2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£144,218
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,500
Prize Pool
£615,000
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 410
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Shaken, Not Deterred

Gone, but not forgotten
Gone, but not forgotten
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott will have to wait for another few days before vying for his second World Series bracelet. After a frustrating day, he sang his swan song by moving all in on a T-9-9-7-6. Devilfish was on the nick, and was duly caught by Mikael Martini who revealed T-6. Devilfish mucked.

"I've been getting outplayed by these donks all day," concluded Devilfish as he departed.

Martini, meanwhile, seemed undeterred by the accusation and simply scooped up the pot.

Tags: DevilfishMikael Martini

Higgins Blows Up In a Hurricane

Simon Higgins raised to a standard-sized 700 from the button, and Thomas Marchese in the big blind gave it some thought before making it 2,200 to go. Call.

The flop came down {9-Clubs} {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} and after a moment's pause, Marchese bet out 2,600. Higgins tried to make it 5,000 but was told that the minimum raise was to 5,200. 5,200 it was, leaving Higgins just 3,500 behind. Marchese now pushed, Higgins had to call ("I have to call," sighed he) and they were on their backs.

Marchese: {J-Spades} {9-Diamonds}
Higgins: {Q-Spades} {10-Spades} for not much of anything

Turn: A decisive {9-Spades}
River: A pretty yet irrelevant {5-Hearts}

Higgins is out, and Marchese continues to move ever upwards.

Tags: Simon HigginsThomas Marchese

No Love from the Security Guards for Annette Obrestad

We just bumped into Annette Obrestad in the Empire's main hallway, just inside the entrance and while she's long gone from today's event, she's still making headlines.

She exited the building for a bit after the tournament and when she attempted to re-enter, one of the guards out front asked to see her ID.

Annette then told us she pointed to the big banner that's hanging on the building outside and said, "Uh.... That's me!"

The guard had a look, but, apparently unconvinced, he still demanded to see proof of her identity! Man... Life is hard when you're a 20-year-old globally known poker superstar!

Tags: Annette Obrestad

Short Stacks Want Longer Break

Laak - Wants Diamond Studden Napkin Rings Now, Probably.
Laak - Wants Diamond Studden Napkin Rings Now, Probably.
That must be the reason why, with just five minutes left until the current break, so many short stacks were simultaneously getting it in, attempting to come back with chips, or enjoy the frankly unusually nice London weather tonight. Two who did not succeed in the former i.e. busted are Steinar Prestnes and Sebastian Bauer - leaving table Laak down to just five players at one point.

One who came upstairs to make up the numbers was an equally short-stacked David Williams, chewing on what looked like a glass cocktail stirrer. No, it's a diamond-encrusted toothpick holder. Laak eventually noticed this, saying with a laugh, "What do you get for the guy that has everything?" That, clearly.

Meanwhile Jeff Kimber, too, had gone dangerously close to the felt, before getting it in preflop with {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades} called by {A-?} {K-?} . Double through to 5,000 for him.

Tags: David WilliamsJeff KimberPhil Laak

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Can't Always Run Good

A player in the cut-off raised to 1,000 before Thomas Marchese put him all in from the big blind after seeing he only had around 4,000 back. The player duly made the call with {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} and he was ahead of Marchese's {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}.

The board came {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {7-Spades} {Q-Clubs} to send the chips away from Marchese.

Marchese can't complain about being down to 33,000 though as he's been running really well today. I heard him say he's had aces versus kings and quads versus a boat and a flush!

Tags: Thomas Marchese

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