2008 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠6♣
Prize
£868,800
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,620,000
Entries
362
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Mantis Preyed on by Two Opponents

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[user76079]
Mahrenholz's look says it all
Mahrenholz's look says it all
The biggest pot of the tournament has just been played out.

Frenchman Jean Thorel raised to 8,000 from the cutoff before Justin "BoostedJ" Smith reraised to 22,600. Karl "Mantis" Mahrenholz then called all in from the small blind for 21,200 and Thorel also made the call.

The flop came {6-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {6-Clubs} and in flash of action Thorel moved all in, a big overbet compared to the pot, and a snap-call by Smith created a huge pot.

Mahrenholz: {A-?} {K-?}
Thorel: {J-?} {J-?}
Smith: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}.

The turn came {8-Spades} and river {Q-Clubs} to confirm Smith rockets to the top of the leader board as his two opponents made their exit.

The TD broke the table straight after this so Smith headed off into the main room with more racks than a torture chamber. I think he has around 390,000 chips though.