| Seat 1 : Peter Evans (UK) |
The Bandit - scrap
metal man |
| Seat 2 : Alan Betson (Ire) |
Strong recent
form |
| Seat 3 : Korosh (UK) |
Fruit cake never
seemed this nutty |
Seat 4 : Lise Vigezzi (Fra) |
Someone to make
the game look healthy |
| Seat 5 : Mike Magee (Ire) |
5th in series 4,
great results |
| Seat 6 : Donocha ODea (London) |
Most experienced
pro |
| Seat 7 : Michel Liebgorin (??) |
Where and why do
they get them |
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The first episode gets quickly
into the action with Korosh and Lise. Korosh (with 6-6) makes a small move only
to be raised by Lise, at this early stage signalling a big hand. Korosh calls.
The flop is K-Q-7, very dangerous for 6-6 but after check from Lise, Korosh
makes a small move. Re-raise all-in from Lise was a mistake holding K-K but she
probably earned the very close to the maximum anyway. Korosh passed.
Soon
after however the money comes back to Korosh from Lise when she loosely calls a
bet with A-6 on a flop of 10-7-6, Korosh having 10-9. All-in he moves back
up. |
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| Betson had early game nerves
and just called a pre-flop bet with his A-K suited. When the flop came 7-9-7 he
bet small but a raise from a pair of tens weakened his stack as he passed. Then
chasing he played A-6 and checked on a flop of 3-4-3. When a 6 turned up on the
'turn', he bet and Korosh raised him all-in. Alan called only to see K-3 turn
over for a 2-card out with the remaining sixes. Betson was first
out |
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| Peter Evans was another
nervous player. Playing A-9 and getting called he bet a flop of A-4-5 and got
called again. A 7 arrived and check-check then the 'river' brought a 6 and the
third spade. Liebgorin bet now and the Bandit raised only to get re-raised
all-in with Liebgorin's King high flush. The Bandit had no idea of what was
going on there, a sign of nerves. |
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| The next player out went in
classic yet so simple a fashion. Korosh got it all-in with his A-K, not
a bad move but Lise had the Aces and although a King hit the flop no more help
came. |
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| Mike Magee had been quiet with
hands and had lost some chips on the way. With A-Q in his hand he thought it
necessary to make a move before the antes hurt him any more. He got it all in
and went up against Michel Liebgorin's J-J. No Ace or Queen arrived and
Magee was out without a real mistake or much of a game. |
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| Now short stacked, the Bandit
tried a steal with his 10-8 but Michel had K-Q and called and that was good.
Bandit out. |
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| Its now three-way action
between Lise, Donocha and Michel. Lise bets all-in with A-T from the first
position. Donocha goes all-in with a similar amount of chips and a pair of
sixes. Michel, now the big chip leader, thinks for a long time and calls with
his 10-9 suited trying to take them both out. This is trying for too much. The
cards fall 3-J-J-4-7 and Donocha triples his stack and Lise is sadly
out. |
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Heads-up the battle would have
been uneven in skill and experience if it were not for the 3-1 chip lead in
Michel's favour.
A simple hand develops with Michel holding 10-8 and
Donocha A-4. The flop is K-7-5 and both check. On the 'turn' its a 6 and
check-check again but when the 3 falls on the 'river' Don bets 1200 and Michel
raises 2000 on a complete bluff. The Don calls and shows his
striaght.
Now equal in chips the decisive hand is dealt immediately.
After pondering the Don made an all-in move with A-J, a little odd with no
money in the pot and a clear lead in experience. However maybe he knew his
opponent better and had a tell on the hand as Michel called with A-8 diamonds.
An Ace and a Jack hit the table and Michel was side-lined to the semi
final and Donocha was very happy to come from no where to be in the
final. |
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