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Well here we are, safe & sound, we have arrived at Leg Two of the 4-stop Grand-Prix Land-Based Qualifier Tour, with Dublin & The Broadway still to come.

I gather The Sportsman has the SOLD OUT signs up this evening, so that's great news.

We have a bit of an iffy Inernet Connection in this Basement - but luxurious - Cardroom, so we are going to do our best to bring you a Mini Live Update, with Guest Updaters exactly as last week at Newcatle.

OK, I gotta go mingle - I'm an Official Mingler this evening - & once our Guest Updaters have finished Din-Din, they'll give you the low-down on tonight's Runners & Riders.

Shuffle Up & Deal is at 8pm. So sidle up & watch, right?

evening Grandad ..... have a good night, meeting and greeting your public .... if only they knew !! ;)

 :hello:

gl to richard and hello mr quayle ;) 

Who are our guest updaters, are they any good?

Are they any good Indestructable?  Erm, lets see after tonight shall we  :D

So its a  :hello: from me back at you guys and I am quite excited this evening at the quality of the field I have seen so far!  Running through some names spotted:

Jac Arama
Stuart Nash
Steve Bovis
Ian Woodley
Jim Reed
Bambos Xanthos
Micheal Greco  (I will try and call him Bepe)
Iwan Jones
Neil Channing
Willie Tann
Richard "what about me" Prew     OOOOppppsss sorry Tighty!
Tom Sambrook (PNL)
Luke Patten
David Lloyd
Brian Johnson
John "Cupcake" McGraine

So it is sold out tonight at the capacity of 80 and we will kicking off in about 30 mins or so.  If anyone wants to keep me amused in the time being - then be my guest.

Hi Maria,

Hope you have a fun night tonight :)

Can you tell TightyRich that I will be looking him up for some NFL tips on Saturday. He will know what you mean.

And I will be looking for a poker lesson from your goodself too :)up

All the Best,
Mike

Aaah michael is a sweetie, he won't mind u calling him beppe ;)
I did by mistake in cash game at the vic

Gl blondites :)

Thanks Mike and Mel

Comments passed on to Tighty and he gave a thoughtful nod, so your tips look good.  As for me I have forgotten how to play cards, I still have one hand going around in my head  8)

There is a buzz in the air here.  That pre-comp excitement that is such a special feeling! 

chilli can you wish john mcgrane good luck from me thank you

what time does it kick off?

me too and for Mr tightend too, cheers

 :hello:

We are nearly at kick off here and Tikay is looming with his mike and conversational skills to get us going.  I took a couple or three piccies while people were milling around so lets av a look at those.

ooops so good I posted it twice lol.  Tikay is on the mike now, and has just announced "shuffle up and deal"  so off we go.  Dan, good wishes passed on mate to cupcake.

bloody hell is rich feeling ok  in a suit ;) 

Come on Doctor Tom, teach these fish how to play.  :)up

Julian looks very aggressive in that pic

Double up first hand news.  Dan - its Cupcake.  Matey raised but threw in two 500 chips.  He was confused and thought they were 50 chips.  Dealer says bet stands so Cupcake says "all in."  It looked like a stroke but matey was committed to call and flipped over K J, Cupcake flipped over KK.  To top it all off the case king lands on the flop and Mr McGraine has 4,000 chips.

lol, make a lovely couple dont they

woohoo go on john ya lucky fish

Tighty is Looking SMOOOOOOOOTH

Bambos walked by before the start and begged to have his picture taken with me  :D  I had to oblige.

So who is playing with who?  Just had a long wonder around.  We have:

Table Nash
Luke Patten
Jac Arama

Table Koresh
Jim Reid

Table Channing
Iwan Jones
David Lloyd
Dani Samon

Table Tann
Richard Ashby

Table Tighty
Bambos

Table Woodley
Mr Greco
Dave Clark
Brian Johnson

Table Cake
Steve Bovis

Table Dr Tom Sambrook

I just met the wonderful Dave Compton at last.  Here he is about to take my order.

Nice earrings !

 :hello: Chili

Some more pictures for you guys while I am waiting for the rebuy frenzy to settle down.

Maria, it must be at least 48 hours since i told you this, but ............ I LOVE YOU xxxx :)

Damn that was meant for our MSN chat !!  :D

Got some chip counts for you guys - sorry to say the connection cuts in and out down here so a bit sporadic.

Table Nash     5k
Luke Patten   7k
Jac Arama      1.1

Table Koresh  
Jim Reid         3k  (3 rebuys)

Table Channing   3k
Iwan Jones         1.6k (3 rebuys)
David Lloyd         3k
Dani Samon        3k

Table Tann       2k
Richard Ashby    7k (1 rebuy)

Table Tighty      4.5k
Bambos             7.5k

Table Woodley    "not much"
Mr Greco             5k
Dave Clark           3k
Brian Johnson      5k

Table Cake         6k
Steve Bovis

Table Dr Tom Sambrook    6k

rotflmfao

anymore news on john mcgrane please maria

Is fat Jac playing this as a freezeout ?

