Joseph Cheong opened to an unknown amount and Liv Boeree three-bet all in for 272,000 total. Cheong called and the hands were revealed to find Boeree in the lead.
Boeree:
Cheong:
Boeree stayed safe on the flop of and through the on the turn. Cheong needed to pair his ten on the river to send her home and he did exactly that. The dealer ripped off the on fifth street and a stunned Boeree hung her head. Cheong tapped the table, stood up, and gave Boeree a hug before she exited the tournament area.
"Yes," we heard Scott Seiver yell from Table 8, "I folded queens." We made our way over to discover that Joe McGowan was all in for approximately 315,000 with against the of Phil Hellmuth. From what we could piece together, McGown had opened, Seiver flatted, Hellmuth three-bet, McGown moved in, Seiver folded, and Hellmuth snap-called.
Both McGowan and Hellmuth were on their feet to watch the board, which came out . "Good game guys," McGowan said as he lost with the same hand Hellmuth used to win the 1989 WSOP Main Event and made his way to the payout desk in 19th place to collect €26,611.
[Removed:138] opened for 22,000 from the hijack and was met with a three-bet to 50,000 from Christopher Brammer on the button. The blinds both got out of the way, and Guinand came back with a four-bet to 100,000. Brammer thought for a few moments and slid out enough chips to cover his opponent, and Guinand called off for right around 305,000 total.
Showdown
Guinand:
Brammer:
There have been a lot of pair-over-pair confrontations in Level 19, and this one would cost Guinand his tournament life as the board ran out . Guinand shook hands with his opponents before exiting in 20th place, while Brammer was pushed the big pot and vaulted into the chip lead.
After action folded to him in the cutoff, Vadzim Markushevski raised to 22,000. The button folded, and then Stephane Girault opted to three-bet to 71,000 from the small blind. After the big got out of the way, Markushevski moved all in and Girault snap-called.
Showdown
Markushevski:
Girault:
It was another brutal setup over at Table 10, and there would be no chicanery as the board ran out a clean . Girault, who had his opponent outchipped by just 42,000, was pushed the pot while Markushevski took his leave in 21st place.
Andy Frankenberger got his stack of approximately 150,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Sergii Baranov.
Showdown
Frankenberger:
Baranov:
It was a flip, but not after the flop fell and gave Baranov a set. Frankberger stood from his seat, and then after the turned, Baranov said, "Goodbye." It was a bit on an unintentional needle, but Frankenberger, a two-time bracelet winner, kept his composure and made a gracious exit after the was put out on the river.
Scott Seiver opened with a raise to 20,000 from early position and Vladislav Varlashin moved all in for his last roughly 56,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded back around to Seiver and he casually announced a call.
Seiver:
Varlashin:
The board ran out and Varlashin was sent home in 23rd place. With this elimination, Seiver has boosted his stack to about 335,000.
Action folded around to Joe Kuether in the cutoff and he raised to 20,000. Max Silver, who is looking to make back-to-back WSOP Europe Main Event final tables here today, then three-bet to 50,000 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Kuether moved all in for 271,000, and Silver made the call.
Showdown
Silver:
Kuether:
Silver had made a good call, but that doesn't always get rewarded as evidenced by the flop, which paired Kuether's seven and gave him the lead. The turn gave Silver some added outs, but it'd be the on the river that would win him the pot. Kuether didn't seem all that surprised and quietly made his way to the payout desk as the day's first elimination.
Welcome to Day 4 action from the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event from the luxurious Majestic Barrière in Cannes, France. What stated with 420-players this past weekend has been cut down to the final 24, all of whom will return today to battle it out for a coveted spot at the final table of eight. The man best positioned to capture a spot is no stranger to final tables. Chip leader Joseph Cheong was a member of the 2010 November Nine and emerged as the chip leader late Tuesday night.
Joining him in today’s action are some familiar names in big stacks Paul Tedeschi and Sergii Baranov; 2005 WSOP runner-up Steve Dannenmann; high-stakes legend David Benyamine; former EPT winners Liv Boeree and Toby Lewis; last year’s 8th-place finisher Max Silver; the always-entertaining Scott Seiver; two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger; and 12-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, just to name a few
Here’s a look at the top ten counts headed into Day 4:
2012 WSOP Europe Day 4 Top Ten Counts
Place
Player
Count
1
Joseph Cheong
1,381,000
2
Paul Tedeschi
1,071,000
3
Sergii Baranov
1,055,000
4
Christopher Brammer
956,000
5
Jason Mercier
824,000
6
Phil Hellmuth
741,000
7
Max Silver
656,000
8
Curt Kohlberg
607,000
9
Timothy Adams
577,000
10
Joe McGowan
518,000
The march to the final table will kick off at 12:00 PM local time, which is about an hour from now. Be sure to check back then we bring you all the action and eliminations from the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event.
and through the 
on the turn. Cheong needed to pair his ten on the river to send her home and he did exactly that. The dealer ripped off the 
on fifth street and a stunned Boeree hung her head. Cheong tapped the table, stood up, and gave Boeree a hug before she exited the tournament area.
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. "Good game guys," McGowan said as he lost with the same hand Hellmuth used to win the 1989 WSOP Main Event and made his way to the payout desk in 19th place to collect €26,611.
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. Guinand shook hands with his opponents before exiting in 20th place, while Brammer was pushed the big pot and vaulted into the chip lead.
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turned, Baranov said, "Goodbye." It was a bit on an unintentional needle, but Frankenberger, a two-time bracelet winner, kept his composure and made a gracious exit after the 
