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

10-03-2008 00:39 UTC+1

Hand #177 - Ivan Demidov

John Juanda has the button in Seat 5. Ivan Demidov raises to 85,000 from the small blind, Stanislav Alekhin folds and Demidov wins the pot.

10-03-2008 00:40 UTC+1

Hand #178 - John Juanda Gets a Walk

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10-03-2008 00:42 UTC+1

Hand #179 - Ivan Demidov

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Stanislav Alekhin has the button in Seat 9. John Juanda completes the small blind and Ivan Demidov checks his option in the big. The flop is {Q-Spades}

and both players check. The turn is the {2-Spades}

. Juanda checks it again and Demidov fires out 90,000. Juanda gives up his hand and Demidov wins the pot.

10-03-2008 00:43 UTC+1

Hand #180 - John Juanda

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John Juanda has the button in Seat 5 and raises to 70,000. Ivan Demidov folds from the small blind, as does Stanislav Alekhin in the big and Juanda scoops up another small pot.

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10-03-2008 00:44 UTC+1

Poker pro John Juanda has no doubt taken over the game with impeccably timed stop-and-go play. He's been raising practically every other hand and continues to pick up small pot after small pot, adding to his newfound chip lead. He's got bracelet number four on the brain, and appears determined not to let his Russian foes stand in the way.

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10-03-2008 00:44 UTC+1

Hand #181 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6. Ivan Demidov raises to 80,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

10-03-2008 00:45 UTC+1

Hand #182 - John Juanda

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Stanislav Alekhin has the button in Seat 9. John Juanda raises to 90,000 from the small blind, Demidov folds and Juanda wins the pot.

10-03-2008 00:47 UTC+1

Hand #183 - Ivan Demidov

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John Juanda has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 90,000, Ivan Demidov puts in a reraise to 251,000, Juanda folds and Demidov wins the pot.

10-03-2008 00:56 UTC+1

Hand #184 - Ivan Demidov Doubles Up

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Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6 and raises to 70,000. Stanislav Alekhin folds his small blind and when the action lands on John Juanda, he reraises to 215,000.

Demidov then quickly announces that he's all in causing Juanda to pause. Juanda studies the situation carefully, eyeballing Demidov's chips and talking things through out loud.

John eventually stacks up the chips required to call and rubs his hands together in front of his lips before eventually reaching for his chips and sliding them into the middle. A showdown ensued and the following cards were tabled:

Juanda: {A-Diamonds}