2008 World Series of Poker Europe

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

Massive Cooler Freezes Out Lawrence

David Lawrence had been making a fine recovery -- he was up to around 18,000 -- when disaster struck. Paul Barnes made a raise, only for Thomas Marchese to reraise him. And no sooner had he done so, than Lawrence reraised again. Barnes decided it was a bad idea all round, and passed -- but Marchese now went all in. Sigh. "If you've got 'em, you've got 'em," said Lawrence, and called.

He's got 'em.

Lawrence: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Marchese: {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}

Board: {Q-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {A-Spades}

"Bloody hell," comments Ryan Fronda, "I get excited over ace-jack."

Lawrence may finally have suffered a downswing that he can't recover from, as he has just 650 remaining. Marchese, however, seems to be our new chip leader with at least 35,000 as the table breaks.

Tags: David LawrenceThomas Marchese