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

09-19-2009 16:42 UTC+2

Phew for Hugh

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With multiple lilac (500) chips in the middle, I raced over to Simon Trumper's table to see Hugh Kirton reaching an {A-Spades}

against one other opponent in the cut-off. Without delay, Kirton announced all in, leaving his foe in somewhat of a quandy.

After a long pause and more facial expressions than Jim Carey, the recipient folded with a grimace and Kirton took the pot.

"Horrible flop for kings," probed Trumper, to which a nod was returned with an accompanying sigh of frustration. "We were chopping," added Kirton, "although I guess I had the backdoor flush draw if you had the two red kings."

Kirton, who finished fourth in the inaugural iPoker monthly event this month, is now on 7,500.

09-19-2009 16:44 UTC+2

Garfield Survives

[user4144]

I spotted Rob Garfield moving in for his last 750 into a pot of 1,875 and a board of {2-Spades}

. His opponent gave him a staredown, to which Garfield simply returned with a relaxed smile. Eventually, the hand was relinquished and Garfield took the pot.

09-19-2009 16:46 UTC+2

Timinator Needs Your Chips and Your Motorcycle

[user46392]

Ok, no actual motorcycles were in any way involved, but Tim "The Timinator" Blake, who final-tabled the Irish Open a couple years back, is up to 7,500 after flopping a monster and avoiding redraws to a bigger monster from his opponent.

Mr. Opponent seems to have min-raised preflop and Blake called to see an {8-Hearts}

flop. Blake check-called on the flop, and then checked again on the {5-?}

turn -- but this time when Mr. Opponent bet 700, Blake made it 2,100 to go. Eventually Mr. Opponent laid it down, leaving himself with 2,200 in chips.

Blake showed him {8-Spades}

in the hole for a flopped full house. Mr. Opponent revealed that he had been holding {J-Hearts}

for a straight flush draw.

Tags: Tim Blake

09-19-2009 16:56 UTC+2

Boeree Eliminated

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"Aces versus tens," reported Liv Boeree dejectedly to a friend on the neighbouring table.

As I neared, I learned that Boeree was down to 125, and braced to go all in under the gun on the next very next hand, which indeed she did.

With UTG+1 and UTG+4 both limping, the next player made it 500 to go. Feguson called from the button, only for UTG+1 to reraise to 2,000.

Everyone folded leaving Boeree heads-up against just one player and with great value for her 125, but the knowledge that her paltry {10-Hearts}

is going to have to somehow overcome what is surely an overpair.

UTG+1 did indeed show a monster in {A-Clubs}

, and although the {6-Spades}

flop offered a glimmer of hope for Boeree, the {A-Hearts}

turn banged in an abrupt final nail and Boeree was done.

Tags: Liv Boeree

09-19-2009 17:01 UTC+2

Pity the Poor Lambs

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One can't help but feel a little sorry for the other folks seated at Phil Ivey and Arnaud Mattern's table. Mattern has 8,000 in chips, Ivey, despite only showing up around an hour ago, is up to 11,000, and everyone else at the table is sitting with their respective heads in their respective hands, looking glum and probably praying for aces. Yikes.

09-19-2009 17:07 UTC+2

Ivey Update

[user4144]

For all you Ivey fans out there - of which I believe there are many - your man is the chip leader and currently receiving a massage to his left thigh. Ever since I saw Patrik Antonius having his ear lobes massaged last year, I've held an unhealthy fascination of different massage techniques, and firmly believe that the thigh, as one of the biggest muscles on the body, is foolishly overlooked. Ivey, however, knows the score, as the masseuse is really attacking that area of the body.

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

09-19-2009 17:14 UTC+2

Garfield Claws His Way Back

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In two shakes of a lamb's tail, Robert Garfield has gone from just a couple of thousand to over 6,500. "After folding a load of small pairs," he regaled, "I decided to call a raise with 2-2, and hit a set. I then raised it up with Q-Q, and another guy reraised. I pushed and he had to call with T-T."

Tags: Robert Garfield

09-19-2009 17:23 UTC+2

Tricky Decision for Trickett

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It's all action up at Sam Trickett's table. Fellow young British circuit regular Adam Latimer seems to have busted out, and his seat is now being occupied by Jeff Lisandro instead.

Just now Trickett's stack took a bit of a denting, after he got as far as the turn of a {4-Hearts}

board. With almost 4,000 in the pot already, he bet out 1,425 from the under-the-gun position only to be met with a raise to 3,000 from his opponent.

Trickett thought about it for an awfully long time. Eventually he piped up, "Show me your cards if I fold?" His giggling opponent, apparently having a marvellous time, agreed. Nevertheless Trickett disappeared back into the tank for some more minutes.

"Fifteen-seventy-five," the dealer reminded him.

"Gamble," advised his cheerful opponent.

Jeff Lisandro appeared to have gone to sleep.

Eventually Trickett folded. And duly, his opponent showed him the {8-Clubs}