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The next couple of hours saw a rally between the two Poker players. They were going back and fourth against each other, neither of them giving much ground to the other. They had almost the same amount of chips left as the last chip count update when a hand occurred between them. Juanda raised from the button to 100,000. Alekhin made the call. The flop fell Qd-9h-6h and Alekhin checked to Juanda. The latter bet out 105,000. Alekhin raised to 285,000. Juanda made the call. The turn fell 6h and Alekhin bet out 375,000 after which Juanda made the call. It was intense. The river fell 7d and Alekhin bet out 725,000. Juanda released his hand. Alekhin revealed a hand of 5h-8h for the straight. He took the pot which was worth nearly 750,000 chips.

At hand 355, this event made a record of being officially the longest event in WSOP history as far as the number of hands played. The last event to last almost as long at 354 hands was the 2006 H.O.R.S.E. event. The final table had run 17 hours and 30 minutes but there was still a lot of poker to be played.

Alekhin raised from the button to 100,000. Juanda made a reraise to 325,000. The flop fell 2c-Ks-4h and Juanda bet out 365,000. He was called. The turn fell the 10d with Juanda betting out 480,000 chips. His Poker opponent was starting to stack chips. Before Alekhin could put them in the middle, Juanda folded his hand. Alekhin showed his holding of pocket queens and at that point had a chip stack of 4.66 million. Juanda’s chip stack was at 2.61 million.

With a huge chip lead to back him up, Alekhin started turning on the pressure to Juanda, chipping away at the latter’s stack over the course of the next hour or so. At one point, Juanda had just 940,000 chips left. He had at hand 399 and decided to raise to 150,000. Alekhin put him all in, showing Kd-Jd. Juanda had As-Kc. The flop fell Jc-4c-4s, leaving Juanda far behind in the game. Help came when the turn fell the Qh. Juanda just needed an ace, a king, a queen, or a 10 on the river to hit his hand. The river Poker card fell the 10c. Juanda doubled up his stack to 1.78 million in chips.

A few more hands later, Alekhin raised to 150,00 pre-flop. Juanda called. The flop was Ad-4h-6d. The 2 fell on the turn and Juanda bet out 275,000 and Alekhin called. The river card fell the 10s and Juanda bet out 475,000. Alekhin moved all in. Juanda stood up and said that he’d call. Alekhin showed Qd-2h for a pair of ducks while Juanda showed Ah-6c for two pair. He doubled up to take the chip lead, moving up to 3,850,000 in chips. Alekhin had 3,370,000 in chips.

After hand 420, Alekhin had 3,600,000 in chips while Juanda had 3,620,000. It was a rollercoaster ride all the way through, with chip lead swinging back and forth between the two. Alekhin was able to take back the lead and had about 4.2 million in chips when a huge confrontation occurred between him and Juanda.

Juanda had raised 165,000 pre-flop. Alekhin made the call. The flop fell Kc-Qh-7c and Alekhin bet out 325,000. Juanda moved all in and was called. He held Kh-6h for top pair and Alekhin had 4c-3c for the flush draw. The turn fell the 9s, which meant that Alekhin was needing one of 9 clubs. The river fell the 4h. Juanda doubled up and at this point held 6.6 million in chips. Alekhin was far behind with just 600,000.

At hand 484, Alekhin moved all in from the button and was called. He held Ac-9s while Juanda had Ks-6c. The board fell 6d-6s-2d and Juanda flops a near miracle. The turn fell the Qc and the river 6h, giving Juanda quads and the title. Stanislav Alekhin finished runner up and took home £533,950.

The entire event lasted 22 hours and crowned John Juanda as Champion of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. It was his fourth bracelet. He also took home £868,800.

Deciding that he would give Brian Townsend who raised to 28,000 preflop a very generous gift was Scott Fischman. Ivan Demidov reraised to 56,000, tagginf along by a three bet by Fishman to 150,000. Townsend then was certain that this was a good time to move all in for 194,000 in total. Fischman was determined that he would gamble, had 10c-2d and Townsend held pocket Kings. Giving Townsend a lock on the hand was a King hit the turn. The river Poker fell the 10d just to mock Fischman. Townsend was up to 355,000 in chips after the hand.

Eliminated in 26th place was William Haugheyand took home £25,340 for his finish. Details of his bustout must have been deemed confidential, as we certainly don’t have them. Panicos Panagi moved all in since the big blind for 54,500 and was called by Johnny Lodden, who held Ah-10d and Panagi held Qd-Qc. When it fell 2d-Ad-10s the board hit Lodden hard. Panagi needed one of two queens to win the hand as the turn and river blanked out .Panagi was our 25th placer.

