After one player checked the 
flop, Ricardo Pereira fired 1,325. Farzad Bonyadi was next to act and made it 3,325 to go. The player behind him and the first player folded. Pereira then gave it some thought, but also tossed his hand into the muck and Bonyadi scooped another one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | -1,000 |
|
20,000 | -12,000 |
World Series of Poker November Niner Matt Giannetti check-raised an opponent's bet of 1,050 to 2,500 on the board of 
. The player called and the dealer completed the board with the 
. Giannetti fired 4,000. His opponent thought for a minute, but folded his hand and allowed Giannetti to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | -13,000 |
From early position, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 700. The player on the button put in a reraise to 1,725 and action moved back to Hinrichsen. He four-bet by only made it 3,000. Why are we saying "only"? Well in France, the rule is you must double the total of the bet in front of you. In this case, Hinrichsen had to double 1,725 and make it at least 3,450 -- an extra 450 that what he wanted to raise to. Hinrichsen obliged and made it 3,450. His opponent moved all in and Hinrichsen folded.
"Could've saved 450," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | -9,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The remaining players are now on a 90-minute dinner break.
One player moved all in for 1,400 from middle position and Farzad Bonyadi called from the hijack seat. Play then folded to the player in the small blind and he reraised all in for 16,800. Action moved back to Bonyadi and he began to tank.
Bonyadi was in the tank for about two full minutes as the clock wound down on the level. Many of the players in the room started heading out the door to get an early start to dinner. That's when the first all-in player called the clock on Bonyadi. Bonyadi questioned why he would do such a thing as it's a very big decison for a lot of chips.
"What now?" responded the player.
Bonyadi really didn't know how to respond to that. "What now???" he repeated in even more of a questioning tone.
The dealer called the floor and explained the situation. The floor ruled that he would take note of the lengthy decision, but wouldn't put the clock on Bonyadi because the level was ending and dinner break was upon the players so this decision wouldn't be affecting the blinds. Bonyadi thanked the floor and went back to thinking.
About a minute or so later, Bonyadi made the call holding the 
. The first all-in player, the shortest of the three, held the 
. The player in the small blind held the best of it with the 
.
The flop came down 
and the queens held so far. The turn 
gave Bonyadi the lead in the hand and he held from there as the river landed with the 
. The players with the queens slammed his chair, said a few choice words about the situation and then headed out the door. Bonyadi pulled in the pot, quickly stacked his chips and then headed to dinner as the big chip leader here on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | 16,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 9,700 |
|
9,200 | -6,800 |
|
4,500 | -11,550 |
|
Busted |
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott checked the flop of 
and Ricardo Pereira checked next to act. Richard Toth then bet 900 and Ulliott called. Pereira also made the call.
The 
landed on the turn and Ulliott checked again. Pereira opted to fire this time and made a bet for 2,200. After Toth folded, Ulliott asked how much the wager was. After the dealer informed him, Ulliott raised all in for approximately 6,500. Pereira snap-called with the current nuts -- 
. Ulliott had a chance with the 
for a heart flush draw.
The river landed with the 
and Ulliott missed. Pereira's Broadway straight held up and he won the pot, eliminating Ulliott from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 22,600 |
|
8,500 | 1,500 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Here's a look at the World Series of Poker Europe events over the years leading up until 2011. The largest prize ever won was by Annette Obrestad in 2007 when she emerged victorious in the Main Event for £1,000,000.
Also note that all of the events prior to 2011 were held in London at the Casino at the Empire. All buy-ins and prizes are in British pounds, but will be in Euros this year.
| Year | Event | Players | Winner | 1st-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||||
| £2,650 H.O.R.S.E. | 105 | Thomas Bihl | £70,875 | |
| £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha | 156 | Dario Alioto | £234,390 | |
| £10,350 Main Event | 362 | Annette Obrestad | £1,000,000 | |
| 2008 | ||||
| £1,575 No-Limit Hold’em | 410 | Jesper Hougaard | £144,218 | |
| £2,650 H.O.R.S.E. | 110 | Sherkhan Farnood | £76,999 | |
| £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha | 165 | Theo Jorgensen | £218,626 | |
| £10,350 Main Event | 362 | John Juanda | £868,800 | |
| 2009 | ||||
| £1,075 No-Limit Hold’em | 608 | JP Kelly | £136,803 | |
| £2,650 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha | 158 | Erik Cajelais | £104,677 | |
| £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha | 154 | Jani Vilmunen | £204,048 | |
| £10,350 Main Event | 334 | Barry Shulman | £801,603 | |
| 2010 | ||||
| £2,650 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 244 | Phil Laak | £170,802 | |
| £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha | 120 | Jeff Lisandro | £159,000 | |
| £1,075 No-Limit Hold’em | 582 | Scott Shelley | £133,857 | |
| £10,350 High Roller Heads Up | 103 | Gus Hansen | £288,409 | |
| £10,350 Main Event | 346 | James Bord | £830,401 |
If you'd like to get a more in-depth look at last year's WSOP Europe, check out our very own Eric Ramsey's Look Back at the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe.
