2008 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
£868,800
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,620,000
Entries
362
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #53 - John Juanda

Stanislav Alekhin has the button in Seat 9. John Juanda opens the pot with a raise to 46,000 and steals the blinds and antes. John flashed his hand -- a pair of tens -- before returning his cards to the dealer.

Tags: John Juanda

Robin Keston Eliminated in 7th Place (£135,750)

Robin Keston - 7th Place
Robin Keston - 7th Place
Hand #52 -

Scott Fischman has the button in Seat 8. Ivan Demidov raises to 38,000, Robin Keston moves all in and Demidov calls.

Keston {A-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

Demidov {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

The flop is {K-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {4-Hearts}, Demidov's nines still leading. The turn is the {9-Clubs}, making Demidov a set, but opening up a flush draw for Keston. The river, though is the {6-Diamonds} and Keston's Main Event comes to an end with a seventh-place finish. He'll take home £135,750 for his efforts.

Hand #51 - Daniel Negreanu

There is a dead button in Seat 7. Daniel Negreanu raises to 38,000, Ivan Demidov calls and Stanislav Alekin calls from the big blind. The flop is {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}. The action is checked to Negreanu, who bets 80,000. Both his opponents fold and Negreanu wins the pot.

Toni Hiltunen Eliminated in 8th Place (£108,600)

Toni Hiltunen - 8th Place
Toni Hiltunen - 8th Place
Hand #50:

Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6. Stanislav Alekhin opens with a raise to 42,000 from under the gun and the action folds around to Toni Hiltunen who re-raises, making it a total of 100,000 to go. Alekhin, always methodical, thinks for a bit before putting Toni to a decision for all of his chips. Hiltunen makes the call and a showdown ensues:

Hiltunen: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}
Alekhin: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

By the turn, the board had run out queen-high -- {3-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {6-Spades} {Q-Hearts} -- and Hiltunen was drawing dead. The river, though irrelevant, was the {K-Hearts}.

Alekhin improved to 2,187,000 in chips after the hand. Hiltunen will take home £108,600 in prize money for his efforts.

Tags: Toni Hiltunen

Hand #48 - Ivan Demidov

Bengt Sonnert has the button in Seat 4. Action folds around the table to John Juanda in the small blind who completes the bet. Ivan Demidov then opts to exercise his option in the big, kicking it up another 24,000. Juanda makes a quick call and the two go heads up to the {Q-Hearts} {2-Spades} {5-Spades} flop.

A check-check sequence brings us to the turn -- the {3-Diamonds}. Juanda checks again and Demidov fires a bet of 44,000. Juanda lays it down and Demidov picks up his 12th pot of the day.

Tags: Ivan Demidov

Norman Chad/Lon MacEachern Sighting

Newly arrived at the Empire Casino are ESPN hosts Norman Chad and Lon MacEachern, who are tucked away in the upstairs balcony, away from the prying eyes of the Pokerazzi. Both appear to be enjoying a nice lunch, nibbling away on sandwiches as they watch the action unfold.