Live Tournament Updates
Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad Wins WSOP Europe
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The tournament room has slowly been informed of Annette_15's victory in London and reactions have been overwhelmingly supportive and positive. Many players are genuinely happy for the 19-year old girl from Sweden, commenting what a great victory this is not only for women in poker, but poker in general.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI06:01 PM, 09/16/07
Hang Keeps Shorr Honest
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
A board of K
10
7
4Q
is checked all the way down by four players who limped into the pot and Shannon Shorr bets 1,500. Tommy Hang calls him down and Shorr flips over J9. Hang mucks his hand and Shorr takes down the pot.
05:50 PM, 09/16/07
Barry Greenstein Doubles
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Barry Greenstein is short stacked and all in preflop with AA against another player's 1010. The board comes 9852A, and Greenstein doulbes up to about 16,500 in chips.
05:44 PM, 09/16/07
Tuan Le Scores a Huge Pot
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
On a board of 1062Q8, with 25,000 in the pot, Tuan Le fires out 17,000 from middle position and seat eight makes the call from the cutoff. Tuan flips over 97 and his opponent mucks. Tuan collects the massive pot and he now has 72,500.
05:36 PM, 09/16/07
Steve "Cuz" Buchner Takes One from the Stacked Table
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
On a table with Fred Goldberg, Kenna James, James Van Alstyne and Brad Berman, Steve Buchner has had no trouble picking his spots and taking down pots.
Goldberg raises to 1,400 and Buchner makes the call. The flop comes down K106 and Goldberg checks. Buchner bets 1,800 and takes down another pot. After the hand, he is up to 76,100.
05:28 PM, 09/16/07
No Daut
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Ryan Daut has been eliminated from the tournament.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI05:24 PM, 09/16/07
Back From Break
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players have returned from the dinner break to increased blinds of 200-400 with a 50 ante.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI05:00 PM, 09/16/07
Dinner Break
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI03:41 PM, 09/16/07
Slow Down For Food
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
With 5 minutes remaining until the dinner break, play has slowed down and many of the players have already left for various reservations at one of the Borgata's many restaurants.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI03:37 PM, 09/16/07
Davidson Matthew Eliminated
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
With the final board showing A109810, Peter "Nordberg" Feldman bets 6,000, and Davidson Matthew calls. Feldman shows 10-7 for trips on the river, and Matthew mucks in frustration, down to about 32,000 in chips. Feldman is up to about 73,000.
After the hand, Matthew starts talking trash about the other side of the table. "That's the donkey corner. They need some hay in that corner."
The next hand, Matthew is all in with KK against another player's AA. The board comes 843J7, and the aces hold up. Davidson Matthew is eliminated from the tournament, making a few donkey references as he goes.
03:23 PM, 09/16/07
