2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£144,218
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,500
Prize Pool
£615,000
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Dan The Man

Young British player Dan Smith, whose hair has been bleached and spiked to a level modern chemistry and physics might well marvel at, has been active early, as he tends to be. Going from moving all in on the turn (the board, for what it's worth, standing {Q-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}) within half an hour, announcing, "This might be an early one," to building up to over 10,000 now. A lot of green 25 chips in his towers make them look more impressive, and bear testament to his unpredictable betting amounts, which sometimes seem geared solely to hoovering up the shrapnel.

In any case, he just won a tidy pot off Lee Clifford. Betting 1,175 (see what I mean about the 25 chips?) on the turn on a board of {5-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} the interest shown by Clifford on the flop was limited to a call. On the {10-Spades} river, Smith bet 2,025, and after a long think, Clifford mucked his hand, saying, "I'll give you a fiver to show one card."

"A fiver's not enough," Smith instantly replied, jovially stacking the chips as Clifford tells him he'd mucked three sixes.

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