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Evening all .... pab, been to palms yet ??

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Was worried something had happened to you guys and I might have to get an early night! Thankfully no such luck! Keep up the good work!  :)up

You are alive then!

We're running a bit late today due to a hold-up on the freeway. No idea what was going on, but we did see a few cop cars hanging around.

More used to slow journeys on the Stratford Road, I never once thought I'd be stuck in traffic on Las Vegas Avenue or Frank Sinatra Drive.

Anyhow, back to business.

Today is Day 2 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em Freezout, but also that start of the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold 'Em Freezout too. As so many Europeans failed to make it the end of yesterday's play, we thought we'd keep an eye on the Pot Limit Event. Rumour has it that the likes of El Blondie, Tony Chessa, Marc Goowin and co are all playing, so it may be of more interest to you if our updates for today focused more on this Event.

We're keeping an open mind.

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not been to the palms yet kev, serious poker this week, funtime next week, ;-)

$2,500 PLH F/O

How about this for a table?

Howard Lederer
Mike Sexton
Ben Roberts
Tony Chessa
Paul Jackson

$2,500 PLH F/O

This one's pretty dangerous too...

William Chen (only 2 time bracelet winner)
Devilfish
Carlos Mortensen

$2,500

More names...

An Tran
Thomas Wahlroos
John Kabbaj
Mickey Wernick
Willie Tann
Dewey Tomko
Jan Heitman
Stephen Ayeung (sp?)
Umberto Brenes
Bret Jungblut
Sam Wardlow
Lawrence Gosney
John Gayle
Greg Raymer
John Juanda
John Duthie
Bruno Fitoussi
Luco Pagano
Joe Hachem
Juha Helppi
Iwan Jones
Irish Denis

And of course... the blonde one himself

Mr Dave Colclough

No longer the brighted barnetted (is that a word??) person in the building.



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And, seeing as though he's an all or nothing man, we'd better get this piccy of 'Yoyo' in before he goes yoyo loopey.



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OK - here's the deal - after a scan like Snoopy's only much much quicker ;) I make an executive decision to concentrate mainly on the $2,500 today.  So, the main posts will be about this large event, while we keep an eye on the action in the $1,500 in case anything truly fascinating kicks off.

And of course we're most concerned about our new friend  Bhupinder Kohli - Bhups made Day Two with about 9 big blinds, and was telling us that he would be making a double-or-bust move early on.  Sadly we were crawling down the freeway at said early point, and I'm just about to go and look for him now.  But I thought I should let the blondeites know that Bhups is truly hardcore - at 1:45am LV time yesterday, they'd bagged the chips and we were thinking about rushing down for the 2am tourney at Binions.  OK, I'd already decided that was a good idea.  But when Mr. Kohli overheard said plan, he insisted on coming along.
"If there are only a couple of tables it will be over by 4:30.  That's at least six hours sleep."
"You should go to bed."
"No."
"OK."

Anyway, it was a very entertaining small hours mini-tourney, with much merriment, a little beer and final table appearances by said Day Two-er and MadYank (who'd busted my KK with his Q 10 and given me a nice chance to rest on the rail).  In any case, we hope his enthusiasm hasn't made the second day of the $1,500 even more daunting.

From the first row of tables:

John Hewston -- 5,500
Dave Colclough -- 2,725
Dave Ulliott -- 6,825
Lawrence Gosney -- 1,400
A Levi -- 1,450
Sam Wardlow -- 3,175
Mike Sexton -- 2,850
Tony Chessa -- 1,700
Paul Jackson -- 3,400
Ben Roberts -- 3,200
Howard Lederer -- 2,500

ill be along to the rio later tongiht to buy in for 2morrows event, will be on the look out for u 2

ooh ooh, we haven't had any quizzes today.

Okay, tell us how many chip John Gayle's got.

Pink = 500
Black = 100
Green = 25

Starting chips were 2,500 and play started at 2pm (2 hours ago), so that should give you an idea to how Mr Gayle is fairing.



