23 September 2010
Action resumes at WSOPE Main Event
The cards are back in the air after a 20 minute break at The Empire; 131 players have returned for Level 2 with Pierre Canali still our chip leader on what looks to be around 65,000. We’ve been prowling the hall for familiar faces and thought we’d start with updates on our defending champions.
Level One Summary - Ahmed bust; Selbst in danger
No one has to worry about being eliminated on the first level of Day 1a of the World Series of Poker. Afteb Ahmed took the hit when his KK couldn’t outdraw the AA of now chip leader Pierre Canali. He has over 60,000 chips before him but is being chased by Remy Biechel and Dan Smith, both of whom have had huge chunks of Vanessa Selbst’s stack.
More action at the WSOPE Main Event
The action has been hotting up as we move towards the end of the 50/100 blind level. We’ve seen coolers, bluffs and all-ins from some big names in the past half an hour as Vanessa Selbst and Andy Bloch put their tournaments at risk.
Some hands observed at the WSOPE Main Event...
The biggest pot we've witnessed thus far came from the Table Of Death II (next to the Table of Death I ft. Mercier, Seidel et al). In fact, that whole area is just full of death tables. Chris Ferguson seems to be up to around 40,000 after winning a big pot.
How to escape the table of death?
We told you Allen Kessler, Erik Seidel and Jason Mercier were sharing a table. We were wrong, sorry - Kessler is at the adjacent table and looks as though he's next to Seidel. Perhaps it's an optical illusion caused by bald heads.
Action underway at WSOPE Main Event
Scarcely 30 minutes ago, the first WSOPE champion Annette Obrestad announced that it was time to “shuffle up and deal”. Now the action is underway with so many notable names clustered around the slew of tables throughout The Empire Casino.
Shuffle up and deal!
So far with tables filling up fast we have spotted Erik Seidel, Allen “chainsaw” Kessler, Ross Boatman and a mop of shocking blonde hair that might well be Viktor Blom – we couldn’t see his face. The tables are filling and chips are being riffled as Jack Effel makes the usual speech.
T-Minus fifteen minutes until Main Event
With less than twenty minutes to go before the beginning of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, Bluff Europe has arrived. Setting up on an Internet connection we can only describe as ‘intermittent’ (though that might be more to do with blogger Matt Perry’s ancient laptop) the honchos in suits are labelling tables and setting out chips.
World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Day 1a/1b schedule
At noon the World Series of Poker Europe £10,300 Main Event begins with hundreds of the world’s best players lining up to go for glory – a six figure first prize and a WSOP bracelet. The tournament will play out over six days – two opening flights followed by four days including the final table.
World Series of Poker Europe Main Event begins today
Today is the day that we’ve all been waiting for – the Main Event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe is starting at noon when hundreds of players will pay up five figures in the hopes of becoming the next Annette Obrestad.