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

09-18-2009 19:44 UTC+2

Parkes Doubles Through

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Kevin Parkes, who won the GUKPT Summer Series in Bolton a couple of months back, has just doubled through in a classic coin flip: T-T standing strong against Big Slick. Consequently, he's up to 7,000.

Tags: Kevin Parkes

09-18-2009 19:40 UTC+2

Khaitan Survives

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After an early position raise and a call from Raul Paez on the button, Abishek Khaitan moved all in for what appeared to be 3,075 more. The initial raiser quickly folded, but Paez was less hasty, dipping into the think tank for a good minute or two. Eventually he folded and Khaitan took the pot, but whether he wanted a call or not remains a mystery.

Tags: Raul Paez Abishek Khaitan

09-18-2009 19:32 UTC+2

Winners, and Losers

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Raymond Rahme is doing very excellently -- he's up to 20,000.

Meanwhile Joe Serock is doing rather less well -- he's looking at online forums in the bar area that is this week doubling as a press room, from which we deduce that he is busto.

Tags: Joe Serock Raymond Rahme

09-18-2009 19:30 UTC+2

Piece of Cake

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A new chip leader has emerged, in the form of the awesomely-monikered Swee Chai. He has 25,000 right now and looks to be our chip leader.

09-18-2009 19:26 UTC+2

Ali-In

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Ali Masterman is all-in and all-out. Last spotted on the rail with a pint of lager firmly clasped in his hands, he added: "I played like a moron and bled away my chips, you can put that on PokerNews. Actually, tell them I got knocked out with quads over quads."

Tags: Ali Masterman

09-18-2009 19:18 UTC+2

Blanco Extends Lead

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I joined the action with the board reading {J-Hearts}

. Dave Shallow led for 1,250 and Cristiano Blanco announced all-in. Shallow swiftly folded.

Blanco now on 23,000.

Tags: Cristiano Blanco

09-18-2009 19:14 UTC+2

Turned Out Nice Again for Roux

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Anthony Roux is up to 11,000 after calling from the small blind to a shove from the gent on the button. The all-in gent was well ahead with pocket queens against Roux's {A-?}