2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Tomlin Doubles Through a Shocked Bathmanathan
Tomlin:
Bathmanathan:
Flop:
Bathmanathan: "YESSS!!!"
Turn:
Silence.
River:
More silence. Eventually, Bathmanathan: "Three aces! That's sick." It seems the poker gods don't like it when you celebrate too soon.
Tomlin's up to 60,000.
Jesus Rises... From His Seat (15th Place, £6,980)
With less than four big blinds and some big stacks behind, it was always going to be difficult to get his push through, especially when Frazer picked up in the small blind. Naturally, he made the call.
The in the window looked ominous for Ferguson, but the bullet was accompanied by to complete the flop and offer more than a glimmer of hope. Although the and teased a straight, it was ultimately close but no cigar, and the 2000 WSOP Main Event Champion was finally gone.
As he exited, he received a much deserved round of applause for his 15th place finish.
Ship It to Englund
Silow Now Empty -- Eliminated in 16th Place (£5,338)
Silow:
Kelly:
Board:
We are down to 15.
Stucke Comes Loose -- Busto in 17th Place (£5,338)
The turn came down the and now Stucke bet out 25,000. A swift call, and they proceeded.
The river was the and this time Stucke announced all in for his last 50,000 or so. With no hesitation at all, Dunlop called.
"You got me," said an only slightly sheepish Stucke, forced to turn over . Dunlop turned over for trips, and he is our new chip leader on around 225,000. Stucke, on the other hand, is entirely busto in 17th place.
Table 2 Chip Counts
Seat 2: Thor Drexel -- 125,000
Seat 3: David Stucke -- bear with us, wait for the next post...
Seat 4: Toni Huynh -- 107,000
Seat 5: William Martin -- 193,000
Seat 6: Fabien Dunlop -- again, wait for it...
Seat 7: Anthony Roux -- 85,000
Seat 8: Said Englund -- 103,000
Seat 9: Adnan Alshamah -- 105,000
Table 1 Chip Counts
Seat 2: Ian Frazer -- 96,000
Seat 3: Richard Allen -- 138,000
Seat 4: Neil Suarez -- 117,000
Seat 5: Chris Ferguson -- 13,000
Seat 6: Oskar Silow -- 38,000
Seat 8: Ganesh Bathmanathan -- 178,000
Seat 9: James Tomlin -- 28,000
Back at the Felt
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400