Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1e | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Oct 29, 2017

Klatt Drops; Dono Builds

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

"You jinxed me, I lost half of it," Andreas Klatt said and added that he got it in with flush versus set and his table neighbor Petro Popovych got there with a full house.

Popovych was also involved in the next bigger hand on their tables. The flop showed and Luis Dono check-raised out of the big blind from 1,800 to 5,200, which Popovych called. The turn went check, check, and Dono's bet on the river for 14,700 won the pot without resistance.

Tags: Andreas Klatt Luis Dono Petro Popovych

Oct 29, 2017

Small Pot for Aidonopoulos

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

After a raise to 1,800 by the player in under the gun, three players including Theodoros Aidonopoulos, Michael Chaffe and Lukas Klima called. The flop fell and the action checked to Aidonopoulos, who bet 3,600 and forced folds all around.

Tags: Lukas Klima Michael Chaffe Theodoros Aidonopoulos

Oct 29, 2017

Klatt Sends MacDonnell Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Robert Zipf, Fabrice Soulier and Marc MacDonnell have been eliminated while Ryan Hughes jumped in just before the registration closed.

MacDonnell raised to 1,800 and Andreas Klatt three-bet to 5,700 from one seat over before MacDonnell's four-bet to 13,700 was just called by Klatt. On the flop, MacDonnell moved all in and Klatt called instantly.

Marc MacDonnell:
Andreas Klatt:

The turn and river were of no help and MacDonnell headed to the rail.

Tags: Andreas Klatt Fabrice Soulier Marc MacDonnell Robert Zipf Ryan Hughes

Oct 29, 2017

Schuhl Busts Hellmuth and Romanello

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,000 and Roberto Romanello moved all in from the button. Patrick Schuhl asked for a count and the shove of Romanello was for 9,900, in the very first hand of the Welshman. Schuhl tossed in a chip for the call and Hellmuth almost beat him into the pot with his starting stack as well.

Roberto Romanello:
Phil Hellmuth:
Patrick Schuhl:

The board came [KsQd9h10c9c| and that's all she wrote for Hellmuth and Romanello, who entered at the last possible minute and busted right away.

Tags: Patrick Schuhl Phil Hellmuth Roberto Romanello

Oct 29, 2017

Updated Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Oct 29, 2017

Second Break of Day 1e

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Phil Hellmuth entered right before the end of the level and didn't even get to play a hand before being sent off into a 20-minute break. So far the screens show 199 entries of which 78 remain and the registration will close when the cards are back in the air.

In the last hand before the break on Hellmuth's table, Michael Chaffe looked up short stack Razvan Gherge for 5,000 with versus and the board came . "Do you mind if I take a picture?" Chaffe then asked and Hellmuth nodded, the Brit snapped a shot with his iPad and headed into the break right after.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Michael Chaffe Razvan Gherghe

Oct 29, 2017

Yarmola Busts in Three-Way All In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Mykola Yarmola moved all in for 2,050 and Yitshak Bahar called from one seat over. Laurentiu Dumitru reshoved and Bahar called with the superior stack.

Mykola Yarmola:
Laurentiu Dumitru:
Yitshak Bahar:

The board came and Yarmola was eliminated, while Dumitru more than doubled up.

Tags: Laurentiu Dumitru Mykola Yarmola Yitshak Bahar

Oct 29, 2017

Badulescu's Quads Bust Two

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Andrei Badulescu looked up two players with pocket eights versus ace-ten and pocket kings, one of which belonged to Mikko Hirvonen, and Badulescu flopped quads to rake in the pot.

One table over, Kai Münster boosted his stack further while Oleksandr Shcherbak has been eliminated.

Tags: Oleksandr Shcherbak Kai Münster Mikko Hirvonen Andrei Badulescu

Oct 29, 2017

Sammut and Sotirov Among Bigger Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

More than half of the field has already been sent to the rail with 92 players out of 193 entries remaining in the last level of registration. Some of the hopefuls that started well thus far include Zhivko Sotirov and Clint Sammut. The duo clashed in a smaller pot when Sotirov reluctantly called a bet of 4,050 by Sammut on the river. Sammut rolled over for the back door nut straight and won the pot.

Tags: Zhivko Sotirov Clint Sammut