Quote of the Day
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: "I folded to you, and that's what you show me. In America it's the nuts."
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£608,000
Entries
608
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
: "I folded to you, and that's what you show me. In America it's the nuts."
I Can Too Outdraw Queens
. But woe, the made trips, and Cantu is down to 1,000 or so.
Devilfish Fighting to Stay Afloat
In his latest couple of encounters, he has tasted both victory and loss. First I saw him raise preflop then fold to a bet on a king high flop. "Show us tens?" he requested. His opponent didn't oblige. Then he found himself in a three-way pot with circa 1,000 in the middle, but managed to take it down by moving all in for 1,500 on the
flop. "Taxi!" he joked as he flung in three 500 chips.He doesn't have many chips, but like a fish out of water, he's flapping around, gasping for air and trying desperately to stay alive.
A Local Tournament for Local Players
One interesting table features a nice generational mix of British natives -- Steve Bovis (8,000) and Surinder Sunar (6,000) representing the old school, and Richard "Chufty" Ashby (4,000) flying the flag for the online generation.
Check-Mate for Skripchenko
Fellow Frenchie and former tablemate Michel Abecassis is still in though, on 3,500.
Kellett Continues to Flourish
board, Richard Kellett making his man sweat with a deep dwell. After a while, he made the call and Pearce announced with a sigh, "Just ace high". Kellett revealed 
to pick up the pot.Several hands later, I spotted Kellett bumping and grinding again, yet this time he was the one betting 1,500 on the river. On this occasion, however, and with the boarding reading
, the bet was met with a fold and Kellett lapped up yet another pot.Kellet has now established himself as one of the early pace-setters and is quickly closing in on that 15,000 mark.
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Greekfish Not So Fishy
It appears that he raised under the gun with
and the gentleman on the button ("Let's call him Hammer," said Greekfish, as Hammer smiled apologetically) and Mike Ellis in the small blind both called.The flop came down
rainbow and it checked around, so they proceeded to the turn, which put two hearts on the board. Ellis checked again and now Greekfish bet 250, but Mr. Hammer made it 750. "You have two hearts," said Greekfish, and called. The river came a blank and both players checked, and indeed Mr. Hammer showed two hearts that had failed to beat the Greekfish's .Then a few hands later Greekfish raised to 300 preflop and picked up one caller before our friend Mr. Hammer squeezed for 1,200. Greekfish called and the caller got out of their way. They saw a
flop and Mr. Hammer checked. Greekfish bet 1,200 -- and Mr. Hammer instantly raised to cover Greekfish. Greekfish called -- and his pocket sixes held up against Hammer's 
.Greekfish is up to 9,000.
Hit Squadder Assassinated
Devilfish Sinks
flop with 
versus 
, Devilfish was up to his neck in it, until an turn lowered the level to his nipples. But it was all a tease, the on the river for overkill quads offering the crowd a brief moment of excitement and finally sinking its charismatic recipient.Devilfish munched on a consolatory apple as left.