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Day 2B of the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event
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| Dario Alioto (@ the 2007 WSOP) | |
119 players returned to the felt yesterday to play day 2b of the World Series of Poker Europe. Play was scheduled to last through four levels, with the remaining players joining the 40 players who made it through the first day 2 flight.
Marc Goodwin was one of the first players to end his tournament this day, when his 5 5 went up against the Q Q of Tim Flanders. Neither player received any help, and Marc Goodwin was out.
Dario Alioto, who took home the World Series of Poker Europe Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet, is out. Dario raised in late position to around 7,000, and was raised all-in by Adam Junglen. Dario made the call, and showed A 9 , Junglen flipping A Q. The flop showed A 7 5, the turn showing 2 , and the river the 8. With that hand Dario Alioto was eliminated.
Roland de Wolfe, a London native with more than $3 Million in career earnings, won't be adding to his list of cashes during this WSOP-E main event. Roland found himself all-in with the K Q, up against Julien Bertazzon's 9 9. The flop showed 9 7 5, and Roland would need a spade to hit his flush, double-up, and stay alive. The turn brought the K, the river the 3 , and with those cards Roland de Wolfe was eliminated.
Howard Lederer, once seated at the featured TV table, made his exit from the tournament as well. With A Q up against the K K of Lee Nelson, the flop came out 9 7 4. The turn was the 10, adding a re-draw for Nelson and snatching away some of Lederer's outs. When on the river fell the 8, Lederer was out of the tournament and on the rail. With that hand Nelson's stack moved to around 60,000.
Gerry Kane, best-known (in this tournament at least) for proudly wearing a kilt, saw his tournament draw to a close in most painful fashion after a heated battle of raises against Magnus Persson. When all the money was in the middle, Kane showed A A, and Persson flipped over K K. Kane looked to be in prime position to double up... before the flop fell, anyway, showing K 5 3. Persson moved way out front in the hand, and when the turn and river showed 8, 9, Kane's aces were no good and he was relieved from further play. Persson's stack thereafter hovered around 120,000, near the very top of the field.
It appeared a trend may have been developing shortly after Kane went out with pocket aces. Johnny Lodden bet out for 4,500 with A A on a flop of 9 8 2, and Nicolas Levi put in a bet that would put Lodden all-in. Lodden made the call, and Levi flipped over 10 10. Lodden was assuredly pleased to see the hands, even when the turn brought the 5 onto the board. But, unluckily for Lodden, the river brought the heart-breaking 10, giving Levi his two-outer and sending Lodden to the rail.
Cashing in on the trend of miracle cards was Isabelle Mercier, who found herself short-stacked and desperately all-in with A 7. Mats Gavin made the call with A J pre-flop, and Isabelle announced to the table: "It's time to suck out!" She was right... the flop came 7 5 4, giving Isabelle a pair and the lead. The board finished out with the 2 and the K, and Isabelle doubled. up.
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| Jamie Gold (@ the 2006 WSOP) | |
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, Jamie Gold, was hovering near average at the dinner break, noting to the press that he felt good despite not receiving the best of cards. Then came a hand in which Gold, shortly after moving tables, rasied to 3,000 from the button. James Keys, who had been involved in quite a lot of action in recent hands, was on the big blind and just called the bet.
The flop showed the heads-up players: 10 5 8. Keys checked, Gold bet 7,000, and Keys then check-raised to a total of 13,000. Gold just smooth-called the bet. The turn brought out the 6, and Gold positioned his chips in such a manner that Keys could see, even offered up a chip count of roughly 40,000.
After Keys went into the tank for a moment, Gold announced: "Either you put them in, or I do."
"If you put them in, I'll call," replied Keys, just before a representative from the floor approached Jamie and instructed him not to discuss future action in a hand.
Gold's antics on the table are notorious, frequently even going so far as to expose a card, or tell a player outright what he does or does not have, all of which are forbidden by the rules of the WSOP (and tournaments everywhere). Gold received a warning during the 2007 WSOP, following discussion of his hole cards with another player involved in the hand, so it would seem the directors here at the WSOP-E are no less observant when it comes to keeping Gold in check.
After Gold apologized to the table, Keys put Gold all-in and Gold made the call.
Gold showed A A, and keys showed K K.
The rail, drunkely supporting their friend, Keys, began shouting. Even Kenny Tran shouted "king!" from a a nearby table, to which Gold expressed chagrin: "Why would you do that?"
Finally, the river was dealt: the 3. Gold won the hand, having earned a chip stack good enough to place him near the top of the leaderboard.
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| Dan Shak (@ the 2005 USPC) | |
Dan Shak, who has become quite the well-known player following his appearances High Stakes Poker, and his fist place finish at the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament in Las Vegas before the 2007 WSOP main event, has been busted... and by quads, no less. His exodus came after a critical blow in a hand against Daniel Zink, in which Shak called Zink's all-in with A J, against Zink's Q Q. Zink spiked a queen on the flop, his hand stayed good, and Shak was on the ropes.
Soon after, Shak moved all-in pre-flop, with Bob WIllis offering protection in the form of his own all-in. Willis held the 6 6, and Shak held 3 3. The flop came 6 5 Q, and Shak was in serious need of help to stay alive. The turn did him in, however, bringing the 6c and giving Willis quads... four sixes. Shak's hand was dead, the Q on the river was unimportant, and Shak was out of the tournament.
Though she doubled up to put herself back in the running, Isabelle Mercier saw her dreams of earning this WSOP title shattered at the hands of Tony G. Isabelle moved all-in pre-flop, Tony G also moved all-in, and it was just the two of them seeing a flop with Isabelle covered by Tony G. Isabelle turned over the 6 6, but Tony G showed K K, a sizeable favorite to win the hand. The flop came 8 9 K, and when Isabelle failed to improve her hand she was sent to the rails.
With numerous pros making their exodus on this second day two flight, there were many who made their mark and stayed not only in the running, but near the top.
A total of 44 players remained from this day 2b flight. Chip counts are as follows:
Patrik Antonius 283200
Aleksander Vathne 231200
Theo Jorgensen 174100
Magnus Persson 165600
Dominic Kay 163700
Marigliano Marcello 151200
Karl Mahrenholz 144600
Jacob Paulsen 129200
Johnny Chan 118300
Oyvind Riisem 116500
Jamie Gold 115000
Nicolas Levi 109700
Patrick Jouven 108200
Lechich Tino 101500
Aloishek Khaitan 98400
Kenny Tran 94000
Andreas Berggren 91000
Tony G 76600
Matt Larsh 76000
Mats Gravatin 72000
Ian Frazer 70500
Shaun Needham 70000
Henrik Waltersson 69500
Csaba Kureheszki 69000
Matthew Carter 58400
Martin Johnson 58200
Julius Colman 55500
Jeff Buffenbarger 50900
Lee Nelson 49000
Jimmy Fricke 48100
Matthew McCullough 47800
Joe Beevers 45400
Jon Turner 44800
Bob Willis 43700
Daniel Zink 39400
Martin Vallo 36800
Daniel Negreanu 31700
Sam Norman 29600
James Keys 26500
Ryan Fronda 25900
Roland Israelashvili 22500
Erik Joergensen 22100
John Tabatabai 13500
Stephen Rynne Unknown
The players have combined with the 40 remaining from day 2a, and day 3 is already under way!
Stay tuned for a full report following day 3's action, including full chip counts, hand accounts, and all the action from the first day on which all remaining players are playing simultaneously. |
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