Event #7: WSOP Europe Main Event - €10,400 No-Limit Hold'em

Hand #201: Elio Fox had the button. He raised to 200,000, and Chris Moorman three-bet to 430,000. Fox responded with a shove, and Moorman made the call for his tournament life. It looked like he had about 2.1 million chips left, and they were now all committed to this pot. And as the cards were turned up, the news was not at all good for the Brit.

Showdown
Fox:    
Moorman:    

For the first time in 11 hours, the atmosphere in the room became electric as everyone scrambled around to find a line of sight. Some ran to the television screens, others flooded the perimeter of the stage, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the decisive flop. The dealer spread out      , and that was a fantastic sweat. A chorus of nervous chatter coursed through the studio as Moorman picked up another four outs to fill in the gutterball.

The turn came the  , and that was another sweat. If he had to miss fourth street, the board pair was a good way for Moorman to do it. Now he could catch a three or a four to chop, or a five or seven to win. Thirteen outs once seems like an awful lot for a guy who runs like Chris Moorman, but it just was not meant to be today.

River:  

That's clean and safe for Fox, and it's the card that's put the bracelet on his wrist here in Cannes!

It's hard to be disappointed when you've just earned €800,000, but Moorman was clearly frustrated with the way his day ran out over the last couple hours. He was closing in on half the chips in play at one point, and you'd have been a fool to bet against him, even when he started leaking a bit. We know we wouldn't want to face him heads-up for a bracelet, but Fox looked him up with the confidence of a true champion, jabbing away at the little pots and landing every big punch he threw.

Moorman will have to settle for second place today, and the cash he'll collect should eventually help to take away some of the sting. It's been another fine run for he and the Brits here this week.

Hand #186: Chris Moorman had the button, and he raised to 200,000. Elio Fox defended, and the flop came      . Fox checked, Moorman bet 200,000, and Fox would go no further. No jack-deuce this time, it seems.

Hand #187: Elio Fox had the button. He raised to 200,000 and took it down.

Hand #188: Chris Moorman had the button, and he raised to 200,000. Elio Fox reraised to 525,000, and Moorman folded out of the way.

Hand #189: Elio Fox had the button, and he raised to 200,000. Chris Moorman folded.

Hand #190: Chris Moorman had the button, and he gave Elio Fox a walk.

Hand #191: Elio Fox had the button, and he raised to 200,000. Chris Moorman took a longer-than-usual pause, and that usually means a reraise here. Indeed, he added some more to the bet and made it 500,000 total, but it would not get through. Fox announced an all-in four-bet, and Moorman gaped at the move. His eyes got all wide for a moment, but not in the good way, and he shook his head and folded.

Hand #175: Elio Fox had the button. He raised to 200,000, and Chris Moorman folded.

Hand #176: Chris Moorman had the button. He opened to 200,000 himself, and Elio Fox defended his big blind. The flop came      , and Fox checked to the raiser. Moorman repeated the same 200,000, and Fox folded.

Hand #177: Elio Fox had the button, and he raised the minimum again. Moorman came along to the       flop this time, and Fox bet 225,000. He was called without too much delay, and Moorman checked the   turn as well. Fox kept the heat on with another 550,000 chips, and Moorman stared down at the board for a minute. Then, he folded.

Hand #178: Chris Moorman had the button, and he raised to 200,000. Elio Fox placed one more plaque into the pot to see the flop, and it came      . When Fox checked, Moorman bet 200,000, and he won the pot with no drama.

Hand #179: Elio Fox had the button, and he gave Chris Moorman the first walk of this heads-up duel.

Hand #180: Chris Moorman had the button, and a raise to 200,000 earned him the pot.

Hand #181: Elio Fox had the button, and this time he raised to 200,000 to win Moorman's big blind and ante.

Hand #182: Chris Moorman had the button, and he raised to -- you guessed it -- 200,000. Elio Fox called this time, and the flop came      . Check-check, and the   landed on the turn. Fox led out with 260,000 there, and the   put three threes on board. Fox froze in his thinking pose for about a bit before checking, and Moorman began stacking out chips. He threw 420,000 of them into the pot, and Fox couldn't call.

Hand #183: Elio Fox had the button, and 200,000 was enough to end the hand.

Hand #184: Chris Moorman had the button, and he opened to 200,000. Elio Fox pulled back his blind and slid out a reraise to 550,000 total. Moorman only spent about 20 seconds mulling it over before making the call. The flop came      , and that's a c-bet flop. Fox put out 525,000, and Moorman ducked out.

Hand #168: Chris Moorman had the button in the very first hand of heads up action and his first raise of 175,000 won the pot.

Hand #169: Elio Fox had the button and he raised to 160,000 and Moorman folded.

