Friday, November 10, 2017 10:13 PM Local Time
Heads-Up Play Underway
After World Series of Poker tournament director Jack Effel thanked the staff at the King's Casino and introduced the two remaining players, the cards went back in the air.
Friday, November 10, 2017 9:43 PM Local Time
Break Time
The final two players are on a break. The break should be roughly about 20 minutes.
While on break, did you know Mustapha is commentating on the Main Event Final Table WSOP-E? But he's also here to support Gianluca Speranza. He talks about life living with other poker players and differences in playing WSOP vs. WSOP-E.
Friday, November 10, 2017 9:42 PM Local Time
Mathijs Jonkers Eliminated in 3rd Place (€476,585)
Hand #194: Gianluca Speranza raised to 650,000 with from the button. Mathijs Jonkers pulled his hoodie up over his head and slid his remaining 2,400,000 into the pot, going all in with from the small blind. Speranza called.
The flop came and Jonkers was eliminated in third place. He will take home €476,585.
| Gianluca Speranza | 19,950,000 | 2,850,000  |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 6,500,000 | -500,000  |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 0 | -2,350,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 9:36 PM Local Time
Hands #189-193: Roca De Torres Scores a Big Double
Hand #189: Mathijs Jonkers raised to 600,000 on the button with and Gianluca Speranza called with the in the big blind. The Italian checked the flop and folded to a continuation bet of 500,000 by Jonkers.
Hand #190: Marti Roca De Torres shoved for 3.8 million on the button and Speranza folded out of the small blind with his . Jonkers wasn't happy but eventually called in the big blind.
Marti Roca De Torres:
Mathijs Jonkers:
Both players stood away from the table to watch the action unfold and see the board run out , reducing Jonkers to fewer than five big blinds as a result.
Hand #191: Jonkers pushed out of the small blind for 1.35 million and Roca De Torres called.
Mathijs Jonkers:
Marti Roca De Torres:
There was a sweat on the board of and Jonkers doubled to around 10 big blinds.
Hand #192: A walk for Speranza.
Hand #193: Roca De Torres raised to 600,000 with the and Speranza folded the in the small blind, Jonkers forfeited his big blind.
| Gianluca Speranza | 17,100,000 | -50,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 7,000,000 | 3,200,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 2,350,000 | -2,550,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 9:28 PM Local Time
Hands #186-188: Speranza Rivers Roca De Torres
Hand #186: Mathijs Jonkers limped the button with and Gianluca Speranza checked his option with .
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Speranza checked. Jonkers bet 400,000 and Speranza called. The river was the and both players checked. Speranza won the hand with king high.
Hand #187: Speranza had in the small blind and went all in for 14,700,000. He had Jonkers covered. Jonkers had 4,600,000 behind. He had and he eventually folded after tanking for a while.
Hand #188: Speranza raised to 600,000 from the button with and Marti Roca De Torres called with from the big blind. The flop came and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza checked behind.
The turn was the and Roca De Torres checked again. Speranza bet 500,000 and Roca De Torres called. The river was the and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 1,450,000 and Roca De Torres called. Speranza won the hand and left Roca De Torres even shorter.
| Gianluca Speranza | 17,150,000 | 3,350,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 4,900,000 | -800,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 3,800,000 | -3,135,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 9:10 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 150000/300000
Ante: 50000
Friday, November 10, 2017 8:53 PM Local Time
Hands #180-185: Jonkers Gets Short; Doubles Before Break
Hand #180: Mathijs Jonkers moved all in from the button with the for 5.16 million and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #181: Gianluca Speranza raised out of the small blind with the , making it 700,000 to go. Jonkers had in the big blind and elected to fold.
Hand #182: Speranza opened the action on the button with a raise to 500,000 with the and Marti Roca De Torres called out of the big blind with . The flop fell and the Spaniard checked, Speranza continued for 400,000 and Roca De Torres check-raised all in for 5.075 million to force a fold.
Hand #183: Jonkers raised to 500,000 from the button with and Roca De Torres in the small blind shoved out of the small blind for 6.415 million with . Speranza quickly folded and Jonkers folded as well.
Hand #184: Roca De Torres raised to 500,000 with the and Jonkers called in the big blind with . The flop fell and Jonkers checked, then subsequently called a continuation bet of 560,000.
The turn paired the board and both players checked. After the river, Jonkers checked and called a bet of 980,000 to pick up a call by the Dutchman and roll over his winning flush.
Hand #185: Speranza raised to 500,000 with the and Jonkers moved all in from the small blind for 2.54 million. Roca de Torres called after getting a count on the shove and forced out Speranza.
Mathijs Jonkers:
Marti Roca De Torres:
On the flop, Jonkers celebrated loudly after having paired up, and the turn and river let the Dutch rail celebrate with "go go Jonkers, go go."
