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2008 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,620,000
Entries
362
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
.Alekhin checks immediately after the flop is spread, giving Juanda first action, but he too checks, bringing us to the turn:
. Alekhin checks once more and Juanda steps on the gas, firing a 260,000 bet. The typically methodical Alekhin spends practically no time tossing his cards into the muck and Juanda rakes in the pot.
The flop comes
and Alekhin checks to Juanda who makes a continuation bet of 110,000. Alekhin makes the call and the dealer burns and turns the 
.Alekhin attempts to take control of the pot on the turn with a 230,000 wager, but can't shake Juanda who calls.
The river brings the
and Alekhin makes a gargantuan 500,000 bet. Juanda counts out 500,000 in chips -- a perfect stack of 20 25,000 chips -- and places them off to the right while he shuffles a smaller stack of yellow 1,000 chips. "I raise all in," says Juanda, who makes a back-handed motion toward the pot with his arm.
The move garnered cheers from the audience and a quick fold from Alekhin, sending the pot Juanda's way.
The pot hoisted Juanda into the chip lead for the first time in a long time, with 3,503,000 in chips. Stanislav dropped to 2,961,000 with the loss.
.Alekhin checks to Juanda who makes a continuation bet of 90,000 and Alekhin throws his hand away.