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

09-24-2008 17:59 UTC+2

Annette Starts Again

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Annette Obrestad is on to her second chance chips after getting it all in preflop with {Q-Diamonds}

against

and

. The latter of these belonged to Padraig Parkinson, who made the winning straight to scoop the pot on the {K-?}

board.

09-24-2008 17:56 UTC+2

Your House Is Merely A Bungalow...

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Yevgeniy Timoshenko bets 3,300 on the river of a {9-Diamonds}

board and Eli Elezra raises him all in, which is only another 3,000 or so. The young Russian makes the call and Elezra flips over {A-Spades}

but Timoshenko shows {A-Clubs}

.

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."

Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko

09-24-2008 17:55 UTC+2

Negreanu Gone; Eliminator Anssi to Build Stack

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This time I know for sure - the chip leader at this time is one Anssi Tuulivirda, with just under 50,000. Half of this came from Daniel Negreanu - I know this only because of the Negreanu-shaped hole next to Patrik Antonius - a very early exit for him, no details as yet, but will ask a tablemate if I can catch one in the break.

Just now I saw Anssi betting pot on a flop of {9-Clubs}

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 {A-Hearts}

, and seeing the heart-drawing {7-Spades}

. No sets and no flushes on the {Q-Diamonds}

turn and river and another weary player has to trade in his Rebuy Chip. Anssi Tuulivirda a chip menace at this early stage.

Tags: Anssi Tuulivirda Daniel Negreanu

09-24-2008 17:33 UTC+2

Cavanagh Bad Day

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Martyn Cavanagh is one of the first, if not the first, to be eliminated from the tournament. Having already taken his second chance, and lost some of that, I spotted him standing up in that way people only do when they are all in.

The board was all out, and with it showing {9-Spades}

the dealer was scrutinizing not his hand ( {A-?}

) but Henrik Gwinner's - {10-Hearts}

. With the wrong flush draw and only a pair of tens, Cavanagh hit the road, after shaking hands most graciously with his eliminator.

Tags: Henrik Gwinner Martyn Cavanagh

09-24-2008 17:24 UTC+2

Big Names in the Back Room

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Several big names have drawn tables in the Face 2 Face room, located in a secluded section of the Empire. There are no windows and just one entrance. It has the feel of an old school 'back room,' like the kind the old Texas road gamblers often played in, only this one is well lit for television purposes.

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.

09-24-2008 17:23 UTC+2

Williams Hits

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On a

flop, all the chips go in between Padraig Parkinson and David Williams holding {A-Diamonds}

and

respectively. Williams holds a slender advantage given that he can catch a deuce as well. The turn is the {3-Spades}

making a house for the American and he managed to avoid the nine or seven as well as a king for a chop on the {10-Hearts}

river to double up. Parkinson is forced to use his double chance chip to take his second 10,000 chips.

Tags: David Williams

09-24-2008 17:19 UTC+2

Everybody Needs Good Neighbors

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Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow has been sat next to Alexander Kravchenko. So different is their demeanor at the table that I half expect them to repel each other like two magnetic Norths. But in fact, after talking to Daniel Negreanu (sat two tables up) for about 10 minutes, Matusow sort of double-took and said Hi to his silent neighbor.

"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.

Tags: Alexander Kravchenko Mike Matusow