2012 World Series of Poker Europe

€50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,880,000
Entries
60
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Provisional Seat Draw

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The registration for this event remains open all the day through to tomorrow. Players can re-buy when they lose all their chips, and this is the provisional seating order. There are some unknown players in this event, but as the night goes on we expect to receive a full list of names.

SeatName
1--empty--
2Senh Ung
3David Benefield
4Talal Shakerchi
5Unknown
6Richard Yong
7Paul Newey
8Sheng Sung
  
1Kristijonas Andrulis
2Jean-Noel Thorel
3Eugene Katchalov
4Tony Gregg
5Erik Seidel
6Zheng Tang
7Winfred Yu
8Jani Sointula
  
1--empty--
2Thomas Wahlroos
3Tom Dwan
4Unknown
5Mike Watson
6Fabian Quoss
7Justin Bonomo
8Lifeng Chen
  
1Sam Trickett
2Paul Phua
3Dan Smith
4Tobias Reinkemeier
5Steve O'Dwyer
6Roger Hairabedian
7Alex Mostafavi
8Daniel Negreanu
  
1--empty--
2Tony G
3John Juanda
4Juha Helppip
5Marvin Rettenmaier
6Igor Kurganov
7Isaac Haxton
8Andrew Lichtenberger

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Alex Mostafavi
Alex Mostafavi
315,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
285,000
135,000
135,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
227,000
77,000
77,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
202,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
185,000
35,000
35,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
174,000
24,000
24,000
EPT 1X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
170,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Juanda id
John Juanda
170,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
162,000
-168,000
-168,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
157,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Tony G lt
Tony G
154,000
4,000
4,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
149,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
143,000
-37,000
-37,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
111,000
-39,000
-39,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
34,000
-111,000
-111,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Negreanu Check-Raises

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

On a {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop Daniel Negreanu checked to Sam Trickett who bet 16,400 from the big blind. Alex Mostafavi was on the button and called. Negreanu opted to check-raise to 41,000 and Trickett folded. Mostafavi thought for a while and called.

On the river the {K-Hearts} hit and Negreanu checked quickly. Mostafavi tanked for a bit, but eventually checked.

"I would've called the whole lot," Negreanu said as he turned over his {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Mostafavi mucked his cards and Negreanu took down this pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
260,000
33,000
33,000
Alex Mostafavi
Alex Mostafavi
260,000
110,000
110,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
137,000
-48,000
-48,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuSam Trickett

Rettenmaier Can't Figure Out The G

Marvin Rettenmaier just raised to 2,500 and Tony G called from the button. The flop came down {A-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Rettenmaier checked to Tony G who bet 3,000. The German pro called.

On the turn the {K-Spades} hit and again Rettenmaier checked. Tony G bet 7,000 and Rettenmaier called.

The river brought the {7-Clubs} and Rettenmaier checked a third time. Tony G did not stop betting as he casually flicked a red 25,000-chip into the pot.

"Tony, ai, ai, ai," Rettenmaier sighed after some pondering. He did not get anything out of his opponent and eventually folded the {A-Hearts} face up. Tony G mucked his cards as he's off to a good start.

Player Chips Progress
Tony G lt
Tony G
165,000
11,000
11,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
136,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierTony G

Ung Beats Shakerchi

On the {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, Talal Shakerchi checked, and Senh Ung fired 3,100. Shakerchi called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}, and Shakerchi led for 5,500. Ung raised to 12,000, and Shakerchi called.

The river was the {K-Spades}, and Shakerchi checked. Ung bet 18,000, and Shakerchi folded.

Player Chips Progress
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
118,000
-32,000
-32,000
Senh Ung
Senh Ung
105,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Talal Shakerchi

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Qiang Out; Hairabedian Rebuys

Roger Hairabedian busted and opted to rebuy, while Wang Qiang busted and will not rebuy.

On Qiang's exit, he got his money in good on a flop of {8-}{4-}{2-} with pocket fours against Tom Dwan's pocket kings. A {K-} on the turn and {K-} on the river gave Dwan Quads and sent Qiang to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
150,000
116,000
116,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Wang Qiang cn
Wang Qiang
Busted

Tags: Roger HairabedianTom DwanWang Qiang

Thorel Takes One

Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

On a {Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{A-Spades} flop Jean-Noel Thorel checked to Zheng Tang. He fired out 17,000 and Thorel called after quite some thinking.

The river brought out the {4-Clubs} and quickly Thorel threw out 25,000. Tang seemed flustered, but folded after a solid minute of thinking. Thorel raked in a nice pot and is up to over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
212,000
62,000
62,000
Zheng Tang cn
Zheng Tang
193,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelZheng Tang

O'Dwyer Picks One Up

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

From early position, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,200. Roger Hairabedian called from middle position, Alex Mostafavi called in the hijack seat, and Paul Phua called from the small blind.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and action checked to Mostafavi. He fired 5,000 with only O'Dwyer making the call.

The turn added the {K-Spades} to the board, and both players checked to see the {K-Hearts} pair the board on the river. O'Dwyer bet 10,400, and Mostafavi folded.

Tags: Roger HairabedianPaul PhuaSteve O'DwyerAlex Mostafavi

Sointula Five-Bets

Winfred Yu raised to 2,600 from the hijack after which Jani Sointula three-bet to 7,700 from the cutoff. Kristijonas Andrulis was on the button and he tanked for a bit before four-betting to 15,800.

Yu immediately kicked in his cards, and the pressure was back on Sointula. After 30 seconds the Finnish pro five-bet to 33,700 and Andrulis quickly folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
172,000
22,000
22,000
Jani Sointula fi
Jani Sointula
101,000
-49,000
-49,000

Tags: Jani SointulaKristijonas Andrulis