Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
The players have taken their seats and Tournament Director Jack Effel has given the traditional, "Shuffle up and deal!" Cards are in the air in the 2012 WSOP Europe €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event finale!
Action folded around to Sergii Baranov's button and he raised to 51,000. Phil Hellmuth called from his blind and the two saw a flop of 

. Hellmuth checked in the dark and Baranov continued for 62,000. Hellmuth folded his hand and Baranov took down the pot.
Christopher Brammer opened for 48,000 from middle position and received a call from Phil Hellmuth on the button. Stephane Girault then came in with a three-bet to 155,000 from the small blind, which was enough to get the job done as both Brammer and Hellmuth sent their cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,380,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
764,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Phil Hellmuth raised to 65,000 from early position and was called by Joseph Cheong from the cutoff. It folded to Christopher Brammer's small blind and he moved all in for 751,000. Action was back to Hellmuth and he tanked for about a minute before folding.
"I call," said Cheong, showing 
.
Brammer tabled the same hand- 
- and it looked like it was going to be a chopped pot.
There was a small sweat on the flop of 

, but the
turned, meaning the two would indeed chop up the pot. The meaningless
completed the board and the pot was split.
Joseph Cheong opened for 48,000 and received a call from Phil Hellmuth. Both players checked the 

flop, and then Cheong check-called a bet of 40,000 on the
turn. Both players returned to checking on the
river, and Cheong rolled over 
for ace-king high. It was good as Hellmuth simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,328,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,100,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Tedeschi had the button.
Sergii Baranov raised to 52,000 from middle position and it folded around to Stephane Albertini in the big blind who called. The flop brought 

and Albertini checked. Baranov continued for 58,000 and Albertini called.
The
fell on the turn and Albertini check-called a bet of 152,000. Both players checked the
river and Albertini showed 
for top pair. Baranov showed 
for a club-draw that did not get there and Albertini took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,077,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
|
1,424,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
Stephane Girault opened for 80,000 from early position and received calls from Joseph Cheong and Sergii Baranov in the hijack and big blind respectively. The 

flop saw Baranov check, Girault bet 125,000, and Cheong call. After Baranov got out of the way, the dealer burned and turned the
.
This time Girault slowed down with a check, and then ended up folding when Cheong tossed out a bet of 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
2,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
549,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Action folded around to Christopher Brammer who raised to 48,000 from the cutoff. Jason Mercier folded his button and Sergii Baranov called from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth folded his big blind and the flop brought 

. Baranov checked and Brammer continued for 55,000. Baranov slid out a check-raise to 137,000. Brammer called.
The
fell on fourth street and Baranov moved out 195,000. Brammer let go of his cards and Baranov was able to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
615,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
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Player are now on a 20-minute break. During this time the tournament staff will be doing a color up of the T1,000 chips.