World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #4: £10,350 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up
Day: 1
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
£288,409
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Entries
103
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Negreanu Needs Little Helppi

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu has dispatched the dangerous Finn Juha Helppi. It was raise, three-bet, four-bet and call all-in type thing pre-flop. Helppi called all-in with ace-king and was racing Negreanu's pocket jacks. The board bricked and Negreanu is through to face Chance Kornuth tomorrow.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJuha Helppi

Weisner Whittled

Meanwhile Amit Makhija has been doing a fine job of whittling down the stack of Melanie Weisner. We caught him betting out 2,800 on the turn of {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Clubs} board and Weisner called, but he fired out another 5,600 on the {q-Clubs} river and this time she gave it up.

Weisner down to 30,000.

Tags: Melanie WeisnerAmit Makhija

Weisner Eliminates 100% of Female Players Still In

Melanie Weisner, KO in Round 2
Melanie Weisner, KO in Round 2

She did this by exiting with a standard-looking race and a short stack to Amit Makhija. Looking to get more than a toe-hold back in the match, all in with {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, Makhija's {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades} held as the board came all low with a Jack river: {2-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {J-Spades} to send her to the rail. There seemed no hard feelings as the players immediately started chatting in that, "What did you have that time when..." sort of way.

Tags: Melanie WeisnerAmit Makhija

Commentators Curse

One of the TD's said to me "This one wont last long" pointing at the Max Steinburg, Gus Hansen match. It looked like might've been right too as moments later Hansen had Steinberg all-in for his last 19,500 chips. How wrong he was though!

Hansen tabled {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} to Steinberg's {a-Spades}{8-Spades} and the board ran {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Spades}. Steinberg made flush to double to 39,000.

Tags: Gus HansenMax Steinburg

Kassela Sold Out

Frank Kassela
Frank Kassela

A deep sigh from Table Kassela as its namesake found himself busted.

The flop read {10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades} when Justin Adams bet 11,000 from the button. Kassela went all in, Adams called quickly, and they were on their backs.

Adams: {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for top pair
Kassela: {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a gutshot

Turn: {7-Diamonds}

River: {k-Spades}

Tags: Frank KasselaJustin Adams

Break Time

Almost all our matches have concluded now, but the few remaining hangers-on are going to take 20 minutes to refocus. Blinds will be 1,000/2,000 when they return.

Battle of Britain.......Tomorrow

Neil Channing
Neil Channing

Chris Moorman and Neil Channing both dispatched of their opponent's just before the break to set up an all England affair tomorrow.

Moorman took out Ben Cherif after coming from a dominated position. All the chips went in pre-flop with Moorman's {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} coming out best on a {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board versus the short stack Cherif's {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Moments later Channing and Marcello Marigliano saw a {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop where Marigliano led for 3,500 and then called all-in when Channing posed the question. Marigliano tabled {a-Spades}{8-Hearts} and was ahead to Channing's {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} but the river came {k-Diamonds} to seal his fate.

Tags: Chris MoormanBen CherifNeil ChanningMarcello Marigliano