£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

10-02-2008 18:04 UTC+1

Hand #73 - Bengt Sonnert

Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6. Bengt Sonnert raises to 50,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.

10-02-2008 18:08 UTC+1

Stanislav Alekhin has the button in Seat 9. Action folds around to Ivan Demidov who raises to 52,000. Daniel Negreanu makes the call from the small blind, as does Bengt Sonnert in the big and the flop comes: {8-Spades}

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All three players check both the flop and the rest of the board, which fills out {9-Hearts}

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At the showdown, Sonnert tables {Q-Clubs}

for a pair of tens and Negreanu and Demidov muck, giving Sonnert the checkmark.

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10-02-2008 18:10 UTC+1

Hand #75 - Daniel Negreanu

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Daniel Negreanu has the button in Seat 2. Stanislav Alekhin raises to 55,000 and Negreanu calls. The flop is {A-Hearts}

. Alekhin checks to Negreanu, who bets 80,000. Alekhin folds and Negreanu takes down the pot.

10-02-2008 18:14 UTC+1

Hand #76 - John Juanda

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Bengt Sonnert has the button in Seat 4 and limps into the pot. John Juanda also limps from the small and Ivan Demidov checks his option in the big, creating three-way action heading into the flop: {4-Diamonds}

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Juanda leads out with a 54,000 bet that is called only by Sonnert.

The turn brings the {10-Spades}

and Juanda fires again, this time making it 124,000 to go. Sonnert makes a quick call and we're off to the river -- the {Q-Diamonds}

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Both players check and at the showdown, Juanda tables {K-Diamonds}

for two pair, which is good enough to take down the pot.

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10-02-2008 18:15 UTC+1

Hand #77 - John Juanda

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John Juanda has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 56,000, gets no takers, and wins the blinds and antes.

10-02-2008 18:17 UTC+1

Hand #78 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6 and opens with a pre-flop raise to 56,000, stealing the blinds and antes.

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10-02-2008 18:18 UTC+1

Chip Counts by Country

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Russia: 4,472,000
United States: 1,470,000
Canada: 904,000
Sweden: 422,000

10-02-2008 18:19 UTC+1

Hand #79 - Bengt Sonnert

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Stanislav Alekhin has the button in Seat 9. Ivan Demidov opens for a 56,000 raise, and Bengt Sonnert moves all in from the big blind. Unable to pull the trigger, Demidov folds and Sonnert wins the pot.

10-02-2008 18:21 UTC+1

Hand #80 - Bengt Sonnert

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Daniel Negreanu has the button in Seat 2. Action folds around to Bengt Sonnert who limps in from the small blind. John Juanda checks his option in the big and the flop comes {Q-Diamonds}

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Sonnert then led out with a smallish 20,000 bet -- the smallest you can make in fact -- and Juanda laid down his hand.

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10-02-2008 18:27 UTC+1

Hand #81 - Bengt Sonnert Doubles Through Ivan Demidov

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Bengt Sonnert has the button in Seat 4. He raises to 50,000 and Ivan Demidov reraises to 123,000. Sonnert moves all in and Demidov calls.

Sonnert {A-Diamonds}