£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event Day 1a | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

09-27-2008 20:28 UTC+2

Three Pair FTW!

[user76023]

In a multi-way limped pot, there is a {10-Clubs}

flop which is checked to Jac Arama who bets 1,000. Isaac Haxton calls from the big blind and Barny Boatman also calls. All the other players fold and we go three-handed to the turn which is the {A-Clubs}

. At this point, Haxton bets 4,000 and Boatman and Arama call and the pot is really swelling.

The river is the {A-Hearts}

which could kill or create action either way. Haxton thinks for a good couple of minutes before checking, Boatman checks behind and Jac Arama gesturing towards the river says, "Horrible," as he turns over {10-Diamonds}

. Boatman quickly turns over {10-Spades}

as Haxton mucks and the two Englishmen split the profits.

09-27-2008 20:30 UTC+2

Stack to Stacked Flack

[user46298]

After that unfortunate literal coinflip with Andy Bloch, his last 5,000 went on {A-Hearts}

, vs.

. Standard, except for the fact that most of it went in on a flop of {10-Clubs}

. "I'm drawing dead," Flack announced on the {8-Clubs}

turn, stood up and cheerfully left the tournament area.

Tags: Layne Flack

09-27-2008 20:41 UTC+2

Fischman Unlucky with Kings

[user38449]

Scott Fischman has just doubled up another short stack while holding pocket kings -- this time, two red ones.

The beneficiary this time around was Daniel Alaei, who, luckily for Fischman, was even shorter than Linda Lee.

Holding pocket queens, Alaei managed to hit a {Q-?}

flop for the double-up. Thus Fischman's bad luck continues, and he's now sitting with 12,300 in chips.

09-27-2008 20:43 UTC+2

By the Numbers

[user38449]

With five minutes to go before the dinner break, there are 126 players remaining in the tournament across 14 tables and the average chip stack is 25,200.

09-27-2008 20:49 UTC+2

Dominic O-Kay

[user46298]

An interesting pot just took up around ten minutes, resulting in a little boost in the stack for British player Dominic Kay. Now sharing a table which bears little resemblance to its starting lineup, Kay now has a new end of the table inhabited by Chris Moorman (now with a 67,000 stack) and Joe Hachem. It was Hachem who played this hand to its conclusion, betting 1,800 on the {A-Spades}

turn, called by Kay. The river brought the {5-Hearts}

, and a bet of 3,225 (exactly) from Kay. Hachem, motionless, considered for a very long time, before calling, but mucked with slight irritation on being shown the {7-Hearts}

flush.

09-27-2008 20:55 UTC+2

Dinner Time

[user76023]

Players are now on a two-hour dinner break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

09-27-2008 22:49 UTC+2

And They're Back

[user46392]

Everyone has dined, and cards are back in the air.

09-27-2008 23:01 UTC+2

How Did the Pot Stay So Small?

MarcC

In the first hand back from break Karl Mahrenholz raised it up to 750 and the only taker for flop action was Erik Sagstrom in the small blind.

The flop came {A-Hearts}

and Mahrenholz continued his aggression with a 700 bet when checked to him. The turn came {2-Diamonds}

causing both players to check.

The river {Q-Spades}

saw Sagstrom lead out for 1,700 and Mahrenholz call after a small deliberation. Sagstrom turned over {A-Spades}

for trip aces but surprisingly Mahrenholz tabled {6-Clubs}

for a full house!

Tags: Karl Mahrenholz

09-27-2008 23:05 UTC+2

No Luck for the Ladies

[user46392]

Not the ones in the deck, but the ones populating the tables in the back room.

Linda Lee has dropped down to 8,500 courtesy of Martin Fournier-Giguere. With around 1,500 in the pot preflop, Lee called a 2,400 bet from Fournier-Giguere on the {K-Clubs}

flop. Both players checked the {4-Clubs}

turn, and Lee bet out 4,000 on the {2-Clubs}

river. However, Fournier-Giguere called, and Lee's {K-Hearts}

was no good against Fournier-Giguere's {A-Diamonds}

for the flush.

Meanwhile, Jolyne Thompson, who cashed in the PLO event two days ago, will not be cashing in this one. She got all her chips in with {A-Diamonds}

on a