Day 2 field at the first break. The field.
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
We caught the action on a board where Mercier decided to check-call the 8,800 bet Callaghan threw into the pot. The river was the and Mercier checked again. When Callaghan also checked Mercier announced he had . Callaghan turned over as Mercier sighed, "Damn". Thin value for Callaghan who wondered if Mercier would have called a small river bet. Mercier answered with a short "Maybe".
Mercier is still smiling with 70,000 chips wile Callaghan gaines some chips getting him up to 64,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
70,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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David Callaghan |
64,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
Randy Dorfman and Jelassi Ramzi seem to have forgotten their little spat earlier and are now on more amicable speaking terms. This hasn't stopped them playing aggressive poker against each other. Both players just got it in on the flop and the result was a split pot.
Dorfman | |
Jelassi |
Board:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jelassi Ramzi
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Randy Dorfman |
32,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Oleksii Kovalchuk raised to 3,200 in middle position and Ville Haavisto bet pot (11,500) and Kovalchuk made the call.
Flop: and Kovalhcuk folded to a 8,300 c-bet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Oleksii Kovalchuk |
70,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
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Ville Haavisto |
33,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Dmitry Motorov was chip leader, but after just doubling up November Nine finalist Eoghan O'Dea he's now back in the pack. Our colleagues witnessed the hand and told us everything that just went down.
David Williams limped after which O'Dea raised to 3,600. Motorov decided to make a pot sized re-raise to 13,500 which got everyone but O'Dea to fold. The flop brought out and O'Dea front-shoved all-in for his remaining 34,500 chips. Motorov made the call.
Dimitry Motorov | |
Eoghan O'Dea |
The turn was the and the river the giving O'Dea a huge double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eoghan O'Dea |
100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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Dimitry Motorov |
97,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
We had reached the turn on a board of and Callaghan bet 9,000 and Alfredo Vega made the call. The river was the and both players checked and the pot was handed to Callaghan.
Callaghan |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Callaghan |
76,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Alfredo Vega |
65,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
The flop was and Oleksii Kovalchuk had bet 8,000 after several players had checked to him in late position. The first checker in the hand was Sam Trickett and he check-raised pot (over 30,000) and Kovalchuk folded quicker than a cheetah chasing a gazelle.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Trickett |
85,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Oleksii Kovalchuk |
59,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
We caught the action on the flop in a multi-way pot with on the board. Two players checked to Billirakis who bet 7,000. Elie Payan was sitting right next to Billirakis and he decided to raise to 15,000 getting the two other players to fold easily. Billirakis made the call.
The turn was the and Billirakis checked to Payan who bet 9,000 with only 21,000 behind. Billirakis gave it some thought and decided to put his French opponent all-in. Payan snap-folded giving the pot to Billirakis who's been on a roll the last level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steve Billirakis |
128,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
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Elie Payan |
21,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
with an average stack of 84,375 or 70 big blinds. 18 players will get paid today, but it could take us several hours to get close to that number.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0