Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Dia 2 | 2011 World Series of Poker Europe

2011-10-11 19:25 UTC+2

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ramzi Jelassi	265,000 15,000	15,000

Shawn Buchanan	155,000 10,000	10,000

Konstantin Uspenskiy	155,000 -15,000	-15,000
Steve Billirakis	151,000 1,000	1,000

Shannon Shorr	145,000 4,000	4,000

Erich Kollmann	144,000 -1,000	-1,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	134,000 74,000	74,000

Eoghan O'Dea	127,000 27,000	27,000
Sam Trickett	120,000 -5,000	-5,000
Dermot Blain	110,000 -10,000	-10,000
Michel Abecassis	105,000 -7,000	-7,000
Sam Chartier	105,000 -13,000	-13,000
Jerome Bradpiece	103,000 49,000	49,000
David Benyamine	100,000 41,000	41,000

David Callaghan	91,000 15,000	15,000
Dimitry Motorov	90,000 -7,000	-7,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	87,000 19,000	19,000
Jason Mercier	85,000 15,000	15,000

Alfredo Vega	78,000 7,000	7,000
Sean Dempsey	72,000 22,000	22,000

[Removed:146]	67,000 -39,000	-39,000
Michele Di Lauro	53,000 -67,000	-67,000
Mike Guttman	52,000 -8,000	-8,000
Sam Stein	27,000 8,000	8,000
Francis Dubois	17,000 -19,000	-19,000

Table	Seat	Name	Chips
Table 79	1	Oleksii Kovalchuk	134,000
	2	Alexander Dovhenko	87,000
	3	Michael Guttman	52,000
	4	Jason Mercier	85,000
	5	Shannon Shorr	145,000
	6	Jerome Bradpiece	103,000
	7	Sam Chartier	105,000
	8	Alfredo Vega	78,000
	9	Sam Trickett	120,000

Table 77	1	Ramzi Jelassi	265,000
	2	Michel Abecassis	105,000
	3	David Callaghan	91,000
	4	Michele Di Lauro	53,000
	5	[Removed:146]	67,000
	6	Steve Billirakis	151,000
	7	Eoghan O'Dea	127,000
	8	Shawn Buchanan	155,000

Table 78	1	David Benyamine	100,000
	2	Francis Dubois	17,000
	3	Konstantin Uspenskiy	155,000
	4	Erich Kollmann	144,000
	5	Sean Dempsey	72,000
	6	Elie Payan	10,000
	7	Sam Stein	27,000
	8	Dimitry Motorov	90,000
	9	Dermot Blain	110,000

Guttman On The Rise, Clemencon Busto

Mike Guttman was one of the short stacks with 28 players remaining but two big hands made sure he still has a shot at the money. In the first hand he raised to 5,000 from the button getting called only by Alfredo Vega who was in the big blind. The flop brought out {A-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} and after Vega had checked Guttman put in his remaining 6,100 chips. Hesitantly Vega made the call.

Mike Guttman
Alfredo Vega

The turn, the {Q-Diamonds} , and the river, the {A-Diamonds} , did not change the outcome giving Guttman a double up. One of our colleagues told us the following just moments ago. An orbit or so later it was Tristan Clemencon who raised from the small blind, Guttman made the call from the big. The flop brought out {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts} and Clemencon bet 3,300. Guttman announced "pot" after which Clemencon went all-in for 26,000 total. Guttman had him covered by 600 chips and called.

Mike Guttman
Tristan Clemencon

The turn was a blank but the river brought out a {10-} giving Guttman a full house. Clemencon goes home in 28th place and this gives us only three remaining tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alfredo Vega	71,000 6,000	6,000
Mike Guttman	60,000 24,000	24,000
Tristan Clemencon	Eliminado

Tags: Mike Guttman Tristan Clemencon Alfredo Vega

2011-10-11 19:06 UTC+2

Off We Go

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The cards are back in the air with 23 minutes remaining at this level. After this level the players will go on a 60 minute dinner break.

2011-10-11 18:59 UTC+2

Down to 27

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

We're down to 27 players on just three tables. There is a full re-draw at this time. We will continue shortly.

