Tomas Kubaliak raised to 400 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Barny Boatman in the big blind. Boatman three-bet to 650 and Kubaliak called,
The flop came , Boatman bet 500 and Kubaliak called.
The turn brought the , Boatman continued betting 1,500 but now Kubaliak raised to 4,800. Boatman looked at the board again and then called.
The on the river completed the board with the , Boatman now checked. Kubaliak bet 12,500 and Boatman called. Kubaliak showed for a missed straight draw. Boatman showed for an overpair which was more than good enough to take down the pot.
David Keuftedjian was on the button and in a raising war when we got to his table, with the big blind having put out 1,350. Keuftedjian made it 6,450 to go and his opponent called, bringing a flop. The big blind checked and Keuftedjian bet 15,000, leaving just a little more than that back.
"You show if I fold?" his opponent asked after a couple of minutes in the tank. "Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Beginning of the tournament."
After another few minutes, the big blind folded face up and Keuftedjian dragged the pot without showing.
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Reigning WSOPE Main Event Champion Kevin MacPhee
On Saturday, November 4th, the long-awaited Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event kicks off, the final bracelet event of 2017. The first start starting flight will get underway at noon local time with players from all over the world coming together at the King’s Casino to take a shot at winning a highly coveted title and the subsequent gold WSOP bracelet.
This is the ninth time the WSOPE has been held, with the first series of events taking place in 2007 at the Casino at the Empire in London. Annette Obrestad became the first ever WSOPE Main Event winner at the tender age of only 18. After this inaugural event, the poker world visited London three more times for the WSOPE. France hosted the next three events, with two of them in Cannes and one in Paris. After a year hiatus, the WSOPE traveled to Berlin, with Kevin MacPhee winning the last WSOPE Main Event bracelet for €883,000.
Past World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Winners
Year
Location
Winner
Prize
2007
London
Annette Obrestad
£1,000,000
2008
London
John Juanda
£868,800
2009
London
Barry Shulman
£801,603
2010
London
James Bord
£830,401
2011
Cannes
Elio Fox
€1,400,000
2012
Cannes
Phil Hellmuth
€1,022,376
2013
Paris
Adrian Mateos
€1,000,000
2015
Berlin
Kevin MacPhee
€883,000
Structure
This year, there is a guaranteed prize pool of €5,000,000 with €1,000,000 guaranteed for first place. The buy-in will be €10,350 and players will be starting with 50,000 in chips. Levels will last 90 minutes each with a 20-minute break after each level. The players will be playing six levels today with a 90-minute dinner break after Level 4.
Players that have been eliminated today can choose to reenter tomorrow on Day 1b or before the start of Day 2 on November 6th. Registration will also be open until then. The tournament will continue until a winner has been declared on Friday, November 10th. Keep glued to PokerNews as we work towards crowning a new WSOPE Main Event champion!
, Boatman bet 500 and Kubaliak called. 
, Boatman continued betting 1,500 but now Kubaliak raised to 4,800. Boatman looked at the board again and then called.
on the river completed the board with the 
for a missed straight draw. Boatman showed 
for an overpair which was more than good enough to take down the pot.
flop. The big blind checked and Keuftedjian bet 15,000, leaving just a little more than that back.
face up and Keuftedjian dragged the pot without showing.