John CupCake McGrane has 8,825.  He said tell Dan "thanks", not really but I'll let him tell you himself next time he sees you  :D

Jim Reid has just knocked out Koresh who I could hear quite loudly next to my lappy.  Jim made a straight with 5 6.  Nice..  We have lost 3 players so far and we have 10 mins left until the end of the rebuy period.  Blinds are currently 100/200.

Kev - thanks - I LOVE U TOO

2 Points ...

1. I'm Saving that comment for posterity xxx

2. Why have you got a pic of tikay and karabiner as your avatar ??

do you know if he has had any rebuys?? i doubt it because he is a tight b@st@rd lol

Just seen a flurry of activity on my rounds.  It is last 3 hands for buy ins so everyone is chasing the chips.  It seams every time I walk past Michael Greco and Ian Woodley, they are both all in.  2 hands ago Woodley had 9 4 and Greco had 22, third guys KK stood up.

Next hand, they are both all in again and 2 other guys join the party.

Woodley K 5
Greco     7 8
matey     5 9
matey 2  8 3

Woodley wins with K high  :D :D :D.  "Now we are talking" he says as he counts 8k.  Multi rebuys elsewhere.

Tighty is truly a poker God.

He has 67,000 chips, all won with ruthless cunning and guile and he has sent his table giddy


Well played mate.


A complete revelation

I think tighty has nipped onto the lap top while Maria is on the phone to me :)

Yes, well done Cluso Kev.  I nipped for a ciggy while players are on a break and Tighty hijacked the laptop, the cheeky beggar.

Dan, Cupcake has been over slightly chirping that he is on 13.5k and had NO rebuys thank you very much.  He is though having an add on so 15.5k for him.

We shall restart shortly with a 30 min clock and blinds at 200/400.

Tighty says their is a guy on his table that has had 10 rebuys - yes thats £1,000  :o

The prize money has been announced and its a whopper. Tonight has made a total of £27,700 compared with £18,000 at Newcastle last week.  The prizes breakdown as follows:

1 - £9, 556  (so £6,000 seat in the WH Grand Prix and an extra £3,556 in spare dosh)
2 - £5,540
3 - £2,770
4 - £2,216
5 - £1,939
6 - £1,662
7 - £1,385
8 - £1,108
9 - £831
10 - £692

They were made with 80 entrants, 144 rebuys and 53 top ups.

69 left guys - off on a chip run.

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o


wow he must of sucked out on somebody to get that many. either that or the deck has hit him in the face  :D

Guys the connection is really bad here so I'll fit in as much as I can.

Iwan Jones  OUT
Stuart Nash  OUT
Luke Patten  OUT (I ask Luke if he wants to tell me about it, he says "no" but still smiling)

Jim Reid  20k
Ian Woodley busts AA with 66 (6 on the turn) 18k (now 8k - yoyo stuff)
Jac Arama  4k
Willie Tan  15k
Tighty      8k
Bambos    14.6k
Greco      13k
Brian Johnson  27k
Cupcake       13k
Steve Bovis   8k

Well just I typed Ian Woodley is out.  In fact their is a wicked cash game just opened up next to me.  Participants include

Ian Woodley (not tired then)
Iwan Jones
LUke Patten
Ben Roberts
Stuart Nash

So far, all sat with nice unopened bundles.  Oooo I wonder if I can sit down for a hundred quid??

Come on the poker Cod!!!

Dr Tom has just been over. "I'm out"  We are down to 53, blinds at 300/600 and will be so for 14 minutes more.

The Poker Cod has just doubled up 18k

And the same fortune for Cupcake who now has 23k.

Tikay asks if he got lucky and John says "this game is all luck, I've had Aces 15 times!"

AAAAAAYYYYYYAAARRRRRRRRR go on john ya big fish

MORE Tighty news.  He limps UTG with AA and there is a raise and a re-raise - happy days.  Tighty goes all in, one man goes away and the other calls with AK. Tighty doubles up again "and more."  40k ish.

We have lost Steve Bovis and Jac Arama

I walked past Jac as he exited and he told me his pair of tens were rivered!  His AA lost to AK "nevermind, see ya" and he is off.

42 left

Bambos seems to be struggling and Willie Tann looks very comfy with his arms round his big chips.

We are down to 37 players and 4 tables now.  Brian Johnson is flying.  He now has about 55k and is the Chip leader at the mo.  The average stack is 15K.  Looks like Tighty has lost a few but still in with a shout.

 :hello: Chili...(oops)

Hi Maureen.

Got some more counts for ya's.

