2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 5
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♥7♠
Prize
£1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
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John Tabatabai - Poker player, Local Boy and Certified Maniac

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John and Annette
John and Annette
To see John Tabatabai go deep into the tank when pondering whether to call Dominic Kays all-in for such a long time, we were all thinking "Wow, what does he have?"

Was it a possibly dominated Ace or small pair?

Maybe he was wondering if King-Queen was good for a coinflip?

Perhaps he had a big pair and was working out whether to smooth call to insight more action?

Nope, he eventually called and turned over the monster that is 5-6 suited. It turns out it was actually the best hand to call against Kays Aces, maybe he knew something we didn't?

Either way, there is no chance anyone will be taking liberties with Tabatabai's blinds anymore.

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Hand #34 - Dominic Kay

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Matthew McCullough has the button in Seat 6. John Tabatabai raises to 55,000, Dominic Kay moves all in for 238,000 and Tabatabai calls. Tabatabai shows {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, while Kay holds the {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. The flop is {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, the turn is the {7-Clubs}, opening up flush and straight draws for Tabatabai, but the river is the {2-Spades}, and Kay doubles up.

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Hand #33 - Theo Jorgensen

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Dominic Kay has the button in Seat 5. Ovyind Riisem raises to 44,000 and Theo Jorgensen calls from the big blind. The flop is {J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Jorgensen checks, Riisem bets 70,000, and Jorgensen calls. The turn is the {K-Diamonds} and both players check. The river is the {4-Diamonds}. Jorgensen bets 150,000, Riisem folds, and Jorgensen wins the pot.

Hand # 32 - Johannes Korsar

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Annette Obrestad has the button in seat 4.

It folds round to Johannes Korsar who makes it 40,000 to go. John Tabatabai calls and so does Matthew McCullough in the big blind.

Flop: {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{A-Spades}

McCullough checks, Korsar checks, Tabatabai 75,000. McCullough passes and Korsar calls.

Turn: {Q-Clubs}

Korsar checks and Tabatabai checks.

River: {2-Clubs}

Korsar checks again, and so does Tabatabai. Korsar shows the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} to win the pot.

Tags: Johannes Korsar

Hand #31 - John Tabatabai

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John Tabatabai has the button in seat 3.

Tabatabai (now referred to as 'Johnny' by the announcer) calls. Annette folds her small blind and Dominic Kay checks his big blind.

Flop: {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}

Kay checks, Tabatabai bets 20k, Kay calls.

Turn: {10-Clubs}

Kay checks in the dark. Tabatabai bets 50k. Kay instacalls.

River: {5-Spades}

Kay checks in the dark again. Tabatabai just moves all-in. Dominic Kay passes and Johnny Tabatabai wins the pot.

Tags: John Tabatabai

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Johannes Korsar – 877,000
Seat 2: Oyvind Riisem – 905,000
Seat 3: John Tabatabai – 1,409,000
Seat 4: Annette Obrestad – 543,000
Seat 5: Dominic Kay – 338,000
Seat 6: Matthew McCullough – 1,469,000
Seat 7: Theo Jorgensen – 896,000
Seat 8: Magnus Persson – 814,000

Hand Analysis: Hands #21-30

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Everyone picked up at least one pot in the last ten hand except Johannes Korsar. He was shut out as the rest of his tablemates picked up chips. Oyvind Riisem, Matthew McCullough, and John Tabatabai each won two pots.

Oyvind Riisem jumped from under 700,000 to over 900,000. Magnus Persson was down to 680,000 and increased his stack to 814,000. Matthew McCullough regained the chiplead and holds a small margin over Tabatabai.

Hand #30 - Annette Obrestad

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Oyvind Riisem has the button in Seat 2. John Tabatabai calls from the small blind and Annette Obrestad checks her option. The flop is {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and both players check. The turn is the {5-Spades}. Tabatabai bets 35,000 and Obrestad calls. The river is the {K-Diamonds}. Tabatabai checks, Obrestad bets 60,000, Tabtabai folds, and Obrestad wins the pot.

Jorgenson Is Having Fun

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Nice hat, Theo!
Nice hat, Theo!
For the last week, Theo Jorgenson has been a very quiet and pragmatic figure at the WSOPE. Always calm and quiet he has gone about his business very professionally and clinically.

Now at the final, he clearly is enjoying himself. First was his dead pan humour and the press conference and now he is much more jovial and talkative at the final table. Whether this is tactical or he just loves being at the final table we are not sure, maybe it is the reintroduction of his fisherman's hat which was missing for the last week?

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