2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Prize
£76,999
Event Info
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£275,000
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Ladies Kind to Donev

He likes the ladies
He likes the ladies
Stud:

Farnood (X) (X) {4-Spades} {2-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} (X)

Donev (X) (X) {7-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} (X)

Sherkhan Farnood brought it in on third street and Ivo Donev called. Donev led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets and was called down by Farnood. Both players checked seventh street.

Donev revealed {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} in the hole, Farnood mucked, and Donev dragged the pot.

Donev Loves the Ladies

Stud:

Howard Lederer = {3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Ivo Donev = {6-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Lederer led out on every street, but was caught bluffing on the end when Donev called a final bet of 20,000 to take the pot with {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

"Nice call," clapped Yuval Bronshtein from the rail, one of few remaining onlookers wathcing with enthusiasm. The players, meanwhile, continue to battle on like Trojan warriors, their focus firmly set on obtaining bracelet gold.

Everything Changes

Compare the chip counts at this break:

Ivo Donev 516,000
Sherkhan Farnood 400,000
Howard Lederer 186,000

To the chip counts at the last break, 90 minutes ago:

Howard Lederer 563,000
Sherkhan Farnood 295,000
Ivo Donev 255,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Straight to Lederer

Hold'em:

Ivo Donev and Howard Lederer checked down what appeared to be an innocuous {6-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board, only for Donev's leading bet of 24,000 to be raised to 48,000. Donev made the call and was quickly met by {8-Spades}{7-Hearts} for the rivered straight.

Viva La Ivo

Hold'em:

Sherkhan Farnood raised from the small blind and Ivo Donev called from the big blind. The flop was {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}. Farnood checked, Donev bet and Farnood called. The turn was the {4-Hearts}. Again Farnood checked, Donev bet and Farnood called. The river was the {2-Spades}. Farnood check-called another bet from Donev.

Donev turned up {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs} for a pair of aces and Farnood mucked. And the hot-running Donev adds even more to his stack...