Tabatabai Steamrolls Ahead
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On a flop of:
Tabatabai bets 74k, Tino calls
check check
Tabatabai bets, Tino instacalls
Tabatabai
Tino
Tabatabai is in control
2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)
Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)
Buy-in
£10,000
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
On a flop of:
Tabatabai bets 74k, Tino calls
check check
Tabatabai bets, Tino instacalls
Tabatabai
Tino
Tabatabai is in control
The Hoff
I don't know too much about this chap, and, in truth, have never crossed his path before, but I have been reliably informed that he is hugely popular over in his native home of Holland (his 'Neder Poker' hoody is a dead giveaway) where I understand he is being watched by many Dutch poker fanatics.
Since I've been here, he's yet to go deep in a hand, but he must have been busy at some point as he possesses a very playable 330k in chips. Appearance wise, he appears very focused, shades on, head down and very little in the way of table talk. In fact, he reminds me somewhat of a Paul Wasicka or a Stuart Fox - a strong, solid player who just lets the cards do the talking.
Abishek Khaitan Eliminated in 17th Place (£34,390)
. Khaitan checked. Persson bet 20,000 and Khaitan called. The turn was the 
and Khaitan fired out 20,000. Persson raised to 100,000. Khaitan moved all in and Persson quickly called.Persson:
Khaitan:
Persson flopped a set and was ahead, however Khaitan had a flush draw. The river was the
and Khaitan busted out in 17th place. He won £34,390.After that hand, Persson's stack jumped to over 1,250,000. He's the chipleader.
Featured TV Table Updated Chip Counts
Seat 2: Will Durkee - 547,000
Seat 3: Johannes Korsar - 600,000
Seat 4: Kenny Tran - 95,000
Seat 5: Steven van Zadelhoff - 336,000
Seat 6: Theo Jorgensen - 600,000
Seat 7: Magnus Persson - 1,255,000
Seat 8: EMPTY
Seat 9: Dominic Kay - 480,000
Oyvind Riisem Wins One
. Riisem checks, Tino Lechich bets 35k. Tabatabai lets one go, and when it gets round to Riisem, who seems to have been fairly quiet today so far, he thought for a while and pushed forward one of his three towers of chips (the red one - must have been 250k+). Pass from Lechich.
Kenny Tran Picks Up Chips
and both players checked. The turn was the . Persson bet 25,000 and Tran wnet into the tank for two minutes before he called. The river was the 
and both players checked. Tran showed 
for a pair of eights. Persson mucked. Tran won the pot and increased his stack to 150,000.
Double Up for Keys
. Keys showed 
.Flop:
Turn:
All through this process, the Keys Fan Club who are by far the most vocal group around the table were shouting random harmless cards: "Jack of diamonds! Deuce! Deuce!"River:
And he gets a big round of applause and a more playable 240k stack.
Updated Outer Table Chip Counts
Karl Mahrenholz -- 120,000
Matthew McCullough -- 460,000
Oyvind Riisem -- 410,000
Pat Scanlon -- 145,000
Tino Lechich -- 300,000
James Keys -- 240,000
John Tabatabai -- 395,000
Kenny Tran Eliminated by Annette Obrestad in 16th (£34,390)
Annette =
Tran =
Flop =
Being the enigmatic, energetic character that he is, I fully expected Tran to leap into the air in delight, but he was surprisingly subdued. Perhaps he eared the worst...
Turn =
River =
Pat Scanlon Doubles Through John Tabatabai
and looked genuinely surprised to see Tabatabai's 
. The flop was 
, pairing Tabatabai's jack, but the turn was the , eliciting cheers from Scanlon's supporters on the rail. The river was the 
and Scanlon doubled up to around 240,000.