2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€740,996
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,636,250
Entries
111
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
65
Players Left
30

Straight for Ivey

Level 3 : 0/0, 3,000 ante

Phil Ivey completed from first to act and Jonathan Depa checked from the button.

The dealer spread a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Ivey checked. Depa bet 10,000 and ivey check-called. The turn was the {a-Spades} and was checked through to the {8-Hearts} river. Ivey checked again and Depa threw in a bet of 20,000. Ivey called and turned over {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for a straight. Depa sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Depa us
Jonathan Depa
460,000 -40,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
300,000 -5,000

Tags: Jonathan DepaPhil Ivey

Level: 3

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 3,000

Phua Shoves the Turn

Level 2 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Ben Lamb completed from second to act along with Paul Phua int he hijack and Massimiliano Zanasi on the cutoff. Loris Fidanzia checked from the big blind.

The flop fell {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Spades} and was checked through to the {k-Hearts} turn. Lamb checked again and Phua moved all in for about 520,000. Zanasi, Fidanzia and Lamb folded and Phua showed {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for broadway before taking down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
WSOP 1X Winner
550,000 -25,000

Tags: Ben LambLoris FidanziaMassimiliano ZanasiPaul Phua

Ha Takes From Phua

Level 2 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Thai Ha completed from second to act and Paul Phua raised to 16,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to Ha who added the remainder to call.

A flop reading {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Ha checked. Phua bet 20,000 and Ha check-called. The turn was the {q-Hearts} and was checked through tot he {9-Diamonds} river. This time, Ha led out with a bet of 55,000 and Phua gave it some thought, then called. Ha turned over {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for trip nines and Phua tossed his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Thai Ha vn
Thai Ha
WSOP 1X Winner
625,000 135,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
WSOP 1X Winner
575,000 -75,000

Tags: Paul PhuaThai Ha

Ha Makes the Right Call

Level 2 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Phil Ivey completed from middle position along with Thai Ha in middle position. Paul Phua checked from the button.

Players saw a flop of {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Ivey bet 10,000. Ha called but Phua folded.

The turn came the {8-Clubs} and Ivey continued with a bet of 20,000 that Ha called once more.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board and Ivey fired 75,000. Ha went deep into the tank, using one of his time bank cards, then called. Phil Ivey directly mucked and Ha showed the {a-Spades}{6-Spades} for eights and sixes before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Thai Ha vn
Thai Ha
WSOP 1X Winner
490,000 140,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
305,000 -180,000

Tags: Paul PhuaPhil IveyThai Ha

Phua Adds to his Stack

Level 2 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Ben Lamb completed in first to act along with Thai Ha in second to act. Paul Phua raised to 20,000 from middle position and Lamb gave up his hand but Ha stuck around with a call.

The dealer spread a flop of {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Ha checked. Phua fired 32,000 and Ha snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
WSOP 1X Winner
650,000 240,000
Thai Ha vn
Thai Ha
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 -185,000

Tags: Ben LambPaul PhuaThai Ha

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 2,000

Fidanzia Takes From Ivey

Level 1 : 0/0, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Loris Fidanzia who raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and Phil Ivey called from the button.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Fidanzia checked. Ivey bet 10,000 and Fidanzia check-called.

The dealer burned and turned the {10-Clubs} and Fidanzia check-called another bet of 25,000 from Ivey.

The {10-Spades} filled up the river and both players opted to check. Fidanzia tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for trip tens and Ivey sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Loris Fidanzia it
Loris Fidanzia
580,000 10,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
485,000 -35,000

Tags: Phil IveyLoris Fidanzia