2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Three's the Charm
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Last Entry On Table of Doooooom
Everybody Needs Good Neighbors
"I didn't see you there," he said, shaking Kravchenko's hand warmly. Kravchenko cracked the smallest of smiles, but was not forthcoming further. "You know, with the sunglasses," he gamely continued (for anyone not familiar with the successful Russian player, he currently sports mirrored aviator shades reminiscent of the bad cop from Terminator II).
"..." said Kravchenko.
Matusow did his best to entice the recalcitrant player into conversation, talking about some of Kravchenko's previous tournament hands, but no dice. Usually players can't seem to help themselves chatting back, but not this cool customer.
Williams Hits
Big Names in the Back Room
Fitting, then, that Doyle Brunson is playing there, along with fellow pros Barry Greenstein, Surinder Sunar, John Juanda, John Phan, Adam Junglen, Chad Brown, Robert Williamson III, Freddy Deeb, Alexander Kostritsyn, Michael Binger, Dave Ulliot and Ben Roberts.
Cavanagh Bad Day
The board was all out, and with it showing the dealer was scrutinizing not his hand ( ) but Henrik Gwinner's - . With the wrong flush draw and only a pair of tens, Cavanagh hit the road, after shaking hands most graciously with his eliminator.
Negreanu Gone; Eliminator Anssi to Build Stack
Just now I saw Anssi betting pot on a flop of when it was checked to him, only for the small blind to check-raise the pot right back at him. He had to call another 9,100, which amounted to the guy all in, as he only had 2,000 behind. After a lengthy pause that's what he did, showing , and seeing the heart-drawing . No sets and no flushes on the turn and river and another weary player has to trade in his Rebuy Chip. Anssi Tuulivirda a chip menace at this early stage.
Your House Is Merely A Bungalow...
I must say I did die a little inside when Timoshenko didn't hold up the bullets, make a face like John Malkovich and say, "Aces full."