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2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£770,000
Total Entries
154
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 154
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, Jeff Kimber, who finished second to JC Tran in a bracelet event this year, led out for 1,700, and Danish pro Martin Vallo made the call. A 
on the turn, and the fireworks went off, Kimber betting 3,500, Vallo pushing, Kimber calling.Kimber =
Vallo =
River =
and the straight on the turn means Jeff 'Jaffacake' doubled through.
, but no one wanted to bet it. So check through Andy Bloch, James Akenhead, Mike Matusow, Michael Greco, and an unknown blond-haired gent, whom Nick Wealthall told me was Danish and called Nemo Nielsen but I had a huge tell on him (he was laughing nonstop) and knew that was a lie.The turn brought the
and a bet from Matusow of 1,200, called only by the Mr. Blond in the hijack. The river brought another bet out from Matusow (3,500) but this time no call, and he took the pot.
Not a great start for recent GUKPT winner Mahrenholz, who just paid off a river bet of a couple of thousand on a board of
, passing when he was shown a winning 
.
board, a stoic Shaun Deeb (son of Freddy) led out for 1,150 and neighbour Ivey made the quick call on the button. A 
hit the river, and after a brief moment of deliberation, Deeb fired again, this time to the tune of 2,350. Ivey didn't bother with an icy staredown, he just dipped into his stack and made the call before tapping the table gracefully in the face of Deeb's 
for the rivered straight.Deeb now on 13,500, with his "turquoise" double-chance chip behind.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
They all seem to be getting involved but are less keen on showdowns, preferring to just talk about their hands as they get reshuffled in preparation for the next flop...
Just now Cousineau found himself bet off by an English gent, only to admit "I turned better - now I have two pair and a straight. But it was only a straight to the nine..." A brief silence as his opponent rakes in the few thousand pot.
"This your first time playing in England?" deadpans Barny Boatman. Cousineau laughs and reconsiders the pass.
"Have you never been to Ireland?" asks Padraig Parkinson.
"Have you never been to Sweden?" - the Swedish dealer caps the conversation.
