2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9710
Prize
£204,048
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£770,000
Entries
154
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Shaun DeebStacked; Ivey Out

Sitting happily on 43k is Shaun Deeb, probably the chip leader and probably the eliminator of his erstwhile neighbour Phil Ivey. Chatting happily to his tablemates about life, living in Vegas and presumably liking his dangerous stack, he's on the way to drawing back the railcrowd which dissipated as Ivey got his coat... meanwhile Snoopy has gone to question the bystanders and players like a pink-trainered Miss Marple in an effort to dig up more details.

Tags: Phil IveyShaun Deeb

Kimber Gets the (Jaffa)cake

With the board reading {6-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, Jeff Kimber, who finished second to JC Tran in a bracelet event this year, led out for 1,700, and Danish pro Martin Vallo made the call. A {6-Hearts} on the turn, and the fireworks went off, Kimber betting 3,500, Vallo pushing, Kimber calling.

Kimber = {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Vallo = {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

River = {8-Clubs}

and the straight on the turn means Jeff 'Jaffacake' doubled through.

Tags: Jeff KimberMartin Vallo

Give Me Five!

Multiway limped pots still commonplace here on Low Blind Avenue in Omaha. Five players saw a flop of {10-Hearts} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} , but no one wanted to bet it. So check through Andy Bloch, James Akenhead, Mike Matusow, Michael Greco, and an unknown blond-haired gent, whom Nick Wealthall told me was Danish and called Nemo Nielsen but I had a huge tell on him (he was laughing nonstop) and knew that was a lie.

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and a bet from Matusow of 1,200, called only by the Mr. Blond in the hijack. The {K-Clubs} river brought another bet out from Matusow (3,500) but this time no call, and he took the pot.

Tags: Mike Matusow

Paint it Black

Half way through level two, we have been graced by cheeky Cockney Luke Schwartz. Yes, online titan __FullFlush1__ (notice the correct moniker framing) is in da house! We'll keep you updated with any FullFlushisms.

Tags: Luke Schwartz

147 Breaks £700k

The total number of entrants has risen to 147, upping the prizepool so far to a hefty £735,000. Two new tables have sprung up out of thin air in the corner of the upstairs area, featuring Julian Gardner, John Kabbaj, Tony Bloom, Peter Gould, Max Pescatori, Karl Mahrenholz, Jeff Lisandro and Jeppe Nielsen.

Not a great start for recent GUKPT winner Mahrenholz, who just paid off a river bet of a couple of thousand on a board of {4-Hearts} {4-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {5-Clubs}, passing when he was shown a winning {7-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {8-Spades} {J-Hearts}.

Tags: Jeff LisandroJohn KabbajKarl Mahrenholz

Young Guns

It's not often Padraig Parkinson is considered a young gun, but he is today. He's seated next to poker veteran and 80-something Eric Dalby. Dalby is well known in London circles as a mean cash player at the Vic, but also useful in tournaments having won a Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, as well a third place finish in this very event last year. Dalby might be old enough to remember the Titanic, but he's a great character, and still has his wits about him. Table Dalby - you have been warned.

Tags: Eric Dalby

Shaun Shears Ivey

On a {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} board, a stoic Shaun Deeb (son of Freddy) led out for 1,150 and neighbour Ivey made the quick call on the button. A {Q-Clubs} hit the river, and after a brief moment of deliberation, Deeb fired again, this time to the tune of 2,350. Ivey didn't bother with an icy staredown, he just dipped into his stack and made the call before tapping the table gracefully in the face of Deeb's {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for the rivered straight.

Deeb now on 13,500, with his "turquoise" double-chance chip behind.

Tags: Phil IveyShaun Deeb

Ivey Massage Update

Phil Ivey is so fascinating that I think he deserves a massage update. Just moments ago, he was receiving a calf massage, but then, out of the blue, the masseuse moved onto the kneecap, a body part that I don't think I've ever seen massaged before. Elbow. Yes. Ear lobe. Yes. Kneecap. Never. this year's WSOPE is full of firsts.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Cousineau European Experience?

Tony Cousineau is on a chatty table, featuring Barny Boatman and Padraig Parkinson among others, with contrastingly quiet Finnish ice-floe Jani Sointula thrown in the mix for variety.

They all seem to be getting involved but are less keen on showdowns, preferring to just talk about their hands as they get reshuffled in preparation for the next flop...

Just now Cousineau found himself bet off by an English gent, only to admit "I turned better - now I have two pair and a straight. But it was only a straight to the nine..." A brief silence as his opponent rakes in the few thousand pot.

"This your first time playing in England?" deadpans Barny Boatman. Cousineau laughs and reconsiders the pass.

"Have you never been to Ireland?" asks Padraig Parkinson.

"Have you never been to Sweden?" - the Swedish dealer caps the conversation.

Tags: Barny BoatmanPadraig ParkinsonTony Cousineau