Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

09-22-2008 14:15 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Doyle Brunson just uttered those magic words and the cards are now in the air.

09-22-2008 14:17 UTC+2

Hand #1 - Fuad Serhan

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Fuad Serhan pushes under the gun on the very first hand of the day. "You only have to get through Adam," says Neil as he folds the small blind. And Adam does indeed fold.

First blood to Serhan.

09-22-2008 14:17 UTC+2

Hand #2 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko

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Neil Channing has the button in Seat 8. Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises to 25,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

09-22-2008 14:19 UTC+2

Hand #3 - Adam Junglen

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The action folds around to Adam Junglen who makes it 333,000 to go from the button. Junglen takes it down with what the announcer describes as a "small raise".

09-22-2008 14:21 UTC+2

Hand #4 - Fuad Serhan

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Fuad Serhan has the button in Seat 1. He moves all in, gets no takers, and wins the blinds and antes.

09-22-2008 14:23 UTC+2

Play grinds to a halt on Jesper Hougaard who open shoves all-in. He claims that he wants to echo Adam Junglen's bet, but is sadly unable to do so. Nevertheless, he takes the pot uncontested when both blinds fold.

09-22-2008 14:25 UTC+2

Hand #6 - John Dwyer

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Yevgeniy Timoshenko has the button in Seat 3. He raises to 25,000, John Dwyer reraises to 90,000 from the small blind, and Timoshenko gives it up, conceding the pot to Dwyer.

09-22-2008 14:27 UTC+2

Hand #7 - John Dwyer

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Plays folds round to John Dwyer on the button who, with big blind Jesper Hougaard staring his down intently, decides to move all in. A quick check of their cards, however, and both blinds fold allowing Dwyer to pick up his second pot of the day.

09-22-2008 14:29 UTC+2

Tales From the Rail

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We are being treated to a star-studded rail today. Representing the British contingent are circuit pros and fellow Midlanders Marc 'MrCool' Goodwin, Paul 'Actionjack' Jackson and Mickey 'The Worm' Wernick, but the biggest name keeping his eyes peeled on the action is the Legend himself, Doyle Brunson. It looks like he's come to support Linda Lee, although I have a sneaking suspicion that he's really here to watch the PokerNews blogging team in action.