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

09-24-2008 17:14 UTC+2

Ivey Scoops Farnood

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Omaha 8:

Sherkhan Farnood opened for a raise, Phil Ivey three-bet and Farnood called. The flop was {Q-Hearts}

. Farnood checked, Ivey bet, Farnood raised and Ivey called. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds}

. Farnood led out and Ivey called. The river was the {J-Hearts}

and both players checked.

Farnood's {A-Hearts}

fell to Ivey's {A-Spades}

and he scooped the pot with his pair of aces.

09-24-2008 17:19 UTC+2

Ivey Busts the Bullets

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Omaha 8:

On the final hand of the round, Mark Gregorich raised it up from the button and Phil Ivey defended in the big blind.

After both players checked the {9-Hearts}

flop, Gregorich called two bets on the {5-Diamonds}

turn and

river before finding his aces out-gunned by Ivey's flopped full house, {K-Clubs}

.

Gregorich now on around 80,000.

09-24-2008 17:25 UTC+2

Lawrence Razzle-Dazzles Ivey

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Razz:

Ivey (X) (X) {2-?}

(X)

Lawrence (X) (X) {8-?}

(X)

Mark Gregorich had the bring-in with the {Q-Hearts}

, Phil Ivey completed, Spencer Lawrence called and Gregorich folded. Lawrence led at Ivey on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets and was called each time. On seventh, Lawrence led again, but Ivey folded, and Lawrence raked in the pot.

09-24-2008 17:34 UTC+2

Ivey On a Roll

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Razz:

Phil Ivey seems to be getting more cards than Hallmarks today, or at least it would appear that way as he seems to be involved in almost every hand since being whittled down to one table.

His last encounter was against Ivo Donev, the Chess Master flat-calling every street with {6-Clubs}

showing against Ivey's {A-Clubs}

, before folding on 6th street.

Ivey appears to be on a rampage at the moment and has increased his stack to 205,000. He currently sits in second place.

09-24-2008 17:45 UTC+2

Ivo Donev Doubles Through Phil Ivey

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Stud:

Ivey ( {J-Spades}

)

(?)

Donev ( {A-Hearts}

) (

)

(

)

Sherkhan Farnood brought it in with the {4-Diamonds}

, Phil Ivey completed, Ivo Donev raised, Farnood folded and Ivey called. On fourth street Ivey check-raised Donev and got a call. Fifth street brought another bet from Ivey, a raise from Donev, a reraise from Ivey, and a call from Donev. On sixth Donev made the high board and led out, Ivey raised, Donev reraised all in and Ivey called.

Donev turned up trip aces, besting Ivey's jacks and fives. Ivey couldn't boat up on seventh street and Donev dragged the pot, doubling his stack as we went to our first break.

09-24-2008 17:45 UTC+2

Players Take a 20-Minute Break

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09-24-2008 17:53 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Howard Lederer 315,000
Jeff Lisandro 164,000
Ivo Donev 139,000
Phil Ivey 139,000
Spencer Lawrence 124,500
Jeff Duvall 102,000
Sherkhan Farnood 62,500
Mark Gregorich 59,000

09-24-2008 18:02 UTC+2

Players Return from Break

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Cards are back in the air.

Level: 15

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

09-24-2008 18:29 UTC+2

Farnood and Lawrence Split

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Stud 8:

Farnood (X) (X) {2-Clubs}

(X)

Lawrence (X) (X) {2-Diamonds}

(X)

Lisandro (X) (X) {A-Diamonds}

Donev (X) (X) {6-Hearts}

Sherkhan Farnood had the bring-on, Spencer Lawrence called, Jeffrey Lisandro completed to 5,000, Ivo Donev called, Farnood called and Lawrence called. Lisandro bet out with the high board on fourth, Donev folded, Farnood called, Lawrence raised, and both Lisandro and Farnood called.

Farnood made an open pair of eights on fifth street and bet out, Lawrence made the call and Lisandro mucked. On sixth it was another bet from Farnood and another call from Lawrence. Both players checked seventh street.

Lawrence showed {A-Spades}

in the hole for a 6-4-3-2-A low, Farnood flipped up {2-Hearts}

for two pair, eights and deuces and they split the pot.