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no worries, pabby

see u then

And here's our British hero himself - after letting me in on his secret game plan ("Within two rounds, just move in blind if there's an opening") he did exactly that.  The rocklike image many have of him may well be lying in rubble after he pushed blind with what turned out to be A9 and got called by Tens.  He spiked the Ace though, and is still in on the last nine tables...  And all this after only three hours sleep!

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And look who I spotted one table behind him - Padraig Parkinson, holding 26,000 in chips and probably better rested than our other main followee...

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13,750.

He's clearly doing bloody well!

My guess: 11,500

The players are on a short break at the moment, but I managed to catch Mr Hewston on his way to the loo.

He says he's doubled his starting stack due to a variety of small hands rather than 1 big one.

close -- 11,225

wow...

My calculation was: 15 pink chips, 30 black chips, 40 green chips.

so 7500 + 3000 + 1000

Is that one on the Blonde Updaters' Final Exam? ;D

only before the initiation process

few have survived that

And from row 2:

Freddie Deeb -- 3,125
Dewey Tomko -- 3,100
John Kabbaj -- 2,200
Mohammed Baraktul -- 4,200
Chris Biggler -- 4,000
Carlo Citrone -- 8,500
Men The Master -- 1,375
Bruno Fitoussi -- 1,425

Is the Alan Engel who was up with the chip leaders in the $1500NL the same guy who plays in London ?

can you guess which row this is?

Allen Cunningham -- 4,175
Blair Rodman -- 3,475
Paul Woolfe -- 2,400
John Juanda -- 4,625
Greg Raymer -- 5,200
Roland De Wolf -- 2,500
Julian Gardner -- 6,400

I can't seem to see Tony Chessa, Chris Ferguson, or Dave Ulliott any more, which either means they're out or the comp or their wives are in labour.

After winning 60k+ the other day, Roland De Wolf is in good spirits overall, but not too chuffed about the beat that knocked him back down to his starting stack.

K-K v A-Q

"I got an M&M out of it though"

(don't ask, must have been the sidepot)

the alen angel in this tournament is very highly rated online player bodog ari

Different Alan Engel then ?

i presume so, he is a young american kid

Snoops can you have a quick look at the 5k stud event when you get a chance and let me know if Bushy is still in and chip count he was on Scotty Nguyens starting table.

Stud $5,000 Event

Just thought I'd bring you a mini photo gallery from the Stud event being played next door (but in the same mammoth hall, of course) to the Hold'em - there's quite a high proportion of big names in this event, as it is one of the smallest fields around this year, being both now a 'niche' game and rather on the expensive side.  Here are my first shots - showing the full range of Poker Face, from grumpy Kirill Gerasimov (he's not really, he's rather nice) to grinning Jennifer Harman...

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There's 5 or 6 tables lurking at the back too.

Among them is A Mr John Shipley, who final tabled earlier on in the week.

He's currently on 4,400

This is the charasmatic Steve Zoine, who came second to Cloutier in one of last year's bracelet Events.

Cloutier won 600k plus that day, yet, according to Steve, spent 200k of it on the craps... on the same night! EEEEEK!

Anyhow, here he is telling the table an amusing anecdote about a player who managed to strike a deal for a chop (before final cards were dealt) even though he was drawing dead. Now that's pretty impressive deal-making - even Paul Parker would have trouble talking someone into that 1.

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Any news on Mickey Wernick? Is he still in?

Can't seem to find him, which is a bit unusual for Mickey.

I discovered this fellow though, some of you might recognise him.

He's sitting on (not literally of course) a pretty healthy 12,925



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Also spotted... Liz Lui, Dave Welch, & TJ Cloutier

The latter of which has just joined the table of Sexton, Lederer, Roberts, Jackson and Chessa

Here's your camera-shy Bushy, who helpfully let me know he's still in, and sitting on 11,000...

