£10,000 WSOPE Main Event Day 4 | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-30-2009 16:34 UTC+2

Andre Akkari Eliminated in 27th Place (£25,918)

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We looked up to see the cards turned over at the Centre Court feature table so we can't say 100% what the action was, but we're assuming that Eric Liu raised and Andre Akkari pushed. Either way, it was all in preflop.

Akkari: {J-Spades}

Liu:

Board:

A gentlemanly handshake, and we are down to 26 already.

Tags: Andre Akkari

09-30-2009 16:28 UTC+2

All the Bloggers' Dreams Come True

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Ok, maybe not all -- but November Niners James Akenhead and Antoine Saout have indeed been redrawn at the same table, Akenhead in seat one and Saout in seat nine. If anyone fancies a little taster of November's WSOP final table, we recommend you head down to the Empire right now to see the fireworks.

Tags: Antoine Saout James Akenhead

09-30-2009 16:24 UTC+2

Centre Court Chip Counts

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Otherwise known as Table 2.

Seat 1: Men Nguyen - 289,000
Seat 2: Daniel Negreanu - 352,000
Seat 3: Teddy Sheringham - 560,000
Seat 4: Praz Bansi - 580,000
Seat 5: Doyle Brunson - 239,000
Seat 6: Barry Shulman - 472,000
Seat 7: Eric Liu - 275,000
Seat 8: Andre Akkari - 245,000
Seat 9: Arnaud Mattern - 289,000

09-30-2009 16:20 UTC+2

John Kabbaj Eliminated in 28th Place (£21,142)

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We caught up with last min-casher John Kabbaj at the payout desk, where he informed us that he had got his last in with {K-?}

against Markus Ristola's {A-?}

. He flopped a ten, but the ace on the turn sent him to the rail.

"I doubled him up right away this morning as well," noted the philosophical Kabbaj. Commiserations to the World Championship PLO bracelet winner on his bustout, and we'll be returning shortly with the redraw and chip counts.

Tags: John Kabbaj Markus Ristola

09-30-2009 16:13 UTC+2

Redraw

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We're down to 27 players and the clock has been stopped while they redraw for final three tables. We have no information yet on who was our last unfortunate victim (there's a nice pay jump at 27th), but we've got our detective hats on; details soon.

09-30-2009 16:10 UTC+2

Kruel Update; Shown no Mercier

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Kruel departed with {K-?}

versus

. Jason Mercier was the assassin.

09-30-2009 16:08 UTC+2

Must Try Harder - Christian Harder Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,142)

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We peered over the balcony from one of the upstairs tables to see Christian Harder leaving the feature table, his backpack on and his hoodie zipped up. We're not sure what he had, but his assassin Thomas Bichon was holding pocket queens that rivered a set and Harder couldn't beat it.

Bichon is now up to 516,000 -- could it be back to back wins for the WPT Cyprus champion?

Tags: Christian Harder Thomas Bichon

09-30-2009 16:04 UTC+2

Wilf Leads

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By the by, last Israeli standing Saar Wilf, despite losing that last hand to Timoshenko, is at this time our runaway chip leader on 850,000.

Tags: Saar Wilf

09-30-2009 15:57 UTC+2

Timoshenko Gets There on the End

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I joined the action on the turn of a {J-Clubs}

board. Saar Wilf led for 30,000, but Yevgeniy Timoshenko was in no mood to lie down, and duly bumped it up to 90,000. "You made a boat?" inquired Wilf. After a brief pause, Wilf made the call.

On the {A-Spades}