2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
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

Negreanu Takes Out Weinman

Daniel Negreanu moved all in the very first hand after the bubble burst. The action was folded to Daniel Weinman who called all in for just 31,000.

Showdown:
Daniel Negreanu: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Daniel Weinman: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}, and due to a rivered straight the pot was shipped to Negreanu. Weinman finished in 47th place and they will start dropping fast now.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
87,000
39,500
39,500
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDaniel Weinman

Bonomo Notches a Min-Cash

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

It didn't take long for the first elimination to occur after the bubble burst. It happened when Justin Bonomo shoved for 48,500 with {K-}{J-} offsuit and was called by the {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} of Eugene Katchalov. The board ran out clean and Bonomo exited in 48th place.

He immediately made his way over to register for the €50,000 Majestic High Roller event.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
151,500
17,500
17,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Justin BonomoEugene Katchalov

Boeree Takes From Grospellier

While attention was focused on the bubble, a hand developed over at Table 15 that saw Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier send quite a few chips over to Liv Boeree. As we understand it, Grospellier held {9-}{9-} and fired every street as the board ran out {6-}{4-}{3-}{K-}{K-}. Boeree called each bet and was pleased as punch to discover her {J-}{J-} was good.

Player Chips Progress
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
735,000
142,000
142,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
225,000
-115,000
-115,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierLiv Boeree

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

October Niner Jesse Sylvia Bubbles

Jesse Syvia is the bubble boy.
Jesse Syvia is the bubble boy.

October Niner Jesse Sylvia moved all in for his last 45,500 and was called by 2010 November Niner Joseph Cheong. The crowd gathered around filled with media members and players eager to see if they made the money. The hands were revealed to find that Sylvia was in need of some help.

Sylvia: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Cheong: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The flop fell {K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Cheong retained his lead. It wouldn't be an exciting bubble hand without a sweat, however, and the {6-Diamonds} on the turn did just that. Sylvia needed to catch a diamond or an ace to stay alive in the tournament. Unfortunately for Sylvia the {K-Clubs} came down on fifth street and he was forced to settle for the title of bubble boy.

On his way out, Sylvia was wished good luck in the WSOP Main Event Final Table by many players at his table. On the other hand, with this elimination, Cheong is now flirting with 800,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
795,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jesse SylviaJoseph Cheong

October Niner Fights On

Jesse Sylvia doubles through Prosper Masquelier.
Jesse Sylvia doubles through Prosper Masquelier.

A short-stacked Jesse Sylvia, who happens to be the chip leader in this year's October Nine and will be playing for millions of dollars in Vegas later this month, was all in under the gun for 24,000 and received a call from Prosper Masquelier in the big blind. Action was paused in order for action to conclude on the other tables, and then the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Masquelier: {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Sylvia: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

It was a flip, which meant the atmosphere was electric. The media and players alike surrounded Table 11 to await the flop... {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Sylvia survived the hard part, and he was safe through the {A-Hearts} turn. Masquelier needed either a jack or queen in order to burst the bubble, and while the river was paint, it was the useless {K-Hearts}.

Sylvia let out a smile, turned, and gave Tournament Director Jack Effel a big hug.

Player Chips Progress
Prosper Masquelier fr
Prosper Masquelier
170,000
-25,000
-25,000
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
55,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jesse SylviaProsper Masquelier

Mercier Adds More

We're on the bubble, and Jason Mercier just took down a pot versus Philipp Gruissem.

On at {A-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop Gruissem check-called 9,500 and the turn brought the {4-Clubs}. The German pro now check-called 24,500 after which the river was the {5-Clubs}.

Gruissem grabbed chips and bet 36,000. Mercier called right away and got shown {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Mercier showed {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and took down the pot with a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
602,000
72,000
72,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
154,000
-83,000
-83,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason MercierPhilipp Gruissem

Bubble Time

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The players will play another full level at 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante as long as the bubble doesn't burst. When the bubble busts we will immediately go to the next level. There are still 49 players remaining as we are playing hand-for-hand!

Chip Count Final 49 Players (full)

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
750,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
632,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
593,000
43,000
43,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
592,000
22,000
22,000
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
560,000
100,000
100,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
540,000
160,000
160,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
530,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
510,000
93,000
93,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
470,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
440,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
415,000
195,000
195,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Axel Pergolizzi fr
Axel Pergolizzi
392,500
-76,500
-76,500
Stephane Albertini fr
Stephane Albertini
363,000
328,000
328,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
340,000
85,000
85,000
Joe McGowan us
Joe McGowan
327,000
22,000
22,000
Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
325,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
310,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
307,000
157,000
157,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Maxime Conte fr
Maxime Conte
290,000
-110,000
-110,000
Fung Cheung cn
Fung Cheung
275,000
110,000
110,000
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
261,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
244,000
99,000
99,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Sergii Baranov ua
Sergii Baranov
240,000
-70,000
-70,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
237,000
-78,000
-78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
213,000
18,000
18,000

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