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

Eric Baudry Eliminated in 6th Place (€28,977)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Eric Baudry - 6th place
Eric Baudry - 6th place

Under the gun, Eric Baudry raised to 22,000, and the table folded around to the button. There, Gianluca Speranza put in a three-bet to 54,000, but Baudry wanted to play for more. Without much delay, he announced the four-bet shove for 450,000 on the nose. Speranza lowered his head and let out a little sigh at the big decision facing him.

After maybe 90 seconds, the call came, and the cards were on their backs with nearly a million chips up for grabs.

Showdown
Baudry: {5-Spades} {5-Hearts}
Speranza: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

The flop was a disaster for Baudry's pair as it came {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {2-Spades} to put him in a big hole with two to come. He needed to find one of the two-out fives now, and the river was a close-but-not-quite {3-Diamonds}. The river was close, too, but the {4-Clubs} was another miss for the all-in player, now officially all out.

So then, it's Baudry who falls in sixth place on a coin flip. He'll earn nearly €30,000 for that performance, but it's Speranza who's now well in command of this thing. He's got 1.2 million on the nose now -- over half the chips in play.

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaEric Baudry