DTD Monthly £300 - Day 1

[Horneris]

What has Rick come as?

[NoflopsHomer]

Has Sam Trickett's ban been lifted?

I would presume so, but it hasn't been a happy return so far, he's dropped half his stack and has just 5k.

[Djinn]

Wow, you can tell winter is upon us (and I haven't, despite a good amount of wandering, seen any hands which are interesting enough to commit to virtual paper) by the fact that this picture is pretty much monochrome - black sweaters, black T-shirts, white shirts.  Table 34 looks like it's in mourning for the entry fee:

34   1   Peter Singleton
34   2   Henry Griffiths
34   3   Paul Garnham
34   4   Habib Chatoo
34   5   David Statham
34   6   David Nisbet
34   7   Antonio Dicesare



But this might only be because all the colours within a five-mile radius have been hijacked by this highwayman (Tom Rutter):



And given as tribute to this man, NoflopsHomer:



Just in case you can't make it out, and you might want to adjust your sets, here's the detail in all is horrifying clashing made-by-a-five-year-old-out-of-felt, mortality themed glory:

[NoflopsHomer]

Double upish for Ralph Shalson.

Multiway pot featuring several other players including Greg Hill.



It's checked to Mark Roberts who bets 500 into a 600 or so pot. Passed back around to Karabiner who check/raises to 1,500. Call.



Karabiner bets 2,500. Roberts thinks for a moment before moving all-in. Karabiner instantly calls and shows leaving his opponent drawing dead with .

makes quaaaaaaaaaadss for Karabiner, he's close to 20k.

[TightEnd]

wow, its jesus and his amazing technicoloured non-blonde poker updater compliant dreamcoat hoodie!

[NoflopsHomer]

wow, its jesus and his amazing technicoloured non-blonde poker updater compliant dreamcoat hoodie!

[littlemissC]

just been looking at the players list are there no women playing???

makes me want to get off my butt and come down there(if only i could magic a babysitter)

[NoflopsHomer]

just been looking at the players list are there no women playing???

makes me want to get off my butt and come down there(if only i could magic a babysitter)

Women? Playing poker? You'll be wanting the vote next...

[DaveShoelace]

just been looking at the players list are there no women playing???

makes me want to get off my butt and come down there(if only i could magic a babysitter)

Floppys hoody scared them all off

[NoflopsHomer]

just been looking at the players list are there no women playing???

makes me want to get off my butt and come down there(if only i could magic a babysitter)

Floppys hoody scared them all off

I've got the seal of approval from at least two female members of staff here, so

[Djinn]

Thomson's Directory Tells Bebb-Jones Where to Get His Kings Cracked:

Well, I've sort of given it away, but this hand was already interesting by the flop, when a raise hand been re-raised, it looked like, by Marcus Bebb-Jones and called by Stephen Thomson.  The board stood and I really started paying attention only when Marcus made a call here which elevated the pot to just over 3,000. 
The turn: .  Both players check.
River:   Marcus Bebb-Jones bets out 1,500 now, and Stephen Thomson raised a further 3,500.  Instantly Marcus announces all-in, and even though 5k has already gone in on the river alone from each player, Thomson now thinks long and hard about calling off the rest of his stack (he's covered).  Both hands do that simple chip-flip trick with an intense sort of speed; he stares, gets stared at, and eventually throws the rest of his stack in with a shrug.

Bebb-Jones: , yes, a flopped set of Kings
Thomson: , yes, a rivered straight. 

Bebb-Jones almost felted, probably wishing he had actually had the flush/higher straight which presumably was causing his opponent the angst.

[Djinn]

As predicted, another exit, bringing the total down to 99, which fit nicely on 11 tables.  Here are those unlucky few who've already busted and are probably in one of the cash games or the simultaneous £50 tournament running behind us:

100   Keith Jones
101   Marcus Bebb-jones
102   Edward Roger
103   John Deeley
104   Joe Whittaker
105   Habib Chatoo
106   Mark Roberts
107   Basharat Mahmood
108   John Perrin
109   Richard Kellett
110   James Mitchell

[NoflopsHomer]

Rudders is on about 14k after getting into a favourable spot with A-K against a serial preflop overbettor's A-Q, flopping the nut flush.

It looks as though Thomas Middleton has lost a fair number of his early set over set chips to Nick Marshall and as I type that, their table is now breaking.

Marcus Bebb-Jones is out. He was all-in preflop with Neil Blatchly and Paul Rayner calling



Blatchly bets a suspiciously small 1k into a pot approaching 6k. Rayner calls.



Blatchly moves all-in, Rayner calls quickly flipping , Blatchly shows . Bebb-Jones shows .

Blatchly asks for a ten....



Ask and ye shall receive... Rayner is very short now, Blatchly has about 20k.

[Djinn]

Sam Trickett Nearly Checks the Winning Hand

Out of position on the river.  Slowing to a check on the turn with the board , he fires 1,300 on the river which gets a reluctant-looking call from Simon Lee who mutters something like, "Queen," before mucking to Sam's .  "I nearly checked on the river," he gets told, as a bonus.  "You get checked to twice, do you bet?"  Maybe we'll never know.

[DaveShoelace]

just been looking at the players list are there no women playing???

makes me want to get off my butt and come down there(if only i could magic a babysitter)

Floppys hoody scared them all off

I've got the seal of approval from at least two female members of staff here, so

Was it along the lines of "we approve you to be our new gay best friend"