2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€148,030
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,090
Prize Pool
€740,160
Entries
771
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Romanello Shoves Again

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

It's really getting to be double-up-or-go-home time for Roberto Romanello, and he's doing his part to try and find some chips. On the last hand, Romanello open-shoved under the gun, and everyone passed again. It looks like he's worked his way up to about 180,000 now.

Tags: Roberto Romanallo

Romanello Empire Collapsing

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Andrew Hinrichsen raised to open the pot, and Roberto Romanello three-bet shoved. Hinrichsen had what looked like 139,000 left, and he quickly called all in to put the cards on their backs.

Showdown
Hinrichsen: {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}
Romanello: {5-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}

Hinrichsen had to sweat the river, but the board ultimately ran clean: {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. That double moves him close to 300,000 once again, while Romanello is dealt a crippling blow back down to just 55,000 lonely chips.

Tags: Roberto RomanelloAndrew Hinrichsen

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Trips for Speranza

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun, Gianluca Speranza raised to 24,000. Tarcisio Bruno called on the button and Bernard Guigon called from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Guigon checked. Speranza bet 28,000 and Bruno called. Guigon folded.

The turn card was the {7-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {7-Clubs} pair the board on the river. Speranza checked and Bruno bet 35,000. Speranza called.

Bruno tabled the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} for two pair, queens and sevens. Speranza held the {A-Hearts}{7-Spades} for trip sevens and won the pot.

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaTarcisio BrunoBernard Guigon

Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 5th Place (€37,874)

Roberto Romanello - 5th Place
Roberto Romanello - 5th Place

Roberto Romanello's run for poker's Triple Crown has come to an end as he was just eliminated in fifth place.

Romanello lost the majority of his chips to Andrew Hinrichsen a few minutes ago and you can read about that here. Read on to see how he went out on his final hand.

From the button, Bernard Guigon raised to 24,000. Romanello reraised all in from the big blind for approximately 45,000. Guigon made the call. When the cards were turned over for the showdown, Romanello was dominated and in bad shape.

Guigon: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Romanello: {A-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The flop, turn and river ran out {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Romanello was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Roberto Romanello
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bernard GuigonRoberto Romanello

Bottoms Up For Bruno

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

With the table folding around to the blinds, Gianluca Speranza and Tarcisio Bruno were content to keep it friendly and go heads-up for the minimum.

The dealer spread out a {4-Clubs} {5-Spades} {10-Hearts} flop, and Speranza led out with 16,000. Bruno popped it up to 35,000 total, and Speranza made the call to see the {9-Hearts} turn. Speranza checked to the aggressor now, and Bruno's second bullet of 70,000 chips was enough to win the pot right there.

As the dealer pushed him the chips, Bruno flashed {4-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} for bottom two pair.

Tags: Tarcisio BrunoGianluca Speranza

Bruno Fires River and Wins

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 25,000 and Tarcisio Bruno called from the big blind to see the {J-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Bruno checked and Hinrichsen checked behind.

The turn card was the {5-Spades} and both players checked again to see the {K-Diamonds} land on the river. Bruno bet 35,000 and Hinrichsen folded.

Tags: Andrew HinrichsenTarcisio Bruno

Kings Hold and Hinrichsen Doubles

Hinrichsen, straight off the yacht and to the final table
Hinrichsen, straight off the yacht and to the final table

From under the gun, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 25,000. Chip leader Gianluca Speranza reraised to 64,000 from the small blind and play folded back to Hinrichsen. He four-bet all in for around 250,000. Speranza quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Hinrichsen tabled the {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and Speranza the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}.

The flop, turn and river ran out {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} to give Hinrichsen the double up and put him in second position. Speranza still has over 1.1 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Gianluca Speranza
1,180,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Andrew Hinrichsen
520,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew HinrichsenGianluca Speranza