2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq3
Prize
€238,140
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€882,000
Entries
180
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha

Day 1 Completed

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
166,400
135,400
135,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michele Di Lauro it
Michele Di Lauro
159,100
39,100
39,100
Profile photo of Jerome Bradpiece
Jerome Bradpiece
128,500
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Dmitry Motorov
Dmitry Motorov
122,600
Profile photo of Erich Kollmann
Erich Kollmann
118,500
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
113,800
69,800
69,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
94,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
86,200
-11,800
-11,800
Profile photo of Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
84,200
-3,800
-3,800
Profile photo of Alfredo Vega de
Alfredo Vega
83,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
71,300
-23,700
-23,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Niall Charlton
Niall Charlton
70,100
2,100
2,100
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
67,700
-52,300
-52,300
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
66,000
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
63,500
-14,500
-14,500
Profile photo of [Removed:146]
[Removed:146]
58,400
Profile photo of Francis Dubois
Francis Dubois
56,900
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
56,100
9,100
9,100
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Alexander Dovzhenko ua
Alexander Dovzhenko
55,900
Profile photo of Steve Billirakis us
Steve Billirakis
54,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
54,700
-1,300
-1,300
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Callaghan ie
David Callaghan
52,600
Profile photo of Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
52,400
32,400
32,400
Profile photo of Gavin Cochrane gb
Gavin Cochrane
52,300
Profile photo of Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
51,300
20,300
20,300

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Day One Comes to a Close: Shannon Shorr Leads The Pack

Level 8 : 300/600, 0 ante
Shannon Shorr - Day One Chip Leader
Shannon Shorr - Day One Chip Leader

Event #3 has come to a close with 49 players left from the starting field of 180. The man leading that field is Shannon Shorr with a stack size of 166,400. Shorr, who has just under $4 million in live tournament earnings has a fantastic poker resume but is missing a WSOP bracelet. Is Event #3 the one for Shorr? We are sure he will, be the first to admit that there is a long way to go, but he has a good enough chance as anyone.

Make sure you join us at 15:00 (CET) for Day Two where we will either play ten-levels or down to the final table (whichever comes first).

Tags: Shannon Shorr

Huge Three-Way Pile Up: Kollmann Comes Out on Top

After leaving the Phil Hellmuth hand we just reported on we came across a car-wreck involving Erich Kollmann, Vladimir Shchemelev and Bruno Benveniste.

The pot was well over 100,000 and the board completed and the players hands on their backs.

Board: {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

Kollmann{A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {9-Hearts}
Benveniste{K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {4-Clubs}
Shchemelev{A-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {4-Hearts}

Kollmann scooped a pot of 108,000, Shchemelev was left with 45,000 and Benveniste was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Erich Kollmann
Erich Kollmann
105,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
45,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Bruno Benveniste fr
Bruno Benveniste
Busted

Tags: Bruno BenvenisteErich KollmannVladimir Shchemelev

Hellmuth: This Is Not Fun Anymore!

Phil Hellmuth - The Shades Are Off!
Phil Hellmuth - The Shades Are Off!

Four players shared a flop of {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {6-Hearts} and all checked. The turn was the {8-Spades} and Phil Hellmuth immediately announced pot (6,400). Alexander Kuzmin made the call and the two of them both shared the river {2-Spades} together. Hellmuth checked.

"Why check?" Kuzmin asked before betting 6,900.

Hellmuth took his shades off (a sure fire sign of a rant), "this is getting a little aggravating now…it was fun when I knew I was going to bust you…when you were playing so many pots…but now I have top set…this is no fun anymore," said Hellmuth before folding.

"Top set Phil…you have top set?" Queried Kuzmin before flashing {6-Clubs} {6-Spades} for a lower set.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
47,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
22,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Phil HellmuthAlexander Kuzmin

Top Set For Trickett Does The Trick

We didn't catch the pre flop action but Ted Lawson just got his last chips into the pot against Sam Trickett on a {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop.

"Top set," Trickett quietly announced and Lawson sighed as he said, "Can I even win this hand?".

Ted Lawson{A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Sam Trickett{A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The turn was the {4-Spades} and the river the {5-Diamonds}, thus not changing the outcome of the hand. Trickett is back as one of the chip leaders with only 15 minutes to go before the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
78,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sam TrickettTed Lawson

Benyamine Bouyant With a Boat

David Benyamine raised to 2,000 in the hijack seat and Pascal Leyo called in the small blind. They both shared a flop of {J-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} and Leyo check-called a 2,800 Benyamine bet. The turn was the {K-Clubs} and Leyo turned aggressor with a 4,600 bet and Benyamine called. The river was the {7-Spades} and Leyo check-called a 8,500 Benyamine bet.

Benyamine flashed him his hand and Leyo mucked his unseen before tapping the felt in recognition.

Benyamine{K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {4-Spades}
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
41,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: David Benyamine