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Oh, it's that special time again....

CHIP COUNTS:

Bruno Fitoussi    OUT - ran into him climbing the other way over the tourney rope, he politely greeted me and calmly stated his out status.  How European.
Brian Wilson     OUT
Dave Colclough   4,425
Richard Redmond  8,300
Liz Lieu                3,900
Michael Mizrachi    14,750
Chris Bigler           2,600
Carlo Citrone        10,500
John Shipley         5,300
John Juanda         6,000
Freddy Deeb        3,025
John Gale            19,800
Chris Ferguson      6,700
Greg Raymer        4,500
Steve Zoine         7,600  (sitting on table next to Raymer's, jokingly complaining, "The guy wins one tournament, and suddenly everyone's interested...")
Karl Mahrenholz     8,200  (Gutshot hat-wearing dark horse who could do very well if he doesn't bluff the lot off after sitting calmly for ages ;)     )
Daniel Negreanu   13,000
Tony Chessa         2,600
Mike Sexton          4,700
Paul Jackson         2,125
TJ Cloutier            8,100
Howard Lederer    5,350
Kathy Liebert        10,500
Jan Heitmann        3,800
Casey Kastle          1,275
Henning Granstad   2,025

Table of dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!

Seat 1: Mike Sexton -- 3,400
Seat 2: Paul Jackson -- 950
Seat 4: Tony Chessa -- 2,575
Seat 6: Ben Roberts -- 3,400
Seats 7: Howard Lederer -- 4,400
Seat 9: TJ Cloutier -- 9,200

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$1,500 Day Two

And Bhups is OUT!  57th spot not bad - several thousand and the satisfaction of playing through 2126 entrants... he did exactly what he was planning while on the last break - just moved in his 17k (having looked at one card - a Jack) and found an insta-call to his left, followed by a button re-raise all-in.  Oops.  Former called with Ac Ad, latter had busted himself, as it turns out, with Qd Qh.  Bhups' actual hand was AJ - a hand he would have moved with if he'd seen the lot at that stage, but the Aces crushed both of the smaller stacks and he can go and have a nap.  Or play cash.

Mickey lost a very large pot early on (to Chris Bigler, I think) when he got to see a flop with his big blind Qc 3d.  The flop:  Qs 3h 4c.
He bet the pot, and was called.  Turn: 7d  and again.
River: 6c.  Mickey just bet out 500 into the 2000+ pot, and received a call by the rivered set of Sixes!

Yesterday it was two ten of spades they found in one deck, today it's the Ace (?!)

Two players reach a showdown, both flip the Ace of Spades.

Hmm

"New deck please!"

lookey likey time... Chris Bigler and the hugely popular Gary Bushell

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Tony Gale is leading the way for the Brits with 20,750

Tony Chessa raises, Cloutier (sb) calls, so does Sexton (bb). Chessa bets 500 on flop. All fold. Chessa on 2,400.

Go Ribena Berry!

Carlo Citrone calls an underthegun preflop raise of 400.

Flop = 8c 3h 6d

MB bets 800, Carlo calls.

Turn = 2d

MB checks, Carlo bets 1,525

MB folds

Paul 'Actionjack' Jackson is OUT.

A-9 suited vs A-K

No help

Not to totally disregard the $5k Stud event - some counts from the tables:

Andy Black        30,000
Garry Bush         8,500
Peter Costa        5,150
Todd Brunson    17,000
David Singer       22,000
Barney Boatman  7,500
Barry Greenstein  8,400
Paul Testud        3,000

And here's successful Stud competitor Andy Black (I like his jacket - intriguing to those who don't know who he is, perhaps intimidating to those who do?).  I've seen people come for his autograph on two separate occasions - in fact the only times I've seen Mr. Black, a guy has been handing him some kind of signing device...

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Phil Hellmuth is OUT.

He made a short trip to the Table of Doom, shaking the hands of those he considered 'rookie's, before exiting within 10 minutes.

