2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #5: €10,400 No-Limit Hold'em (Split Format)
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€336,008
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,400
Prize Pool
€1,200,000
Entries
125
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Brian Powell v Roger Hairabedian

Neither pair are really giving much away in terms of tells or chips. Both of them look the part and both look extremely comfortable and confident.

In the past fifteen minutes this was the only particular pot of any note in a very cautious encounter.

Hairabedian bet 16,000 and Powell made the call. Both players checked all the way to the river on a board of {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {3-Spades} {8-Clubs} and Powell eeked out a 27,000 value bet holding {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Powell
820,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
431,000
58,000
58,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brian PowellRoger Hairabedian

Fleyshman Gives Up On The River

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The flop was a draw heavy {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Dan Fleyshman decided to bet 10,000 into it. Noah Schwarts responded by raising to 28,000 and his opponent made the call. The {7-Hearts} on the turn was bet again by Fleyshman, this time 30,000 and Schwartz quickly called. A second seven, the {7-Diamonds} showed up on the river and Fleyshman slowed right down and checked. Schwartz, possibly sensing weakness, bet a tower of blue and black chips worth a total of 100,000.

This was enough to force Fleyshman out of the pot and Schwartz won the hand.

Tags: Noah SchwartzDan Fleyshman

Match Updates

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Brian Powell - 840,000
Roger Hairabedian - 373,000

Shawn Buchanan - 480,000
Anatolii Ozhenilok - 210,000

Noah Schwartz - 361,000
Dan Fleyshman - 305,000

Fleyshman Fights Back

Dan Fleyshman raised to 13,000 and Noah Schwartz made the call. We saw a flop of {J-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {8-Spades} and Schwartz checked to Fleyshman who c-bet 14,000. Back to Schwartz and he check-raised to 31,000 and Fleyshman made a quick call. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Schwartz checked to Fleyshman and after a 50,000 bet Schwartz folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Fleyshman
398,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
281,000
-44,000
-44,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dan Fleyshman

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Ozhenilok Runs Into an Overpair

On flop reading {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Anatolii Ozhenilok checked then called a 7,000 bet from Shawn Buchanan. The turn card was the {6-Spades} and again Ozhenilok checked, but this time when Buchanan bet 13,000 Ozhenilok check-raised to 43,000. Buchanan did not need to much convincing to make the call. The innocuous looking {4-Spades} on the river slowed both players down and they checked.

Ozhenilok{A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Buchanan{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Buchanan takes the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Shawn Buchanan
400,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anatolii Ozhenilok ru
Anatolii Ozhenilok
210,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Shawn BuchananAnatolii Ozhenilok

Brian Hastings Eliminated in 8th Place (€54,810)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

Brian Hastings has become the first casualty of the second round after Michael Mizrachi lived up to his nickname "The Grinder" and really ground down Hastings.

Down to less than 120,000, Hastings moved all in with {K-Spades}{3-Spades} and Mizrachi snapped him off with {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. The flop was a pretty final {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and Hastings was drawing dead when the {K-Hearts} landed on the turn. The inconsequential {Q-Spades} was the river card and with that we are down to three tables.

Tags: Brian HastingsMichael Mizrachi

Noah Schwartz Starts The Better

The pot was a limped one and the flop was a low one - {5-Spades} {3-Hearts} {2-Hearts} - and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Noah Schwartz bet 16,000 and Dan Fleyshman called. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Schwartz bet 36,000. Fleyschman must have thought for around 3-4 minutes before raising to 70,000. Schwartz kept muttering, "did you get lucky," to himself but made the call and Fleyshamn mucked instantly.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Fleyshman
354,000
-77,000
-77,000
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Noah Schwartz
325,000
77,000
77,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Noah Schwartz

Hastings on the Ropes

Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

Brian Hastings opened to 13,000, and Michael Mizrachi defended. The dealer spread out {6-Spades} {6-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}, and Mizrachi led out with 12,000 himself. Hastings called that bet, and he called another 15,000 after the {9-Clubs} turn. The river brought the {J-Clubs} and another bullet from Mizrachi -- 40,000. Hastings spent the next several minutes in the tank, but he eventually resigned himself to the call for about 25% of his remaining chips.

Mizrachi said, "Nine," and tabled {9-Hearts} {2-Hearts}, and Hastings' cards hit the muck. He's now dangerously short on chips with only about 110,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
1,026,000
126,000
126,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
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Brian Hastings
110,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Brian HastingsMichael Mizrachi