Day two of the
World Series of Poker saw a record-breaking 2,998 players participate in the $1,500 no-limit hold'em event, while the $5,000 mixed hold'em event played down to the final table.
With the world's greatest festival of poker now in full swing, the European contingent have started to assert their presence with a number of cashes.
English man and former
EPT London winner Mark Teltscher finished a very credible 29th in the $5,000 mixed hold'em event while Dane and
WPT Festa al Lago winner Anders Walnum came in 35th. Both picked up $13,778.
The event was delayed until 4:30 p.m. due to the size of the field for the $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament, which saw hundreds of alternates queue for their shot at the bracelet and a stuffy overflow tent used to hold over 500 players.
European players in attendance included Roland De Wolfe, Thomas Wahlroos, Thor Hansen, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, David Benyamine, Andy Black, Harry Demetriou, Fabrice Soulier, Jan Von Halle, Max Pescatori, Per Ummer, and Mikael Thuritz.
It was another mixed session for the Europeans, with Ummer busting out at the end of round one and Devilfish taking an early bath after announcing to his table that he'd gone all in with his last few chips with Q-Q, only to be called by A-Q. After protesting the call he flipped over K-J. An open-ended straight draw was as good as it got for Ulliott and he was gone.
Round three saw Frenchman David Benyamine bite the dust. He did get his few remaining chips in ahead , with A-K against A-Q, but a rivered straight for his opponent ended his session rather earlier than he might have hoped.
A short-stacked Jan Von Halle ran his A-10 into A-K at the end of round five and Andy Black departed just before the end of round six as his A
K
ran into 8
9
and, despite a nut flush draw on the flop, he didn't improve.
Other casualties were Demetriou, Pescatori, Soulier, and Thuritz
The success story of the day was undoubtedly Englishman Roland De Wolfe. As play continued until the money bubble burst and 270 players remained, the
EPT Dublin winner who recently came second in the
Irish Open was second chip leader behind Alex Jacob. With somewhere in the region of $140,000 in chips, De Wolfe is in formidable shape to steam towards the final table and the first prize of $727,012.
Play resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. Sunday also sees the $1,500 pot-limit hold'em event and $2,500 Omaha/seven-card stud eight-or-better begin at noon, so stay locked on P.com for all your
WSOP news.
