
Czech Republic
2,420,000
48
4
Michael Rodrigues
Portugal
2,350,000
47
5
Martino Cito
Italy
1,800,000
36
6
Michal Mrakes
Czechia
1,310,000
26
7
Roland Israelashvili
United States
655,000
13
8
Ihar Pliashko
Belarus
515,000
10
9
Diana Volcovschi
Portugal
440,000
9
Patrik Jaros begins today in third place, having bagged 2,420,000. This will be Jaros' first WSOP final table appearance, with his closest finish being at 12th place in a €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2021. With an impressive resume that boasts just over $900,000 in career tournament earnings, Jaros is not a player to be overlooked as he aims to win his first WSOP gold bracelet in today's event.
Others still in contention include Michael Rodrigues (2,350,000), who had a breakout performance at the WSOP in Las Vegas this past summer, winning his first WSOP bracelet and making no less than four final table appearances.
Rounding out the top five is Martino Cito (1,800,000). Cito's previous best live cash is €20,250 which he will top with a fourth place finish or better in today's event.
Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€ 65,900
2
€ 40,700
3
€ 29,100
4
€ 21,000
5
€ 15,500
6
€ 11,500
7
€ 8,700
8
€ 6,700
9
€ 5,200
Play will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time with 29 minutes and 12 seconds left on level 29. Blinds will be at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Action will be streamed on the King’s Resort Twitch and Youtube channels.
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