He limped on the button with K-9, Sexton raised the big blind with A-Q, Hellmuth moved all-in (?!) and Sexton called.

King on flop, but River brought Sexton a flush.

The Table of Doom gets even Doomier as I find out that one of the guys I assumed was a 'rookie', was in fact renowned online player John 'Decision' Hansmeyer from Canada.

This is his first WSOP comp, but what a table! They were all discussing who was going to replace Hellmuth, and within moments, TJ CLoutier sat down!

John's currently on 5,500

Rob Hollink and Paul McKinney are still in ther $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em Freezout, the latter running well with 45,000.

Found a couple Snoops spotted on his first run:
John Hewston     15,000
Vanessa Rousso    8,400
Julian Gardner      10,000
Iwan Jones          10,000

Daniel Negreanu eliminates an American Mateyboy.

All-in preflop.

MB = 5h 5c

Negreanu = Kd Kh

(second time he has found pocket kings - first one brought him a flopped set)

Board = Jh Td Qs 8h 3c

Negreanu's up to 19,250

Tony Chessa raises preflop, MB next door calls.

Flop = 8s Kc Jc

Chessa moves all-in for 825, last hand before the break.

MB takes an age to call, even though he only has about 500 left. (I am unsure as to why he didn't reraise preflop if was going to play the hand)

Eventually, he folds, leaving Chessa to flip over pocket Kings.

No idea what MB had, thought tens at first, but surely he'd reraise preflop with such a small stack.

 :hello: guys, are you getting much chance to play poker yourselves?

I've just been playing cash really, one good day, one bad.

Check out Mad Yank's blog below for a overlook on our trip to Ceasars.

http://madyankyakburger.blogspot.com/ (http://madyankyakburger.blogspot.com/)

Good stuff, I like the earlier SHAL part, but Jen is a sniper? I thought you were the one with the guns...

The prof's gone

Howard Lederer got in all-in with Tens, Cloutier had Queens (which held up), and Chessa folded Jacks.

Not sure if this was reported, but Dave Colclough exited a while back.

No sign of him now and he tends to make a quick exit.

Tony Chessa -- 3,500
Luca Pagano -- 1,750
Josh Arieh -- 4,650
Freddie Deeb -- 5,800
Chris Ferguson -- 3,000
John Gale -- 19,800
Kerry Taylor -- 3,700
Steve Zoine -- 3,850
Stephen Ayeung -- 2,600
John Hewston -- 11,900
Dewey Tomko -- 5,425
Dave Welch -- 1,975
Carlo Citrone -- 15,500
Umberto Brenes -- 2,200
John Juanda -- 6,500
John Shipley -- 2,700
Joe Hachem -- 10,800

goes without saying

(kaboooooooooom)

Carlo receiving some er... 'relaxation therapy'

I asked him if he was married, he said' yes, I said I'd put the photo up anyway.

Don't fret though Mrs Citrone, she's only a masseuse. What he doesn't know is that her session finishes in 2 mins and Big Bubba's starts! eek



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Is Howard Lederer giving out massages then?

???

Dave Ulliott, Dave Welch, Umberto Brenes, Dave Singer, Willie Tann, and Julian Thew are all OUT or suddenly got the munchies and ran off to the hotdog stand for a fix. The former is the most likely.

Deeb (950), Flack (17,800) and Liebert (can't see chips) are now all on the same table.

562 started
180 (20 tables) left
Blinds = 150/300
Next Level = 200/400
Chips in Play = 1,405,000
Total Prize Pool = $1,292,600

Chris Ferguson surives an all-in.

J-T suited vs pocket ducks

Ten on the flop

Four familiar faces. I like to maintain a balance, so I've gone for two Brits and two Americans. Also notice that Jesus doesn't have any chips in front of him. That was because I took the snap as the dealer was keeping him in the comp.



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Is anyone there? Give me a hell yeah, if u are!