2011-10-11 18:54 UTC+2

Table 78 is Getting Juicy

Table 78 has to be the table with the most chips at this point. Six out of the seven players got a well above average stack with Uspenskiy leading. Steve Billirakis just moved to this table and he's back to his winning ways.

We just caught the action on the river when there was {K-Clubs} {7-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {A-Spades} on the board and Shannon Shorr called the 6,600 bet Billirakis threw out. Shorr mucked his cards when he got to see the {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {4-Spades} his opponent turned over.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Konstantin Uspenskiy	170,000 70,000	70,000
Steve Billirakis	150,000 59,000	59,000

Shannon Shorr	141,000 46,000	46,000

Sam Trickett	125,000 40,000	40,000
Michele Di Lauro	120,000 -22,000	-22,000
Dermot Blain	120,000 -7,000	-7,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	60,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Steve Billirakis Konstantin Uspenskiy Shannon Shorr Sam Trickett Michele Di Lauro Dermot Blain Oleskii Kovalchuk

2011-10-11 18:52 UTC+2

Michele Di Lauro Up to 145k

As we approached the table, Ville Haavisto was leaving and his chips were being handled by Michele Di Lauro. He had only just finished stacking them when he found action in the following hand.

Oleksii Kovalchuk raised to 3,600 and Di Lauro called in position. The flop was {Q-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and Kovalhcuk check- called a 6,200 Di Lauro bet. The turn was the {3-Spades} and after Kovalchuk once again checked Di Lauro bet pot (22,000). This was one third of the Kovalchuk stack and he decided to pass and wait for a better spot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michele Di Lauro	142,000 67,000	67,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	61,000 2,000	2,000

Ville Haavisto	Eliminado

Tags: Michele Di Lauro

2011-10-11 18:52 UTC+2

Nice Call by Steve Billirakis

Sam Trickett raised to 4,000 on the button and Dermot Blain (SB) and Steve Billirakis (BB) made the call. The flop was {J-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Hearts} and Blain checked to Billirakis who bet 9,000. Tricket snap-folded but Blain made the call. The turn was the {Q-Spades} and both players checked before the dealer gave us the final card of {9-Diamonds} . Blain counted out a bet of 17,000 and dropped it over the line and after a few minutes Billirakis made the call and it was good.

Billirakis

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dermot Blain	118,000 -9,000	-9,000
Steve Billirakis	113,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Steve Billirakis

2011-10-11 18:37 UTC+2

Dubois Finds 25%

After being crippled by Ramzi Jelassi, Franci Dubois just got his last remaining chips in the middle on a flop of {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {3-Spades} versus Elie Payan.

Dubois
Payan

Flop: {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {3-Spades}

Payan was a 63% favourite to win the hand.

Turn: {8-Spades}

Payan increases his odds of winning the hand to 75%

River: {K-Diamonds}

Who cares about odds anyway? Dubois finds his 25% and doubles up much to the disgust of Payan.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Francis Dubois	36,000 -21,000	-21,000
Elie Payan	13,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Francis Dubois Elie Payan

2011-10-11 18:37 UTC+2

Billirakis Folds Third Best

Steve Billirakis just made a huge fold that cost him a lot of chips, but possibly saved him even more. We caught the action on the turn when the board read {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {7-Clubs} . Shawn Buchanan bet out 4,000 from the small blind after which Billirakis decided to raise to 13,500. Michel Abecassis was sitting in the cut-off and gave it some thought before smooth-calling the raise.

Buchanan flashed his cards to David Williams and threw them in the muck giving us heads-up river action. The river card was the {10-Diamonds} and Billirakis tanked for a bit before betting 13,500. Abecassis did some thinking as well and finally decided to shove for roughly 52,000 chips. The look on Billirakis face wasn't pretty and he tanked for minutes and finally said "Allright," as he open-folded his {K-Spades} {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {X-} . Only quad nines and a straight flush beat the once youngest WSOP bracelet winner and he's left behind with 91,000 chips. Abecassis is in very good shape now while Shawn Buchanan is also living large.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shawn Buchanan	145,000 40,000	40,000

Michel Abecassis	112,000 62,000	62,000
Steve Billirakis	91,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Shawn Buchanan Steve Billirakis Michel Abecassis

2011 World Series of Poker Europe