2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
€1,115,207
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,025,500
Entries
529
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000

Nitsche Ships on Thomas

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Dominik Nitsche bet 7,000 from the small blind on a {q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} board and Julian Thomas called from under the gun. Nitsche thought about a minute and then shoved all in for approximately 85,000 when the {q-Clubs} hit the river. Thomas folded without much thought.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
353,000
243,000
243,000
WPT 1X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
118,000
69,700
69,700

Tags: Dominik NitscheJulian Thomas

Oghabian Eliminates Soulier

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Milad Oghabian
Milad Oghabian

Milad Oghabian was stacking up a bunch of chips and Fabrice Soulier's chair was empty. Oghabian said he had eliminated Soulier:

"I opened to 5,000 with aces and Soulier three-bet to 17,000, I four-bet to 42,000 and he jammed. I called. He had {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. The flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and the turn and river were bricks. Think it was six-eight or something."

Oghabian is now playing a stack which is more than twice the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
450,000
175,000
175,000
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fabrice SoulierMilad Oghabian

Riess Wins Another One

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The board read {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{A-Clubs} and Philipp Zukernik had checked from the big blind. Ryan Riess, in mid-position bet 8,400. Julian Stuer, in the cutoff, called and so did Zukernik.

The river completed the board with the {9-Diamonds}, Zukernik checked, Riess fired 19,500, Stuer went into the tank and ended up folding. Zukernik looked at his cards again and folded too.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
150,000
14,000
14,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
140,000

Tags: Julian StuerRyan RiessPhilipp Zukernik

Lawrenson Eliminates Ruzicka

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka
Vojtech Ruzicka

Vojtech Ruzicka was all in for 23,400 from under the gun when we arrived, and Lee Lawrenson slid in an isolating raise to around 70,000. Everyone else folded.

Lawrenson: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Ruzicka: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

It was a short sweat for Ruzicka as the flop brought {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The {10-Diamonds} turn ended what faint hope he had.

Player Chips Progress
Lee Lawrenson gb
Lee Lawrenson
148,000
3,000
3,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
Busted

Tags: Lee LawrensonVojtech Ruzicka

Bicknell Doesn't Bluff

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Max Altergott raised to 4,400 from mid-position and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the small blind and Kristen Bicknell in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, Badziakouski bet 7,000, Bicknell called and Altergott folded.

The turn brought them the {Q-Clubs}, Badziakouski check-called the 17,000 bet of Bicknell.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds}, Badziakouski checked again. Bicknell now fired 28,000 which sent Badziakouski into the tank. He put his head in his hands, looked her up and down and kept staring. He took his glasses off and smiled and kept staring a bit more.

After a few minutes, Bicknell decided to call the clock. The floor came over and asked the dealer if Badziakouski had enough time to take a decision. The dealer confirmed so the floor gave Badziakouski 30 seconds to decide what to do. After counting down from five seconds his hand was declared as folded and the pot was pushed towards Bicknell.

"I had a pair." Badziakouski said. "Did you bluff?"

"I'm a girl, I don't bluff..." Bicknell said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
130,000
35,600
35,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
60,000
-44,000
-44,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kristen BicknellMax Altergott

Kassouf Scores a Knockout

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

Will Kassouf opened early with a T5,000 chip and was considering the shove of a player two seats over who had 29,200. After a couple of minutes, someone called a clock, with Nick Petrangelo agreeing it was time. Kassouf splashed in calling chips before someone could arrive to put him on it.

Kassouf: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Kassouf won the flip: {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}.

"I know it's nitty," he said. "But, I'd rather shove with that hand than call with it."

Player Chips Progress
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
79,100
35,100
35,100

Tags: William Kassouf

Live Stream

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Steffen Sontheimer
Steffen Sontheimer

The live stream with hole cards of the table including Steffen Sontheimer and James Akenhead has started. You can watch all the live action with a 30-minute delay right here

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
212,500
19,500
19,500
Robert Schulz de
Robert Schulz
151,900
-93,100
-93,100
WSOP 1X Winner
William Liang ca
William Liang
151,800
20,600
20,600
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
111,600
-14,200
-14,200
Mark Roberts us
Mark Roberts
100,200
18,600
18,600
Sebastian Pawlak gb
Sebastian Pawlak
97,300
33,900
33,900
Connor Hogarty ie
Connor Hogarty
26,600
-25,400
-25,400

Tags: James AkenheadSteffen Sontheimer

Viard Doubles Through MacDonnell

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Marc MacDonnell opened for 4,500 in the hijack and tank-called the shove of Alexandre Viard, who had 49,200 and was in the cutoff.

Viard: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
MacDonnell: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, scary on the flop for Viard but safe on the turn and river.

Player Chips Progress
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
215,000
-45,000
-45,000
Alexandre Viard fr
Alexandre Viard
104,100
77,600
77,600

Tags: Marc MacDonnellAlexandre Viard