World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #3: £1,075 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
£133,857
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£582,000
Entries
582
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
75

Shak to Wake

Dan Shak would've been better off dozing as he donated 600 chips to a neighbour. Men Nguyen limped from early position and the action got around to Shak in the hijack but he failed to act because he was napping and early attempts to wake him failed as he was wearing headphones. A quick shake from the dealer later and Shak woke to make the call. Rob Jarrett-Smith punished the limpers from the cut-off with a raise to 250 that was only called by Shak.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Shak called a 350 bet only to fold to a725 bet on the {a-Diamonds} turn.

Tags: Dan Shak

Early Chip Counts

Feast your eyes on these:

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
7,400
4,400
4,400
WSOP 3X Winner
Robert Cooper
Robert Cooper
5,500
2,500
2,500
David La Ronde
David La Ronde
5,200
2,200
2,200
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
5,000
2,000
2,000
Full Tilt
Jeff Kimber gb
Jeff Kimber
4,700
1,700
1,700
Dave Ulliott gb
Dave Ulliott
4,600
100
100
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter
4,400
1,400
1,400
Gavin Hall
Gavin Hall
4,000
1,000
1,000
Terje Augdal no
Terje Augdal
3,900
900
900
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
3,800
800
800
WSOP 4X Winner
Full Tilt
Rob Jarrett-Smith
Rob Jarrett-Smith
3,700
700
700
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
3,600
600
600
WSOP 1X Winner
Maria Demetriou
Maria Demetriou
3,500
500
500
Full Tilt
Ash Hussain
Ash Hussain
3,500
500
500
Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby
3,300
300
300
WSOP 2X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
3,100
100
100
WSOP 4X Winner
Full Tilt
Alan Stearn gb
Alan Stearn
3,100
100
100
Melissa Hayden us
Melissa Hayden
3,100
100
100
Full Tilt
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
3,100
100
100
Full Tilt
Daniel Rudd gb
Daniel Rudd
2,900
Dan Shak
Dan Shak
2,900
-100
-100
Jonathan Salfi
Jonathan Salfi
2,900
-100
-100
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
2,800
-200
-200
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
2,800
-200
-200
WSOP 5X Winner
Full Tilt
Yuval Bronstein
Yuval Bronstein
2,800
-200
-200

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Channing Bites the Bullets

Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed Neil Channing's stack hovering around the 1,000 mark on that last post. He was a victim of the bullets, Robert Cooper pressing the trigger with {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and surviving a {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{K-Spades} board (all in on the flop) against Channing's {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. Cooper, meanwhile, is enjoying an early surge with 5,500 and currently wearing a smile the width of the equator.

Tags: Neil ChanningRobert Cooper

No Second Chance Here Buddy

One cheeky player has just been thrown out of tournament after it emerged he somehow managed to sneak into the tournament for a second time. A table mate of his, Stuart Rutter, informed us that a floor man came and took his chips and asked him to leave as he'd already played and busted on Friday. Naughty naughty.

Football And Chips

Jeff Kimber seems more interested in the Manchester United/Liverpool match playing on his iPod than he does about the poker but he's just picked up a decent pot when the big blind was sitting out.

Kimber raised to 150 and received just one caller, the button.

He then fired 200 on the {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} flop and 300 on the {8-Clubs} turn getting called both times before both players checked the {9-Diamonds} river. Kimber showed {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} and it was enough to award him the pot. Time to watch the football once again

Tags: Jeff Kimber

Keeping His Cards Close to His Chest

I spotted Chris Bjorin on the rail, and unscrupulously inquired as to the gory details of his exit. As expected, he was as coy and clandestine off the felt as he is, merely commenting, "I played very poorly and got what I deserved."

For now, the trio of final tables will have to wait.

"I want to leave that for the Main Event," he smiled.

Tags: Chris Bjorin

Renault Travels The Mizrachi Road

Michael Mizrachi raised to 150 preflop before Claire Renault 3-bet to 450 from the button. However, she was not expecting Mizrachi to move all-in but that's exactly what he did.

"Oh no!" said Renault as Fabrice Soulier, her other half playing on the table next door, stood up to see what was going on.

"What are you doing this afternoon?" joked Soulier to Mizrachi as Renault eventually made the call.

Mizrachi turned over {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} to Renault's {9-Spades} {9-Clubs}. "I thought you had aces for sure!" piped up Mike Matusow.

The board came {J-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {7-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and Renault's nines held to bust the November Niner.

"I'm sorry," said Soulier, "but I was rooting for her!"

"That's ok, so was I," laughed Mizrachi as he packed up his things and left the room.

Renault is up to 5,300

Tags: Michael MizrachiClaire Renault

Bad Time to Bluff

Men "The Master" Nguyen picked a bad time to bluff Fabrizio Prete. The turn was out as an eight and he moved all-in on a gutshot draw. He soon saw the bad news as Prete called with a set of eights that held up to eliminate Nguyen.

Tags: Men Nguyen