2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
€270,015
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€2,078,075
Entries
4,115
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Errante Doubles In Massive Pot

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Pietro Errante
Pietro Errante

Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 1,300 and was called by Pietro Errante, Oliver Heidel, Cosmin Joldis and Teunis Kooij. The big blind moved all in for around 9,000 and Zoufri reshoved for around 50,000. Errante snap-called for 30,275 and that forced out everyone else.

Big blind: {Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Pietro Errante: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Abdelhakim Zoufri: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The board came {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Heidel let out a "thank you" while Kooij was somewhat sad not to have gambled.

Player Chips Progress
Pietro Errante it
Pietro Errante
76,000
42,000
42,000
Oliver Heidel de
Oliver Heidel
40,000
5,000
5,000
Cosmin Joldis ro
Cosmin Joldis
35,000
-9,000
-9,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri nl
Abdelhakim Zoufri
16,000
-29,000
-29,000
Teunis Kooij nl
Teunis Kooij
15,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Abdelhakim ZoufriCosmin JoldisOliver HeidelPietro ErranteTeunis Kooij

Israelashvili and Freitez Eliminated

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Roland Israelashvili
Roland Israelashvili

Ivan Freitez doubled with {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} versus {5-Spades}{3-Spades} for 5,400 after a flop of {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop when the {6-Clubs} turn and {K-Spades} river blanked out. Back up to around 15,000, Freitez then got into a big pot with table neighbor Stephane Schmitt and turned two pair with {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} only for the Frenchman to turn over {8-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a straight on the board of {J-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

Another big name busted at almost the same time on a different table and another Frenchman was involved. Roland Israelashvili got his last 6,500 in with the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and Frederic Delval called with the {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. The board came {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{A-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Israelashvili was drawing dead on the turn on his second bullet to join the rail indefinitely for Day 1e.

Player Chips Progress
Stephane Schmitt fr
Stephane Schmitt
65,000
65,000
65,000
Frederic Delval fr
Frederic Delval
20,000
20,000
20,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
Busted
Ivan Freitez ve
Ivan Freitez
Busted

Tags: Frederic DelvalIvan FreitezRoland IsraelashviliStephane Schmitt

Thw Wild Ride Continues

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Abdelhakim Zoufri could all but smile after he scored a comeback double through Pietro Errante, taking some revenge for the massive pot the duo played just a few minutes ago. Zoufri turned two pair with {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to crack the {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} of Errante on a board of {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Pietro Errante it
Pietro Errante
60,000
-16,000
-16,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri nl
Abdelhakim Zoufri
35,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Abdelhakim ZoufriPietro Errante

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Sammut and Sotirov Among Bigger Stacks

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

More than half of the field has already been sent to the rail with 92 players out of 193 entries remaining in the last level of registration. Some of the hopefuls that started well thus far include Zhivko Sotirov and Clint Sammut. The duo clashed in a smaller pot when Sotirov reluctantly called a bet of 4,050 by Sammut on the {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Diamonds} river. Sammut rolled over {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the back door nut straight and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
42,000
42,000
42,000
Zhivko Sotirov bg
Zhivko Sotirov
30,000

Tags: Zhivko SotirovClint Sammut

Badulescu's Quads Bust Two

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Andrei Badulescu looked up two players with pocket eights versus ace-ten and pocket kings, one of which belonged to Mikko Hirvonen, and Badulescu flopped quads to rake in the pot.

One table over, Kai Münster boosted his stack further while Oleksandr Shcherbak has been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Kai Münster de
Kai Münster
46,000
25,000
25,000
Andrei Badulescu ro
Andrei Badulescu
39,000
39,000
39,000
Oleksandr Shcherbak ua
Oleksandr Shcherbak
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikko Hirvonen fi
Mikko Hirvonen
Busted

Tags: Oleksandr ShcherbakKai MünsterMikko HirvonenAndrei Badulescu

Yarmola Busts in Three-Way All In

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Mykola Yarmola moved all in for 2,050 and Yitshak Bahar called from one seat over. Laurentiu Dumitru reshoved and Bahar called with the superior stack.

Mykola Yarmola: {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Laurentiu Dumitru: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Yitshak Bahar: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The board came {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Yarmola was eliminated, while Dumitru more than doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Yitshak Bahar it
Yitshak Bahar
19,000
19,000
19,000
Laurentiu Dumitru ro
Laurentiu Dumitru
14,000
14,000
14,000
Mykola Yarmola ua
Mykola Yarmola
Busted

Tags: Laurentiu DumitruMykola YarmolaYitshak Bahar

Second Break of Day 1e

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Phil Hellmuth entered right before the end of the level and didn't even get to play a hand before being sent off into a 20-minute break. So far the screens show 199 entries of which 78 remain and the registration will close when the cards are back in the air.

In the last hand before the break on Hellmuth's table, Michael Chaffe looked up short stack Razvan Gherge for 5,000 with {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} versus {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the board came {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts}. "Do you mind if I take a picture?" Chaffe then asked and Hellmuth nodded, the Brit snapped a shot with his iPad and headed into the break right after.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Chaffe gb
Michael Chaffe
27,200
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
10,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Razvan Gherghe ro
Razvan Gherghe
Busted

Tags: Phil HellmuthMichael ChaffeRazvan Gherghe

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Updated Counts

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Lukas Klima cz
Lukas Klima
75,000
60,000
60,000
Andrei Badulescu ro
Andrei Badulescu
68,000
29,000
29,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
60,000
40,000
40,000
PokerStars
Vyacheslav Stoyanov md
Vyacheslav Stoyanov
58,000
58,000
58,000
Kai Münster de
Kai Münster
53,700
7,700
7,700
Pietro Errante it
Pietro Errante
52,000
-8,000
-8,000
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
48,000
6,000
6,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri nl
Abdelhakim Zoufri
45,000
10,000
10,000
Teunis Kooij nl
Teunis Kooij
40,000
25,000
25,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos gr
Theodoros Aidonopoulos
38,000
Andreas Fink de
Andreas Fink
36,000
5,000
5,000
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
36,000
8,000
8,000
Rifat Gegic de
Rifat Gegic
28,000
18,000
18,000
Cosmin Joldis ro
Cosmin Joldis
25,000
-10,000
-10,000
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
24,000
-11,000
-11,000
Pedro Oliveira pt
Pedro Oliveira
23,000
12,000
12,000
Sander van Wesemael nl
Sander van Wesemael
22,000
-22,000
-22,000
Chun Ho Law hk
Chun Ho Law
21,000
10,000
10,000
Oliver Heidel de
Oliver Heidel
20,000
-20,000
-20,000
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
14,000
-36,000
-36,000
Aleksandar Tomovic rs
Aleksandar Tomovic
14,000
-8,000
-8,000