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

09-19-2009 23:32 UTC+2

Break Time

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20 more minutes of milling for our remaining runners.

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

09-19-2009 23:48 UTC+2

Back to Work

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We will be playing 46 minutes of this level, same as the Day 1a-ers. Shuffle and deal, very briefly!

09-19-2009 23:54 UTC+2

First hand back from break, and John Juanda got busy getting his chips in again -- that's technically two hands in a row, albeit with a 20 minute hiatus between the hands in question.

He shoved from the button with {K-Spades}

, but the short-stacked gent in the small blind woke up with {A-Spades}

and called all in. Showdown.

Board: {3-Hearts}

"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.

Tags: John Juanda

09-19-2009 23:56 UTC+2

Kirtons for Hugh

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Hugh Kirton raised from the button, Paul Cohen reraised from the big blind and Kirton called. On a {J-?}

flop, Kirton bet, Cohen raised and Kirton called all in. Kirton showed {K-?}

; Cohen had {A-?}

. Turn and river were both blanks.

Tags: Hugh Kirton Paul Cohen

09-20-2009 00:05 UTC+2

Six Tables Left

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59 players remain, and the last of the upstairs tables has been broken. Half of our Level-Ninesters are now arranged on three tables up on the spacious stage that seems to have become known as "Centre Court"; the other half are stuffed on to three very cramped tables in a curtained-off section at the side of the stage.

09-20-2009 00:07 UTC+2

Bathmanathan Takes One Off Jesus

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Chris Ferguson raised to 1,500 from under the gun and Ganesh Bathmanathan made the call in the small blind. Bathmanathan checked prior to the {8-Hearts}

flop, and Ferguson checked behind. On the {2-Diamonds}

turn, both players checked, only for Bathmanathan to lead out for 1,200 on the {10-Diamonds}

river. Ferguson made the call.

"I have an ace," decalred Bathmanthan as he revealed a {7-Spades}

, then indeed the {A-Spades}

. Ferguson was stoic in defeat and simply mucked his cards in silence.

Bathmanathan now on around 30,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson Ganesh Bathmanthan

09-20-2009 00:10 UTC+2

Elgie Not Doing Well-gie

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Chris Elgie, after quietly accumulating a respectable quantity of chips all day, is right back down to his 3,000 starting stack.

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.

Tags: Chris Elgie Martins Adeniya

09-20-2009 00:20 UTC+2

No Thews Is Good News for Hansen

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Julian Thew is out in dramatic fashion after his 10,225 river bet was called by Stephane's Hansen's {3-Spades}

on a

board. Julian had {A-Hearts}

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.

Tags: Julian Thew Stephane Hansen

09-20-2009 00:24 UTC+2

Must Be Nice

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Next hand after knocking out Julian Thew, Stephane Hansen raised from the cutoff and got looked up by bothe the gentleman in the small blind and Nick Holbrook in the big blind.

All three players checked the {9-Hearts}

flop, and the blinds checked around to Hansen on the {J-Clubs}

turn as well. He bet 1,675 and the small blind gave it up, but Holbrook called.

Both players checked the {Q-Clubs}

river, and Hansen turned over {Q-Hearts}

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.