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

09-22-2009 16:42 UTC+2

Table 2 Chip Counts

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Seat 3: Allie Prescott -- 114,000
Seat 4: Tristan Clémençon -- 93,000
Seat 5: Ian Frazer -- 48,000
Seat 6: Mats Gavatin -- 56,000
Seat 7: Karelas Konstantinos -- 27000
Seat 8: Howard Lederer -- 41,000

09-22-2009 16:42 UTC+2

Hand for Hand

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Things are slowing down here as no-one wants the title of Event #2 Bubble Boy.

We are hand-for-hand until further notice.

09-22-2009 16:47 UTC+2

Table 3 Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Men Nguyen -- 125,000
Seat 2: Chris Bjorin -- 37,000
Seat 3: Nikolay Evdakov -- 57,000
Seat 4: Eric Cajelais -- 133,000
Seat 5: Brian Johnson -- 35,000
Seat 8: Hoyt Corkins -- 58,000

09-22-2009 16:50 UTC+2

Bubble Remains Intact

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With Ian Frazer, Howard Lederer and co. peering on, hands clasped as the bubble shadows the arena, a big pot threatened to emerge on Table 3 as Eric Cajelias' button raise to 5,400 was bumped up to 18,000 by Hoyt Corkins.

Limper Bjorin folded, but Cajelias made a quick call, thus taking us to a {Q-Diamonds}

flop. But whilst a pin hovering over the bubble, it failed to infiltrate its surface, Cajelias simply check-folding to a bet of 40,000 and leaving the bubble in tact.

Corkins showed {A-Diamonds}

.

Tags: Eric Cajelais Hoyt Corkins

09-22-2009 17:00 UTC+2

Still Hand for Hand

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It's not so much that no-one wants to go out on the bubble, it's more that no-one seems to want a mistake that may cost them their ticket to the serious money later on.

For instance, just now short-stacked Karelas Konstantinos raised in early position and it folded right around to Ian Frazer in the big blind. Frazer dropped a chip on his cards, most exciting, and disappeared into the tank for a while. We had high hopes of action -- but eventually he folded, and we remain bubbling.

09-22-2009 17:10 UTC+2

Gavatin's Day Gets a Little Better

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Mats Gavatin's day has just taken a turn for the better after a recent double up through Allie Prescott -- the result of a set over set situation.

Prescott opened the pot with a raise to 4,000 from early position and Gavatin made the call from the small blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}

and Gavatin checked to Prescott, who fired a 6,500 continuation bet. Gavatin then countered with a raise to 18,000, and Prescott responded by raising the pot.

"Did you re-pot it?" Gavatin asked.

Prescott nodded.

"I'm all in," Gavatin said.

Prescott made the call:

Prescott: {3-Diamonds}

Gavatin:

The rest of the board filled out {4-Hearts}

,

and Gavatin's set of eights held up to win the pot.

"I had nine-seven," said Howard Lederer after the dust settled.

Gavatin improved to 135,000 in chips after the hand while Prescott dropped to 55,000.

Tags: Allie Prescott Mats Gavatin

09-22-2009 17:14 UTC+2

Karelas Sings His Swan Song on the Bubble

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Newly chipped up Mats Gavatin raised from the cutoff, and Karelas Konstantinos immediately shoved from the button. The blinds passed, and back to Gavatin, who, still stacking his chips from his double up, thought about it briefly before telling the dealer, "Er, yeah, ok, all in."

Konstantinos: {5-Spades}

Gavatin:

Board:

A handshake later, and we are in the money, redrawing for out final two tables.

Tags: Karelas Konstantinos Mats Gavatin

09-22-2009 17:19 UTC+2

No Slowing Down

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He may be in different company, but there's no slowing down for Robin Ketson - he raised the first two-tabled hand to 5,600. But in the big blind lay Mats Gavatin and his recently acquired stack. He had no intentions of folding.

Both players checked the {A-Clubs}

flop, but Gavatin led for 7,500 on the {6-Clubs}

turn. Keston released his hand, revealing {8-Diamonds}

in the process.

Tags: Mats Gavatin Robin Keston

09-22-2009 17:20 UTC+2

20-minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 18 players -- all of them now in the money -- go on their first 20-minute break of the day.

09-22-2009 17:29 UTC+2

Abecassis Doubles Through Evdakov

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(Hold'em)

Last hand before the break, and Nikolay Evdakov raised under the gun. Over to Michel Abecassis, who reraised almost all in. Evdakov thought about it for a minute, and then announced all in. Call, obviously.

Evdakov: {A-Diamonds}

Abecassis: {J-Hearts}

Board: a blank-tastic {10-Diamonds}

The Frenchman doubles up to 48,000 as we head to break.

Tags: Michel Abecassis Nikolay Evdakov