Event #4: €3,250 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker Europe

09-26-2012 18:28 UTC+3

Hellmuth Takes One Negreanu

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Daniel Negreanu fired a bet of an unknown amount on the {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {5-Spades} {9-Hearts} board, and Phil Hellmuth raised 8,000 more. Negreanu called after some tanking.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds} to pair the board, and Negreanu checked. Hellmuth instantly moved all in for 13,300. Negreanu tanked for a bit, then folded, and Hellmuth won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	57,500 -2,500	-2,500

Phil Hellmuth	50,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Phil Hellmuth

09-26-2012 18:17 UTC+3

From the cutoff seat, Paul Guichard raised to 3,200. The only caller was Philippe Boucher from the big blind to see the flop come down {8-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {3-Spades} . Boucher checked, and Guichard fired 3,100. Boucher check-raised to 8,400, and then Guichard moved all in for approximately 40,000. Boucher folded, and Guichard won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Boucher	78,000 2,000	2,000

Paul Guichard	48,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Paul Guichard Philippe Boucher

09-26-2012 18:04 UTC+3

One for Duthie

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Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On the {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} flop, John Duthie bet 5,500. Trond Aanensen called, and Valentin Messina folded.

The turn went check, check after the {A-Spades} fell, and the dealer placed the {8-Clubs} out on the river. Duthie bet 14,000, and Aanensen folded.

Tags: John Duthie Valentin Messina Trond Aanensen

09-26-2012 18:02 UTC+3

Nines Full for O'Brien

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The flop was {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {8-Diamonds} , and Dan O'Brien checked. Paul Guichard also checked, then John Monnette bet 3,100. Only O'Brien called.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} , and O'Brien checked. Monnette bet 4,200, and O'Brien called.

The river was the {9-Spades} , and O'Brien checked. Monnette checked behind. O'Brien showed the {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs} for a rivered full house, and Monnette mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan O'Brien	80,500 23,500	23,500
John Monnette	58,000 -11,000	-11,000

Paul Guichard	36,500 -7,500	-7,500

Tags: John Monnette Dan O'Brien Paul Guichard

09-26-2012 17:50 UTC+3

Matt Stout Eliminated in 18th Place (€5,428)

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Matt Stout reraised all in for around 35,000 with pocket threes after Oleksii Kovalchuk opened. Kovalchuk called with pocket eights and held to eliminate Stout in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	90,000 48,000	48,000

Matt Stout	Busted

Tags: Matt Stout Oleksii Kovalchuk

09-26-2012 17:42 UTC+3

The Ukrainians Starting Off the Level Right

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Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On Table 30, Oleksii Kovalchuk was involved in a three-way pot on the flop of {K-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {6-Hearts} against Faraz Jaka and Mohsin Charania. Kovalchuk checked, Jaka bet 4,300, Charania folded, and Kovalchuk called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and completed some draws. Kovalchuk checked, and Jaka checked back.

The river completed the board with the {K-Spades} . Kovalchuk checked the newly-paired board, and Jaka checked behind. Kovalchuk showed the {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} for trip kings, and Jaka mucked.

On the other table, Table 31, Chance Kornuth check-called a bet of 3,600 on the {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {2-Spades} flop from Roman Romanovskyi.

The turn was the {A-Spades} and both players checked before seeing the {7-Diamonds} land on the river. Kornuth checked, Romanovskyi fired 10,600, and Kornuth called.

Romanovskyi rolled over the {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} for a turned two pair to win the pot. Kornuth mucked his hand.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Faraz Jaka Mohsin Charania Oleksii Kovalchuk Roman Romanovskyi

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

09-26-2012 17:24 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Romanovskyi	166,500 1,500	1,500
Trond Aanensen	133,200 69,475	69,475
John Duthie	94,500 10,000	10,000
Adrien Allain	85,700 22,025	22,025

Giovanni Rosadoni	83,300 20,000	20,000

Chance Kornuth	79,000 15,300	15,300

Philippe Boucher	76,000 13,025	13,025

John Monnette	69,000 500	500

Mohsin Charania	65,000 2,000	2,000

Daniel Negreanu	60,000 -2,000	-2,000

Dan O'Brien	57,000 -6,650	-6,650
Dominik Nitsche	52,000 -400	-400

Valentin Messina	51,000 -12,525	-12,525
Faraz Jaka	45,800 -49,200	-49,200

Paul Guichard	44,000 -19,525	-19,525
Oleksii Kovalchuk	42,000 -32,000	-32,000

Matt Stout	34,500 -29,250	-29,250
Phil Hellmuth	24,000 -2,000	-2,000

09-26-2012 17:14 UTC+3

Break

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Level 2 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players are on their first 20-minute break.

09-26-2012 17:14 UTC+3

Another Double for Nitsche

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From the cutoff seat, Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,200. John Monnette reraised on the button to 5,000, then Dominik Nitsche moved all in for 24,400 from the big blind. Hellmuth folded, and Monnette called.

Nitsche: {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}
Monnette: {A-Spades} {8-Spades}