Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event Giorno 2 | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-03 02:25 UTC+2

Bilan, Constantin Run Out

Livello 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Florin Bilan was all in for around 600,000 from the button and up against Niklas Bauer in early position.

Florin Bilan: J♠J♦
Niklas Bauer: Q♣Q♥

Bilan had run into a higher pocket pair and was sent off to collect a payday once the board ran out K♥10♠A♥6♣3♦.

At the same time at another table, Adrian Constantin, who had flirted with the chip leader earlier in the day, was down to around 400,000 and was all in against Stefan Zaugg.

Adrian Constantin: A♥5♦
Stefan Zaugg: K♥Q♠

The A♠Q♣2♦ flop gave both players a pair, but Zaugg improved to two pair on the K♦ turn. The river came the 7♠ and Constantin was eliminated.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Niklas Bauer	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Stefan Zaugg	1,500,000 1,262,000	1,262,000
Florin Bilan	Eliminato
Adrian Constantin	Eliminato

Tags: Adrian Constantin Florin Bilan Stefan Zaugg Niklas Bauer

2023-11-03 02:21 UTC+2

Salerno Eliminates Kuru

Livello 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Serkan Kuru shoved for his last 1,400,000 on the button and it was folded to Elia Salerno in the big blind, who called to put Kuru at risk.

Serkan Kuru: 5♥5♦
Elia Salerno: A♥J♠

It was a race, but the 4♠A♣8♦ flop paired Salerno's ace and left Kuru drawing slim.

The Q♦ turn and 7♠ river were of no help to Kuru and he was sent to the payout desk late in Day 2.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Elia Salerno	5,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Serkan Kuru	Eliminato

Tags: Elia Salerno Serkan Kuru

2023-11-03 02:21 UTC+2

Katsikas Runs Into Gicovanu's Queens

Livello 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dimitrios Katsikas shoved for 745,000 chips from under the gun, and he was called by Marius Gicovanu in the hijack. After him, one player seemed to hesitate, but everybody folded.

Dimitrios Katsikas: 10♦10♥
Marius Gicovanu: Q♦Q♥

Katsikas couldn't do anything against Gicovanu's queens on 9♥5♥9♠6♦4♦. He was eliminated in 67th place for €4,235.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marius Gicovanu	8,075,000 575,000	575,000
Dimitrios Katsikas	Eliminato

Tags: Dimitrios Katsikas Marius Gicovanu

2023-11-03 02:16 UTC+2

Denizart Shoves Into Kalebashvili's Pair

Livello 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Artiom Poddubnii raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Louis Denizart called on the button. Lazare Kalebashvili then three-bet to 675,000 in the small blind.

Poddubnii folded, but Denizart moved all in for 2,100,000 and Kalebashvili quickly called.

Louis Denizart: A♠10♥
Lazare Kalebashvili: 10♦10♣

Denizart was looking for an ace to double up in what had turned into a 4,000,000-chip pot, but none came on the K♥5♦9♥6♣3♠ board and he was sent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Artiom Poddubnii	10,100,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Lazare Kalebashvili	5,200,000 800,000	800,000
Louis Denizart	Eliminato

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Lazare Kalebashvili Louis Denizart

2023-11-03 01:36 UTC+2

Gicovanu Rockets Up the Leaderboard in Three-Way All In

Livello 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stefan Fabian raised to 125,000 under the gun before Marius Gicovanu three-bet to 385,000 on the button. Viktor Lavi then moved all in for 1,990,000 in the small blind.

Fabian tanked for a minute before also shoving for around 2,000,000. Gicovanu couldn't put his chips in fast enough and shot out of his seat.

Viktor Lavi: J♥J♦
Stefan Fabian: Q♣Q♦
Marius Gicovanu: A♣A♥

Around 6,000,000 was in the pot as the dealer turned over the 2♦6♠5♣10♥8♣ board. Gicovanu let out a big fist pump as his aces held up to send both Fabian and Lavi to the rail.

Fabian came over to shake Gicovanu's hand on his way to the exit, while Gicovanu moved up among the chip leaders.

