2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Event 2 - ��5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak75
Prize
£234,390
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Entries
156
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Event 2 - ��5,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Day 2 Completed

Congrats to ��5,000 PLO Champion Dario Alioto

Dario Winner PLO
Dario Winner PLO
Dario Alioto became the third player from Italy to win a WSOP bracelet. Valter Farina won a bracelet in Seven-card Stud in 1995. The Italian Pirate Max Pescatori won a bracelet in Hold'em last year.

"I want to be the best player in the world at this game," Alioto said in a post-victory interview. "This is very special."

Here are today's final table money winners:
1 Dario Alioto ��234,390
2 Istvan Novak ��137,280
3 Tony G ��94,380
4 David Callaghan ��65,520
5 Antoine Arnault ��49,530
6 Sherkhan Farnood ��38,220
7 Sampo Lopponen ��30,420
8 Andy Bloch ��22,020
9 MH Razaghi ��16,380

Tags: Dario

Hand #166: Dario Alioto Wins ��5,000 PLO Bracelet (��234,390); Istvan Novak Eliminated in Second Place (��137,280)

Istvan Novak - Runner-up
Istvan Novak - Runner-up
Hand #166: Istvan Novak was all in preflop against Dario Alioto.

Novak : {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Alioto: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The flop was {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Alioto flopped a pair. The turn was the {5-Spades} and Alioto picked up two pair. Novak was drawing dead and the meaningless {A-Spades} fell on the river.

Istvan Novak was eliminated in second place. He won ��137,280.

Dario Alioto is our champion and won ��234,390.

Tags: Dario AliotoIstvan Novak

Hands #164-165

Hand #164: Alioto limped and Novak checked the big blind. The flop was {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Both players checked. The turn was the {A-Hearts}. Both players checked. The river was the {Q-Clubs}. Both players checked. Novak showed a pair of sixes and won the pot.

Hand #165: Novak raised to 210,000. Alioto called. The flop was {9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Alioto bet the pot and Novak folded. Alioto won.

Tags: Dario AliotoIstvan Novak

Hand 162-163

Hand 162:

Novak raises and takes the blinds.

Dario accidently spills his chip tower when folding.

Hand 163:

Novak gives Dario a walk.

Hand #159: Tony G Eliminated in Third Place (��94,380)

The G - Third Place
The G - Third Place
Hand #159: Dario Alioto raised 120,000 from the small blind. Tony G called. The flop was {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Alioto fired out 230,000. Tony G moved all in and Alioto called.

Tony G: {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Alioto: {K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Tony G was in the lead, but Alioto had a lot of outs as The G needed to dodge a lot of bullets to stay alive. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river was the {8-Diamonds}. Alioto rivered a straight and Tony G was eliminated from the tournament in third place. The G won ��94,380.

We have reached heads-up play.

Tags: Dario AliotoTony G

Hands 157-158

Hand 157:

Dario bets 100K, takes it down.

Hand 158:

Tony G calls, Novak calls, Dario checks.

Flop: {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}

Tony bets 100K.
Dario raises 250K more.
Tony folds.