2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 1a
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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

What a Palava

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Hail, Hellmuth
Hail, Hellmuth
We here at PokerNews love originality, in fact we embrace it with open arms. So, when we heard Phil He11muth would be making another 'memorable' entrance, we couldn't wait to see what he'd come up with. Would it be British soldiers? Firemen perhaps? A pimp outfit with several escorts was my suggestion. Then, there he was, the great one, dressed head to toe in er... Roman garb.

But if his attire was treading over slightly old ground, his actual entrance wasn't, as this time he arrived in a chariot rather than a sedan chair. Unfortunately, as the chariot approached Leicester Square, it was brought to a halt by the bollards at the entrance as no vehicles are allowed in without permission from the council. Thus, Hellmuth alighted his chariot and was forced to walk the rest of the way.

Accompanied by scantily clad women and the returning big burly men (this time carrying armour), Hellmuth approached the Empire Casino, his head held high as passers by asked, "Is he a celebrity?" and an elderly woman exclaimed, "Who is that man?!"

And things didn't get much better at the casino. As Hellmuth tried to enter the venue, he was stopped at the door by the manager who told him that the young ladies couldn't come in because they didn't have I.D. Resisting entrance tilt, Hellmuth accepted the decision, and after much faffing around, finally entered the arena with a depleted entourage and took his seat.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth