2024 WSOP Europe

Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 WSOP Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€1,300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€7,219,200
Entries
768
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
121
Players Left
81

Sirzat Hissou Soars to the Top on Day 1b of WSOP Europe Main Event

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Sirzat Hissou
Sirzat Hissou

Day 1b of the?2024 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 Main Event?has wrapped up after seven levels of play. A total of 121 entry slips were sold for this second flight but the field was reduced all the way down to 81 competitors by the end of the day.?

Germany’s Sirzat Hissou leads the pack with an impressive stack of 657,200. Just a day ago, he endured a heartbreaking heads-up loss to Martin Kabrhel in the €50,000 Diamond High Roller. However, that didn't deter him as he arrived early and ready to battle on the baize today, with his sight clearly set on taking home a coveted gold bracelet here at the King's Resort in Rozvadov. Holding the overall chip lead going into Day 2 after both flights, Hissou is in the prime position to make a deep run and possibly claim the title.

Hissou joined the field during Level 2 but quickly busted after running his pocket kings into Paulius Mikaliunas bullets, forcing him to immediately reenter. Much like his runner-up performance yesterday, his second bullet proved to be the magic touch as he steadily climbed the chip counts, winning pot after pot and becoming the overwhelming chip leader at the end of the night.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Sirzat HissouGermany657,200411
2Kestutis JungeviciusLithuania370,700232
3Claudio Di GiacomoItaly344,000215
4Viktor BlomSweden334,300209
5Markus LehnerGermany326,300204
6Brandon SheilsUnited Kingdom302,000189
7Alexander BachmanGermany300,000188
8Paulius MikaliunasLithuania280,000175
9Kai HeroldGermany273,000171
10Mallory FrereBelgium269,000168
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

Lithuania's Kestutis Jungevicius sits in second with 370,700, thanks largely to a hand where he busted Niklas Astedt with a flush against the online poker phenom's rivered straight. Claudio Di Giacomo rounds out the podium positions in third with 344,000, while Sweden's Viktor Blom follows closely behind in fourth with 334,300.

Blom was seated from Level 1 but got off to a rough start, losing the majority of his chips when he got it in drawing dead against Mike Marquet's middle set. It looked likely that Blom was destined for a venture to the rebuy desk, but a double-up with pocket sevens brought him back to a playable stack. On one of the last hands of the day, Blom got paid off in full with a set of sixes by Yohay Bullkich's kings, propelling him into one of the largest stacks in the room.

Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Many notable players showed up for the final flight and were able to find a bag at the end of the night. Brandon Sheils (302,000), Arturo Paduano (232,100), four-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen (228,300), Salih Atac (214,200), Boris Angelov (183,500), Nick Palma (181,800), Dario Sammartino (162,500), Stoyan Madanzhiev (145,600), Emil Bise (144,400), Ivan Banic (101,000), and Vlad Darie (66,000) all bring through a playable stack for Day 2.

While the end of the night saw many familiar faces bagging up, that was not the case for many others. Tom-Aksel Bedell, Paulius Vaitiekunas, Roberto Romanello, Kabrhel, Enrico Camosci, as well as Astedt are those who were not fortunate enough to make it through.

Niklas Astedt
Niklas Astedt

Astedt's first bullet didn't last long; a failed hero call with second pair against Panagiotis Oikonomou's set of nines left him short-stacked. Eventually, he busted holding top pair against Christophe Panetti's top pair with a better kicker. Undeterred, the tournament wizard rebought and built up a stack, but a brutal river card against Jungevicius ended Astedt's experience of Day 1b.

The 121 players who entered today's final flight, along with the 507 from Day 1a, bring the combined total entries to 628. Of that a total of 412 surviving players have got a stack to bring into Day 2 at noon on Sunday, October 6. Late registration remains open through the end of Level 12 on Day 2, with players allowed one reentry. The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 8 with blinds of 800-1,600 and a 1,600 big blind ante.

Keep it locked here for all of the live updates as the?PokerNews?live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to track the progress en route to crowning the 2024 WSOP Europe champion here in Rozvadov.

Tags: Alexander BachmanArturo PaduanoBoris AngelovBrandon SheilsChristophe Panetti'sClaudio Di GiacomoDario SammartinoDiamond High RolleEmil BiseEnrico CamosciIvan BanicKai HeroldKestutis JungeviciusMallory FrereMarkus LehnerMartin KabrhelNiklas AstedtPanagiotis OikonomouPaulius MikaliunasPaulius VaitiekunasRoberto RomanelloSalih AtacSirzat HissouSirzat Hissout SoresStoyan MadanzhievTom-Aksel BedellViktor BlomVlad DarieYohay Bullkich

Blom on Late-Night Surge, Sends Bullkich Packing

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

The action was caught on a turn of 3?Q?6?9?. Yohay Bullkich checked from the hijack to Viktor Blom on the button. Blom then added 12,600 to the pot of 25,500.

"What do you have?" Bullkich asked Blom before he quickly called. He also checked the 8? river, whereafter Blom put him all-in for 45,500.

