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
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
€1,122,239
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,073,000
Entries
534
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000

Lukacs Collects Even More

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bulcsu Lukacs raised to 12,000 from mid-position and Elias Talvitie three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Lukacs who called.

They both checked through the {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop to the {3-Spades} on the turn. Lukacs bet 41,000 which Talvitie called to see the {k-Diamonds} complete the board on the river. Now Lukacs bet 80,000, Talvitie considered it for a bit but opted to fold in the end.

Player Chips Progress
Bulcsu Lukacs ro
Bulcsu Lukacs
1,045,000
316,000
316,000
Elias Talvitie fi
Elias Talvitie
134,000
-215,000
-215,000

Tags: Bulcsu LukacsElias Talvitie

Dark Times for Farrell

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Everyone folded to Niall Farrell on the button, who made it 12,000 to go. Liwei Sun three-bet to 48,000 from the big blind and Farrell called. The flop was {9-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Sun continued for 32,000, which Farrell called.

The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and Sun kept up the aggression with a bet of 89,000. Farrell took his time before sliding in another call.

The {Q-Hearts} on the river certainly was interesting, but Sun didn't seem taken aback by it and kept pounding with a hefty bet of 182,000. Farrell, clearly not liking the situation, mulled it over some more before putting in the final call.

Sun rolled over {A-Spades}{K-Spades} for aces and queens with the king kicker. It was good; Farrell mucked his hand and paid off the bet to bring Sun up to over a million.

Player Chips Progress
Liwei Sun it
Liwei Sun
1,250,000
390,000
390,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
205,000
-420,000
-420,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Liwei SunNiall Farrell

Geilich and Talvitie Eliminated

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Alexandre Viard opened to 11,000 and Elias Talvitie three-bet all in for 120,000. The remaining players all folded and Viard called.

Alexandre Viard: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Elias Talvitie {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts} and despite the flush draw, Talvitie was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Ludovic Geilich was spotted heading to the exit. Kristen Bicknell informed us that he three-bet all in over an open from Milos Skrbic.

Skrbic called and his {k-}{k-} called against the {k-}{q-} of Geilich.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Viard fr
Alexandre Viard
520,000
80,000
80,000
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic
350,000
23,500
23,500
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted
Elias Talvitie fi
Elias Talvitie
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ViardElias TalvitieLudovic GeilichMilos Skrbic

Hasson Halts Katzenberger

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gary Hasson
Gary Hasson

Gary Hasson raised from the button and Viktor Katzenberger three-bet to 40,000 in the big blind which Hasson called.

The flop came {j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, Katzenberger continued with a bet of 25,000 and was called by Hasson.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, Katzenberger now bet 80,000 which Hasson called again.

The river completed the board with the {a-Spades}, Katzenberger now tanked and then shoved, Hasson called quite quickly. Katzenberger sighed and got up from his chair and flipped over {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the two pair of aces and sixes and knew he was beat. Hasson turned over {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the rivered trip aces.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
629,000
209,000
209,000
Viktor Katzenberger hu
Viktor Katzenberger
Busted

Tags: Gary HassonViktor Katzenberger

Updated Counts

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Adrian Mateos five-bet shoved against a four-bet from Alex Foxen, and the latter snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
750,000
318,500
318,500
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
600,000
84,000
84,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
495,000
250,000
250,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
390,000
205,500
205,500
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
320,000
-43,500
-43,500
WSOP 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
250,000
-45,500
-45,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
180,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
155,000
38,500
38,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
115,000
-122,000
-122,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Eliminated Before the First Break

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Ioannis Chorianopoulos gr
Ioannis Chorianopoulos
Busted
Wai Leong Chan my
Wai Leong Chan
Busted
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Adi Aizin il
Adi Aizin
Busted
Victor Choupeaux fr
Victor Choupeaux
Busted
Anton Johansson se
Anton Johansson
Busted
Jun Wah Yap my
Jun Wah Yap
Busted
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
Busted
James Rann gb
James Rann
Busted
Nico Prokic at
Nico Prokic
Busted
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
Busted
Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
Busted
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Luiz Ferreira br
Luiz Ferreira
Busted
Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
Busted

Break

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

In the first level of the day, 32 players were eliminated, and the remaining 131 are going on their first 15-minute break of the day.

When they return the blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a big blind ante of 6,000. The current average stands atjust over 400,000.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

WSOPE Main Event Now a "Survival Game" says Sinclair

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

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."

Jack Sinclair Chip Mascot
Jack Sinclair Chip Mascot

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