Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker Europe

09-27-2012 18:48 UTC+3

The Champ is Downed

MarcC

The €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em event will have a new champion after Jennifer Tilly eliminated Michael Mizrachi.

Mizrachi opened and then four-bet to 21,000 after Tilly three-bet. Tilly called and then set Mizrachi all in for his remaining 80,000 after he c-bet for 20,000 on a {5-} {4-} {2-} rainbow flop. Call.

Mizrachi needed help as his {a-} {k-} was behind to Tilly's {7-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} . Tilly made trips as the turn came {4-} and she needed it as the river fell a {k-} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Tilly	350,000 70,000	70,000

Michael Mizrachi	Busted

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09-27-2012 18:58 UTC+3

Romanello off to the PLO

MarcC

Roberto Romanello is off to late reg for the Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha after he busted to JC Alvarado.

We missed the hand but Romanello informed us that he opened {q-Clubs} {10-Clubs} off the button and shoved when Alvarado three-bet from the big blind. The Mexican called with big-slick and his hand held.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Alvarado	175,000 40,000	40,000
Roberto Romanello	Busted

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09-27-2012 19:04 UTC+3

Hairabedian Eliminates Juanda In Massive Confrontation

Josh_Cahlik

With the flop reading {2-Spades} {9-Spades} {A-Clubs} , Roger Hairabedian checked to John Juanda who fired out 5,500.

Everything seemed standard up until now, but then things started to go a little nuts.

"Everyone says you are crazy," proclaimed Hairabedian. "But I am crazy!"

Hairabedian then moved all in, which was a bet for all of Juanda's stack. This bet totaled roughly 90,000 in chips. Needless to say, Juanda seemed shocked by this bet.

"Wow," Juanda lamented. "Now we're serious."

"Bon Appétit!" replied Hairabedian.

After about a minute, Hairabedian called the clock on Juanda. "I don't want your head to explode," he said.

The floor, however, witnessed the action and denied the request for time, asserting that Juanda has the right to a "reasonable amount of time to make a decision."

Hairabedian's badgering kept on.

"It's a gift!" he said.

"Alright, I call," replied Juanda, who also stated that he put Hairabedian on a flush draw.

"No good!" said Hairabedian. "You are no good!" He showed {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} for top two pair.

Juanda tabled {A-Hearts} {j-Spades} and stood up from the table.

The {9-Diamonds} rolled off on the turn and gave Hairabedian a full house of nines full of aces. The {Q-Clubs} finished the board and Juanda's tournament officially came to a close. Hairabedian, on the other hand, is now sporting a stack of roughly 200,000.

Hairabedian has had a remarkable WSOPE so far, clinching a 39th place cash in Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em and winning the bracelet in Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha .

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Hairabedian	200,000 103,400	103,400

John Juanda	Busted

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09-27-2012 19:20 UTC+3

Cantu Climbs Some More

MarcC

Brandon Cantu is continuing to accrue chips, and Joe McGowan had to be sacrificed for him to do so.

Cantu opened from the button and shoved when McGowan three-bet to 13,800 from the small blind. McGowan thought long and hard before calling all in for around 55,000.

Cantu: {2-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}
McGowan: {a-Spades} {j-Spades} .

The board ran {j-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} {6-Hearts} .

Cantu fell behind, found a miracle turn and then had to sweat the flush draw on the river.

Only two more players will leave empty handed from this tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	420,000 52,000	52,000

Joe McGowan	Busted

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09-27-2012 19:22 UTC+3

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09-27-2012 19:33 UTC+3

Redraw After Cantu Busts Kornuth

MarcC

Three tables of six make up this tournament after Chance Kornuth busted to Brandon Cantu.

Kornuth called a Cantu raise from the button whilst sat in the small blind and then check-called three streets on a {a-Spades} {a-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} board. He had 70,000 remaining by the river and tank-called it off after Cantu set him in.

Cantu opened {a-Clubs} {5-Clubs} and took the pot as Kornuth mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	550,000 130,000	130,000

Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Brandon Cantu

09-27-2012 19:34 UTC+3

Break Time

MarcC

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The remaining 18 players are on a 20-minute break

09-27-2012 19:44 UTC+3

Giant Confrontation Before Break; Cantu Crushing

Josh_Cahlik

On the first hand after redrawing to three tables, Phil Hellmuth opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by JC Alvarado from the cutoff. Brandon Cantu made it 20,000 to go from the big blind and Hellmuth folded.

Alvarado got the rest of his stack in and Cantu called, putting Alvarado at risk.

Alvarado: {A-Clubs} {k-Hearts}
Cantu: {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}

The two players were racing for Alvarado's stack of roughly 160,000. The board fell {J-Spades} {10-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {A-Hearts} and Cantu's set of tens put the nail in the coffin for Alvarado's tournament life. Cantu now has a massive chip lead over the field with roughly 750,000 in chips.

"I do NOT want to draw Brandon in the first round!" remarked Hellmuth after the hand, referring to the heads up matches that will come when the field reaches 16 players.

When the players return from break play will be hand for hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	777,000 227,000	227,000

JC Alvarado	Busted

Tags: Brandon Cantu JC Alvarado

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

09-27-2012 19:57 UTC+3

Official Chip Counts at the Break (full)

MarcC

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	777,000

Jennifer Tilly	351,000 1,000	1,000

Faraz Jaka	199,100 19,100	19,100

Jonathan Aguiar	194,100 -25,900	-25,900

Marvin Rettenmaier	171,300 21,300	21,300

Roger Hairabedian	165,300 -34,700	-34,700

Konstantin Puchkov	162,700 75,500	75,500

Kristijonas Andrulis	155,000 45,000	45,000
Phil Hellmuth	122,800 -42,200	-42,200

Martin Jacobson	116,200 -38,800	-38,800

Mike Watson	113,200 8,100	8,100

Mori Eskandani	100,300 -10,800	-10,800

Paul Tedeschi	100,100 7,400	7,400
Joe Kuether	45,200 -15,600	-15,600
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	44,300 100	100
Bertrand Grospellier	37,700 300	300

Jason Mercier	37,100 -9,100	-9,100