Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

09-24-2008 21:22 UTC+2

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 5th Place (£17,188)

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Hold'em:

Mark Gregorich opened for a raise, Sherkhan Farnood three-bet, and Gregorich called. The flop was {K-Clubs}

. Gregorich led out and Farnood raised.

"Sorry, Mark," said Farnood as Gregorich mulled his decision. He elected to call.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

. Gregorich checked, Farnood bet 12,000, Gregorich raised all in for his last 13,000, and Farnood called 1,000 more.

Farnood {5-Clubs}

Gregorich

The river was the {9-Spades}

and Farnood won the pot, eliminating Gregorich. He'll take home £17,188 for his finish.

09-24-2008 21:13 UTC+2

Dead Man's Hand Keeps Gregorich Alive

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Stud 8:

Jeff Duvall brought in for 6,000, Mark Gregorich made it 12,000 and Duvall called. Gregorich led out on fourth street before finding himself all in on the following street.

Duvall: {7-Clubs}

with

Gregorich: {8-Clubs}

with

A cheer emanated from the rail as the ace hit, and with Duvall bricking the final street, Gregorich doubled through.

Tags: Jeff Duvall Mark Gregorich

09-24-2008 21:04 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Howard Lederer 380,000
Ivo Donev 262,000
Sherkhan Farnood 255,500
Jeff Duvall 180,000
Mark Gregorich 32,000

09-24-2008 20:55 UTC+2

Phil Ivey Eliminated in 6th Place (£13,750)

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Stud:

Ivey (X) (X) {10-Spades}

(X)

Gregorich (X) (X) {10-Diamonds}

(X)

Mark Gregorich led at Phil Ivey the whole way, even betting dark on seventh street. As Ivey peeked at his final down card, he let out a sigh, shuffling his last few red 500-denomination chips and made the call, resigned to his fate.

Gregorich revealed {Q-Diamonds}

in the hole for queens up and Ivey mucked, his quest for a sixth WSOP bracelet at an end, at least for today.

09-24-2008 20:44 UTC+2

Ivey Teeters

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Stud:

Phil Ivey has one foot in the taxi and the other on thin ice after clashing with Sherkhan Farnood in a spot of stud.

Ivey = {Q-Diamonds}

Farnood =

I only caught the last couple of streets, but Ivey called a reraise of 24,000 on sixth street, before folding to a bet of 12,000 on the end.

Ivey is down to 14,500.

Tags: Phil Ivey Sherkhan Farnood

09-24-2008 20:25 UTC+2

Latest Chip Counts

[user4144]

Sherkhan Farnood -- 195,000
Phil Ivey -- 95,000
Ivo Donev -- 260,000
Jeff Duvall -- 125,000
Howard Lederer -- 350,000
Mark Gregorich -- 70,000

09-24-2008 20:21 UTC+2

Ivo Tops Ivey

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Omaha 8:

Jeff Duvall raised preflop, Phil Ivey called from the small blind and Ivo Donev called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Hearts}

and the action was checked around. The turn was the {7-Clubs}

. Ivey bet and both Donev and Duvall called. The river was the {9-Clubs}

. Ivey led again, Donev called and Duvall gave up his hand.

Donev showed {A-Spades}

for kings and nines and scooped the pot.

09-24-2008 20:20 UTC+2

Peaks & Troughs for Ivey

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Omaha 8:

After clawing his way back into contention, Phil Ivey has taken a metaphorical slap in the face from Howard Lederer, the Professor check-calling an {8-Diamonds}

board before leading out for 12,000 on the {5-Clubs}

river. Ivey made the call, but mucked upon being shown {4-Diamonds}

for a straight to the nine and a low to the eight.

Ivey is back down to 90,000.

09-24-2008 20:11 UTC+2

Jeff Lisandro Eliminated in 7th Place (£11,000)

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Hold'em:

After a plucky, but fruitless performance, the ice beneath the Ice Man has finally cracked as he exits in seventh place at the hands of the Professor.

With Jeff Lisandro raising it up to 12,000 preflop, Howard Lederer called in the big blind and the two players saw a {6-Hearts}

flop. After action on the flop, Lederer led out for 12,000 on the {8-Hearts}

turn and Lisandro pushed all in for 15,000. Lederer made a tricky call.

"Have you got the king?" asked Lisandro nervously as he tabled {J-Hearts}

. Well, he didn't have the king, but he did have the straight, Lederer's {7-Hearts}

grabbing his man by the short and curlies. An {A-Clubs}

later, and Lisandro was done.

The Ice Man cometh... to the bar.

Tags: Howard Lederer Jeff Lisandro

09-24-2008 20:06 UTC+2

Ivey Wins Another

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Hold'em:

Perhaps sneaking a few bites from my bag of salt and vinegar crisps was all Phil Ivey needed to turn his luck around, as he just picked up another large pot.

Jeff Lisandro raised pre-flop and Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came down {K-Clubs}