Event #10: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker Europe

10-30-2018 19:46 UTC+2

Farrell Doubles Through Rezaei

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Three players saw a flop on and after a check, Armin Rezaei bet 36,000. Niall Farrell was the only caller on the button. The turn brought the and Rezaei continued with a bet of 77,000. Farrell thought around a minute before sliding in another call.

The river completed the board with the and Rezaei shoved all in. Without wasting time, Farrell put a stack of chips in to call off his final 249,000 in chips.

Rezaei showed for an ace-high airball and Farrell doubled up with for a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Rezaei	840,000 -360,000	-360,000
Niall Farrell	770,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Armin Rezaei Niall Farrell

10-30-2018 19:33 UTC+2

Foxen Busts in Flip

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 155,000 from under the gun leaving himself 12,000 behind. It folded to Lukasz Grossmann who three-bet all in from the button. The blinds folded and Foxen put the rest of his chips in the middle.

Alex Foxen:
Lukasz Grossmann:

There was an eight on the flop giving Grossmann a set as the board ran out and Foxen was eliminated.

The tournament is now two eliminations away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	1,250,000 491,000	491,000
Arran Fletcher	830,000 15,000	15,000
Michel Dattani	830,000 60,000	60,000

Andy Black	690,000 335,500	335,500
Oleksandr Lagoda	580,000 -50,000	-50,000
Lukasz Grossmann	580,000 -230,000	-230,000
Tal Noach	205,000 -15,000	-15,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Lukasz Grossmann

10-30-2018 18:48 UTC+2

Farrell Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

It folded to Niall Farrell in the small blind, and the 2017 WSOPE bracelet winner moved all in for 155,000. Liwei Sun was in the big blind and called.

Niall Farrell:
Liwei Sun:

The board ran out and Farrell doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liwei Sun	1,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Igor Kurganov	1,150,000 680,000	680,000

Armin Rezaei	900,000 540,000	540,000
Leonard Maue	420,000 41,500	41,500
Niall Farrell	320,000 35,000	35,000

David Urban	280,000 -266,000	-266,000
Vladyslav Kovalenko	100,000 -156,500	-156,500

Tags: Liwei Sun Niall Farrell

10-30-2018 18:42 UTC+2

Thomas Doubles Through Sinclair, Then Snags Hoefer

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The hand before, Julian Thomas doubled up with through Jack Sinclair's to double to around 300,000. In the subsequent hand, Sinclair raised it up, Paul Hoefer shoved all in for 154,000, Thomas reshoved and Sinclair folded.

Paul Hoefer:
Julian Thomas:

"Same hand?" Thomas inquired but he was in fact miles ahead. The board came and Hoefer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	505,000 -175,000	-175,000

Julian Thomas	500,000 355,000	355,000

Paul Hoefer	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Julian Thomas Paul Hoefer

10-30-2018 18:20 UTC+2

Update from the Floor

4projectmayhem

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sarah Herring breaks down the latest from the WSOPE at Kings Casino.

10-30-2018 18:05 UTC+2

Psychic Simunic Calls the Runner-Runner

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vladimir Geshkenbein moved all in for 144,000 in middle position and Markus Durnegger looked him up.

Vladimir Geshkenbein:
Markus Durnegger:

The landed in the window, followed by the and to give Geshkenbein a commanding lead in the hand. At that point, Josip Simunic walked over from a different table to sweat his friend Durnegger.

Simunic briefly looked at the board and at both hands.

"King," he said, and the dealer flipped the .

"Jack" he followed up, and sure enough the landed on the river to chop the pot between both players. While others looked at him with large eyes, Simunic treated it as just another day at the card calling office and casually strolled back to his table. Meanwhile, Durnegger briefly thought he'd won with the rivered straight before the dealer pointed out the chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	840,000 180,000	180,000
Dominik Matejka	585,000 -45,000	-45,000
Markus Durnegger	550,000 -150,000	-150,000
Joao Vieira	335,000 42,000	42,000

Rainer Kempe	295,000 -74,000	-74,000
Allen Kessler	190,000 49,000	49,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein	160,000

Vincent Robert	160,000 -20,000	-20,000
Fabian Bernhauser	Busted

Tags: Josip Simunic Markus Durnegger Vladimir Geshkenbein

10-30-2018 17:33 UTC+2

Best High Stakes Pro You Don't Know Yet?

4projectmayhem

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tags: Julian Thomas

10-30-2018 17:00 UTC+2

Peters Picks Up the Pot

Shirley Ang

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Piotr Nurzynski raised to 18,000 from the cutoff, Tobias Peters called on the button and so did Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy in the big blind.

They all checked through the flop to the on the turn. Merzhvinskiy checked, Nurzynski bet 35,000 and only Peters called.

The river completed the board with the , Nurzynski bet 125,000 and Peters tanked. Peters stared at Nurzynski and his neck, cut out calling chips, stared a bit longer before making the call. Nurzynski hesitated before revealing but was behind as Peters held for the two pair on the board with the ace-kicker to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Piotr Nurzynski	1,158,000 308,000	308,000

Tobias Peters	700,000 336,000	336,000

Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy	300,000 -202,500	-202,500

Tags: Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy Piotr Nurzynski Tobias Peters

10-30-2018 16:50 UTC+2

Former WSOPE Main Event Champion Mateos Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michel Dattani opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and 2013 WSOPE Main Event champion Adrian Mateos three-bet all in from the big blind for 329,000. Dattani called.

Adrian Mateos:
Michel Dattani:

There was no help for the Spaniard on the and Mateos was eliminated ten minutes into the start of the third level of Day. 3

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Dattani	770,000 315,000	315,000

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Michel Dattani

10-30-2018 14:56 UTC+2

WSOPE Main Event Now a "Survival Game" says Sinclair

Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Different poker players have different approaches to social media. Some you very rarely hear from until they win a tournament, and others are updating at every break to keep their friends/fans/backers (delete as applicable) informed.

One such player is Jack Sinclair, whose Instagram posts document the rise and fall of his tournament so far.

"It's been a slow start," said Sinclair on the first break. "I have about what I came into today with; nothing's really happened. I have maybe a little bit more so I can't complain.

"By this point, it's just habit," said Sinclair when asked about his social media updates. "I don't think it's necessarily beneficial; especially in intense situations. At final tables or deep in very big tournaments I post a lot less because it can be a distraction, but in general, I just do it when I have a moment and it's not too much of a hassle."

With five more levels of play today, Sinclair insists that the Main Event has become more of a "survival game".

"We're 50-odd players off the money. I had a tough table which just broke, and now I'm at another slightly less tough table! It'd be kind of good to cash because I have no Euros after this! So if I want to keep playing in Europe, I'd like to cash this or I'll have to do some currency exchange.

"At the moment the structure is so deep that I'm able to wait a bit more than usual. So I'm just chilling out at the moment."

Tags: Jack Sinclair