Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #3: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€274,417
Entries
572
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Another Four Down the Drain
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Alexander Bachmann got it in with the 
against the 
of Luchezar Pumpalov and the 
flop was as bad as it could get for Bachmann. However, he found some hope on the 
turn only for the 
river to brick off.
It didn't take long for the next short stacks to get it in and Sergei Popov, Michael Juen and David Boyaciyan were all eliminated.
Juen was at risk with the 
and Romain Lewis called with 
on the 
flop. The 
turn was a blank, but Lewis got there with the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 100,000 |
|
475,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Deeb Busts in Big Pot Against Rothaermel
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb was spotted on the way out of the tournament area and the cards at his table were still visible with Martin Rothaermel dragging in a massive pot.
Deeb had some 450,000 left when the stacks went in after a flop of 
and the following cards were turned over:
Shaun Deeb: 
Martin Rothaermel: 
Deeb was marginally ahead with his overpair and second nut flush draw, but Rothaermel had a ton of outs. The 
turn was a blank, but the 
fell on the river to give Rothaermel not only the straight but also the nut flush. Deeb, who started the day second in chips, has been eliminated in 38th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 805,000 |
|
Busted |
Al Labani No More
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Hael Al Labani got it in with pocket aces and Guillaume Diaz made a straight to send the German to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 185,000 |
|
450,000 | -193,000 |
|
440,000 | -290,000 |
|
|
410,000 | 201,000 |
|
390,000 | 51,000 |
|
320,000 | 123,000 |
|
220,000 | -345,000 |
|
170,000 | -10,000 |
|
140,000 | -56,000 |
|
Busted |
Diaz Loses Two in a Row
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Michal Mrakes doubled Tarek Sleiman when his flopped two pair with 
could not hold up against the 
of Sleiman. They got it in after the 
flop, the turn and 
river improved Sleiman to the nut straight.
Guillaume Diaz then doubled Hael Al Labani and Norbert Burkhard in quick succession to drop some of his early profit.
Burkhard ended up all in and at risk on the flop and tabled the 
for a wrap and flush draw. Diaz had the 
and the turn and river gave Burkhard a straight.
Shortly after, Roland Israelashvili was eliminated on a different table to reduce the field to the last 39 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000 | -155,000 |
|
330,000 | 198,000 |
|
210,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 60,000 |
|
100,000 | -100,000 |
|
Busted |
Alioto Eliminated by Back
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Dario Alioto was left short after missing a lot of outs in a previous showdown and he would do so again when he was at risk himself against Christopher Back.
Dario Alioto: 
Christopher Back:
The 
flop gave Alioto a ton of outs, but he bricked off on the turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | -35,000 |
|
Busted |
Rothaermel Doubles Through Pavlyuchuk
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
In a three-bet pot to the 
flop, Oleg Pavlyuchuk and Martin Rothaermel clashed and the latter ended up all in and at risk for more than 220,000.
Martin Rothaermel: 
Oleg Pavlyuchuk:
The turn and 
river kept Rothaermel's hand best and he doubled, leaving Pavlyuchuk short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
595,000 | 393,000 |
|
130,000 | -348,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Amedi and Strugari Eliminated
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Sebastian Obermeier raised to 22,000 and Netanel Amedi three-bet the pot out of the small blind with a total stack of around 180,000. Obermeier pushed all in and Amedi called.
Netanel Amedi: 
Sebastian Obermeier:
The board came 
and Amedi was eliminated.
Shortly after, Vasile Strugari had most of his chips in preflop and ended up all in and at risk on the flop, Guillaume Diaz called.
Vasile Strugari: 
Guillaume Diaz: 
"King one time," Strugari said and Diaz just shook his head. The board completed with the turn and river and Strugari headed to the rail as well, while Diaz continued his meteoric rise in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | 255,000 |
|
460,000 | 211,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Popov Doubles Through Al Labani
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Michal Mrakes doubled and Sergei Popov did so one table over shortly after.
On the heads-up turn of , Hael Al Labani in the small blind bet and called the shove of Popov for 69,000 in the big blind. Popov turned over the 
for a straight and Al Labani only held 
. The meaningless completed the board on the river and Popov bumped his stack to 22 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | 179,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -170,000 |