2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€190,375
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,300,550
Entries
2,738
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
313
Players Left
11

Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Completed

Mick Heder Leads the Final 11 Players, Shaun Deeb in Contention in Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mick Heder
Mick Heder

It was a long 12-hour day at the felt on Day 2 of Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em and the field was trimmed down to the final 11 players. The players have bagged up their chips after 15 levels and Mick Heder will be leading the way on the final day with a stack of 12,100,000 chips.

Heder had quite the successful day at the felt, spinning up a stack of 369,000 into double the average as the final table nears. A large portion of Heder's chips came from an all-in encounter with Balazs Bistei on the final two tables. Heder flopped a flush draw with two overcards to the pocket pair of Bistei. The two players got all of their chips in the middle and played for stacks in a chip-leading pot. Heder nailed his flush on the turn which vaulted him to the top of the counts.

While the Danish poker player is searching for his first WSOP gold bracelet, it's not his first go-around in a marquee event. Heder has four WSOP cashes to his name including a run in the Main Event earlier this summer in Las Vegas. He will have his work cut out for him on Day 3 with a few established pros trailing him on the leaderboard.

Shaun Deeb, who is not only in search of his fifth WSOP bracelet, but is also hunting down Daniel Negreanu in the Player of the Year race. Deeb will require at least a fifth-place finish in order to overtake Negreanu who is currently leading. Deeb will enter the final day as the third largest stack with 8,100,000 chips. The only other bracelet winner still in contention is Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier who bagged up a stack of 6,450,000.

Day 3 Seating Assignments

SeatTable 38CountryChip CountBig Blinds
3Shaun DeebUnited States8,100,00027
4Bertrand GrospellierFrance6,450,00022
6Marian KubisSlovakia2,150,0007
8Christoph PeperGermany7,250,00024
9Alessandro PezzoliItaly2,675,0009

SeatTable 40CountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Sergii KarpovUkraine4,725,00016
2Francesco CandelariItaly4,050,00014
3Dieter BeckerGermany6,625,00022
4Avraham DayanIsrael8,700,00029
5Mick HederDenmark12,100,00040
6Pasquale BracoItaly5,000,00017

Day 2 Action

The day began with 313 players returning to their seats for Day 2, all with the hopes of reaching the final table by the day's end. It was a rush to the payout desk in the opening levels as nearly half of the field was eliminated by the first break. Some of the notable early eliminations included Daniel Negreanu and Robert Campbell, leaving the door open for Deeb to make a deep run to claim the WSOP Player of the Year title.

As the day went on and the field continued to shrink, Deeb's goal was suddenly within striking distance. He saw his tournament life flash before his eyes after three-bet shoving with jack-ten suited and getting called by pocket queens. With the majority of Deeb's stack at risk, he ran out a flush on the turn and river to build a stack that would get him closer to the final table.

Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Once the final three tables were reached, the players moved to the balcony in King's Resort. It was apparent that sitting in the "comfy" chairs wasn't enough to keep players in their seats though. It took less than a level for nine players to hit the rail and another seat draw took place for the final two tables.

One of the chip leaders coming into the day, Pierre Neuville, had a good start and was one of the big stacks throughout much of Day 2. However, a couple of mistimed bluffs led him to just 15 big blinds on the final two tables. Neuville appeared to be in a great position to double up with his pocket kings against the pocket queens of Dieter Becker but a queen on the river ended Neuville's tournament in 18th place.

Becker was also the main reason for Chris Ferguson's demise in 23rd place. Becker chose to make a move with a three-bet shove for 22 big blinds in the small blind but Ferguson snapped him off with pocket aces. Becker sheepishly tabled king-deuce offsuit but it was a four-flush on the board that gave Becker the win, leaving Ferguson with just two big blinds.

Day 3 will begin with the 11 players spread out among two tables but will be quickly formed into one after a single elimination. The cards will go on in the air at 3 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming on level 34 at 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 40 minutes in length throughout with a 15-minute break after every three levels.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here for the final day of the 2019 WSOP Europe to bring you all of the updates until a winner is crowned. The updates will be on a 30-minute delay to remain in sync with the live stream taking place.

