Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-23-2009 15:17 UTC+2

Lunkin Eliminated

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Bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin won't be adding to his trophy cabinet this year. He was snipered down by Michael Greco with {A-Clubs}

versus

all in on a {7-Clubs}

flop. No change on the blank turn and river and the Russian was gone.

Taking his seat... Sir John Juanda.

Tags: Michael Greco Vitaly Lunkin

09-23-2009 15:19 UTC+2

Have a Kit Kat...

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Players are now on a 20 minute break.

09-23-2009 15:30 UTC+2

Players Return

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Kit-Kats have been consumed and cards are back in the air.

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

09-23-2009 15:48 UTC+2

One player who seems to have had a lie in this afternoon is Chris 'Jesus' Ferugson, the ball-room dancing, vegetable-chopping Full Tilt pro joining what has now become the most star-studded table in the arena.

Seat 1: Chris Ferguson
Seat 2: Roberto Romanello
Seat 3: Joe Beevers
Seat 4: Allen Cunningham
Seat 5: Jeff Madsen
Seat 8: Chris Bjorin
Seat 9: Yuval Bronshtein

Even Seat 7 has a ticket with the name 'David Williams' lying patiently on the felt.

09-23-2009 15:50 UTC+2

Just the Trickett

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Barry Greenstein raised it up to 600 preflop and received two callers, the first of whom was Sam Trickett on the button. On a {K-Clubs}

flop, Greenstein led for 600 and Trickett called. The {9-Diamonds}

turn and

river were both checked down, allowing Trickett to pick up the pot with {10-Clubs}

.

Greenstein mucked and is down to 5,000, although his double-chance chip remains in tact.

Tags: Barry Greenstein Sam Trickett

09-23-2009 16:02 UTC+2

A Few Early Counts

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The double-chance period is still alive and kicking (most, however, have already cashed it in), but here are a sprinkling of early chip counts:

Davidi Kitai -- 14,500
John Juanda -- 18,800
James Akenhead -- 22,000
Karl Mahrenholz -- 18,200
Julian Adamson -- 16,700
Hoyt Corkins -- 19,100
Jeff Kimber -- 40,000
Theo Jorgensen -- 35,000
Markus Golser -- 21,000
John Kabbaj -- 17,900
Tony Cascarino -- 30,000

09-23-2009 16:11 UTC+2

Table Talk with Mike "The Mouth"

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On Phil Ivey:

"He's definitely one of the best all around-players in the world. Definitely top three, maybe even top two, but he does run better than everybody else too."

"I tell people he's the best I've ever played with and the luckiest I've ever played with."

Tags: Mike Matusow Phil Ivey

09-23-2009 16:17 UTC+2

Dwan to Earth

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It wasn't until I stumbled upon him accidentally that I realised Tom Dwan was in the field. Despite his online presence and reputation as one of the world's best players, durrrr is actually somewhat subdued at the table and keeps - whether purposely or not - a rather low profile. No shouting over at other players, no 'performing' for the cameras, no brightly coloured clothes littered with branded patches - just Dwan and the cards.

At the moment, he's seen little action and so has just under his starting stack of 9,000, with his double-chance chip behind. I just saw him reach the river of a {A-Hearts}

board, but he check-folded to a bet of 2,800 from Daniel Alaei.

Tags: Tom Dwan

09-23-2009 16:21 UTC+2

Bullets Hold

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I arrived just in time to see Chad Brown all in (or thereabouts - he had 125 behind) for 4,400 on a {10-Hearts}

flop. After a moment or two of deliberation, Annette Obrestad made the call and - after the shrapnel was also thrown into the mix - cards were placed on the felt.

Obrestad = {8-Clubs}

Brown =

Turn =

River =

Tags: Annette Obrestad Chad Brown