2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Day: 6
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
€1,115,207
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,025,500
Entries
529
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000

Hands #173-179: Slow Going Three-Handed

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #173: Unknown action.

Hand #174: Mathijs Jonkers raised the button with {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to 500,000 and Gianluca Speranza defended the big blind with {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Speranza checked. Jonkers bet 425,000 and Speranza folded.

Hand #175: Speranza limped the small blind with {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Jonkers checked his option with {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. The flop came {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Speranza bet 260,000. Jonkers folded.

Hand #176: Marti Roca De Torres got a walk.

Hand #177: Roca De Torres shoved all in from the small blind for 3,895,000 with {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Speranza folded.

Hand #178: Roca De Torres made it 500,000 with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} from the button and everyone folded.

Hand #179: Speranza made it 500,000 with {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} on the button and Roca De Torres shoved all in. Speranza folded.

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De TorresMathijs Jonkers

Robert Bickley Eliminated in 4th Place (€335,089)

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Robert Bickley
Robert Bickley

Hand #172: Robert Bickley moved all in from the small blind for 2.23 million and Mathijs Jonkers snap-called out of the big blind.

Robert Bickley: {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Mathijs Jonkers: {A-Spades}{7-Spades}

"Hold, hold, hold, come on hold this," Jonkers said before the flop fell {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and the Dutchman was praying in his native language. The {2-Spades} on the turn improved Bickley and Jonkers as well as his rail asked for spades.

The {9-Spades} on the river let Jonkers go bonkers and Bickley's nine cat lives eventually ran out. The Brit bowed out in 4th place for €335,089 while Jonkers and Marti Roca De Torres are almost even in chips with Gianluca Speranza at the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
16,960,000
3,010,000
3,010,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
5,100,000
685,000
685,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
4,375,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
Busted
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De TorresMathijs JonkersRobert Bickley

Hands #166-171: Bickley Left Short Again

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Mathijs Jonkers
Mathijs Jonkers

Hand #166: Mathijs Jonkers raised all in for 2,865,000 with {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} from the button and Gianluca Speranza called with {a-Clubs}{8-Spades} from the big blind.

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Jonkers doubled up.

Hand #167: Speranza shoved all in with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} from the small blind into Robert Bickley’s big blind. Bickley folded with the short stack.

Hand #168: Speranza raised to 500,000 on the button with {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and everyone folded.

Hand #169: Bickley shoved all in with {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} from the button and Jonkers reshoved with {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for 5,650,000 and Roca De Torres folded {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Bickley doubled up for the fifth time.

Hand #170: Speranza got a walk.

Hand #171: Speranza limped the small blind with {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Bickley raised to 690,000 from the big blind. Speranza called. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Speranza checked. Bickley bet 550,000 and Speranza raised to 1,400,000. Bickley called.

The turn is the {j-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {2-Clubs} and Speranza bet 1,600,000 and Bickley called. Speranza won the hand and left Bickley short yet again.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
13,950,000
-1,105,000
-1,105,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
4,415,000
1,510,000
1,510,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
2,750,000
-2,385,000
-2,385,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
2,230,000
-1,110,000
-1,110,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMathijs JonkersRobert BickleyMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #163-165: Speranza Flushes Jonkers

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #163: Gianluca Speranza limped out of the small blind with the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Robert Bickley checked with {J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} in the big blind. The {5-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop was checked and a bet of 280,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn by Speranza won the pot uncontested.

Hand #164: Speranza limped on the button with {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Mathijs Jonkers in the big blind checked with the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Both players flopped second pair on {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and checked through.

On the {2-Hearts} turn, Jonkers bet 250,000 and Speranza called. The {8-Hearts} river improved Speranza to a flush and Jonkers bet 450,000 and Speranza moved all in to force a fold from the Dutchman.

Hand #165: Speranza opened to 500,000 with {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and claimed the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
15,055,000
2,020,000
2,020,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
5,135,000
-360,000
-360,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
3,340,000
-480,000
-480,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
2,905,000
-1,180,000
-1,180,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMathijs JonkersRobert Bickley

Hands #159-162: Bickley Doubles Once More

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #159: Gianluca Speranza moved all in with {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} out of the small blind and Robert Bickley folded the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades} in the big blind.

