2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)
Event 1 - £2,500 Horse
Day: 2
All Change
"I didn't want to make that one," admitted the floor, as multiple racks ferried the young player's large (but less than 50K total) stack ten feet to the right. Stack calmly reassembled, Mark is relaxing with a mojito and has taken down a few pots in the Omaha/8 round.
Finding His Mark
The game was Razz, and with Mark showing , he shoveled out a bet of 6K which, after a session in the think tank, was called by Juanda and his .
"You were ahead at one point," commented Vos as he revealed .
The Great Wall of Vos
OK, maybe tossing Mark Vos' name into the mix with some of the most influential architects of the 20th century is going a bit overboard, but if you have been watching the action at Mark Vos' table here at the Empire Casino, you will see that he's been erecting various chip sculptures such as the one pictured on the right. He's been told at various times by the tournament staff to tear down his monuments and stack his chips in regular columns. But he quickly gets bored and starts rebuilding in a new design.
John Juanda Knocked Out by Mark Vos in 14th Place (£5,775)
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Tom Nightingale Eliminated by Alex Kravchenko in 13th Place (£5,775)
Nightingale: (x-x)
Boatman: (x-x)
Kravchenko: (x-x)
Kravchenko took down the pot when he showed for two pair. Boatman flipped over but his three pair was no good. Nightingale showed for just a pair of deuces. Tom Nightingale is out the door in 13th place.
Down to 12. Four more bustouts and we get to go home.
Top Five Chip Counts
Yuval Bronshtein - 135,000
Jennifer Harman - 125,100
Mark Vos - 90,000
Thomas Bihl - 80,000
Going South
The bout was in Stud/8, and with Gary showing , he faced a bet from Yuval and his .
After a momentary pause, Gary exhaled deeply before folding. Yuval proudly showed cowboys in the hole for a set of kings.
Jesus Takes a Huge Pot From Mark Vos
Mark Vos is dealt the and puts out the forced bring-in of 1000. Kirk Morrison folds and Chris Ferguson raises to 3000, showing the . Vos reraises to 6000 and Jesus makes the call.
Vos: (X X)
Jesus: (X X)
Vos bets out 3000 and subsequently calls a raise by Jesus to 6000.
Vos: (X X)
Jesus: (X X)
Vos check-calls a bet from Jesus.
Vos: (X X)
Jesus: (X X)
Again, Vos check-calls a bet from Jesus.
Seventh street is dealt, Vos checks and Jesus bets out. Vos goes into the tank and looks disgusted. He eventually calls and Jesus opens .
Vos shows and mucks.
We caught up with Jesus and Mark earlier in this event. Check out our Video Gallery to see what they had to say.