Everybody say hell yeah!

ah ha ha ha

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too much time in america me thinks ... :)

Everytime I see Doyle he has women hugging him. What's his secret?!

This Beagle demands an answer!

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Dude, he's rich as God, that's his secret

im still around, just busted out of every tourny on the net fro a grand total of 0 cashes, lol

dave still in 2 UB comps, im playing 1/2 cash and having a beer, am still planning to pay the rio a visit later when to cash games get juicy

Playin Poker, watching Buffy and reading a Blonde live update.

John Shipley just made my day.

After his 3.5k bet on a Q-7-2-7-8 board was called by MB (John held A-7), I tried to make a guesstimate of John tough-to-count stack, and, amazingly, I was actually right for once.

27k... spot on.

(snoops pats himself on the head)



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Yeah, well I'm richer than Scrooge McDuck!

But where's your 'HELL YEAH'??

Incidentally, Tony Chessa's wearing a Celtic top.

Following him by any chance?

It's ok, I'm not with you for your money, it's your wit and charm

I wasn't but you have persuaded me.

Just 26 left in the $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em Freezout.

Padraig Parkinson is comfortable on 150k, Rob Hollink less so with 75k. Average is around 100.

It's been a day of wind-up and gullability (I must be tired)

First Mad Marty convinced me that he used to be a tennis coach in Austalia.

And now Padraig had me believing that a deal was offered with 26 left. Chessa laughed at me, but what's so unbelievable about that?? I offer a chop as soon as the first player is out.

I got Chessa back though. Pointing the camera in hsi direction I told him that I couldn't get a good shot.

"Why not? Is it the light?"

"No, it's cos you're in it!" I replied.

His response can't be repeated here...

Roland De Wolf is down to 10k after experiencing the dizzy heights of 26.

He ran K-4 and 7-7 into A-A and J-J (not sure which way around)

He didn't seem too keen to tell me how he managed to get attached to his K-4.

Are you confusing me with someone else.

Shakespeare once said that 'the snoopy is the lowest form of wit"

Chip Counts (halted, say, 50% of the way through due to the 16th table breaking while I was counting - Grrrr)

Carlo Citrone      11,000
John Gale          24,000
Karl Mahrenholz   16,500
Daniel Negreanu  11,000
Tony Chessa        4,500
Mike Sexton       7,600
TJ Cloutier         12,000
John Hewston    28,000   
Iwan Jones        21,000

Some more stars...

and Tony Chessa of course



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Mr. Texas has the large tower thing going again (picture coming if I can sneak one) - perhaps I was ungenerous in my 28k estimate - the megatower is the most tricky form to count... Anyway, he just benefitted from Kc Kd against Qh Qd.  I'm not sure what he was getting at when he told me, "the King came on the flop, but then...a Queen came!" but he seems happy.

I tawt I taw a putty cat

or it could have been 'Jesus' exiting the comp

my mind plays tricks on me sometimes

didn't catch the hand, but I'm sure it'll come to me in a divine revelation

watch this space

Hell Yeah!

(I just got back)....

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Some of our Brummie viewers out there may recognise the name Stephen Ayeung (sp?), an Asian player who frequents the Walsall and Broadway Casinos.

Well, when I first started playing at Grosvenor Walsall, I recall Stephen having a dispute with a player at the table who didn't believe his 'I named the Devilfish' claim.

Stephen tried to ring the Devilfish on his mobile to prove his claim, but Dave wasn't in. Anyhow, a few other players backed up Stephen's claim and the non-believer finally conceded defeat.

Judging by this T-Shirt, Stephen's determined to cement the claim and avoid any future disputes. What he needs is an audio tape of Devilfish confirming that Mr Ayeung named him.

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players are now on a dinner break

Heres some news to cheer you up Snoppy, David O'Leary has left Villa ...By mutual consent...which means deadly Doug has sacked him.

another one bites the dust

I think I sense play is up and running again

As you can see from the empty tables, they're yet to restart (although they are starting to dribble back in now)

In the centre of the piccy you may recognise Vanessa Rousso who is currently being interviewed by CardPlayer.

