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

09-21-2009 17:32 UTC+2

Rail Filling Up

[user46392]

It's beginning to feel a bit more like a bracelet event final table here -- we've got a proper crowd going around Centre Court now. They're a fairly quiet bunch, though, possibly because it's a little early to start drinking on a Monday. Occasionally a small and apparently quite far away call of, "Come on JP!" comes across the floor though.

09-21-2009 17:33 UTC+2

20 Minute Break

[user46392]

Two hours of play, five players busted. Let's see if we can keep this up when play resumes.

09-21-2009 17:51 UTC+2

Joining Us at This Late Hour

[user46392]

Presumably now busted from the round-of-each event, Neil Channing, Jeff Kimber and Karl Mahrenholz have now appeared at ringside to support their buddy JP Kelly. Play will resume shortly.

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

09-21-2009 17:54 UTC+2

Back to Work

[user46392]

Chip counts are as follows. Fabien Dunlop extended his lead even further just before the break, and now has almost two thirds of the chips in play.

Fabien Dunlop -- 1,200,000
JP Kelly -- 330,000
Adnan Alshamah -- 180,000
Richard Allen -- 225,000

09-21-2009 18:00 UTC+2

No Flops Here

[user46392]

Official short stack Adnan Alshamah open-shoved first hand back from break, but there were no takers.

In fact, play since the break has largely consisted of pots being taken down by simple prelop raises.

09-21-2009 18:05 UTC+2

Alshamah Loves the Lights of Broadway

[user46392]

Fabien Dunlop raised under the gun, and when Adnan Alshamah shoved for 164,000 from the big blind, the call barely made a dent in Dunlop's stack.

"OK, let's see some cards," in the words of the new announcer who has now replaced out friends Steve From Birmingham.

Dunlop: {6-Spades}

Alshamah:

Board:

to give Alshamah the broadway straight.

With some clearly delighted but not excessive clapping and fist-pumping from Alshamah, he doubled up to 350,000 and is now in second place, chip-wise. Dunlop remains over the million mark.

Tags: Adnan Alshamah Fabien Dunlop

09-21-2009 18:15 UTC+2

JP's Aggression Gland Goes Into Overdrive

[user46392]

JP Kelly picked up a chunky pot when his {Q-?}

bluff turned into second pair on the river of a king-high board to put him up to 430,000. His opponent Adnan Alshamah chuckled as he dropped back down to 270,000 or so.

Now reasonably chipped up, a couple hands later Kelly reraised from the small blind to a 35,000 raise from Richard Allen under the gun. Kelly made it 90,000, and Allen, too short really to just flat-call, gave it some thought before folding {5-Clubs}

face up -- clearly in his opinion not good enough to gamble for his tournament life with.

Tags: JP Kelly

09-21-2009 18:21 UTC+2

You're Not Getting Away With That

[user46392]

Most unusual at this point in this particular tournament -- Adnan Alshamah just limped in on the button, and JP Kelly made up the small blind.

But Fabien Dunlop was having none of it and promptly announced all in to cover them both. Both Alshamah and Kelly folded faster than an origami master who;s had too many espressos. ALl back to normal then.

09-21-2009 18:26 UTC+2