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

Just a Jack?

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

"I'm raising every hand! I'm not folding to three-bets!" Phil Hellmuth just said after beating Andrey Gulyy in a pot. Hellmuth has had an amazing day so far, and his stack is right around 300,000.

Hellmuth raised to 4,000 from middle position after which Gulyy three-bet to 10,500. Hellmuth called right away, and the flop brought out {5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

Hellmuth checked quickly and Gulyy threw out 8,000. The 12-time WSOP bracelet winner quickly check-raised to 16,000 and Gulyy called.

"They always underestimate me," Hellmuth said before the turn brought out the {10-Hearts}.

"Oh that's so sick. I had him on nines or tens," Hellmuth added, as he quickly checked to Gulyy. The Russian pro checked behind. On the river the {7-Hearts} showed up and Hellmuth casually threw out 9,000. Gulyy called.

"Just a jack," Hellmuth said, but Gulyy waited for him to turn his cards over. Hellmuth showed {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}, and jaws dropped.

"You have a flush!" Kristijonas Andrulis laughed, as did everyone else besides Gulyy.

"Oh shoot! I thought I had queen-jack off" Hellmuth added as Gulyy frustradely mucked his cards.

"What a slowroll!" Andrulis added as Hellmuth apologized for misreading his hand. Gulyy was left behind short while Hellmuth is one of the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
300,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Andrey Gulyy ru
Andrey Gulyy
46,500
-38,500
-38,500

Tags: Andrey GulyyKristijonas AndrulisPhil Hellmuth

River Raise Wins For Kuether

With the board reading {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}, we found Joe Kuether heads up in a pot. His opponent bet 6,500 and Kuether flat called. The {5-Spades} fell on the river and Kuether's opponent bet out 16,000.

Kuether sat thinking for about a minute before reaching for chips and moving out a raise to 37,500. His opponent released and Kuether took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
135,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Joe Kuether

Payan Succumbs

Elie Payan got his last 15,000 all in preflop and was in very bad shape against Robert Schiffbauer.

Showdown
Schiffbauer: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Payan: {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Payan was in need of some major help, but he wouldn't receive any as the board ran out {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{A-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. With that, Payan collected his things and exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Schiffbauer us
Robert Schiffbauer
75,000
24,275
24,275
Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Elie PayanRobert Schiffbauer

Boeree Falling

Nicolas Cieutat opened with a 2,600 raise only to have Liv Boeree three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind. Cieutat called and the flop brought {k-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

Boeree continued for 7,300 and Cieutat called. They both checked the {4-Spades} on turn as well as the {3-Clubs} on the river. After Cieutat checked on the river, Boeree flung her cards to the muck without turning them over. Cieutat showed {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens and was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Cieutat fr
Nicolas Cieutat
145,000
25,000
25,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
35,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Liv BoereeNicolas Cieutat

Reilly Plays The Hero

Liv Boeree just called us over and pointed to Timothy Reilly. "You just missed a very interesting hand," she said and Reilly explained to us what happened.

Eric Sichere raised from early position to 2,600 and Reilly three-bet to 5,400 from middle position. The action was folded back to Sichere, and he made the call.

The flop came down {3-}{8-}{9-} with two diamonds and Sichere check-called 3,200. On the turn a {7-} hit and Sichere checked again. Reilly fired out 3,200 and his opponent decided to min-raise. Reilly called the extra 3,600 and the river was the {6-Diamonds}.

There were now three diamonds and a four card straight on board. Sichere bet 12,000, and Reilly made the call with just {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Sichere showed {K-}{J-Diamonds} and lost. Reilly's call was very impressive and he's now up to 119,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
119,000
24,000
24,000
Eric Sichere fr
Eric Sichere
22,000
-17,500
-17,500

Tags: Eric SichereLiv BoereeTimothy Reilly

Say Goodbye To...

Player Chips Progress
Viacheslav Goryachev ru
Viacheslav Goryachev
Busted
Denis Yann Le Coz fr
Denis Yann Le Coz
Busted
David Baker us
David Baker
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Eric Sadoun fr
Eric Sadoun
Busted
Fabien Perrot fr
Fabien Perrot
Busted
Evrard Zaouche fr
Evrard Zaouche
Busted
Guillaume Marechal fr
Guillaume Marechal
Busted
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Mathieu Gabouleaud fr
Mathieu Gabouleaud
Busted
Antonio Guerrero us
Antonio Guerrero
Busted
Denis Biscaldi
Denis Biscaldi
Busted
Yannick Bonnet fr
Yannick Bonnet
Busted
Sadri Saleh sn
Sadri Saleh
Busted
Gillian Epp us
Gillian Epp
Busted
Alexandre Amiel fr
Alexandre Amiel
Busted
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
Busted

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
197,000
67,000
67,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
185,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
[Removed:163] us
[Removed:163]
170,000
23,000
23,000
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
137,000
32,000
32,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
132,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
130,000
65,000
65,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
130,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
125,000
22,000
22,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
90,000
36,000
36,000
WPT 2X Winner
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
83,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
70,000
-24,000
-24,000
Robert Buckenmayer us
Robert Buckenmayer
62,000
-23,000
-23,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
55,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Cohen Takes Some From Mercier

In a battle between Miami Dolphins fans Sam Cohen just took some chips from Jason Mercier. Mercier raised from the button to 2,400 and Sam Cohen defended her big blind.

The flop came down {5-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Cohen check-called 2,200. On the turn the {K-Diamonds} hit and both players checked. The river brought the {2-Diamonds} and casually Cohen tossed out 5,100. Mercier took a good look at the board and called.

Cohen tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
125,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
105,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Sam CohenJason Mercier

Conte Takes a Bite Out of the Grinder's Stack

Three players created a preflop pot of 14,000 and saw a flop of {8-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. The hijack checked, Maxime Conte bet 7,500 from the cutoff, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called from the button. After the hijack folded, the dealer burned and turned the {8-Hearts}, which both players checked.

Conte then checked the {9-Clubs} river and watched Mizrachi toss out three grey T5,000 chips for a bet of 15,000. Conte struggled with what to do, but eventually he put in the call and was glad he did as Mizrachi sent his cards to the muck. A winning hand must be shown, so Conte tabled {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} and was pushed the pot.

Meanwhile, 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Scotty Nguyen was eliminated the next table over.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Conte fr
Maxime Conte
160,000
68,000
68,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
90,000
-140,000
-140,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Maxime ConteScotty NguyenMichael Mizrachi