Michael Rodrigues opened to 160,000 from middle position and Roland Israelashvili called for less from the cutoff, committing his stack of 60,000. Martino Cito three-bet to 630,000 from the button and Rodrigues got out of the way leaving Israelashvili all in and at risk against Cito.
Roland Israelashvili: 10♦9♠6♥5♠
Martino Cito: A♠A♥J♠4♦
The flop came Q♦10♥4♥ giing Israelashvili a pair of tens. The 2♠ turn was a blank but the 9♣ river gave Israelashvili two pair to crack Cito's aces and take the pot.
Israelashvili now has twenty-two times as many chips as he had just two hands ago.
Patrik Jaros limped from under the gun and Roland Israelashvili committed his last 15,000 to the middle. Martino Cito then raised to 255,000 from the small blind. Omar Eljach called from the big blind and Jaros called as well.
The flop came 2♣3♥Q♦ and Cito bet 300,000. Only Eljach called.
Cito checked to Eljach on the 4♥ turn and he bet 400,000. Cito called.
The 7♣ completed the board and Cito checked once more. Eljach bet 1,300,000 and Cito let his hand go.
Eljach tabled K♣8♣6♦5♠ for a straight and Israelashvili tabled Q♠10♠6♥5♥ for the same straight and they split the pot.
Omar Eljach opened to 150,000 from under the gun and Michal Mrakes moved all in for 220,000 from middle position. Roland Israelashvili made the call in the small blind and Eljach made the call as well.
Both remaining players checked the K♣8♠5♦ flop leading to the 7♦ turn. Israelashvili checked and Eljach bet 175,000. Israelashvili called leaving only 15,000 behind.
Both players checked the 2♠ river.
Mrakes had A♦Q♠10♦8♥ for just a pair of eights. Israelashvili had Q♣8♣5♥2♥ for two pair, eights and fives while Eljach tabled A♣7♣6♣4♦ for an eight-high straight to take the pot, sending Mrakes to the rail while Israelashvili was left very short-stacked.
Martino Cito opened to 110,000 from middle position with 9♥8♦6♥5♦ and Michal Mrakes three-bet to 380,000 from the small blind with K♥K♦7♠3♥. Cito made the call.
The flop came A♠3♣4♦. Mrakes bet 60,000 and Cito moved all in, covering Mrakes' remaining stack of 220,000. Mrakes made the fold and Cito took down a nice pot without showdown while Mrakes was left with just over four big blinds.
Martino Cito opened to 125,000 from early position with J♦10♠10♥8♥ and was called by Michal Mrakes on the button with A♠Q♥J♠8♦. Michael Rodrigues then squeezed to 525,000 from the big blind with A♦A♣K♠K♣, which got a fold from Cito, but a call from Mrakes.
The flop came 6♣5♦3♥ and Rodrigues went all in, which got a quick fold Mrakes and Rodrigues collected the pot.
The third and final day of Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max is is set to begin today at 1:00 p.m. local time here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The nine remaining players are all guaranteed at least €5,200 but will by vying for the top prize of €65,900 and the second WSOP gold bracelet of the series.
Leading the field is none other than the reigning 2022 WSOP Europe main event champion Omar Eljach who starts today with 5,665,000 chips worth 113 big blinds, more than double that of any other player. Eljach will be looking to add a second bracelet to his collection in today's event, with his sole bracelet coming from last year's WSOP Europe main event victory.
Anson Tsang
Eljach is most closely followed by three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang who bagged 2,760,000 to start the day today, worth 55 big blinds. Tsang is arguably the most skilled Omaha player left in the field, with two of his three bracelet wins coming in Pot Limit Omaha events at the World Series of Poker Europe. He took down a €2.200 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2018 for €91,730 and a €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2022 for €95,461.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Omar Eljach
Sweden
5,665,000
113
2
Anson Tsang
Hong Kong
2,760,000
55
3
Patrik Jaros
Czech Republic
2,420,000
48
4
Michael Rodrigues
Portugal
2,350,000
47
5
Martino Cito
Italy
1,800,000
36
6
Michal Mrakes
Czechia
1,310,000
26
7
Roland Israelashvili
United States
655,000
13
8
Ihar Pliashko
Belarus
515,000
10
9
Diana Volcovschi
Portugal
440,000
9
Patrik Jaros
Patrik Jaros begins today in third place, having bagged 2,420,000. This will be Jaros' first WSOP final table appearance, with his closest finish being at 12th place in a €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2021. With an impressive resume that boasts just over $900,000 in career tournament earnings, Jaros is not a player to be overlooked as he aims to win his first WSOP gold bracelet in today's event.
Others still in contention include Michael Rodrigues (2,350,000), who had a breakout performance at the WSOP in Las Vegas this past summer, winning his first WSOP bracelet and making no less than four final table appearances.
Rounding out the top five is Martino Cito (1,800,000). Cito's previous best live cash is €20,250 which he will top with a fourth place finish or better in today's event.
Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€ 65,900
2
€ 40,700
3
€ 29,100
4
€ 21,000
5
€ 15,500
6
€ 11,500
7
€ 8,700
8
€ 6,700
9
€ 5,200
Play will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time with 29 minutes and 12 seconds left on level 29. Blinds will be at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Action will be streamed on the King’s Resort Twitch and Youtube channels.
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