Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event Day 2a | 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

09-12-2007 14:51 UTC

96 Players Remaining

[user24788]

There are 96 players left on 11 tables.

09-12-2007 14:54 UTC

The road most travelled.......

[user38334]

Tournament Director Steve Frezer watching the action

Steve Frezer is one of the world’s finest Tournament Directors. He may not be the face you see on TV, or the voice you hear calling the table, or even a name you recognize, but Steve is one of the hardest working TDs on the circuit. He is the guy who is in the trenches alongside the players, doing the hard yards running the tournament. From balancing tables and sorting out dead stacks, to handling the trickiest disputes, Frezer always gets it right, with the utmost integrity and all with a smile on his dial.

Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Frezer was forced to flee his hometown two years ago when hurricane Katrina devastated the city. In true Southern fashion, he bounced back and hit the road, following the Tournament circuit around the world. He is one of the most traveled TDs, having worked in Aruba, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dublin, Paris, Moscow, Monte Carlo, Vienna, Deauville, Goa, Marakesh, St Kitts & St Maartens. He has also worked extensively throughout the United States and was one of the lead Supervisors at the World Series of Poker this year under Jack Effel.

Doing the live updates for these major events, you get to meet a lot of Tournament Directors, and there are not many that are of the caliber of Steve Frezer. This is a sentiment that is obviously shared by the players.

09-12-2007 15:00 UTC

Jeremy Wray Away

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Directly after a third table scattered its stacks around the Empire, one of them (a short one), Jeremy Wray, busted when his overcards failed to hit against Krzysztof Gluszko's pocket Sixes.

Elsewhere some stacks are really becoming nice and unweildy - the kind of fortress you can hide behind. Here's table Yilmaz:

Tim Seidensticker -- 54,400
Huseyin Yilmaz -- 155,000
Eric Seidel -- 14,400
Thor Hansen -- 32,000
Paul Ephremsen -- 81,000
Jeffrey Lisandro -- 72,000
Dave Colclough -- 39,500
Konstantinos Panikidis -- 52,300
John Ridge -- 14,650

09-12-2007 15:00 UTC

Durkee Shoots the Bullets

[user4144]

William Durkee has just eliminated two shortstacks with the American Airlines:

William Durkee = {A-Diamonds}

Ergun Macit = {A-Hearts}

Maria Maceiras = {J-Hearts}

Board =

Tags: Ergun Macit Maria Maceiras William Durkee

09-12-2007 15:00 UTC

Five Pounds to See My Hand!

[user25067]

After tangling with Humberto Brenes in a pot that saw the Costa Rican "Chark" pushing all in over Priyan De Mel's raise, De Mel offered Brenes £5 to see his hand. Brenes got excited and flashed his 6-6.

"All right! Now you give me five pounds!" cheered Brenes.

De Mel chuckled and offered, "Nice hand, sir," as he turned over the five quid.

Tags: Humberto Brenes Priyan De Mel

09-12-2007 15:03 UTC

Hellmuth Going to Hell for Busting Jesus?

[user24788]

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson was all in with A-Q against Phil Hellmuth's A-10. Jesus busted out when Hellmuth rivered a 10.

Hellmuth increased his stack to over 90,000.

Tags: Jesus Ferguson Phil Hellmuth