World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #1: £2,650 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
£170,802
Event Info
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£610,000
Entries
244
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Praztastic

With a {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} board lying patiently on the felt, Nicola Pero fired out a bet of 17,500 to put the pressure on Praz Bansi. The double-bracelet winner began mulling over his options, even probing his stoic opponent with a couple of information-seeking questions. Pero, meanwhile, offered no response, and remained stiller than a bottle of Evian water.

After fingering his chips for a couple of minutes, Bansi slid the necessary chips across the felt to signify the call. Pero quickly tabled {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} as if it were the nuts, and it took a couple of takes before Bansi realised he had the superior hand with {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}.

"I wanna be Praz Bansi when I grow up," declared an impressed Peter Wood.

After the hand, there was a brief pause as they broke the table, which enabled Bansi to reveal more about the hand: "I raised it up preflop from the button and both blinds called. I then bet 6,200, but the guy made almost a min-raise to 12,200. It went check, check, then you saw the river."

As a result of that call, Bansi is now a genuine threat again with 95,000, whilst his wounded opponent is down to 20,000.

Tags: Nicola PeroPraz Bansi