Play for Day 3 concluded With Panicos Panagi’s elimination. With 650,000 in chips Justin Smith finished as the Poker chip leader. With 610,000Daniel Negranu finished second. With 580,000 John Juanda finished third. Check out the names left in our left over 24 players. Daniel Negranu, John Juanda, Brian Townsend, Brandon Adams, Andy Bloch, Scott Fischman, Erik Seidel, Mike Matusow, and Mel Judah are all still active. Probably one of the strongest field for a Main Event since before the beginning of the poker boom Is The remaining field in this event.

Daniel Negranu and Mike Matusow both should be in the proper mindset to take this title down and have recently won bracelets. Daniel and Mike have both finished fine at this WSOP Europe. Daniel should prove to be a strong contender and has cashed three times out of the four events.

One more interesting player to watch is Andy Bloch. Bloch has been touted as one of the best players to not have a bracelet ever since he finished 2nd to Chip Reese in the 2006 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. He again finished second best in a bracelet event previously in the year to Nenad Medic when he won the first event of the 2008 WSOP in Las Vegas. Bloch is a incredible Poker player and a pleasant guy in general. It would be pleasant to see him do well.

Don’t leave out Mel Judah or Erik Seidel. Mel Judah has plenty of knowledge and has been at Main Event final tables in the past. Erik Seidel has been second best at the Main Event in the past and only 4 players have more bracelets in history than Seidel. It would be grand if this event could be #9.

At 1 p.m Day 4 of the WSOP Europe Main Event will start Wednesday, London time and will play to the final table.

The march to the money began during Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event On Tuesday. 67 players come again to work their way into the money in this event and try to set themselves up for a final table dash.

The immense names unmovingly in the event included Andy Black, Phil Laak, Vicky Coren, Ted Lawson, Ross Boatman, Alexander Kostritsyn, David “DevilFish” Ulliott, Josh Arieh, Mel Judah, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Erik Seidel, Scott Fischman, Andy Bloch, Brian Townsend, John Juanda, and Daniel Negreanu.

The first big name eliminated from the Poker field was Andy Black against Thomas Bentham. Black held Kd-Kc with Bentham held Ac-Ks. The flop fell 8s-Js-3d and Black was well in first place. Bentham spiked the Ad on the turn unfortunately. Only one of the two available Kings in the deck would save Black. Black’s WSOP Europe has concluded when the river card fell the 4d.

Phil Laak was the next big name expelled when he was all-in with Ad-Qc against Daniel Negranu’s 10c-9c. Turn fell a 10, putting Laak behind although the flop missed both players when it fell 7-7-J. The river fell one more 10 and Laak gets to unite his girlfriend Jennifer Tilly on the bar. Isaac Haxton soon fell prey to Negranu also. He had 8s-8h adjacent to the Ah-9d of Negreanu. As well as a backdoor flush draw Daniel flopped a nine. Negreanu’s flush eliminated Haxton when the turn and river were both hears and Ted Lawson and Vicky Coren were near effervesce fatalities. We no longer have any women present in this year’s Main Poker Event with Vicky Coren’s elimination. Sorry ladies it looks like the title will go to a guy this year.

John Juanda raised to 7,200 from the cutoff Preflop and Ross Boatman moved all in from the switch. Juanda made the call showing Qc-Qd as Boatman held Ah-Js. The turn gave a gutshot straight draw for a chop although the flop missed both Poker players. Boatman is out short of the funds.

The DevilFish was subsequently the immense name that hit the rail. He was all-in preflop with Ac-Jh in opposition to Toni Hiltunen’s Kc-Kh. The DevilFish was filleted as the board missed both players.

We reached the simmer period of 37 with the elimination of Chris Moorman in 38th place. The bubble period can be a long process normall, sometimes taking in so far as an hour. Stephen Ladowsky was all in preflop just as the Tournament Director was about to pause play to start hand for hand and was called by Peter Turmezey. Turmenzey held As-Kh and Ladowsky held Qc-Qh. Giving Turmenzey a pair of Kings was the flop fell Kc-6s-4d. Ladowsky needed one of the two queens to fall in order to survive. Stephen Ladowsky is boy, finishing in 37th place.

It didn’t take long to lose our first player after the bubble burst. James Keys called a preflop raise all in with 10s-2d the very first hand after Ladowsky’s bustout. Erik Seidel showed Qc-Qd and was the raiser in the hand. The board miss James Keys was our 36th place finisher who received £25,340 for his efforts.

