2008 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 2
Bentham Takes One Down
Check to Bentham, in the slow deliberate way of Mr. Fox, who bet 8,600. Back to Fox who again considered, clasped hands in front of chin, as the final seconds of the break ticked away, before giving it up.
Counts from their table at the break:
Perttu Bergius - 57,300
Johnny Lodden - 76,000
Fraser Bellamy - 52,000
Stuart Fox - 38,500
Thomas Bentham - 93,000
Dustin Dirksen - 61,250
Juha Helppi - 18,000
Mazhar Nawab - 48,500
Roger Hairabedian - 10,350
An Old Flame
It's Getting Hot in Here...
Either way, Tilly now has 47,000, whilst Medic has climbed to a more than healthy 63,000.
A Change of Scenery
Meanwhile, Ben Grundy has joined the likes of Erik Seidel, Nenad Medic and Jennifer Tilly on Table 13, whilst Henning Granstad, Surinder Sunar, and Doyle Brunson will have to contend with last year's Omaha champion Dario Alioto on the far table.
John Kabbaj Eliminated
All Heart
Andersen: "It's a race!" announced Kay excitedly, showing .
Flop:
Turn: "No heart, no heart!" requested Kay...
River: Denied.
Bantertastic
Hellmuth: "Yeah, how did you make Day 2, Roland?
Matusow: "I bet him $50,0000 and laid him 10/1 so he folded every hand."
De Wolfe: "No, I read Phil Hellmuth's book...Actually I watched Phil on High Stakes Poker and learned every mistake I shouldn't make. I mean he's been crushing the biggest side games for years..."
At this point, Matusow tries to get Scotty Nguyen into the conversation.
Matusow: "Hey Scotty baby, why you so quiet?"
Nguyen: "Hey baby, I got no talking chips. You got talking chips, I ain't got none."
Matusow: "Somebody double Scotty up, I don't like him being so quiet."
Sagstrom Climbs Past 100k
Haxton had opened the pot from under-the-gun with a 1,200 preflop raise. Sagstrom made the call and the two went heads-up to the flop, which came . Sagstrom then passed the first action to Haxton who made a continuation bet of 2,200. Sagstrom then kicked it up a notch, making it 6,200 to go, which was too much for Haxton, who folded.
Sagstrom now sits with just over 110,000 in chips.
Rheem And Roland - Like Brothers, Man
De Wolfe (to Rheem): "I'm from the streets man, like you!"
Rheem (non-believing): "You're from the streets?"
Nicolas Zambakides: "What streets would those be?"
De Wolfe: "(pause) Err...Barnet...But there's places in Barnet you don't want to go..."
Ross Boatman: "There's nowhere in Barnet you would want to go."