2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €350 Opener No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€53,654
Event Info
Buy-in
€350
Prize Pool
€302,541
Entries
1,011
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Bensimhon and the Unicorn

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Bensimhon's Unicorn
Bensimhon's Unicorn

In the final hand before the break, the always animated Eyal Bensimhon and Mykhailo Hryhoriev played a pot in the blinds. Folded to Hryhoriev in the small blind, he limped and Bensimhon raised to 450,000. He then picked up his unicorn and made a folding gesture to Hryhoriev, prompting laughs from onlookers. Hryhoriev couldn't hide a faint smile either but ended up calling anyway.

On the {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Hryhoriev checked, Bensimhon bet 375,000 and once again used the stuffed animal as leverage to get his opponent to fold. Hryhoriev obliged this time to take the players into the break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mykhailo Hryhoriev ua
Mykhailo Hryhoriev
6,075,000
-575,000
-575,000
Profile photo of Eyal Bensimhon il
Eyal Bensimhon
5,875,000
75,000
75,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Eyal BensimhonMykhailo Hryhoriev