Willie Tan  12k
Richard Ashby 9k  (was down to 1.8k and double up 2 hands on the trot QQ, KQ)
Brian Johnson  40k
Bambos          15k
Bepe              10k
Tighty            24k (just won a pot AK v's 10's)
Cupcake         39k  (storming)
Jim Reid         18k
David Lloyd     35k

33 left now blinds are now going to 600/1200 and the average is 17k.

Lets get it on!!

Hi Chili

Wish Tighty GL from me please.

Sheriff

Brian Johnson just won a monster pot knocking out 2 people in the process.  His JJ on a KKJ flop was more than a  match for the 2 shortstacks and he is now over 80k.

Richard Ashby who came from nowhere has doubled up for the third time.  Ashby raises with AA and gets an all in caller with JJ the flop was an amazing

 Td Th Ts  followed by  Jd  then the  Ad.

Danny Samson has just been knocked out also.

Tighty says he is alright on 24k and we have 22 left.

Tighty has just doubled up Michael Greco who has been the short stack for most of the night though.  Greco went all in with middle pair and Tighty called because it was so small with an under pair to the board  6c 6d.

They are falling like flies now.  Down to 2 tables just as I saw Michael Greco leave the building sharp like.

John McGraine has been busy, he lost about 18k of his stack with a very unfortunate board of 3 hearts.  He was holding K 5 of hearts but his opponent was holding the nut flush.

Not long afterwards he is back up to 30k after a race with 77's against AQ.  Good lad!

Meanwhile here is a picture of the cash game going on in my ears.

right im off to bed in a sec, chilli could you just let me know how cupcake is getting on before i go and wish him good luck from me please.

thanks for the updates this evening

We are down to 17 players and shortly the blinds will be 1000, 2000.  Cupcake is down to about 14k after a bizarre pot with speach play galore coming from both players.  After some preflop raising we had a flop of

 2h 3h 4c  

matey goes all in and John has something to think about.  Matey was saying go on call, you will lose!!  After a bit of back and forth, John passes and matey throws over   2s 4d.

He is down but not out.

Unfortunately Tighty is out though.  He had 20k left and was faced with a raise by Richard Ashby.  Tighty reraised but Ashby went all in.  Tighty was now committed and called with JJ.  Ashby had AK and flopped a K for game over Tighty.  Unlucky Rich.

Jim Reid 32k
Brian Johnson 60k
Cupcake 13k
Willie Tan 25k
Bambos 31k
Dave Clarke 18k
David Lloyd 43k

That was a mighty fine piccy of your good self and Mr Bambos...I cant help but say ,..he is one handsome man.....as i have so said to Mrs Bambos b4...

and you look mighty pretttty tooo.xx

Maureen, you have to ditch that avitar, I just can't seem to fantasize as much with that one

Dave Clarke OUT
David Lloyd OUT

Bambos doubles up AQ v's AJ

12 left, average is 47k

Jim Reid  25k
Brian Johnson 66k
Cupcake 27k
Willie Tann  36k
Bambos 51.5k

Thanks Maureen - The connection here is still painfully slow, I am struggling to get posts up before everything changes.  I percivere.

Is Percy Vere still in?

Why ever not Tom.. i have taken out my teeth........ :D

It is now bubble time.  Cupcake knocked out a short stack.  Shortie was all in pre-flop with  Td Th and John called with  Jh Js. 
The flop was no help for shortie so John upto about 68k.  Much better shape.  Couple of cash games still going on including a William Hill Cash game it seams, including Julian, Steve Vladar, Bad Girl, Bobby 1, Tikay and Dave Compton.  Am I jealous - a bit!

Again a great hand involving Cupcake.  Blinds 2/4k John raises to 10k, he gets a caller.  Flop

 Ks  Qs  2c

John Checked, matey bet 10k and JOhn went all in.  Matey passes quickly and is now upto 89k. The average is 52k.

On the other table.  Brian Johnson takes a hit trying to push a guy of second pair with his missed straight draw.  Failed - down to 26k.

We are still 11.

Just seen this.  Tut tut Tom, no he went out first hand of the night. x

well done tonight Chili.

Gave it my best shot but lost JJ versus AK all in pre flop, when it really mattered

Ludicrously tough field, and those that weren't tough were rebuy maniacs!!

Great night though.


Richard Ashby recovered from 1800 chips with the blinds at 600-1200 to get here chipped up, hope he wins it

We have a final.  Dixie, who had quite a big stack at one point, made a call allin on a flop of

 Td  3h  7h

His oppo had  Ac 8s  Dixie had  Qs Qc.  The turn

 Aspades   ouch!  Be back shortly with the ten names and chip counts.

