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

Bouwmans Bows Out

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

[Removed:35] opened the action with a raise to 115,000 in the cutoff and Bjorn Bouwmans shoved for 1.2 million from the small blind. Lucina quickly double-checked his cards and tossed in a single chip for the call.

Bjorn Bouwmans: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
[Removed:35]: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

After a board of {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, Bouwmans failed to hit a miracle and had to settle for 24th place and €9,119.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:7]
[Removed:7]
3,300,000 3,161,000
Bjorn Bouwmans nl
Bjorn Bouwmans
Busted

Tags: Bjorn Bouwmans

Hofmann Straightens Out to Double Up

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Hofmann was all-in for 365,000 in late position and was called by his opponent in the big blind. The big blind tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Hofmann looked at his cards and said a prayer before turning them over. Hofmann eventually showed {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and it was a flip.

The flop came {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Hofmann fell behind as his opponent hit a pair of queens. The turn was the {10-Spades} and the river landed the {9-Clubs} giving Hofmann a straight to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Hofmann ch
Thomas Hofmann
780,000 -320,000

Tags: Thomas Hofmann

Crha Busts Late on Day 2

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Rene Crha
Rene Crha

Jonathan Khalifa opened to 115,000 from the cutoff and Rene Crha pushed all-in for 445,000 from the big blind. Khalifa thought briefly but made the call. He tabled {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Crha showed {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Khalifa was still ahead with his pair of sevens. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river brought the {8-Diamonds}. Crha was eliminated and Khalifa started the climb back up the ranks.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Khalifa fr
Jonathan Khalifa
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,930,000 730,000
Rene Crha cz
Rene Crha
Busted

Tags: Jonathan KhalifaRene Crha

Game Over for Borzak

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Matous Skorepa continues to clean up the tables by sending yet another opponent to the rail. Skorepa raised from under the gun soon after the last three tables were set and called the shove of Tibor Borzak.

Tibor Borzak: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Matous Skorepa: {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flip went to Skorepa, who flopped a jack on the board of {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and dodged the gutshot of Borzak. The Hungarian receives €9,119 for his efforts while Skorepa is near the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Matous Skorepa cz
Matous Skorepa
WSOP 1X Winner
4,000,000 450,000
Tibor Borzak hu
Tibor Borzak
Busted

Tags: Matous SkorepaTibor Borzak

Players Eliminated in 28th to 36th Place (€7,345)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The eliminations continue to come at a lightning-fast pace and the last three tables were set minutes after Florian Fuchs busted two opponents, as several other short stacks were eliminated in quick succession.

Player Chips Progress
Domenico Pasini de
Domenico Pasini
Busted
Brice Jungmann fr
Brice Jungmann
Busted
Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
Busted
Cristian Ambrosio it
Cristian Ambrosio
Busted
Ondrej Jakubcik cz
Ondrej Jakubcik
Busted
Jean-Sebastien Benoit be
Jean-Sebastien Benoit
Busted
Zoltan Bartus hu
Zoltan Bartus
Busted
Yannick Pernot fr
Yannick Pernot
Busted
Martin Urbanek cz
Martin Urbanek
Busted

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Fuchs Eliminates Two More Players

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Florian Fuchs
Florian Fuchs

Just moments after Sebastian Benoit sent most of his chips to Florian Fuchs in a cooler hand, he got his last 470,000 in the middle holding {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} but ran into Fuchs' {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}. The board ran out {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Benoit went from one of the leaders to the rail in a matter of a few minutes.

Fuchs' heater didn't stop there, as the next hand Ondrej Jkubcik shoved all-in for 630,000 from early position and Fuchs called directly to his left. Fuchs was ahead with {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} against Jkubcik's {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Fuchs went full house over full house again as the board ran out {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

"I guess if you're going to run good, this is the tournament to do it in," Fuchs said as he stacked chips to over 4 million now.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Fuchs at
Florian Fuchs
4,320,000 1,720,000
Ondrej Jakubcik cz
Ondrej Jakubcik
Busted
Jean-Sebastien Benoit be
Jean-Sebastien Benoit
Busted

Tags: Florian FuchsSebastian Benoit

Fuchs Doubles Through Benoit Full Over Full

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Florian Fuchs raised from early position and received a single caller in Sebastian Benoit in the big blind. Both players checked the {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop and Benoit check-raised the {7-Spades} turn from 75,000 to 300,000. Fuchs called and the {2-Hearts} river saw a bet of 400,000 by Benoit and the shove of Fuchs for 910,000.

Benoit called with {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} only to find himself at the wrong end of a cooler, as Fuchs had {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} for the superior full house.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Fuchs at
Florian Fuchs
2,600,000 1,725,000
Jean-Sebastien Benoit be
Jean-Sebastien Benoit
500,000 -1,175,000

Tags: Florian FuchsSebastian Benoit