2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€147,099
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€544,800
Entries
227
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Krakow Crushed

On the {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, Matan Krakow checked and Imed Ben Mahmoud fired 90,000. Krakow check-raised all in for 349,000 and Mahmoud made the call.

Mahmoud: {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Krakow: {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and river the {7-Clubs}. Krakow did make two pair, but that two pair gave Mahmoud a straight and he won the pot. Mahmoud was all in on the flop for 294,000, leaving Krakow with just 55,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imed Ben Mahmoud tn
Imed Ben Mahmoud
700,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
55,000
-396,000
-396,000

Tags: Imed Ben MahmoudMatan Krakow

Big Lead Now for Bonnet

Yannick Bonnet
Yannick Bonnet

Yannick Bonnet and Imed Ben Mahmoud both put 102,000 in preflop before seeing the flop come down {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. Bonnet was first and checked. Mahmoud also checked.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and Bonnet checked. Mahmoud opted to fire this time and tossed out 153,000. A few seconds passed before Bonnet check-raised all in for 443,000. After a minute, Mahmoud folded and Bonnet won the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yannick Bonnet fr
Yannick Bonnet
954,000
364,000
364,000
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
451,000
-44,000
-44,000
Profile photo of Imed Ben Mahmoud tn
Imed Ben Mahmoud
300,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Imed Ben MahmoudYannick Bonnet

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Level: 25

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Krakow Stays in the Hunt

From the button Matan Krakow just moved all in. His stack had dwindled over the last half an hour, and Imed Ben Mahmoud only needed to call 255,000. From the small blind Mahmoud did so, and Yannick Bonnet folded.

Showdown:
Matan Krakow: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Imed Ben Mahmoud: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, and Krakow stayed alive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yannick Bonnet fr
Yannick Bonnet
670,000
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
520,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Imed Ben Mahmoud tn
Imed Ben Mahmoud
500,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Matan KrakowImed Ben Mahmoud

Bonnet Doubles Up

Yannick Bonnet just moved all in from the small blind for 287,000 and the pressure was on Matan Krakow. From the big blind he took his time before eventually pulling the trigger.

Showdown:
Yannick Bonnet: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Matan Krakow: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, and Bonnet doubled up. All three players are pretty even, and this is looking to be a very long and tough battle.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imed Ben Mahmoud tn
Imed Ben Mahmoud
630,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Yannick Bonnet fr
Yannick Bonnet
574,000
228,000
228,000
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
500,000
-145,000
-145,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000