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

09-18-2009 16:59 UTC+2

It's Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sung

[user46392]

Ok, she is far from fat with respect to everything except her stack, but nevertheless -- we have a runaway chip leader in the shape of the diminutive and unassuming but clearly very deadly Sung Hee Yun. It was she who earlier busted India Storrar, and Ms. Yun has apparently been tearing up the table ever since. She's currently up to a thoroughly commanding 17,000.

Tags: Sugn Hee Yun

09-18-2009 17:04 UTC+2

Scalp for Martin

[user4144]

Alex Martin has 8,500 after eliminating a short stack. "He limp-called 450 preflop," confirmed Martin. On the flop, Martin called a straight push of 1,400 on an {A-Spades}

, albeit hesitantly, with {Q-Clubs}

... And he was good against a {7-Spades}

which failed to flush on a {3-Diamonds}

and

turn and river. "Was that a slowroll by me?" Martin later asked with as smile.

Tags: Alex Martin

09-18-2009 17:05 UTC+2

Casualties of Cramped Conditions

[user46392]

First to fall victim to the rather tight conditions around some of the upstairs tables: a whole side table full of drinks overturned as a gentleman tried to stand up. Those of the drinks that wended their damp way down on to the ground floor from the mezzanine have been tidied; those that landed on the floor upstairs will just have to stay there until there's enough room for someone to get in there to clean.

09-18-2009 17:13 UTC+2

Dropping Like Flies

[user46392]

Wow, this is super-mega-ultra-fast poker we're playing here! We have just 170 runners remaining, meaning that half of our field has imploded already.

09-18-2009 17:15 UTC+2

Ruling Required

[user4144]

There was a ruling required on Table Bloch after one player tapped the table on the river of an {A-?}

rainbow board, before trying to bet.

"Hey, you checked," claimed the other player, who had checked behind. It soon emerged that the second player hadn't meant to check, but was simply tapping the table through force of habit.

"It doesn't matter what he meant to do," added Andy Bloch. "He tapped the table as if to check, so it must be a check." Ultimately, the tournament director agreed, and the bet was taken back and the cards revealed: {K-?}

versus

.

He still won the pot, but the error may have cost him an extra few hundred chips.

09-18-2009 17:31 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts

[user46392]

Tony Hardy: 3,500
Andy Greekfish: 11,000
James Keys: 5,200
Sida Yuen: 3,500
Jeff Madsen: 8,000
Michael Greco: 10,500
Jesper Hougaard: missing, presumed busto
Barry Greenstein: missing, presumed out

09-18-2009 17:33 UTC+2

Kyprianou Flying

[user4144]

Nobody seems to be roaring ahead; instead, there are several around the 15,000 mark. One player who fits that bill is Andy Kyprianou. He has 16,500 and is a genuine contender for the chip lead, although Sung Hee Yun seems to have him pipped with 17,000.

Tags: Andy Kyprianou

09-18-2009 17:40 UTC+2

Break Time Again

[user46392]

Not dinner quite yet, just 20 minutes.

09-18-2009 17:41 UTC+2

A Smattering of Chip Counts

[user4144]

A few miscellaneous counts from the three tables hiding behind the curtain:

Julian Quance -- 8,000
Praz Bansi -- 2,675
Priyan Demel -- 9,200
John Duthie -- 1,675
Javed Ghazi -- 2,500
Roland De Wolfe -- 8,000
Mike Ellis -- 6,700

Amusing conversation of the day...

Demel to waitress:
"Do you have any fruit?
"No"
"How about a fruit salad?"

09-18-2009 17:48 UTC+2

Mama Mia for Roberto!

[user4144]

I bumped into Roberto Romanello just moments ago and inquired to his status by mimicking a throat chop with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah, went out earlier," he confirmed.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Oh, I made a move with A-9 but ran into kings, then I flipped A-K against threes. Ace on the flop, three on the river."
"You've won enough money already," I consolidated in vain.
"I need more though," he replied. "I'm hungry."

Tags: Roberto Romanello