Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

09-21-2008 14:32 UTC+2

Gino Luck

[user46298]

Gino Gabriel, having dwindled to under 8,000, found {A-Clubs}

, and pushed all in preflop, only to find Warren Woodall making the call with {J-Clubs}

. A third jack on the flop and he was already standing up - the board ended up {3-Diamonds}

and he is one of the first out.

09-21-2008 14:32 UTC+2

Precise Raises Elicit Quick Folds

[user76023]

The chip leader at the beginning of the day, Adam Junglen, has hit the ground running so far today. A raise from Tim Blake to 2,700 was met with a declaration of a reraise to exactly 48,000 and a remark from a tablemate of "I'm not raising your blind!"

Soon after, Junglen raised on the button and was called by Shahaf Hadaya in the big blind. They saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}

where Hadaya checked and Junglen bet 3,600. Shahaf thought for a while before reraising to 7,900. Junglen asked for a count from his opponent before announcing, "I raise to 57,500." Hadaya quickly folded and Junglen added more chips to his gigantic stack.

09-21-2008 14:30 UTC+2

Location, Location, Location

[user628]

After his table broke, Daniel Negreanu has been moved to Phil Laak's table, immediately to Laak's left. Amid Laak's not so mild protests "Oh no!! That's no good!!" Daniel took his seat, and started stacking his mountain of chips.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Phil Laak

09-21-2008 14:25 UTC+2

Michael O'Sullivan Eliminated

[user4144]

Michael O'Sullivan didn't like rice in the end, as his shrapnel went in just moments later from the big blind. Neil Channing was the assassin, raising the button with Q-3 but being looked up by king-rag which called all-in. A three in the 'window' sealed his demise.

Tags: Michael O'Sullivan Neil Channing

09-21-2008 14:23 UTC+2

Barnes Busto

[user76023]

Daniel Nutt raises from UTG and receives a call in mid-position from Daniel Negreanu before Paul Barnes moves all in for around 16,000. Both Daniels call this push and proceed to check down a {K-Clubs}

where Negreanu announces, "Flush" flipping {J-Clubs}

which is ahead of Barnes' {10-Diamonds}

but then Nutt turns over {Q-Clubs}

for the 2nd nut flush which scoops the hefty pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

09-21-2008 14:23 UTC+2

On the Push

[user4144]

After a good night's sleep and a rejuvenated will to move those chips, day twos often seem to be met with an early flurry of exits. Not so today though, as few have hit the deck early doors. There have been a number of reraises though, Neil Channing getting it in within the first few hands after Julian Quance had raised it up from the button. The latter eventually folded and the current Irish champ survived.

On the same table, however, Michael O'Sullivan was left with a bowel of rice when he pushed all in from late position with Q-9, only to be looked up by K-7. King high stood up, meaning O'Sullivan will be looking to shove again before the blinds come back round.

09-21-2008 14:21 UTC+2

Small Pot Poker

[user46298]

Just two tables remain in the upper area of the Empire, and no one wants to be the first to leave either one, apparently. Not one showdown, not one river so far. The only shortish stack in preflop shove mode seems to be Brit Tony Mackay who's tried it twice - no callers.

A few chips have changed hands between Remy Biechel, who raised to 2,800 preflop on the button and was called by big blind Matt Novak, who then bet him off a {3-Spades}

flop by moving in a stack of 6,000. Also Thomas Merved check-raised Andy Bloch off a {6-Clubs}

flop in a blind on blind mini-battle. Bloch in turn reraised button Warren Woodall a committing-looking stack to add his preflop 3,200 back to his stack.

Those are the only cards seen up here face-up in the first 15 minutes of play. Very different from the hell-for-leather pace of the end of the Day Ones.

Tags: Andy Bloch Matt Novak Thomas Merved Warren Woodall

09-21-2008 14:11 UTC+2

Out in the First Hand

[user76023]

Denis O'Mahoney has lost his stack in the very first hand. Arkadi Kilman had limped in from middle position and O'Mahoney checked his option from the blind with {A-?}

. The flop came a good looking {A-Diamonds}

and O'Mahoney moved his short stack into the middle. Kilman made the call with the flopped nut straight as he was holding {K-?}

. O'Mahoney couldn't make his house and was thus eliminated.

Tags: Denis O'Mahoney

09-21-2008 14:10 UTC+2

Failed British Humor

[user4144]

One highlight of the week thus far has been the prompt starts, the tournament directors adamant that cards are in the air as the minute hand hits one. Today was no different.

There are always a few late arrivals though, Brits Neil Channing and Surinder Sunar leaping towards their chair just moments before the cards were dealt. Phil Laak also trundled in at the last second. "Excuse me, sir," he said in a respectful manner. "Can you tell me what seat I'm in?" "What's your name?" I replied in my traditionally British dry wit. Sadly, the gag fell flat as he answered in an awkwardly serious manner. "No, it's okay, I was just joking." Laak looked at me as if I'd just insulted his mother.

Meanwhile, 'One hand' Rumit Somaiya is equally as shocked as I am by his second day appearance. "What will you do if you reach double figures in levels?" I probed. "I don't know, it's going to be really confusing," came the concerned reply. Well, it's not going to be easy, he has Erik Seidel two seats to his left, as well as online whiz Shaun Deeb.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100