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

Wolfrom and Sekularac Have a Raising War

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

Ognjen Sekularac raised from the hijack and Sebastian Wolfrom re-raised on the button. Sekularac called and the flop fell {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Sekularac checked to Wolfrom who bet 55,000. Sekularac check-raised to 125,000 only to have Wolfrom re-raise to 405,000. Sekularac thought about it for a minute but decided to let his hand go sending the pot to Wolfrom.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Wolfrom de
Sebastian Wolfrom
930,000
606,500
606,500
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
425,000
25,000
25,000
Day 1F Chip Leader

Tags: Ognjen SekularacSebastian Wolfrom

Foxen Eliminated by Garcia Blancas

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

Ruben Garcia Blancas raised and called the shove of Alex Foxen for 16 big blinds with near identical stacks.

Alex Foxen: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Ruben Garcia Blancas: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

The board of {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades} provided no help for the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year contender and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas es
Ruben Garcia Blancas
750,000
547,000
547,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenRuben Garcia Blancas

Thiel Continues to Stay Aggressive

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

On a flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, Florian Fuchs led out for 50,000 from middle position. Martin Thiel was in the cutoff and made the call. The {k-Spades} landed on the turn and Fuchs checked this time.

Thiel quickly fired 100,000 and Fuchs made the call. The river landed the {9-Clubs} and Fuchs checked again. Thiel announced all-in for 456,000 and Fuchs was puzzled. "Is this another bluff?" he asked Thiel but didn't get a response. Fuchs finally folded and Thiel raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Fuchs at
Florian Fuchs
875,000
-200,000
-200,000
Martin Theil de
Martin Theil
810,000
190,000
190,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Martin ThielFlorian Fuchs

Ambrosio Busts Magistro

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

The first two casualties after coming back from dinner were Marco Magistro and Fahredin Mustafov. The former three-bet shoved into a raise to 51,000 by fellow Italian Christian Ambrosio and his countryman called.

Marco Magistro: {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Christian Ambrosio: {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The board of {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} improved Ambrosio on the flop and Magistro was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Cristian Ambrosio it
Cristian Ambrosio
1,380,000
180,000
180,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Busted
Marco Magistro it
Marco Magistro
Busted

Tags: Christian AmbrosioFahredin MustafovMarco Magistro

Post Dinner Counts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Khalifa fr
Jonathan Khalifa
2,000,000
200,000
200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Sascha Ranzinger de
Sascha Ranzinger
1,200,000
55,000
55,000
Ronald Keijzer nl
Ronald Keijzer
1,000,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lukasz Wasek pl
Lukasz Wasek
680,000
454,500
454,500
Rene Crha cz
Rene Crha
650,000
-63,000
-63,000
Gergo Kovacs hu
Gergo Kovacs
600,000
430,000
430,000
Yannick Pernot fr
Yannick Pernot
430,000
30,000
30,000
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
380,000
-50,000
-50,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
340,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Foxen Flops Well to Remain in Contention

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Foxen open-shoved for his last 139,000 from early position and Nursultan Abilkassym reluctantly called out of the small blind.

Alex Foxen: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Nursultan Abilkassym: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The flop came {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Foxen improved to two pair. Neither the {5-Hearts} turn nor the {8-Spades} river changed the outcome of the hand and Foxen doubled to leave his opponent short.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
320,000
137,000
137,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Nursultan Abilkassym kz
Nursultan Abilkassym
70,000
-160,500
-160,500

Tags: Alex FoxenNursultan Abilkassym

Magalashvili Busts Gkatzas Before Dinner Break

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Magalashvilili
Michael Magalashvilili

Dimitrios Gkatzas shipped all-in for around 110,000 in middle position and Michael Magalashvili moved all-in over the top for 175,000 in the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.

Magalashvili had Gkatzas dominated with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} against {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. The board of {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} provided no help to Gkatzas and he was eliminated. Magalashvili gave a fist pump when his hand held up to rake in a pot just before the dinner break.

Gkatzas takes home €2,393 for his efforts and Jaroslaw Sikora, David Rodriguez, Karel Novotny and Tomas Junek all had to settle for the same payout as well.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Magalashvili il
Michael Magalashvili
345,000
74,000
74,000
Dimitrios Gkatzas gr
Dimitrios Gkatzas
Busted
Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
Busted
David Rodriguez es
David Rodriguez
Busted
Karel Novotny cz
Karel Novotny
Busted
Tomas Junek cz
Tomas Junek
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael MagalashviliJaroslaw SikoraDavid RodriguezKarel NovotnyTomas JunekDimitrios Gkatzas

Big Double for Keijzer

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Ronald Keijzer was all in and at risk for 423,000 with the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Martin Thiel had him dominated with the {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. However, the board of {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} came to the rescue for the Dutchman, who doubled to a healthy stack with ten tables remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Ronald Keijzer nl
Ronald Keijzer
870,000
780,000
780,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Theil de
Martin Theil
620,000
115,000
115,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Martin ThielRonald Keijzer