Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

09-23-2008 18:52 UTC+1

The Painter And The Pirate

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Stud:

Daniel Negreanu brings in with the {3-Diamonds}

showing. Max Pescatori completes with the {A-Hearts}

and Raul Paez calls with {7-Clubs}

as Negreanu folds.

"Me and Pablo Picasso, huh?" says the Italian.

"That's funny," says Paez, "Pablo Picasso is actually the name of the street where I live."

Pescatori bets his {A-Hearts}

board until sixth street where he just check-calls a bet from Paez' {7-Clubs}

and then the same again on seventh. Paez flips {8-Clubs}

for the flush and Pescatori mucks.

It appears that here, the pen, or in this case, the paintbrush is mightier than the sword.

Tags: Raul Paez

09-23-2008 18:40 UTC+1

Williams Goes for a Walk

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Williams, Pictured Earlier Playing a Pot Rather than Accepting Antes as Tribute

Stud 8:

So there I am, pen poised over paper eager to absorb scratchings legible only for the length of time it takes short-term memory to fade, and Williams brings in for 300 showing the {2-Spades}

. Pass. Pass, pass, pass. All the way round. Having steeled myself to note down a whole stud hand, instead the table gets to see Williams' {A-Spades}

as he takes their antes, delightedly.

"You see that?" laughs an incredulous Howard Lederer, "He got a walk in Stud. That happens once every two days!"

Tags: David Williams Howard Lederer

09-23-2008 18:40 UTC+1

Lisandro Heating Up

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Stud:

Jeff Lisandro just stacked up 41,000 in chips in a recent Stud hand against Martin Vallo:

Isaac Haxton brought it in showing the {4-Clubs}

and the action folded around to Lisandro who put in a raise showing the {9-Diamonds}

. Vallo was the lone caller, playing the {10-Hearts}

, and the two went heads up to fourth street:

Lisandro: {9-Diamonds}

Vallo:

Vallo led on fourth with queen-high and fired a bet that was called by Lisandro.

(5th Street)
Lisandro: {9-Diamonds}

Vallo:

On fifth street, Lisandro reassumed control of the hand and led out with a 2,000 bet on the strength of his nines; Vallo made the call.

(6th Street)
Lisandro: {9-Diamonds}

Vallo:

Still leading, Lisandro fired another 2,000 bet and Vallo called once more. Both players then checked their seventh street cards and a showdown ensued:

Lisandro: [ {8-Diamonds}

]

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Vallo: Muck

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

09-23-2008 18:39 UTC+1

Kelly Kim Next To Go

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Razz:

Kelly Kim, one of the November Nine (Poker's answer to the Oceanic Six) has just been knocked out by Max Pescatori during the Razz discipline.

Kim: {6-Clubs}

Pescatori: {6-Spades}

The Italian Pirate's 8-6-4-3-2 wins as Kim can only make a T-8-6-5-4.

Tags: Kelly Kim

09-23-2008 18:29 UTC+1

Phan-ished To The Rail

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Omaha 8:

John Phan put his last few chips in on a {Q-Spades}

flop and was called by both Raul Paez and Max Pescatori. Pescatori then bet the {3-Diamonds}

turn and the {6-Diamonds}

river with the Spaniard calling him down.

Pescatori: {A-Diamonds}

Paez:

Phan:

Pescatori takes the high with Kings up, while Paez' A-4 is good for the low. Phan gets chopped up and is now out.

09-23-2008 18:21 UTC+1

Williams v. Williamson III

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David Williams and Robert Williamson III seem to be butting heads with each other just about every other pot. In a recent Stud hand, they've basically traded places on the leaderboard, with Williamson dropping to 20,000 in chips and Williams chipping up to 28,000.

"There seems to be a transfer a wealth here," Williamson uttered after the hand.

Impressively, Williams has been all in a couple of times today, surviving both, and has been a short stack for most of the day. He's now comfortably sitting with an almost-average stack, the average being 32,000.

Tags: David Williams

09-23-2008 18:18 UTC+1

Hi/Lo Pot Ends Up Chopped.

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Omaha 8:

John Juanda raises to 2,000 from UTG, Ivo Donev calls from the cut-off and Marc Goodwin calls from the big blind.

{6-Diamonds}

Goodwin checks, Juanda bets 1,000 and Donev and Goodwin both call. On the {J-Clubs}

turn, it's checked to Juanda again where he bets 2,000. Donev passes but Goodwin calls, before both check the {4-Diamonds}

river.

Goodwin: {K-Clubs}

Juanda:

Goodwin's set wins the high while Juanda's 8-6-4-3-2 is enough for the low.

Tags: John Juanda

09-23-2008 18:15 UTC+1

Table 3 Chip Counts

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Isaac Haxton - 46,000
Jason Gray - 14,000
Erik Albinsson - 18,200
Gus Hansen - 50,200
Jeff Lisandro - 22,000
Martin Vallo - 39,000
Bruce Yamron - 13,400

09-23-2008 18:07 UTC+1

Split In Half

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Hold'em:

Marc Goodwin has seen his stack bisected in the last few minutes, he was sitting pretty with around 40,000 at the break but is down to just 17,000 now having folded to a bet from John Juanda on the river of a {10-Clubs}

. Goodwin claimed he had queens as he looked on at the remains of a slightly depleted stack.

09-23-2008 18:07 UTC+1

Hellmuth Plays Whole Hand Not Saying Anything

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Omaha 8:

Hellmuth raised preflop, and picked up one caller in Patrik Antonius.
Flop: {4-Clubs}

. Still happy on the flop, Antonius wasn't going anywhere, and bet out (2,000) on the {J-Diamonds}

turn. Hellmuth instantly, silently, raised him, and he called.

River: {4-Spades}

Antonius fires one more time, and Hellmuth calls him after a microscopic think about it. Antonius displays his hand with the alacrity I would normally associate with the winner of it, but it soon becomes clear that his {Q-Diamonds}

didn't get there and Hellmuth takes the pot holding {Q-Clubs}

.

Tags: Patrik Antonius Phil Hellmuth