Right after the players went on a 15-minute break.
| Gianluca Speranza | 13,800,000 | -2,420,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 6,935,000 | 2,050,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 5,700,000 | 340,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 8:37 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Gianluca Speranza | 16,220,000 | -740,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 5,360,000 | 260,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 4,885,000 | 510,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 8:35 PM Local Time
Hands #173-179: Slow Going Three-Handed
Hand #173: Unknown action.
Hand #174: Mathijs Jonkers raised the button with to 500,000 and Gianluca Speranza defended the big blind with . The flop came and Speranza checked. Jonkers bet 425,000 and Speranza folded.
Hand #175: Speranza limped the small blind with and Jonkers checked his option with . The flop came and Speranza bet 260,000. Jonkers folded.
Hand #176: Marti Roca De Torres got a walk.
Hand #177: Roca De Torres shoved all in from the small blind for 3,895,000 with and Speranza folded.
Hand #178: Roca De Torres made it 500,000 with from the button and everyone folded.
Hand #179: Speranza made it 500,000 with on the button and Roca De Torres shoved all in. Speranza folded.
Friday, November 10, 2017 8:22 PM Local Time
Robert Bickley Eliminated in 4th Place (€335,089)
Hand #172: Robert Bickley moved all in from the small blind for 2.23 million and Mathijs Jonkers snap-called out of the big blind.
Robert Bickley:
Mathijs Jonkers:
"Hold, hold, hold, come on hold this," Jonkers said before the flop fell and the Dutchman was praying in his native language. The on the turn improved Bickley and Jonkers as well as his rail asked for spades.
The on the river let Jonkers go bonkers and Bickley's nine cat lives eventually ran out. The Brit bowed out in 4th place for €335,089 while Jonkers and Marti Roca De Torres are almost even in chips with Gianluca Speranza at the top of the counts.
| Gianluca Speranza | 16,960,000 | 3,010,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 5,100,000 | 685,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 4,375,000 | 1,625,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 0 | -2,230,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 8:20 PM Local Time
Hands #166-171: Bickley Left Short Again
Hand #166: Mathijs Jonkers raised all in for 2,865,000 with from the button and Gianluca Speranza called with from the big blind.
The board ran out and Jonkers doubled up.
Hand #167: Speranza shoved all in with from the small blind into Robert Bickley's big blind. Bickley folded with the short stack.
Hand #168: Speranza raised to 500,000 on the button with and everyone folded.
Hand #169: Bickley shoved all in with from the button and Jonkers reshoved with for 5,650,000 and Roca De Torres folded .
The board ran out and Bickley doubled up for the fifth time.
Hand #170: Speranza got a walk.
Hand #171: Speranza limped the small blind with and Bickley raised to 690,000 from the big blind. Speranza called. The flop came and Speranza checked. Bickley bet 550,000 and Speranza raised to 1,400,000. Bickley called.
The turn is the and both players checked. The river was the and Speranza bet 1,600,000 and Bickley called. Speranza won the hand and left Bickley short yet again.
| Gianluca Speranza | 13,950,000 | -1,105,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 4,415,000 | 1,510,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 2,750,000 | -2,385,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 2,230,000 | -1,110,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 7:55 PM Local Time
Hands #163-165: Speranza Flushes Jonkers
Hand #163: Gianluca Speranza limped out of the small blind with the and Robert Bickley checked with in the big blind. The flop was checked and a bet of 280,000 on the turn by Speranza won the pot uncontested.
Hand #164: Speranza limped on the button with and Mathijs Jonkers in the big blind checked with the . Both players flopped second pair on and checked through.
On the turn, Jonkers bet 250,000 and Speranza called. The river improved Speranza to a flush and Jonkers bet 450,000 and Speranza moved all in to force a fold from the Dutchman.
Hand #165: Speranza opened to 500,000 with and claimed the blinds and antes.
| Gianluca Speranza | 15,055,000 | 2,020,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 5,135,000 | -360,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 3,340,000 | -480,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 2,905,000 | -1,180,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 7:45 PM Local Time
Hands #159-162: Bickley Doubles Once More
Hand #159: Gianluca Speranza moved all in with out of the small blind and Robert Bickley folded the in the big blind.
Hand #160: First to act, Marti Roca De Torres raised to 500,000 and Bickley moved all in from the small blind, which the Spaniard called.
Robert Bickley:
Marti Roca De Torres:
The board came and Bickley doubled for 1.59 million, getting it in as underdog for the fourth time and finding the necessary help to stay in contention.
Hand #161: Mathijs Jonkers limped in from the small blind with and Roca De Torres in the big blind had the . The Spaniard checked and the flop fell , Jonkers checked and a bet of Roca De Torres for 280,000 won the pot.
Hand #162: Bickley moved all in for 3.3 million with first to act, forcing folds from all opponents.
| Gianluca Speranza | 13,035,000 | 1,640,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 5,495,000 | -1,850,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 4,085,000 | -1,561,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 3,820,000 | 1,770,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 7:38 PM Local Time
Hands #154-158: It's Limping Time
Hand #154: Marti Roca De Torres limped the small blind with and Gianluca Speranza checked his option with .
