2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
€126,207
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€600,960
Entries
626
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Kings for Bollengier

Antonin Teisseire raised to 20,000 from middle position and received a call from Remi Bollengier. The rest of the field got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{A-Clubs} flop, which Teisseire bet to the tune of 17,000. Bollengier called and then called a bet of 31,000 on the {3-Spades} turn before both players checked the {10-Spades} river.

Teisseire tabled {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs} for a rivered pair of tens, but it was no good against the {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} of Bollengier.

Player Chips Progress
Remi Bollengier fr
Remi Bollengier
400,000 130,000
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
WSOP 1X Winner
210,000 -45,000

Tags: Antonin TeisseireRemi Bollengier

"Everybody's Trying to Steal From Everybody"

Action folded around to Ashly Butler on the button and he raised to 20,000. McLean Karr then put in a three-bet to 49,000 from the small blind, and Antonio Esfandiari opted to move all in from the big. Butler double checked his cards before folding, and Karr followed suit.

"Everybody's trying to steal from everybody," Esfandiari said with a smile as the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
340,000 90,000
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
WPT 1X Winner
225,000 -45,000
Ashly Butler us
Ashly Butler
200,000 -20,000

Tags: Ashly ButlerAntonio EsfandiariMcLean Karr

Jamel Haddad Eliminated in 8th Place (€14,736)

Jamel Haddad
Jamel Haddad

Salvatore Bonavena opened for 22,000 under the gun, and after another player had limped, Jamel Haddad moved all in for 165,000 from the small blind. Bonavena responded by moving all in himself, the limper folded, and the cards were turned up.

Showdown
Bonavena: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Haddad: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}

Haddad must not have had a good feeling as he was up out of his seat and collecting his thing. The {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop wasn't particularly interesting, and the {7-Diamonds} turn meant Haddad needed an ace on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last and revealed the {9-Hearts}, putting an end to Haddad's day in eighth place for €14,736.

Player Chips Progress
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
EPT 1X Winner
375,000 185,000
Jamel Haddad fr
Jamel Haddad
Busted

Tags: Jamel HaddadSalvatore Bonavena

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

"Oh Wow, I Got It in Good"

Action folded around to McLean Karr in the cutoff and he raised to 16,000. His good friend, Antonio Esfandiari, then three-bet to 34,000 from the big blind, inspiring both blinds to get out of the way. Karr responded by moving all in for 98,000, and after about a minute's worth of thought, Esfandiari made the call.

Showdown
Esfandiari: {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Karr: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

"Oh wow, I got it in good," Karr said upon seeing Esfandiari's hand. The rail leaned in close as the dealer put down the flop... {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}, a blank for Esfandiari. The {9-Hearts} turn wasn't anything exciting, and while the river was paint, it was the harmless {K-Spades}. With that, Karr doubled through the WSOP's all-time money leader.

Player Chips Progress
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
WPT 1X Winner
270,000 85,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
250,000 -125,000

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariMcLean Karr

Florian Ciuro Eliminated in 9th Place (€11,707)

Florian Ciuro
Florian Ciuro

Remi Bollengier raised to 16,000 from middle position and received a call from Florian Ciuro directly to his left. The rest of the field got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} flop. Bollengier led out for 22,000 and then snap-called when Ciuro moved all in.

Showdown
Bollengier: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Ciuro: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

Bollengier was ahead, but Ciuro was drawing live to either a king, queen or ten. Unfortunately for him, neither the {2-Hearts} turn nor {5-Spades} river were what he needed and he became the first casualty of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Remi Bollengier fr
Remi Bollengier
270,000 80,000
Florian Ciuro fr
Florian Ciuro
Busted

Tags: Florian CiuroRemi Bollengier

Back at It

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The cards are back in the air here at the final table. There's approximately 34 minutes remaining in Level 19, which is where we'll pick up action.