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

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