2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
£801,603
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,340,000
Entries
334
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Christer Not Almighty After All

Moments after doubling up, Christer Johansson did the exact opposite and busted out.

He, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Sandor Demjan saw a {5-Spades} {2-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} flop and Demjan checked. Timoshenko bet 3,600 and Demjan tried to call before Johansson had acted; in the event he lost nothing as Johansson merely flatted, Demjan's chips stayed in the pot and all three saw a turn.

The turn was the {K-Spades} and Demjan checked again. Timoshenko now checked behind, and Johansson bet 6,800, leaving himself 15,000 behind. Demjan folded but Timoshenko announced all in. Johansson called very swiftly, and they were on their backs.

Johansson: {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} for two pair
Timoshenko: {5-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} for a set

River: {9-Hearts}

The two shook hands in most gentlemanly fashion, and we are down an Irish Open champion.

Tags: Christer JohanssonYevgeniy Timoshenko

Lucky Masseuse

Praz Bansi
Praz Bansi
Praz Bansi will be getting massaged 24/7 now, because as soon as he commenced his physical rubdown, his stack rose to a monstrous 324,000 to make him your new chip leader by a considerable distance.

Unsurprisingly, Bansi was more than happy to regale me with the tale, explaining how he raised it up prelfop and received two callers, one of whom was a short-stacked Marco Traniello.

On the {A-?}{10-?}{7-?} flop, all the chips flew in with Bansi's set of sevens ahead, but vulnerable against Traniello's flush draw with {Q-?}{J-?} suited, and an {A-?}{10-?} which had come over the top after Bansi has quickly, and deceptively flat called Traniello's initial push on the flop.

But despite the sweat, both turn and river came blanks to give Bansi three things: (1) a double scalp, (2) the chip lead, and (3) a lucky masseuse.

Tags: Marco TranielloPraz Bansi

Steady Eddie

John Kabbaj raised it up preflop and received two callers, one of whom was Erik Friberg. Kabbaj continuation bet 4,500 on the {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop, and both players folded. Kabbaj is slowly, but surely building his stack. He now has 110,000.
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