2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championship

€5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€64,125
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€270,750
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
20,000

Brutal Match Up Favours Benoit

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Benoit with over half of the chips in play
Benoit with over half of the chips in play

Anatoly Filatov opened under the gun with a raise to 30,000, which was called by everyone left at the table with the exception of Van Tiep Nguyen. The players took a {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop four ways, with action checking round to Moritz Dietrich on the button, who put in a 70,000 bet. Benjamin Benoit made the call, with Filatov and Jack Sinclair both folding.

Benoit decided to lead the {j-Hearts} turn for 78,000, before Dietrich raised it up to 275,000, and Benoit moved all-in. There was no need for a count, as Dietrich called the shove immediately, turning over his {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} for flopped second set. He was drawing to literally one card, as Benoit revealed {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for flopped top set!

Dietrich failed to improve on the river, but Benoit didn't, as the {9-Spades} landed to give him quad nines. The chips were counted out, and it was revealed that Dietrich owed the modest sum of 1,646,000 chips, leaving him with fewer than 20 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Benoit fr
Benjamin Benoit
3,555,000
1,755,000
1,755,000
Profile photo of Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
226,000
-1,694,000
-1,694,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anatoly FilatovBenjamin BenoitJack SinclairMoritz DietrichVan Tiep Nguyen

Sander van Wesemael Eliminated in 6th Place (€12,500)

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sander van Wesemael
Sander van Wesemael

In a three-bet pot to the {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop, Benjamin Benoit checked to Sander van Wesemael, who bet 115,000. Benoit moved all in and van Wesemael called for his remaining 220,000 behind.

Sander van Wesemael: {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Benjamin Benoit: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The {9-Spades} turn improved Benoit's over pair to a straight and he held up as a blank {Q-Spades} fell on the river, eliminating van Wesemael in 6th place for €12,500. All remaining five players are now guaranteed at least €20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Benoit fr
Benjamin Benoit
1,800,000
480,000
480,000
Profile photo of Sander van Wesemael nl
Sander van Wesemael
Busted

Tags: Benjamin BenoitSander van Wesemael

Filatov and van Wesemael Win pots

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hand 1

Moritz Dietrich opened to 28,000 and Benjamin Benoit called from one seat over, as did Anatoly Filatov in the big blind. The flop fell {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Filatov bet 40,000, which picked up a call by Dietrich only. After the {3-Spades} turn, Filatov made it 125,000 to go and that forced a fold from Dietrich, who said "take it." Filatov replied "I have the nuts, double nuts," while recording the action on a mini cam for his blog.

Hand 2

Sander van Wesemael raised to 30,000 and Filatov in the small blind three-bet to 85,000. "I am all in,"van Wesemael announced and Filatov folded instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
1,920,000
-160,000
-160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
1,150,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Sander van Wesemael nl
Sander van Wesemael
460,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Anatoly FilatovBenjamin BenoitMoritz DietrichSander van Wesemael

Loeser Loses It All

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Van Tiep Nguyen raised under the gun to 25,000, getting 3-bet to 75,000 by Moritz Dietrich next to act. Manig Loeser then went deep into the tank in the small blind, knowing he was going to have to take a showdown if he chose this time to shove.

Eventually, he moved in for his last 145,000. Next, it was Nguyen's turn in the tank, though he eventually screwed his face up and mucked his cards. Dietrich shrugged and called it off, turning over his {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} hoping he would have two live cards. Loeser's {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} was way out in front, but things got a little sweaty on the {9-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop. Although Loeser flopped top pair, he would need to fade a ten or a diamond, as well as some backdoor stuff.

The {8-Spades} bricked on the turn, but the {3-Diamonds} would complete Dietrich's flush as he knocks out Loeser on the money bubble.

Our remaining six players each have €12,500 locked up.

Player Chips Progress
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Moritz Dietrich
2,080,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Manig LoeserMoritz DietrichVan Tiep Nguyen

Benoit Takes Some off Dietrich

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} turn in a battle of the blinds, Moritz Dietrich bet 70,000 and Benjamin Benoit called. The {J-Diamonds} appeared on the river and Dietrich bet another 180,000. Benoit quickly tossed in a single chip for the call and claimed the pot with {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for trips fives, while Dietrich was was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
1,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Benoit fr
Benjamin Benoit
1,320,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Benjamin BenoitMoritz Dietrich

One Hour Blind Levels

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The previous level was completed and the new level reflected the new blind duration for the final table. As of now, all levels last 60 minutes each and the two short stacks are table neighbours Manig Loeser and Jack Sinclair, who both jokingly compared their ... stack sizes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
185,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
172,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jack SinclairManig Loeser

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

De Meulder's Heart Doesn't Pay Off

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthias De Meulder
Matthias De Meulder

Matthias De Meulder raised to 23,000 and Moritz Dietrich three-bet to 60,000, which the Belgian called. On a flop of {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}, De Meulder check-raised from 50,000 to 138,000 and Dietrich called before the {J-Spades} turn saw a bet of 257,000 by De Meulder and a call by Dietrich.

The {J-Hearts} river paired the board and completed a possible flush draw- De Meulder moved all in for 440,000 and Dietrich snap-called to see the Belgian table {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} for a busted straight draw. Dietrich had that beat with {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a full house and claimed a massive pot.

"He showed a lot of heart," Sander van Wesemael said in table chat while Dietrich bumped his stack to more than two million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
2,200,000
850,000
850,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
Busted

Tags: Matthias De MeulderMoritz DietrichSander van Wesemael

Loeser Loses Some

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Matthias De Meulder raised to 23,000 and manig Loeser called out of the big blind. The duo checked the {Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop before Loeser checked and called a bet of 36,000 by De Meulder on the {9-Spades} turn. The {8-Diamonds} river was checked again and Loeser announced ace-high, which De Meulder had beat with {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthias De Meulder
860,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
155,000
-117,000
-117,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Manig LoeserMatthias De Meulder

Dietrich Busts Jachtmann

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
Jan-Peter Jachtmann

Moritz Dietrich raised from the cutoff and Jan-Peter Jachtmann moved all in for more than 25 big blinds out of the small blind. Once the action was back on Dietrich, he called and Jachtmann was the player at risk with the inferior hand.

Jan-Peter Jachtmann: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Moritz Dietrich: {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

There was no help on the board {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and jachtmann had to settle for ninth place, while Dietrich claimed the top spot once again.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
1,350,000
370,000
370,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
Busted

Tags: Jan-Peter JachtmannMoritz Dietrich