World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #4: £10,350 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up
Day: 2
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
£288,409
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Entries
103
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Round Four Starts at 7pm

The remaining 16 players will be back at 7pm to play out their next round of matches. Here's how they will line up:

Howard Lederer vs. Huck Seed
Martin Kabrhel vs. Jim Collopy
Sondre Svanevik vs. Kevin Eyster
Ram Vaswani vs. Marius Torbergsen
Neil Channing vs. McLean Karr
Gus Hansen vs. Phil Ivey
Saar Wilf vs. Andrew Feldman
Andrew Robl vs. Daniel Negreanu

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Round Four: Let's Go!

The remaining players have started what will be either their penultimate or final match of the day. They've already locked up £22,847 for making it through the previous round, and are looking to make it into the final eight and beyond - to tomorrow's semi-final and final, which will be a best two out of three affair. For now though, it's still one-match knockout formula, and there's almost no sound from the final few tables apart from the chip-riffling click.

Disgruntled Ivey

There is no doubt the marquee match of round four is the Phil Ivey versus Gus Hansen match. These players know each others game very well and will play very hard against each other. And if you needed more proof the first hand is testament to that.

Hansen limped from the button and called Ivey's 6,000 raise to see a {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop. Ivey led for 8,000 and was called to go to the {j-Hearts} turn. This time he bet 22,000 and once again Hansen called. The river came a dangerous looking {6-Clubs} and Ivey checked to face a 63,000 bet from Hansen. He didn't like it as you could see from his face and after a few minutes thought he angrily slid his cards into the muck.

Tags: Gus HansenPhil Ivey

Negreanu Slips

Daniel Negreanu - sad face :(
Daniel Negreanu - sad face :(

Andrew Robl opened for 6,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu furrowed his brow before making the call.

They both checked the {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop and saw a {9-Clubs} turn on which Negreanu, brow still creased, saw fit to bet out 8,000. Robl called.

They saw another nine on the river - the {9-Spades} - and this time Negreanu checked. Robl bet 23,000, and after an almost endless period in the tank, Negreanu folded.

This was just the latest small-ball installment in Negreanu's slow slide though - he's at 190,000 now, to Robl's 290,000.

Tags: Andrew RoblDaniel Negreanu

Four-bet More Bet

Deepening stacks and lengthening clocks mean that there's quite a lot of room to wriggle early on, and preflop aggression is the watchword around the tables. Button Kevin Eyster just made it 5k, big blind Sondre Svanevik upped it to 17k, and Eyster threw out 49k after a bit of a think. At this point Svanevik backed down, like the cat on the fence who loses the unspoken tail-swishing battle, and calmly, quickly passed and moved on to the next hand.

One table along and almost the same scenario was playing out as button Neil Channing made it 4,500 preflop, McLean Carr raised to 14,500, and Channing fourbet him off with his raise to 34,000. These two did reach a showdown shortly thereafter, though - Channing again the preflop aggressor and still in the driving seat on the river of a {8-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {4-Hearts} board. He bet 30,500 and Karr made the call, mucking with a "nice hand" when he saw Channing's {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}.

Tags: Kevin EysterSondre Svanevik

Negreanu Makes a Stand; Gets Lucky

Andrew Robl had been getting the better of Daniel Negreanu so far but the tables have just turned after Negreanu got lucky on the river to double-up. Around 60,000 had made it into the middle by the turn with the board reading {4-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Robl led for 37,000 to face a 132,500 push for Negreanu. Call.

Negreanu tabled {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a pair and flush draw, behind to Robl's {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. The river came {8-Hearts} to temporarily crush Robl's hopes of advancing. He's down to 145,000 now.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuAndrew Robl

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Hansen in a Hole

Gus Hansen - did not expect an ace
Gus Hansen - did not expect an ace

There was over 80,000 in the pot by the turn of the {9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board, and although it had taken a very long time we think the turn action went Gus Hansen check, Phil Ivey check.

They saw a {2-Hearts} river and Hansen checked again. Ivey now bet 60,000, and it was time for some serious tankage.

Hansen tanked, and then he tanked some more. He shrugged, then squinted, and then it was time for another few minutes in the tank. Ivey sat patient as a poker monk.

Eventually, with a jerk of his hand that could as easily have been mere reflex as actual intention, Hansen made the call. And then mucked to Ivey's {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Ivey - 380,000
Hansen - 100,000

Tags: Gus HansenPhil Ivey