Seat Draw for the Final 9
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Benefield |
| 2 | Tobias Reinkemeier |
| 3 | Winfred Yu |
| 4 | Mike Watson |
| 5 | Jani Sointula |
| 6 | Richard Yong |
| 7 | John Juanda |
| 8 | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 9 | Philipp Gruissem |
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
€50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,880,000
Entries
60
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Chip Counts Final 9
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
|
1,480,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
1,160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
750,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
370,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
160,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Seiver Eliminated; Down to Nine
From the button, Scott Seiver limped in. Mike Watson called in the small blind, then Philipp Gruissem raised to 80,000 from the big blind. Seiver reraised all in for roughly 440,000, Watson folded, and Gruissem quickly called.
Gruissem: 
Seiver: 
The flop came down 
and Seiver added some outs to a straight. The turn gave him for straight outs when the 
landed, but the 
on the river wasn't what he needed. Seiver was out in 10th place as the final nine players began the process of redrawing to one table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Reinkemeier Fires River
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
From the button, John Juanda raised to 45,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked again. The river was the and Reinkemeier fired 100,000. Juanda folded.
Quoss Done in 11th
Fabian Quoss was grinding a small stack for quite some time, but he just fell to Richard Yong. The German pro moved all in under the gun plus one for just 78,000 chips, and Richard Yong called on the button. John Juanda was in the big blind, and he called as well.
On a 
the hand was checked down, and Quoss showed 
. He finished third in this hand since Juanda had 
, and ultimately Yong took down the pot with 
, and he regained some chips while still being down since the last break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,275,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
Busted |
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: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
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Rettenmaier Eliminated
Action folded to David Benefield on the button, and he raised all in for 387,000. In the small blind, Marvin Rettenmaier called all in for 377,000. Everyone else folded.
Rettenmaier: 
Benefield: 
The flop came down 
and provided an extra sweat for Rettenmaier.
The turn delivered exactly what Rettenmaier didn't want to see as the 
fell and gave Benefield a straight. Rettenmaier now needed a deuce or seven to split the pot as his only hope of staying alive.
The river was the to complete the board, and that wasn't what Rettenmaier was looking for. Being slightly out-chipped, Rettenmaier was eliminated as Benefield moved back over 800,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
802,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Another Set For Juanda
Richard Yong raised to 38,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer called on the button. John Juanda called from the small blind after which Jani Sointula folded from the big.
The flop came down 
and Juanda bet 85,000. Yong folded right away, but O'Dwyer called.
On the turn the popped up, and Juanda threw out a 175,000-chip bet. O'Dwyer tanked for quite some time before me made the call. On the river the hit and both players checked.
Juanda showed 
and took down another pot with a set. O'Dwyer seemed a bit frustrated, but he's still among the big stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,035,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
|
||
Limp-Call with Aces
Philipp Gruissem limp-called from the small blind against Winfred Yu's raise in the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Both players then checked.
The turn was the , and Gruissem led for 35,000, which Yu called.
The river was the , and Gruissem bet 80,000. Yu called.
Gruissem showed the , and Yu mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
168,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
Juanda Smashing Away
After Richard Yong checked the 
flop, Steve O'Dwyer fired 90,000. John Juanda was next to act and called before Yong folded.
The river was the 
to pair the board, and O'Dwyer bet 150,000. Juanda counted out some raising chips and fired in 450,000. O'Dwyer tanked, then folded, and Juanda climbed up over 2.6 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,360,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
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