Thomas Bihl Takes Down Tough Final Table WSOPE HORSE Event

Filed in archive Tournament News on September 9, 2007

Kirk Morrsion's name continues to pop up at finals tables during big buy in poker events since his comeback a year ago. As they started the 2,500 British Pound H.O.R.S.E. final table at the first World Series of Poker Europe, several familiar names ended up with the chips left to play for the bracelet and 70,875 Pound first prize.

Full Tilt pros Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Jennifer Harman already have WSOP bracelets in their trophy cases. Joe Beevers of the Hendon Mob, and recent WSOP bracelet winner and this year's Main Event final tablist Alex Kravchenko rounded out a big time finale for the first WSOPE event.

But, it came down to the final card of the final hand for Thomas Bihl of Germany to defeat Jennifer Harman heads up, as his straight and flush draw over came Harman's two pair to take the first WSOPE bracelet home to Deutschland.

Here's PokerNews on the scene for the final table call with a piece of the article below:

Kirk Morrison - 685,000
Thomas Bihl - 280,000
Jennifer Harman - 75,000

But a little luck and a lot of determination go a long way in limit poker, and Harman was determined not to let her night end early. She clawed her way back from the brink of elimination over nearly three hours of three-handed play to pull back into contention, and then past Morrison for second position in chips as Thomas Bihl took over the chip lead. Finally, as the night wore on, Harman sent Morrison off in third place during stud Hi/Lo action. Morrison brought it in, and called when Harman completed. Morrison called Harman's bet on fourth, fifth and sixth street, ending up all in on sixth. Morrison turned up a pair of fours and a draw to an 8-7 low. Harman was ahead with her jacks and no low draw, and Morrison missed his low and didn't improve his high on seventh street. Morrison collected £26,250 for his performance.

It took over 100 hands of heads-up play and several lead swaps before Bihl took down the final hand during Hold'em play and claimed his first WSOP bracelet. On a flop of K 7 7, both Bihl and Harman checked. Harman check-raised the turn 10, and Bihl called on a draw with an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Harman's tens and sevens couldn't hold up when a six on the river made Bihl's 10-high straight and brought him the first WSOP Europe bracelet ever.
Here is the final-table finishing order:

1. Thomas Bihl £70,875
2. Jennifer Harman £40,688
3. Kirk Morrison £26,250
4. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson £21,700
5. Alex Kravchenko £17,850
6. Yuval Bronshtein £14,438
7. Joe Beevers £11,812
8. Gary Jones £9,188