2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 2 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak75
Prize
£234,390
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Entries
156
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Beyond the Call of Duty

As we are reporting right in the middle of the casino, in front of the public and players, we are finding that we are getting many requests outside of our job descriptions:

Two kids have asked me where 'ActionJeff' is.

Phil Gordon keeps asking me how Jen Harman is doing.

Julian Adamson keeps asking us what chips HE is on.

Many people have asked to check their hotmail.

Lee Nelson keeps getting me to check out some college football scores.

Green Joker Poker manager Mick Lacey keeps checking on the Ireland football score.

The massage girls keep asking me for my phone number.

I may have dreamt that last one.

If Anyone Can, Callaghan Can

Board = {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

Without hesistation, the young but confident Dave Callaghan nonchalantly trickles 3.5k onto the felt, leaving Emmanuel Sebag to call in double-quick time.

River = {J-Diamonds}

Dave, pensive as usual, pauses momentarily before reaching for chips, 13,000 to be exact, and pushes them past the line. Adopting an unbreakable poker face with his hand resting on the side of his head as if nursing an ear infection, the Irishman waits patiently for Sebag to make a crucial and potentially expensive decision.

After a lengthy pause, Sebag opts for the call and awaits his fate. Perking up suddenly, Dave proudly reveals his {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for the nut full house and quickly swipes up his winnings as Sebag mucks his hand with a frown.

Tags: Dave CallaghanEmmanuel Sebag

Gardner on Garden Leave

Another english phrase in the headline there folks.

All the money went in for Julian Gardner on this turn:

{4-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}

Call by Eli Elezra.

Gardner:{4-Spades}{7-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Elezra:{Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Eli has the better two pair but Gardner has a big draw.

River is a meaningless {5-Hearts}.

And Eli Elezra is our chip leader now on 115K. Gardner is out.

Tags: Eli ElezraJulian Gardner

15-Love to Patrick

Former tennis pro and coach Patrik Antonius has surpassed the half-century mark with 51K, thus becoming one of the early favourites to take down the event.

With the board reading {9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Patrik check-raised Vegard Nygaard's 3K bet to 9K, only to watch Vegard fold quicker than Carl Lewis riding a cheetah.

Tags: Patrik AntoniusVegard Nygaard

High Stakes Poker

Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra
Its getting more and more like an episode of "High Stakes Poker" over at Doyle and Eli Elezra's table. They both have pen and paper out for their ongoing prop bet of which cards are coming out on the flop.

All we need is Gabe Kaplan to crack a few jokes and we are set.

Tags: Doyle BrunsonEli Elezra

Jesus Arrival

Jesus playing at the  £2,500 HORSE final table
Jesus playing at the £2,500 HORSE final table
Moments after busting out of the £2,500 HORSE final table (where he took fourth place), Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is playing in the £5,000 PLO event. He's sitting on a 12,000 stack after being blinded out for most of the afternoon and early evening.

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"Hasta La Vista, Baby"

Austrian hotshot Nikolaus Jedlicka is out, and he was kind enough to share the gruesome details with my good self, as most people tend to do when they feel their opponent, in this case Londoner Emmanuel Sebag, has made a poor play.

"I had K-Q-J-4 and tried to isolate a short stack who'd moved all in by pushing 27K preflop, but somehow the guy with shades and black cap (Sebag) called with A-J-J-T."

"I pushed on the K-8-9 flop for 20K," continues Jedlicka,"he called and turned the straight."

Tags: Emmanuel SebagNikolaus Jedlicka