Jesus Was (Small) Blind, Now Can See
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2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£608,000
Entries
608
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Rahme Eliminated
I joined the action with a
board festering in the middle as stacks were being counted. The action seemed self-explanatory: Rahme raising 
from the cut-off, Bathmanathan pushing 
from the big blind and Rahme making the call.There was a little confusion as to whether Rahme had his man covered, but as the South African gradually counted out the circa 65,000 required, it soon emerged that it was the other way around. "All in," said Rahme with a acknowledging smile as he conceded his final colum of chips.
Breaking News!
Kelly Back in the Lead
He raised preflop an got himself called by both Anthony Roux to his left and Said Englund in the big blind. They saw an
flop, and Englund checked to Kelly, who bet. Roux called, Englund folded, and the proceeded to the 
turn.Kelly now bet out a whopping 22,000. Roux dwelled for some time, looking rather sad. After a while he sighed, and folded.
Roux is down to 68,000, while Kelly the air must be pretty thin up where Kelly is, on 190,000.
Mellby Eliminated
Mellby =
Green =
Board =
Little reaction from either player - both as statuesque as the other - just a tap of the table from Green, and an approving nod from Mellby, and that was that.
Green now on 65,000.
The Stack That Launched 5,000 Chips
We caught up with the action on the turn of the
board, with Bathmanathan betting and Oskar Silow calling. "Wow, you called," noted Bathmanathan. "Next time I check."The river came down the
and duly Bathmanathan announced check. Silow checked behind, and his 
was no good against Bathmanathan's 
.Bathmanathan is up to 160,000. Our chip leader, however, remains JP Kelly, with 190,000.
No Sugar for Chai
against Toni Huyne's . "I had one of your jacks," commented Adnan Alshamah.Nevertheless, board:
We're down to 19 -- one more elimination and we'll be redrawing for the last two tables.
Flying the Flag for Englund
; Reusser .But poker's a cruel, sadistic game, and none more so than when the money gets steep. On this occasion, it was Reusser who felt their wrath, the river of a
board dealing the fatal low blow and sending him home.
Table 1 Chip Counts
Seat 3: Said Englund -- 97,000
Seat 4: David Stucke -- 172,000
Seat 5: JP Kelly -- 186,000
Seat 6: Anthony Roux -- 85,000
Seat 7: James Tomlin -- 41,000
Hearn Busto; Down to Two Tables
, but Martin Green called her with 
. The board came down the "Greenstein" though, and the ace on the river sealed her fate.We're down to 18 now, and there will be a brief pause while they redraw.