Event 2 - ��2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day 3 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2 - ��2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£395,000
Entries
158
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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However as one WSOPE event crowns a champion, another progresses towards a final, maybe to be played with the very chips being stacked and bagged by the TDs right now... it's like the wheel of life. Right now, it's across the room and off to the PLO for me - bring on Event #3.
, given a spin by Erik Cajelais with his 
.A flop of
clearly delighted Cajelais, who smelled victory as the turn and river came 
...
. Filling up, he finally amassed the last chip in the game.
However, a quick Omaha double up gives the short stack a tiny bit more breathing space - he raised on the button with
and was out of options when he was put all in by Cajelais' 
. The board came out 
which handed Gavatin and his two pair the pot.
to his 
, and he was drawing dead by the turn on the 
board.
The flop comes
. Check to Keston who bets 40k. Cajelais quickly raises a further 160k and takes it down, flashing his hand to Keston as he scoops in yet more chips to add to his lead. We've been moved into the Gallery and off the Stage in preparation for the huge rig of equipment getting fixed in place for imminent filming, so my myopic eyes couldn't catch any more of his hand than the 
which is admittedly not much to go on. Whatever it was, it got a nod from Robin Keston as they switched games to Hold'em.
Level: 21
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
It's start-of-day leader Mats Gavatin who's nearest the chip danger zone now, though. He just raised pot on the button to get back to 180k. When he gets back after the break, he'll find the pressure even more firmly on him as the blinds go up.
All in a day's work - but it seems that Erik Cajelais and probably Robin Keston too are looking in antsy fashion round at the PLO tables wondering how their respective stacks are faring without their gentle hands to guide them to victory...
I'm sure they're fine; eyes on the prize now, lads...