2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
€117,708
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€538,280
Entries
561
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Marinelli Wins a Big Flip

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

A raising war saw the stacks of Dario Marinelli and his opponent go all in for more than 30,000 each and Marinelli held the slightly superior stack and {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. His opponent turned over pocket jacks and the board came {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{A-Diamonds} to improve Marinelli on the river. Both stacks were counted and Marinelli's 31,250 were indeed the one that covered to ship the entire pot to the Italian.

Player Chips Progress
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Dario Marinelli
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Dario Marinelli

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Bicknell Chips Up Then Busts

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Bicknell raised to 1,200 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,500 from a player in middle position. Bicknell called and the flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Bicknell check-called a bet of 5,100 on the flop and the {5-Clubs} landed on the turn. Both players checked and the {k-Diamonds} completed the board. Both players checked again and Bicknell tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Her opponent showed {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} and the pot was shipped to Bicknell.

Just a couple of hands later, Bicknell got involved in a large pot with Robert Schulz. With around 7,500 in the middle, Bicknell led out for 5,600 on a board reading {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Schulz made the call and the {10-Diamonds} landed on the river.

Bicknell checked and Schulz moved all-in, putting Bicknell at risk for her last 17,000 should he call. She thought for a couple moments and finally pushed her chips forward. Schulz turned over {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Bicknell sent her cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Schulz
70,800
39,800
39,800
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kristen Bicknell
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Kristen BicknellRobert Schulz

Halleux More Than Doubles

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Fabrice Hallieux
Fabrice Hallieux

Plamen Yakimov got his short stack in from early position and Fabrice Halleux reshoved for 6,425 from the hijack. James Hoeppner in the big blind gave it some consideration and called.

Plamen Yakimov: {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Fabrice Halleux: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
James Hoeppner: {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board came {8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Halleux sent Yakimov to the rail while doubling his short stack through Hoeppner. "Is this your fetish hand, jack nine?" Halleux asked and Hoeppner replied "I was hoping you had ace-king."

Player Chips Progress
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James Hoeppner
27,500
-6,000
-6,000
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Fabrice Halleux
15,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Plamen Yakimov
Busted

Tags: Fabrice HalleuxJames HoeppnerPlamen Yakimov

Neuville on Six Digits

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

On the tail end of a big pot between Viktor Kovachev and Pierre Neuville, the latter bet 14,000 on the {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{K-Clubs} river and Kovachev eventually called. Neuville rolled over {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for trips tens and raked in a decent pot, boosting his stack to six digits.

Roberto Romanello also faced a big bet on a heads-up river and it was Sergio Fernandez that made it 13,500 to go from the big blind. The board showed {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Romanello said in table chat "I have a queen, that's pretty sick. Did you defend with queen six?" Ultimately, the Welshman tossed in the chips for the call and Fernandez indeed showed {Q-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a full house. Romanello dropped below the starting stack and has plenty of work ahead in the upcoming hours.

Player Chips Progress
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Pierre Neuville
100,000
31,000
31,000
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Sergio Fernandez
50,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Roberto Romanello
19,200
-13,300
-13,300
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Viktor Kovachev
19,000
-28,700
-28,700

Tags: Pierre NeuvilleRoberto RomanelloViktor KovachevSergio Fernandez

Death By Quads

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Anatolyi Zyrin
Anatolyi Zyrin

Boris Kuzmanovic, Georgios Zisimopoulos and Anatoliy Zyrin all busted on Day 1b of the Monster Stack and jumped right away into the Bounty tournament. Thomas Pettersson, who was last spotted with around 12,000, also left the tournament area. "Nothing to see here, just quads," the Swede joked. Jan Mach had turned four of a kind with {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} to leave Pettersson drawing dead.

Player Chips Progress
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Jan Mach
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Boris Kuzmanovic
Busted
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Georgios Zisimopoulos
Busted
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Anatoliy Zyrin
Busted
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Thomas Pettersson
Busted

Tags: Anatoliy ZyrinBoris KuzmanovicGeorgios ZisimopoulosJan MachThomas Pettersson

Ladies Running It Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Kristen Bicknell and Aylar Lie are two of the ladies in the field that are making a push to find a bag at the end of the day. There have been many notable eliminations today including John Racener and Marc MacDonnell.

Player Chips Progress
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Aylar Lie
51,500
5,500
5,500
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Kristen Bicknell
21,500
7,600
7,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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John Racener
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Michael Magalashvili
Busted
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Marc MacDonnell
Busted

Tags: Aylar LieJohn RacenerKristen BicknellMarc MacDonnell

Sebastian Kos Finds a Way to Defeat Desset

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Andrej Desset opened to 1,200 from the hijack and Sebastian Kos three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Desset made the call and the flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}.

Desset check-called a bet of 2,200 from Kos and the {3-Clubs} hit the turn. Both players checked to the {a-Hearts} on the river and Desset checked for the third time. Kos fired out a bet of 7,700 and Desset tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrej Desset
101,000
10,000
10,000
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Sebastian Kos
36,400
16,400
16,400

Tags: Andrej DessetSebastian Kos

Kamphues Finds a Double

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Lars Kamphues
Lars Kamphues

Lars Kamphues's stack plummeted back to where he started with and the German just got into a raising war with the player in under the gun. Ultimately, Kamphues ended up all in and at risk for 20,575 with the {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} and was called by the under-the-gun player with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

The board came {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Kamphues doubled.

Player Chips Progress
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Lars Kamphues
42,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Lars Kamphues

Two Levels to Register

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

The registration for Day 1b of the Monster Stack remains open until the start of level nine, which leaves the current and next level as well as the upcoming dinner break to buy in and receive 20,000 in chips. Among those that jumped in recently were Brandon Cantu and Josep Maria Galindo Lopez.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Cantu
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Josep Maria Galindo Lopez
20,000

Tags: Brandon CantuJosep Maria Galindo Lopez