Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Day 1c | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

10-21-2017 19:16 UTC+2

Scott Stewart Won't Let go

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Scott Stewart has made his way to the King's Casino all the way from his hometown in California. Stewart made a deep run in this year's WSOP Main Event, finishing in 13th place for $535,000. He is off to a hot start in his first appearance at WSOP Europe thus far.

On a flop reading , Stewart was facing a bet of 2,300 from the player in early position. Stewart made the call and the hit the turn. The player in early position fired another bet of 5,500 and Stewart continued to call. The landed on the river and both players checked. Stewart's opponent turned over but Stewart flopped top pair with , earning himself the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	58,800 20,800	20,800

Tags: Scott Stewart

10-21-2017 19:21 UTC+2

Jobmann's Ace King Gets the Job Done

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Jan Timo Jobmann was all in and at risk for 15,975 with the and Valentin Vornicu took the flip with the . The board came and the 2017 WSOP Circuit Rozvadov ranking champion and WSOP Circuit ring winner scored a timely double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	50,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jan Timo Jobmann	33,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Jan Timo Jobmann Valentin Vornicu

10-21-2017 19:21 UTC+2

Kabrhel & Cantu Enter, Racener & Hallaert Exit

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

The action has picked up since the last break and players have been exiting as fast as they have been entering. Martin Kabrhel and Brandon Cantu have both taken their seat, but Cantu has already lost half of his stack.

John Racener and Kenny Hallaert will have to look towards the next event if they want to earn any Player of the Year points on their hunt to catch Chris Ferguson for the title. They have both busted their third bullet of the event since play resumed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Retterholt	71,700 24,200	24,200
Sander van Wesemael	58,400 39,400	39,400

Catalin Pop	39,100 15,100	15,100
Martin Kabrhel	20,000 20,000	20,000

Brandon Cantu	11,000 11,000	11,000

John Racener	Busted

Petr Targa	Busted
Sandro Pitzanti	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Tags: Brandon Cantu John Racener Kenny Hallaert Martin Kabrhel

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

10-21-2017 19:29 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Umberto Ferrato took most of the chips of Donovan Baer, who was then moved tables and bet the turn of a board for 8,500. Yehuda Cohen shoved for 16,600 and Baer eventually folded to get shown the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ferrato	60,000
Sander van Wesemael	55,000 -3,400	-3,400

Erik Cajelais	43,000 25,800	25,800

Farook Ghafoor	38,000 -12,000	-12,000
Robert Zipf	29,000 29,000	29,000
Yehuda Cohen	29,000 -6,000	-6,000
Donovan Baer	17,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Yehuda Cohen Donovan Baer Umberto Ferrato

10-21-2017 19:36 UTC+2

Zisimopoulos Busts Varnica

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

A raise by Alex Foxen saw Georgios Zisimopoulos on the button three-bet to 4,100. Ante Varnica four-bet all in from the big blind and Foxen folded, Zisimopoulos called.

Ante Varnica:
Georgios Zisimopoulos:

The flop left Varnica in desperate shape, and he was drawing dead by the time the fell on the turn. A meaningless river even improved Zisimopoulos to a full house and he moved past Foxen in the counts.

Cenk Oguz and Dzmitry Rabotkin called a raise and then also the shove of a short stack for 5,125 out of the big blind. Oguz and Rabotkin checked down a king-high board and the big blind more than tripled up with for trips kings, Rabotkin flashed and Oguz had .

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos	53,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Foxen	52,000 2,000	2,000

Dzmitry Rabotkin	40,000 -28,000	-28,000
Cenk Oguz	10,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ante Varnica	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Ante Varnica Cenk Oguz Dzmitry Rabotkin Georgios Zisimopoulos

10-21-2017 19:49 UTC+2

Michaelis With a One-Two Punch

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

There was a raise to 1,400 from early position and Paul Michaelis called directly to his left. The hijack moved all-in for around 8,000 and the initial raiser also moved all-in over the top. Michaelis instantly called and the table erupted in "Oohs and aahs".

Michaelis was sitting in the dark with and was up against the from one opponent and the from the other. The board ran out and Michaelis scored a double knockout to climb over 50,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Michaelis	57,200 31,200	31,200

Tags: Paul Michaelis

10-21-2017 19:55 UTC+2

Moscati and Arnold in the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

One third of the field has already been eliminated prior to the dinner break and the two current chip leaders appear to be Vincent Moscati and Dominik Arnold. Ivan Baric was down to 2,000 early on and has chipped up to 35,000 since, while Kristen Bicknell will have to hope for a similar comeback after being cut down to fewer than eight big blinds now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Arnold	130,000
Vincent Moscati	110,000
Thomas Pettersson	37,000 17,000	17,000
Ivan Baric	35,000 26,500	26,500
Michael Magalashvili	30,000
Martin Kabrhel	25,000 5,000	5,000

Allen Kessler	21,500 1,500	1,500

Kristen Bicknell	4,250 -12,275	-12,275

Cenk Oguz	Busted

Tags: Kristen Bicknell Ivan Baric Dominik Arnold Vincent Moscati

10-21-2017 20:00 UTC+2

Crilly Bows Out

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Neil Crilly was spotted on his way out of the tournament early, and unfortunately he was not trying to beat the stampede that'd head to the free buffet shortly. Crilly confirmed that he had been eliminated after defending his big blind to an open raise by Serge Danis and a call by Erik Cajelais in the small blind.

Crilly shoved a king-high flop with for the nut flush draw and Danis called with pocket sevens for middle set. The completed a flush for Crilly, but it also paired the board to eliminate the American.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serge Danis	55,000 55,000	55,000
Erik Cajelais	40,000 -3,000	-3,000

Neil Crilly	Busted

Tags: Erik Cajelais Neil Crilly Serge Danis

10-21-2017 20:02 UTC+2

Baer Doubles Castelluccio

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

On the three-way flop of , Donovan Baer checked from middle position and Yehuda Cohen bet 1,500 on the button. Sergio Castelluccio check-raised all in for 11,925 from the big blind and Baer reshoved for less than double of that. Cohen took a long time to make up his mind and the clock was called on him, he eventually mucked face up.