2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 3 - £10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Players Left 1 / 0

Feeling Horsey

From the floor of the Empire Casino...

Poker's all about the minnows, playing on an even keel and rubbing shoulders (quite literally!) with the stars. If anyone's a small fish in a big pond here today, then perhaps it's young James Finigan.

An online qualifer and heavily supported by his brother on the rail, James just entered a pot with French legend Bruno Fitoussi, betting 1k on the flop and turn of a {4-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} board before check-folding to a 5.5k bet on the {Q-Diamonds} river.

"James mainly plays online," reports his brother. "He does pretty well; has won a Ladbrokes Poker Cruise and even a share in a horse."

"How many legs does it have?" I asked.

"Probably six, knowing James," he replied. "We saw a picture of it on Pocket Fives and it was an ugly sort."

"Well, as long as it runs fast," I added.

"Yeah, he doesn't have to sleep with it."

At that point, I concluded that the conversation was becoming too surreal and returned to my computer... to Google ugly six-legged horses.

Tags: Bruno FitoussiJames Finigan