Bullkich snap called and tabled K?K?. Blom had cracked his kings, however, as his 6?6? had flopped a set. Bullkich stood up and left the tournament area without saying a word while Blom eclipsed two starting stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Viktor Blom
220,000
80,000
80,000
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Yohay Bullkich
Busted

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Zawadowicz Doubles Up in Late-Night Flip

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Pawel Zawadowicz - Cheng Zhao
Pawel Zawadowicz - Cheng Zhao

Pawel Zawadowicz had open-raised from the cutoff when Cheng Zhao three-bet to 8,000 on the button. Zawadowicz made it 24,700 to go, after which Zhao jammed all in.

Zawadowicz's stack of 73,200 was covered. He made the call after some pondering and the cards were tabled.

Pawel Zawadowicz: A?Q? All in
Cheng Zhao: 8?8?

Zawadowicz took a big lead on the 5?5?A? flop and did not look back on the 6?6? runout to rake in the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Pawel Zawadowicz
149,400
104,400
104,400
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Cheng Zhao
63,300
-71,700
-71,700

Tags: Cheng ZhaoPawel Zawadowicz

Kabrhel "Folds A Straight"

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

Action was picked up on the turn of 10?Q?J?3?. Martin Kabrhel had bet 50,000 into Claudio Di Giacomo who reraised all in for around 145,000.

In typical Kabrhel fashion, he bust out the table talk in an attempt to gain information on his opponent.

"I think we're going to gamble" he said as he checked his cards. A few moments later, his cards hit the muck.

"Turn over please?" he asked Di Giacomo.

"You can pick one" he replied.

Kabrhel picked the 10? before bringing Di Giacomo's second card to him as well. He did not turn it over.

"Ten-ten you had? I had eight-nine, I could have been drawing dead. How can you go all in with ten-ten??"

Player Chips Progress
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Claudio Di Giacomo
240,000
50,000
50,000
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Martin Kabrhel
60,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Claudio Di GiacomoMartin Kabrhel

Camosci Gets Paid With a Set

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Enrico Camosci
Enrico Camosci

Enrico Camosci opened to 2,000 from middle position with only Francesco Rinaldi calling out of the big blind.

Rinaldi check-called a bet of 2,000 from Camosci on the 3?2?10? flop.

The 4? came on the turn and Rinaldi check-called a second bet from Camosci, this time for 6,700.

The Q? that fell on the river got a check from Rinaldi. Camosci bet 16,500 and after a brief pause, Rinaldi called.

Camosci turned over 10?10? for top set on the flop and Rinaldi mucked his cards face down to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
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Enrico Camosci
135,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Francesco Rinaldi
80,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Enrico CamosciFrancesco Rinaldi

Hissou & Angelov Continue to Battle

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou
Sirzat Hissou

The battle between Boris Angelov and Sirzat Hissou is really heating up, with the two clashing regularly on Table #82.

In the last hand between the pair, Angelov opened the button to 2,500 and Hissou three-bet the big blind to 9,000. Angelov called.

The flop came down 5?8?Q? where Hissou fired a continuation bet of 6,000, which Angelov called.

A 6? dropped on the turn and Hissou didn't slow down, as he put out another bet that totaled 15,500. Again, Angelov called.

When the 9? landed on the river, Hissou gathered chips and fired 38,500, which gave Angelov something to think about. After some pondering, Angelov decided to give it up, and Hissou added more to his mountain.

Player Chips Progress
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Sirzat Hissou
450,000
25,000
25,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Boris Angelov
140,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Boris AngelovSirzat Hissou

Double For Donzelli

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with the cards on their backs. Giorgio Donzelli was all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Paulius Vaitiekunas.

Giorgio Donzelli: K?K?All in
Paulius Vaitiekunas: A?K?

The flop of 5?10?9? was clean for Donzelli, but the J? gave him a Broadway draw. However kings held on the 4? river for Donzelli to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Paulius Vaitiekunas
175,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Giorgio Donzelli
124,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Giorgio DonzelliPaulius Vaitiekunas

Mustafov on Chip-Receiving End of Cooler

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Paul Runcan raised to 2,000 in the hijack. Fahredin Mustafov called in the small blind while Markus Zimmerer defended in the big blind.

The flop fell 2?5?8?. Mustafov led out for 4,000, getting a quick fold from Zimmerer's 5?4?. Runcan called, however, and bet 8,000 when Mustafov checked the J? turn.

Mustafov called before he checked the 6? river as well. Runcan put in 25,000 for a bet, after which Mustafov shoved all in for 111,000. Runcan spent about half a minute in the tank before flicking in the call.

Mustafov tabled 6?4? for a flush, besting the two pair of Runcan, who showed his J?8? before paying his opponent. Mustafov reclaimed the table chip lead, leaving Runcan relegated to just over a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Fahredin Mustafov
254,000
103,000
103,000
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Paul Runcan
117,000
-126,000
-126,000
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Markus Zimmerer
64,500
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovMarkus ZimmererPaul Runcan