2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
1a1b23
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

Football Match Proves Too Tempting

On the turn of a {6-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} board, Brian Johnson check-raised Henrik Gwinner all in. Gwinner, having committed most of his stack, muttered something along the lines of having tickets to see the Chelsea vs. Manchester United match on Sunday, and how he'd rather go to that than try to negotiate the last few minutes of the level with a short stack. He called all in with {A-?} {J-Clubs} against Johnson's {4-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}, which tripped up on the {4-Clubs} river even though it wasn't needed.