Scoreboard Update
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Mike Matusow - 8,975
Andy Bloch - 18,300 (Seemingly out of nowhere!)
Ben Roberts - Out
Ken Wong - 3,400
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£1,500
Prize Pool
£615,000
Entries
410
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Mike Matusow - 8,975
Andy Bloch - 18,300 (Seemingly out of nowhere!)
Ben Roberts - Out
Ken Wong - 3,400
Binger It On
Williams:
Binger:
Board:
Binger now up to around 9,000, WIlliams down to around 5,000.
Trivedi Chip Savant
Just now he knocked out one of his tired-looking tablemates, checking a threeway flop of
before betting out 1,500 on the 
turn. One caller then called off the rest of his stack - around 3,000, on the 
river only to see the 
in Trivedi's hand for the flopped trips. Another chunk added to his wall of yellow 1,000 chips. Comfortably stacked for a trip in at least Business Class into Day Two - will he hang on to them?
Wernick Takes a Hit
Peaks & Troughs for Phan
I noted two hands involving Phan. The first was against James Akenhead, the Hit Squadder raising Phan's 1,000 bet into a 3,000 pot and a
board to 3,500 and forcing the fold.The second was on a board of
, Phan betting 2,000 on the turn before taking the pot down with a bet of 3,000 on the river.
Bloch Party
We caught up to the hand with the board showing
. First to act, Bloch bet 1,000 into the ~2,000 pot; his opponent made the call.The
then fell on the river and Bloch moved all in for his last 2,000. His opponent double-pumped a pair of yellow 1,000-denomination chips before eventually tossing them reluctantly into the middle. At the showdown, Bloch tabled
for an eight-high straight and his opponent immediately mucked.
Splat Goes the Brat
However, a quick glance at the felt and the hand history was clear, Hellmuth finding himself all in with
versus on a something-for-everyone 
flop. A 
turn and 
river were of no use, and the eleven time bracelet winner was dust."This is why I don't like tournaments," joked Hellmuth as he showed the cameras the rockets that had failed to launch.
Like a true gentleman, Hellmuth shook the hands of his former foes, wished then good look, and headed to the rail.
Obrestacked
.Four players had limped into the pot preflop -- Obrestad one of them -- and all checked the flop. On the turn, everyone checked around to Annette who made the push into an 800 pot.
Action then fell to French pro Remy Biechel who made the call, as did Huseyin 'Sonofmyr' Yilmaz; the fourth player in the hand got out of the way.
Biechel and Yilmaz both checked the
river and the following hands were shown down:Obrestad:
Biechel:
Yilmaz:
Yilmaz scooped the pot, worth just over 7,500 and Annette will have to try her luck again on Monday.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Massive Cooler Freezes Out Lawrence
He's got 'em.
Lawrence:
Marchese:
Board:
"Bloody hell," comments Ryan Fronda, "I get excited over ace-jack."
Lawrence may finally have suffered a downswing that he can't recover from, as he has just 650 remaining. Marchese, however, seems to be our new chip leader with at least 35,000 as the table breaks.