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

09-18-2009 16:10 UTC+2

I Can Too Outdraw Queens

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Dreadful misfortune for Brandon Cantu who called off 3,600 with pocket queens, and was right -- his opponent was squeezing with {10-?}

. But woe, the {10-?}

made trips, and Cantu is down to 1,000 or so.

Tags: Brandon Cantu

09-18-2009 16:06 UTC+2

Quote of the Day

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Marc Goodwin to Erik Seidel, on Seidel winning a pot with {A-Clubs}

: "I folded to you, and that's what you show me. In America it's the nuts."

09-18-2009 15:55 UTC+2

Ben Vinson now has well over 10,000 in chips after eliminating the two players either side of him. After an early position raise, the player to Vinson's left moved in for several hundred and Vinson flat called with pocket kings. The next player along then pushed for around 5,000, which, after the initial raiser folded, Vinson duly called. I didn't catch the short stack's hand, but the shover had nines, which failed to spike on an otherwise eventful board.

Tags: Ben Vinson

09-18-2009 15:50 UTC+2

Roux the Day

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It appears that Roland de Wolfe limped under the gun and he, small blind Anthony Roux and the gent in the big blind saw a {4-Hearts}

flop. Roux bet out 200 and the big blind passed, but de Wolfe made it 500. Roux called, and they saw a {9-Hearts}

turn. Roux now checked, and laid it down to a 900 bet from de Wolfe. De Wolfe flashed him {K-?}

for his efforts.

Current standings: de Wolfe 4,000, Roux 6,000.

Tags: Anthony Roux Roland de Wolfe

09-18-2009 15:48 UTC+2

Kellett Flying High

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With the cut-off limping, Richard Kellett led for 250 from the big blind, and was quickly called. He then snapped up the pot with a nonchalant bet of 500 on an As-Ac-4s flop. Kellett, who ran deep in a recent EPT, is similarly excelling here today with circa 9,000 in chips from a starting stack of 3,000.

Tags: Richard Kellett

09-18-2009 15:47 UTC+2

Table Of Current Doom

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An interesting table has emerged, though there are few railers watching it owing to its position in one of the most cramped corners of the casino. Nevertheless, it currently features Barry Greenstein, Joe Serock and the newly-arrived Jesper Hougaard.

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

09-18-2009 15:38 UTC+2

Shuffle Up & Deal! Again!

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Back we go, and it looks as though our number of Day 1a runners has settled at 329.

09-18-2009 15:18 UTC+2

Break Time

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Players are heading out into the grey London daylight on their first 20 minute break of the day.

09-18-2009 15:18 UTC+2

Ladies No Good in Lady-On-Lady Action

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Some gross misfortune for India Storrar. She was down to around 2,000 when she looked down and found pocket queens. She raised. A lady at the table who'd been playing almost every hand reraised her and all the chips went in -- but the reraisey lady turned over pocket aces, and that was the end of it.

Tags: India Storrar