Event #15: €550 NLH Closer | 2023 WSOP Europe

2023-11-15 00:55 UTC+1

Traian Stanciu Eliminated in 2nd Place (€36,600)

Livello 37 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Traian Stanciu jammed his final 5,000,000 chips in from the button and Maurice Nass made the call from the big blind.

Traian Stanciu: A♥8♠
Maurice Nass: J♠6♠

Stanciu had a slight lead, but Nass was the only one to flop a pair on 6♦3♣Q♥. The K♦ turn did not help Stanciu, and the 9♠ failed to improve his hand as well.

After a long and back-and-forth heads up battle, Stanciu finished as runner-up in the €550 Closer event.

He had to console himself with his €36,600 in prize money, while Maurice Nass could celebrate his newly won WSOP bracelet.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Maurice Nass	15,700,000 7,900,000	7,900,000

Traian Stanciu	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 22:56 UTC+1

Duc Tuan Tran Eliminated in 3rd Place (€25,900)

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

Maurice Nass raised to 500,000 on the button and Duc Tuan Tran announced all in from the big blind. Nass snap-called and turned over his hand.

Duc Tuan Tran: K♥8♣
Maurice Nass: A♠K♠

After losing a big pot to Traian Stanciu in the previous hand, Tran was suddenly at risk and looking for help. The 2♥2♦4♦Q♠10♥ runout changed nothing, ending Tran's run in third place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Maurice Nass	9,050,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Traian Stanciu	6,750,000
Duc Tuan Tran	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 20:56 UTC+1

Sefora Pop Eliminated in 4th Place (€18,600)

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Livello 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Duc Tuan Tran raised to 225,000 and instantly called the shove by Sefora Pop for what appeared to be ten blinds in total.

Sefora Pop: 5♣5♠
Duc Tuan Tran: K♥K♠

Pop as the shortest stack had found a pair to get it in with only to run into yet another monster by the commanding chip leader. Tran had little to fear on the A♠A♣8♥6♦7♥ board and Pop was eliminated in fourth place for €18,600.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Duc Tuan Tran	8,950,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Sefora Pop	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 20:55 UTC+1

Anthony Mahaut Eliminated in 5th Place (€13,600)

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Livello 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Traian Stanciu open-raised to 255,000 from the button before Anthony Mahaut jammed all in from the big blind for 2,525,000 chips. Stanciu immediately called with the covering stack and the cards were tabeled.

Anthony Mahaut: J♠J♦
Traian Stanciu: A♠K♠

Stanciu's rail was screaming for an ace, but the K♦8♣5♥ flop brought his other pair instead, shooting him into the lead.

It was then Stanciu's rail's turn to root for a jack, but their yells were less effective as the board bricked out with a 7♣ turn and a 2♣ river.

Losing the flip meant that Mahaut was eliminated in fifth place while Stanciu ended up in a solid second place on the leaderboard.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Traian Stanciu	5,395,000 2,745,000	2,745,000
Anthony Mahaut	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 20:41 UTC+1

Bogdan Tilica Eliminated in 6th Place (€10,050)

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Livello 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bogdan Tilica was automatically all-in from the big blind with his last 100,000 chips. Maurice Nass then limped in from the cutoff before Duc Tuan Tran raised to 550,000 from the small blind. Nass quickly let his hand go and the other two players showed down.

Bogdan Tilica: J♥4♥
Duc Tuan Tran: A♠Q♥

Tran flopped Tilica dead on 5♦Q♠Q♦, and he even filled up on the 7♥A♣ runout to put some salt in the wound.

Tilica left the table in sixth place and was the first player to receive a five-figure payout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Duc Tuan Tran	8,250,000 450,000	450,000

Maurice Nass	1,420,000 -330,000	-330,000

Bogdan Tilica	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 20:30 UTC+1

Theodoor Woolschot Eliminated in 7th Place (€7,550)

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Livello 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Duc Tuan Tran opened to 160,000 on the button before Theodoor Woolschot moved all in for 2,000,000 from the small blind. Tran took some time considering his decision, making the call and turning over his hand.

Theodoor Woolschot: 8♣8♦
Duc Tuan Tran: J♣J♦

Tran cheered as he saw his jacks in the lead, cheering once more when a set appeared in the window of the J♥2♦K♦ flop. The 6♠9♣ runout ended Woolschot's run with a seventh-place finish for €7,550.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Duc Tuan Tran	7,270,000 2,070,000	2,070,000

Theodoor Woolschot	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 20:16 UTC+1

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in 8th Place (€5,750)

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Livello 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili open-jammed his 640,000 chips in the middle from middle position. The action then folded to Theodoor Woolschot in the cutoff, and he put in 160,000 chips, not having seen Israelashvili's action.

A ruling was made that since Woolschot verbally declared his raise, he was forced to make a min-raise. He followed the ruling and the other players got out of the way to create a heads up showdown.

Roland Israelashvili: J♦10♦
Theodoor Woolschot: A♠10♥

Neither player hit anything on the K♥8♣3♦Q♥7♠ board, meaning that Woolschot's ace-high eliminated Israelashvili in eight place.

Israelashvili made a deep run, but it turned out to be yet another final table without a win for the all-time leader in WSOP cashes.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Theodoor Woolschot	2,320,000 870,000	870,000
Roland Israelashvili	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 19:57 UTC+1

Andrzej Jedryczka Eliminated in 9th Place (€4,474)

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Livello 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Andrzej Jedryczka opened for 130,000 chips from early position and the action folded to Duc Tuan Tran in the big blind, who put in a reraise to 300,000.

Jedryczka pondered for a while before moving in for 1,680,000. Tran snap called with the bigger stack and the cards went on their backs.

Andrzej Jedryczka: 9♠9♦
Duc Tuan Tran: A♥A♦

Tran's friends gathered around the table to watch him hold on the 3♣3♠10♦8♠6♣ runout.

He eliminated Jedryczka in ninth place and became the chipleader in the process.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Duc Tuan Tran	4,350,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Andrzej Jedryczka	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 19:24 UTC+1

Andrei Spataru Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,500)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anthony Mahaut and Andrei Spataru had gathered 350,000 chips in the middle during a blind-on-blind encounter. The board was dealt up until the turn and read J♥9♣A♣4♦ when Mahaut put Spataru all-in for his final 300,000 chips.

Spataru sighed but called it off relatively quickly, putting himself at risk of becoming the final table bubble.

Andrei Spataru: J♦5♦
Anthony Mahaut: K♦K♣

The 2♦ river did not improve Spataru's lower pair, and he finished in tenth.

The remaining nine players converged on one final table while Spataru left to pick up his cash.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Anthony Mahaut	2,740,000 740,000	740,000
Andrei Spataru	Eliminato

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2023-11-14 18:54 UTC+1

Prakash Schiefermueller Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,500)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the first hand after the break, the action folded to Prakash Schiefermueller in the small blind. He jammed all in for 320,000 chips and Roland Israelashvili made an instantaneous call from the big blind with the covering stack.

Prakash Schiefermueller: A♠3♣
Roland Israelashvili: A♣K♥

Israelashvili immediately paired his king on the K♠7♥8♦ flop, and Schiefermueller did not hit a runner-runner miracle on the 4♦A♥ runout.

Schiefermueller finished in 11th place, meaning that the field has reached the final table bubble.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Roland Israelashvili	1,400,000 320,000	320,000
Prakash Schiefermueller	Eliminato

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