2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♠10♣
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
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Nobody Knows the Hand That Elliot Seen, Nobody Knows But Elliot

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At Table 1 (better known to the press as Table Todd Brunson), we witnessed Chris Elliot raising and then calling a reraise from the young gentleman in the small blind.

After a brief trip across the room to witness Julian Thew doubling through Michael Wang, we returned to Table Todd Brunson to discover that the pot had escalated into a monstrous thing.

The board read {K-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} and Mr. Small Blind bet out 25,000 -- and back over to Elliot, who raised all in for 28,000 more. Mr. Small Blind made a puffy 'oh no' kind of noise and tanked up for a little while, allowing a team of TV people to congregate around the table in readiness for a showdown. It wasn't to be, though -- Mr. Small Blind folded, and Elliot took the pot.

"Two pair?" hazarded Mr. Small Blind as he assessed the damage to his formerly very healthy stack. "Who knows," was the only response from Elliot.

Either way, he's over 100,000 now.

Tags: Chris Elliot

Wang Wangs Chips to Thew

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We arrived at the table just in time to see EPT Baden champion Julian Thew shoving his last 7,650 in from early position. The action folded around to Michael Wang in the small blind, who made the call, and they flipped their cards.

Wang: {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}
Thew: {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs}

Board: an unequivocal {8-Spades} {A-Hearts} {2-Spades} {5-Spades} {4-Clubs}

The Thewmeister stays in the game, on 16,500.

Tags: Julian ThewMichael Wang

Trickett Not Playing Games

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An excellent start for one of the UK's finest, young Sam Trickett.

Four players limp/checked their way to a {7-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} flop, and Trickett took the initiative and bet out 1,425 from the small blind position. The big blind and under-the-gun limper both passed, but Terrence Chan in the cutoff made the call.

Trickett bet out 3,600 on the {9-Spades} turn and Chan called again. He called with a 5,000 chip and a 100 chip, meaning to be helpful to the dealer; it took her a minute to work it out anyway, telling the table, rather worryingly, "As you can see, I'm not a poker dealer." Interesting.

Anyway, they saw a {J-Clubs} river and Trickett now bet out 8,925. Undeterred, Chan made the call -- but mucked when Trickett turned over the goods in the form of a {K-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} full house.

Tags: Sam TrickettTerrence Chan

Fantastico

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I arrived late, but just in time to see Matt Hawrilenko betting 3,000 on an {8-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board. Fabrizio Baldassari took one peak at his cards before raising to 7,000. Hawrilenko called.

On the {10-Diamonds} river, Hawrilenko checked, triggering a bet of 16,000 from Baldassari. After some brief umming and aahing, Hawrilenko made the call, but was swiftly shown {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Kim Fries Erik

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On a {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop, Wooka Kim (not Wookie Kim, as someone incorrectly informed me) led for 1,000, only for Erik Friberg to raise to 3,200. Kim then bumped it up to 19,000 - and perhaps using Jedi mind tricks - got her foe to fold.

Tags: Erik FribergWooka Kim

Poker Is a Sport

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Spotted perched innocently on a side table between seats 3 and 4 on Table 18 -- the rather unlikely Men's Health publication. The question is, does it belong to Alfred Decarolis (seat 3), or Moritz Schmejkal (seat 4)? Answers on a postcard please...

Ebanks Cashes In

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Within the first few hands we lost Daniel Alaei, despite his fresh-faced look that is often concealed by hat and shades. Having raised to 1,700, Joe Ebanks asked how many he had behind -"13,000" was the answer - before three-betting to 5,000. Alaei pushed in, Ebanks called, and cards were revealed, Alaei behind, but basically coin flipping against Ebanks' {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} with {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. No improvement for either player on a lack-lustre {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board, and the double-bracelet winner was gone.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiJoe Ebanks

Cagey Start

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Day Two is normally a hotbed of all-ins, doubles through and monster pots, but today - and perhaps this is testament to the structure - we've wintessed little in the way of frenzy.

Trundling through the lower deck, I caught a few hands that threatened to become exciting, but ultimately fizzled out. On one table, Richard Herbert raised to 600 preflop and received one caller in Michael Tureniec. The Brit then took it down with a bet of 2,100 on the {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop.

On another table, the tedious rattling of the Punto table shadows what is possibly the most interesting line-up in the room: Bansi, Brown, Deeb, Akery, Oppenheim. I watched eagerly for five minutes, but sparks refused to fly. Chad Brown folded sevens to a preflop reraise, and then Praz Bansi squeezed from the small blind to take early pots, but apart from that, most pots were being picked up with a single preflop raise.
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