2012 World Series of Poker Europe
On a board of 


, Marvin Rettenmaier checked and Jennifer Tilly bet 15,000. Rettenmaier announced all in and Tilly was forced to make a decision for her tournament life.
Eventually, Tilly opted to fold and Rettenmaier showed 
for two pair. Tilly has been unable to gain any traction during this heads up match and her stack reflects that as it has fallen to about 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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284,000
92,900
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92,900 |
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70,000
93,300
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93,300 |
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Phil Hellmuth came in with high hopes today but had a Brandon Cantu shaped mountain to climb to advance. He made it over the first crest, slipped a little, and then fell down that mountain.
Hellmuth raised to 6,000 and was three-bet to 22,000 by Cantu. He quickly committed his 140,000 stack and Cantu called.
Hellmuth: 

Cantu: 

The board ran 



and Cantu will advance to the round of eight.
Hellmuth said afterwards that he had regrets that he didn't play more patiently
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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865,500
150,500
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150,500 |
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Busted | |
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Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 6,000 from the button and Faraz Jaka made it 16,000 from the big blind. Troyanovskiy called and the flop came 

.
Both players checked and the
paired the board on the turn. Jaka check-called a 17,000 bet and the river was the
. Jaka checked for a third time and Troyanovskiy moved 47,500 into the middle. Jaka folded and Troyanovskiy showed 
for a flopped straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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174,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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150,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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Faraz Jaka had lost ground and his lead to Vladimir so far today but a board just ran out golden for him to stop the rot.
He raised on the button and continued on a 

flop. Troyanovskiy called both times before both players checked the
turn. The river fell
and Troyanovskiy check tank-called Jaka's 19,000 bet.
Jaka opened 
and scooped as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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144,000
114,100
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114,100 |
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120,000
53,700
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53,700 |
Brandon Cantu raised to 6,000 from the button only to have Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 23,000.
Cantu announced that he was all in and Hellmuth did not take that move well.
"Jesus," Hellmuth mutter.
He flung his cards to the muck.
"Alright. Now we're doing it. I'm ready. Let's play some poker"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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715,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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150,000
109,200
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109,200 |
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Roger Hairabedian had the button. He made it 5,100 to go and Paul Tedeschi called.
The flop was 

and Tedeschi fired 10,500. Hairabedian flat called and the
turned. Tedeschi kept up the aggression with a bet of 21,000. Hairabedian tanked for over a minute before calling.
The river was the
and Tedeschi moved 34,000 into the middle. Hairabedian called once more and Tedeschi triumphantly showed 
.
Hairabedian let out a hearty belly laugh before showing 
for flopped trips, which was more than enough to take down the pot and put him in the lead in this match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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285,000
59,400
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59,400 |
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220,000
58,600
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58,600 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier managed to double up twice in his match against Konstantin Puchkov but the third all in cost him his tournament life.
ElkY had around 60,000 and they all went in with his holding of 
, called by the Russian holding the monster 
.
The board ran 



to seal the Frenchman's fate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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201,700
36,700
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36,700 |
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Busted | |
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We caught up to see Phil Hellmuth all in and at risk holding 
. Hellmuth was crushed by Brandon Cantu's 
.
The dealer pounded the table and produced the flop. The door card was the
and Hellmuth heaved a sigh. However, as the dealer spread the flop, the next visible card was the
, pairing Cantu's second card as well. The dealer moved the jack to reveal the third card of the flop- the
. A more dramatic flop presentation could not have been possible.
The board finished with the
and the
and Hellmuth was able to score a key double up that gives him a little wiggle room in his tussle with Cantu's massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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606,000
132,100
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132,100 |
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259,200
131,800
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131,800 |
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