2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Prize
£76,999
Event Info
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£275,000
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Quad Aces Any Good?

2004 WSOP Main Event Runner-up David Williams
2004 WSOP Main Event Runner-up David Williams
Hold'em:

David Williams has just doubled through Woody Deck to give himself a little bit of extra breathing room as we approach the final minutes of Level 8.

Pre-flop, Deck opened the pot with a raise to 1,600 from early position. Williams then kicked it up another notch, making it 2,400 to go; Deck flat called.

A stunning {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} flop led to a check-bet-call sequence, with Williams doing the betting.

The {5-Clubs} fell on the turn and once again, Deck passed the option to Williams, who fired again, this time for 1,600. Deck then opted to check-raise, putting Williams all in for his last 900 and he quickly called, rolling over the {A-Hearts} for quads.

Deck mucked his hand immediately and the dealer erroneously swept his cards into the muck. By rule, Deck's hand should've been turned over, as it was an all in and call situation. The players protested, but the cards remained in the muck.

Williams was happy, nonetheless, as he stacked up right around 15,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: David WilliamsWoody Deck

Krause Doubles

Stud:

Andreas Krause put the last of his chips in with a {Q-Spades} {A-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {5-Hearts} board, putting Yuval Bronshtein to the test with a {Q-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {2-Clubs} board. Eventually the mohawked youngster made the call, showing {Q-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} for queens up. But Krause flipped {Q-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for a better queens up, as well as flush draw that was unimportant. Bronshtein needed one of the two case fours in the deck to knock the German out, but could only come up with the {K-Diamonds}, while Krause picked up the incidental {10-Hearts} and boosted his stack up to 16,000.

Tags: Andreas Krause

Goodwin Ducks In For A Pot

Stud:

With boards reading {2-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {3-Spades} {J-Hearts} and {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {8-Spades}, I thought Marc Goodwin and Jeff Duvall were actually on a time-delay and still stuck in the Razz stage of this event, especially when Goodwin bet his board on fifth street after Duvall had checked.

Duvall called and both checked sixth street before Goodwin fired again on seventh after Duvall had once more checked. The latter looked like he was going to call before passing, Goodwin showed {2-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} for a solitary pair of twos which took the pot.

Tags: Marc Goodwin

ActionJack Plays a Stud Pot to the River

Stud 8:

Paul Jackson got into a threeway pot with Sherkhan Farnood and Simeon Tsonev, catching my attention by raising on fifth street showing {10-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} . Both players called him.

On Sixth, their hands:

Jackson: {10-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}
Farnood: {6-Spades} {10-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {9-Hearts}
Tsonev: {7-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

All three players checked. After the arrival and subsequent checking of the river cards, it was Farnood who showed first - his hidden [{2-Clubs} {3-Spades} {4-Hearts} ] winning him the low, while Jackson revealed the [{10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} ] for three-of-a-kind. Tsonev was the only one who missed out on some of this pot, and is now looking dangerously low on chips.

Tags: Paul JacksonSherkhan FarnoodSimeon Tsonev

Norseman Speaks...

Torstein Iversen, taking a break to stretch his legs, mentioned how tough the swings were, now that the players were fairly shallow compared to the blinds.

"It's just three or four bets that can make all the difference, I had a big rush up, then back down and now I've got back up."

He's sitting with a just-above-average 31,000.

Tags: Torstein Iversen

Table Talk

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen
Exchange between Phil Hellmuth and Gus Hansen:

Hellmuth: "Gussy, come on, you still love me."

Hansen: "I will say, of all the jerks, you're by far the funniest and by far the best."

Hellmuth: "That one hurt, Gussy."

Hansen: "Maybe I should've used the words, 'Of all the Brats.'"

Hellmuth: "Thank you. Thank you for amending it."

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Boatman On The Razz

Does Not Actually Live In A Boat.
Does Not Actually Live In A Boat.
Razz:

Three-way action between Barny Boatman, John Phan and Max Pescatori which went all the way to the river.

Boatman: {4-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}
Phan: {2-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}
Pescatori: {A-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {9-Clubs}

Pescatori bet out on fourth street, Boatman raised and both Pescatori and Phan called. Boatman then bet fifth and again was called by both players. On sixth, all three players checked before Boatman bet seventh street. Phan thought for a moment before folding while Pescatori made the call. Boatman showed 8-6-5-4-A which was good enough as the Italian Pirate mucked his cards.

Tags: Barny Boatman

Ivey vs. Lederer

Stud:

Phil Ivey completed showing the {A-Clubs} , Howard Lederer called with the {5-Spades} . Both players paired with the next card, and again it was Ivey betting with his Aces. Lederer wasn't backing off though, and called again on fifth and sixth streets, when their hands were:

Ivey: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {7-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}
Lederer: {5-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {J-Spades} {8-Diamonds}

There was no bet after the final down card, and Lederer brought out the {5-Spades} like a rabbit from a hat to win with his trips.

Tags: Howard LedererPhil Ivey

Seen And Heard...

...Mainly heard...

Howard Lederer, about Phil Ivey: "He's not here to show off - he's playing to win. He can make those tough laydowns."

Phil Hellmuth, to anyone in vicinty: "I'm just a folding station. That is the first time I've made it to Seventh street." This in outraged response to having just doubled up Tsonev in Razz.

Daniel Negreanu, to my donut, "What is that - a donut? That's not good for you." He was secretly jealous though.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuHoward LedererPhil Hellmuth

Chip Counts

Table 1:

Seat 1: John Phan -- 20,200
Seat 2: Spencer Lawrence -- 4,900
Seat 3: Raul Paez -- 62,700
Seat 4: John Kabbaj -- 22,000
Seat 5: Max Pescatori -- 25,000
Seat 6: Hugo Martin -- 10,100
Seat 7: Barny Boatman -- 35,400
Seat 8: Torstein Iversen -- 31,400