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:hello: from the kingdom of Monaco. With over 600 runners and a tournament structure to die for, all three of us will be updating this event which starts at Wednesday 2pm (1pm GMT) and ends on Monday the 2nd of April. Yes, we are all in for the long slog here. So come join us!

Here's a few pictures for you...

Snoopy and Jen (Look she has no arms!)

The Venue for the EPT Grand Final.

Who is Mr Reporter BLONDE?  ;carlocitrone;

Jen on a ciggy break.

No Dana  ?           :'(

Looks rough there.  Hope you're coping alright?  Say hello to Mr Reporter Blonde for me as well.

Coooooeeeeee  :hello:

From the room service menu:

Cup of tea = €6

EEK!  ;gobsmacked;

We are going to need info re. the price of burgers in the casino ASAP plz.

Damn skippy!

Take at look at these picks, what a turdhole?!

Give me the sweet polluted air of Brum any day.

Well, coincidentally, Jen, Floppy and myself have just this moment ordered 3 cheese burger and fries for €22 each.

We sold out, but I don't care, I need food and Jen is starting to salivate.  ;kev;

                Could you say hello to my son Paul, aka El Director, who is dealing. His mum would like a picture if you can. Many thanks.

Unfortunately, there will be a LOT of dealers present tomorrow, so we may struggle.

If you can post a quick picture of him though....

Hi Spoony, was it really a year ago we enjoyed our romantic break in MC together?

I see the blonde budget extends to the Bay hotel these days!

Enjoy the week all 3 of you!

€21!!!

I just bumped into Julian with complete family in tow, including new member Barnaby. There are lots of Americans here, and I mean LOADS. Let the Scando-American war commence!

have you guys never heard of McD's

If your looking for somewhere for sensible beer prices, here is a great pub we found.

http://www.mcpam.com/UK/MC/MCHome.html

Its close to the casino, down the bottom of the hill and on the left by the famous slow corner at the grand prix if my memory is correct.

Also next door is a great restaurant where you will get a great meal for no more than the 22 euros you paid for your burger.

Enjoy

The little Italian just around the corner is pretty good as well, if you walk towards MC just as the promenade opens up its on the 'land' side of the road.

See you tomorrow, Reporter People. I will be staying at the, ahem, Hermitage........(HOW?)

 Really looking forward to it!!.....well at least surviving to day 2 !

 Arriving late tomorrow night, so see you then!


.....enjoy the freebee Poker Stars party tonight!! ;cheerleader;

can u look after one of my friend tomorrow? he's name is andor daroczi , he'll play on table 23 seat 6
tia

If you guys get a chance can you get updates on Joseph Michael (bigjoe2003) playing tomorrow as I have a wee % of his action.

Good luck to all Blondes playing in this, especially Julian and PeteL.    ;goodluck;

Looking forward to the updates!   ;popcorn;

Thanks for that...  ;hattip;

no worries  :)up

Will do our best, Dale. Fingers crossed that we see a player list, makes a big difference.

Just got home from the Irish Pub and am zonked (tired, not drunk), so am heading to beddie byes pronto.

We'll see you in the morning at 2pm (our time) sharp for the start of Europe's biggest event - should be a blast!

Until then, look after yourselves... and each other.

(http://www.wma.com/jerry_springer/imgs/jerry_springer_main.jpg)

ps. If anyone else would like us to keep an eye on a specific player, then simply give us his name and we'll do our very best to follow him.

;snoopy;

Devilfish please thank you yes. :kiss:

I would like to wish ALL the players the very best of luck. sounds like it has the makings to be a GREAT tournament.

Updates will be 1st class i'm sure, that goes without saying (but i said it anyway)

All blondes playing this, esp Thewy and Paul Alterman.

tx alex & vrb & tx for the recommendation woodsey...
my boys are fussy eaters & i'd rather found out what they do & don't like at a reasonable price, hehe

The burgers from room service in the bay hotel were one of the highlights of last years visit. My tip for the top is buy a big bottle of gin and some tonic and get wasted before leaving the room at any time to avoid paying £30 for a small round of drinks anywhere in that hotel.

And watch those waiters in the casino, robbin B***ards.

Have fun.

Have fun you triumverate of Blonde updaters.  ;hattip;

Good Luck all the Blondes playing, a Final table is due.....show those Scandies & Yanks a thing or two  :)up

Hi Jen, Floppy and Sloppy.  :hello:

All the very best for what is sure to be another great update for us lucky blondes.

