2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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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

En Vogl

Ian Bott just lowered bracelet-winner James Vogl's stack to under 4,000 after this hand played out: Vogl reraised Bott preflop, and Bott ended up calling the 1,600 to see the flop of {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} .

A bet of 2,500 was also called, and then they both checked the {3-Clubs} turn. The river was the {5-Hearts} , and the 2,000 Bott fired out (about half of Vogl's remaining chips) was enough to secure him the hand without showdown.

Ian Bott, by the way, has probably been ID'd more times than Annette coming in here. There is a decent sprinkling overall of new faces, some of whom may resemble extras in High School Musical, but none of whom can be discounted when it comes to experience, as the anonymous training ground of the internet is bringing out poker talent all over the place.