Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event | 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

09-16-2007 15:08 UTC

Hand #22 - Magnus Persson

[user25067]

Oyvind Riisem has the button in Seat 2. Magnus Persson raises to 42,000, and Johannes Korsar calls. The flop is {9-Spades}

. Persson bets 75,000 and Korsar calls. The turn is the {J-Spades}

. Persson checks, and Korsar checks. The river is the {10-Clubs}

. Persson bets 90,000, Korsar folds, and Persson wins the pot.

09-16-2007 15:05 UTC

Hand #21 - John Tabatabai

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Johannes Korsar has the button in Seat 1. Korsar raises to 45,000, and John Tabatabai calls from the big blind. The flop is {A-Clubs}

and both players check. The turn is the {J-Hearts}

. Tabatabai bets 65,000, Korsar folds, and Tabatabai wins the pot.

09-16-2007 15:03 UTC

It's not how many hands you win, it's how big the pots are in the hands that you pick up. John Tabatabai won the biggest pot of the final table on Hand #17 worth 1.25 million. That put him into the chiplead.

The ever tight Dominic Kay won two pots along with Theo Jorgensen. Magnus Persson was over 1 million to start the round, but he slipped to under 700,000.

Annette_15 was all in on one hand, but she chopped the pot with John Tabatabai after both players had A-K. Aside from that hand, the young Norwegian has been quiet.

09-16-2007 15:02 UTC

Hand #20 - Magnus Persson

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Magnus Persson has the button in seat 8.

Tabatabai limps. Annette Obrestad raises to 46,000. Magnus Persson flat calls on the button. John Tabatabai calls, too.

Flop: {10-Spades}

Tabatabai checks, Obrestad checks, Persson bets 75,000. Both players fold and Magnus Persson takes it.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Magnus Persson

Level: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

09-16-2007 14:56 UTC

Players Return from a Break

[user24788]

Blind levels have increased to 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante. There are 8 players remaining. John Tabatabai is the chipleader.

09-16-2007 14:35 UTC

Have a Kit-Kat

[user4144]

The players are now on a short break. Whether they will be chomping on a Kit-Kat or not, I wouldn't like to speculate.

09-16-2007 14:35 UTC

Hand #19 - John Tabatabai/Annette Obrestad

[user46298]

Theo Jorgensen has the button in seat 7.

Oyvind Riisem raises to 33k, called by John Tabatabai. Annette Obrestad re-raises to 137,000. Tabatabai moves all in...Riisem passes and Annette calls!

Annette Obrestad: {A-Hearts}

John Tabatabai: {A-Clubs}

Board:

...

...

Chop chop.

Tags: Annette Obrestad John Tabatabai Oyvind Riisem

09-16-2007 14:30 UTC

Hand #18 - Theo Jorgensen

[user25067]

Matthew McCullough has the button in Seat 6. Annette Obrestad raises to 35,000, Dominic Kay calls, Theo Jorgensen raises to 135,000 from the small blind, Obrestad folds, and Kay calls. The flop is {K-Spades}

. Jorgensen bets 110,000 and Kay thinks for so long a clock is called on him. With 30 seconds remaining, he folds, and Jorgensen wins the pot.

09-16-2007 14:28 UTC

The Tabatabai Fan Club Makes their Voices Heard

[user3511]

With the exit of James Keys the crowd has been comparativley quiet. That was until Tabatabai took down the huge pot, then all of a sudden a roar went up like a football crowd.

As long as a UK player is at this table, we can expect that kind of atmosphere. As the booze flows don't be suprised to see "The Wave" and singing along the way.

Tags: John Tabatabai