Well, we're up, which is always a good sign, and will be heading down to the cardroom in 30 minutes or so to sort out our press creditation and set up station.

This is where we'll be going - a nice little (well, huge) cardroom at the back of the hotel complex. To the right of the giant dandelion (where I'm sure plenty of people will be swimming on drunken jaunts back from the cardroom) and in front of those flags is the entrance to the building. Then, it's a quick stroll down the right hand side into the cardroom, which, compared to last year's facility, which was also in this building, is even bigger to cater for the masses of players expected to be playing this event.

And for those of you who remember last year's playing area - well, that's the press room this year, so there ought to be plenty of space.

Of course, what would an EPT update be without a quick shower check? Well, initial signs are good, I tested it out this morning and the power is medium to high, which is jus tright for me. Nice and big too, so that's another thumbs up. Also, it's very sittable, so, if you fancy, you can sit down and relax whilst the water spashes down on you.

I give it 4 Beagles out of 5. ;snoopy; ;snoopy; ;snoopy; ;snoopy;

However, as nice as the shower is, it's also opposite the toilet, so anyone who fancies a quick number two whilst you are showering will have the pleasure of watching you giving yourself a rub down and cleansing all those nooks and crannies. No need for a magazine rack here!

What is rather odd, and I've noticed this in a few European hotels recently, is that there is a telephone next to the toilet. What's this for?? Okay, obviously for calling people, but why's it next to the loo? Is that in case you run out of toilet paper?! the mind boggles...

Hi Snoopy , Could you keep us up to date on Ian Nelsons progress and tell him Andy the cabbie who dropped him off at manchester airport is watching and good luck :)

Keep up the good work :)

Golly gosh, the wireless card for my computer has gone kaput. Eek!  :o

Not to fret though because, as you can see, I am posting, so I must have gained access somehow, and I have indeed in the form of my nice new shiny Mac. Clever me bringing a back up!!

However, I'm very rusty with Macs and wanted a bit more time to become accustomed to it so...

... just ignore this photo (Jen wants you to ignore it too, funnily enough), it's just me making sure I can upload them before kick off starts, which, incidentally, is 2pm our time, 1pm yours.

See you soon, peeps!

PETEL JUST TEXED ME HE PLAYS 2DAY,TAKE IT DOWN BABE.

love the pic jen!

If you could keep us up to speed with the welsh lads- Martyn C, Iwan, Roberto, ouday, Alan D etc . Thanks guys

Wow, that was the easiest press accreditation EVER - just waltz, in, say name, gain access to all areas.  The tournament this year is in a different, and altogether more spectacular room, which must double as some kind of ballroom, complete with glowing blue dancefloor, mirrored walls, amazing view out and apparently removable ceiling.

Yes, I was delighted to know that the roof comes off(!) and should it be sunny and delightful (which it is) I am going to be lobbying for some natural sunlight.  We press are actually in the area the tourney was in last year, but it's now not quite capacious enough for the 700-odd runners. 

Hi Jen and Snoops, I would just like to say it was an honour to report alongside u 2 legends at Cardiff, and I'm realy looking forward to these updates. Could you if possible keep an eye on team badbeat, I know chris "zim" Smith is playing today.

best of luck and enjoy Monaco.........

Will do m8, already spotted him last night. Gary Shaw is here too, another Liverpudlian I think, don't think he's playing the Main Event though after crashing out in last night's satellite. Still, plenty of great side events on this week.

Do you have a photo of him, meds, just in case we don't get hold of a player list.

Snoopy searching for divine intervention...

A giant pink pig in a shop window...

Order one of the undercooked burgers and in about 12 hours, you'll know what it's for.

At least 30 or 40 people still trying to register right now, including Steve Vladar and Jani Sointula, I'm thinking we could be delayed at least another half hour...

Drum roll please... (http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/musik/a035.gif)

Introducing the GUKPT Cardiff Champion...

Dusk Till Dawn's Michael Greco!  :respect:

And here's a certain Mr Kendall (here on business, apparently) with Yoyo's eldest offspring and other (better)  ;hide; half.

Don't worry, we haven't left out the great man himself...

For a good cheap night out Snoops get the train over to Nice and find a bar called Thor, usually has a band playing live and the beer isnt too expensive.

