5 Minute Break
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...Is what it says on the clock, anyway, but there's a big hand still going on and threatening to eat up the whole of the break. More on that in a moment...
World Series of Poker Europe 2010
Event #4: £10,350 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
World Series of Poker Europe 2010
Buy-in
£10,000
Entries
103
Level
5
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Slightly Down, Then Slightly Up for Collopy
Jim Collopy actually managed to drop down to around 1.1 million, but two small pots went his way to put him back up to one and a quarter million.
Pot #1
They limped and checked their way all the way down to the river of the 
board, when Collopy bet out 28,000. Hansen called and mucked to Collopy's 
.
Pot #2
Again, they limp/checked their way to a flop (there's a lot of limping going on, and the pots are mostly staying appropriately small) - this time the flop was 
. Collopy bet out 28,000; Hansen called.
Collopy checked the 
turn and called 53,000 from Hansen. They saw a 
river, and this time they both checked. Collopy was first to turn over his cards - 
- and Hansen didn't have to, opting to muck instead.
Collopy remains hovering on 1.2 million.
Back to Hansen
Gus Hansen's lead is back to around 2:1 over Jim Collopy after he limped on the button and called Collopy's 78,000 raise preflop and called another 84,000 from Collopy on the 
flop.
Collopy opted to check the 
turn and called Hansen's 127,000 bet, but check-folded to 411,000 from Hansen on the river.
Back down to 1.25 million for Collopy.
Chidwick Knows No Action
There is an impressive rail here for this heads-up odyssey, among the audience young online pro Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick.
"I'm more nervous now than when I'm playing," he said, watching Jim Collopy. "At least when I play, I know half the action."
Collopy Fights Back
A few hundred grand headed back whence they came into the stack of Jim Collopy, as he finally won a decent-sized pot.
Gus Hansen limped on the button and called Collopy's raise to 67,000. He also swiftly called Collopy's 78,000 bet on the 
flop.
They both checked the turn, but Collopy bet out another 172,000 on the river. Hansen called, but couldn't beat Collopy's pocket 
, and while the stacks are still weighted on the side of Hansen, we've already seen Collopy come back from extreme short-stackage once today against Ram Vaswani, and one should not discount the possibility of another impressive comeback in this match.
Level: 9
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Hansen Sneakiness Not Paid Off as Much as He Might Have Liked
He got a little something for his trouble though.
Further unhappiness for Jim Collopy as he made it 40,000 from the button and furthermore called the reraise to 105,000 from Gus Hansen in the big blind.
Hansen bet out 133,000 on the 
flop and Collopy called, before both players reverted to checking down the turn and 
river - this last check from Hansen most sneaky, as he turned over 
for a mostly unpaid straight. Collopy mucked, and dropped further to 1.2 million.
Raise, Bet, Bet, Give Up
Gus Hansen limped in on the button again, and Jim Collopy once more made it 58,000 to go. Hansen made the call, and they saw a flop.
Flop: 
Collopy bet out 72,000. There ensued a call.
Turn: 
Collopy bet out again, this time a pretty hefty 148,000. Again, Hansen just flat-called. This was turning into a big pot.
River:
There would be no more betting from Collopy, who instead now checked with an air of resignation. And indeed, Hansen now bet 325,000, and a moment later Collopy folded.
Collopy dropped to 1.3 million.
2 Pair Valuable in Denmark
A few chips headed back Queso's way, as Gus Hansen limped and Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy checked to see a 
flop. Collopy bet out, and Hansen called.
The turn was the and Collopy bet out again, this time to the tune of 63,000. Again, a call.
They arrived at a 
river, and this time both players checked. Collopy turned over 
, prompting a muck from Hansen.
"King?" mused the Dane, "Kings and twos with a ten kicker? That's a big hand where I come from."
Hansen Cements Lead
Gus Hansen has managed to extend his early lead and is now sitting on around 2.3 million to Jim Collopy's 1.55 million. No big hands yet, but a series of small ones which have gone Hansen's way.
Most recently Hansen limped in on the button and called a raise to 58,000 from Collopy to see a flop. Collopy checked it - and then snap-folded to a 77,000 bet from Hansen.