Tags: Balazs BisteiDaniel NegreanuDieter BeckerKing's ResortMick HederPierre NeuvilleRobert CampbellShaun Deeb

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mick Heder dk
Mick Heder
12,100,000 -200,000
Avraham Dayan il
Avraham Dayan
8,700,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
8,100,000 2,315,000
Christoph Peper de
Christoph Peper
7,250,000 -1,150,000
Dieter Becker de
Dieter Becker
6,625,000 -875,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
6,450,000 1,250,000
Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
5,000,000 380,000
Sergii Karpov ua
Sergii Karpov
Day 1C Chip Leader
4,725,000 -505,000
Francesco Candelari it
Francesco Candelari
4,050,000 390,000
Alessandro Pezzoli it
Alessandro Pezzoli
2,675,000 -1,875,000
Marian Kubis sk
Marian Kubis
2,150,000 650,000

Heder Takes From Candelari Once More

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Francesco Candelari raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Mick Heder came along out of the big blind. They checked the {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} flop and Heder bet the {j-Clubs} turn for 800,000, Candelari called after plenty of consideration.

Heder also bet the {10-Spades} on the river for 1,400,000 and Candelari was deep in the think tank for more than three minutes. The clock was called on the Italian and he folded with three seconds remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Mick Heder dk
Mick Heder
12,300,000 980,000
Francesco Candelari it
Francesco Candelari
3,660,000 -690,000

Tags: Francesco CandelariMick Heder

Dayan Doubles Through Braco

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Avraham Dayan was in the big blind and three-bet to 1,000,000 after Pasquale Braco's open to 400,000 from the hijack. Braco announced all in and Dayan called quickly.

Avraham Dayan: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Pasquale Braco: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Dayan managed to hold to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Avraham Dayan il
Avraham Dayan
8,700,000 5,900,000
Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
4,620,000 -4,005,000

Tags: Avraham DayanPasquale Braco

Daniel Salner Eliminated in 12th Place (€12,453)

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Daniel Salner
Daniel Salner

The action folded to Daniel Salner in the small blind who ripped all in for 3,500,000. Christoph Peper looked down at his cards in the big blind and quickly snapped him off.

Christoph Peper: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Daniel Salner: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The flop came {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Salner picked up a straight draw to go with his one over card. The turn was the {j-Clubs} which took away some of Salner's outs and the {j-Hearts} paired the board on the river. Peper's pocket queens held up and Salner was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Peper de
Christoph Peper
8,400,000 2,900,000
Daniel Salner at
Daniel Salner
Busted

Tags: Christoph PeperDaniel Salner

Karpov Doubles Through Heder

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Sergii Karpov
Sergii Karpov

Avraham Dayan opened to 400,000 and Mick Heder called from one seat over on the button. Sergii Karpov jammed out of the big blind for 2,265,000 and Dayan folded. Heder asked for a count and gave it some two minutes of consideration before making the call.

Sergii Karpov: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Mick Heder: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board came {q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and the pocket nines remained ahead to let Karpov double.

Player Chips Progress
Mick Heder dk
Mick Heder
11,320,000 -3,180,000
Sergii Karpov ua
Sergii Karpov
Day 1C Chip Leader
5,230,000 3,280,000

Tags: Avraham DayanMick HederSergii Karpov

Becker Takes From Braco

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the cutoff, Dieter Becker opened the action with a raise to 500,000 and Pasquale Braco in the big blind checked the stack of his opponent before making the call. On a flop of {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} both players checked and Braco bet the {6-Clubs} turn for 500,000, Becker made the call.

The {a-Hearts} fell on the river and Braco check-folded to a bet of 800,000 by Becker.

Player Chips Progress
Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
8,625,000 -3,300,000
Dieter Becker de
Dieter Becker
7,500,000 2,000,000

Tags: Dieter BeckerPasquale Braco

Level: 33

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Heder Takes From Candelari

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Mick Heder opened to 325,000 from under the gun and was called by Francesco Candelari on the button and Avraham Dayan in the big blind. On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Dayan checked and got out of the way when Heder continued for 350,000 and Candelari called.

After the {4-Hearts} turn, Heder bet 875,000 and Candelari made the call. The {k-Clubs} turn was checked by Heder and Candelari reluctantly checked behind to get shown the {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for kings and tens by Heder. Candelari mucked his cards in disgust and dropped to 22 big blinds for the next level.

Player Chips Progress
Mick Heder dk
Mick Heder
14,500,000 2,800,000
Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
11,925,000 125,000
Dieter Becker de
Dieter Becker
5,500,000 -800,000
Francesco Candelari it
Francesco Candelari
4,350,000 -1,600,000
Avraham Dayan il
Avraham Dayan
2,800,000 -900,000
Sergii Karpov ua
Sergii Karpov
Day 1C Chip Leader
1,950,000 -130,000

Tags: Avraham DayanFrancesco CandelariMick Heder