Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-21-2009 15:01 UTC+2

Final Table Set, Requires Only Players

[user46392]

Hello and welcome back to the Empire Casino where nine happy hopefuls will shortly be battling it out to see who is crowned King of England -- or at least winner of Event #1.

Bags of chips are on the table and a variety of very excited railers, who have the look of Friends And Family about them rather than interested poker buffs, are beginning to fill the ringside seats. So far there is no sign of any of final tablers, though, so it looks as though we're not in for a massively punctual start.

Our stacks and seats will, eventually, look like this:

Seat 1: Fabien Dunlop -- 538,000
Seat 2: James Tomlin -- 49,000
Seat 3: William Martin -- 122,500
Seat 4: Richard Allen -- 332,000
Seat 5: Anthony Roux -- 88,000
Seat 6: Adnan Alshamah -- 121,000
Seat 7: JP Kelly -- 317,500
Seat 8: Thor Drexel -- 77,000
Seat 9: Neil Suarez -- 217,500

Watch this space...

09-21-2009 15:06 UTC+2

Calling All Kellies

[user46392]

Eight of our nine players have appeared, and we are now missing only JP Kelly. If anyone has seen him, please direct him to the final table...

09-21-2009 15:19 UTC+2

It Ain't Started 'Til Jack Effel Sings

[user46392]

Ok, no club classics coming from his mouth, admittedly, but now that JP Kelly has arrived, TD extraordinaire Jack Effel has taken the mic to introduce the players, and urge railers not to throw anything at the final table.

We thus deduce that we are just minutes away from getting this baby underway.

09-21-2009 15:24 UTC+2

Final Table Is Underway

[user46392]

With just two minutes left of this level, it's shuffle up and deal!

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

09-21-2009 15:27 UTC+2

Gentle Start for Alshamah

[user46392]

First blood goes to Adnan Alshamah. Three players limp/checked their way to a {9-Clubs}

flop, which all three checked. Come the {Q-Spades}

turn Alshamah put in a cheeky bet, and when the other two had given it up, he showed them a {Q-?}

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Tags: Adnan Alshamah

09-21-2009 15:29 UTC+2

That Was Fast

[user46392]

Blinds are up now, but the clock has been paused while the last few remaining lilac 500-denomination chips are coloured up.

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

09-21-2009 15:40 UTC+2

James Tomlin Eliminated in 9th Place (£13,115)

[user46392]

Wow, not four minutes into the level and there is crazy action!

Short stack James Tomlin open-shoved in mid-position, and William Martin reshoved behind. Over to Thor Drexel in the big blind -- and he called all in. Three-way showdown!

Tomlin: {A-Clubs}