DTD Anniversary Cup - Day 3

[snoopy1239]

It's taken 3 days and over 25 hours of play, and I think even tikay bent his ear during one the breaks, but finally it's back, the Trevor Reardon patented inverted chair playing position. And look at him go, he's loving it! Have you ever seen a player adopt this position before, quite remarkable?! What next, the double-stacked inverter?!

[outragous76]

Looks as though LeKnave is enjoying the dizzy heights of a 90,000 stack now and grinding like no man has ever er... grund before.

Dave stop erm........ "grunding" and lets see some doublethruaments!!!!!

glglglglglglglglggllgglll

[snoopy1239]

Massive pot goes the way of Billy Defty. With table chip daddy David Anderson making a standard preflop raise with , Billy Defty repopped him from the big blind with and Anderson made the call. Not the worst of flops, as the board came to give Defty middle set and Anderson top pair. Defty led out for 20,000, Anderson made it 60,000 and Defty pushed, for what rumour has it was an additional 70,000 (or thereabouts). Knowing he was up excrement creek without a paddle, but was unable to make the fold. The turn teased a split pot, but to no avail as the blanked out and saw the pot sail over to Port Defty.

I love this photo for three reasons. One, Will Fry getting the sneakiest of peeks in the background, two, Defty's look of sheer confidence as Anderson mulls, and finally, John Burke's model like pose as he detects the glare of the camera.

[NoflopsHomer]

Like animals getting onto the Ark, sets are coming in twos for Billy Defty. He bet 50k on the river of a board against Luke McMillan who made the call with only to see a defty for...erm...Defty.

[snoopy1239]

Updated counts after that clash:

Billy Defty -- 365,000
David Anderson -- 150,000

[snoopy1239]

Speaking of Billy Defty, I managed to catch up with him during the break, and prior to that mammoth double through. This is what he had to say:

[snoopy1239]

And of course, with 19 players remaining, it is indeed bubble time.

[NoflopsHomer]

Double up for David Anderson against Billy Defty, Aces against Kings all-in preflop.

A board later and Anderson is back up to 289k.

[snoopy1239]

Table 11:

Seat 2: Nick Hicks -- 220,000
Seat 5: David Jones -- 80,000
Seat 6: William Fry -- 215,000
Seat 7: Trevor Reardon -- 400,000
Seat 8: Paul Gourlay -- 55,000
Seat 9: Cristiano Blanco -- 240,000

Table 12:

Seat 2: Dean Pearson -- 180,000
Seat 4: Alan Jennings -- 65,000
Seat 5: Bernie Holmes -- 290,000
Seat 6: Steve Jelinek -- 140,000
Seat 8: Kevin O'Connell -- 165,000
Seat 9: Luke Marsh -- 320,000

Table 21:

Seat 2: Ints Grinbaums -- 90,000
Seat 3: David Anderson -- 290,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 45,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 235,000
Seat 6: Mark Wilson -- 55,000
Seat 7: John Eames -- 270,000
Seat 9: Lee McMillan -- 190,000

[NoflopsHomer]

Boredom has even set in with Cristiano Blanco who is playing Backgammon on his phone.

"And losing to the computer!" he said. "F**k my life."

The FML bit might not be true.

[snoopy1239]

The bubble has burst, and it's Mark Wilson who will be vomiting in the toilet and hurtling down the motorway at 100 miles per hour. It was a relatively straight forward affair in the end, Wilson open shoving from latish position for around 40,000 with before being picked off by John Eames one seat along with . The board was of no use, and an understandably devastated Wilson was gone.

[snoopy1239]

Meanwhile, several players have chopped the £300 side event, taking £5,000 each and leaving £1,600 and the trophy to play for. Among those remaining were Marcus Bebb-Jones, Greek Jack, and Wade.

[Horneris]

weeeeee, ship the monies LeKnave.

[fatboyslow]

Well Done on cashing BIG DAVE

Now go on to win it,

[NoflopsHomer]

An earlier, prebubble, interview with Paul Gourlay and Will Fry.