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

10-30-2018 22:35 UTC+2

Van Der Marel Doubles Through Aido

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sergio Aido opened to 27,000 and Nick van der Marel three-bet all in for 368,000. It folded back to Aido who called.

Sergio Aido:
Nick van der Marel:

The flop came giving Aido an open-ended straight draw, but Van Der Marel a flush draw which he duly made on the turn. The river was the and the Dutchman doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jona Wilmsmann	1,650,000	79,000
Tobias Anttila	940,000	178,000
Danilo Velasevic	860,000	110,000
Teun Mulder	740,000	510,000
Nick van der Marel	650,000	105,000
Sergio Aido	425,000	-350,000
Kristaps Vismanis	350,000	-40,000

Tags: Nick van der Marel Sergio Aido

10-30-2018 22:28 UTC+2

Heath Eliminated by Riess

Shirley Ang

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
Ryan Riess	2,000,000	347,000
Ben Heath	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Ryan Riess

10-30-2018 22:27 UTC+2

McNulty Misses Out on Double After Chop

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Marco Slacanac opened to 50,000 and Sean McNulty defended his big blind.

The flop came and McNulty checked to Slacanac who bet 50,000. McNulty then check-raised all in for 228,000.

"When you see my hand, you will laugh," said Slacanac, who thought for a while before calling.

Marco Slacanac:
Sean McNulty:

"Nooo!" said Slacanac when faced with a better club draw than his. The turn was the and the river ensured that the pot was a chop.

"Oh my...fuck..." said McNulty who sits with 25 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Slacanac	1,800,000	20,000
Pierre Mothes	720,000	65,000
Dietrich Fast	500,000	120,000
Gary Hasson	390,000	-65,000
Sean McNulty	350,000	30,000
Roger Teska	300,000	-20,000

Tags: Marco Slacanac Sean McNulty

10-30-2018 22:18 UTC+2

Givens' Main Event Comes to an End

Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the previous hand, Will Givens had lost nearly all his chips in an all-in clash that has left him with a mere 21,000. The following hand, Marco Slacanoc raised to 25,000 in early position, Givens called all in, and Pierre Mothes called in late position.

Slacanac bet 30,000 on the flop and Mothes called to build up the side pot as well. Slacanac bet 75,000 on the turn and Mothes spent ages in the tank. The floor was called for time, but as soon as the timer started Mothes put in a raise. Slacanac quickly open-folded

Will Givens:
Pierre Mothes:

Givens was drawing dead, making the river a mere formality, and he finished in 76th place for €15,074.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Slacanac	1,780,000	83,000
Pierre Mothes	655,000	-125,000
Will Givens	Busted

Tags: Marco Slacanac Pierre Mothes Will Givens

10-30-2018 22:17 UTC+2

Ruzicic Set Aside by Sun

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Slobodan Ruzicic was all-in from the big blind and called after Liwei Sun had raised from mid-position.

Slobodan Ruzicic:
Liwei Sun:

The board ran out for Sun's pocket kings to hold and eliminate Ruzicic from the tournament before the pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liwei Sun	1,850,000	250,000
Slobodan Ruzicic	Busted

Tags: Liwei Sun Slobodan Ruzicic

10-30-2018 22:17 UTC+2

Shortstacked Duarte Misses Out on Ladder

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

It folded to Pierre Mothes who raised to 30,000. Next to act was Luiz Duarte who, according to Dietrich Fast who was remonstrating with the tournament director, was stalling on most hands in order to ladder.

Duarte then raised to 57,000 leaving himself 5,000 behind. The remaining players all folded, before Mothes called.

The flop came . Mothes announced all in and Duarte threw in his last 5,000 chip.

Pierre Mothes:
Luiz Duarte:

Mothes had flopped a pair, and although Duarte picked up a flush draw on the turn, the river was the and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Mothes	780,000	520,000
Luiz Duarte	Busted

Tags: Dietrich Fast Luiz Duarte Pierre Mothes

10-30-2018 22:10 UTC+2

Kessler Secures Post-Bubble Double

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Allen Kessler open-shoved for 71,000 with and was looked up by Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind with

"How does he have sevens in the big blind?" bemoaned Kessler as the flop came . "I need a diamond or an ace."

As luck would have it, the turn was the . The river was the and Kessler secured a double to around 13 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	440,000	-210,000
Allen Kessler	150,000	20,000

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy Allen Kessler

10-30-2018 22:06 UTC+2

Kanit's Kings Cracked to Bust Main Event

Will Shillibier

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
Joel Ettedgi	1,800,000	700,000
Ognjen Sekularac	1,300,000	840,000
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Tags: Joel Ettedgi Mustapha Kanit Ognjen Sekularac

10-30-2018 22:04 UTC+2

Noach Doubles Through Black

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tal Noach opened to 24,000 and Andy Black three-bet enough to put Noach all in. Noach moved his chips forward and the cards were turned over.

Tal Noach:
Andy Black:

There was to be no help for Black on the and Noach secured a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Black	600,000	-90,000
Tal Noach	350,000	145,000

Tags: Andy Black Tal Noach

10-30-2018 22:02 UTC+2

Four Shoves At Table #149

Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

It's not really a post-bubble bonanza yet — most of the players have deep enough stacks --, but at Table #149 four all-ins happened in a row. Not one of them ended up getting called.

The first, second and fourth shove were all courtesy of Thomas Hammerl, while Ming Xi shoved once in between. Hammerl moved himself up to 230,000 with the three uncontested shoves.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	1,770,000	210,000
Steven Warburton	850,000	-80,000
Milos Skrbic	500,000	120,000
Krasimir Yankov	475,000	268,000
Marek Blasko	305,000	-395,000
James Morgan	265,000	-35,000
Thomas Hammerl	230,000	30,000
Ming Xi	200,000	-300,000