2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
£136,803
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£608,000
Entries
608
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Tomlin Doubles Through a Shocked Bathmanathan

James Tomlin shoved to a raise from Ganesh Bathmanathan, and Bathmanathan gave it some thought. He flipped a coin. "If it's tails, I'm calling," he announced. It came down heads. "You know what, I'm calling anyway."

Tomlin: {6-Clubs} {6-Spades}
Bathmanathan: {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}

Flop: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}

Bathmanathan: "YESSS!!!"

Turn: {Q-Clubs}

Silence.

River: {6-Hearts}

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.

Tags: Ganesh BathmanathanJames Tomlin

Jesus Rises... From His Seat (15th Place, £6,980)

The only ballroom-dancing, vegetable-chopping, Lemmy-doppleganging man in poker is finally out after a performance so plucky it would have made Rocky Balboa look like a quitter. Despite successfully nurturing his short stack for the last couple of levels, Chris Ferguson made his last stand with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, pushing all in from UTG+1 for a total of 11,400.

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 {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} in the small blind. Naturally, he made the call.

The {A-Hearts} in the window looked ominous for Ferguson, but the bullet was accompanied by {10-Hearts}{9-Spades} to complete the flop and offer more than a glimmer of hope. Although the {7-Diamonds} and {9-Diamonds} 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.

Tags: Chris FergusonIan Frazer

Stucke Comes Loose -- Busto in 17th Place (£5,338)

David Stucke in mid position and Fabien Dunlop on the button saw a {10-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {7-Diamonds} flop; Stucke bet out 9,500. Dunlop smooth-called and they saw a turn.

The turn came down the {A-Spades} and now Stucke bet out 25,000. A swift call, and they proceeded.

The river was the {10-Hearts} 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 {Q-Spades} {4-Hearts}. Dunlop turned over {9-Clubs} {10-Clubs} for trips, and he is our new chip leader on around 225,000. Stucke, on the other hand, is entirely busto in 17th place.

Tags: David StuckeFabien Dunlop

Table 2 Chip Counts

Seat 1: Martin Green -- 70,000
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 1: JP Kelly -- 140,000
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

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400