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Some people will do anything for a cheap plug, as proven by Pauly of TauPoker, clearly proud to be wearing the new blondepoker shades.

The ultimate sacrifice.

go take a look at his site...

http://taopoker.blogspot.com/ (http://taopoker.blogspot.com/)

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Now that we are excluded from the Rail, the highstack/lowstack divide is becoming greater... I can fit a few into each category though - -

Higher

Iwan Jones
John Gale
Karl Mahrenholz

Lower

John Juanda
Steve Zoine
Tony Chessa (down to 4,000 and making that "I'm a short stack" face...

Ben Roberts is OUT and has swiftly jumped onto the cash tables to earn some proper money.

The blinds are about to rise to 200/400. There are currently 99 players left, all fighting it out for that $374,849 1st prize.

Here's Vanessa Rousso (I'm fairly sure) - bubbling lady from the Paris WPT.  She played this event, but I can't currently see her at this late hour.

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I failed up until this point to even notice that pirate-goateed Hachem was in this event, but here he is, and you can just about catch Richard Redmond's head poking out of the top of his head (anyone seen Labyrinth with the old guy and his bird?)


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Shortstack Tony Chessa, whom Snoopy referred to earlier as a Ribenaberry, which is inaccurate seeing as his purple Littlewoods attire seems to have not been donned today.  His neighbour seems to be looking at him anxiously, like he might explode at any moment.

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Here's Karl Mahrenholz with Gutshot 'G' - Snoopy said it reminds him of Rimmer in Red Dwarf. 

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Hachem seems to be bare-footed tonight. You'd think with all that dosh he'd be wearing diamond shoes!

John Shipley -- 34k
Joe Hachem -- 17k
Iwan Jones -- 19.5k
Mohammed Baraktul -- 21k
John Gale -- 19k
Mike Sexton -- 13k
John Hewston -- 20k

Deeb, Flack, Liebert and Negreanu are also still in, but I can't see their stacks from the rail.

TJ Cloutier is OUT

$1,500 News

Padraig Parkinson is in the last 16!  I arrived just in time to see Matey 1's 10 5 bust Matey 2's AK... Matey 2 was pretty resigned, just uttering those words which sum up a lifetime of bad beats (your way and others'): "That's poker."

Anyway, Padraig has 70,000 odd and looks confident - he's actually got a pretty good stare.  When he picked up a pot preflop, there was a cheer of "Go the Irish!" from the substantial rail.

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$1,500

And here are the final two tables, from the best vantage point I could find.  Contrast and compare the photos the (much more talented, I am sure) guy with the proper camera must be getting.  Never mind, you can use your imagination - anybody know any of the other players?

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$5,000 Stud News

Confusing isn't it?  Yes, that too is still going on in another quadrant.  They've just been on a break, and as they filtered back in I snapped Kirill and Bushy having a chat between the last four tables.  I feel like those paparazzi who snap Posh and Becks out having dinner or something.  Except I don't have a fancy camera and it's poker players. 

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Also Vanessa Rousso (not out as earlier surmised), Karl Mahrenholz and Steve Zoine (just)

Vanessa Rousso is OUT.

A-T v J-J

5-K-8-T-K

I was willing an Ace down just to see if she took it quietly or not.

It's quietened down a little in there, not too much action.

I was just watching Shipley's table, and they appeared to be playing very passively.

The lats hand I saw, they all passed round to the big blind.

Both the $1,500 NL and the $1,500 PL are munching on a Kit Kat.

Still just two tables left in the former, with Padraig Parkinson running pretty well with 130k.

Meanwhile, in the PL, there are 8 tables of 68 players remaining with the Average Stack being 20,661. This may be the last level coming up.

