Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-24-2009 23:08 UTC+2

Break Time

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Let's hope it's the last one of the day.

09-24-2009 23:07 UTC+2

Williamson Doubles from Micro-Stack to Short Stack

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Alas for the bloggers, but happily for Robert Williamson III, the clapping did not indicate an exit.

Jani Vilmunen raised, and then called the push for 40,000 total from Williamson in the small blind.

"I got a five in this hand," said a cheerful Williamson. "It's a dangler, though. I love danglers."

Ignoring Williamson's alleged love of danglers, the cards were on their backs.

Williamson: {A-Clubs}

Vilmunen:

Board:

The dangler did its good work to give Williamson trips, and we continue ten-handed. Just in time, too -- Williamson has spent literally all day trying to get Sandra Naujoks to talk, and just now she was spotted not exactly speaking per se, but at least laughing at something he said.

Naujoks is now our short stack.

Tags: Jani Vilmunen Robert Williamson III

09-24-2009 23:01 UTC+2

Stack Sizes Stay Similar

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Transfers of chips between players in these small, slowly considered hands aren't enough to make a big difference to any stacks currently. If I had to say, I'd say slightly up are Howard Lederer, Roberto Romanello and Jani Vilmunen, and slightly down Aarno Kivelio, Ross Boatman and Jeff Kimber.

No, wait, I hear clapping...

09-24-2009 22:50 UTC+2

Same Again, But Different

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In an interesting variation of that last example, four people limped in and big blind Howard Lederer checked. They collectively saw a {6-Hearts}

flop.

This time however, it was Ville Haavisto in the small blind who bet out, to the tune of 27,000. Everyone folded.

09-24-2009 22:48 UTC+2

Little Happening In Terms of Chip Movement, Interesting Hands

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Here's an example of how play has been progressing these past 15 minutes or so:

Four people limped in and the big blind checked. They saw an {A-Diamonds}

flop. The action very, very slowly checked around to the player in position, each player very carefully considering all of his or her options, before deciding to check. The player in position made a small bet, and everyone else folded.

Please insert names as you will. There's been a few like that.

09-24-2009 22:30 UTC+2

They all Want to Make the Final Final

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Slowdown in the last 20 minutes. Although strictly speaking this is the final, as in last, table of the tournament, there's something special about making Day Three (not to mention the jump in money) so unsurprisingly play has tightened up a little bit.

Still, Roberto Romanello managed to get 30k from Jani Vilmunen by raising out of the big blind and then betting him off a {3-Hearts}

flop.

Also Dan Hindin is doing a good job of rebuilding his stack, the latest chunk coming from Jeff Kimber who called his 42k preflop but passed when he moved all in for 54k on the {A-Hearts}

flop.

Tags: Jani Vilmunen Jeff Kimber

09-24-2009 22:17 UTC+2

Redraw

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Yup, we're playing 10-handed Omaha until one of our players is good enough to knock themselves out, at which point the plan is to call it a night.

Seat 1: Sandra Naujoks -- 104,000
Seat 2: Robert Williamson III -- just 40,000, and thus the most likely contender for Final Table Wooden Spooner
Seat 3: Ville Haavisto -- 290,000
Seat 4: Howard Lederer -- 360,000
Seat 5: Jeff Kimber -- 270,000
Seat 6: Dan Hindin -- 110,000
Seat 7: Aarno Kiveilo -- 702,000
Seat 8: Jani Vilmunen -- 720,000
Seat 9: Roberto Romanello -- 230,000
Seat 10: Ross Boatman -- 250,000

09-24-2009 22:12 UTC+2

Cocktails for Hindin!

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With diminished stack perhaps comes diminished responsibility - Hindin just decided to follow Robert Williamson III's example and order some booze. He also took a few chips from Ross Boatman at the same time, calling Boatman's preflop 20k and then betting him off on the flop by moving in over his 20k bet. The flop, by the way, was {Q-Hearts}

.

"Queen-six?" asked Boatman, "What was the rest of your hand?"

"I'm on tilt, give me a break," replied Hindin.

Tags: Daniel Hindin Ross Boatman

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

09-24-2009 22:06 UTC+2

Bjorin Busted in 11th (£14,900)

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Ross Boatman his assassin; he'd raised on the button and found a caller in small blind Chris Bjorin. On the {J-Diamonds}

flop, Bjorin checked. Boatman asked for a rough count on his opponent's stack, then bet 36k (about half of it). There was a pause, but Bjorin made the call.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}