Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€2,078,075
Entries
4,115
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Romanello Coolers Volek
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Jan Volek opened to 1,500 in middle position and Roberto Romanello made it 3,600 in the small blind. Volek came back with 7,500 and Romanello called.
Romanello checked the 
flop and Volek bet 4,500. Romanello told the dealer he was all in, and Volek called off his last 12,000 or so.
Romanello: 
Volek: 
The turn and river were 
and 
and Romanello's heater continued.
Players are now on break for 20 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | 22,475 |
|
Busted |
Troyanovskiy Gives Up
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 3,800 into a pot of about 7,000 from early position when the big blind checked to him on 
. The big blind called and then checked the 
. Troyanovskiy thought a big then checked in apparent submission and mucked to 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,350 | 4,350 |
Clinkscales On a Nub After Roller Coaster
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Rex Clinkscales made it 3,800 from middle position after Roberto Romanello put in an open to 1,400 on his right. Romanello came back with 8,900 and Clinkscales shipped it for a little over 26,000. Romanello called off.
Romanello:
Clinkscales: 
The 
flop brought a flush draw for Romanello and he filled it right away with the 
turn. Clinkscales had him covered by 1,600.
The American shoved that in next hand. The player on the button reshoved for what looked like about 9,000 and Kristen Bicknell woke up with 
in the big blind and put everyone at risk. Clinkscales had 
and the third player .
The board ran out 
, giving Clinkscales the main pot with kings up and Bicknell the larger side pot.
After that hand finished up, Romanello told us that Clinkscales had already survived when he jammed over a button open by Romanello for 12,600 and won with 
against 
. The end of the roller coaster left Clinkscales with about 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,700 | 2,700 |
|
|
51,525 | 42,025 |
|
5,500 | -13,400 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Foxen Bounces One
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
On a flop of 
, Alex Foxen had defended his big blind and was putting player in the cutoff all in when we got to his table. The cutoff tabled 
but got out of his seat when he saw Foxen had flopped trips with 
. The turn was an 
and the river a and Foxen added to one of the larger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | 31,000 |
MacPhee Shows One
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
In for what we believe to be his second bullet of Day 1b, Kevin MacPhee fired 2,225 against two opponents who checked to him out of the blinds on . Only the big blind called. On the turn, the big blind checked after both looked at their hole cards again. MacPhee bet 4,200 and that convinced his opponent to relinquish the pot.
MacPhee turned over the with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
Top Full Again for Bicknell
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Kristen Bicknell moved all in from the big blind for about 7,000 effective on a completed board of 
. Her opponent in middle position hemmed and hawed for a bit before sighing and committing his remaining stack. Bicknell rolled over 
for jacks full and the other player sent 
into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000 | 23,900 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Foxen Pays Gegic
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Alex Foxen checked from the big blind, and Rifat Gegic bet 4,000 from the button on a board of 
. After eyeing his opponent for a bit, Foxen tossed in a call, but Gegic had flopped the nuts with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | 22,000 |
|
19,500 | -9,500 |