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

09-23-2009 16:56 UTC+2

The Chad Survives

[user4144]

With Annette Obrestad leading out for 1,200 on a {6-Diamonds}

flop, Fabrizio Baldassari flat called, only for Chad Brown to squeeze all in for 7,250. Both players folded.

Tags: Chad Brown

09-23-2009 16:52 UTC+2

The clues:

(1) Jeff Madsen walking away from the table.
(2) Frown on Jeff Madsen's face.
(3) Chris Bjorin stacking chips.
(4) Smile on Chris Bjorin's face.

Eat your hear out, Columbo, there's a new kid in town.

Tags: Chris Bjorin Jeff Madsen

09-23-2009 16:50 UTC+2

Stop. Press. Matusow Wins Showdown

[user4144]

"It's incredible," boomed Matusow, thus enticing me towards the table, "I won a pot at showdown."

As I made my way towards the felt, notepad in hand, I caught sight of a {9-Hearts}

board festering on the baize, with The Mouth's {A-Hearts}

squashing whatever four-card holding his opponent mucked.

Then all was revealed...

"A-4-5-6 is not a good hand against someone who has double raised," he commented.

"It's a great feeling when you have your opponent drawing dead," he continued, before singing "I... won... a... showdown."

The singing was enough to signal my exit, leaving Matusow to construct his newly acquired stack of 30,000.

Tags: Mike Matusow

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

09-23-2009 16:33 UTC+2

Last Chance Saloon

[user4144]

The end of this level marks the last chance for players to cash in those double-chance chips for an additional 10,000.

09-23-2009 16:32 UTC+2

Tough Table Gets Tougher

[user4144]

... and louder.

Seat 1: Julian Gardner -- 17,000
Seat 3: Phil Hellmuth -- 19,500
Seat 4: Theo Jorgensen -- 32,500
Seat 5: Markus Golser -- 22,100
Seat 6: John Kabbaj -- 18,200
Seat 8: Andy Black -- 24,000
Seat 9: Noah Boeken -- 15,500

09-23-2009 16:29 UTC+2

Hail Hellmuth

[user4144]

He wasn't accompanied by scantily clad policewomen, or being carried on sedan chair by four burly men, but he was late. Yes, Phil He11muth has entered the building.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

09-23-2009 16:21 UTC+2

Bullets Hold

[user4144]

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

09-23-2009 16:17 UTC+2

Dwan to Earth

[user4144]

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 16:11 UTC+2

Table Talk with Mike "The Mouth"

[user38449]

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