Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix | 2019 World Series of Poker Europe

10-18-2019 18:52 UTC+2

Tomasz Gluszko Eliminated in 11th Place (€5,654)

Yori Epskamp

Level 19 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Razz

Tomasz Gluszko:
Espen Sandvik:

Tomasz Gluszko became the first finisher in the money of Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix. In a sizable pot in Razz, Gluszko ended up all in versus Espen Sandvik. After all cards were dealt out, Gluszko ended up with 7-6-5-3-A. Sandvik, though, had him by a hair with 7-6-4-3-2 to end the Polish player's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Sandvik	740,000 230,000	230,000

Tomasz Gluszko	Busted

Tags: Espen Sandvik Tomasz Gluszko

10-18-2019 18:51 UTC+2

David "ODB" Baker Eliminated on the Bubble

Ernestok

Level 19 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Razz

The bubble lasted only a couple of hands in Event #5, with Razz being the game that sent all the remaining players in the money. In the crucial hand, David "ODB" Baker brought it in with the and Jeff Madsen completed to 15,000 with a .

Baker called and received a , while Madsen paired his . Baker went all in for 12,000 and Madsen called.

David "ODB" Baker: for a 9-8-4-3-2 low
Jeff Madsen: for a 7-6-5-4-A low

With Baker's elimination, all remaining players are guaranteed at least €5,654.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	530,000 137,000	137,000

David "ODB" Baker	Busted

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Jeff Madsen

10-18-2019 18:35 UTC+2

Sandvik Eliminates Two; Field on the Bubble

Ernestok

Level 19 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Espen Sandvik eliminated both Bruno Stefanelli and Eli Elezra to bring the field to the bubble.

First, Bruno Stefanelli was left short and lost the last of his chips in a 2-7 Triple Draw hand against Sandvik.

A couple of hands later, the game changed to No-Limit Hold'em and Eli Elezra was the one at risk. Elezra had 200,000 for around 13 blinds and shoved first to act. Sandvik was in the small blind and reshoved all in.

Eli Elezra:
Espen Sandvik:

"Nice bubble for me," Elezra said while getting up from his seat. The dealer brought an unexpected sweat on the flop, giving a flush draw and a gutshot to Elezra.

The on the turn and the on the river weren't the cards that Elezra needed to see and the field was left with 12 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Sandvik	510,000 230,000	230,000

Eli Elezra	Busted

Bruno Stefanelli	Busted

Tags: Bruno Stefanelli Eli Elezra Espen Sandvik

10-18-2019 17:31 UTC+2

Campbell Departs in Razz

Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Razz

Phil Hellmuth:
Robert Campbell:

Robert Campbell and Phil Hellmuth played a Razz hand that ended up costing Campbell his tournament life.

Hellmuth check-called 12,000 on fourth street, 24,000 on fifth street and 21,000 in the sixth street, which was for all of Campbell's chips. Hellmuth ended up making a king-eight, pipping Campbell's king-nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	345,000 145,000	145,000

Robert Campbell	Busted

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Robert Campbell

10-18-2019 16:27 UTC+2

Negreanu Eliminated by Burns

Ernestok

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Daniel Negreanu was left short and decided to put the rest of his chips in the middle in a 2-7 Triple draw hand against Kahle Burns. Both players changed one card each in the two last draws and they opened their hands.

Daniel Negreanu:
Kahle Burns:

Burns caught the in the last draw, while Negreanu hit the and departed from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	235,000 -55,000	-55,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Kahle Burns

10-18-2019 16:24 UTC+2

Madsen Extends Lead, Eliminates Stamm

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

The sole woman in the field today, Natascha Stamm, has been eliminated at the hands of Jeff Madsen. It was Madsen who raised to 16,000 under the gun, Stamm who went all in for 17,000 one seat over. Espen Sandvik also came in from the blinds. No further betting would ensue during the hand.

Sandvik drew three on the first draw, while Madsen and Stamm took two apiece. Sandvik and Madsen drew two on the second draw and one on the final draw, while Stamm stood pat on both streets.

