2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€1,022,376
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€4,032,000
Entries
420
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Trickett Claims He Can't Beat Anything

From the hijack seat, Philipp Gruissem raised to 4,000. Sam Trickett called from the big blind to take an {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop. Trickett checked, Gruissem bet 5,000, and Trickett called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and Trickett check-called another bet from Gruissem, this time for 14,000.

The river was the {J-Spades}, and Trickett checked with 62,200 left in chips. Gruissem fired a giant stack of T5,000 gray chips to put Trickett all in, and that sent Trickett into the tank.

After tanking for a minute or two, Trickett said, "I can't beat anything," and showed {K-Diamonds} before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
185,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
62,200
-57,800
-57,800

Tags: Sam TrickettPhilipp Gruissem

Chip Counts Part 3

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Conte fr
Maxime Conte
370,000
210,000
210,000
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
270,000
124,000
124,000
WPT 1X Winner
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
245,000
-25,000
-25,000
Stephane Girault fr
Stephane Girault
242,000
87,000
87,000
Nicolas Cieutat fr
Nicolas Cieutat
195,000
50,000
50,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
170,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Barbosa pt
Joao Barbosa
146,000
21,000
21,000
EPT 1X Winner
Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
145,000
26,000
26,000
[Removed:163] us
[Removed:163]
138,000
-24,000
-24,000
Fung Cheung cn
Fung Cheung
135,000
90,000
90,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
122,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
118,000
13,000
13,000
Remy Biechel fr
Remy Biechel
62,000
14,000
14,000
Jean-Paul Pasqualini fr
Jean-Paul Pasqualini
60,000
8,000
8,000

Huge Double For Julius

Jason Mercier opened to 4,000 from early position and was called by Sam Cohen as well as Kyle Julius from the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and there were three checks to Cohen. She fired 7,700 and Julius raised to 17,000. The big blind got out of the way and Mercier joined him by throwing his cards to the muck.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and Julius bet 9,500. Cohen called and the {4-Hearts} river put a straight on the board. Julius moved all in for 67,000 and after about a minute Cohen announced a call.

Julius showed {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a higher straight than on the board and Cohen threw away her hand. Julius is now sitting on roughly 212,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
212,000
144,500
144,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
95,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Kyle JuliusSam CohenJason Mercier

Beware of Cheung

Liv Boeree opened for 4,500 under the gun and received a call from October Niner Jesse Sylvia, who had chipped up considerably since the last time we check in with him. Fung Cheung, who had just moved from another table a few hands before, then came in with a three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind.

As the big blind was considering his action, another player started chatting up Cheung, who has been known to hang out with Phil Ivey. When asked where she learned to play poker, Cheung simply said, "Macau." When asked for how long, she whispered, "Long time."

The Macau games are the stuff of legends in the poker world, and it's possible the other players found the newly revealed information a bit intimidating as one by one they folded. Appropriately, Cheung revealed {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} before sending her cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
275,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Fung Cheung cn
Fung Cheung
140,000
5,000
5,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
104,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Fung CheungJesse SylviaLiv Boeree

Chip Counts Part 4

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
180,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Julien Lefebvre fr
Julien Lefebvre
136,000
61,075
61,075
Steponas Venckus lt
Steponas Venckus
124,000
94,000
94,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
110,000
-6,000
-6,000
Mazlum Acar ch
Mazlum Acar
105,000
68,350
68,350
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
100,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 2X Winner
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
85,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
80,000
-5,000
-5,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
70,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
65,000
-25,000
-25,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
60,000
-2,200
-2,200
[Removed:247] fr
[Removed:247]
52,000
-68,000
-68,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
52,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
26,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Full House for Julius

From middle position, Jason Mercier raised to 4,000. Kyle Julius called from the big blind, and the flop came down {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Both players checked to see the {K-Clubs} come out on the turn. Julius checked, and Mercier bet 4,400. Julius called.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds} to pair the board, which prompted Julius to lead for 15,000. Mercier called.

Julius tabled the {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} for a full house, and Mercier mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
232,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
214,000
14,000
14,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jason MercierKyle Julius

Chip Counts Part 5

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
340,000
62,000
62,000
Axel Pergolizzi fr
Axel Pergolizzi
310,000
266,225
266,225
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
258,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
235,000
160,600
160,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
228,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
195,000
-19,000
-19,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
124,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
97,000
75,100
75,100
Eric Harris us
Eric Harris
90,000
-74,000
-74,000
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
90,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
90,000
-5,000
-5,000
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
82,000
7,000
7,000
Sergey Baburin ru
Sergey Baburin
71,000
-69,000
-69,000
Flavien Guenan fr
Flavien Guenan
45,000
-95,000
-95,000
Patrick Gastaldi fr
Patrick Gastaldi
44,000
-6,000
-6,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
42,000
-68,000
-68,000
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
42,000
-14,000
-14,000