2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
58
Prize
€215,999
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€753,600
Entries
360
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

A Couple of Raises to Start Things Off

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Guillaume Humbert raised to 22,000 in the hijack and Adrien Allain three-bet to 48,000 on the button. Action back to Humbert and he four-bet to 74,000 more and Allain released his hand.

Martons Czuczor raised to 22,000 under the gun and Azusa Maeda called in the big blind. The flop was {7-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {3-Hearts}. Maeda checked to Czuczor who c-bet 24,000 and Maeda check-raised to 65,000 and Czuczor released his hand.

A quiet start

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The first hands of six handed action have been very quiet. As soon as we catch an interesting hand we will make sure to bring you all the details.

Let's Go!

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The cards are in the air! There are 12 minutes left in this level after which we will play one more before going to dinner.

Re-draw

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With the elimination of Alexander Salabaschew and Phil Hellmuth we're down to a final table of six. There is a re-draw at this moment and we will bring you the updates chip counts before play restarts.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 7th Place (€24,183)

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 8th Place
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 8th Place

The great Phil Hellmuth is going to have to wait a little bit longer if he is going to don that 12th bracelet after being eliminated here in Cannes.

He came into this final day like a shark but ended it like a damp squib. In a series of hands Hellmuth managed to reduce his stack to two big blinds before being eliminated. Here are the final few hands.

Adrien Allain raised to 21,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind with 80,000. The flop was {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} and Hellmuth checked to Allain who moved all-in and Hellmuth tank-folded. This left him with 60,000.

Hellmuth limped into the pot from the small blind and Azusa Maeda raised and Hellmuth folded.

Adrien Allain raised to 21,000 on the button and once again Hellmuth called in the big blind. Hellmuth had 20,000 behind and the flop came down {10-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {9-Spades} and he folded to another shove from Allain.

"Seth! I have 20k left! This is a fair match now boys," said Hellmuth.

With 5,000 invested in the small blind and 15,000 behind Hellmuth folded.

With Hellmuth in the big blind, Azusa Maeda limped into the pot before Marton Czuczor moved all-in from the small blind. Hellmuth flicked his last 5,000 into the pot and Maeda folded.

Czuczor{A-Clubs} {4-Hearts}
Hellmuth{K-Spades} {J-Hearts}

Board: {6-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Spades}

Hellmuth was eliminated in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
260,000 55,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

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Alexander Salabaschew Eliminated in 8th place (€24,183)

Alexander Salabaschew and Roy Finlay tangle.
Alexander Salabaschew and Roy Finlay tangle.

Guillaume Humbert raised to 25,000 from the under the gun position and after Krakow folded it was Alexander Salabaschew who shoved all-in. Roy Finlay, who was in the big blind, grabbed a huge stack of black 5,000 chips and isolated Salabaschew. Humbert shrugged and folded and this was the showdown that followed.

Alexander Salabaschew{J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Roy Finlay{A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} giving Finlay a pair of kings and the knock-out. "I folded sevens," Humbert claimed as Salabaschew was exiting the room. The Frenchman takes home €24,183 while Finlay moves into the chip-lead.

Player Chips Progress
Roy Finlay
Roy Finlay
654,000 171,000
Alexander Salabaschew fr
Alexander Salabaschew
Busted

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