Day 1D – MPF Spring 2024

Final Break

The final 75 players are on their final 15-minute break of the day. The action will conclude after 13 more players hit the rail with each player remaining in the money for at least a €900 min-cash before resuming during tomorrow’s Day 2 at 5 p.m.

Klingels Ousts Pecelj

Level 13: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 77/413

Torsten Klingels min-raised the button before Pavle Pecelj three-bet jammed from the small blind for about 15 big blinds. Klingels called and the cards were turned over.

Pavle Pecelj: A♠K♠
Torsten Klingels: Q♣Q♥

The ladies won the flip to eliminate Pecelj short of the money after the 5♣9♠J♣7♥7♦ ran out on the board.

“Nice hand,” Pecelj gentlemanly said.

Torsten Klingels – 420,000
Pavel Pecelj – 0

Flotre Off to Broadway

Level 12: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 97/413

Roar Flotre opened for 13,000 from under the gun and got three callers including Luigi Nucifora from the big blind.

Flotre continued for 20,000 on the 10♣K♥Q♣ flop and got one caller in Nucifora. Nucifora check-jammed a bet by Flotre from 45,000 to about 100,000 after the 3♠ followed on the turn and Flotre called.

Luigi Nucifora: K♦5♦
Roar Flotre: A♠J♥

Nucifora was drawing dead and was officially on the rail after the Q♠ river paired the board. Meanwhile, Flotre had one of the bigger stacks from around the room just before the start of Level 13.

Roar Flotre – 770,000
Luigi Nucifora – 0

Rabiian Loses Flip & Stack to Kokoszka

Level 12: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 110/413

Daragh Davey opened for a min-raise from middle position before Makan Rabiian jammed for more than 20 big blinds. Tomasz Kokoszka four-bet jammed for a bit more from the button and Davey got out of the way.

Makan Rabiian: 9♥9♦
Tomasz Kokoszka: A♣K♠

Rabiian got out of his chair after Kokoszka connected with his ace on the 2♦4♥A♦ flop and was eliminated before the money on Day 1d after the 10♥ turn and 3♥ river completed the board.

Meanwhile, Evy Albrigtsen has chipped up nicely since the break at the same table and was at around 470,000.

Evy Albrigtsen – 470,000
Tomasz Kokoszka – 350,000
Daragh Davey – 100,000
Makan Rabiian – 0

Ruopp Gets Beyond a Bad Window

Level 11: 3,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 133/413

Christian Ruopp three-bet jammed for 77,000 from the button and was called by Pascal Inkert, who originally opened from the hijack.

Christian Ruopp: A♠7♠
Pascal Inkert: K♣10♣

A ten came out of the window but Inkert was instantly frustrated about the rest of the 10♥7♦7♣ flop as he was drawing thin to his opponent’s trips.

The 4♠ turn and J♠ rivers were the blank cards Ruopp was hoping to see the rest of the way on his way to double his stack.

Inkert was down to 55,000 after the hand but jammed the next hand and picked up the blinds.

Christian Ruopp – 167,000
Pascal Inkert – 68,000

From 3 Big Blinds to a Healthy Stack for Slay

Level 11: 3,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 133/413

Kelley Slay shared he was down to just three big blinds when he moved tables. We didn’t see how he went from three to a dozen big blinds but we did see the next step along the way. Slay four-bet jammed his dozen big blinds and was called by Beverly Nicholson, who had Slay well-covered.

Kelley Slay: A♣A♥
Beverly Nicholson: Q♣Q♠

Aces held to beat Nicholson’s ladies after the 7♠K♦K♠9♠4♥ runout.

“That’s not fair,” said Nicholson after the hand.

Beverly Nicholson – 165,000
Kelley Slay – 130,000