"Nice pot. You couldn't think about it," a tablemate joked with Gicovanu after the hand.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marius Gicovanu	7,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Viktor Lavi	Eliminato

Stefan Fabian	Eliminato

Tags: Marius Gicovanu Stefan Fabian Viktor Lavi

2023-11-03 01:27 UTC+2

Short Stacks Battle

Livello 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stefan Petri seemed to be relieved when he found a good hand to go all in for his last two blinds under the gun. After a few folds, Danielle Lautwein moved all in too for 280,000 chips (less than five blinds) in the cutoff, and the other players folded.

Stefan Petri: A♠Q♦
Danielle Lautwein: A♥K♦

Even though he had very few outs, Petri kept his smile but was eliminated after the 10♦10♠7♦5♦8♥ runout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Danielle Lautwein	560,000 371,000	371,000
Stefan Petri	Eliminato

Tags: Danielle Lautwein Stefan Petri

2023-11-03 01:25 UTC+2

Wheeler Among Recent Bustouts

Livello 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Anthony Mahaut	Eliminato
Gianluca Gallo	Eliminato
Robert Kokoska	Eliminato
Nandor Blasko	Eliminato
Naum Barulia	Eliminato
Viorel Gavrila	Eliminato
Simone Pascucci	Eliminato
Jason Wheeler	Eliminato

Andreas Krause	Eliminato
Martin Ryan	Eliminato
Petr Kubenka	Eliminato
Stefan Petri	Eliminato
Martin Gregor	Eliminato
Darius Samual	Eliminato

2023-11-03 00:40 UTC+2

Final Break

Livello 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining 90 players are on the last 15-minute break of the day.

They will play two more levels tonight before bagging up for Day 3.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gilles Magny	Eliminato
Mousa Awad	Eliminato
Oleksii Kovalchuk	Eliminato

Michele Fratini	Eliminato
Maher Mahmoud	Eliminato
Paolo Concetti	Eliminato
Francesco Onorato	Eliminato
Jaromir Hanel	Eliminato
Thomas Beer	Eliminato
Lucian Tofan	Eliminato
Kiryl Audziunin	Eliminato

2023-11-03 00:35 UTC+2

Eljach Coolers Magny to the Rail

Livello 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart and Gilles Magny built a pot of around 1,300,000 heading to the turn on a board of Q♥2♥9♣9♠. Mazza-Boussemart then moved all in from the cutoff.

Magny, with around 800,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes as the two players chatted about the decision.

"Can we have some cake and coffee? They're having a rendezvous over there," tablemate Sebastian Langrock joked with a tournament official. "That's my way of almost calling time," Langrock added.

Magny eventually folded, but the next hand he found himself facing an all-in shove again. Omar Eljach bet 150,000 from the big blind on a board of 7♦8♥3♣9♣ and Magny called in the cutoff.

The river came the 8♣ and Eljach moved all in. The rest of the room had already left for break as Magny continued to tank. He eventually called for 450,000.

Eljach turned over J♠10♣ for a straight and Magny showed A♠8♠ as he got up to make his exit. "Tough river," Eljach told him.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart	4,200,000 400,000	400,000
Omar Eljach	3,000,000 500,000	500,000

Gilles Magny	Eliminato

Tags: Gilles Magny Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart Omar Eljach

2023-11-03 00:16 UTC+2

Poddubnii Cracks Aces to Bust Another

Livello 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Artiom Poddubnii and Radek Jantos were heads-up on a flop of Q♦K♣3♦, where Jantos got the rest of his 1,000,000 in the middle from the big blind against Poddubnii in the cutoff.

Radek Jantos: A♥A♣
Artiom Poddubnii: A♦10♦

Jantos had aces but needed to dodge Poddubnii's big draws. The 2♣ turn was safe, but the 6♦ river gave Poddubnii a flush and sent Jantos to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Artiom Poddubnii	5,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Radek Jantos	Eliminato

Tags: Artiom Poddubnii Radek Jantos