2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9710
Prize
£204,048
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£770,000
Entries
154
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Bloch Party

It was a strange hand, surreal almost. The board read {J-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{2-Spades} and James Akenhead had called bets of 1,500 and 3,600 from Andy Bloch, and now faced a final, substantially meatier bet of 10,000.

Meanwhile, the tension created by both them and the rest of the table, was being amusingly broken by Mike Matusow and John Juanda, who wittered across the felt about various topics such as how "Phil Ivey couldn't bet a certain amount in some casino, and how they never put a limit on Archie", etc, etc. Finally, and as Akenhead continued to dwell, the chatting ceased, and silence drifted across the entire table.

He didn't like, but Akenhead eventually made the call. Bloch showed {A-Spades}{3-?}{A-Clubs}{K-Spades}, for a cheeky runner runner flush that was had crept up like a wolf in sheep's clothing. And the man that got bitten? He was left with just five or six thousand.

Tags: Andy BlochJames Akenhead