The flop came and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 260,000 and Roca De Torres folded.
Hand #155: Robert Bickley got all in preflop with against the of Speranza. The board ran out and Bickley doubled up.
"You're gonna have to scrape me off this table," Bickley said as he collected the pot.
Hand #156: Speranza called on the button with and Mathijs Jonkers checked in the big blind.
The flop came and Jonkers checked. Speranza bet 320,000 and Jonkers called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Jonkers checked a third time. Speranza bet 635,000. Jonkers folded.
Hand #157: Speranza limped from the cutoff and Jonkers called from the small blind with . Roca De Torres checked his option in the big blind with .
The flop came and the action checked to Speranza who bet 320,000. His opponents folded.
Hand #158: Speranza got a walk.
| Gianluca Speranza | 11,395,000 | -625,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 7,345,000 | -310,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 5,646,000 | -79,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 2,050,000 | 1,025,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 7:22 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 120000/240000
Ante: 40000
Friday, November 10, 2017 6:56 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell 5th Place WSOP-E Main Event 2017
Niall Farrell wouldn't change a thing about how he played in the Main Event. After having a great week, winning a Party Poker Millions is next on his list. Niall gives his input on quantifying the best poker player in the world and how short term luck comes into play. And find out who his go to player was to talk about hands.
Friday, November 10, 2017 6:47 PM Local Time
Hands #151-153: Pocket Rockets for Speranza; Break
Hand #151: Gianluca Speranza moved all in from the small blind with the and Robert Bickley folded his in the big blind.
Hand #152: Marti Roca De Torres raised to 435,000 with the first to act, and Speranza on the button had the . The Italian three-bet to 1.25 million and Mathijs Jonkers in the big blind folded .
"Show the aces," Jonkers joked and Speranza mucked his cards, showing one of them during the process.
Hand #153: Speranza raised to 450,000 with and scooped the blinds and antes.
Right after the four remaining players headed into a 30-minute dinner break.
| Gianluca Speranza | 12,020,000 | 1,635,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 7,655,000 | -705,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 5,725,000 | -360,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 1,025,000 | -160,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 6:41 PM Local Time
Hands #147-150: Jonkers Shoves the Turn on Speranza
Hand #147: Marti Roca De Torres raised the button with to 435,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #148: Mathijs Jonkers got a walk.
Hand #149: Gianluca Speranza raised to 425,000 with from the cutoff. Jonkers called from the small blind with .
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again. The river was the and they checked a third time. Speranza won the hand with ace high.
Hand #150: Jonkers raised the button with , making it 450,000. Speranza defended the big blind.
The flop came and Speranza bet 730,000 and Jonkers raised to 1,300,000. Speranza called. The turn was the and Speranza checked. Jonkers went all in for 2,395,000 and Speranza folded.
| Gianluca Speranza | 10,385,000 | -2,655,000 |
| Marti Roca De Torres | 8,360,000 | 1,295,000 |
| Mathijs Jonkers | 6,085,000 | 420,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 1,185,000 | -260,000 |
Friday, November 10, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
Hands #142-146: Only Small Pots
Hand #142: Robert Bickley shoved for 1.415 million with the first to act and Marti Roca De Torres folded in the small blind.
Hand #143: Bickley received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand #144: Roca De Torres made it 435,000 to go with and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #145: Gianluca Speranza raised to 425,000 with and Mathijs Jonkers called in the small blind with . Roca De Torres in the big blind had and moved all in, forcing two quick folds.
Hand #146: Roca De Torres limped with the from the small blind and Speranza checked . Speranza bet the flop for 225,000 and picked up a call by the Spaniard.
On the turn, the action went check, check, and the on the river didn't trigger any action either.
Friday, November 10, 2017 6:15 PM Local Time
Hands #138-141: Speranza Doubles Through Bickley
Hand #138: Marti Roca De Torres limped the small blind with and Gianluca Speranza checked his option with .
The flop came and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 260,000. Roca De Torres called. The turn was the and Roca De Torres checked. Speranza bet 430,000 and Roca De Torres folded.
Hand #139: Speranza limped the small blind with and Robert Bickley checked his option with .
The flop came and Sperazna bet 225,000 and Bickley called. The turn was the and both players checked again. The river was the and both players checked again. They chopped the pot.
Hand #140: Roca De Torres raised to 435,000 with and everyone folded.
Hand #141: Speranza raised to 425,000 from the cutoff with and Bickley reraised to 1,115,000 with . Speranza raised all in for his remaining 5,885,000. Bickley called.
The board ran out and Speranza doubled up.
| Gianluca Speranza | 13,040,000 | 7,250,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 1,445,000 | -6,470,000 |