Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Jour 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

2017-10-19 20:07 UTC+2

Some Days You Can't Lose

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Ivan Baric was down to just 9,000 chips early on in the tournament, but since then has been sky-rocketing to the top of the leaderboard. In a recent hand, Baric opened from the hijack and was three-bet to 5,500 by the big blind. Baric made a four-bet to 11,000 and his opponent moved all-in for just shy of 20,000. Baric made the call and the two players tabled the same hand.

Baric:
Opponent:

In what looked to inevitably be a chop pot, the flop came and it was Baric with the freeroll on his opponent. The turn brought the giving Baric a flush draw to win the hand outright. The river landed the and Baric made the flush to eliminate his opponent.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ivan Baric	144,800 34,800	34,800

Tags: Ivan Baric

2017-10-19 20:06 UTC+2

Romanello Busts with Kicker Problem

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Roberto Romanello's table broke, unfortunately it came too late for the Welshman after he had just sent over his stack to Ricardo Chauriye. According to the Chilean, Chauriye raised and Romanello defended from the small blind as did the player in the big blind.

On a rainbow flop, Romanello check-called a bet of Chauriye and check-raised the turn for his last 12,000. Chauriye called with and Romanello's ended up second best. That was also confirmed by Georgios Zisimopoulos, who was moved to a new table with Ryan Hughes.

Right at the moment Zisimopoulos arrived, Hughes was involved in a three-way hand on the flop. Hughes in the small blind and Usman Siddique in the big blind checked. The button bet 800 and Hughes' check-raised to 3,400 won the pot without further resistance.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ricardo Chauriye	48,000 20,000	20,000
Ryan Hughes	38,000 20,300	20,300

Georgios Zisimopoulos	24,000 2,500	2,500
Roberto Romanello	Eliminé

Tags: Georgios Zisimopoulos Ricardo Chauriye Roberto Romanello Ryan Hughes Usman Siddique

2017-10-19 20:03 UTC+2

Just Quads for Dzelili Liridon

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Dzelili Liridon and his opponent got all of the money in the middle preflop with Liridon's opponent being the player at risk for around 9,500. Liridon was in front with the against his opponent's .

The flop came and Liridon was ahead with his set of nines. The turn was the leaving his opponent drawing dead before the on the river even improved Liridon's hand to quads.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Liridon Dzelili	88,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Dzelili Liridon

2017-10-19 19:54 UTC+2

Cajelais Above Average

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Erik Cajelais and fellow French-Canadian Jeff Cormier are rising with the former well above the starting stack and the latter being among the chip leaders. Cajelais was paid off by Maxim Lykov on the river of a board and showed for top pair to claim the pot.

One table over, Usman Siddique and Marek Tatar got into a raising war. The latter was on the button and had a raise to 4,000 in front before Siddique reraised to 21,500. That had the remaining stack of Tatar covered and resulted in a fold.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jeff Cormier	80,000 80,000	80,000
Maxim Lykov	50,000 18,000	18,000

Usman Siddique	39,000 8,000	8,000
Erik Cajelais	35,000 29,300	29,300

Marek Tatar	10,025 10,025	10,025

Tags: Erik Cajelais Jeff Cormier Marek Tatar Maxim Lykov Usman Siddique

2017-10-19 19:50 UTC+2

Korochenskiy Exits In Style

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

With a little over 4,000 in the pot and the flop reading , the action was checked to Romain Follet in the cutoff. Follet bet 1,700 and Anatoly Korochenskiy check-raised to 3,600. Follet announced all-in and Korochenskiy called for his last 8,500 chips.

Follet:
Korochenskiy:

Korochenskiy hit a set of tens on the flop and looked to be in prime position to double up. The dealer burned and turned the on the turn and Korochenskiy lept out of his seat (insert many Russian curse words). The river was the and Korochenskiy headed towards the exit of the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Romain Follet	44,600 9,600	9,600
Anatoly Korochenskiy	Eliminé

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Romain Follet

2017-10-19 19:45 UTC+2

Kooij No More

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Niveau 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

"Good luck guys," Teunis Kooij said as soon as he was drawing dead on the turn of a board . The Dutchman was all in before the flop with the and Adolf Kern's were guaranteed the pot with the flopped set.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adolf Kern	45,000 -7,000	-7,000
Teunis Kooij	Eliminé

Tags: Adolf Kern Teunis Kooij

Niveau: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

2017-10-19 19:37 UTC+2

Capoblanco Busts

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Niveau 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

It remains unclear when Antonello Capoblanco was all in, but Ivan Baric in the cutoff and Darren Delahunty on the button played for a far bigger side pot. Picking up the action on the turn, Baric checked and called a bet of 17,000 before checking again the river. Delahunty made it 35,000 to go after the action checked to him and Baric called.

Delahunty showed the for a busted nut flush draw first, while Baric had that beat with . Capoblanco only had and headed to the rail, having entered the tournament not long ago.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ivan Baric	110,000 35,000	35,000
Darren Delahunty	65,000 -40,000	-40,000
Antonello Capoblanco	Eliminé

Tags: Antonello Capoblanco Darren Delahunty Ivan Baric

2017-10-19 19:31 UTC+2

The Chips are Flying

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Niveau 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Robert Auer was left short after Ivan Baric's double up and he lost the remainder of his chips to Darren Delahunty. Mike Leah chipped up at the same table while John Racener won a small pot without showdown against Viktor Kovachev on another.

Racener bet the river for 4,200 after the turn had gone check, check, and Kovachev on the button let go.

According to the screens, there are 57 out of 87 players remaining and Georgios Koliofotis was one of the most recent casualties.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Darren Delahunty	105,000 20,000	20,000
Ivan Baric	75,000 66,100	66,100
John Racener	60,000 6,300	6,300

Viktor Kovachev	35,000 -6,700	-6,700
Usman Siddique	31,000
Antonello Capoblanco	20,000
Mike Leah	16,000 8,500	8,500

Robert Auer	Eliminé
Georgios Koliofotis	Eliminé

Tags: John Racener Mike Leah Robert Auer Viktor Kovachev Darren Delahunty Georgios Koliofotis

2017-10-19 19:27 UTC+2

Ferguson Out-Flops Lie

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Niveau 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Chris Ferguson opened to 1,100 from middle position and Aylar Lie three-bet to 3,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ferguson made the call to see the flop fall .

Ferguson checked to Lie who fired out a bet of 3,500. Ferguson check-raised to 8,000 and Lie moved all-in for 16,000. Ferguson called and the cards were face up. Lie held but was out-flopped by Ferguson's . The turn was the and the river brought the . Ferguson barely had Lie covered and she was eliminated on Day 1A.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Ferguson	42,000 13,100	13,100

Aylar Lie	Eliminé

Tags: Aylar Lie Chris Ferguson