2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 2b
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
£1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Jari Kylmala Eliminated; Tony G is in the House

Jari Kylmala: not in the house
Jari Kylmala: not in the house
Tino Lechich raises to 4k preflop twice in a row, the second time facing an unfoldable-to re-raise all in from Kylmala. He called with {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Kylmala was balancing his tournament life on {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. People yet again couldn't help themselves telling him they'd folded one of his cards, and Tony G was saying something about it being, "Bike time!"

It was indeed - the board came {10-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Kylmala headed for the rail.

The dinner break seems to have somewhat loosened Tony G up - he's talking up a storm currently and when he won his own preflop all-in race (his Eights against Dan Shak's A-K offsuit) we got to hear about it. "All right! Tony G is in the House!"

Tags: Dan ShakJari KylmalaTony G

Stormin Norman

Stormin Norman on the feature table
Stormin Norman on the feature table
At the very start of the post-dinner break level, 'Stormin' Sam Norman (okay, I made up that nickname) doubled up in sweaty palm circumstances, his tournament life dependent on a winning a coin flip against Ali Khaitan with {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} versus {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}.

The {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop was pretty harmless, and although the {6-Clubs} turn had a few blood-thirsty sickos quietly chanting for the case Six, it failed to arrive on the {2-Spades} river.

Tags: Ali KhaitanSam Norman

Pre-flop Re-re-raiser Has Aces

Mats Gavatin just won a tidy pot from Christian Toboc, who found himself facing a critical bet having raised perma-opener Lechich to 13,000 preflop. Left hand side neighbour Gavatin moved all in for a total of 32,300. With only about 10k more than that in his own stack, it was a big call - and he made it, shaking his head when he saw the {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} in his opponent's hand. He flipped {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and waited while the board came out:

Flop: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} Noticing that Mats Gavatin looked a little tense, Tony G tried to set him at ease, "You have Aces - enjoy it! It's like a 100m race but you get a 50m head start."

Turn and river: {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and he doubles through leaving Toboc facing the felt.

Tags: Christian TobocMats Gavatin

Gold and Keys in Most Hectic Hand of the WSOPE

Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold
This is probably the busiest hand we'll see all night, my wrist is sore from scribbling.

Jamie Gold has just joined James Keys' table.

From the button he raises to 3,000 into Keys' big blind, Keys sits and thinks for a while.

"Just a call right?" Gold asks him.

Keys calls.

Flop is: {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Spades}

Keys checks, Gold bets 7,000, Keys raises to 13,000.

"I guess you're the guy that's taking me out right?" Gold tells him, as he flat-calls.

Turn: {6-Diamonds}

Gold gets his remaining chips to make sure Keys can see. "I have about 40,000."

Keys thinks for a while.

"Either you put them in or I do," Gold says.

"I promise if you put them in I'll call. Gentlemen's agreement."

Charles from Harrah's comes over and tells Jamie not to talk to Keys about future action.

"Jamie, its a rule we made up just for you," he tells Gold.

Gold apologies to the table.

Keys puts Gold all in.

Gold calls.

Gold: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Keys: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

Kenny Tran (from the table next door) comes over and shouts "King!"

Gold starts arguing with Tran. "Why would you do that? Why would you come and wish that on me?"

The James Keys fan club start shouting at Gold.

Charles from Harrah's gives them a warning.

Patrik Antonius walks over laughing, asking why it took so long for the money to get in the middle.

River Card: {3-Spades}

Gold doubles up. The Keys fan club continue to hurl abuse (but the soberer members calm the rowdier ones down).

Keys behaves like a perfect gent and tells Jamie "Nice Hand".

Keys' fan club ask me to berate Gold online. No way, he played it brilliantly.

Gold is up with the leaders.

Tags: James KeysJamie Gold

Featured TV Table Update

Johnny Chan is up over 100,000 while Daniel Negreanu slipped a bit. Here are the updated chip counts...

Seat 1: Matthew McCullough - 25,000
Seat 2: Jakob Paulsen - 120,000
Seat 3: Lee Nelson - 35,000
Seat 4: Marcello Marigliano - 125,000
Seat 5: Ryan Fronda - 45,000
Seat 6: Joe Beevers - 40,000
Seat 7: Daniel Negreanu - 42,000
Seat 8: Johnny Chan - 105,000
Seat 9: Jon "Pearljammer" Turner - 35,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJohnny Chan

Things Are Not O-Kay

He's a smoooooooth operator
He's a smoooooooth operator
Things are not currently okay for young poker hotshot John Tabatabai, the spiky-haired 'Kunkuwap' having dropped all the way down to 23,900 after tangling with Dominic Kay.

This is secondary information, but according to my source, John made a big river bet but swiftly mucked when Dominic made a top notch call with pocket sixes for one pair.

Tags: Dominic KayJohn Tabatabai

Dan Shak Busted By Quaaads!

Dan Shak
Dan Shak
Such was the cry around the spectator area as Dan Shak was eliminated in a two part bust out:

Part 1: He re-raised Mats Gavatin preflop in late position, but didn't expect Daniel Zink to move all in on the button. He called roughly double his total bet with his {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} but faced {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} for Zink which spiked a Queen on the flop.

Part 2: Shak moved in almost immediately following on from this, and found small blind Bob Willis shoving over the top... this got rid of caller Zink and Willis showed {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} - Shak had {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. It went from bad to worse:

Flop: {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Turn: {6-Clubs}
River: {Q-Spades}

Tags: Bob WillisDan Shak

Pearljammer Doubles Up with Aces

Over at the feature TV table... Jon "Pearljammer" Turner raised to 4,000. Marcello Marigliano called from the small blind and Ryan Fronda called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Both blinds checked to Turner who fired out 5,600. Marigliano folded and Fronda check-raised to put Turner all in. He quickly called.

Turner: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Fronda: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}

Turner was ahead. Annette_15 was on the rail cheering him on and asked for a deuce. Te turn was the {2-Diamonds}. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Turner doubled up. He increased his stack to almost 50,000.

Tags: Pearljammer

Christian Toboc Eliminated

Christian Toboc
Christian Toboc
A short stacked Christian Toboc moves all in for his last few thousand and Mats Gavatin makes the call from the big blind.

Toboc has {K-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Gavatin shows {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The window card is the {K-Spades} and Toboc jumps for joy, but it is short lasted when the flop reveals {K-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. Toboc looks devasted and is eliminated from the tournament when the turn {9-Hearts} and river {3-Clubs} don't improve him.

Tags: Christian Toboc