Event 1 - £2,500 Horse Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

09-06-2007 22:17 UTC

The Greenstein Update...

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Barry Greenstein's chair is now down to 600 in chips, but is holding its own. It has managed to avoid the bring-in and is holding fast.

At the start of play today, Barry Greenstein, Joe Sebok, and Andrew Fitzgerald were all no-shows for the tournament. Sebok and Fitzgerald's chips were taken out of play, but Barry's were left in play.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

09-06-2007 22:21 UTC

Chip Update

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There are 80 players remaining, with average chips at 13,100.

09-06-2007 22:24 UTC

The Toughest Table?

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Is this possibly the toughest H.O.R.S.E. table you have seen?

Phil Hellmuth
Jeff Madsen
Brandon Adams
Howard Lederer
Andy Bloch
Jennifer Harman

09-06-2007 22:26 UTC

Postman Pat Delivers a Double Up

[user4144]

Patrik Antonius' never-say-die attitude has prevailed, the Flying Fin doubling up in Omaha. I didn't witness the hand, just the sudden increase in chips; Antonius' stack is now around the 7K mark.

Meanwhile, the table is being broken up meaning that all remaining players are now in the main cardroom. As a result, I shall be rejoining my colleagues downstairs and asking them a very important question: What does Annie Duke's 'say yes when nobody asked' tattoo mean?

The minds boggles...

Tags: Annie Duke Patrik Antonius

09-06-2007 22:32 UTC

Barry Goes Bust

[user38334]

Barry Greenstein's chair has just been eliminated.

09-06-2007 22:34 UTC

Carl Weeks Takes His Leave

[user46298]

UK London Poker Meetup player Carl Weeks just found himself involved in a monster pot, but it was as an all-in short stack against three opponents who were more than happy to bet-raise-raise-cap on more than one street. The river card saw only one player drop out of the running, with John Juanda taking half of the pot with his ( {A-Clubs}

X)

and the high going to Ola Brandborn's aces full.

09-06-2007 22:49 UTC

Chopathon

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I seem to be spotting a lot of big pots, but most of which are concluding with the pot being split two ways. One of these involved the Italian Pirate and bracelet winner Max Pescatori, who is currently sharing a table with Scotty Nguyen and Ben Grundy. I joined this Stud Eight or Better hand right at the end, with Max's 800 bet being quickly called by his opponent. At this point, the pot had already reached the 10K+ mark.

Max = {A-Clubs}

for the low.
Opponent = {J-Clubs}

for the high

As a result, the bandana, Elton John sunglasses wearing Pescatori rises ever so slightly to 15,500.

Tags: Max Pescatori

09-06-2007 22:55 UTC

Surfing the Felt

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Some stacks are getting into the Red Alert stage, with Catman most notably on 800 chips. I watched his table for five minutes of Stud, but he wasn't ready to put it all in, despite the fact that over 10 percent of his stack was now being anted every hand.

Mark Vos, on the other hand, looked more than ready to get his chips in during Stud/8 -- raising with the {2-Diamonds}

showing and getting two callers, one being David Williams showing the {7-Hearts}

. "That's good!" remarked Vos as his (Williams') fourth street appeared a {K-Hearts}

, the other opponent showing the {5-Diamonds}

. "That's very, very bad," remarked Vos as his other opponent's fourth street came a {3-Hearts}

. Both players passed, however, when Mark Vos' hand just got better with his fourth street {6-Spades}

being followed by a nice-looking {7-Diamonds}

, and he's holding on to around 10K in chips.

Tags: Mark Vos

09-06-2007 22:57 UTC

The Photo I Promised You

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If you recall, earlier I promised our viewers a photo of Gary Jones and his green hair.

His new hairdo isn't a fashion statement (although it wouldn't surprise me), but a way of raising awareness for climate change and global warming.

If it doesn't work out, then Gary can at least audition for the Riddler in the next Batman Film.

Tags: Gary Jones

09-06-2007 22:58 UTC

The Players Are on a 20-Minute Break

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