2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
£801,603
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,340,000
Entries
334
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Negreanu In Every Pot

Negreanu: Busy Bee
Negreanu: Busy Bee
...Apart from the first one of the new level which was taken by Matt Hawrilenko with a preflop raise.

Daniel Negreanu has been involved nonstop since then, calling preflop raises from Markus Ristola (and then folding on the turn to a 90k bet with the board {A-Spades} {4-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} ) and Chris Bjorin (and then folding on a {6-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop). One hand he did make some chips from big blind Antoine Saout, however, by limping in the small and then betting out 40k on a {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {3-Clubs} flop to win the pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Scoreboard Update at the Second Break

Seat 1: Barry Shulman - 1,524,000
Seat 2: Jason Mercier - 2,255,000
Seat 3: Praz Bansi - 866,000
Seat 4: Markus Ristola - 1,051,000
Seat 5: Chris Bjorin - 572,000
Seat 6: James Akenhead - 815,000
Seat 7: Daniel Negreanu - 1,758,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout - 739,000
Seat 9: Matt Hawrilenko - 516,000

Eights Not Lucky for Akenhead

James Akenhead raised in early position and Daniel Negreanu called behind; everyone else folded and they were presented with a {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} flop.

Akenhead checked to Negreanu, who bet 100,000. A call, and they now saw a {6-Clubs} turn. Again, Akenhead checked, and now Negreanu bet 162,000. A brief moment of chip riffling from Akenhead before he called.

The river was the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked. Akenhead turned over {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}, but Negreanu had pipped him with {10-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for a pair of nines, and he took the pot.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJames Akenhead

No Markus-tomers for Ristola

Ristola: Over a Mil
Ristola: Over a Mil
Markus Ristola just increased his stack to the tune of over 250k after two players (Akenhead and Negreanu) called his 63k preflop raise. On the {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {A-Spades} flop, however, only Negreanu called Ristola's bet of 130k, and on the {2-Clubs} turn even he declined to pursue the pot any further after Ristola bet out 240k.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuMarkus Ristola

Shulman Sweats His Check-raise

Some thought is going into the players' decisions now - and well might they consider, with so much money at stake with a bucket-load of prestige sprinkled on top.

Jason Mercier's early aggression seems to have been used against him now and then, with Barry Shulman the most recent check-raiser of a {6-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} flop, to the tune of 200k. Mercier spent more time than usual considering what to do with this situation, sitting very still and eventually letting his 73k he'd bet on the flop make its way over to Shulman.

Tags: Barry ShulmanJason Mercier

Saout Moves In, Negreanu Gets Out

Daniel Negreanu limped in on the button, only for Antoine Saout to raise from the small blind. Negreanu called, and they saw a {10-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} flop.

Saout stared at the felt for a while, looking sleepy and bored, before quietly announcing all in. With a smile and a "Chhh," noise, Negreanu tossed his cards dealerwards, and Saout took the pot.

Tags: Antoine SaoutDaniel Negreanu