Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 1a | 2012 World Series of Poker Europe

09-29-2012 20:00 UTC+3

Shak Chips Up with a Check-Raise

donpeters

With a little over 2,000 in chips in the middle on the {K-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} flop, Dan Shak and Joe Kuether checked to Adrien Allain. Allain fired 1,025, but Shak fired back with a check-raise to 3,500. Kuether folded, then Allain gave it up, and Shak won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	85,500 500	500

Adrien Allain	24,000 -3,500	-3,500

Joe Kuether	22,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Adrien Allain Dan Shak Joe Kuether

09-29-2012 19:51 UTC+3

Mizrachi Still on Cruise Control

Chad Holloway

We caught the action on a {4-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {A-Clubs} flop when Sylvian Gonon bet 3,500 from the small blind and received a call from Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in middle position. After the dealer had burned and turned the {K-Clubs} , Gonon moved all in for his last 13,775 and out the pressure on Mizrachi.

The three-time bracelet winner chatted up his opponent a bit and then tanked for a bit. He proceeded to do the old pretend-to-throw-in-a-chip trick, but after Gonon gave him nothing, The Grinder showed the {A-Spades} and then folded his hand.

Despite that small loss, Mizrachi is still the tournament chip leader with 140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	140,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Sylvian Gonon

09-29-2012 19:49 UTC+3

Julius Pays Off Berg

donpeters

On the final board of {10-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} , Eli Berg fired a bet of 3,150. After tanking for a minute, Kyle Julius made the call. Berg tabled the {4-Spades} {4-Clubs} for a set of fours and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	78,000 46,000	46,000
Kyle Julius	18,500 -11,500	-11,500

Tags: Kyle Julius Eli Berg

09-29-2012 19:47 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Alvarado	97,000 12,000	12,000
Dan Shak	85,000 -23,900	-23,900

[Removed:163]	70,000 40,000	40,000
Phil Ivey	58,000 -2,000	-2,000

Remy Biechel	50,000 10,000	10,000
Philipp Gruissem	43,000 -2,000	-2,000

Oliver Speidel	42,500 2,500	2,500
Sean Jazayeri	41,000 6,000	6,000

Paul Guichard	33,000 3,000	3,000
Adrien Allain	27,500 -5,000	-5,000

John Eames	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Joe Kuether	26,000 14,000	14,000
Matt Stout	25,000 8,800	8,800
Jeff Lisandro	20,200 -7,300	-7,300

Dario Alioto	15,000 -500	-500

Mike Watson	15,000 -3,500	-3,500

Govert Metaal	10,000 2,600	2,600
Sam Chartier	8,000 -10,000	-10,000

09-29-2012 19:43 UTC+3

Seiver Busts Alibay

donpeters

Ami Alibay check-called a bet of 2,900 on the board of {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {J-Spades} from Scott Seiver. The {J-Diamonds} paired the board on the river, and Alibay checked again. Seiver moved all in, and Alibay called off his last couple thousand.

Seiver turned over the {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} for a full house to beat Alibay's {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	78,000 52,000	52,000

Ami Alibay	Busted

Tags: Scott Seiver Ami Alibay

09-29-2012 19:40 UTC+3

The Eliminations Keep Coming

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Massimo Ruberto	Busted
Ludovic Zocchetti	Busted
Rocco Palumbo	Busted

Paul Nunes	Busted
Cederic Dreyer	Busted
Gennady Kalin	Busted
Pierre Canali	Busted
Karim Thierry Ahras	Busted
Laurent Polito	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted

Amirouddine Alibay	Busted
Michael Cordobes	Busted
Gordon Huntly	Busted

09-29-2012 19:32 UTC+3

Teltscher Put to the Test by Gruissem

Chad Holloway

With 4,825 in the pot and a flop of {8-Spades} {6-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} , Mark Teltscher bet 2,800 from the small blind only to have Philipp Gruissem raise to 7,200 from the cutoff. Not to be outdone, Teltscher three-bet to 14,800, Gruissem called, and the {9-Clubs} turn. This time Teltscher checked and watched Gruissem fire out 35,000.

Teltscher, who had 19,000 behind, shot back in his chair and put his arms behind his head. After about 20 seconds he called off and tabled {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} . It proved to be a good call as Gruissem rolled over {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} . The {10-Spades} river was of no consequence, and Teltscher was pushed the pot.

"Finally he doesn't have it," someone else at the table said of Gruissem.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Teltscher	50,000

Philipp Gruissem	45,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Philipp Gruissem Mark Teltscher

09-29-2012 19:19 UTC+3

Half an Orbit with Chris Moorman

Chad Holloway

We decided to catch up with last year's runner-up, Chris Moorman, who has been tucked away in the far corner all day long. We figured the best way would be to spend an orbit with him, or in this case, half an orbit.

Hand #1: Moorman was in the small blind and folded after Victor Ramdin had raised to 700 in early position.

Hand #2: Again, Victor Ramdin opened for 700, and while it didn't clear the field, it did get Moorman to fold his button.

Hand #3: Action folded around to the hijack and he raised to 650. Moorman then bumped it up to 1,650 from the cutoff, which proved enough to win the pot as the button, blinds and original raiser all folded.

Hand #4: An early-position player raised to 750 and Moorman folded.

Hand #5: A raise from early position saw Moorman fold from middle position.

Hey, we didn't say it was going to be exciting.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	30,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

09-29-2012 19:13 UTC+3

Bonavena Doubles with Kings

Chad Holloway

We didn't catch the action in the hand, but we do know that Salvatore Bonavena doubled with {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} through Patrick Gastaldi on a board reading {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {A-Hearts} {10-Spades} {6-Diamonds} . We're not sure of Gastaldi's hand as the dealer had already mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Bonavena	52,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Salvatore Bonavena

09-29-2012 19:11 UTC+3

Quads for Guenan

donpeters

In a raised pot, five players were in action on the {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} flop. Eric Harris was first and checked. Then, Ben Roberts, Flavien Guenan and one other player all checked before Phil Ivey was up. He fired 2,000. Only Harris folded, while the three others stuck around to see fourth street.

On the turn, the {K-Hearts} was added to the board. All four remaining players checked. They also checked after the {9-Diamonds} landed on the river.

Guenan promptly turned over the {10-Spades} {9-Spades} for quad nines, and everyone else mucked.