Break Time
Level 3
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The players are on a 20-minute break.
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,651,545
Entries
113
Level
26
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Mateos Ships on Ruzicka
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka checked from under the gun on a completed board of 
and Adrian Mateos shoved all in from the button. It was 151,500 and appeared to be a roughly pot-sized wager. Ruzicka tanked about a minute and then released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
290,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
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Rainer Kempe Joins the Fray
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The field for Event #9 is now 55 players strong, with 60 total entries so far. Rainer Kempe joined the field recently and just played a hand against Christian Christner.
He raised the button to 11,000 with Christner in the big blind. Christner called. The flop came 
and Christner checked to Kempe. Kempe bet 17,000 and Christner called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. Both players checked again when the river paired the board with the 
. Christner showed only a busted straight draw holding 
. Kempe won the hand with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | |
|
270,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Bicknell Coolered, Given False Hope
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We came upon two players all in with aces and kings in front of them. It turned out Kristen Bicknell, who was under the gun, had gotten it in there with 
, and Paul Newey had her coolered from the next seat with 
. The 
flop looked beautiful for Bicknell but an 
turn quashed her hopes. Paint completed the board but it was the 
.
Newey had about 580,000 and that covered Bicknell's 528,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Updated Counts
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
580,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
565,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
560,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
||
|
500,000 | |
|
|
||
|
490,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
|
460,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
420,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
325,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
265,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
||
Sergio Aido Doubles Through Liv Boeree
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Liv Boeree recently entered the field and shared how her first hand went. She three-bet to 35,000 and Sergio Aido four-bet all in for 135,000. She called with against the 
of Aido.
She flopped top set on the 
flop, but Aido made a wheel when the board finished 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | |
|
|
||
|
275,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
958,000
|
958,000 |
|
800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
|
500,000 | |
|
|
||
|
500,000 | |
|
|
||
|
430,000 | |
|
400,000 | |
|
|
390,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
250,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
215,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
181,500 | |
|
170,000 | |
Level: 5
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Kisacikoglu Busts Ramos
Level 5
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu is back in the tournament and just eliminated Felipe Ramos.
Ramos opened to 10,000 and Kisacikoglu reraised to 50,000. Ramos four-bet shoved for about 350,000. Kisacikoglu called with and was racing against the 
of Ramos.
The board brought a king on the flop and Ramos started heading to the rail as the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
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