Event 2 - £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-23-2009 16:27 UTC+2

Keston's Turn All-in

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Again, Robin Keston had his tournament on the line just now as he moved all-in on the turn in Hold'em vs. Erik Cajelais. Cajelais had called his 20k on the {K-Hearts}

flop, unlike Men Nguyen, but declined to call Keston's shove when the {3-Diamonds}

came out next.

Tags: Robin Keston

09-23-2009 16:32 UTC+2

Double Double-Ups

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First off Men Nguyen, down to a dwindled 39k got it all in preflop against Robin Keston, who'd raised with {A-Diamonds}

and found Nguyen with {K-Hearts}

. Nguyen instantly leaped ahead on the flop: {K-Clubs}

and stayed so over the {9-Clubs}

turn and river. Nguyen now on just over 100k.

Then it was Robin Keston's turn to double through Erik Cajelais with {A-Spades}

vs. the dominated {A-Clubs}

. It's all action, all the time...

09-23-2009 16:38 UTC+2

No Longer a Menace - Nguyen 4th (£ 35,412)

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If he kept calling the shortstacks, chances were Erik Cajelais was going to bust one eventually, and Men Nguyen was still short despite having doubled up recently. When Nguyen re-raised him all-in preflop in Hold'em, Cajelais gave him a spin with {J-Spades}

. Nguyen's {A-Spades}

looked good - and much better after the {K-Spades}

flop. The {7-Clubs}

turn gave Cajelais a few more straight outs, one of which popped out in the form of the {9-Clubs}

on the river!

A clearly disappointed Nguyen left the table, and we are now three-handed.

Tags: Men Nguyen

09-23-2009 16:49 UTC+2

Chips - Who's Got Them?

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All three do, of course, but in these sorts of amounts:

Erik Cajelais - 460,000
Robin Keston - 320,000
Mats Gavatin - 310,000

Stacks are changing to the tune of 50k up or down each time even with a small raise preflop, folded on the flop... so this has become a close one again.

09-23-2009 17:04 UTC+2

Patience Running Out for Multitablers?

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I remember hearing that of the final five players, at least two were intending to start playing the Pot Limit Omaha event at midday, then switch over to polish off the FT of the ROE, then head back to climb the mountain of a second final.

All in a day's work - but it seems that Erik Cajelais and probably Robin Keston too are looking in antsy fashion round at the PLO tables wondering how their respective stacks are faring without their gentle hands to guide them to victory...

I'm sure they're fine; eyes on the prize now, lads...

09-23-2009 17:23 UTC+2

Action Decelerates as if First Break Were Sharp Corner

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Not a glimpse of a pair or quartet of hole cards for quite a while now. Both games are being played preflop and on the flop, with the aggressive, or at least perma-involved Erik Cajelais seizing the lead and holding on to it with his large tattooed arms.

It's start-of-day leader Mats Gavatin who's nearest the chip danger zone now, though. He just raised pot on the button to get back to 180k. When he gets back after the break, he'll find the pressure even more firmly on him as the blinds go up.

Tags: Erik Cajelais Mats Gavatin

Level: 21

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

09-23-2009 17:36 UTC+2

Play Restarts Three Handed

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Button Robin Keston makes it 35k to go in the one remaining Omaha hand left in the round, the first played at the new level after the break.

The flop comes {5-Clubs}

. Check to Keston who bets 40k. Cajelais quickly raises a further 160k and takes it down, flashing his hand to Keston as he scoops in yet more chips to add to his lead. We've been moved into the Gallery and off the Stage in preparation for the huge rig of equipment getting fixed in place for imminent filming, so my myopic eyes couldn't catch any more of his hand than the {9-Diamonds}

which is admittedly not much to go on. Whatever it was, it got a nod from Robin Keston as they switched games to Hold'em.

Tags: Erik Cajelais Robin Keston

09-23-2009 17:40 UTC+2

Mini Huddle for Keston

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While Mats Gavatin and Erik Cajelais play out a small heads up pot, the popular Robin Keston joins a bunch of people on the rail who cluster briefly round him like kids around the one whose birthday it is and who's giving out the candy... Michael Greco and other successful Omaha afficionados Richard Ashby and Ben Grundy give him support (while they're on a break from Event Three perhaps, but still...)

Tags: Erik Cajelais Mats Gavatin

09-23-2009 17:43 UTC+2

Robin Keston Eliminated in 3rd Place £ 47,858

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A few hands into the Hold'em round saw Robin Keston's last stand. With such a huge discrepancy between chip leader Cajelais and the other two, he made a bid for a double through raising preflop and then moving in over Cajelais' pot bet. He was quickly called - Cajelais held {K-Clubs}

to his

, and he was drawing dead by the turn on the {5-Diamonds}

board.

Tags: Robin Keston