Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Dia 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

2017-10-22 14:37 UTC+2

Hughes Hopes for a Deep Run

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With a min cash, Ryan Hughes would be taking over the top spot in the current Player of the Year rankings and the American is on the best way there with an above-average stack. The big stacks are pulling away further as Valentin Vornicu jumped into the lead, Sander van Wesemael dropped some but has obviously no reason to worry about so far.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Valentin Vornicu	360,000 63,500	63,500
Giovanni Petroni	340,000 101,000	101,000
Ismael Bojang	310,000 41,500	41,500

Sander van Wesemael	290,000 -33,500	-33,500

Ryan Hughes	175,000 93,500	93,500

Tags: Ryan Hughes Sander van Wesemael Valentin Vornicu

2017-10-22 14:43 UTC+2

Sasa Stancic Wins a Flip

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Walid Abdi Ali opened to 7,000 from early position and Viktor Kovachev called from middle position. Theodoros Aidonopoulos shipped all-in for 62,000 in the cutoff and the action was on Sasa Stancic in the small blind. He thought for a couple moments, talking to himself, before finally pushing all-in for his last 41,000. Both Abdi Ali and Kovachev folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.

Stancic:
Aidonopoulos:

The board ran out and Stancic held on with his pair of tens to double through Aidonopoulos.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sasa Stancic	101,000 59,000	59,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos	21,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Theodoros Aidonopoulos Sasa Stancic

2017-10-22 14:43 UTC+2

Morgenshtern Doubles Short Stack

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

While Kai Gimre, Matthias Gerigk and Thomas Lentrodt were eliminated, Ariel Morgenshtern was more fortunate. Down to his last 11,000, the player from Israel got it in with the and was dominated by . The board ran out and Morgenshtern doubled to remain in contention.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ariel Morgenshtern	30,000 -44,000	-44,000
Kai Gimre	Eliminado
Matthias Gerigk	Eliminado
Thomas Lentrodt	Eliminado

Tags: Kai Gimre Thomas Lentrodt Ariel Morgenshtern

2017-10-22 14:47 UTC+2

Sevo Cut Down

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Vlado Sevo started the day above average but that has since changed. First he had to give up a pot on the turn.

One orbit later Sevo got into a bigger pot with Rene Crha and the duo headed to the river with more than 70,000 in the middle already. Sevo checked from the small blind and Crha bet 35,000 from late position. Sevo carefully counted his remaining stack and elected to fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rene Crha	250,000 63,500	63,500
Vlado Sevo	70,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Rene Crha Vlado Sevo

2017-10-22 14:52 UTC+2

"I Give You a Chance"

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Valentin Vornicu raised to 7,000 and Yehuda Cohen called on the button. The short-handed table saw the shove of Tezer Cetindag in the big blind after and Vornicu turned around to the screens, then eventually folded. Cohen gave it brief consideration and called with the words "I give you a chance."

Tezer Cetindag:
Yehuda Cohen:

The flop of ] gave Cohen two pair and he turned a full house with the before the meaningless appeared on the river. Carlo Savinelli joked "you gave him a chance there" while Vornicu said in table chat he was afraid of a reshove by Cohen if he had called. "You felt it coming, so why didn't you snap call in two seconds," Scott Stewart in the one seat added.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Valentin Vornicu	350,000 -10,000	-10,000
Yehuda Cohen	170,000 64,500	64,500
Tezer Cetindag	Eliminado
Pavel Šourek	Eliminado

Tags: Stewart Scott Tezer Cetindag Valentin Vornicu Yehuda Cohen

2017-10-22 14:57 UTC+2

Climbing the Leaderboard

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ismael Bojang and Valentin Vornicu have been pushing around their chips early on Day 2. They have moved to the top of the leaderboard and showing no signs of slowing down.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ismael Bojang	415,000 105,000	105,000

Valentin Vornicu	357,000 -3,000	-3,000
Giovanni Petroni	321,000 -19,000	-19,000
Scott Stewart	235,000 27,500	27,500
Pawel Czichowski	228,000 29,000	29,000
Emil Lukac	210,000 18,000	18,000
Sergio Hamamoto	197,000 90,000	90,000
Maxim Lykov	187,000 33,500	33,500

Nível: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

2017-10-22 15:04 UTC+2

Bojang Busts Rabotkin

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Eddy Scharf and Dzmitry Rabotkin won't be making the money in the Monster Stack after both just busted at the end of the previous level. Rabotkin fell victim to the hot run of Ismael Bojang, who called Rabotkin's shove for 40,000 from the cutoff.

Dzmitry Rabotkin:
Ismael Bojang:

The board of left Rabotkin drawing dead on the turn and he headed to the rail. When asked, Bojang simply replied "I haven't lost a hand so far today." The German, now living in Vienna, is the run away chip leader after the first level of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ismael Bojang	450,000 35,000	35,000

Dzmitry Rabotkin	Eliminado
Eddy Scharf	Eliminado

Tags: Dzmitry Rabotkin Eddy Scharf Ismael Bojang

2017-10-22 15:13 UTC+2

Weber Shows Pocket Nines

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Vlado Sevo was moved tables and raised to 8,000. Alexander Schlien three-bet all in for 34,000 from one seat over. Sevo folded and the pot was shipped to Schlien.

One table over, Helma Weber's raise was followed by a three-bet to 26,000 in the hijack by Vincent Moscati. Weber shoved for 89,000 and Moscati folded, he was then shown . "I don't think she would do that with that," Moscati said somewhat puzzled.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vincent Moscati	135,000 29,500	29,500
Helma Weber	130,000 28,000	28,000
Vlado Sevo	75,000 5,000	5,000
Alexander Schlien	50,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Alexander Schlien Helma Weber Vincent Moscati Vlado Sevo

2017-10-22 15:22 UTC+2

Down to Ten Tables

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ariel Morgenshtern, Yohan Zenou and Darren Delahunty were eliminated while Werner Scharnagl doubled.

Scharnagl got it in for fewer than 10 big blinds with the and Olivian Balint called with pocket sixes. The board came .

Right after, Balint raised to 9,000 and Darren Delahunty shoved for 12,000. Vincent Moscati called from the big blind and so did Balint. The flop came and Moscati check-folded his to a bet of Balint.

Darren Delahunty:
OIivian Balint:

The turn and river failed to improve Delahunty and the Brit headed to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Olivian Balint	140,000 65,000	65,000
Werner Scharnagl	75,000 36,000	36,000
Yohan Zenou	Eliminado
Darren Delahunty	Eliminado
Ariel Morgenshtern	Eliminado

Tags: Ariel Morgenshtern Darren Delahunty Olivian Balint Vincent Moscati Yohan Zenou