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

It's Oh So Quiet

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On the upper deck, three tables sit beyond a hanging cloth in a concealed room. A security guard perches by a rope, as if attending the entrance to a VIP area at a nightclub. Inside is a more serene arena, away from the hustle and bustle of the casino floor where you're constantly prodded with questions like, "Where's Bill Ivey?" and "Is this a cash game?" The players seem equally pacified by these surroundings, quiet and relaxed as they battle their way through the day.

One table in particular is so quiet you could hear a mouse blow wind. As neighbour Michael Binger and Sami Kelopuro receive symmetrical massages, Julian Thew rests his chin on his hands, as if battling against impatience as he considers the prospect of nurturing his short stack for yet another level. Meanwhile, Christian Harder and co listen to his ipod, trapped in their own worlds, whilst David Williams taps away at his phone, either Twittering or sports betting.

As for the action, raise-fold-fold-fold seems to be the order of the day with each player treading carefully amid challenging company. No one wants to make a costly mistake, and no one wants to have to leave the VIP room and emerge from the cloth, defeated and £10,000 down.