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

Hans Almost a Chip Millionaire

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Karl Hans limped in and Jonathan Khalifa in the small blind as well as Michael Magalashvili in the big blind checked. The trio ended up checking the {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop and the {A-Diamonds} turn. Once it was checked to him on the {7-Clubs} river, Hans bet 100,000 and both opponents folded.

Hans flashed the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for two pair and Khalifa tapped the table with the words "nice hand."

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Khalifa fr
Jonathan Khalifa
2,300,000
300,000
300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Karl Hans cz
Karl Hans
975,000
756,000
756,000
Michael Magalashvili il
Michael Magalashvili
400,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Michael MagalashviliJonathan KhalifaKarl Hans

Wasek Keeps Building

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Lukasz Wasek built his stack with plenty of aggression and picked one opponent in particular in at least three hands. The duo went at it again with the flop showing {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Wasek checked out of the small blind. The big blind bet 68,000 and Wasek check-raised all in to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Lukasz Wasek pl
Lukasz Wasek
1,450,000
770,000
770,000
Matous Skorepa cz
Matous Skorepa
1,400,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Thomas Hofmann ch
Thomas Hofmann
1,100,000
200,000
200,000
Rene Crha cz
Rene Crha
1,050,000
50,000
50,000
Pascal Pflock de
Pascal Pflock
950,000
550,000
550,000
Ronald Keijzer nl
Ronald Keijzer
700,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marcel Brunner ch
Marcel Brunner
680,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Lukasz Wasek

Avramidis Flops Trips to Eliminate Hallaert

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Makarios Avramidis opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind. Avramidis called and the flop came {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}.

Both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and Hallaert led out for 140,000. Avramidis called and the {7-Diamonds} completed the board. Hallaert pushed all-in for around 255,000 and Avramidis quickly tossed in a chip to call. Hallaert turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} but Avramidis tabled {4-Spades}{3-Spades} for trip fours.

Player Chips Progress
Makarios Avramidis gr
Makarios Avramidis
1,887,000
507,000
507,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted

Tags: Kenny HallaertMakarios Avramidis

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Schweizer Runs Out of Chips

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Down to just 75,000, fewer than four big blinds, Viktor Schweizer moved all in from early position. Roman Motovsky called and the big blind sighed, then folded {8-Spades}{2-Hearts}.

Viktor Schweizer: {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Roman Motovsky: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

"Oh wow, three outs," Schweizer said and saw the board run out {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} to end up drawing dead on the turn. Other notables on his former table include Makarios Avramidis, Kenny Hallaert and Ognjen Sekularac.

Player Chips Progress
Makarios Avramidis gr
Makarios Avramidis
1,380,000
380,000
380,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
750,000
135,000
135,000
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
680,000
255,000
255,000
Day 1F Chip Leader
Roman Motovsky cz
Roman Motovsky
600,000
427,000
427,000
Viktor Schweizer de
Viktor Schweizer
Busted

Tags: Viktor SchweizerOgnjen SekularacMakarios AvramidisKenny HallaertRoman Motovsky

Mol Doubles Up with Queens

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Maarten Mol was in the cutoff and got all of his 332,000 chips in the middle preflop against David Petrzelka on the button. Mol was out front with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} against Petrzelka's {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Mol's pair of queens held up to double through Petrzelka, who was left with around 150,000. Petrzelka got the rest of his chips in the middle in the next hand but could not connect with the board as he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Maarten Mol nl
Maarten Mol
675,000
582,000
582,000
David Petrzelka cz
David Petrzelka
Busted

Tags: Maarten Mol

Ensan Busts to Crha

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

Ruben Garcia Blancas cleaned up his table further as Maria Zijthof and Jeff Cormier were both eliminated.

Also on the rail is Hossein Ensan. The German faced a raise to 40,000 and a call by Rene Crha. Ensan moved in for 130,000 out of the blinds and the initial raiser called, then folded to the push of Crha.

Hossein Ensan: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Rene Crha: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

"Four!" Ensan demanded and pointed with his finger to the upcoming board. Instead, the flop fell {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and even Ensan could all but crack a smile, while the {9-Diamonds} turn and {J-Clubs} river completed the board. Ensan walked ovee to Crha to shake hands and headed to the payout desk after.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
1,280,000
430,000
430,000
Rene Crha cz
Rene Crha
1,000,000
350,000
350,000
Zoltan Bartus hu
Zoltan Bartus
845,000
697,000
697,000
Maria Zijthof nl
Maria Zijthof
Busted
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
Busted
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ruben Garcia BlancasMaria ZijthofRene CrhaJeff CormierHossein Ensan

Garcia Blancas Busts Another

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

A short-stacked Nursultan Abilkassym was all in with the {K-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Ruben Garcia Blancas looked him up with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. The board came {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and the player from Kazakhstan found no help to join the rail. Sander van Wesemael busted at almost the same time on a different table to reduce the field to the last 79 hopefuls.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
850,000
100,000
100,000
Sander van Wesemael nl
Sander van Wesemael
Busted
Nursultan Abilkassym kz
Nursultan Abilkassym
Busted

Tags: Nursultan AbilkassymRuben Garcia BlancasSander van Wesemael