Event #1: €2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€753,600
Entries
360
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to the Hotel Majestic Barriere and the playground of the stars!
![[user169505]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
It has taken two days to reduce the field from 360 hopefuls to 12 serious contenders, for the first WSOPE gold bracelet of the series. It is the final day and that means that whatever happens today someone will become a WSOPE bracelet owner. There is a player in the field whose wrist is accustomed to the feel of a WSOP bracelet and that is Phil Hellmuth. The self-proclaimed Poker Brat currently holds the record for most bracelets won (11) and he is desperate to claim his 12th today - he currently lies in 2nd place with 401,000 chips.
The player currently in the lead is relatively unknown live tournament player Guilluame Humbert. In fact this is his first ever major live tournament experience. Humbert starts the day with 541,000 chips.
Other players to keep a sneaky eye on today will be high stakes cash player David Benyamine and 2010 EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg.
This is how they will start the day:
| Seat | Naam | Chipcount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Salabaschew | 183,000 |
| 2 | Robert Finlay | 72,000 |
| 3 | Bruno Benveniste | 102,500 |
| 4 | David Benyamine | 253,000 |
| 5 | Guillaume Humbert | 541,000 |
| 6 | Anton Wigg | 201,000 |
| 1 | Phil Hellmuth | 401,000 |
| 2 | Matan Krakow | 203,000 |
| 3 | Casey Kastle | 119,000 |
| 4 | Azusa Maeda | 295,000 |
| 5 | Adrien Allain | 125,000 |
| 6 | Marton Czuczor | 210,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Off We Go!
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The cards are in the air and we're playing down to a winner! This is going to be a fun one!
Allain Doubles Through Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth decided to raise to 18,000 in one of the first hands of the day. The action got folded to Adrien Allain who shoved for his remaining 123,000 chips and Hellmuth shouted, "Call!" right away.
| Phil Hellmuth |   |
| Adrien Allain |   |
The flop, 
, gave Allain trips leaving Hellmuth with only two outs. The turn, the 
, and the river, the 
, didn't change anything giving Allain a crucial double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | -121,000 |
|
265,000 | 140,000 |
Starting Action At The Non-Feature Table
Alexander Salabaschew won the first pot that went to a flop, and then Anton Wigg three-bet out of the blinds forcing David Benyamine to fold his button raise. We then had our first significant pot.
Guillaume Humbert raised to 15,000 on the button and Alexander Salabaschew defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Salabaschew grabbed the betting initiative with a 22,000 flick of the wrist and Humbert made the call. The turn of 
was checked through before the dealer gave us the final card of 
. Salabaschew checked and Humbert bet 32,000 and Salabaschew called.
Humbert dragged the pot down when he showed 
and Salabaschew mucked his cards unsay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 39,000 |
|
125,000 | -58,000 |
Hellmuth Hurting
He started the day second in chips but only 20 minutes into the day he has dropped below average. We caught the action on the turn between Krakow and Hellmuth when the following happened.
The board read 
when Hellmuth bet 38,000 from the big blind. Krakow tanked for a bit before calling from the under the gun position. The river was the 
and both players checked. "Nine," Hellmuth said after which Krakow turned over 
to scoop the pot.
Krakow is climbing while Hellmuth has dropped to the middle of the pack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
210,000 | -70,000 |
Finlay Moves All-In
Robert Finlay raised to 18,000 in the hijack and Anton Wigg three-bet to 46,000 in the big blind. The action folded around to Finlay who moved all-in and Wigg snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | -1,000 |
|
200,000 | 127,000 |
David Benyamine Crippled
David Benyamine opened with a 18,000 raise in the hijack and Alexander Salabaschew moved all-in from the small blind. Benyamine had his opponent covered and he made the call.
| Salabaschew |   |
| Benyamine |   |
Board: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 125,000 |
|
41,000 | -212,000 |
David Benyamine Eliminated in 12th Place (€13,228)
After being crippled by Alexander Salabaschew, David Benyamine moved his last 41,000 into the middle and he received a caller in the shape of Roy Finlay.
| Finlay | |
| Benyamine |  |
The flop was kind to Benyamine as it dropped down 
but the turn put the ball back into the Finlay park and it stayed there. Turn: and River: 
.
Finlay, who qualified for this event through a £220 satellite now has 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
Busted |