2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€258,047
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€921,600
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Rettenmaier Eliminates Thorel

On a flop of {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, Jean Noel Thorel bet 6,000 only to have Marvin Rettenmaier make it 14,600. Faraz Jaka folded his hand and Thorel called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, bringing three clubs on the board. Thorel kept firing, however, and bet 25,000. Rettenmaier moved all in and Thorel snap called.

Thorel: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Rettenmaier: {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Both players turned a flush, but unfortunately for Thorel, Rettenmaier's was the nuts. The {K-Clubs} came on the river and Rettenmair was able to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
150,000 14,200
Jean Noel Thorel
Jean Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean Noel ThorelMarvin RettenmaierFaraz Jaka

Andrulis Gifted Chips

Kristijonas Andrulis has doubled up after he was gifted the stack of Ricardo Alves de Lima Tavares.

Faraz Jaka opened to 2,700 before Andrulis three-bet to 6,800 from the button. Tavares called from the big blind and Jaka came along for the ride too.

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and Andrulis' 7,500 c-bet was check-raised up to 15,000 by the Brazilian (Jaka folded). Call.

The turn came {3-Diamonds} and Tavares checked to face a 18,000 bet that he treated to a snap shove. Adrulis gave a little shrug and called with {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a flush.

"Arghhhh!" shouted Tavares who opened {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. The river came {5-Diamonds} and Tavares was confirmed out after a count down.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
210,000 65,500
Ricardo Alves de Lima Tavares br
Ricardo Alves de Lima Tavares
Busted

Tags: Kristijonas AndrulisRicardo Alves de Lima Tavares

Two Black Nines

Phil Hellmuth opened with a raise only to have Ashton Griffin three-bet all in for a little over 20,000. Action was back on Hellmuth and he looked at his cards again and called.

Griffin showed {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Hellmuth rolled over the very hand that he famously won the World Series of Poker Main Event with - {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

The board fell down {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Hellmuth was able to score the knockout. He's currently sitting at 165,000 while Griffin's tournament is officially over.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
165,000 28,000
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
Busted

Tags: Phil HellmuthAshton Griffin

Aguiar Molten; Doubles through Mizrachi

There is no stopping Jonathan Aguiar right now, not even Michael Mizrachi.

The latter called the formers raise whilst in the big blind and then check-called two streets before check-raising all in on the river. The final board read {2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Aguiar called all-in for 89,900 on the river.

He tabled pocket sevens for a full house and Mizrachi mucked whilst saying, "I thought I was trapping!"

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 108,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
30,000 -151,500

Tags: Jonathan AguiarMichael Mizrachi

Table of Death

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

As another table has just broken, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has been moved to the table that is currently sporting the biggest stacks in the room. Mizrachi has joined Jennifer Tilly, Jonathan Aguiar, Brandon Cantu, and Chance Kornuth and we're sure some excitement will be brewing at this table soon.

Aguiar On Fire; Eliminates Park

We just witnessed Jonathan Aguiar deliver another knockout blow to a player. Brian Park moved all in before the flop only to have Aguiar move all in over the top. The rest of the table folded and the hands were exposed:

Aguiar: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Park: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

The board came down {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and Park was unable to improve, securing him a spot among those eliminated from this tournament. Aguiar is now sitting at roughly 112,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
112,000 54,000
Brian Park us
Brian Park
Busted

Tags: Brian ParkJonathan Aguiar

How Did Metaal Bust After That Flop?

Govert Metaal saw almost the perfect flop for his hand without hitting, but bricked out.

He was short and open shoved for around 12,000 from under the gun. Jennifer Tilly was on the button and successfully reraised to isolate.

Tilly: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Metaal: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The board ran {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

That's what you call a sweat!

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
280,000 48,700
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

Tags: Govert MetaalJennifer Tilly

Official Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
368,000 28,000
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
231,300 41,300
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
181,500 51,500
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
155,000 33,000
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
144,500 116,200
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
135,800 17,800
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
135,000 82,400
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
128,600 13,600
Mori Eskandani us
Mori Eskandani
Poker Hall of Famer
111,100 21,700
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
105,100 7,100
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
WSOP 2X Winner
96,600 11,600
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
92,700 22,700
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
87,200 18,700
Ricardo Alves de Lima Tavares br
Ricardo Alves de Lima Tavares
83,800 11,800
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
72,200 2,200
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
65,900 -29,100
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
62,000 -22,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
60,800 26,300
Jean Noel Thorel
Jean Noel Thorel
60,600 60,600
Brian Park us
Brian Park
48,200 14,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
46,200 12,200
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
44,200 -36,900
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
43,600 9,600
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
38,500 38,500
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
37,400 -12,600

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