Hand #160: First to act, Marti Roca De Torres raised to 500,000 and Bickley moved all in from the small blind, which the Spaniard called.

Robert Bickley: {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Marti Roca De Torres: {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board came {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Bickley doubled for 1.59 million, getting it in as underdog for the fourth time and finding the necessary help to stay in contention.

Hand #161: Mathijs Jonkers limped in from the small blind with {K-Spades}{J-Hearts} and Roca De Torres in the big blind had the {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The Spaniard checked and the flop fell {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Jonkers checked and a bet of Roca De Torres for 280,000 won the pot.

Hand #162: Bickley moved all in for 3.3 million with {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} first to act, forcing folds from all opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
13,035,000
1,640,000
1,640,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
5,495,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
4,085,000
-1,561,000
-1,561,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
3,820,000
1,770,000
1,770,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De TorresMathijs JonkersRobert Bickley

Hands #154-158: It's Limping Time

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #154: Marti Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and Gianluca Speranza checked his option with {a-Spades}{5-Spades}.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 260,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #155: Robert Bickley got all in preflop with {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} against the {j-Hearts}{2-Hearts} of Speranza. The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and Bickley doubled up.

“You’re gonna have to scrape me off this table,” Bickley said as he collected the pot.

Hand #156: Speranza called on the button with {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Mathijs Jonkers checked in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Jonkers checked. Speranza bet 320,000 and Jonkers called. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {7-Clubs} and Jonkers checked a third time. Speranza bet 635,000. Jonkers folded.

Hand #157: Speranza limped from the cutoff and Jonkers called from the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Roca De Torres checked his option in the big blind with {q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} and the action checked to Speranza who bet 320,000. His opponents folded.

Hand #158: Speranza got a walk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
11,395,000
-625,000
-625,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
7,345,000
-310,000
-310,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
5,646,000
-79,000
-79,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
2,050,000
1,025,000
1,025,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De TorresMathijs JonkersRobert Bickley

Level: 32

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000

Niall Farrell 5th Place WSOP-E Main Event 2017

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

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Hands #151-153: Pocket Rockets for Speranza; Break

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #151: Gianluca Speranza moved all in from the small blind with the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Robert Bickley folded his {9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} in the big blind.

Hand #152: Marti Roca De Torres raised to 435,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} first to act, and Speranza on the button had the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}. The Italian three-bet to 1.25 million and Mathijs Jonkers in the big blind folded {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

"Show the aces," Jonkers joked and Speranza mucked his cards, showing one of them during the process.

Hand #153: Speranza raised to 450,000 with {A-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and scooped the blinds and antes.

Right after the four remaining players headed into a 30-minute dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
12,020,000
1,635,000
1,635,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
7,655,000
-705,000
-705,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
5,725,000
-360,000
-360,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
1,025,000
-160,000
-160,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De TorresMathijs JonkersRobert Bickley

Hands #147-150: Jonkers Shoves the Turn on Speranza

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #147: Marti Roca De Torres raised the button with {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to 435,000 and everyone folded.

Hand #148: Mathijs Jonkers got a walk.

Hand #149: Gianluca Speranza raised to 425,000 with {a-Hearts}{2-Spades} from the cutoff. Jonkers called from the small blind with {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {7-Spades} and both players checked again. The river was the {4-Hearts} and they checked a third time. Speranza won the hand with ace high.

Hand #150: Jonkers raised the button with {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, making it 450,000. Speranza defended the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Speranza bet 730,000 and Jonkers raised to 1,300,000. Speranza called. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and Speranza checked. Jonkers went all in for 2,395,000 and Speranza folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
10,385,000
-2,655,000
-2,655,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
8,360,000
1,295,000
1,295,000
Profile photo of Mathijs Jonkers nl
Mathijs Jonkers
6,085,000
420,000
420,000
Profile photo of Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
1,185,000
-260,000
-260,000
Day 3 Chip Leader