2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

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

Rivered by a Pair of Eights

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With Roland de Wolfe raising to 10.5k with {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} pre-flop, Julian Adamson saw an opportunity to strike with {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Spades} and made it 35k. However, Roland made the call and two players saw a seemingly ineffective {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop.

Explosions somehow erupted as Adamson pushed in for his remaining 55k, only for Roland to match the bet with his flush draw.

So... King high versus Queen high - a classic Omaha encounter if ever I've seen one - and we had a 200k pot.

Turn = {4-Hearts}

River = {8-Clubs}

Ouch, a firm kick in the nether regions for Julian - no flush, but a pair of Eights on the river takes it for Roland who is now a real danger in this £5,000 Omaha event.

Meanwhile, I managed to catch up with a bleached blonde Julian Adamson on the rail, who although evidently devastated, was still happy to retell the gruesome details and add his thoughts.

"I can't believe I just nearly won a 200k pot with King high," he said half-amused, half-bewildered and half-gutted. Hold on, that's too many halves. I never was good at math at school.

Tags: Julian AdamsonRoland De Wolfe