2009 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 2
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
He, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Sandor Demjan saw a flop and Demjan checked. Timoshenko bet 3,600 and Demjan tried to call before Johansson had acted; in the event he lost nothing as Johansson merely flatted, Demjan's chips stayed in the pot and all three saw a turn.
The turn was the and Demjan checked again. Timoshenko now checked behind, and Johansson bet 6,800, leaving himself 15,000 behind. Demjan folded but Timoshenko announced all in. Johansson called very swiftly, and they were on their backs.
Johansson: for two pair
Timoshenko: for a set
River:
The two shook hands in most gentlemanly fashion, and we are down an Irish Open champion.
Unsurprisingly, Bansi was more than happy to regale me with the tale, explaining how he raised it up prelfop and received two callers, one of whom was a short-stacked Marco Traniello.
On the flop, all the chips flew in with Bansi's set of sevens ahead, but vulnerable against Traniello's flush draw with suited, and an which had come over the top after Bansi has quickly, and deceptively flat called Traniello's initial push on the flop.
But despite the sweat, both turn and river came blanks to give Bansi three things: (1) a double scalp, (2) the chip lead, and (3) a lucky masseuse.
Pavlicek:
Mr. Button: , presented to the table with a flourish
Board:
Pavlicke drops to 120,000.