Sandvik briefly flashed an A-high hand. Madsen showed , Stamm revealed and was eliminated with the worse ten.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	390,000 -5,000	-5,000

Espen Sandvik	70,000 30,000	30,000

Natascha Stamm	Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen Natascha Stamm

10-18-2019 16:16 UTC+2

Hellmuth Chops to Survive

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Allen Kessler: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / /
Kahle Burns: / /

On fifth street, Phil Hellmuth was all in for 13,000 and Kahle Burns raised with a big bet to 29,000. Back on Allen Kessler, he called after some thought. A sizable crowd started gathering to see the 15-time bracelet winner being at risk.

Burns check-called bets from Kessler on sixth and seventh street before all hands went to showdown. Kessler was the first to reveal, slowly rolling over for a pair of sixes and 8-7-6-5-2 low. Burns then tabled for aces and nines.

Hellmuth was last to act and turned over to make a 7-4-3-2-A low to claim half the pot.

"Needs a low to survive!" Daniel Negreanu cheerfully quipped, who was filming the whole showdown for his vlog.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	290,000 -10,000	-10,000

Allen Kessler	68,000 -69,000	-69,000
Phil Hellmuth	55,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Kahle Burns Phil Hellmuth

10-18-2019 15:52 UTC+2

Burns Breaks Blom in PLO

Yori Epskamp

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a blind-on-blind confrontation, Viktor Blom was all in for 110,000 from the small blind and Kahle Burns had the amount matched from the big blind.

Viktor Blom:
Kahle Burns:

"That's a strong hand," Burns said, deadpanned. The Aussie needed help and received just that when the flop came , giving him the requisite queen to take the lead.

Neither the turn nor river turned it around for "Isildur1", who had to bow out in a disappointing 23rd place after starting the day second in chips.

8-Game Mix — Viktor Blom (left) is all in vs. Kahle Burns (middle)

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	300,000 160,000	160,000

Viktor Blom	Busted

Tags: Kahle Burns Viktor Blom

10-18-2019 15:31 UTC+2

Martini Railed in Razz

Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Razz

Julien Martini:
Joao Vieira:

Julien Martini was all in for his final crumbs in Razz and Joao Vieira tried to knock him out. Vieira ended up with an 8-6-4-3-A after all was said and done.

Martini had a made eighty-seven open in front of him but couldn't beat Vieira's board with the other two. He then his hand in the muck and said his goodbyes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	265,000 35,000	35,000

Julien Martini	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Martini

10-18-2019 13:34 UTC+2

A Champion Will be Crowned in Event #5: $2,500 Eight Game Mix

Ernestok

Welcome back to Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix for the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, the first-ever eight-game mix bracelet event since the WSOPE moved to King's Resort. The starting field of 71 players have been reduced to the final 26, who will be returning today to battle it out for the €75,426 first place prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.

Starting the day in the role of chipleader is four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen with a stack of 336,500. Madsen had a strong day and eliminated Philipp Zukernik and Marek Blasko on his way to the chip lead, both in Pot-Limit Omaha hands. Following Madsen is Sweden's wonder-kid Viktor Blom who bagged 302,000 chips after the first day, where he was chipping up from the beginning and went all the way to finish second in the chipcounts.

Another four-time bracelet winner, Eli Elezra, is rounding up the top three with 252,000. A star-studded field, consists of many big names such as Phil Hellmuth (145,000), Daniel Negreanu (84,500), number one in the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year race Robert Campbell (45,500), and Jeff Lisandro (44,500).

Day 2 begins at 3 p.m. local time and more than half of the 26 remaining players will leave the event empty-handed, since only eleven of them will secure a place into the money. A winner will be crowned today according to the schedule, so stay tuned in PokerNews for everything that happens until the end of the event.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Jeff Lisandro Jeff Madsen Marek Blasko Phil Hellmuth Philipp Zukernik Robert Campbell Viktor Blom