LIVE UPDATE NORWEGIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2

[Djinn]

The unthinkable has happened, ladies and gentlemen... a Day Two has commenced at NINE IN THE MORNING and everyone is here!  Including me!

Snoopy bravely held the fort until about 4am yesterday/today, so we did a deal that he could have a lie-in if I could sleep yesterday.  So here we are - bear with me while I acquaint myself with the players and let you know what's happening on this rainy cold day in Grebbestad...

[Ironside]

nice to see you awake jen pity your not still playing

but seeing as its past my breakfat time i am off to bed

hope to see you still hard at work when i get up

[Ironside]

ps if any of our new members wish to watch the poker425 tv magazine show i am currently seeding the show using bittorrent details of where you can download it our on the general board

[Djinn]

nice to see you awake jen pity your not still playing

but seeing as its past my breakfat time i am off to bed

hope to see you still hard at work when i get up

It's more than likely!  Although one table has already broken.. with blinds of 1,200/2,400 ante 400, the short stacks (spare a thought for the poor short stacks) are making their moves now.  After four hours' sleep.

[Djinn]

One of these shorter stacks was sole Lady Player 'Jahelle' who just picked up the bullets with two players giving her a spin, one with and one with .  The Queen on the board was just a little teaser though, and she trebles up.

[Djinn]

Just to recap the chip positions from last night, so valiantly reported by Snoopy:

Table 12:

Carlosgutten -- 109,000
Spetsern -- 80,300
Helge123 -- 97,400
Inspector -- 63,000
Pzyked -- 42,100
XO -- 27,400
YangYing -- 79,900
$ulles$ -- 45,000

Table 13:

Marve -- 19,800
Bjorn Petter Jocumsen -- 123,600
boxen2 -- 25,700
Littlearth -- 66,900
Kjetting -- 71,900
DJAY -- 75,700
8mm -- 25,500
OELoose -- 117,700

Table 11:

Design -- 46,500
RM -- 18,500
Battass -- 70,900
Spokey -- 3600
Fjoshue -- 15,000
Stroken -- 36,600
G_braa -- 119,300
PitchBlack -- 136,500

Table 8:

Johnny Lodden -- 100,300
Mikael Palmerand -- 57,900
Andreas Nilsen -- 49,300
Frode Walle -- 25,500
Troud Rossemyr -- 59,700
Thor Hjerteners -- 27,800
Kjetil Tellefsen -- 30,700
Faascha -- 34,800

Table 16:

Toom -- 124,500
Leoparden -- 44,700
Mortyblack -- 100,100
Lars -- 36,900
Mr Pott -- 41,200
K-Mann -- 52,900
Three Kings -- 24,300
Jahelle -- 10,100

Table 18:

Firefighter72 -- 19,600
Boks -- 76,600
kingai -- 19,100
BE Glenne -- 27,500
Runardo -- 61,800
Dexter -- 32,100
Vegardn -- 71,500
Tegneseriesamieren -- 3,200
Gummi1 -- 49,700

Table 17:

Nilzor -- 43,800
Lystig -- 118,600
Ironika -- 26,500
Zetson -- 56,600
Hawken -- 68,200
Stianhos -- 36,500
The Fox -- 65,300
Eleperuo -- 71,000

[Djinn]

And it's the Congratulations Clap for Kjetil Tellefsen; I thought it would be one of those sink-into-floor moments when I received the "You're Out" clap - they do it for every single player, all the way through - but it's actually quite nice. 

I have to say a couple of things about the organisation here, which has been rather good:

When you take your seat, you leave the little card with your table and seat number on it in front of you the whole time.  You also get a piece of paper at the start with your actual name on it, which you keep throughout the tournament.  When you get knocked out, a Director hears the Clap and comes to retrieve your piece of paper and seat card, thus ensuring he knows exactly where you finished, and what seats are available. 

Having the little cards out also makes it unneccesary to label tables, which means that players can be reorganised at whim.

Also, and from a blogger's point of view, this is great stuff, before each major break a piece of paper is handed to the tables and the players put their OWN name and chip count on it.  It only takes a second and is invaluable to the reporters.  I would love to try this in the UK, but I have a horrible feeling there would be whingeing.  The Scandinavians are pretty easy going, it must be said. 

[Nem]

[Djinn]

  Nemesis - nice to see people browsing blonde so early...

And with the blinds rising to 1,500/3,000 ante 500 another table has broken with the elimination of Frode Walle ('Zubeldia') and one other.  I'll go get a peek at the current chip leaders now.

[Djinn]

I've been tipped off by BA Kildalen as to the Climber of the Day - 'Inspector' who started with 30k and now has an unexpected 135k.  This is mainly down to one key hand, I'm told - a vs vs which gave him a nice boost upwards.

[Savage]

And it's the Congratulations Clap for Kjetil Tellefsen; I thought it would be one of those sink-into-floor moments when I received the "You're Out" clap - they do it for every single player, all the way through - but it's actually quite nice. 

I have to say a couple of things about the organisation here, which has been rather good:

When you take your seat, you leave the little card with your table and seat number on it in front of you the whole time.  You also get a piece of paper at the start with your actual name on it, which you keep throughout the tournament.  When you get knocked out, a Director hears the Clap and comes to retrieve your piece of paper and seat card, thus ensuring he knows exactly where you finished, and what seats are available. 

Having the little cards out also makes it unneccesary to label tables, which means that players can be reorganised at whim.

Also, and from a blogger's point of view, this is great stuff, before each major break a piece of paper is handed to the tables and the players put their OWN name and chip count on it.  It only takes a second and is invaluable to the reporters.  I would love to try this in the UK, but I have a horrible feeling there would be whingeing.  The Scandinavians are pretty easy going, it must be said. 

Seems like you've been enjoying yourself amongst all the norwegians, good to hear. Looking forward to get updates throughout the day...

[Djinn]

Chipped:

Djay    160,000
Stian Hostad - 'stianhos'   100k
Lystig   100k
Toom   150k
Marty Black   200k
Johnny Lodden  120k
Inspector    130k
Spetsern    140k

Clapped:

Bjorte Ervold  'fjoshune'
Kay-Arne Nygard 'K-Man'

[Djinn]

Hi Savage -

Yes, I was very excited to visit Norway, in Sweden... a little confused, but having a good time!  Lovely tournament, weird setting, friendly people and a great atmosphere.  I'll do my best with the updates, but you really want Snoozing Snoopy, who got a handle on the Unknown very quickly yesterday and did a great job.  Ah well, you'll just have to make do with me for a few hours

[Savage]

Chipped:

Djay    160,000
Stian Hostad - 'stianhos'   100k
Lystig   100k
Toom   150k
Marty Black   200k
Johnny Lodden  120k
Inspector    130k
Spetsern    140k

Clapped:

Bjorte Ervold  'fjoshune'
Kay-Arne Nygard 'K-Man'

Spetsern still there? I've seen at a list at wsop.info that he's out at 47th place...

[Djinn]

Oh, and you might want to see the sleeping beauty with his Special Pillow on the bus on the way to Sweden...

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=9456.45