And the great thing is you can amuse yourself for the rest of the week by shouting'Thor, what is it good for?'...well it amused us anyway.

enjoy the comp mate

Caught this man on the way down. Quite a respected player on the uk circuit, but tikay offered me a fiver to ask if he wanted to play a game of Crash, so I'm guessing that's not his strongest game, well, not last night at the least.

There are lots of former EPT Grand Finalists here this week: Marcel Luske, Jeff Williams and Rob Hollink to name just a few.

However, I have just ran into the biggest of them all, Chris 'NoflopsHomer' Hall who finalled in last nights Media Comp Grand Final for 20 Euros!

Another fantastically terrible photo of me...

For some reason, I feel like I've known this pairing for years, but I haven't, and it's only recently that they've become familiar to me. Paul Gourlay from Leeds (right) in particular is now a regular on the circuit and can often be found playing EPT events as well as the usual biggies back home. The other chap, who my spider senses inform me is Devon's Alan Vinnecombe (although I'm not 100%) can also be found playing the odd main event in England. Quite a couple of characters these two, so watch out for them later on, although Alan is still having trouble registering.

Ok, Big TK just announced that everyone is starting with 15k chips instead of 10k, and we are playing 7 levels each day.

Shuffle up and deal...

Floppy looks like Ray Stubbs.

:hello: good luck, happy updating

Uh-oh, this is going to be a tough update. To give you an idea of what lies before us, here are just a selection of the recognisable faces present today...

Magnus Petersson
Katja Thater
Kristian Ulriksen
George McKeever
Paul Gourlay
Jimmy Fricke
Rob Hollink
Greg Raymer
Terry Cook
Thomas Walhroos
Christoffer Stahle
Paul Linton
Ashely Alterman
Chris Moneymaker
George Panzer
Ben Roberts
Dean Sanders
Humberto Brenes
Barry Greenstein
Peter Willers Jepsen
Julian Thew
Ben Callinan
Marc Naalden
Noah Boaken
Carlo Citrone
Martin Wendt
Johan Storakers
Patric Bueno
Joe Raferty
Peter Eicchart
Tony Cascarino
Andreas Hoivold
Dave Gregory
John Conroy
Jules Kuusik
JP Kelly
Mark Teltscher
Victor Ramdin
Bernard Litman
Chris Smith
Dave Clayton
Nik Persaud
John Shipley
Jani Sointula
Stuart Fox
Kevin O'Donnell
Ramzi Jelassi
Steve Vladar

Naturally, plenty of Americans have been lured in by the Monte Carlo razzmatazz  and the the huge prizepool, but due to an unfortunate lack of a playerlist (I do hope we receive one), I'm going to have trouble identifying our friends from across the pond. However, Paulie from TaoPoker is here, and I'm sure he'll help me name a few of these well known Americans, so hopefully we can offer an eclectic range of nationalities today.

I did spot Gobboboy, fresh off his 2nd place finish in the Aussie Millions this January - he's truly unmissable. Also, I did recognise Kevin O'Donnell, who I believe did very well in various WSOP events last year.

There is a Paul Linton too who has played previous EPT's...

Hi there,

Saw Zim in the hallway, which could have been a bad sign but wasn't...he says he's already +3k in chips, mainly down to a hand he got to check in the big blind, thereby seeing the flop:  Ac 8d. It brought two Eights and a reasonable start for Mr. Smith, who said, "That's the kind of hand I like."  Just check, and flop something nice.  I wonder what his table line-up is - could be hard for the self-deprecating businessman to get too many more of those, looking at the players flooding in at the start...

OH NEVER MIND IM JUST REALLY EXCITED TODAY.

NICK HAVE YOU SEEN THAT SIMON TRUMPER IS PLAYING IN THE 20POUND COMP TONIGHT AT NOTTS.YOU FANCY COMING DOWN?

Hello, from across the pond! I can help you with the Americans as time progresses if you like. There is a list of players on Pokerstars, but it is done by using their online names. Please feel free to message me if you want any specific real names. 

Gobbomom

:hello:

I believe this is your son?

