2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #11: �10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
Day: 6
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
€1,115,207
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€5,025,500
Entries
529
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000

Hands #243-248: Small Ball Continues, Speranza Leads

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #243: Marti Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Gianluca Speranza raised to 1,400,000 from the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #244: Speranza limped the small blind with {7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000 and Roca De Torres called.

The turn was the {4-Spades} and Roca De Torres checked again. Speranza checked behind. The river was the {7-Spades} and both players checked. Speranza won the pot with a pair of sevens.

Hand #245: Roca De Torres folded and Speranza got a walk.

Hand #246: Speranza limped the small blind with {8-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000 and Roca De Torres called.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked again. Speranza bet 850,000 and Roca De Torres called again. The river was the {7-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked a third time. Speranza checked behind and Roca De Torres won the hand.

Hand #247: Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Speranza checked his option with {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres bet 450,000 and Speranza called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Speranza checked again. Roca De Torres checked behind. The river was the {3-Clubs} and Speranza bet 450,000. Roca De Torres called and ended up winning with ace high.

Hand #248: Speranza limped the small blind with {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000. Roca De Torres called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {q-Spades} and both players checked again. Speranza won the pot with a pair of fours.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
16,600,000
-650,000
-650,000
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
9,850,000
650,000
650,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #236-242: Not Much Happening

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #236: Gianluca Speranza limped in with the {Q-Spades}{2-Spades} and Marti Roca De Torres moved all in with the {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for 9.05 million.

Hand #237: Roca De Torres limped in with the {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Speranza checked with {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Both players checked the {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Speranza bet the {3-Clubs} turn for 450,000 to force a fold.

Hand #238: Speranza limped with {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Roca De Torres raised with {A-Spades}{2-Spades} and the Italian quickly called.

Hand #239: Roca De Torres folded his {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Speranza received a walk with{A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}.

Hand #240: Speranza limped in and Roca De Torres checked with {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop and the {K-Diamonds} brought a check by the Spaniard, a bet of 550,000 by Speranza and a call. The {9-Diamonds} on the river was checked again and Speranza said "you had a deuce?" before flashing {9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for the superior hand.

Hand #241: Roca De Torres moved all in with the {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and claimed the big blind and antes.

Hand #242: Speranza limped with {Q-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Roca De Torres moved all in with the {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} to force a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
17,250,000
5,250,000
5,250,000
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
9,200,000
-5,250,000
-5,250,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #231-235: Speranza Reclaims the Lead

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #231: Marti Roca De Torres raised from the small blind with {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} to 1,000,000 and Gianluca Speranza called from the big blind with {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres also checked.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked again. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres bet 1,150,000 and Speranza called and won the hand.

Hand #232: Speranza limped the small blind with {q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #233: Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Speranza raised to 1,000,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #234: Speranza limped the small blind with {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked his option. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #235: Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Speranza checked his option with {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The flop came {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres bet 400,000 and Speranza called.

The turn was the {k-Hearts} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres bet 925,000 and Speranza called. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres checked behind and Speranza won with ace-high.

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #227-230: More Aggression by Roca De Torres

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #227: Marti Roca De Torres raised to 1.0 million with the {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Gianluca Speranza defended the big blind with {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The flop of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} was checked by Speranza and Roca De Torres bet 875,000, which Speranza called.

The {J-Diamonds} appeared on the turn and Speranza checked after picking up a combo draw. Roca De Torres bet 2.225 million and Speranza folded.

Hand #228: Speranza limped with the {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and Roca De Torres with {J-Spades}{9-Spades} checked back after having asked Speranza for his stack size. The {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop was checked by Roca De Torres and Speranza's min-bet of 400,000 won the pot right there.

Hand #229: Roca De Torres limped with {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Speranza checked with {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Neither player hit anything on {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and a bet of Roca De Torres for 450,000 was met by a check-raise to 1.25 million by Speranza to let go.

Hand #230: Speranza limped in with {5-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Roca De Torres checked behind with {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}. The flop fell {K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked, Speranza min-bet 400,000 and was called.

After the {4-Clubs} turn, Speranza improved to a pair of fours and Roca De Torres checked, as did the Italian. Both checked again the {2-Diamonds} on the river and Speranza won the pot to somewhat close the gap again.

