2023 WSOP Europe

Event #5: �550 NLH Colossus
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 WSOP Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
€200,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,632,100
Entries
3,436
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1

Updated Counts

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alain Saka pl
Alain Saka
25,000,000
Xhavit Berisha kv
Xhavit Berisha
13,000,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
10,000,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alessandro Predaroli it
Alessandro Predaroli
8,600,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Dennis Magro de
Dennis Magro
7,500,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
5,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
5,800,000
-1,025,000
-1,025,000
Angelo Marrone it
Angelo Marrone
4,300,000
-950,000
-950,000
Juuso Luokkanen fi
Juuso Luokkanen
4,200,000
50,000
50,000

Magro Tries to Float Saka

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Alain Saka raised to 800,000 in the hijack with A?6? and Dennis Magro defended J?7?.

The flop came 5?9?5? and Saka continued for 600,000. Magro called with jack-high, then led out for 800,000 on the 3? turn.

Saka had turned the nut flush and called to the Q? river, where Magro took another stab for 1,200,000. Saka then raised to 7,100,000 and Magro snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Alain Saka pl
Alain Saka
25,000,000
3,725,000
3,725,000
Dennis Magro de
Dennis Magro
5,900,000
-3,775,000
-3,775,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Alain SakaDennis Magro

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Tobias PetersNetherlands4,800,00012
2Alain SakaPoland21,275,00053
3Angelo MarroneItaly5,250,00013
4Ermanno Di NicolaItaly9,900,00025
5Alessandro PredaroliItaly9,600,00024
6Dennis MagroGermany9,675,00024
7Julien LoireFrance6,825,00017
8Xhavit BerishaKosovo14,200,00036
9Juuso LuokkanenFinland4,150,00010
Player Chips Progress
Alain Saka pl
Alain Saka
21,275,000
275,000
275,000
Xhavit Berisha kv
Xhavit Berisha
14,200,000
200,000
200,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
9,900,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dennis Magro de
Dennis Magro
9,675,000
2,075,000
2,075,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Alessandro Predaroli it
Alessandro Predaroli
9,600,000
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
6,825,000
325,000
325,000
Angelo Marrone it
Angelo Marrone
5,250,000
150,000
150,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
4,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Juuso Luokkanen fi
Juuso Luokkanen
4,150,000
-350,000
-350,000

Gianluca Gallo Eliminated in 10th Place (�14,474)

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Gianluca Gallo
Gianluca Gallo

Gianluca Gallo jammed for his last 1,800,000 from under the gun and was snap-called by Dennis Magro from the big blind.

Gianluca Gallo: A?6?
Dennis Magro: Q?Q?

Gallo had one foot out of the door after the J?K?K? flop and his other foot followed as the 4? turn and 2? river confirmed his departure.

Gallo's elimination also confirms the final nine for the final table. The players have been sent on a break and play will resume in 20-minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Gallo it
Gianluca Gallo
Busted

Tags: Dennis MaggroGianluca Gallo

Saka Decimates Gallo

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Alain Saka
Alain Saka

Gianluca Gallo raised to 800,000 in the hijack and Alain Saka called on the button, as did big blind Xhavit Berisha.

The flop came 8?Q?7? and Gallo continued for 725,000. Only Saka called to see the 5? turn.

Gallo then checked and Saka fired out 1,200,000. Gallo tanked for several minutes until calling as the 3? fell on the river.

Gallo checked again and Saka bet 3,000,000 this time. Gallo once more took a few minutes before sliding in a call holding A?Q? for top pair. Saka, though, turned over A?10? for the nut flush to win the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alain Saka pl
Alain Saka
21,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
Xhavit Berisha kv
Xhavit Berisha
14,000,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Gianluca Gallo it
Gianluca Gallo
1,800,000
-6,700,000
-6,700,000

Tags: Alain SakaGianluca GalloXhavit Berisha

Luokkanen Doubles, Then Gives It Right Back

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Juuso Luokkanen
Juuso Luokkanen

Julien Loire moved all in from the cutoff, having the rest of the table covered, and Juuso Luokkanen called for 4,300,000 on the button.

Juuso Luokkanen: A?10?
Julien Loire: 9?9?

Luokkanen was flipping for his tournament life but didn't find any help on the 3?7?J? flop. The turn, though, brought the A? and Luokkanen pulled in front with a pair of aces.

The river was the 8? and Luokkanen survived to double up.

A few hands later, Luokkanen raised pre-flop, then called when Ermanno Di Nicola moved all in for 4,450,000 on the button.

Ermanno Di Nicola: A?K?
Juuso Luokkanen: K?Q?

Luokkanen found himself dominated as the board came 7?9?2?3?4?, earing Di Nicola the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
8,800,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
6,500,000
-5,500,000
-5,500,000
Juuso Luokkanen fi
Juuso Luokkanen
4,500,000
1,200,000
1,200,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaJulien LoireJuuso Luokkanen

Marrone Doubles Off Predaroli

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Angelo Marrone
Angelo Marrone

Angelo Marrone moved all in for 2,525,000 in the cutoff and Alessandro Predaroli called on the button. "Aces," Predaroli joked with Loire, but Loire folded this time leaving Predaroli heads-up with Marrone.

Angelo Marrone: 8?8?
Alessandro Predaroli: 7?7?

Marrone showed a higher pocket pair as the board came A?K?J?Q?J?, keeping his eights in front and earning him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Predaroli it
Alessandro Predaroli
9,600,000
-2,700,000
-2,700,000
Angelo Marrone it
Angelo Marrone
5,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000

Tags: Alessandro PredaroliAngelo Marrone

Cristian David Eliminated in 11th Place (�14,474)

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Cristian David
Cristian David

Cristian David moved all in for 2,025,000 in the cutoff and Alessandro Predaroli called in the small blind. Julien Loire then reshoved in the big blind and Predaroli folded.

Cristian David: 8?8?
Julien Loire: A?A?

"Unbelievable," David said in disgust upon seeing Loire's aces. The flop came A?6?4? and Loire made top set to leave David drawing incredibly thin to avoid elimination.

The board ran out Q?2? and David was eliminated in 11th place. Predaroli then told Loire he folded ace-ten, indicating Loire had hit the last ace in the deck.

"And I flopped a set," Loire said.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Predaroli it
Alessandro Predaroli
12,300,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
12,000,000
4,200,000
4,200,000
Cristian David ro
Cristian David
Busted

Tags: Alessandro PredaroliCristian DavidJulien Loire

Samuel Stranak Eliminated in 13th Place (�11,500); Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 12th Place (�11,500)

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Samuel Stranak
Samuel Stranak

Xhavit Berisha opened to 700,000 from under the gun. Stefan Fabian moved all in for 5,000,000 from the small blind. Samuel Stranak was forced all in from the big blind.

Samuel Stranak: Q?5?
Stefan Fabian: J?J?
Xhavit Berisha: K?K?

Berisha was the favorite to seal the double bust out, and that's exactly what happened as his kings remained best following the 7?8?2?4?A? runout.

Stefan Fabian
Stefan Fabian
Player Chips Progress
Xhavit Berisha kv
Xhavit Berisha
16,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Samuel Stranak sk
Samuel Stranak
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Stefan Fabian ro
Stefan Fabian
Busted