Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 3 | 2012 World Series of Poker Europe

10-02-2012 15:40 UTC+3

Hellmuth Clashes With Pergolizzi

Josh_Cahlik

Phil Hellmuth opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Paul Tedeschi from the button, Axel Pergolizzi from the small blind, and Andy Frankenberger from the big blind.

The four players saw a flop of {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} fall and it was checked to Hellmuth who bet 20,000. Tedeschi folded and Pergolizzi called. Frankenberger got out of the way and the {5-Diamonds} turned.

Pergolizzi checked a second time and Hellmuth fired 50,000. Pergolizzi called once again.

"Pair the board, dealer!" Hellmuth shouted.

The dealer obliged, as the {7-Hearts} fell on the river. Pergolizzi checked and Hellmuth moved 100,000 into the middle. Pergolizzi folded his cards and Hellmuth took down the pot.

"Show the bluff," someone chimed in at the table.

"Show the bluff? I've got the nuts," retorted Hellmuth, tabling {A-Clubs} {7-Spades} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	430,000 160,000	160,000

Axel Pergolizzi	400,000 -129,000	-129,000

Tags: Axel Pergolizzi Phil Hellmuth

10-02-2012 15:37 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations

Happy_Freaked

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Sam Cohen	Busted
Adrien Allain	Busted

10-02-2012 15:32 UTC+3

Cheong & Smith Flip for 600K in Six-Bet Pot

Chad Holloway

Action folded to Joseph Cheong in the small blind and he put in a raise. Dan Smith was in the big blind and pushed back with a three-bet to 24,000, only to have Cheong four-bet to 69,000. Smith thought for a few moments before five-betting 118,000, and then snap-called off for nearly 300,000 when Cheong six-bet all in.

Showdown
Smith: {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs}
Cheong: {A-Spades} {Q-Spades}

It was a classic flip, and the {8-Spades} {6-Spades} {7-Clubs} flop made things even more interesting as it gave Cheong a flush draw to go with his overs. As if things couldn't get more exciting, the dealer burned and turned the {10-Spades} . "Oh wow," both players said almost in unison. Cheong had made his flush but Smith picked up a set and could still win the pot if the board paired on the river.

Cheong barely had Smith covered, so essentially the next card would determine both of their fates. The dealer burned one last time and put down the {J-Spades} . The board did not pair and it would be the last hand Smith would see in the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	610,000 285,000	285,000

Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong Dan Smith

10-02-2012 15:32 UTC+3

Julius Bombs The River

Happy_Freaked

Lifeng Chen just took a very big hit after having to fold to a Kyle Julius river raise. Julius was kind enough to give us a quick summary of the hand, and this is what happened.

Julius raised from the button to 6,500 and Chen called from the small blind. The flop brought out {10-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} and Chen checked to Julius who bet 7,500. Chen raised to 15,000 and Julius called.

On the turn the {8-Clubs} hit and Chen put out a 27,000-chip bet. Julius called once more.

The river brought the {8-Spades} and Chen fired out a hefty bet of 50,000. Julius went into the tank for quite some time, and eventually raised to 120,000. Chen double-checked his cards before kicking them into the muck.

Julius immediately turned over {K-Clubs} {6-Clubs} , and showed the table he wasn't afraid to risk a lot of chips on a bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Julius	340,000 120,000	120,000

Lifeng Chen	125,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Kyle Julius Lifeng Chen

10-02-2012 15:18 UTC+3

Some Updated Chip Counts

Josh_Cahlik

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	435,000 -15,000	-15,000

Kristijonas Andrulis	355,000 133,800	133,800
Lifeng Chen	260,000 -10,000	-10,000
Kyle Julius	220,000 -80,000	-80,000

Joe McGowan	215,000 15,000	15,000
Christopher Brammer	200,000 -10,000	-10,000

Stephane Girault	185,000 -4,400	-4,400
David Benyamine	150,000 -51,500	-51,500

Timothy Reilly	88,000 -129,800	-129,800
Eugene Katchalov	85,000 -38,900	-38,900

Stephane Albertini	35,000 -15,000	-15,000

10-02-2012 15:15 UTC+3

Reinkemeier Out

Josh_Cahlik

Tobias Reinkemeier moved all in before the flop for his tournament life and was called by [Removed:138].

Guinand: {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}
Reinkemeier: {A-Spades} {7-Spades}

The board fell {6-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} and Reinkemeier was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:138]	260,000 152,000	152,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Guinand Tobias Reinkemeier

10-02-2012 15:14 UTC+3

Just 60 Players Remain

Happy_Freaked

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The average stack right now is 210,000 or 70 big blinds. Just 12 more eliminations before we hit the money.

10-02-2012 15:14 UTC+3

Counts From Tables 8 & 17

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Pergolizzi	529,000 -6,000	-6,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	380,000 -65,000	-65,000
Philipp Gruissem	315,000 59,000	59,000

Jason Mercier	305,000 15,000	15,000

Phil Hellmuth	270,000 45,000	45,000

Kitty Kuo	263,000 -76,950	-76,950

Elio Fox	250,000 48,700	48,700

Paul Tedeschi	237,000 -33,000	-33,000
Toby Lewis	220,000 20,000	20,000

JC Alvarado	220,000 13,300	13,300
Julien Lefebvre	173,000 -18,000	-18,000
Joao Barbosa	120,000 -34,100	-34,100

Vladislav Varlashin	105,000 -9,800	-9,800
Andy Frankenberger	93,500 -10,100	-10,100

Daniel Weinman	85,000 900	900

Eric Harris	55,000 -46,000	-46,000

10-02-2012 15:13 UTC+3

A Round of Chip Counts

Happy_Freaked

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand Grospellier	380,000 53,300	53,300

Maxime Conte	340,000 -2,300	-2,300
Joe Kuether	308,000 -2,000	-2,000
Nicolas Cieutat	250,000 -16,500	-16,500
Vadzim Markushevski	206,000 -1,300	-1,300
Keven Stammen	196,000 71,000	71,000

Liv Boeree	170,000 -20,000	-20,000

Steponas Venckus	155,000 12,500	12,500
Herve Clerc	125,000 -25,500	-25,500
Nicolas Cardyn	89,000 5,000	5,000
Steve Dannenmann	85,000 42,900	42,900
Salman Behbehani	84,000 -2,000	-2,000
Adrien Allain	65,000 20,900	20,900

Tino Lechich	65,000 -23,100	-23,100
Aaron Lim	53,000 -77,900	-77,900

Ben Roberts	48,000 -69,500	-69,500

10-02-2012 15:02 UTC+3

Baburin Busted by Seiver

Chad Holloway

Just before the break, Scott Seiver opened for 5,100 under the gun and cleared the field all the way to last Max Silver, who called in he small blind. Sergey Baburin then opted to move all in from the big blind for 82,400, and Seiver responded by moving all in over the top for approximately 170,000. Silver, who finished in eighth place in this event last year, folded {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} face up.

Showdown

Baburin:

Seiver:

Baburin was dominated, but it wasn't until the flop fell {Q-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} that he stood and collected his things. The {4-Hearts} turn was of no consequence, while the {3-Diamonds} river improved Seiver to a flush and sent the Frenchman to the rail short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	260,000 101,000	101,000

Sergey Baburin	Busted

Tags: Max Silver Scott Seiver Sergey Baburin