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2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£275,000
Entries
110
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Moments later, we also learned that Ivo Donev is known as the 'Chess Master,' which our MC explained "is because Ivo is a chess master in Austria." Well, I'm glad he cleared that one up, I thought it was because he was a Backgammon master.
Seat 2: Phil Ivey 139,000
Seat 3: Spencer Lawrence 113,500
Seat 4: Jeffrey Lisandro 165,000
Seat 5: Ivo Donev 65,000
Seat 6: Jeff Duvall 136,000
Seat 7: Howard Lederer 283,500
Seat 8: Mark Gregorich 104,000
Jeff Lisandro (
) (
) 
(
)Erik Albinsson (
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)Mark Gregorich brought it in with the
, Jeff Lisandro called, Erik Albinsson raised, Gregorich folded and Lisandro called. On fourth street Albinsson bet the rest of his chips and Lisandro called. Lisandro made tens and fours on fifth street and Albinsson needed to catch a queen to make a better two pair, running low cards or running straight cards. Sixth and seventh streets blanked out for him, though, and Albinsson quietly hit the rail as our final table bubble boy.
With just 20,000 behind, Yuval Bronshtein made his move in the first hand of Stud 8, his remaining few chips hurtling in on fifth street.
Bronshtein =
with 
Phil Ivey =
with 
I didn't catch Ivey's final hole card, but a pair of kings was good enough to scoop the pot nonetheless.
Yuval Bronshtein is down to the felt after clashing with Howard Lederer in a spot of Stud.
With
showing against Bronshtein's 
, Lederer called a reraise on 4th street, check-called 5th and 6th streets before checking his final down card. Bronshtein froze momentarily, before taking a big gulp and swallowing up the hand with a dejected check. Lederer showed
in the hole which was good enough for the pot. Bronshtein meanwhile, is nearing the green of the baize with just 20,000.
Phil Ivey =
Yuval Bronshtein =
4th street: Bronshtein bets, Ivey calls
5th street: Ivey bets, Bronshtein calls
6th street: Ivey bets, Bronshtein calls
7th street: Ivey bets, Bronshtein folds
Bronshtein down to 60,000.
"You were at Phil's table! Where he gave away all those chips!" he giggled as he admired Yuval Bronshtein's stack before heading upstairs.