2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
£1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

The Devilfish Ditty

The Devilfish has treated the table (and a film crew) to this shameless song:

"Allin Drink is the Drink for me
It tastes so sweet and its sugar free
If you buy this drink you will be alright
Take one sip, you'll be up all night"

Thank you, thank you very much, I'm here all week, you can buy my CD from the boot of my car after the tournament.

Tags: Devilfish

Good Start for the Grinder; Tales from the Sportsman

Devilfish: Awaits Record Deal
Devilfish: Awaits Record Deal
Mike Mizrachi has leapt up to 52,000 early doors, and although I haven't seen him take any big pots, he must have been at least partly responsible for the two empty seats at his table, which were filled by Paul Wasicka and Annie Duke.

Meanwhile, Devilfish gets some cameras pointed at him, and can't resist singing a song about his poker energy drink. "Three different flavours, tastes just right - drink some now and play all night!" And to think he gave up a potential career in advertising to play poker.

Finally, Huseyin Yilmaz has taken a couple of nice pots recently - in one of them he bet off opponent Anthony Ramsden on the river with the board reading: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} after check-raising the flop and seeing a free card on the turn. He's clearly not afraid to get his chips in the middle, and has gained an extra 10k already in Level Two.

Tags: DevilfishHuseyin YilmazMike Mizrachi

Feeling Horsey

From the floor of the Empire Casino...

Poker's all about the minnows, playing on an even keel and rubbing shoulders (quite literally!) with the stars. If anyone's a small fish in a big pond here today, then perhaps it's young James Finigan.

An online qualifer and heavily supported by his brother on the rail, James just entered a pot with French legend Bruno Fitoussi, betting 1k on the flop and turn of a {4-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} board before check-folding to a 5.5k bet on the {Q-Diamonds} river.

"James mainly plays online," reports his brother. "He does pretty well; has won a Ladbrokes Poker Cruise and even a share in a horse."

"How many legs does it have?" I asked.

"Probably six, knowing James," he replied. "We saw a picture of it on Pocket Fives and it was an ugly sort."

"Well, as long as it runs fast," I added.

"Yeah, he doesn't have to sleep with it."

At that point, I concluded that the conversation was becoming too surreal and returned to my computer... to Google ugly six-legged horses.

Tags: Bruno FitoussiJames Finigan

Technical Issues

From the floor of the Empire Casino...

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Terriers vs. Wolfhound

THE SPORTSMAN -- That's what the stack sizing is like on the Chip Leader here's table. Three short stacks, one large one, and five middling ones.

Dean Sanders -- 52,600
Dan Peterson -- 6,200
Todd Brunson -- 11,100
Freddy Deeb -- 7,900

Their tablemate Terry Cook just dropped Freddy Deeb down to his present stack, after his set of Aces was paid off on the river. He was muttering about being glad he'd checked the flop, and immediately terminated the services of his massage lady.

Bouncing Back

From the floor of the Empire Casino...

She might not hover over the table like Phil Gordon, but online whiz Annette Obrestad sure looks menacing, her grit focus and determination evident in every move she makes.

After taking a couple of early knocks, the femme fatale has bounced back up to 15,925, her last pot being a 700 to 2.3k re-raise of the equally engaged Steven Van Zadelhoff to take the pot down uncontested.

Tags: Annette ObrestadSteven Van Zadelhoff