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£2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Live Updates November 23, 2009
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Day 3 Live Updates
Oh Canada! Cajelais Takes the Bracelet!
2 months ago
Event 2 is over and Erik Cajelais has become the first Canadian to win a bracelet at the World Series of Poker Europe. It ended in a whirlwind of action with Cajelais sending each of his opponents, one by one, on their way.
We have the details of the final few hands below but know now that Cajelais takes the bracelet and the £104,677 first place cash. We spoke with him after the win and he said he wouldn't sell the bracelet for another hundred thousand pounds. Considering he's come second in both a WSOP and a WPT already the win must be that much sweeter.
Swede Mats Gavatin takes runner-up honors and £64,705.
Congrats to everyone who cashed in this event and a special Attaboy to Canuck Erik Cajelais for bringing one home to the Great White North.
The Final Showdown
Entering heads-up play Erik Cajelais had close to a ten to one lead over Mats Gavatin meaning the Swede would need a miracle to make a comeback.
A miracle just wasn't in the cards, however, and despite a quick double-up for Mats it was over before it really got going.
The final hand saw Gavatin all-in preflop with T
T
9
8
up against Cajelais' Q
J
9
7
. Two queens hit the flop and a jack on the river gave Cajelais the boat and the tournament.
Keston Kowboy'd (3rd)
Details of Robin Keston's exit have reached us and as it turns out it was somewhat anticlimactic. A shortstacked Keston shoved with deuces and ran into Erik Cajelais' pocket kings. The board offered no respite and Keston was gone with £47,858 to show for his time.
- Average Stack: $1,185,000
- Players Left: 1
- Tables Left: 1
Keston Krashes (3rd)
2 months ago
Robin Keston has been eliminated in third place. We don't have the hand details at the moment and it looks like the heads-up match is going to be a quick one as Erik Cajelais has a massive lead over Mats Gavatin at the moment.
We're headed to the floor to get the details.
- Average Stack: $395,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Men Mastered! (4th)
2 months ago
Men "The Master" Nguyen had his seventh WSOP bracelet in sight here in London but, sadly for him, it was not to be. He's been eliminated at the hands of the marauding Quebecer Erik Cajelais.
Despite a recent double-up Nguyen was still dangerously short. He shipped A
8
and got looked up by Cajelais' J
T
. Things were looking up for Nguyen on the K
8
5
flop and only darkened a shade with the 7
turn.
The river was a disaster, however, bringing the 9
and nailing Erik's straight. Men Nguyen is out in fourth and will take £35,412.
- Average Stack: $395,000
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Richard Bryko Booker'd! (5th)
2 months ago
When PokerListings saw the name Richard Gryko we were hoping against hope that it was a typo and it was, in fact, Richard Grieco of 21 Jump Street fame.
Obviously it was just some guy named Gryko (no offense). At any rate, whoever he is is now out.
It was during a hand of Hold'em when Gryko opened to 21k and got popped to 66k by Erik Cajelais, Gryko made the call and the flop rolled out K
Q
7
and Cajelais fired 80,000. Gryko thought it over and decided enough was enough, moving all-in.
Cajelais snap-called, never a good sign, and tabled A-K which was well ahead of Gryko's K-J. The board bricked out for the all-in Gryko and he's out in 5th place for £26,619.
- Average Stack: $296,250
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Five Alive! Final Table Continues!
2 months ago
The final table of Event 2, £2,500 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha and Hold'em, continues here at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.
In case you weren't following along this final table made it to the final five last night before play was suspended. Well, the five are back and locked in mortal combat for the second bracelet of this WSOPE.
The lineup is big with Men "The Master" headlining and Erik Cajelais playing a supporting role. The other three are no slouches with former EPT winner Mats Gavatin, Robin Keston and Richar Gryko all with legitimate chances at the bracelet.
Play has been underway for about an hour and we have the biggest hands for you right here. Also, click through to the chip count tab for the newly updated stacks.
BTW we're playing Hold'em at 4,000/8,000 and Omaha at 3,000/6,000.
The French Canadian Double
Erik Cajelais is the last remaining Canadian at the table, and therefore the favorite, and he's just regained some ground with a double-up through chip leader Mats Gavatin. It began with Gavatin opening a hand of Omaha and Cajelais making the call.
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Cajelais muscling his way to the bracelet.
The flop came down 5
3
3
and a succession of bets and raises left Cajelais all-in.
Cajelais: A
3
6
4
Gavatin: A
A
K
7
Cajelais was in the lead and it got even better when the 7
turn made him a straight. The river was the T
and Cajelais doubles to about 155,000.
Keston Robbin' Gavatin
Mats Gavatin likes to open a lot of pots and that's exactly what he did in this hand against Robin Keston. Gavatin made it 16k and Keston shipped from the big blind. Gavatin made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Gavatin: Q
J
9
9
Keston: A
K
K
2
The flop didn't do much for either player but did give them both the club flush draw, swinging the percentages further in the favor of Keston. After the turn and river Keston's kings were still good and he takes it down.
- Average Stack: $237,000
- Players Left: 5
- Tables Left: 1
£2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha - Day 3, Reports by:

Matthew Showell
£2,500 Pot-Limit...
- Buy-In: £2,500
- Entrants: 158
- Total Prize Money: £395,000
- Date: Sep 21, 2009
- Final Day Sep 23, 2009
Event Chip Leaders2 months ago
£2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| Erik Cajelais | $470,000 |
| Mats Gavatin | $325,000 |
| Robin Keston | $300,000 |
| Robin Keston | $150,000 |
Blind Structure2 months ago
£2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| No Blind Structure found. |
