Monday, September 10, 2007

World Series of Poker Europe

The main event of the European equivalent of the popular US World Series of Poker kicked off today after four days of play. The World Series of Poker Europe began on September 6th with Event number one, a £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 105 entrants, and continued on with Event number two, a £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament with 165 entrants. The winner of the first event was Germany’s Thomas Bild and event number two winner was Italy’s Dario Alioto. But like the US event, all of the attention is on the main event, a £10,350 (roughly $20,000) No-limit Hold’em tournament.

The tournament will take place over six days concluding most likely sometime on Saturday September 15th. Unlike the US version of the event, the tournament takes place at three different locations including The Casino Empire, the Fifty and the Sportsman.
Although early in the action, well known professional poker player Annie Duke has made several aggressive moves more than doubling her chip stack and putting her comfortably in second on the chip counts list. The current lead belongs to Dean Sanders who is only ranked 2622 in the Player of the Year standings. Play will proceed through the late evening and continue to gain excitement as the tournament moves toward the final table.

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