2008 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 5
John Juanda 1,518,000
Ivan Demidov 1,506,000
Bengt Sonnert 1,017,000
Daniel Negreanu 811,000
Alekhin shows for two pair, besting Demidov's and rakes in the pot.
Sonnert
Demidov
The flop is , no help for Sonnert but the lands on the turn, giving him a stay of execution. The river is the making him two pair and Sonnert lives to play another hand.
Sonnert is now up to 1,083,000 while Demidov dips to 1,693,000.
Sonnert then led out with a smallish 20,000 bet -- the smallest you can make in fact -- and Juanda laid down his hand.
United States: 1,470,000
Canada: 904,000
Sweden: 422,000