Event #7: €10,400 Main Event Championship | 2011 World Series of Poker Europe

2011-10-21 00:24 UTC+2

Elio Fox Continues To Tighten His Grip On the WSOPE ME

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Livello 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #192: Chris Moorman was on the button and Elio Fox got a walk.

Hand #193: Elio Fox was on the button and he raised to 200,000 and Chris Moorman folded.

Hand #194: Chris Moorman was on the button and Elio Fox got another walk.

Hand #195: Elio Fox was on the button and raised to 200,000, Chris Moorman raised to 500,000, Elio Fox moved all-in and Moorman snap-folded yet again! Moorman's chip stack is dwindling as Fox retains control of this HU encounter.

Hand #196: Chris Moorman raised to 200,000 and Elio Fox folded.

Hand #197: Elio Fox raised to 200,000 and Chris Moorman folded.

Hand #198: Chris Moorman raised to 200,000 and Elio Fox decided he wanted to see a flop. The flop was {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {7-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {6-Spades} and Fox bet 250,000 and Moorman folded.

Hand #199: Elio Fox had the button and raised to 200,000 and Chris Moorman folded.

Hand #200: Chris Moorman had the button and he raised to 200,000. Elio Fox pulled his chips back into roost and replaced them with a bigger bet of 460,000 and Moorman folded.

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2011-10-21 00:36 UTC+2

Chris Moorman Eliminated in 2nd Place (€800,000)

Livello 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

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: {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades}
Moorman: {A-Hearts} {7-Spades}

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 {4-Spades} {3-Hearts} {6-Spades} , 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 {6-Diamonds} , 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: {8-Hearts}

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.

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2011-10-21 00:39 UTC+2

Congratulations to Elio Fox, 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion (€1,400,000)!

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Livello 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has come to a close with the conclusion of the €10,400 Main Event Championship. It was an absolutely amazing series capped off by Elio Fox becoming victorious in the Main Event and earning the massive €1,400,000 first-place prize.

Back on Saturday, October 15, this prestigious event kicked off and 310 players came out for Day 1a. On Day 1b, another 283 players joined the mix to take the grand total of entrants all the way up to 593, easily making it the largest WSOP Europe Main Event in history. The amazingly large field generated a prize pool of €5,692,800 and the top 64 places were to be paid out. The eight players to make the final table would have a chance at €3,890,000 of that prize pool and coming into the final day, Elio Fox headed the bunch.

The first player eliminated on the day was Britain's Max Silver. He was followed out the door by Jake Cody, Shawn Buchanan, Dermot Blain, Brian Roberts and Moritz Kranich in that order, leaving just two players to duke it out for the bracelet.

The heads-up battle for the title came down to American Elio Fox and Brit Chris Moorman. When the match began, Fox held the lead with 11.095 million in chips to 6.72 million.

About 20 hands into heads-up play, Fox took a big chunk from the stack of Moorman. Fox had the button and he raised to 200,000. Moorman called. The flop came {J-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {5-Clubs} and Moorman checked to Fox who bet 250,000. Moorman took his time and raised the action to 625,000 and Fox made the call.

The turn was the interesting {A-Spades} and Moorman kept up his momentum with a bet of 950,000. Fox remained seemingly unfazed with his fists clenched tightly underneath his mouth; he grabbed for chips and made the call.

The river was the even more interesting {10-Clubs} and Moorman pulled back on the brake a little bit with a check. Action moved to Fox and he also checked and we had a showdown. Fox showed the {J-Hearts} {2-Clubs} for the tiniest of flushes and Moorman mucked his hand.

On the final hand, Fox had the button and raised to 200,000 with the blinds at 50,000/100,000/10,000. Moorman three-bet to 430,000 and then Fox shoved all in. Moorman called it all off and it looked like he had a little over two million in chips left. He held the {A-Hearts} {7-Spades} and was dominated by Fox's {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades} .

The flop was interesting with the {6-Spades} {4-Spades} {3-Hearts} falling. The turn brought the {6-Diamonds} and gave Moorman some outs to a chop. When the river landed with the {8-Hearts} , it was all over with and Fox was the champion. For his finish in second place, Moorman took home €800,000.

Final Table Payouts

Place	Player	Prize
1	Elio Fox	€1,400,000
2	Chris Moorman	€800,000
3	Moritz Kranich	€550,000
4	Brian Roberts	€400,000
5	Dermot Blain	€275,000
6	Shawn Buchanan	€200,000
7	Jake Cody	€150,000
8	Max Silver	€115,000

Congratulations to all of the winners and especially to Elio Fox for his victory in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. That wraps up PokerNews coverage from Cannes, France for this amazing series, but the WSOP still has one more event to finish off for 2011. Join us in a couple weeks for the WSOP Main Event November Nine live from Las Vegas, Nevada. We'll see you there!

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2011-10-21 01:36 UTC+2

Elio Fox is Your 2011 WSOPE Main Event Champion!

Elio Fox wins the Main Event of the WSOPE

Elio Fox is all smiles when he sees Moorman's hand

Event #7: €10,400 Main Event Championship

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