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

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Kornuth Takes Some From Cantu

Chance Kornuth was recently moved to Brandon Cantu's table and we found Kornuth engaged in a pot with the current chip leader.

The board read {9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Cantu checked. Kornuth fired out 6,300 and Cantu called. The {Q-Spades} rolled off on the river and they both checked.

"Pair," said Cantu.

Kornuth let out a laugh. "I mean, that could mean a lot of things, man". He showed {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Cantu mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
70,000 -12,000

Tags: Chance KornuthBrandon Cantu

Cooler Helps Cantu Take a Big Lead

Brandon Cantu
Brandon Cantu

There's cooler hands, and then there's this hand.

Brandon Cantu opened to 3,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 9,000 from Ognjen Sekularac. Andy Frankenberger was on the button and took his time before he shoved for 43,000 chips. Cantu and Sekularac both snap committed their stacks and the cards were on their backs and everyone was in disbelief.

Cantu: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Sekularac: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Frankenberger: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran {5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} to see Cantu scoop the lot. That put him up to 340,000 chips!

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
340,000 213,200
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
Busted
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerBrandon CantuOgnjen Sekularac

Hard To Bluff Hellmuth

Action folded to Robert Buckenmayer's small blind and he raised to 2,100. Phil Hellmuth peeked at his cards in the big blind and called.

The flop was a monotone {3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Buckenmayer continued for 2,200 and Hellmuth called. The {10-Diamonds} turned and the action slowed with both players checking.

A fourth club rolled off on the river - the {2-Clubs}- and Buckenmayer moved 4,300 into the middle. Hellmuth looked his opponent up and down before calling the bet.

Buckenmayer showed {A-Spades}{2-Spades} for a pair of deuces and Hellmuth showed the {5-Clubs} accompanied with the {K-Diamonds}.

"I'm not the easiest guy to bluff," Hellmuth proclaimed to the table as he scooped up the pot.

He's currently sporting about 115,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
115,000 25,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthRobert Buckenmayer

Duhamel Doubles ElkY

Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

Jonathan Duhamel has doubled up Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and is now firmly in trouble.

The Canadian raised from under the gun and ElkY defended his big blind to see a {k-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Spades} flop.

Duhamel continued for 2,100 and then shoved when ElkY check-raised to 4,500. ElkY snap called with {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for a flopped flush. Duhamel still had hope though he flipped up {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

The help failed to come for the former WSOP Main Event champ as the board ran out {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
50,000 16,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
14,000 -22,300

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJonathan Duhamel

All In For Aguiar

Jonathan Aguiar opened to 2,000 only to find Chance Kornuth three-bet to 4,800 from the cutoff. It folded back to Aguiar and he moved out a call.

The dealer produced a flop of {9-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{3-Spades} and Aguiar checked. Kornuth continued out for 3,200 and Augiar replied by moving all in for 21,100. Kornuth released his cards and Aguiar picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
36,000 13,000

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar

Rettenmaier Scores Double KO

Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier

Marc-Andre Ladouceur, Noah Schwartz, and Marvin Rettenmair all saw a flop of {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and they all checked their option.

The {3-Spades} came on the turn and Marc-Andre Ladouceur quickly announced that he was all in. A shorter-stacked Noah Schwartz moved all in as well and action was on Rettenmaier. He shrugged, gave a smile, and plopped down chips in the middle of the table to call.

Rettenmaier: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Ladouceur: {A-Spades}{4-Spades}
Schwartz: {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Rettenmaier's set of treys took down the pot and he forced two players to see the rail. With this win, Rettenmaier's stack has increased to about 118,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
118,000 12,900
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
Busted

Tags: Marc-Andre LadouceurMarvin RettenmaierNoah Schwartz