Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-20-2009 16:29 UTC+2

Not Yet

We have played one hand, and we still have 64 runners.

Play continues, one tense hand at a time.

09-20-2009 16:21 UTC+2

Further misery for Ben Vinson as David Rowan raised the hijack and Vinson re-popped him from the small blind -- only for Rowan to push, covering Vinson. After a few moments' thought, Vinson folded.

He's down to 16,000 now.

Tags: Ben Vinson

09-20-2009 16:20 UTC+2

Bubble Has Approached

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Jack Effel is racing around manically to confirm, but it would appear as though we are down to 64 players, and thus hand-for-hand.

09-20-2009 16:15 UTC+2

Bubble Approaches

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There was just now a brief pause while the TDs conducted a head count. Results of that head count concluded that we have 65 runners remaining at this time, and as soon as we have lost one more player we will be going hand-for-hand to the bubble.

09-20-2009 16:13 UTC+2

Big Slick for Bathmanathan Provokes Extended Speech Play, Fold from Docherty

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David Docherty raised to 2,200, only for the highly excitable Ganesh Bathmanathan on the button to enquire, "How much you got behind, boss?" The answer was around 15,000. "I'm all in."

Back to Docherty, who tanked up. There followed a probably rather off-putting monologue from Bathmanathan.

"You wanna call me? You seen what hands I've had. You wanna stay in, make the money at least, you been here from yesterday. I'll show if you fold."

Docherty remained in his tank for a long time, before eventually folding. Bathmanathan showed him {A-Diamonds}

. "I'm not here to mess you about, man," Bathmanathan assured. "I want you to make the money, get your little something, go about your business." Docherty said not a word.

Tags: David Docherty Ganesh Bathmanathan

09-20-2009 16:12 UTC+2

Paez Eliminated

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Raul Paez raised from the button and Ian Frazer defended in the big blind. On the {J-Clubs}

flop, Frazer check-raised and all the chips flew in, Frazer in need of assistance with {J-Diamonds}

versus

.

The

turn may have been a blank, but the {9-Spades}

river wasn't, sending Paez into a furied frenzy as he stamped his feet and muttered profanities under his breath.

The bottom line is, though, that Paez is out, and his sniper is up to the half century mark.

Tags: Ian Frazer Raul Paez

09-20-2009 16:07 UTC+2

Great, Scott!

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Scott Shelley was held by the short and curlies on his departure, his push with {Q-Clubs}

running head first into the worst possible hand, {Q-Diamonds}

, and failing to show even a glimmer of improvement on an uneventful {K-Clubs}

board.

Tags: Scott Shelly

09-20-2009 16:04 UTC+2

It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings, Possibly In Some Kind of Poker-Themed Musical Production, for Molyneux

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Further mis-timed moves from Ben Vinson resulted in a further loss of chips, as he raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and was committed to call the push from tiny stack and poker musical composer Tim Molyneux on the button.

Vinson: {9-Clubs}