Amsterdam Master Classics, Day Two Live Update

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Jim Reid 20k

Surinder Sunar 18k

Sverre Sundbo 35k

Ken Gunning, the Sporting Odds.com qualifier, 30k.

Johan Storakers 47k

Jin Cai Lin (the LNP man) 55k. I like him.

Ben Roberts - a REAL legend - 45k

Kate Szeremeta 23k

Paul Alterman 22k - but watch for late news on HIM..... It's an ugly ouch job involving Paul & Thewy.......

[ifm]

what about the lad from sutton and bullet Pete??

[Djinn]

A rather sheepish-looking Julian just knocked out Paul Alterman in this fashion: Paul raised to 3k, found Julian with  and ready to reraise to 12k.  When Paul moved all-in for 10k more, Julian called and found  .  A flush came to knock him out though, and Julian is up to 65,000 - pretty good shape for this stage of Day 2.  His table just lost another player making the same move with  but finding no help against  .  The field is thinning fairly rapidly.

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what about the lad from sutton and bullet Pete??

I'll take a look ifm.

[Junior Senior]

Just bumped into John Shipley - he's moved up from 8,500 overnight to 20,000.

When they talk about "best players in Europe" this fella rarely gets a mention, but believe me, he's right up there with the best, Live and online. He keeps a low profile, and is a quiet, shy man. But when he gives you the staredown, it's cheek clenching time. He has an awesome table presence - like, for example, Peter Roche, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer - some guys can just send a shiver down your spine by looking at you. The Ship is one of them.

agreed!

Junior experienced the Shipley stare at Walsall in January, Juniors first ever biggie, in which he got second to El Blondie & picked up a whopping £37k.
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Break time, & Junior says to me (I'm railbirding him) "who that gyuy who keeps giving me the stare of death?".

Minutes later, The Ship says to me, "Hey Tony, who IS that kid who keeps staring back at me & pushing in on me?".......

lol - well, you know the best way to deal with a bully!

[Gamblor21]

Junior can you just let me no what internet poker games you'll be playing this afternoon please...

Thanks!

GoGo YoYo

[maid marion]

Any news on Nick Gibson

Thanks

Anna

[Djinn]

The announcement music has just come on, signifying the rise of blinds to 500 - 1,000 with a 200 ante.  The numerous short stacks are going to find this make or break time.  There seems an unusual sort of gap between the 10-20k stacks and the 50-60k ones, so I reckon now might be an exciting time to watch as they go for doubleups. 

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Anna, Nick must be wearing his invisible gear again. I failed to find him all day yesterday, & I can't find him npow. But Jen has toddled off to locate him - I'm sure he's there somewhere.

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Bruno Fituoisi 75k. A fabolous player, and, considering his Nationality, a surprisingly kind & generous man. He's been lovely to Jen, myself, & blonde.

Tim Flanders 9k. "How's pippa doing?" - "24k Tim"........

Noah Boeken 55k

Martin Green 25k

Marcel Luske 14.5k

Kate Szeremeta 26k

John Kabbaj 47k

Isabelle news next.

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Isabelle, her stack down to the "any A will do" size, moves in with  As

She gets looked up, unsurprisingly, by Billy Big Stack with 

She hits her deuce, and is up to 29k....!

I'm pleased about that, because it's nice when her Mum is railbirding her daughter on blonde. The Camel says I'm all soft & yukky, he's not wrong, but I like nice stories.

[Djinn]

Finally, courtesy of the man in the little office which controls the information fed to the Lido Poker Tournament TV screens, I was allowed to copy the prize list for you:

1 €528,000
2 €264,000
3 €132,000
4  €85,800
5  €66,000
6  €46,200
7  €33,000
8  €26,400
9  €19,800
10 - 12 €15,840
13 - 15 €13,200
16 - 18 €10,560
19 - 27 €5,000 entry fee back, courtesy of Casino Holland.

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I can't help but think some of these guys are playing this a little too fast. With blinds at 500-1,000, & a running ante of 200, players with 20k still have time, it's costing 3,500-4,000 per round.  No need to panic, imo, but theres plenty of pushing in happening, & we are losing players at a fair lick.

[Junior Senior]

Junior can you just let me no what internet poker games you'll be playing this afternoon please...

Thanks!

GoGo YoYo

currently donating in the 1-2nl on stars _Jnr._

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Still can't see Nick Gibson.........