WSOP Day 3: European Player RoundupChaotic Scenes as Poker Takes Back Seat and Front Stage Simultaneously |
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Day three of the World Series of Poker proved hectic for players and officials alike as one final table - $5,000 mixed hold'em - and three other bracelet events - $1,500 no-limit hold'em, $1,500 pot-lmit hold'em, and $2,500 Omaha/seven-card stud eight-or-better- were in full swing.
The day was characterised by a series of delays, notably in the $1,500 no-limit event as players busted out so fast officials could not keep pace and suspended play for 40 minutes, much to the chagrin of many players.
Other delays occurred when some players complained that their chip counts were not as they had signed off on the previous night and the colour-up of chips was also a prolonged affair.
Amid these scenes some poker broke out!
Roland De Wolfe, who had been up with the chip leaders at the start of play on day three, foundered in the tournament, eventually cashing for $5,115 in 107th place. Thomas Wahlroos also cashed in 248th place for $3,478 while Russian Sergei Veytser fared somewhat better, eventually eliminated in 36th place for $20,052.
The European contingent still had plenty to cheer about though as German Anders Krause, who finished second in the $2,500 seven-card stud eight-or-better in 2000, stormed to the final table.
Anders, with career tournament earnings of over $800,000, has $490,000 in chips, just over half the average stack. He is sandwiched between the two chip leaders, Alex Jacob and Paul Evans. With blinds at $20,000-$40,000 and an ante of $5000, he will need to come out of the traps sprinting.
Event four, $1,500 pot-lmit hold'em, saw 781 players register, with Marco Traniello of Italy and Ian Woodley of England finishing the day on approximately $66,000 and $40,000 in chips, respectively with blinds, of $2,000/-$4,000. Katja Thater from Germany was hanging in with around $12,000 in chips. All have made the money, with the tournament paying out 72 players.
Other Euro entrants who busted out of this event include Andy Black (level two), Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott (level six), David Benyamine and Max Pescatori , who have played every tournament so far except the casino employee's game.
Indeed, so eager were Black, Benyamine and Pescatori for action they jumped straight into event five, the $2,500 Omaha eight-or-better/Seven-card stud eight-or-better, which started at 5 p.m.
Attracting 327 players, the mixed Omaha/Stud game saw Frenchman Benyamine get off to a flying start. At one point he was winning so many pots he hadn't time to stack his chips, busting out Bill Edler and taking chips, seemingly at will, from his other opponents, who included Greg Raymer, Hasan Habib, and Pat Poels.
Benyamine finished the day with around $27,000 in chips, while Black sat on just over $28,000. The latter finished the day at a table with Raymer, Jennifer Harman, and Paul Darden. Around 100 players will resume play on Monday at 3 p.m. Other tournaments resuming play are the $1,500 no-limit hold'em and the $1,500 pot-limit hold'em.
Monday also sees the start of the $1,500 limit hold'em tournament and the $5,000 pot-limit Omaha tournament, which the Europeans are likely to favour.
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