2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 1b
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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

Hansen Chip Hypnosis Ineffectual

[user46298]
[user46298]
Hansen: Look Into My Eyes, Not Around the Eyes
Hansen: Look Into My Eyes, Not Around the Eyes
A strange hand just lost Gus Hansen 5k+ out of his 16k stack. It was kind of a dwell-off between him and his in-position opponent, of whose identity I am not 100% sure but from 10 feet and via one contact lense he looks a bit like Carter Phillips, perhaps.

Anyhow, the point was mainly that Hansen, having bet 2,200 on a {7-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} flop and been called, checked the {3-Spades} turn and found a bet of 3,200 back at him. Now started a whirl of own-stack reorganisation, spreading, stacking by colour, stacking in two or three piles, removing the big denom chips and putting them back - this went on for several minutes. It was sort of hypnotic; all eyes on the table were on his hands as he fiddled with his short stack like someone doing the Three Card Monty.

Finally he called. On the {A-Diamonds} river he checked again, and now it was his opponent's turn to join the dexterity ballet, threading and rethreading his green chips for a couple of minutes back at him. Then he bet 5k and Hansen instapassed. Odd.

Tags: Gus Hansen