2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€1,022,376
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€4,032,000
Entries
420
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Shak Busts Terry

We just posted about the news from the Twitter world in regards to Dan Shak and Todd Terry playing a big pot. Shak was kind enough to let us know that the hand involved with Terry was a blind-versus-blind battle where the two raised back and forth to get all the money in preflop. Shak had pocket jacks and Terry pocket kings. Shak was able to spike a jack on the turn to win the pot and send Terry to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
72,000 17,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
Busted

Tags: Dan ShakTodd Terry

Baroukh Takes from Tran

In one of the last hands before the break, with 4,200 in the pot and a flop of {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}, J.C. tran bet 2,000 only to have Fowzi Baroukh raised to 5,000 on the button. Tran made the call and then check-called another 5,000 bet on the {K-Clubs} turn. Both players then checked the {Q-Clubs} river and Baroukh tabled {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. It was good as Tran simply sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
J.C. Tran
J.C. Tran
22,000

Tags: J.C. TranFowzi Baroukh

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Ivey Firing Into Keikoan

Elie Payan was first to act on the {K-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop. He checkedn, then Matt Keikoan checked. Phil Ivey was the third player in the hand, and he fired 1,700. Payan folded, but Keikoan called.

The {2-Spades} came on the turn, and Keikoan checked. Ivey fired 4,000, Keikoan got the amount verified, then called.

On the river, the {2-Diamonds} paired the board. Keikoan checked. Ivey tossed out 10,000, and Keikoan folded.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
56,000 13,000
Matt Keikoan us
Matt Keikoan
WSOP 2X Winner
18,000 -12,000

Tags: Matt KeikoanElie PayanPhil Ivey

Ivey Pressures Boxell To Folding Two Pair

Elie Payan checked the {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, and Leo Boxell fired a bet of 2,000. Phil Ivey was next to act, and he made the call. Joao Martins was behind Ivey and folded. Payan also folded.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, pairing the board, but also completing a possible flush draw. Boxell stayed on the gas with a bet of 3,000. Ivey called.

The river was the {Q-Hearts} to complete the board, and Boxell bet 5,000. Ivey leaned over to get a look at Boxell's stack, then leaned back to his normal position. After a few moments, he raised to 20,000, which was enough to put Boxell all in. Boxell took a minute, shook his head and folded the {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} face up. Ivey didn't show.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
43,000 13,000
Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
10,000 -20,000

Tags: Leo BoxellElie PayanPhil IveyJoao Martins

O'Dwyer with the Four-Bet

Steve O'Dwyer opened for 600 from the hijack and received a call from Sandy Denis in the cutoff. 2005 World Series of Poker Ladies Event champion Jennifer Tilly then put in a three-bet to 2,900 from the small blind, and O'Dwyer opted for a four-bet to 6,900. Denis quickly got out of the way, and Tilly did the same after thinking for about a minute.

It wasn't much of a hand, but it provided us a good excuse to update you on both their chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
31,000 1,000
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
21,000 -9,000

Tags: Steve O'DwyerJennifer Tilly

"You Didn't Believe Him?"

With 2,100 in the pot and a {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, 2012 Aussie Millions winner Oliver Speidel bet 1,200 from middle position only to have Michel Pomaret raise to 2,725 from the cutoff. Philipp Gruissem was on the button and thought for a few moments before putting in a three-bet to 6,000, which prompted Speidel to quickly fold his hand.

Pomaret then stacked his chips and spiked them in the middle for a four-bet shove to approximately 27,000. Gruissem snap-folded and someone at the table asked him, "What, you didn't believe him?"

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
27,000 -3,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
14,000 -16,000

Tags: Oliver SpeidelPhilipp GruissemMichel Pomaret