2018 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€848,702
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€3,158,750
Entries
133
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000

Badziakouski and Rudolph Check It Down

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack with {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Christian Rudolph defended from the big blind with {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. The flop fell {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Rudolph checked to Badziakouski who checked it back.

The {10-Clubs} on the turn paired the board and Rudolph checked again. Badziakuoski wanted to see a free river and the {7-Clubs} completed the board. Two more checks and Badziakouski earned the pot with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Christian Rudolph
29,200,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
18,200,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christian RudolphMikita Badziakouski

James Romero Eliminated in 7th Place (€113,505)

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
James Romero
James Romero

Christian Rudolph opened to 1,300,000 in the cutoff with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and James Romero looked down at {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} in the big blind. Romero was on the short stack and shoved all in for 7,800,000 which was snap-called by Rudolph.

Rudolph was in a dominating position heading to the flop of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}. The {6-Spades} on the turn gave Romero a straight draw but the {2-Diamonds} on the river knocked the American out in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Christian Rudolph
30,500,000
8,700,000
8,700,000
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James Romero
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Christian RudolphJames Romero

Manig Loeser Eliminated in 8th Place (€89,253)

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

The action folded to Manig Loeser in the small blind who looked down at the {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. Loeser shipped all in for 9,300,000 and Winfred Yu woke up with {a-Spades}{8-Spades} in the big blind. Yu quickly made the call and Loeser was at risk.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Spades} to give Yu top pair and Loeser a straight draw. The turn brought the {8-Hearts} and the river was the {j-Diamonds}. The chip counts were verified and Yu barely had Loeser covered to send the German home in eighth place.

Manig Loeser Eliminated in 8th Place
Manig Loeser Eliminated in 8th Place
Player Chips Progress
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Winfred Yu
19,000,000
8,700,000
8,700,000
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Manig Loeser
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Manig LoeserWinfred Yu

Redraw of the Official Final Table

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

There will be 30 minutes left in the current level when the action resumes and the redraw of the final eight players can be found below.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Michael AddamoAustralia11,600,00019
2Benjamin PollakFrance42,200,00070
3Christian RudolphGermany22,100,00037
4Manig LoeserGermany8,100,00014
5Winfred YuHong Kong10,300,00017
6Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus17,500,00029
7James RomeroUnited States8,400,00014
8Dominik NitscheGermany12,800,00021
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
42,200,000
200,000
200,000
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Christian Rudolph
22,100,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
17,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Dominik Nitsche
12,800,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Michael Addamo
11,600,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Winfred Yu
10,300,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
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James Romero
8,400,000
-1,250,000
-1,250,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Manig Loeser
8,100,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 10th Place; Matthias Eibinger Eliminated in 9th Place (€71,821 each)

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Over on the outer table, Timothy Adams raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger on the button three-bet all in for nearly 12,000,000. Benjamin Pollak in the small blind gave it some consideration, checked the stacks of both opponents and called. Adams snap-called all in for 10,600,000 and a three-way showdown emerged with the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Timothy Adams: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Benjamin Pollak: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Adams was poised to triple up, but the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop was a disaster for the Canadian. Pollak spiked the one-outer to take the lead with a set of kings, and he held onto it with the {6-Hearts} turn and {A-Diamonds} on the river.

"Sorry Tim," Pollak immediately said. Adams was eliminated in 10th place and Eibinger had to settle for 9th, both receive €71,821 for their efforts. There will now be a short break to set up the official eight-handed final table.

Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
42,000,000
23,000,000
23,000,000
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Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Matthias Eibinger
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakMatthias EibingerTimothy Adams

Romero Doubles Back Up

Level 25 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Christian Rudolph raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun and James Romero shoved from the cutoff for 3,975,000 after thinking about it for almost two minutes. Rudolph snap-called.

James Romero: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Christian Rudolph: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for Romero's pocket fours to hold and double him up.

Player Chips Progress
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Christian Rudolph
23,600,000
-2,900,000
-2,900,000
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James Romero
9,650,000
5,675,000
5,675,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Christian RudolphJames Romero

Level: 25

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Addamo Doubles Through Romero

Level 24 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

James Romero was sitting in the small blind and looked at Michael Addamo's stack in the big blind. Romero decided to shove to put Addamo at risk and Addamo snap-called after looking at his cards.

Michael Addamo: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
James Romero: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for Addamo to hold with the pocket jacks to double up for the 5,675,000 he had behind.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Addamo
11,550,000
2,525,000
2,525,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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James Romero
3,975,000
-4,525,000
-4,525,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: James RomeroMichael Addamo

Badziakouski Takes One Against Rudolph

Level 24 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski completed his small blind with {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Christian Rudolph opted to check the big blind while he held {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades} for Badziakouski to flop bottom pair. Badziakouski checked, Rudolph did the same to see the {2-Diamonds} come on the turn. Badziakouski was still ahead and bet 500,000. Rudolph had the gutshot to the straight and raised to 1,000,000 but the dealer announced all-in. Rudolph was quick to correct the dealer and Badziakouski smiled before making the call.

The river completed the board with the {j-Clubs} for Badziakouski to improve to two pair. Badziakouski checked again and Rudolph quickly did the same to see the pot awarded to Badziakouski.

Player Chips Progress
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Christian Rudolph
26,500,000
-1,675,000
-1,675,000
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Mikita Badziakouski
16,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christian RudolphMikita Badziakouski