£10,000 WSOPE Main Event Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-29-2009 16:10 UTC+2

Hit Squad's Firing Power Upped

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The Hit Squad are having a fine day. Not only is Praz Bansi vying for the chip lead while November Niner James Akenhead remains on a decent stack despite doubling up Christian Harder -- not only that, but now fellow Hit Squadder karl Mahrenholz is up above the 200,000 mark after doubling up with pocket queens. He flat-called a raise and then pushed to a reraise. His reraiser was holding {A-?}

and failed to spike.

Mahrenholz (seat 3) now has position on giganto-stacks Ian Munns (seat 1) and Praz Bansi ((seat 2). Watch out, everyone...

Tags: Karl Mahrenholz

09-29-2009 16:08 UTC+2

Nikked on the River

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Nik Persaud is down to 75,000 (it's been a topsy-turvy day for the multiple GUKPT finalist) after doubling up a short stack. He got it in ahead with sixes versus fours, but the board came a cruel, but eventful {6-?}

to claim defeat from the jaws of victory.

Tags: Nik Persaud

09-29-2009 16:05 UTC+2

Getting Harder

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I joined the action with James Akenhead, as intense as ever, betting 9,600 onto a {7-Clubs}

flop. A moment's dwell later and Christian Harder was all in, sliding his short stack across the line. Akenhead made the call.

Akenhead = {K-Clubs}

Harder =

As the dealer peeled off the turn, Kara Scott raced over in an effort to interrupt the process so the camera crew could be summoned to the table, but it was too late, as an eyebrow-raising {10-Hearts}

had already hit the felt.

Nevertheless, the players waited around for the technical team to arrive, the flow of the random number generator (if one can exist in live play - think cat in a box and quantum theory) disrupted by the razzmatazz of TV and the way of the modern game.

"Good luck," wished Harder as nerves jangled. "It looks like it went in on the turn," he added with a content smile.

Finally, the camera crew arrived, and the tension was broken with the deal of the river card: {10-Clubs}

! Akenhead tapped the table, and Harder raked in the near 100,000 pot.

Tags: Christian Harder James Akenhead

09-29-2009 16:04 UTC+2

Brunson Doubles Up, Stack Remains Stable for a Few Minutes

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Doyle Brunson's stack has been literally all over the place in the past half hour or so.

Down to almost his starting stack a little earlier, he was somehow back up to 100,000 by the time he sat down at the main feature table. Shortly after, the board was claiming that Brunson was up to 250,000, but we suspect that was a mistake.

So he was perched on 50,000 or so when he became involved from the big blind with Hieu La on the button, and they had reached the turn when the last of Brunson's chips went in.

La: {A-Hearts}

Brunson:

Board:

Brunson is officially, verifiably now sitting on 100,000. La was crippled down to 4,900, but has since upped his stack to a still shaky 22,000.

Tags: Doyle Brunson Hieu La

09-29-2009 15:57 UTC+2

Devilfish Busts Baldassari

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Fabrizio Baldassari is bustissimo. He got his last in with {Q-?}

before or on a queen-high flop, but Devilfish picked up pocket kings that rivered an unnecessary set and sent him to the rail.

Tags: Devilfish Fabrizio Baldassari

09-29-2009 15:51 UTC+2

Thew Ain't Wong

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Liz Lieu limped and Julian Thew limped behind her. Over to Danny Wong, who raised. Thew called.

They saw an {8-?}

flop and Wong checked. Thew bet, Wong called, and they saw a {K-Hearts}

turn. Wong checked again, but this time when Thew bet, Wong raised to put him all in. Thew made the call, and they were on their backs.

Thew: {6-Clubs}

for bottom set
Wong: {3-Hearts}

for a pair of eights and a flush draw

River: {10-?}

, not a heart

Thewy moved on up to 175,000. Wong meanwhile was left with pocket change. What's worse, Wong got his last 15,000 in from the small blind next hand and the big blind folded -- and Wong showed him {A-Hearts}

. Ouch.

Tags: Julian Thew

09-29-2009 15:43 UTC+2

Curiousness

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Some curiousness at one of the upstairs tables, as Sandor Demjan limped in and was met with a raise to 8,000 from Andrew Lichtenberger.
Over to Eric Liu in the big blind, who now made it 20,000 to go. Demjan passed quickly, but Lichtenberger -- whose Suited Connections patch sounds as though it's advertising a really geeky dating site -- thought about it for a moment before announcing all in to cover Liu. Liu dwelled up long enough for us to witness whole hands take place on other tables -- and then folded.

Tags: Eric Liu

09-29-2009 15:26 UTC+2

Bee in the Bonnet

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Following Leo Marget's departure on Court #1, a frustrated Daniel Negreanu rose from his seat to complain that his table was six-handed, which indeed it was.

"Floor!" he exclaimed. "Seat One, Table One!" Being one of two tables in the enclosed VIP-esque area, his cries fell on stony ground.

"This is unreal," he continued. "We're gonna blow five minutes here, you watch. This is the second time they've screwed up, we need to hire more floor men."

After taking his pleas onto the casino floor, Negreanu eventually returned with another player in hot pursuit. "Ok, we're back"... and play continued, although it was four and a half minutes wasted, rather than five.

Negreanu has 130,000, and a bee in his bonnet

Tags: Daniel Negreanu