2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£608,000
Entries
608
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 608
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Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
He shoved from the button with
, but the short-stacked gent in the small blind woke up with 
and called all in. Showdown.Board:
"Ship it to JJ!" shouted tablemate Tony Cousineau as soon as the king hit the felt, perhaps a little insensitively. The unfortunate bustee politely bid the table goodbye and good luck, and Juanda is up to almost 16,000.
flop, Kirton bet, Cohen raised and Kirton called all in. Kirton showed 
; Cohen had 
. Turn and river were both blanks.
flop, and Ferguson checked behind. On the 
turn, both players checked, only for Bathmanathan to lead out for 1,200 on the 
river. Ferguson made the call."I have an ace," decalred Bathmanthan as he revealed a
, then indeed the . Ferguson was stoic in defeat and simply mucked his cards in silence.Bathmanathan now on around 30,000.
It seems he got involved with Martins Adeniya, who had a straight, and when Elgie's flush draw failed to come in, Adeniya doubled up to 18,000. "I knew he had it," confessed Elgie, "But I wanted a double up." Fair enough. "But I'm a fighter," he grinned.
on a 
board. Julian had 
and could only tap the table in defeat. I joined the action on the final street, but Padraig Parkinson, who is sandwiched between the two players, retold the action (please imagine flustered, Irish accent):
"Julian raised, this guy called. Julian bet the flop, this guy called. Jack on the turn, Julian bet again, there was a load of time wasting, he asked for a count, so on and so on. He called, Julian pushed the river, he called again. It all took a very long time" Parkinson then turned to Hansen and asked, "Why didn't you just stick it all in preflop and save us all the trouble?""I wanted all his chips," came the reply. "He would have still called!" barked Parkinson jokingly.
Nevertheless, it was a brave call from Hansen, who now has circa 40,000 in chips as a handsome reward.
All three players checked the
flop, and the blinds checked around to Hansen on the 
turn as well. He bet 1,675 and the small blind gave it up, but Holbrook called.Both players checked the
river, and Hansen turned over 
for a rivered pair. Holbrook gave him a look that was around midway between disgust and amusement, and mucked."The monster's killing 'em!" cried a now very cheerful Hansen. "Sorry, dude."
He's up to around the 45,000 mark now.
