Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #10: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,073,000
Entries
534
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 534
Filter
(2)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
585,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
550,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
335,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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|
295,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sarah Herring breaks down the latest from the WSOPE at Kings Casino.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,150,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
||
|
900,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
420,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
320,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
100,000
156,500
|
156,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
491,000
|
491,000 |
|
||
|
830,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
830,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
690,000
335,500
|
335,500 |
|
580,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
580,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
205,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
770,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
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Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Viktor Taranenko was short when the bubble started and didn't manage to build any momentum up during the bubble as he was forced all-in in the big blind for his last 12,000 after paying the 12,000 ante. Gary Hasson raised to 29,000 from under the gun and the rest of the table quickly folded. They had to wait till all action was closed on the other tables before their cards could go on their backs. Hasson was the first to show and then Taranenko slowly revealed his cards that he hadn't looked at yet.
Viktor Taranenko: 
Gary Hasson: 
The dealer slowly revealed the 
flop which didn't change the situation at all as Hasson was still in front.
The turn was the kept Taranenko behind, looking for a ten or four on the river.
The 
on the river completed the board for Taranenko to bust in 82nd place without a cash. Taranenko qualified online for €0.01 and was bitterly disappointed to not have made the money. He quickly left the tournament area, clearly upset, while the rest of the players celebrated their min-cash and rushed to the buffet to enjoy their 60-minute dinner break.
When the players return from their dinner break, they will have 72 minutes left to play of Level 17 which features a small blind of 6,000, big blind of 12,000, and a big blind ante of 12,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Joel Ettedgi opened to 26,000 and Mustapha Kanit three-bet all in for 121,000. Ognjen Sekularac cold-called in the big blind and Ettedgi also called.
The two active players checked down 
and the cards were turned over. Sekularac showed and Ettedgi showed . All-in player Kanit disgustedly turned over having been rivered by Sekularac, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
1,300,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Feature Table
Ben Heath raised to 90,000 from the button and Ryan Riess shoved from the big blind. Heath called for his last chips.
Ben Heath: 
Ryan Riess:
The flop came 
to not provide any help to Heath as Riess was still ahead with the pocket tens.
The turn was the which didn't change the situation and the on the river meant the end of Heath's tournament life as he finished in 80th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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