Player Chips Progress
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
14,450,000
-250,000
-250,000
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
12,000,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #223-226: Roca De Torres Takes the Chip Lead After Calling All In

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Marti Roca De Torres
Marti Roca De Torres

Hand #223: Marti Roca De Torres limped the small blind with {5-Diamonds}{x-} and Gianluca Speranza checked his option with {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Speranza checked. Roca De Torres bet 450,000. Speranza folded.

Hand #224: Speranza limped the small blind with {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 400,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Hand #225: Roca De Torres went all in for 6,850,000 with {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Speranza folded.

Hand #226: Speranza raised to 800,000 with {j-Spades}{6-Clubs} from the small blind and Roca De Torres called with {q-Spades}{5-Clubs} in the big blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 600,000 and Roca De Torres called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza checked behind. The river was the {a-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked a third time. Speranza shoved all in, putting Roca De Torres�� last 5,900,000 at risk if he called. He did call and won the hand to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
14,700,000
7,900,000
7,900,000
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
11,750,000
-7,900,000
-7,900,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #217-222: Roca De Torres Keeps Building With Small Pots

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #217: Marti Roca De Torres shoved with the {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and raked in the first pot after the break.

Hand #218: Gianluca Speranza limped with {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked with {J-Spades}{4-Clubs}. On the {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop, Roca De Torres check-called a bet of 400,000 and the {2-Hearts} appeared on the turn. Both players checked to see the {10-Clubs} on the river and Roca De Torres bet 1.175 million. That was enough to win the second pot in a row.

Hand #219: Roca De Torres moved all in with the {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Speranza folded {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

Hand #220: Speranza limped in with the {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Neither player hit anything on {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Speranza took it down with a bet of 400,000.

Hand #221: Roca De Torres moved all in for 6.85 million with {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Speranza folded the {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Hand #222: Speranza limped with {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Roca De Torres checked with {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. The {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} flop was checked to Speranza and he checked behind to see the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Roca De Torres checked and Speranza took it down with a bet.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
19,650,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
6,800,000
1,200,000
1,200,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000

Hands #210-216: Roca De Torres Keeps On Shoving

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Marti Roca De Torres
Marti Roca De Torres

Hand #210: Gianluca Speranza limped the small blind with {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Marti Roca De Torres shoved all in with {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} for 4,350,000. Speranza folded.

Hand #211: Roca De Torres shoved all in from the small blind with {q-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Speranza folded.

Hand #212: Speranza limped with {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Roca De Torres went all in with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Speranza asked for a count, but decided to fold.

Hand #213: Speranza got a walk.

Hand #214: Speranza limped from the small blind with {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The flop came {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 300,000 and Roca De Torres called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked and Roca De Torres won the hand with a full house.

Hand #215: Roca De Torres went all in with {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} from the small blind and Speranza folded {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} in the big blind.

Hand #216: Speranza limped with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked his option with {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 300,000 and Roca De Torres called. The turn was the {k-Clubs} and Roca De Torres checked again. Speranza bet 750,000 and Roca De Torres folded.

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres

Hands #205-209: Speranza Shoves Into Roca De Torres to Build Lead

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #205: Marti Roca De Torres limped in with the {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Gianluca Speranza with the {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} raised to 1.2 million, forcing a fold.

Hand #206: Speranza limped with {A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Roca De Torres checked with {7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. On the {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop, the Spaniard cxheck-folded to a bet of 300,000.

Hand #207: Roca De Torres limped with {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Speranza checked with {J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Both players flopped a pair on {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Speranza checked, faced a bet of 350,000 and called. The {Q-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Speranza check-folded to a bet of 750,000.

Hand #208: Speranza raised to 600,000 with {9-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Roca De Torres called with the {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Again both players flopped a pair on the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop and the action was checked through. There was no action on the {A-Spades} turn either before the n{9-Hearts} river completed the board. Roca De Torres checked and Speranza bet 1.15 million, ultimately forcing a fold from hism opponent.

Hand #209: Roca De Torres limped with the {K-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Speranza checked his option with {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. On the {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop, Speranza check-called a bet of 350,000 before the Spaniard picked up a flush draw himself with the {8-Clubs} turn.

Again Speranza checked and Roca De Torres bet 750,000, which the Italian called. Speranza also checked the {3-Hearts} river before check-shoving into a third barrel of 1.65 million by Roca De Torres.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
22,050,000
3,750,000
3,750,000
Marti Roca De Torres es
Marti Roca De Torres
4,400,000
-3,750,000
-3,750,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaMarti Roca De Torres