Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

09-24-2008 23:24 UTC+2

Williams Leads the Field

[user46392]

Chip stack now too large to hide behind his hand

David Williams is our new chip leader after knocking out flat-capped Piergiorgio D'Ancona in a monstrous pot. The enormous hand puts Williams up to a massive 140,000, clear chip leader at this time.

Tags: David Williams

09-24-2008 23:24 UTC+2

It's weird how fate works and little changes and choices made can radically change your path in life. I'm not getting too deep here just leading into an Erik Friberg hand.

He was sat upstairs in a cramped table in the corner on less than 20,000 most probably realising he needs to get things going. Suddenly the TD comes over and says the table is being broken. Friberg is moved to another table upstairs, less than 20 foot away. He gets there just in time to receive a hand and before you know it he's all-in and doubling up to 41,000!

When I reached the table the flop was out and read {7-Spades}

. Friberg checked before his opponent in this hand bet. Friberg then raised the pot and his opponent moved all-in. The call was made so we were at showdown and the cards were on their backs:

Friberg had {5-Hearts}

and his opponent showed {A-Clubs}

.

The turn came {5-Diamonds}

and river

. His opponent made a straight but the turn made a full house for Friberg and he happily stacks his new chips. This new table must feel like home already.

Tags: Erik Friedberg

09-24-2008 23:22 UTC+2

Scoreboard Update

[user38449]

Markus Golser - 47,300
Alex Kravchenko - 66,800
Isaac Haxton - 5,300
John Phan - 17,800
Allen Cunningham - 37,300
David Kruger - 57,800

09-24-2008 23:14 UTC+2

Annette Obrestad is Obrest-Out

[user46392]

Just moments after her double-up, Annette Obrestad has made her exit, running {5-?}

in her hand into David Williams' {7-?}

on a

flop. Nothing in Annette's hand or the subsequent turn and river improved her any, and she is no longer in the running today.

Tags: Annette Obrestad David Williams

09-24-2008 23:11 UTC+2

Farnood a Multi-Table Winner

[user46392]

A smiling Sherkhan Farnood, currently multi-tabling this tournament and the H.O.R.S.E. final, has tripled up to around 37,000 courtesy of Erik Seidel and Andreas Krause, cracking Seidel's aces and putting an unhappy expression on Krause's face.

"Report on that!" Farnood cried, clearly having the time of his life.

Farnood: {Q-Spades}

Seidel:

Krause: not enough to beat Farnood

Board: {4-Hearts}

Tags: Andreas Krause Erik Seidel Sherkhan Farnood

09-24-2008 23:07 UTC+2

Evdakov Eliminated

[user38449]

Russian pro Nikolay Evdakov has just been eliminated from the tournament by Theo Jorgensen. Nikolay opened with a pot-sized bet and receive three callers in Alistair Fowler (button), Jorgensen (small blind), and the big blind.

The flop came {A-Clubs}

and both blinds passed to Evdakov, who moved all in for his last 300 in chips. He was called by all three opponents, who checked down the rest of the {Q-Diamonds}

,

board.

At the showdown, Jorgensen tabled the {6-Clubs}

for a baby flush and it was good enough to rake the pot, subsequently eliminating the Russian and blocking him from getting another WSOP cash for 2008. Evdakov broke the all-time record for cashes in a WSOP season this past summer in Vegas, visiting the cage an impressive 10 times.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov

09-24-2008 22:55 UTC+2

BBBB = Brunson Busts Big Blind

MarcC

Jeff Kimber made a raise from the cutoff and found Doyle Brunson calling from the next seat, and the big blind called as well before we saw a {5-Clubs}

flop.

It was checked to Brunson on the button, who threw out a solitary 5,000 chip. The big blind then moved all in for a raise worth less than the pot. Kimber folded, but Brunson snap-called with {A-Spades}

and he was leading his opponent's {A-Clubs}

.

The turn and river blanked, meaning Brunson knocked out his opponent and raked in the pot.

Tags: Doyle Brunson

09-24-2008 22:55 UTC+2

Up and Down and Out

[user46392]

One player who got all her chips in the middle and came out of it well is Annette Obrestad. She enjoyed a double-up to around 24,000 courtesy of her immediate neighbor Piergiorgio D'Ancona, who tapped the table and declared, "Best hand wins."

One player who got his chips in the middle and didn't come out at all is Phil Ivey. Down to just 3,000 last time he was spotted at the table, he has since vanished into the netherworld of the busted.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Phil Ivey