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

09-19-2008 17:02 UTC+2

Andrew Teng Eliminated

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Andrew Teng is a goner. He woke up with {Q-Spades}

, but his neighbor found {A-Diamonds}

. No lady on a {3-Diamonds}

board means Teng will be thickening the wallet of the barman over the next few days rather than his own.

Tags: Andrew Teng

09-19-2008 16:59 UTC+2

Tournament director Steve Frezer is getting it in the neck from a hyper Layne Flack who is currently suffering from massagitis. "Where have all the masseuses gone?" asked Flack. "We could get Snoopy to step in if you want," suggested Frezer.

Flack's silence spoke volumes, but I've forgotten my baby oil anyhow.

09-19-2008 16:54 UTC+2

Jeff Duvall Eliminated

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Poker veteran Jeff Duvall has been eliminated from today's event. He found himself all in with {4-Diamonds}

versus John Kabbaj's {A-Spades}

, but the latter made a flush.

Kabbaj now has 12,500.

Tags: Jeff Duvall John Kabbaj

09-19-2008 16:48 UTC+2

May the Gorce be With You

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After an uneventful start, Frenchman Guillaume de la Gorce is now starting to pick up pace with 8,500 in chips. De la Gorce recently eliminated a short-stack with pocket nines versus pocket queens on a {9-Clubs}

flop and is in a seemingly confident mood.

Tags: Guillaume de le Gorce

09-19-2008 16:47 UTC+2

Aces for Iversen

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Perhaps Alioto's losing streak is contagious, as Mark Teltscher to his immediate left has just taken a massive hit courtesy of Torstein Iversen. In an enormous pot, Teltscher tanked up for a good long while before finally calling off 2,100 on the river of an {A-Diamonds}

board and immediately regretted it as Iversen, with just the barest hint of smugness, turned over {A-Spades}

. Teltscher mucked and cradled his remaining 3,200 in his hand, while Iversen found his stack increased to around 20,000.

Tags: Mark Teltscher Torstein Iversen

09-19-2008 16:46 UTC+2

Gwinner Rivers a Winner

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Short-stacked, Henrik Gwinner got the last of his chips into the middle before the flop holding {J-Diamonds}

against the pocket fives of Leo Kam.

By the time the board had filled out {K-?}

, Gwinner offered his right hand to Kam, essentially conceding defeat, but pulled it back when the {J-Spades}

fell on the river giving him a better pair.

Kam was left with about 3,800 in chips after the hand while Gwinner improved to 6,000.

Tags: Henrik Gwinner Leo Kam

09-19-2008 16:36 UTC+2

Play Hath Resumeth

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The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

09-19-2008 16:30 UTC+2

Ivey and 'Timex' Out Before the Break

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Both Phil Ivey and Mike 'Timex' McDonald were eliminated just before the first break of the day.

Ivey's elimination came at the hands of Johnny Cooke who ousted the Full Tilt pro with quads. According to Yuval Bronshtein who was at their table, Ivey led out with a bet on a {Q-?}

board holding {J-Clubs}

and Cooke just called holding pocket fives. A fourth five fell on the river and Cooke smartly checked his quads to Ivey who moved all in. Cooke had Ivey covered and made the call and that was that.

'Timex' picked up a pocket pair of aces on the short stack and made it 250 to go before the flop. He received just one caller and saw a king-high flop that brought three hearts. The rest of the money went in on the flop and McDonald found his heartless aces up against his opponent's {K-?}

, which gave him top pair and a flush draw. McDonald's opponent also held three outs to make two pair and one of them fell on the turn giving him the lead. A blank on the river spelled the end for the young Canadian, who, like Ivey, will now have to wait until Monday for another shot at a WSOPE bracelet.

Tags: Mike McDonald Phil Ivey

09-19-2008 16:22 UTC+2

Techno, Techno, Techno

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While the players are enjoying a well deserved break, I can't help but notice the continual spree of music booming out of the speakers. It's predominantly some form of techno, but is a far cry from the old, smoky backrooms of yesteryear. I'm sure if Doyle was here today though he'd be busting out a few moves to some of these hot dance beats. I'm finding it hard to resist myself.