Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-21-2009 18:48 UTC+2

Heads Up Chip Counts

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Fabien Dunlop -- 1,365,000
JP Kelly -- 498,000

09-21-2009 18:48 UTC+2

Adnan Alshamah Eliminated in 3rd Place (£55,468)

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We knew Adnan Alshamah meant business when his opening raise from the button was to a hefty 70,000, around half his stack. JP Kelly folded his small blind, but Fabien Dunlop in the big blind announced all in. A nod from Alshamah indicated the obvious call, and they were on their backs.

Alshamah: {K-Hearts}

Dunlop:

Board: a rather exciting {5-Diamonds}

Ladies and gentlemen, we are heads up in this ultra-mega-fast final. Imminent bracelet-winnerhood beckons one of our two finalists...

Tags: Adnan Alshamah

09-21-2009 18:39 UTC+2

Not Going Anywhere Just Yet

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Fabien Dunlop folded his button, and Adnan Alshamah merely made up the small blind. JP Kelly merely checked his option, and they saw a {7-Diamonds}

flop. Alshamah bet out 28,000 and Kelly wasn't in the slightest bit interested; he folded without any fuss, and Alshamah picked up some much-needed blinds and antes.

Tags: Adnan Alshamah

09-21-2009 18:30 UTC+2

We Are Three

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Fabien Dunlop -- 1,150,000
Adnan Alshamah -- 190,000
JP Kelly -- 490,000

09-21-2009 18:26 UTC+2

Richard Allen Eliminated in 4th Place (£38,499)

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JP Kelly raised his button, and Richard Allen announced all in from the big blind. Call.

Kelly: {9-Clubs}

Allen: behind with {A-Spades}

Board: an ace-less {8-Clubs}

With a handshake, Richard Allen finished in fourth place, while Kelly found himself back in serious contention with around 500,000 in chips.

Tags: Richard Allen

09-21-2009 18:21 UTC+2

You're Not Getting Away With That

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Most unusual at this point in this particular tournament -- Adnan Alshamah just limped in on the button, and JP Kelly made up the small blind.

But Fabien Dunlop was having none of it and promptly announced all in to cover them both. Both Alshamah and Kelly folded faster than an origami master who;s had too many espressos. ALl back to normal then.

09-21-2009 18:15 UTC+2

JP's Aggression Gland Goes Into Overdrive

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JP Kelly picked up a chunky pot when his {Q-?}

bluff turned into second pair on the river of a king-high board to put him up to 430,000. His opponent Adnan Alshamah chuckled as he dropped back down to 270,000 or so.

Now reasonably chipped up, a couple hands later Kelly reraised from the small blind to a 35,000 raise from Richard Allen under the gun. Kelly made it 90,000, and Allen, too short really to just flat-call, gave it some thought before folding {5-Clubs}

face up -- clearly in his opinion not good enough to gamble for his tournament life with.

Tags: JP Kelly

09-21-2009 18:05 UTC+2

Alshamah Loves the Lights of Broadway

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Fabien Dunlop raised under the gun, and when Adnan Alshamah shoved for 164,000 from the big blind, the call barely made a dent in Dunlop's stack.

"OK, let's see some cards," in the words of the new announcer who has now replaced out friends Steve From Birmingham.

Dunlop: {6-Spades}

Alshamah:

Board:

to give Alshamah the broadway straight.

With some clearly delighted but not excessive clapping and fist-pumping from Alshamah, he doubled up to 350,000 and is now in second place, chip-wise. Dunlop remains over the million mark.

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09-21-2009 18:00 UTC+2

No Flops Here

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Official short stack Adnan Alshamah open-shoved first hand back from break, but there were no takers.

In fact, play since the break has largely consisted of pots being taken down by simple prelop raises.

09-21-2009 17:54 UTC+2

Back to Work

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Chip counts are as follows. Fabien Dunlop extended his lead even further just before the break, and now has almost two thirds of the chips in play.

Fabien Dunlop -- 1,200,000
JP Kelly -- 330,000
Adnan Alshamah -- 180,000
Richard Allen -- 225,000