Event #5: €550 NLH Colossus | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-06 16:46 UTC+2

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Elia Salerno	9,000,000
Cristian David	6,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Angelo Marrone	3,000,000 300,000	300,000
Alessandro Predaroli	2,700,000 -675,000	-675,000

Di Nicola Doubles Off Salerno

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

Ermanno Di Nicola moved all in for 1,675,000 in early position and Elia Salerno called in the cutoff.

Ermanno Di Nicola: A♥J♥
Elia Salerno: A♠10♣

Di Nicola had Salerno dominated heading to the flop, which came 7♥2♣3♣. The 2♠ turn was no help to Salerno, while the Q♣ river sealed Di Nicola's double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Elia Salerno	7,400,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	3,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Ermanno Di Nicola

2023-11-06 16:57 UTC+2

Four Raises and Four Takes

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

Juuso Luokkanen jammed for 2,000,000 from the small blind. Dennis Magro asked for a count but opted to fold from the big blind.

Cristian David opened to 550,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.

Magro made it 1,000,000 from the button which folded out the blinds.

Julien Loire opened to 500,000 from middle position and saw all of the remaining players muck their cards.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Julien Loire	9,400,000 -50,000	-50,000
Dennis Magro	8,400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Cristian David	6,000,000 -250,000	-250,000
Juuso Luokkanen	2,500,000

Tags: Cristian David Dennis Magro Julien Loire Juuso Luokkanen

2023-11-06 16:57 UTC+2

Saka & Berisha Hit the Flop

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

Xhavit Berisha opened to 500,000 with A♦Q♣. Alain Saka defended his 6♥5♣ from the big blind.

Both players made a pair on the Q♠6♠4♥ flop. Saka check-called for 400,000.

On the 9♦ turn, Saka check-called for another 775,000, which brought in the 3♥ river, giving Berisha the best hand.

Saka checked for a third time, and Berisha fired a third barrel of 800,000, beefing the pot up to 4,500,000. Saka went into the tank and ultimately, he couldn't get away from his pair of sixes and called to see the bad news.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Xhavit Berisha	13,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Alain Saka	8,700,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Alain Saka Xhavit Berisha

2023-11-06 17:02 UTC+2

Saka Gets Some Back Off Berisha

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

Xhavit Berisha had K♣Q♦ and opened from early position to 500,000. Alain Saka called from the small blind with 4♦3♦.

Saka made two pair on the 7♥4♥3♥ flop and check-called for 300,000. The 6♦ turn then checked through to the 10♣ river. Saka led out for 600,000 and Baerisha quickly folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Xhavit Berisha	12,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Alain Saka	10,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Alain Saka Xhavit Berisha

2023-11-06 17:05 UTC+2

Predaroli Flops a Set to Double

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

Dennis Magro opened to 500,000 in early position before Alessandro Predaroli moved all in for 2,150,000 in the small blind. Julien Loire, in the big blind, then reshoved and Magro folded.

Alessandro Predaroli: J♠J♦
Julien Loire: A♣K♦

The flop came 5♥2♥J♥ and Predaroli spiked top set to leave Loire drawing only to running cards. The 10♣ turn gave Loire a straight draw, but the 4♥ river was safe for Predaroli as the Italian doubled up.

"You win," Elia Salerno asked Magro.

"Ace-queen, one heart. I call him," Magro replied.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Julien Loire	7,800,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Dennis Magro	7,600,000 -800,000	-800,000

Alessandro Predaroli	5,100,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Dennis Magro Julien Loire

2023-11-06 17:10 UTC+2

Stranak Takes His Time

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

Alain Saka opened to 525,000 from the button with 7♥3♥. Stefan Fabian woke up with A♥A♣ in the small blind and made it 1,300,000. Samuel Stranak had a pair of his own in the big blind with 9♦9♣. The WSOP bracelet winner agonized for seven minutes over his options but found the correct fold and Saka followed suit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alain Saka	9,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Stefan Fabian	5,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Samuel Stranak	1,700,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Alain Saka Samuel Stranak Stefan Fabian

Niveau: 35

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

2023-11-06 17:20 UTC+2

Predaroli Four-Bet Shoves, Salerno Folds a Pair

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Niveau 35 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Cristian David raised to 625,000 in early position before Elia Salerno three-bet to 1,650,000 in the hijack.

Alessandro Predaroli, in the cutoff, then moved all in for 6,200,000 and David quickly folded. Salerno, though, let out a deep sigh and shook his head as he leaned back in his chair agonizing over the decision.

A few minutes went by before he mucked J♣J♦.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alessandro Predaroli	8,500,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Elia Salerno	6,000,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Cristian David	5,300,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Cristian David Elia Salerno

2023-11-06 17:25 UTC+2

Luokkanen Wakes Up With Kings

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Niveau 35 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Juuso Luokkanen moved all in for 1,625,000 in the cutoff and Cristian David called in the big blind.

Juuso Luokkanen: K♦K♣
Cristian David: 8♦8♥

Luokkanen had picked up kings and was a big favorite to double up as the board came 7♠A♣A♠K♠10♣, giving him a full house by the turn and leaving David paying him off.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cristian David	3,400,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000
Juuso Luokkanen	3,300,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Cristian David Juuso Luokkanen