huge chip lead to knock off the leader and claim a big prize, like a World Series of Poker bracelet. Well that didn’t happen in event #2 of the World Series of Poker Europe. When this £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha event got down to the heads up portion, with the WSOP bracelet on the line, Mats Gavatin was staring up at mountain of chips that he had to climb before he could even think of having a chance at his first WSOP win.
Erik Cajelais was the owner of the Kilimanjaro of chips that Gavatin had to get himself over. Mats possessed 180k while Erik’s holdings were almost a million. While this is hardly the biggest chip lead in World Series of Poker history, if the World Series of Poker rules committee had a written in a “mercy” clause along with the rest of new rules, Cajelais’s lead would probably have been enough to evoke it.
Unlike many other WSOP poker tournaments, there was no high drama in this final pairing. Less than five minutes after heads up play started, the whole thing was over. While this may not be the fastest heads up encounter in Worlds Series of Poker history, it has to be near the top of the list.
Mats Gavatin actually gave himself a glimmer of hope by doubling up right off the bat. The hope was not to last. On the last hand he went all-in before the flop with 10d-10s-9c-8c. Erik Cajelais called with his Qh-Jd-9s-7s. A flop of Ad-Qd-Qc put this pretty much out of reach for Gavatin, and a turn and river of Ah-Js finished him off. Erik Cajelais seized his first WSOP bracelet. Unfortunately for Gavatin there is nothing in the World Series of Poker rules that says things have to be fair.
