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

09-20-2009 00:05 UTC+2

Six Tables Left

[user46392]

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.

09-19-2009 23:56 UTC+2

Kirtons for Hugh

[user4144]

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

09-19-2009 23:54 UTC+2

Juanda Play With Me?

[user46392]

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 23:48 UTC+2

Back to Work

[user46392]

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

09-19-2009 23:32 UTC+2

Break Time

[user46392]

20 more minutes of milling for our remaining runners.

09-19-2009 23:32 UTC+2

Jacks for Juanda

[user4144]

On the last hand of the level, John Juanda pushed all in from the button for a total of 3,775 and received a call from Markus Ristola in the big blind. Although claiming to have played the hand blind, Juanda flipped over {J-Clubs}

, whilst Ristola could only muster {4-Spades}

.

"Wow, you got some outs," observed an astute Juanda as the flop came {7-Clubs}

flop. The

turn is close but no cigar, and although the {2-Spades}

offered the illusion of some sort of straight being out there, the knaves stood firm and Juanda earned his double through.

09-19-2009 23:30 UTC+2

Hands Off Hansan's Chips

[user46392]

We caught up with the action on the turn of the {J-Spades}

board, Martins Adeniya betting out 3,500 into an already sizable pot. His opponent, the very youthful Mike Hansan, flat-called and they saw a river.

The river came down the {2-Clubs}

and Adeniya now checked. His hands shaking really quite wildly, Hansan pushed three ragged stacks of brown and yellow 100-denomination chips across the line, an amount which turned out to be 4,300. After a little while, Adeniya folded. Hansan's very serious face quickly melted into a most endearing giggle.

Hansan's up to 24,000 after that, while Adeniya drops to 11,000.

09-19-2009 23:22 UTC+2

Lady Comes Through for Thew

[user4144]

With the board reading {5-Diamonds}

, Azzy Asghar led out for 2,200 and Julian Thew called. "Good call," complimented Asghar. Thew showed {Q-Diamonds}

to take the pot and now has around 15-20,000 in chips after a slower-than-usual start. If he manages to hit third gear, we'll all be in trouble!

Tags: Azzy Asgar Julian Thew

09-19-2009 23:11 UTC+2

Cat-Nipped in the Bud

[user4144]

Rob Garfield is out after pushing with sevens, and running into both tens and aces which also shoved behind. "As soon as I saw the aces, I said 'goodnight' and got ready to hit the bar, but then the first card out was a seven. Unfortunately, it came four diamonds meaning the guy with aces made the nut flush."

Why does this game tease so much?