2017 European Open Special Edition

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 European Open Special Edition

Final Results
Winner
Joe Serock
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$113,059
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$665,866
Entries
673
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Valdez Survives and Chops

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Following a raise to 5,000 in the cutoff, Starr Valdez moved all in for 11,000 from the button. The action folded back to the cutoff, and he called.

Valdez: {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Valdez survived with a chopped pot.

Player Chips Progress
Starr Valdez us
Starr Valdez
13,900 -11,100

Tags: Starr Valdez

An Unfavorable Turn for Sluzinski

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Following a limp in the cutoff, Jeff Sluzinski raised to 7,200 from the button. The blinds folded, but the cutoff came along as the dealer spread a {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop.

The cutoff checked, and Sluzinski bet out 8,800. His opponent deliberated for close to two minutes before calling as the turn landed the {6-Spades}. The cutoff moved all in for 26,400, and Sluzinski called to put his opponent at risk.

Sluzinski: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Opponent: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

With Sluzinski's opponent getting lucky on the turn to strike a two-outer, Sluzinski would need to do the same on the river.

Unfortunately for Sluzinski, the river landed the {J-Diamonds}, and he doubled his opponent and dropped to 39,600 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Sluzinski us
Jeff Sluzinski
39,600 -60,400

Tags: Jeff Sluzinski

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Ian Simpson Shoves

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On a board of {4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} with around 60,000 in the middle, Ian Simpson shoved all in for 56,000 from the big blind.

His opponent in the hand ummed and ahhed for a little before eventually folding and showing a {K-}.

Simpson is now back up to 116,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
116,000 -24,000

Tags: Ian Simpson

Rusnak Runs Into Flush

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

From early position, Frank Rusnak opened the pot to 3,200 and only the big blind called.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop as the turn landed the {2-Clubs}. The big blind bet out 3,500, and Rusnak called as the river landed the {9-Diamonds}.

The big blind tossed in 5,000, and Rusnak called. The big blind tabled his {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a flush, and Rusnak tossed his cards to the muck and dropped to 140,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Rusnak us
Frank Rusnak
140,000 20,000

Tags: Frank Rusnak

Rory Brown Busts

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With roughly 11,000 in the middle and the flop reading {9-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, Rory Brown checked from the small blind before the big blind bet out 5,000. The original raiser in the cutoff called before Brown check-raised all in for 23,700.

The big blind called, and the cutoff folded, as Brown was at-risk as the cards were tabled.

Brown: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Opponent: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The turn and river landed the {8-Diamonds} and {J-Spades}, and Brown was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Brown ie
Rory Brown
Busted

Tags: Rory Brown

John Strzemp Eliminated

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

From the hijack, John Strzemp opened to 3,600 only to have Katie Lindsay three-bet to 11,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Strzemp, and he pushed all in for roughly 25,000. Lindsay quickly called, and the cards were tabled.

Strzemp: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Lindsay: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Strzemp was eliminated from the tournament as Lindsay climbed to 115,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
115,000 -5,000
John Strzemp us
John Strzemp
Busted

Tags: John StrzempKatie Lindsay

New Feature Table

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Another new table has been brought up under the lights of the feature table, and with it sees Matt Affleck, Ryan Laplante, and David Lappin under the spot light.

For Lappin, he caught a fortuitous break when he was all in on a {K-}{Q-}{2-} flop holding {K-}{Q-} against an opponent's {2-}{2-}. The turn was the {Q-}, and Lappin doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
93,500 8,500
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
93,000 31,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
86,500 21,500

Updated Chip Counts

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sean Chen us
Sean Chen
145,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
140,000 65,000
Rauno Tahvonen ee
Rauno Tahvonen
125,000 59,000
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
120,000 20,000
Federico Butteroni it
Federico Butteroni
115,000 19,800
Jeff Sluzinski us
Jeff Sluzinski
100,000 30,000
Greg Kelley us
Greg Kelley
83,000 2,700
Alan Widmann de
Alan Widmann
80,000 80,000
Dan Harrington us
Dan Harrington
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
75,000 -2,000
Albert Ng us
Albert Ng
60,000 44,700
Scott McMillan gb
Scott McMillan
55,000 -16,600
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 28,300
Lacey Jones us
Lacey Jones
50,000 8,500
Chris Wallace us
Chris Wallace
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 33,400
Daiva Byrne lt
Daiva Byrne
43,000 5,000
David Sklansky us
David Sklansky
WSOP 3X Winner
42,000 6,500
Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 -1,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
35,000 -35,000
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
WSOP 1X Winner
35,000 10,000
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
32,000 -33,700
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
30,000 19,000
Starr Valdez us
Starr Valdez
25,000 -36,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
23,500 3,500
Ben Palmer us
Ben Palmer
WPT 1X Winner
13,000 -3,500