Jani Sointula raised to 9,000 and John Juanda made the call a few hands later. Sointula bet out for 18,000On the flop of Qc-6c-4c and Juanda called. Sointula made a 30,000 bet as the turn was the 7d and. Juanda then moved all in and Sointula asked Juanda if he had pocket sevens and then made the call. Certainly, Juanda had pocket sevens for a set of sevens. Sointula had flopped a set of sixes unfortunately. Sointula was eradicated in 35th place.

reraising Erik Seidel all in for 38,000 total was Christofer Williamsson. Seidel then called with 2c-2s and tanked for a moment while Williamson had As-9s. The board missed both players and Seidel eliminated his opponent with a lowly pair of deuces amazingly enough. Christofer Williamson is our 34th placer.

Josh Arieh’s dash at this Main Event title is over when he was all-in against Perttu Bergius holding 9h-9d. When the 10c-Kc-5c fell to give him the nut flush and royal flush redraw Bergius held Ac-Qc. Bergius hit the faultless flop. Giving Arieh some hope, but the river queen ended Josh Arieh’s run as the turn paired the board. Arieh ended in 33rd place.

eliminated next by Daniel Negreanu was Alexis Guimbal who moved all-in and was called by Negrean who was holding Ad-Js. Guimbal held Qh-Jh. the board blanked out and Daniel won with Ace high although the flop gave Guimbal a straight draw. Guimball was done in 32nd place.

When his Ad-5d was outdrawn by Toni Hiltunen’s K-Q on the flop Peter Turmenzey was eliminated in 31st place. Tome Moreira was all in on a flop of 5h-4d-3s shortly afterwards and Bengt Sonnert made the call. Sonnert held Jh-Jc and Moreira held 7h-7s. Moreira was removed in 30th place.

When Brian Johnson moved all in and was called by two players, he was eliminated in 29th place he. By the river Soren Kongsgaard had bet the other challenger out of the pot. Kongsgaard showed 8s-8c for the straight and Johnson showed Kd-10d for air with a board showing 6c-7s-2h-9d-5s. Robert Machado was the next to be removed when preflop, moved all in and was called by Stanislav Alekhin. Alekhin had pocket aces though Machado held pocket Jacks. Machado was our 28th placer.

Daniel Negreanu raised by 60,000 as Harri Pehkonen made a bet on a flop of Jh-8s-5h and moved all in. Negranu held Jd-8d for two pair and Penkonen held Kc-Kh. Pehkonen was our 27th placer.

Sherkhan Farnood check-raised Ivan Demidov all-in on a flop of Qd-9s-5h and he made the call. Demidov showed As-Qs and Farnood showed Jh-Jd. Both the turn and the river fell and Ace and “the most horrible player in history” has been eliminated sorry to say for Farnood. In the meantime, Andy Bloch decided it was his turn to take the Poker chip lead moving up to 300,000 in chips. Seidel is following him with 297,000.

Called by Andy Bloch, Philippe Rouas, and Andy Black was Erica Schoenberg who was subsequent to a raised preflop for 3,200. All and sundry checked to Schonberg, who bet 8,000 as the flop fell As-Js-2d. Each one folded to Schoenberg, who at that time moved all in and Andy Bloch check-raised to 20,000. Bloch made the call and showed Ad-Js for two pair, and Schoenberg showed Ac-10h for just top pair. Erica Schoenberg went away with this Poker event as the turn and river both fell blanks. Vicky Coren is left as the last and only woman standing in this occasion.

Betting out 6,000 on a flop of 9c-Ks-5c was John Monnette and Bengt Sonnert made a raise to 25,000 chips. Monnette went into the tank for a while. He even attempted to call the watch on himself. He as a final point affirmed all-in and was called by Sonnert. Sonnert showed 9d-9h and Monnette showed Kd-Qs. Monnette was eliminated as the turn fell the 5c and the river fell the 3h.

The day two finished with sixty seven players left in the rear. Gathering 321,600 in Poker chips was Andy Bloch who finished the day with the chip lead. Brian Townsend over and done with 2nd with 290,100. John Juanda was fourth with 252, 500 and Erik Seidel was third with 282,300. Daniel Negreanu ended with 203,700 chips.

A lot of names finished the day at a standstill in conflict. Brandon Adams, Mike Matusow, Scott Fischman, Dave Ulliott, Ross Boatman, Mel Judah, Josh Arieh, Phil Laak, and as well as Ted Lawson are all at a halt in the chase. Andy Black is one of the players with a shorter stack in the midst of 21,600. He will be gratified to make a move right away to have a shot to stay alive.

