2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #10: €25,500 Mixed Games Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj97
Prize
€385,911
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,068,750
Entries
45
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 250,000
Ante
350,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
26
Players Left
21

Hellmuth Left on a Nub

Level 7 : 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

In a four-way pot to the {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, action checked all the way around and the {j-Diamonds} turn brought no betting action either. Phil Hellmuth then bet the {8-Diamonds} river and Sam Higgs called, Phil Hui and Roland Israelashvili folded.

"Good call," Hellmuth said and Higgs only revealed his {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a straight.

Hui asked to see the full hands and Hellmuth replied with a dry voice "I am happy to show my cards" as he was caught bluffing with the {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Higgs had the {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{x-} to rake in the pot.

Higgs and Israelashvili then chopped a pot in O8 while Hellmuth was left with very few chips.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
1,975,000 225,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
1,200,000 200,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
30,000 -126,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthPhil HuiRoland IsraelashviliSam Higgs

Higgs Applies Pressure

Level 7 : 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Seven Card Stud

Julien Martini: {x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} / {x-}
Phil Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} fold
Sam Higgs: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts} / {x-}

Julien Martini was ahead with a pair of deuces on sixth in three-way action and checked, as did Phil Hellmuth, and Sam Higgs bet. Martini made the call while Hellmuth opted to fold.

On seventh, Martini checked once more and a bet of Higgs won the pot uncontested. Martini wanted Higgs to show, who just flashed his cards for the virtual rail as nobody was standing behind on the balcony that overlooks the poker arena.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 70,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
440,000 -120,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
156,000 -44,000

Tags: Julien MartiniPhil HellmuthSam Higgs

The POY Contenders at a Glance

Level 7 : 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Shaun Deeb has chipped up again and played for some time at the same table as Robert Campbell and Daniel Negreanu to have the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year top three all together. However, with the addition of Dario Sammartino there were 25 active players and Deeb was moved to a new table that now also contains Ivo Donev, James Chen and Phil Ivey.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hui us
Phil Hui
1,200,000 -300,000
Robert Campbell au
Robert Campbell
WSOP 2X Winner
1,140,000 -60,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,110,000 35,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
1,000,000 1,000,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
715,000 385,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDario SammartinoIvo DonevJames ChenPhil IveyRobert CampbellShaun Deeb

Level: 7

Limit Flop / Draw 10,000-20,000
Stud Games 5,000-20,000 Ante 5,000
No-Limit & Pot-Limit 5,000-10,000 Ante 15,000

Up to 25 Entries

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili was already contemplating to join the field earlier on after he was eliminated in the money in Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix, but only now he has entered and that boosted the field to 25 entries with 24 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
1,000,000 1,000,000

Tags: Roland Israelashvili

Ivey Back For More

Level 6 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Ivey has re-entered and sat back down in the very same seat he had at the start of the day. He was immediately involved in two Stud Hi-Lo hands, winning one and chopping the other.

Thomer Pidun: {x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts} fold
Phil Ivey: {x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Thomer Pidun completed and called a raise by Ivey, who then bet fourth and fifth street. Pidun check-called once and check-folded to the second bet.

Phil Ivey: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades} / {x-}
Anthony Zinno: {x-}{x-} / {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} / {x-}
Tobias Leknes: {x-}{x-} / {3-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} fold

Ivey check-called a bet by Tobias Leknes on fourth and Anthony Zinno also came along. Ivey check-raised a Zinno bet on fifth and Leknes folded, Zinno called. Ivey check-called twice more and Zinno tabled {q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, Ivey won the high pot with {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{x-}.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
1,450,000 -50,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
1,100,000 1,100,000
Thomer Pidun de
Thomer Pidun
WSOP 1X Winner
720,000 -190,000
Tobias Leknes no
Tobias Leknes
675,000 215,000

Tags: Anthony ZinnoPhil IveyThomer PidunTobias Leknes