2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #3: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
€53,557
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€214,337
Entries
325
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Mustafov Doubles on a "Sexy Board"

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Fahredin Mustafov was all in and at risk for his last 30,100 and the cutoff looked him up with the {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. Mustafov held {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and the standard coin flip turned into a roller coaster of emotions as the board ran out {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

"Sexy board," Mustafov added while stacking up his double.

Player Chips Progress
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
65,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov

One for Caranica

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 3,500 from mid-position and was called by Philipp Caranica in the big blind.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}, Caranica checked, Grafton bet 3,700, Caranica raised to 11,500. Grafton called.

The turn brought them the {K-Hearts} on which they both checked. The {3-Hearts} on the river completed the board, now Caranica bet 6,500 and Grafton called. Caranica showed {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a full house, fours over kings and that was enough for Grafton to muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Caranica gs
Philipp Caranica
80,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
38,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Sam GraftonPhilipp Caranica

Ta Fades a Massive Sweat to Double

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

A raise by Luc Thong Ta was met by the all in of the player on the button and once the action was back on Ta, he verified with the dealer that it was indeed an all in before snap-calling.

Ta tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and his opponent only had the {K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. The flop of {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} was as dreadful as it could get, but Ta somehow faded a ton of outs with the {3-Spades} turn and {7-Diamonds} river to double.

"I could have busted you, but now you are back," Phil Hellmuth in the two seat said and Ta replied "I was back all the time." Right after, Kristen Bicknell arrived in the four seat with an above-average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Thong Ta de
Luc Thong Ta
125,000
75,000
75,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
110,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
70,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Phil HellmuthLuc Thong TaKristen Bicknell

Galindo Lopez Busted By Grafton

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Sam Grafton had gone all in from the under-the-gun position and was called by Josep Maria Galindo Lopez on the button who had about half the amount of chips that Grafton had.

Sam Grafton: {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{10-Spades}{J-Spades} on the flop giving Grafton two pair, kings and jacks, immediately. The {Q-Clubs} on the turn gave Galindo Lopez an out if the ace or nine came on the river, they would both be playing the board and split the pot. But the {8-Hearts} on the river wasn't to be and Galindo Lopez made his way out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
62,000
24,000
24,000
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez es
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
Busted

Tags: Josep Maria Galindo LopezSam Grafton

Pre Dinner Counts

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

On the river of a board {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{A-Hearts}, Michael Eiler called a bet worth 13,200 by John Racener and mucked when he was shown {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for aces and eights by Racener, who appears to be near the top just before the upcoming dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
200,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
170,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Romain Follet fr
Romain Follet
165,000
65,000
65,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
160,000
78,000
78,000
Yehuda Cohen il
Yehuda Cohen
155,000
30,000
30,000
Luca Sebastiani it
Luca Sebastiani
130,000
130,000
130,000
Lawrence Whyte us
Lawrence Whyte
120,000
-30,000
-30,000
Jesper Hansen dk
Jesper Hansen
95,000
47,000
47,000
Micky Blasi it
Micky Blasi
90,000
33,000
33,000
Camilla Reventlow dk
Camilla Reventlow
85,000
68,000
68,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
84,000
14,000
14,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
80,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Bernd Gleissner de
Bernd Gleissner
70,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mihai Donciu ro
Mihai Donciu
67,500
67,500
67,500
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
55,000
-10,000
-10,000
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
55,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Michael Eiler de
Michael Eiler
50,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Christian Arstad no
Christian Arstad
45,000
21,000
21,000
Jan Bednar cz
Jan Bednar
38,000
16,000
16,000
Francisco Fernandez es
Francisco Fernandez
35,000
-13,000
-13,000
Artan Dedusha gb
Artan Dedusha
Busted
Roman Cieslik de
Roman Cieslik
Busted
Jerome Sgorrano be
Jerome Sgorrano
Busted
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: John RacenerMichael Eiler

Prize Pool Announced

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The floor has just announced the details of the prize pool:

There were 325 entries in total, creating a prize pool of €214,337. A total of 49 players will be in the money. A min-cash today would mean a player pockets €1,104 and the winner will take home the coveted WSOPE gold bracelet and the first place prize of €53,557.

Full details can be found on our payouts page,

Hughes Misses Bounty; Chips Up Instead

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Tiziano Di Romualdo was all in with a short stack and picked up two callers including Ricardo Chauriye. The latter folded to a bet by the third player in the hand on the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and later said in table chat he had pocket nines. Di Romualdo was all in and at risk with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} versus {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and got there on the {A-Diamonds} turn before the {5-Spades} river bricked off.

Ryan Hughes was also involved in a three-way all in, and was the second biggest stack in a battle with Konstantinos Misailidis and Christophe Pereira in the big blind.

Christophe Pereira: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Ryan Hughes: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Konstantinos Misailidis: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Pereira tripled up for 15,100, while Hughes doubled through Misailidis for 31,700 after having paid off Pereira.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
63,400
47,100
47,100
WSOP 3X Winner
Ricardo Chauriye cl
Ricardo Chauriye
56,000
33,000
33,000
Christophe Pereira fr
Christophe Pereira
48,000
28,000
28,000
Tiziano Di Romualdo it
Tiziano Di Romualdo
35,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Christophe PereiraKonstantinis MisailidisRicardo ChauriyeRyan HughesTiziano Di Romualdo

Dinner Break

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The 93 remaining players have just gone away for their 60-minute dinner break. When they return they will be playing with a small blind of 1,500, a big blind of 3,000 and a running ante of 500.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500