Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,636,250
Entries
111
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
65
Players Left
30
Welcome to Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
The first ever €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker Europe gets underway at 4 p.m. local time. There is a massive €2,500,000 guarantee in the prize pool. This two-day event is a new addition to the WSOP Europe schedule for 2019, with the format growing in popularity amongst poker fans over the last year.
Just like in regular Hold'em, the object of short deck Hold'em is to make a better five-card poker hand using any combination of holes cards and community cards than your opponents to win the pot. However, the deck consists of 36 cards instead of 52 as every card deuce through five is removed. An Ace still plays as the highest and lowest card in the rank.
One important difference with regular Hold'em games is that in Short Deck games, flushes beat full houses. This is the hand rankings the WSOPE will use:
| Hand Rankings |
|---|
| Royal Flush |
| Straight Flush |
| Four of a Kind |
| Flush |
| Full House |
| Straight |
| Three of a Kind |
| Two Pair |
| One Pair |
| High Card |
Players will start with 500,000 in chips and will be allowed a free add-on for another 500,000 at any point until the end of registration. There will also be unlimited re-entry during the registration period, with late registration closing after twelve levels, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Levels will be of 40 minutes each and Day 1 will play through 14 levels with a 15-minute break every three levels.
The tournament will play six-handed, with each player putting in a single ante, and the player on the button putting in a double ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the coverage of this event.
Delayed Start
As with the majority of high-roller tournaments, the start has been delayed for one hour to allow for enough players to register. Play is expected to start at 5:00 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
The tournament director has announced the ceremonial "Shuffle Up and Deal" and cards are in the air.
First Entries
Level 1
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 500,000 |
|
500,000 | 500,000 |
|
500,000 | 500,000 |
|
500,000 | |
|
500,000 | 500,000 |
|
500,000 | 500,000 |
Flush for Fidanzia
Level 1
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Paul Phua completed in second to act along with Massimiliano Zanasi from one seat over, Loris Fidanzia in the hijack, and Phil Ivey on the cutoff. Ben Lamb checked from the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and action was checked to Lamb who bet 7,000. Phua and Fidanzia were the only callers.
The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. This time, Phua led out with a bet of 20,000. Fidanzia called but Lamb let it go. Phua tabled 
for a straight but that wasn't good enough as Findanzia turned over 
to win the pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
465,000 | -35,000 |
Ha Pulls in a Pot
Level 1
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Ben Lamb completed in first to act and Ha raised to 15,000 in second to act. Paul Phua called from middle position and Lamb added the remainder to call as well.
The flop fell 
and Lamb checked. Ha threw in a bet of 17,000, that was enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
535,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
485,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
460,000 | -5,000 |
Ivey Check-Raises the Turn to Victory
Level 1
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Phil Ivey completed from middle position along with Ben Lamb in the hijack and Thai Ha in the cutoff. Paul Phua checked from the button.
A flop reading 
was dealt and action checked to Phua who bet 7,000. Ivey and Lamb check-called but Ha let it go.
The delaer burned and turned the and Ivey and Lamb checked once more. Phua continued with another bet of 25,000 and Ivey check-raised to 125,000. Lamb and Phua folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
460,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
410,000 | -50,000 |
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 
and Fidanzia checked. Ivey bet 10,000 and Fidanzia check-called.
The dealer burned and turned the 
and Fidanzia check-called another bet of 25,000 from Ivey.
The filled up the river and both players opted to check. Fidanzia tabled 
for trip tens and Ivey sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
485,000 | -35,000 |