Ok, so we now have 10 guys all in the money but only 1 to win the seat for the William Hill Grand Prix II.  In seat order they are:

1- Willie Tann       51K
2- John McGrane  79K
3- D Selin            39K
4- Jim Reed         34K
5- G Patterson     42K
6- S Yusuf          113.5K
7- Brian Johnson  25K
8- Richard Ashby  97K
9- D Gregory       45K
10- Bambos Xanthos  55K

Tidy looking final indeed!!

Nearly straight away we are down to 9.  The chip leader Sami Yusuf raised and Bambos went all in.  Yusuf called the 39K and turned over  Ac Kc

Bambos had  6c 6d

The board was

 2h 9d 5c 4h  Kh 

Very cruel river to send Bambos out in 10th but with a purse of £712.

About 2 mins later, Brian Johnson the short stack made a move with  Kh Th but was called by  Qh Js.  The J on the river sealed the fate for Brian and he is our 9th place finisher and £855 better off.

It seams to be the Jim Reid show at the moment.  He only has about 39k but he pushed all in 4 times in 5 hands and everyone passed each time.

Then it comes to Gary Patterson who had about 40k and pushed with  7c  9c but got called by chip daddy Yusuf who had the bullets.  The flop was interesting for Gary

  8c Tc 2s

but no more help came and Gary Patterson is our 8th place finsiher and takes home £1,140.

Yusuf now on 135k.  The blinds have increased to 4,000 - 8,000 so i predict this to be quick!!

Nearly straight away again we are down to 6.  John McGrane knocks out Richard Ashby with  Js Jh.

Richard is the 7th place finisher earning £1,710.  He was down to the felt with 4 tables left and made a great comeback.

While I am typing this I have news of another exit.  This time Willie Tann.  His AQ was called by Paul Selin's J 6 but he spiked his J.

Wow, I cant catch my breath.  Willie Tann is our 6th place finisher £1,710.  5 left.

With 5 left and John McGrane with a lot of chips he made a hefty raise with Yusuf going all in on him.  John sighs and asks if he passes could he see his hand.  Yusuf agrees, so John passed and showed  6s 8h and Yusuf showed  Jh Js  :D.

Next hand John Raises with  6s 6c gets called by Gregory's 40k and  Aspades Th but spikes his ten on the end to double through Cupcake.

Hellooooooooooo Chilli

Wish cupcake gl for me please!

ooh Jim Reid still in aswell, wish him luck too!

Good evening chilli, have just got home from a night on the beer,

sterling job updating, if you are with tikay, give him a well done from me for the bolton result, :-)

We have lost John McGrane I'm afraid.  David gregory raised to 40k (blinds now 6k 12k).  Cupcake goes all in for another 100k.  David called with  Ac Qc.  John had  8s 8h.  The board was

 Kd Qh 6s Tc Kh

John is the 5th place finisher making a nice profit of £1,995.  4 left.

Omg Flushy, never homer as the bokker of all bokkers.  Flushy the prize is yours.  We have lost Jim Reid also.

He was very short and after his 20th all in of the comp he got called by Yusuf's  Ac 4c.  Jim had K 5 and didn't improve.

Out in 4th place for £2,216 is Jim Reid.

In the space of 5 mins we lost another 1 and we are Heads up.  I'm sorry I didnt see what happened to Paul Selin but he made a brave effort and finished in 3rd place for £2,850.  I have never seen such quick exits.

So fighting for that all important seat is

Sami Yusuf  200k &
David Gregory 370k

Good luck!!

In tradition of this final, I was gone 5 mins and Yusuf had regained the chip lead.  But just now, David Gregory has doubled up.  Gregory raised and Yusuf went all in, called by Greogory.  He had  Jh Qd

Yusuf had  Ac 4c.  Board

 2s 9h Ts Kh Ks

For the straight for Gregory.

Gregory 330k
Yusuf    240k

Can i make money out of bokking?

And quick as a flash it is all over.  Gregory went all in with  Kh Td and Yusuf called with  Ad 6s.  Nothing on the board to help Gregory and the hand left him with a paultry 22k.

The next hand it really was an automatic all in and Gregory turned over  3c 5c  and Yusuf had  Ks Th again.  Well done to DAvid Gregory in 2nd place and the winner of £5,700 and

CONGRATULATIONS to Sami Yusuf who wins a massive seat in the William Hill Grand Prix and £3,832 extra cash to mess with.  A great thanks to the Sportsman and to William Hill for another well organised and succesfull qualifier  :)up

So here is to the next one in Dublin on Friday.  Goodnight all.

Thanks Chilli,

Well done Cupcake.

If only James  :D

You mean Floppy makes his cash from PLAYING poker? Surely not!

thx for the updates, Chili

Nice job  :)up

Well done Chili, and well organised bobby1 and the Wm Hill peeps, smoothly run in a nice venue

Shame the field was so tough!!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Many thanks for your support guy's.



See you at BB3.

A big thanks to Maria for her sterling work and to all then players for making the event a great one.