2008 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
£868,800
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,620,000
Entries
362
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #171 - John Juanda

John Juanda has the button in Seat 5 and makes it 70,000 to go. Ivan Demidov folds from the small blind and Stanislav Alekhin calls from the big.

The flop comes {8-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} and Alekhin checks to Juanda who makes a continuation bet of 110,000. Alekhin makes the call and the dealer burns and turns the {4-Hearts}.

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 {7-Diamonds} 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.

Tags: John JuandaStanislav Alekhin

Hand #169 - John Juanda

John Juanda
John Juanda
Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6 and folds. Stanislav Alekhin then raises to 75,000 from the small blind. John Juanda follows with a raise of his own, kicking it up another 160,000. Alekhin makes the call and sees the flop come {2-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}.

Alekhin checks immediately after the flop is spread, giving Juanda first action, but he too checks, bringing us to the turn: {4-Spades}. 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.

Tags: John Juanda

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000