Just 60 Players Remain
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.
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€4,032,000
Entries
420
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Reinkemeier Out
Tobias Reinkemeier moved all in before the flop for his tournament life and was called by [Removed:138].
Guinand: 
Reinkemeier: 
The board fell 
and Reinkemeier was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:138]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
260,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
Busted |
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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|
355,000
133,800
|
133,800 |
|
260,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
220,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
200,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
150,000
-51,500
|
-51,500 |
|
||
|
88,000
-129,800
|
-129,800 |
|
85,000
-38,900
|
-38,900 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Julius Bombs The River
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 
and Chen checked to Julius who bet 7,500. Chen raised to 15,000 and Julius called.
On the turn the 
hit and Chen put out a 27,000-chip bet. Julius called once more.
The river brought the 
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 
, and showed the table he wasn't afraid to risk a lot of chips on a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Cheong & Smith Flip for 600K in Six-Bet Pot
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: 
Cheong: 
It was a classic flip, and the 
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 
. "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 . 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Hellmuth Clashes With Pergolizzi
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 
fall and it was checked to Hellmuth who bet 20,000. Tedeschi folded and Pergolizzi called. Frankenberger got out of the way and the 
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 
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 .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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|
400,000
-129,000
|
-129,000 |
Fitoussi vs. Lechich
Curt Kohlberg opened for 6,500 from middle position only to have Tino Lechich move all in from the cutoff for 44,000. Bruno Fitoussi, who has been nursing a short stack here on Day 3, then called off for 35,500 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way, as did Kohlberg, and the cards were turned up.
| Showdown |
Lechich:  |
Fitoussi:  |
It was a classic flip, and while pocket tens didn't work out so well for Dan Smith at the same table ten minutes before, they worked just fine for the Fitoussi as the board ran out a clean 
. Meanwhile, Lechich was left with just 8,500 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
8,500
-56,500
|
-56,500 |
Pocket Tens Do It Again
We didn't catch the preflop action, but we do know that Aaron Lim ended up all in and at risk against Nicolas Cardyn.
| Showdown |
| Cardyn: |
Lim:  |
Pocket tens proved good enough for Bruno Fitoussi to double just minutes ago, and this time they were good enough for Cardyn to send Lim to the rail as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Liv-ing the Life
Herve Clerc opened to 6,500 from the button and the small blind called. Liv Boeree three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind only to have Clerc four-bet to 38,000. The small blind folded and Boeree thought for about a minute before flat calling.
The flop prompted a quick check from Boeree. Clerc moved 60,000 into the middle and Boeree check-raised all in for 140,500. Clerc thought for quite some time before letting go of his cards, moving Boeree's stack up to 275,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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|
|
150,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |