Monte Carlo Millions - Live Update - DAY ONE

[Djinn]

I am sure Phil Laak would be winding Mr. Hellmuth up too, as he's definitely the strangest person on his table.  The K9 destroyer of Demetriou was involved in a hand with him (which Laak won) which involved a lengthy rather cyclic conversation:

Laak "I'm nervous.  I'm probably not gonna talk for the rest of the hand."
Alex Jagodik (I think): "It's better than K9 this time."
"I'm not talking anymore."
"Are you calling?"
"That's it."  And the hood comes up and zips up; his opponent passes and it all begins again...

[Royal Flush]

Gl to Nik P, missed him earlier in the thread.

[booder]

hi guys , is jatinder singh still in and if so how many chips ?     thank you

[tikay]

Paul Spillane, Stan James Head Honcho, (he's a Rock - lives in Gibralter) just got AA & found an all-in merchant with 88. Naturally, an 8 fell (no point reporting it otherwise) & Paul's brief dream of a 220k stack becomes a merely healthy 80k stack.

[M3boy]

hi guys , is jatinder singh still in and if so how many chips ?     thank you

Id be very interested in this too

[ariston]

& Jen can do the chip counts & hand jobbies

blonde really does offer everything!!

[Nem]

& Jen can do the chip counts & hand jobbies

blonde really does offer everything!!

 

[Djinn]

And now for some number-based factual information:

Juha Helppi      26k
Per Ummer      54k
Bob Voulgairis   27k
Marc Goodwin  215k
Erik Seidel        20k
Gus Hansen      38k
Joe Cassidy       50k
John Duthie     16k
Chris Ferguson  110k
Mel Judah         65k
Phil Laak           70k
Richard Gryko    88k
Scott Fischman  67k
John Juanda     120k
Joe Beevers       63k
Mads Andersen  110k
Eric Sagstrom     44k
Johan Storakers  62k
Kathy Liebert     56k
Iwan Jones        38k
John Conroy       20k
Ron Fanelli         86k
Achilleas Kallakis  46k
John Kabbaj       48k

And Jani Sointula, who last time I checked had trebled through TO 20k, now has 120,000!

[sharpy]

     Tikay/Djinn

   I've just managed to catch up on here,and what an excellent job u2 are doing.It's one of the reasons I joined.


   Excellent site,excellent updates


                                                          

[Trace]

How are the Hendon Mob doing?

Look ^^^  I asked a serious question!

[Nem]

How are the Hendon Mob doing?

Look ^^^  I asked a serious question!

Well done Trace

[estimate]

And what about Andreas Barstads chipcount?

[23spades]

 :Dwhat a great site your not bad for your age tony lol :Djames fisher

[Lassoo]

Going into the last hours of the first day (You have still some 30 players to count out) I just want to thank you for the great reporting.
Keep on the excellent work.

[tikay]

Poker as played by some of the American guys, becomes more like the WWF Wrestling farce every day. Phil Laak makes every hand a three-act play. Talking, baiting, clowning, jibes, mocking, acting, the whole works, every hand. Funny, entertaining, absorbinb. But pure poker is better. Give me pure poker every day.

Laak just got involved in a hand that musta taken fully 15 minutes. He asked the Dealer if he could show me his hand, & let me decide if he should call Matey Boy's all-in 13k in a 80k pot. Thankfully, the dealer said "no way", though the players said it would be OK.

Eventually, after an age of verbal sparring, Phil Laak says "I call, but I'm not gonna turn my hand over, I'm too embarrassed". TD is summoned, "you MUST turn it over".

"I just hope you have AK, I KNOW you have AK says Laak".

The flop was....

 

Matey Boy turns over 

Laak still won't turn his cards over. Matey Boy says "don't be slow-rolling me you *******".

More theatricals from Mr Laak, then, at last, he reveals his hand. 

And the 90k+ pot is split. Extraordinary. I don't approve of all this horsing around, but boy of boy, he can't 'arf play poker. Eight bloody Five on a J high flop!