Event 2 - £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-21-2009 23:54 UTC+2

You Can Count on the Abacus

(Omaha)

Frenchman Michel 'The Abacus' Abecassis just enjoyed a near double up courtesy of Eric Cajelais. I joined the action on the river, Cajelais mulling over his options in the face of a 7,800 bet on a {6-Clubs}

board. Cajelais opted for a call, and although he suggested "Aces?" his hopes were dashed as Abecassis revealed {K-Hearts}

for the full house. Consequently, The Abacus is now on 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Eric Cajelais Michel Abecassis

09-21-2009 23:53 UTC+2

Two Hours 'Til Bedtime

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Back to work we go. 36 players remain, on four tables. Tristan Clemencon still leads by a country mile.

Level: 9

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

09-21-2009 23:48 UTC+2

Naujoks Missing, Presumed Busted

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Incidentally, it transpires that Sandra Naujoks was seen getting up and leaving her seat just a few seconds before everyone else at the table stood up to go on break. There are no chips in front of her chair, so we're jumping to conclusions and declaring her busted.

Tags: Sandra Naujoks

09-21-2009 23:33 UTC+2

Break Time and Colour Up

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We have no need of those piddling 25-denomination chips any more, so they're all being traded in for bigger ones while our remaining runners take 20 minutes out.

Back soon.

09-21-2009 23:31 UTC+2

Feature Table Now Features...

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Down to 36 players, the last table behind the curtain at the side of the stage has been broken, and its former denizens dispersed about the casino.

Recently moved to the raised table on Centre Court are Ian Frazer, and Sammy George and his masseuse.

09-21-2009 23:27 UTC+2

Things Are Lunkin Up for Vitaly

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(Omaha)

Sami Kelopuro and Vitaly Lunkin saw a {3-Clubs}

flop, which Kelopuro checked. Lunkin stuck in a bet, and after a short period spent considering his options, Kelopuro called.

They saw a {10-Diamonds}

turn, and Kelopuro checked again. Without any hesitation, Lunkin now moved all in -- a bet of around 6,000 into a 9,000 pot. Kelopuro shook his head and looked most unhappy. Unsurprisingly, he folded.

The score: Lunkin 15,000, Kelopuro 12,500.

Tags: Sami Kelopuro Vitaly Lunkin

09-21-2009 23:12 UTC+2

Life of Brian

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(Hold'em)

Brian Johnson is also flying high with 75,000 after taking the scalp of Jerome Bradpiece. Straight from the horse's mouth: "I flopped a set of tens, then he made a set on the turn with deuces".

Tags: Brian Johnson

09-21-2009 23:10 UTC+2

Suni Shine

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With 39 players remaining, Finnish player Harri Suni has emerged as a genuine contender with 80,000 in chips, more than twice the current average of 32,000.

09-21-2009 23:06 UTC+2

Channing Busts, Spends Longer Telling Us About It Than He Spent Doing It

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(Omaha)

We arrived at Neil Channing's table to see Nikolay Evdakov limping under the gun and Marc Goodwin limping on the button. Over to Neil Channing in the small blind, who raised pot. To his left Eric Cajelais called -- and at this point your blogger was distracted by some kerfuffle on the next table that turned out to be Men Nguyen knocking another player out.

Returning to Channing's table to find him no longer there, I caught up with him at the rail. He talked at me for perhaps 10 minutes, but the salient points can be distilled down to this:

- Channing was holding {K-?}