This happening is well thought-out an achievement. The players showed up and seemed to truly take pleasure in the tournaments. The structures consent to for a lot of play and you get to see the full-size players truly give you an idea about off there skills. It is not Las Vegas, nevertheless the tournaments are at rest tremendously good, and as time go’s on they will have a history of there own.

The play in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Championship will start in on at 1p.m. London time on Tuesday and will carry on in anticipation of twenty seven cast lists are attained.

With 24 Poker players looking to make their way to the final table, day 4 of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event started. Since the poker boom with nearly half of the field top name professional this is shaping up to be one of the strongest fields. Remaining in the field at the start of today’s play were Daniel Negranu, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Andy Bloch, Erik Seidel, Mel Judah, Brandon Adams, Brian Townsend, Scott Fischman, Daniel Negranu, and John Juanda. Ivan Demidov Also left is one of the November Nine. he is trying to make his way to the final table of this Main Event before playing the Main Event final table of the World Series of Poker – Las Vegas in November.

Our first Poker player took only about 10 minutes to drop. Tim West moved all in from the button and Toni Hiltunen raised from middle position preflop. Peter Neff was in the big blind after made the call. West held 3c-3d and Neff was holding 10s-10h. Tim West became the 24th placer, making £28,960.

Andy Bloch went all-in two hands in a row in opposition to John Juanda. Juanda folded both times. Juanda raised preflop and was called by both Andy Bloch and Mel Judah On the next hand. Juanda bet out after the flop fell 3d-Jd-5s. Andy Bloch moved all in for the third hand in a row and Judah folded, who this time made the call. Juanda showed 6d-7d for a weaker flush draw and a gutshot straight draw and Bloch showed Ad-10d for the nut flush draw. Bloch still led while the turn fell the 5h. Ended Bloch’s run at this title was a river 6s that gave Juanda a pair of sixes. Andy Bloch becomes our 23rd placer.

when Bengt Sonnert spiked an Ace on the river to outdraw Perttu Bergius who lost most of his chips to Sonnert. Bergius moved all in with Kd-Jh and was called by the 10d-3d of Jason Smith the very next hand. Missing both Poker players the flop fell 6h-4c-4s. Putting Bergius behind the eight ball needing a King or a Jack as the turn fell the 10s. Bergius was eliminated in 22nd place when the river actually fell an 8.

Mel Judah moved all in preflop with 66,500 and was running pretty short. John Juanda completed the call holding Ah-5d. Holding pocket Queens was Judah, who was left needing one of two outs as Juanda spiked an ace on the flop. Judah busts out in 21st place when the turn card fell the 2h and the river the 9c. a player from the rail was heard commenting, “You know the expression ‘Run like God?’ It should be ‘Run like Juanda’” after the hand.

Kim-Andre Torsvik made the call when John Juanda raised preflop. Torsvik checked to Juanda, who bet out 20,000On a flop of Kd-4s-Ks. Torsvik next check-raised for around half of his total chip stack. Torsvik called as Juanda then moved all-in. Torsvik held As-10s for the nut flush draw and Juanda held pocket Queens. Torsvik needed a spade to fall that did not pair the board or an Ace as the turn fell the Jc. The river fell a harmless 4c, and Torsvik is out 20th placer.

Although Erik Seidel has eight World Series of Poker bracelets, unfortunately, he will not win #9 this year. Seidel moved all in preflop and was down to just 18,500. But then Soren Kongsgaard reraised enough to force Scott Fischmanwho made a min-raise to fold. Kongsgaard flipped over Ah-Ad and Seidel flipped over 7s-3c. When the flop fell 9d-4d-3h the turn fell the 5s, Seidel would call for a seven or a 3 to win the hand. Erik Seidel is our 19th placer while.

Moving all in preflop against Daniel Negreanu was Brandon Adams who held As-Qd against the Kc-Qc of Negreanu. Putting Adams far behind was A king hit the flop making Adams became our 17th place finisher.

Soon afterwards Daniel Negreanu was at it again. Justin Smith bet out and Negreanu raised enough to put Smith all-in on a flop of 3s-7h-6h. Smith showing 7c-7d for a set of sevens, made the call. Negranu showed 4h-5h intended for a flopped straight. Smith need catch running straight cards to chop or the board to pair to win the hand. When the 5d hit the turn came one of the needed straight card. And Justin Smith is our 16th place finisher when the river fell the Kh.

When Brian Townsend moved all in against Scott Fischman was only took a few minutes later. Fischman held 10h-10d and Townsend held Ac-8s. Giving Townsend a pair of eights was the flop fell Qc-5h-8h. The turn of the Jh provided Fischman a flush draw. Townsend became our 15th place finisher when the river fell the Jc and received £45,250 for his finish.