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

09-19-2009 15:37 UTC+2

Back We Go

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294 runners made it through the warzone of levels one and two, and cards are in the air again.

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

09-19-2009 15:16 UTC+2

Break Time

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My, how time flies. Players are heading off on their first 20 minute break of the day.

09-19-2009 15:15 UTC+2

Kitai Struggling

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On the river of a {2-Diamonds}

board, Liv Boeree bet 500 and Davidi Kitai took what seemed like an age to make his decision. As the clock ticked down, Chris Fesguson turned to speak to the rail, John Juanda fiddled about with his iPhone and another guy started picking his nose. But undeterred, Kitai was intent on making the correct decision, and with 10 seconds of the level remaining, made the fold.

Kitai is struggling though, and only has a third of his starting stack with 1,150 as we head into the first 20 minute break of the day.

Tags: Davidi Kitai

09-19-2009 15:10 UTC+2

No Loss for Goss

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"Does it feel like a world championship event when both players in a hand are trembling?" asked Nicolas Levi, wandering away from his table where a big hand was taking place. Possibly not in level 2, but nevertheless, there was an {8-Diamonds}

flop out and one Hylton Goss was betting out 1,800. His opponent was tanking and indeed shaking ever so slightly -- and eventually pushed for just pocket change more than Goss' bet. A call, and Goss' pocket kings were well ahead of his opponent's pocket queens. No further diamonds on the turn or river, as well as a distinct lack of queens, and Goss moved on up to around 5,500 while his luckless opponent headed for the door.

Tags: Hylton Goss Nicolas Levi

09-19-2009 15:07 UTC+2

Facebokked

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He may be braced to battle it out for eight million buckaroonies this November, but James Akenhead won't be cashing in this event. I didn't catch his exit hand, but I did learn that just moments prior to his exit, Akenhead made a $10 last longer bet just so the wagering player could write about it on his Facebook page. Let's hope Akenhead's timing is a little better in Vegas.

Tags: James Akenhead

09-19-2009 14:59 UTC+2

Ferguson Dominates the Doom

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Over at the Table Of Doom, doomiest of the lot right now seems to be Chris Ferguson.

Already up to 6,000 at the start of the hand, he saw a {K-?}

flop and after a brief raising war his opponent was all in and they were on their backs, Ferguson holding {A-?}

and Mr. Opponent holding {K-Diamonds}

. With one diamond on the flop, a second one on the turn gave the all-in gentleman a flush draw -- but the river blanked out and Ferguson is up to 8,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

09-19-2009 14:46 UTC+2

Lederer Hovering

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An early dip for Howard Lederer has been remedied by picking up a nice pot to put him back up to 3,200.

He raised preflop and got looked up by the young gentleman in the small blind. Said young gentleman proceeded to check-call 200 from Lederer on the {7-Spades}

flop, and checked again on the {K-Spades}

turn. Lederer this time fired out 500, and the kid folded.

Tags: Howard Lederer

09-19-2009 14:42 UTC+2

Keine Keiner

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It's a pretty big place, the Empire, with tables spread here, there and everywhere -- but until we actually see him elsewhere with our own eyes, we are assuming that Michael Keiner's absence from his original table means that he is busto.

Tags: Michael Keiner

09-19-2009 14:41 UTC+2

Obrestad Takes One Down

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Looking as menacing and intimidating as a sweet 21-year old woman can possibly be, Annette Obrestad reached the river of a {7-Spades}

board. Her opponent led for 200, which Obrestad raised to 800. As Obrestad remained familiarly stoic, her body frozen and her sunglasses concealing any glint in her eye, her opponent made a reluctant fold and the 2007 Champ picked up the pot.