Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-max | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-07 13:00 UTC+2

There Can Only Be One! Who Will Win the 6-Max No-Limit Holdem' Bracelet For €143,100

Welcome to the glorious King's Resort in Rozvadov for final day action of Event #7 €1,650 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em, where only 120 players remain and only one can become champion to win the top prize of €143,100, a seat at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and the prestigious World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet.

Before players can dream of a new piece of jewelry, the first order of business is to navigate the bubble. A total of 75 players will be paid, with a minimum cash that is good for €2,325. Two Italians will be leading the charge to the bubble, with Besmir Hodaj the runaway chip leader with 620,000. Jacopo Achille is second with 495,000 chips, while Israel's Maor Zaharagi sits in third place with 465,000.

On their tails is Hendon Mob founder and two-time WSOP Bracelet winner Barny Boatman on 455,000 chips. The Londoner had heaps of chips throughout Day 1 and is definitely a contender for a fifth WSOP final table in the space of two years.

Other notable names in the field who will be looking to chip up early are Andrea Dato (255,000), Vladimir Troyanovskiy (124,500), Jonathan Pastore (76,000) and Julien Sitbon (57,000).

Day 1 Top Ten Chip counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip counts	Big blinds
1	Besmir Hodaj	Italy	620,000	207
2	Jacopo Achille	Italy	495,000	165
3	Maor Zaharagi	Israel	465,500	155
4	Barny Boatman	United Kingdom	455,000	152
5	Ting Yi Tsai	Taiwan	425,500	142
6	Miroslav Forman	Czech Republic	416,500	139
7	Frederik Thiemer	Germany	401,000	134
8	Jorge Ufano	Spain	400,500	134
9	Christian Duerschlag	Germany	324,500	108
10	Dennis Wilke	Germany	320,000	107

Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. local time and will play down until a winner is crowned. Play will resume at Level 15, with blinds of 1,500/3,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 3,000. Each level will be 40 minutes long and a 15-minute break will occur every three levels.

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Tags: Barny Boatman Besmir Hodaj Christian Duerschlag Dennis Wilke Frederik Thiemer Jacopo Achille Jorge Ufano Maor Zaharagi Miroslav Forman Ting Yi Tsai

2023-11-07 14:17 UTC+2

Rajkovic Eliminated; Kamphues Binks the River

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Niveau 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were 15,000 out in front of Ramo Balic in the cutoff and Adi Rajkovic then pushed all-in. Timo Kamphues in the cutoff reshoved for 130,000 total. Balic tanked for a while and eventually called to put two opponents at risk.

Adi Rajkovic: 10♦10♥
Timo Kamphues: A♣Q♣
Ramo Balic: J♦J♣

The K♣8♦6♠ flop and 5♥ turn were blanks but the A♠ river improved Kamphues, putting a dagger in Balic's stack and mood.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Timo Kamphues	320,000 190,000	190,000
Ramo Balic	120,000 -133,500	-133,500
Adi Rajkovic	Eliminé

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Ramo Balic Timo Kamphues

2023-11-07 14:34 UTC+2

Covrig Doubles Through Kamphues

Niveau 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sergiu Covrig bet 7,000 from the hijack and was called by Matthew Davenport on the button.

Timo Kamphues raised it up to 32,000 from the small blind and was met with a bet of 76,000 from Sergiu Covrig. Davenport got out of the way and Kamphues moved all in and was called by the Romanian for 160,500.

Sergiu Covrig: K♥K♠
Timo Kamphues: A♣Q♥

Covrig's cowboys were ahead and there was no help for the German on the completed runout of 5♦4♥3♠4♠10♥ and Covrig scoops in a massive pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sergiu Covrig	373,000 198,000	198,000

Matthew Davenport	205,000 -9,000	-9,000
Timo Kamphues	155,000 -165,000	-165,000

Tags: Matthew Davenport Sergiu Covrig Timo Kamphues

2023-11-07 14:43 UTC+2

Dahan Gets Huge Double After Cooler with Balic

Niveau 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with the under-the-gun Refael Dahan at risk for 105,500. He was up against Ramo Balic on the button who barely covered Dahan.

Refael Dahan: A♥A♦
Ramo Balic: K♠K♣

Balic was behind and let out a loud groan when he saw a bullet in the window on the A♣J♠5♠ flop. Balic did gain flush outs on the 6♠ turn causing Dahan to pray for a red card. His wish wasn't granted, but thankfully for Dahan it was the 6♣ to secure the double up and left Balic with four big blinds.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Refael Dahan	218,500 85,500	85,500
Ramo Balic	12,500 -107,500	-107,500

Tags: Ramo Balic Refael Dahan

2023-11-07 15:06 UTC+2

Basdeo Falls Short of the Money

Niveau 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ramlal Basdeo moved all in from the button for 6,500 and was called by Yehuda Cohen in the small blind and Ruslan Volkov in the big blind.

The flop of 4♦4♠2♦ saw Cohen flick in a 5,000 chip and was quickly called by Volkov. The 2♠ double-paired the board and Cohen bet 5,000 again. Volkov opted to make a raise to 15,000 which got a snap fold from Cohen.

