Event #5: €10,400 No-Limit Hold'em (Split Format) Day 2 | 2011 World Series of Poker Europe

10-13-2011 22:19 UTC+2

#NeverEndingStory

donpeters

Massimiliano Martinez raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Kent Lundmark reraised to 11,500 from the cutoff seat. Action folded to Jason Mercier and he reraised all in for 105,300. Martinez studied for a little bit and then reshoved for 124,300. Lundmark folded and the hands were revealed.

Martinez: {9-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Mercier: {2-Spades} {2-Clubs}

The question now wasn't "will Mercier win this hand?" but rather "how will Mercier win this hand?"

The flop came down {J-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and bam, just like that Mercier spiked a set of deuces to take the lead. The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds} and the river the {A-Hearts} to keep his set good and double him up.

Mercier is famous on Twitter for his hastag "#whenwillitend," but as far as we can tell, it's not ending anytime soon. Credit to Jonathan Aguiar for the title to this post.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	225,700	136,700
Massimiliano Martinez	19,000	-55,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Massimiliano Martinez Kent Lundmark

10-13-2011 22:13 UTC+2

Aguiar Doubles with Quads

donpeters

From under the gun, Jonathan Aguiar raised to 5,000. Action then folded to Joseph Elpayaa in the cutoff seat and he reraised to 12,400. Play folded back around to Aguiar and he took a minute before announcing that he was all in, a shove worth 71,200. Elpayaa called.

Aguiar: {J-Hearts} {J-Spades}
Elpayaa: {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

The flop, turn and river ran out {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs} {5-Spades} {J-Diamonds} and Aguiar finished with quads to win the hand and double through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Aguiar	150,000	62,000
Joseph Elpayaa	100,000	-90,000

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar Joseph Elpayaa

10-13-2011 22:09 UTC+2

Motorov Dents Lundmark

[user66118]

On a {6-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} flop, we caught up with the action as Kent Lundmark was putting out a bet of 5,700. He was heads up, and Dmitry Motorov raised to 12,000 with about 50,000 behind. After some consideration, Lundmark shoved in, and Motorov quickly called all in for his tournament life.

Showdown
Lundmark: {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts}
Motorov: {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs}

Motorov needed a four, five, or nine to notch the knockout, but he'd just miss on both ends. The turn {10-Hearts} was too high and the river {3-Clubs} was too low, and Motorov has found his double. Lundmark could afford that little bit, and it looks like he's still the chip leader with over 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kent Lundmark	310,000	-65,000
Dmitry Motorov	135,000	55,000

Tags: Kent Lundmark Dmitry Motorov

10-13-2011 21:57 UTC+2

Kings for Fleyshman

donpeters

Dan Fleyshman raised to 5,000 for the third hand in a row. This time, he was in middle position and Matt Waxman defended with a call from the big blind. The flop came down {10-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {2-Clubs} and Waxman checked. Fleyshman bet 8,400 and Waxman called.

The turn paired the board with the {2-Spades} . Waxman checked and Fleyshman checked.

The river was the {7-Spades} . Waxman fired 12,000 and right away, Fleyshman raised to 30,900. After a minute in the tank, Waxman called.

Fleyshman tabled the {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} and Waxman mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Fleyshman	264,000	93,000
Matt Waxman	160,000	-29,000

Tags: Matt Waxman Dan Fleyshman

10-13-2011 21:46 UTC+2

The Other Half

[user66118]

Player	Chips	Progress
Kent Lundmark	375,000	81,000
Joseph Elpayaa	190,000
Matt Waxman	189,000	-4,000
Dan Fleyshman	171,000	-10,000
Bruno Fitoussi	144,000	61,000
Anatolii Ozhenilok	129,000	22,000
Shawn Buchanan	96,000	27,000
Jason Mercier	89,000	-5,000
Jonathan Aguiar	88,000	-1,000
Noah Schwartz	87,000	-53,000
Dmitry Motorov	80,000	-11,000
Massimiliano Martinez	74,000	-85,000

10-13-2011 21:40 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	282,000	-12,000
Bryn Kenney	246,000	48,000
Brian Powell	215,000	-65,000
Roger Hairabedian	206,000	19,000
Alexander Roumeliotis	169,000	11,000
Dennis Bejedal	160,000	28,000
Mattias Bergstrom	156,000	38,000
Vladimir Shchemelev	155,000	63,000
Michael Mizrachi	146,000	31,000
Will Failla	138,000	4,900
Brian Hastings	108,000	-53,000
Joel Nordkvist	55,000	-3,000

10-13-2011 21:33 UTC+2

A Non-FatalError For Elpayaa

[user66118]

Jon "FatalError" Aguiar has been hovering in mid-to-short-stacked territory all day long, and he's just now found a full double. It came with pocket fives, Aguiar content to flip with Joseph "BigEgypt" Elpayaa for double or nothing. Aguair said he had a good feeling when he was shown {K-} {Q-} across the table, and indeed, he managed to run out a full house to bink the double.

Mark him down for 89,000 now. Elpayaa is still doing quite well as you can see by his trend since his last chip update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Elpayaa	190,000	125,000
Jonathan Aguiar	89,000	41,000

Tags: Jon Aguiar Joseph Elpayaa

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

10-13-2011 21:23 UTC+2

The Final Four

[user66118]

We've just lost Amir Lehavot from the table nearest us, and the field is now just 24 players. Another table has been cleared out of the way, and we're left with just four six-handed tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Lehavot	Busted

10-13-2011 21:23 UTC+2

A Thrilling Double

donpeters

From under the gun, Joel Nordkvist raised to 4,500. Brian Hastings called from the cutoff seat and action folded to WIll "The Thrill" Failla in the small blind. He reraised all in for 62,400. Play moved back to Nordkvist and he reraised all in and that knocked Hastings out of the way.

Failla: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}
Nordkvist: {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds}