2009 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 1a
Miscellaneous Chip Counts
Nick Schulman - 57,000
Amnon Filippi - 42,000
Robin Keston - 36,000
Laurence Houghton - 70,000
Dominic Kay - 33,000
Marc Goodwin - 95,000
Ian Frazer - 46,000
Alain Roy - 47,000
Phil Hellmuth - 17,000
Richard Grace - 105,000
Scott Montgomery - 25,000
Brandon Cantu - 30,000
Markus Golser - 42,000
John Kabbaj - 105,000
Markus Gonsalves - 18,000
Marco Traniello - 46,000
Leonor Margets-Perez - 22,000
Sami Kelopuro - 80,000
James Akenhead - 65,000
Doyle Brunson - 30,000
Sandor Demjan - 135,000
Andrew Chen - 55,000
Tony Cousineau - 55,000
Powell Bluffs Fitoussi
There followed some minutes of alternating dwelling and gesticulating, before Fitoussi eventually folded. Powell showed him .
"Damn, Kentucky, you're really playing, boy!" said tablemate Tony Cousineau. "Well, I got to do it once," Powell drawled back.
He raked in the huge pot and asked the dejected Fitoussi, "Jack?" Worse -- Fitoussi told him he had .
Powell - already chip leader before the hand, now massive chip leader on 170,000
Fitoussi - down to 22,000
Kabbaj Growing
Counts from that table:
John Kabbaj -- 105,000
Markus Golser -- 42,000
Scott Montgomery -- 25,000
Brandon Cantu -- 30,000
Last Level, Here We Come
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Break Time
Wicked Nguyen of the West
"A-J?"
Nguyen released a devilish shriek of laughter. "It's OK, I'll let you watch it on TV to see what I got."
"I almost pushed the river,"
Nguyen shrieked again, like the Wicked Witch of the West. "If you push river, you probably got it."
Nguyen back up to 30,000.
Hoyt Uncorked
Docherty Running Well
Docherty on around 55-60,000.