2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qxjx10x5x4x
Prize
€75,426
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€250,000
Entries
71
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Stefanelli All the Way

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three bets apiece went in between Bruno Stefanelli, Ville Haavisto, and Eli Elezra before the {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} flop was dealt. Stefanelli bet, Haavisto called, and Elezra folded.

Stefanelli kept barreling on the {a-Hearts} turn and {9-Spades} river and, after some hesitation, Haavisto called off both bets. Stefanelli showed {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a set of aces and Haavisto mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
160,000 -25,000
Bruno Stefanelli it
Bruno Stefanelli
130,000 82,000
Ville Haavisto fi
Ville Haavisto
125,000 85,000

Tags: Bruno StefanelliEli ElezraVille Haavisto

Blom Flexes, Kessler Doubles

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

Stud

Grzegorz Wyraz: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts} (folded on sixth)
Viktor Blom: {x-}{x-} / {10-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

On fifth street, Grzegorz Wyraz bet and Viktor Blom called. On sixth, Wyraz bet again and Blom decided to raise. Wyraz gave Blom an intense staredown and folded for several minutes before giving it up.

At an adjacent table, a very short-stacked Allen Kessler was all in for his final crumbs against Bruno Stefanelli. Kessler had {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades} open against Stefanelli's {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Stefanelli drew {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Kessler caught {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, improving neither player which kept "Chainsaw"'s jacks ahead from start to finish.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
240,000 40,000
Grzegorz Wyraz pl
Grzegorz Wyraz
55,000 -25,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
24,000 12,000

Tags: Allen KesslerBruno StefanelliGrzegorz WyrazViktor Blom

Easy Fold for Hellmuth

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Grzegorz Wyraz raised to 4,500 in middle position and Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 13,000 from the small blind. Viktor Blom four-bet to 30,000 from the big blind, Wyraz folded, and Hellmuth open-folded {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} within mere seconds.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
200,000 -5,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
148,000 -7,000
Grzegorz Wyraz pl
Grzegorz Wyraz
80,000 -3,000

Tags: Grzegorz WyrazPhil HellmuthViktor Blom

Level: 13

Limit - 2,000/4,000 blinds
Stud Games - 1,000 ante/1,000 bring-in/4,000 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit - 3,000 ante, 1,000/2,000 blinds

Break

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The players are on their final 15-minute break of the night. After the break, two more levels will be played until chips are bagged for the night.

Recent Counts

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
185,000 103,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
175,000 47,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
135,000 75,000
Natascha Stamm de
Natascha Stamm
135,000 28,000
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000 -7,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
95,000 27,000
Grzegorz Wyraz pl
Grzegorz Wyraz
83,000 60,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
68,000 -4,000
Christopher Back ca
Christopher Back
43,500 -23,500
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
12,000 -60,300
Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Ivo Donev at
Ivo Donev
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Tobias Leknes no
Tobias Leknes
Busted
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
Busted
Maksim Pisarenko ru
Maksim Pisarenko
Busted
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Madsen Takes Out Zukernik

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Pot-Limit Omaha

With around 45,000 in the middle and the board reading {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, it was Philipp Zukernik who moved all in for 31,700. Jeff Madsen spent several minutes in the tank before flicking in a calling chip.

Philipp Zukernik: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Jeff Madsen: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Zukernik was drawing dead against Madsen's fives full of queens, making the {2-Hearts} river a mere formality.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
195,000 65,000
Philipp Zukernik ca
Philipp Zukernik
Busted

Tags: Jeff MadsenPhilipp Zukernik

"Ducks With An Ace"

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Stud Hi-Lo

Ivo Donev: {q-Spades}{2-Clubs} / {2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs} / {4-Spades}
Allen Kessler: {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} / {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} / {2-Hearts}

Ivo Donev was first to act with the {2-Diamonds} and went all in for his final 1,900. Kessler raised with the ace to get the rundown heads-up.

"Ducks with an ace," Eli Elezra chuckled after Kessler's board was completed first. Donev had plenty of outs to survive and sweated the river before revealing a four to make two pair. Kessler, though, also had a seventy-six low to go with his deuces and the pair chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
72,300 1,800
Ivo Donev at
Ivo Donev
WSOP 1X Winner
4,000 -42,000

Tags: Allen KesslerIvo Donev