$5,000 Stud

While everyone else is on a break, the Stud has seen a flurry of eliminations; I think they're down to just three tables, and I last saw both Andy Black and Garry Bush heading for the exit.  The latter made that international across-the-throat sign of the bust, and said "I was 25th or something.  And unlucky."

This is like the update team's partnership...

I'm the one on the left.

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Yeah, the one standing to my left.

And here...

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Can anyone see a pattern emerging?

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ahem

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I'm really not sure which one I want to be here...

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Julian Gardner is OUT.

MB raised with K-Q, Julian reraised with A-7, MB put him all in, and Julian called.

King on the flop

Back to the tourneys, and they are going again - here's John Hewston when his stack was at its height - just going back to see if I can get some counts.

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John Shipley -- 54.5k
Iwan Jones -- 30.5k
Joe Hachem -- 15.5k

And by the sounds of it, the Aussie fanbase are here in full force, loud and proud.

They're here, they love beer, get used to it!

Great updates Jen + Snoops. Thanks!

OK, before I go and stand behind the spectators (who are thinning somewhat) I would like to share with you what it's like to stand outside by the smoking area/food tent during a break in one of these comps.  There is a flood of poker noise, so you just hear:
"And then I pick up pocket fives..."
"This donkey raises in late position.."
"I value bet the turn..."
"I'm totally short stacked..."
"Goddam Ace comes on the river..."
"I'm up about 5k..."
"I'm down about 5k..."
"It was such a sick beat..."

You get the idea.  But mingled in I heard this odd set of phrases: "Mosquitoes are scary, super scary...and when those monkeys steal the car..."  Sometimes it's great to just sit and let it all sweep over you.  In fact, out I go.

Successful online player, Richard Redmond (aka 'Squelch'), is currently on 32k.

Hewston is sat next to Negreanu. Both are struggling. Hewston has 10k, Negreanu just 6k. Across the table from them is the confident figure of Citrone, who appears to be on around the 30k mark.

Meanwhile, we've hit bubble time in the $1,500. Padraig Parkinson and Paul McKinney are seated at that final table.

And poor Paul McKinney takes the dreaded bubble position in the $1,500 NLH F/O

I was really willing this fella to make the final, it's awesome to see guys of his age competing with the youngsters in these huge fields.

On a happier note, that means that Irishman Padraig Parkinson has made the final!



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Last level (I think) of the $1,500 Pot Limit, everyone's made the money and have Cheshire Cat grins, especially John 'Decision' Hansmeyer, who's playing in his first ever WSOP Event.

54 left I think I heard the announcer say.

Still in:

Carlo Citrone
Richard Redmond
Joe Hachem
Kathy Liebert

And some chip counts:

Daniel Negreanu -- 12.5k
John Shipley -- 54k
John Gale -- 80k
John Hansmeyer -- 12k

 :hello:

I'm back at work and feeling a little better!

Great update this...


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who r they??

Richard 'Squelch' Redmond loses a is down to 30k after losing a pot that would have shot him into a potential chip lead.

Redmond raises preflop with Q-Q, MB calls.

Flop = 2-3-6

Redmond check raises the guy all-in, he calls with 5-5 and spikes a third 5 on the river.

Just witnessed John Shipley's stack being sliced in half.

MB raises from the button, John reraised from the big blind, and MB moves all-in for his last 19k.

About 20k in the pot, John thinks and thinks and thinks, then thinks a little bit more before moving into a final thinkathon... and then calls with Ac 9c

MB flips Ahrt Th

Board = 4s 2s 8d 8c Ad

Ten plays...

6 tables (47 players) remaining
Av Stack = 29,893
Blinds = 600/1,200
15 mintues left on the clock

John Hewston is OUT.

Ran his Q-7 on a Queen high board into Negreanu's A-Q

That's Hinge and Bracket another famous "pair".

Hinge and Bracket. LOL Trace!

Top notch updates as always, I soooo wish I was there!

Oooops, I obviously don't type and play fast enough!