Ramlal Basdeo: A♠7♠
Ruslan Volkov: 4♥2♥

A big blind special for Volkov who flopped a boat. Basdeo was drawing dead and the 7♥ completed the board as the Trinidadian headed to the exit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ruslan Volkov	176,000 9,500	9,500
Yehuda Cohen	96,000 16,000	16,000
Ramlal Basdeo	Eliminé

Tags: Ramlal Basdeo Ruslan Volkov Yehuda Cohen

2023-11-07 15:33 UTC+2

Forman Busts Two in a Row

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Just before the blinds had gone up, two players were eliminated in consecutive hands and Miroslav Forman was responsible for both casualties.

Renji Mao had min-raised from under the gun and Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota pushed in the small blind. Forman jammed in the big blind and Mao folded the 8♠8♣.

Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota: A♠4♠
Miroslav Forman: A♥Q♥

The K♦J♦2♣2♠Q♠ board kept Forman ahead all the way.

Florian Kraft then opened to 9,000 and Michael Horn jammed for the 40,500 he had behind. Forman piled it in fromn the big blind and Kraft folded.

Michael Horn: J♦J♣
Miroslav Forman: A♠K♥

The A♦6♦6♣ flop left Horn on the ropes and he sighed "every single time, you gotta be kidding me" in his native German. No help came with the Q♥ turn and 9♣ river to also oust Horn.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Miroslav Forman	860,000 200,000	200,000
Florian Kraft	180,000 -30,000	-30,000
Renji Mao	140,000 -9,500	-9,500

Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota	Eliminé
Michael Horn	Eliminé

Tags: Florian Kraft Michael Horn Miroslav Forman Renji Mao Bruno Desimoni Cunha Mota

2023-11-07 15:49 UTC+2

Classic Boatman Speech Play Secures Gigantic Chip Lead Pot

Niveau 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There were 60,000 in the middle and four players saw a flop of 7♥7♦2♦. Barny Boatman bet 15,000 from the hijack and was called by Sascha Minerva on the cutoff.

Fabian Rolli check-raised to 60,000 from the big blind and was cold-called by under the gun Maor Zaharagi. Boatman was undeterred by all the action that followed his initial bet by raising to 190,000 which gained a fold from Minerva and Rolli.

Zaharagi went into the tank and stared down Boatman. The Londoner looked at the board, then turned to his opponent and said "What's your kicker?" which prompted Zaharagi to rip it all in for 400,000. Boatman snap-called.

Maor Zaharagi: 7♣6♥
Barny Boatman: 2♠2♣

Boatman's speech play worked like a treat as it triggered Zaharagi to shove with trip sevens against his flopped boat. The J♥A♥ completed the board and Boatman is the first player to pass the seven-figure mark and took the chip lead. The Israeli Zaharagi exits before the money despite coming into Day 2 as third in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Barny Boatman	1,010,000 555,000	555,000

Sascha Minerva	290,000 60,000	60,000
Fabian Rolli	190,000 -60,000	-60,000
Maor Zaharagi	Eliminé

Tags: Barny Boatman Fabian Rolli Maor Zaharagi Sascha Minerva

2023-11-07 16:16 UTC+2

Dato Secures Huge Double on Bubble

Niveau 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with under-the-gun Andrea Dato at risk for 204,000 against Bogdan Munteanu on the button who covered.

Andrea Dato: A♣A♥
Bogan Munteanu: Q♣Q♥

It was all over on the turn as Dato made a set on the completed board of 8♥7♣3♠A♠2♥ for a massive double up and left Muntenau on the brink.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrea Dato	430,000 175,000	175,000

Bogdan Munteanu	41,000 -56,000	-56,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Bogdan Munteanu

2023-11-07 17:00 UTC+2

Pazma Falls Close to the Bubble

Niveau 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lukas Pazma bet 50,000 from the button only leaving 10,000 behind. Adem Marjanovic made the call from the small blind.

The flop came 8♠7♣3♣, and Marjanovic bet 10,000 to put Pazma at risk. Pazma waited until the clock was called on him and put his chips into the middle.

Before the floor asked the players to turn their cards over, Pazma kissed his hand for luck. Marjanovic said "I will make a counter-kiss!" and kissed his own hand.

Lukas Pazma: A♣J♥
Adem Marjanovic: 10♣10♠

Pazma was behind but had two over cards. He gained additional flush and gutshot outs on the 9♣ turn, but the 9♦ ended his tournament and it sent to the rail two places before the money.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adem Marjanovic	570,000 78,000	78,000
Lukas Pazma	Eliminé

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2023-11-07 17:40 UTC+2

Munteanu is the Stone Bubble of the 6-Max

Niveau 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrea Dato bet 12,000 from the cutoff and Bogdan Munteanu moved all in from the big blind for 43,000 which was called by the Italian.

Bogdan Munteanu: A♣J♥
Andrea Dato: A♥6♦

While the players were waiting for the floor to come over for the showdown, Munteanu's friend on the other table shouted "Do you hate money?" as a player on the table only had one big blind remaining.

It was a terrible flop for Munteanu as Dato hit a six on the completed board of Q♠6♠2♣8♦8♣ for two pair. Munteanu headed to the exit as the bubble boy.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrea Dato	378,000 -52,000	-52,000

Bogdan Munteanu	Eliminé

Tags: Andrea Dato Bogdan Munteanu