2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 1 - £1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
£136,803
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£608,000
Entries
608
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Lucky For Some

As we entered the arena today, slightly goggle-eyed and still recovering from these early starts (it's early in the poker world!), we were suddenly ambushed by a surprisingly energetic Chris Elgie who was eager to inform us of some curious, perhaps paranormal, observations.

"Take a look at this, guys. I qualified on the 13th, my buy-in receipt say the number 13, I'm third from bottom, and my ticket today is 31. That's a lot of threes and ones."

"Is 31 your favourite number?" I asked inquisitively to no response.

Not one to be duped by spooky occurrences, my skepticism was truly put to the test when Elgie pushed all in under-the-gun on what I believe was the third hand of the day. After receiving a call from the even shorter-stacked Lascelle Barrow on the button, Elgie duly turned over {A-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}!!!

Creepy, yes, but the truth was that he was in trouble as Barrow tabled {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. But on this occasion, the numbers one and three proved lucky for Elgie as the board came {9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Hearts} to award him a much-needed double through.

I didn't check his new count, but something tells me he might be hovering around the 13,000 mark. We are now exiting the Twilight Zone.

Tags: Chris Elgie