Hand #170: Chris Moorman started from the button and he raised to 175,000. Elio Fox made the first three-bet of the heads-up action when he re-raised to 475,000. The Moorman fans were filling the rail as he went through his decisions in his mind. He then four-bet to 950,000 and Fox folded very quickly.

Hand #171: Elio Fox had the button and he raised to 160,000. Moorman continued his assault on the Fox stack with a three-bet of 460,000 and Fox folded.

Hand #172: Chris Moorman had the button and he made it 165,000 to play. The reaction of Elio Fox was to three-bet to 480,000 and Moorman four-bet to 960,000. Fox decided to take a stand and moved all-in and Moorman folded.

Hand #173: Elio Fox raised to 160,000 on the button and Chris Moorman made the call. The flop was       and Moorman was first to bet and Fox folded instantly.

Hand #174: Chris Moorman raised to 165,000 on the button and Elio Fox folded.

Jack Effel is on the horn right now, introducing the players to the audience and cueing the dealer into action. After wishing them both luck, Effel gave the command.

"Shuffle Up and Deal!"

Hand #165: Moritz Kranich had the button and raised to 160,000 and it was enough to win the blinds and antes.

Hand #166: Chris Moorman had the button and raised to 175,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #167: Elio Fox had the button and he raised to 160,000, Moritz Kranich was in the small blind and he moved all-in for around 1,600,000. Chris Moorman folded and Fox called and we had a showdown with Kranich at risk of elimination.

Showdown

Flop:      

Kranich flopped an open ended straight draw and a back draw flush draw but Fox retained his lead.

Turn:  

Still no change.

River:  

It was all over for Kranich and he is eliminated in a very respectable 3rd place earning himself €550,000.

Hand #153: Elio Fox had the button. It folded to him, and he opened with a raise to win the blinds and antes.

Hand #154: Moritz Kranich had the button. When the table folded around to the blinds, Chris Moorman shoved in on Brian Roberts. No call.

Hand #155: Chris Moorman had the button, and he used it to raise to 175,000 and win this pot too.

Hand #156: Brian Roberts had the button, and we... well, we missed what happend. Raise-and-take, but we couldn't tell who. Apologies.

Hand #157: Elio Fox had the button, and he raised to 160,000. From the big blind, Chris Moorman reraised to 450,000, and Fox slid the call into the pot. The flop came      , and Moorman followed up his raise with a bet of 475,000. Four plaques and three red chips. Fox called, very deliberately. The   turned, and Moorman checked now. Check-check, and the   hit the river, drawing another check from Moorman. Fox took his cue to stab at the pot with 750,000, and Moorman gave it just a cursory look before surrendering.

Hand #158: Moritz Kranich had the button. For the second consecutive orbit, Moorman shoved in when it folded to his small blind. Brian Roberts quickly folded what he said was deuce-three the last time, but this time, he spent a while considering with a half-grin on his face. After about a minute, he made the call for his tournament life. The amount was never announced, but it looked like he had about 800,000 left in front of him when he committed. Cards up, gents:

Moorman:    
Roberts:    

Roberts found his card on the flop as the dealer spread out       to pull him into the lead with two to come. Moorman had one overcard and the gutshot to try and chase down, but the turn   was a blank. The river, however, would not be a blank. There was a moment's pause as the cameras caught the emotions of both players, and they were fixed firmly on Roberts as the river   ended his day.

Moorman catches his straight on the river, and he's sent Roberts off in fourth place. That's worth a cool €400,000, and it seems to be of some consolation as he conducts some talkative and rather jolly interviews with the production crew behind us.

Hand #143: Brian Roberts had the button. He raised to 160,000, the minimum allotted raise. In the small blind, Elio Fox reraised to 450,000. His three-bet went through uncontested and he won the pot.

Hand #144: Elio Fox had the button. Chris Moorman raise to 175,000 from under the gun. Moritz Kranich reraised to 425,000 from the big blind. Moorman folded and Kranich won the pot.

Hand #145: Dermot Blain had the button. He raised all in and won the pot.

Hand #146: Moritz Kranich had the button. Dermot Blain raised all in from the cutoff seat. This was the second hand in a row he shoved and once again, no one called.

Hand #147: Chris Moorman had the button. Dermot Blain raised to 175,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Brian Roberts and he asked for a count on Blain's stack. Roberts was in the small blind and reraised to 350,000. Elio Fox folded from the big blind and then Blain reraised all in. Roberts now asked for an exact count on the stack. He found out Blain was all in for 1.76 million.

Roberts spent several minutes in the tank before finally calling it off. He held the    to Blain's   .

The flop was     and Roberts was still in front with the better pair. The   on the turn kept him in the lead and then the   on the river finished things off.

Blain was eliminated in fifth place and earned a solid payday of €275,000.