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

10-02-2008 13:27 UTC+1

Hand #2 - Bengt Sonnert

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Toni Hiltunen has the button in Seat 7. Bengt Sonnert raises to 35,000 and steals the blinds and antes.

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10-02-2008 13:25 UTC+1

Hand #1 - Daniel Negreanu

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Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6. Daniel Negreanu raises to 28,000 and Scott Fischman calls from the big blind. The flop is {10-Diamonds}

. Fischman leads out for 16,000, Negreanu raises to 50,000, Fischman folds and Negreanu wins the pot.

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

10-02-2008 13:24 UTC+1

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Tournament Director Jack Effel has delivered the magic words, and we're off!

10-02-2008 13:15 UTC+1

Player Introductions Underway

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Tournament Director Jack Effel is currently introducing our final nine to the gathered audience. Action will be underway shortly.

10-02-2008 12:59 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 9, Stanislav Alekhin (1,278,000)

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23-year old Stanislav Alekhin is a poker pro from Moscow, Russia. Before making a career on the felt, he was a student. He comes into play today second in chips, right behind John Juanda and is the youngest player at the final table. This is his first WSOP cash and his first final table.

10-02-2008 12:59 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Scott Fischman (732,000)

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Prior to becoming a poker professional, 28-year old Scott Fischman worked as a poker dealer. He burst onto the tournament scene at the 2004 WSOP when he won two bracelets, one in no-limit hold'em and the other in H.O.R.S.E. With over $2.2 million in career tournament earnings, this is his his 12th WSOP cash and his 4th final table.

10-02-2008 12:59 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Toni Hiltunen (386,000)

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31-year old Toni Hiltunen hails from Lahti, Finland. The father of a three-year old girl, Hiltunen has worked as a UN peacekeeper and a volunteer fireman. Having qualified online for the WSOP-E Main Event, he would become Finland's first-ever bracelet winner should he capture the title today. This is his first WSOP cash and first final table.

10-02-2008 12:58 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Ivan Demidov (1,006,000)

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Moscow's Ivan Demidov has already set one record today, becoming the first player in history to make the final table of the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas and the final table of the WSOP-E Main Event in the same year. A member of the "November Nine" 27-year old Demidov will go into the Main Event final table in Las Vegas second in chips. Before becoming a poker professional, Demidov was a student. With his two final table appearances this year, he's already banked over a million dollars in earnings.

10-02-2008 12:57 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, John Juanda (1,349,000)

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Indonesian-born John Juanda is another poker superstar that hardly needs an introduction. The 37-year old poker pro is already the owner of three WSOP bracelets and can boast over $7 million in career tournament earnings. Juanda won the $100,000 buy in No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 Aussie Millions, the World Poker Open Main Event, and has made 45 cashes at the WSOP. Juanda also holds an MBA from Seattle University and once worked as a door-to-door Bible salesman. Today marks his 20th WSOP final table.