The Brits are suddenly dropping like flies.

Shipley is also OUT.

Big hit came with the A-9 v A-T hand, but it was a classic coinflip that finished him off, A-K v Q-Q (no help arrived).

As a fellow Solihullian (there aren't too many of us in the World), I was disappointed to see him go. He's a nice chap to boot.

Just spoke to him, and he seemed quietly devestated, cursing his lack of patience with just 20-30 minutes to go.

"That's what I always do," claimed a somber Shipley.

I think he'll win one of these bracelets soon...

you get the impression Sonopy is not amused?  lmfao

Well, they about to bag up, and within those 47 players remaining, there are several familiar names...

Brits:

Richard 'Squelch' Redmond
Carlo Citrone
Iwan Jones
John Gayle

Others:

Daniel Negreanu
John 'Decision' Hansmeyer
Joe Hachem

Not to mention Padraig Parkinson who made it thorugh to tomorrow's $1,500 PLH Final

 ;yellowcard;   +  ;yellowcard;  =  :redcard:

Just spoke to a rather fatigued Carlo Citrone (calm it, ladies!), who's finished the day with 20k.

"I don't know how that John Gale does it, every comp I see him in he's got a anal excrement-load (he used a different word) of chips."

"I've been played well this Series, cashing in a few Events, but I keep getting anally probed (he used a different word) at crucial moments"

He continued, "If I can win one of these Events, I'll be flying. It just takes one."

He then went on to tell me about three bad beats at the Bellagio where he lost a massive stack to the same guy, all three times he held K-K, and all three times he was outdrawn. If he can avoid that sort of bad luck tomorrow, he should be in with a good shout.

He agreed with me that it probably isn't a good idea to get too clever with hands. It's okay trapping and getting all-in with big hands, but sooner or later, especially in a field this side, you're gonna get that monster hand busted. No need to play too cute, just taking a few extra chips and adding to your stack gradually is a worthwhile strategy.

They stacked em, counted em and bagged em... and we're done.

I can't get my hands on the chip-counts just yet, so I'll have to stick em up tomorrow.

I did lean over the rail and get Richard Redmond's though, which read 31,500

I also noticed a guy called Robert Noopy (which is Brummie rhyming slang for 'snoopy' - sort of). He had 73,000. I like his name, so I think I'm gonna support him if all the Brits bite the dust.

Right, we're cream crackered, so time for bed (separately of course).

I overheard them say '3pm start' (is that 11pm your time?), so that's an extra hour in bed for the Jen/Snoopy team.

Also taking place tomorrow is the $1,500 NLH Final with Padraig Parkinson and Day 1 of the $5,000 short-handed, which I believe the likes of Paul 'Actionjack' Jackson, Paul 'badpab' Foltyn and Stuart 'Foxy' Fox are planning on playing.

Obviously, we can't do everything at once, so our plan is to turn up at 3 for Day 2 of the Pot Limit, whilst keeping a firm eye on Padraig in the NL and the British contingent in the Short-handed (which I believe starts at 12pm)

So, I shall bid you farewell and see you all tomorrow.

Toodle pip  ;sleep;

Excellent updates as ever, well done.

Give Squelchy a big pat on the back and tell him if there was no luck involved he'd win everything (until I get there on Saturday!). Good luck the Brits, especially Rich

Two of the players at the final table are very successful online players - Jordan 'imsolucky0' Morgan and Chris 'MarvinGarden' Birchby.

Great updates as always, thanks guys!

Excellent Updates!
Well done to the British boys especially Iwan Jones tomorrow.

And good luck tomorrow I meant to say!!!

Great stuff guys, personally I think this is a fair representation of you two.

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jen , snoopy and friends relaxing after a hard days updating..........




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someone find Decision - John Hansmeyer, and give him a SHABBBBBA from me :)

:respect:

Great updates guys.

Yes, once again, Jen & sloppy entertain us regally.

Thanks you twos!