Event #9: €100,000 No-Limit Hold'em King's Super High Roller Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker Europe

10-27-2018 19:13 UTC+1

Kurganov Bubbles Two Tables

Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Igor Kurganov opened from under the gun and David Peters defended his big blind.

The flop came and Peters check-called 930,000. The turn was the and Peters checked again. Kurganov moved all in for 3,565,000 and Peters called.

Igor Kurganov:
David Peters:

Kurganov was covered by just 25,000 and he was eliminated bringing the tournament to the last two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	9,500,000 4,020,000	4,020,000

Igor Kurganov	Busted

Tags: David Peters Igor Kurganov

10-27-2018 19:06 UTC+1

Loeser Runs Into Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Manig Loeser made it 500,000 to go over on the outer tables and Julian Thomas in the small blind three-bet to 1,620,000. Loeser four-bet shoved for a total of 5,700,000 and Thomas snap-called for a reason.

Manig Loeser:
Julian Thomas:

The board came and Loeser became the latest casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Thomas	14,800,000

Manig Loeser	Busted

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10-27-2018 18:46 UTC+1

Becker Busts to Badziakouski

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 500,000 on the button and Johannes Becker moved all in from the small blind for 3,035,000. Badziakouski was in the think tank for some time and eventually called.

Johannes Becker:
Mikita Badziakouski:

The flop left Becker in need of running cards, and it was all over after the turn to make the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	14,200,000 4,260,000	4,260,000

Johannes Becker	Busted

Tags: Johannes Becker Mikita Badziakouski

10-27-2018 18:22 UTC+1

Vieira Eliminated by Nitsche on Feature Table

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Joao Vieira opened to 470,000 from the hijack and Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 1.8m from the small blind.

Vieira then four-bet all in for 8,635,000 and Nitsche snap-called.

Joao Vieira:
Dominik Nitsche:

There was a queen on the flop of giving Nitsche a set, and the turn and river only improved him to a full house, sending Vieira to the rail.

Here are the chip counts from the feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	28,800,000 9,800,000	9,800,000

Jan-Eric Schwippert	15,000,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Martin Kabrhel	14,900,000 100,000	100,000

Steffen Sontheimer	6,700,000 400,000	400,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Joao Vieira

10-27-2018 17:59 UTC+1

Aldemir Runs Out of Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Feature Table

In a battle of the blinds, Koray Aldemir moved all in for 3,900,000, just under 20 big blinds. Joao Vieira called from the big blind with the slightly superior stack and the cards were turned over.

Koray Aldemir:
Joao Vieira:

The board came and the five on the flop was not enough to keep Aldemir in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	8,735,000 5,690,000	5,690,000

Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Koray Aldemir

10-27-2018 17:53 UTC+1

Yap Eliminated on Feature; Schillhabel on Outer Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Feature Table

Jun Wah Yap moved all in for 2,630,000 in the hijack and Jan-Eric Schwippert flat-called from one seat over in the cutoff.

Jan-Eric Schwippert:
Jun Wah Yap:

Board:

Yap found no help and was eliminated in 23rd place, soon after the field was reduced further.

Only a few minutes later, Stefan Schillhabel was spotted on his way out of the tournament area from the outer tables. Schillhabel had missed the nutflushdraw while Richard Yong held up with ace-ten for top pair on a ten-high flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Yong	10,000,000 800,000	800,000
Jun Wah Yap	Busted
Stefan Schillhabel	Busted

Tags: Jan Eric Schwippert Jun Wah Yap Richard Yong Stefan Schillhabel

10-27-2018 16:51 UTC+1

Badziakouski Triples Up

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Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Timothy Adams opened to 475,000 from the button and Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 1,730,000 from the small blind.

Mikita Badziakouski then moved all in from the big blind for 1,250,000. Adams called. "It's a magic trick!" said Badziakouski as the three players went to a flop.

The flop was and the two active players checked. The turn was the . Kisacikoglu bet 700,000 and Adams folded.

"Show the bluff!" said Badziakouski and Kisacikoglu nodded, much to Adams' chagrin.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

The river was the and Badziakouski - who had been standing up, bag in hand for most of the hand - tripled up.

"It's just a miracle," said Badziakouski.

"That's why you are winning all tournaments," murmured tablemate Vladimir Troyanovskiy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	15,700,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	11,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Mikita Badziakouski	3,800,000 2,215,000	2,215,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Timothy Adams Vladimir Troyanovskiy

10-27-2018 16:45 UTC+1

Phua Eliminated by Nitsche

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Feature Table

Paul Phua raised to 375,000 on the button with the and Dominik Nitsche called in the big blind with the . The flop gave Nitsche a flushdraw and he checked, Phua continued for 400,000 with around 2,600,000 behind. Nitsche called and the followed on the turn to give Phua top pair.

Nitsche checked once more and Phua fired a second barrel for 800,000, which resulted in the check-shove of Nitsche with his flushdraw and gutshot straight draw. Phua called it off and the river improved Nitsche to a winning flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	20,505,000 3,905,000	3,905,000

Paul Phua	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Paul Phua

10-27-2018 16:13 UTC+1

Peters Flops a Full House; Gets Paid

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Feature Table

The hand took place before the three-table redraw.

On the flop, Joao Vieira in the big blind with the checked over to David Peters in the hijack with and faced a bet of 240,000, which the Portuguese called. On the turn, Vieira checked once more and Peters bet 850,000 to pick up a call from the Portuguese.

Vieira rivered the flush with the and checked to Peters, who bet 4 million and was snap-called by Vieira.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	12,935,000 5,570,000	5,570,000

Joao Vieira	2,000,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Tags: David Peters Joao Vieira

10-27-2018 15:46 UTC+1

Mateos Caught Bluffing in Big Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Adrian Mateos limped the button and Martin Kabrhel checked his option to the flop. Mateos min-bet and Kabrhel called.

After the turn, Kabrhel checked once more and Mateos now over-bet for 1,150,000, which Kabrhel called after some consideration.

On the river, Kabrhel checked and Mateos moved all in for more than 4 million.

"Adrian, I think it is a bluff, but hippo tells me it's a full house," Kabrhel said after he had grabbed his card protector. Another minute passed and one of the players at the table called the clock on Kabrhel, who immediately pointed out that "it hasn't been enough time."

Eventually, Kabrhel called all in for 3,710,000 and Mateos rolled over the for a bluff. Kabrhel doubled with for trips aces and Mateos was left with fewer than three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	10,400,000 7,000,000	7,000,000

Adrian Mateos	390,000 6,610,000	6,610,000