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

Novotny Rises With Rockets

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

After Karel Novotny had opened from the cutoff, Vladyslav Kovalenko three-bet to 20,500 from the small blind. Novotny four-bet shoved 72,500 and Kovalenko called it off without much hesitation.

Karel Novotny: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Vladyslav Kovalenko: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

Kovalenko was in a world of hurt and didn't find any help on {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. He was left with seven big blinds on his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Karel Novotny cz
Karel Novotny
150,000
Vladyslav Kovalenko ua
Vladyslav Kovalenko
20,000

Tags: Karel NovotnyVladyslav Kovalenko

Neurauter Drags A Massive Pot, Matejka On Fumes

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Hannes Neurauter raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and the button called. The player in the small blind went all in for 45,000, which brought the action to Dominik Matejka in the big blind.

Matejka reshoved all in for 155,000 and Neurauter took a moment before calling off his entire stack of 140,000. The button, facing three all-ins, quickly got out of the way.

Hannes Neurauter: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Dominik Matejka: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The {K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades} all but sealed it and Neurauter dragged it after the {J-Clubs} turn and {Q-Hearts} river. The German skyrocketed to the chip lead,
while Matejka was left with just five big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Hannes Neurauter de
Hannes Neurauter
320,000 320,000
Dominik Matejka cz
Dominik Matejka
15,000 -135,000

Tags: Dominik MatejkaHannes Neurauter

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Break

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With possibly the smoothest bubble-phase in World Series of Poker history behind us, the players are going on a 15-minute break.

Bubble Bursts Surprisingly

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With the clock showing 180 players and 171 of them finishing in the money, dealers were instructed to stop dealing after the hand to initiate hand-over-hand.

However, once the exact tally was made after the hand, it turned out there were exactly 171 players left! No bubble action, no hand-over-hand, but all remaining players secured a cash of at least €802 just like that.

Thunderous cheers sounded from the room and people clapped in excitement over the unexpected turn of events.

Bojang Bouncing Around the Room

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Ismael Bojang
Ismael Bojang

Ismael Bojang has been pacing back and forth around the room, as he is playing both the PLO-8 tournament and the final flight of THE COLOSSUS. The experienced German is pulling the multi-table gambit off, as he's keeping his stack afloat in both tournaments.

The PLO-8 tournament is down to its last 19 players, so Bojang might keep that seat more occupied going forward, inching closer to a cash in this tournament as well.

Player Chips Progress
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000

Tags: Ismael Bojang