Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
�50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,880,000
Entries
60
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
We just saw a German on German clash at the final table, and Tobias Reinkemeier came out on top.
Tobias Reinkemeier raised pre flop to 60,000 and Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked.
On the turn the 
hit, and Gruissem check-called a 80,000-chip bet. The river was the 
and now Gruissem bet 175,000. Reinkemeier tanked for over two minutes, but finally he tossed in two 100,000 chips in order to make the call.
Gruissem showed 
, but he lost to 
. Reinkemeier jumps up in the chip counts as we are still with eight players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
1,050,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
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On the flop the board read 
when John Juanda checked from the big blind. Philipp Gruissem sat under the gun plus one, and he checked as well.
The turn brought the 
and Juanda flicked out a black and white 100,000 chip. Gruissem gave it some thought, and followed suit.
On the river the 
hit and Juanda check-folded to a 175,000-chip bet. Gruissem keeps climbing the ranks and is second in chips now with Richard Yong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
Action folded to Philipp Gruissem in the hijack seat, and he raised to 500,000 to put the pressure on all of the short stacks left to act behind him. Play then folded to Winfred Yu in the small blind. With about 325,000 in chips, Yu called all in. Everyone else folded.
Yu showed the 
and was up against the 
for Gruissem.
On the flop, Gruissem didn't hit, but he became a favorite as the 
fell. With straight and flush draws, plus two overcards, Gruissem needed to hit a jack, spade, ace or ten to win the pot.
The turn was the 
, putting Yu one more card closer to the double up. The river was black, but it wasn't a spade. Still, it was the and that gave Gruissem a better pair to eliminate Yu in ninth place.
With only eight places paying, Yu became the official tournament bubble boy, andeEveryone remaining has locked up a minimum of �115,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,725,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Jani Sointula raised to 75,000 after which Richard Yong quickly three-bet to 150,000. The action was folded back around to Sointula who made the call.
The flop brought out 
, and Sointula check-folded to a 190,000-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
900,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
735,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
530,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
340,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
John Juanda raised to 70,000 and Steve O'Dwyer made the call. Philipp Gruissem opted to three-bet to 235,000 and both Juanda and O'Dwyer folded. Gruissem adds some more chips to his stack, while O'Dwyer keeps losing ground.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,530,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,450,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
735,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
Level 19
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
From the button, John Juanda raised to 70,000. Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Gruissem led with a bet of 90,000. Juanda called.
The river was the , and both players checked.
Gruissem showed the 
, but lost to Juanda's as he made a flush.
From under the gun, Philipp Gruissem raised to 60,000. Richard Yong three-bet to 160,000 from the button, and Gruissem called.
On the 
flop, Gruissem checked, Yong bet 175,000, and Gruissem called.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Gruissem fired 225,000, and Yong called.
Yong showed the after Gruissem announced that he had an ace. Yong's had was best as Gruissem's went into the muck and he moved himself into second place on the leader board while Gruissem dropped to third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
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