As I exit the cardroom, a bemused tikay grabs me to tell me of yet another of poker's 'grey areas'. According to tikay, a young chap made a 3.5k bet on the River and was called. When the aggressor realised he'd been called, he said, "Well done, you got me" and folded his hand. At this point, the caller mucked his hand too However, the dealer picked him up on this and said he can't muck his hand and that he has to show to which the player responded, "But why not, he's thrown his hand away" Anyhow, it didn't really go any further because his opponent said it was okay and didn't want a fuss, which was very sporting of him, but it just shows how many controversial aspects there are to poker regarding these rules and what people's understanding of them are.

:hello:

I believe this is your son?


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why yes, it is. Thank you for the picture!

Also caught site of big names players, Max Pescatori, Johnny Lodden and Carlos Mortensen.

Not a familiar face to many. But this is Annette_15, emerging star from the online world.

Sometimes, players can really make it hard for me to take a photo, by doing things such as...falling asleep



Or scoffing a sandwich...

can u check my friend if u got time? andor daroczi , i think he's playing at table 23 seat 6 (photo would be nice too ;))

Not often spotted on European soil, this is Victor Ramdin, part of Team Pokerstars.


And Martin Wendt, who is probably going to win the 'Silliest Over-Sized Headphones' Award.

Arr!......thats what the scandie raising machine looks like!!!

I recall a request for this chap, who I hope is Andor Daroczi currently playing on table 23 seat 6. Seems like a quiet, focused chap, although he did just lose a few chips on a board on a 7-Q-6-Q-T board, his opponent holding 8-9 for the straight. Nothing catastrophic though, he's still on 13,200.

Is Phil Ivey playing in this?

Annette_15 still looks 15. She's got quite some online record.

yep thats him , thanks a lot

Are you sure Lodden's sandwich isn't on the way out???

Great to have you there for us gang.

Is Paul Gourlay playing today?

Some of you blondeites might recognise this Mateyboy as Dusk Till Dawn's Dave Colclough. Just the two Dusk Till Dawners today (Carlo being the other one), so I guess they'll be a foreboding force tomorrow.

Not much action from Dave as of yet, he's currently on 13,500 and looking pretty unmoved. Seems quite quiet today, so maybe he was on the booze last night as most of the hotel were.

Also on his table are online whiz kid Christoffer Stahle and GUKPT Walsall and Poland EPT finalist, John 'The Rockstar' Conroy.

Father of Dan Smith, is this fellow, Chris Smith, who has trundled over to Monte Carlo with a team of 8 that includes John Conroy and Richard 'Strummer' Herbert.

He's had a good start today with 18,950.

Just across the way is Dave Clayton, and I just saw the both of them check down a 7h Jh Ks 7c 3d board.

Chris announced Ace high (Ac 4c) saying it can't be good enough, and he was right, one of the other limpers taking down the small pot with Q-J.

hi matt me and nick slade on our way down to luton airport in a big hummer limo
should be hitting monte carlo about 8pm
ps gourlay is playing today

Something tells me that I am the only photographer to go to Julian Thew's table and take a picture of him before than anyone else, because seated opposite is the charitable Mr Greenstein, reserved as usual and slumped over the table in that slightly ill looking manner that many of you will associate with him.

Julian: "No movement as of yet, have 14,700. Can't really Yoyo anymore with two kids, need to be sturdy and reliable."

No drama from Nottingham Gala's Pete Linton (15,300), although he looks very happy and is in supremely confident mood.

Could be a dark horse perhaps?

Yes - he's right by the door so it should be easy to track his action.  Currently looking relaxed - I wonder why...

Hello, do you know if Devilfish is playing at all?

Sigh..... gl boys x

DEFINATLY,I THINK HES GOING TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR,HOPEFULLY THIS WILL KICKSTART IT.

Wish good luck to Paul g, and Thewy from me please.

Thank's for the superduperwooper updates thus far  ;tightend;

Big hand reported to me now - resulting in an early elimination - It was watched by this perma-ring of spectators round Greg Raymer's table, and since he's the victor in the hand that crowd will only grow during the day, making it increasingly hard to get next to the WSOP Champ.  Never mind, if I'd wanted to shake his hand I could have done so in the lift which Floppy and I shared with him this morning...

OK the hand - all the action preflop.  OutMatey raised it to 150 preflop.  Hard to realise at this point how 100x this amount is about to get into the middle, isn't it...
Greg Raymer made it 450.  OutMatey re-re-raised to 1,500.  Raymer moved in.  Call.
Raymer showed:  Jc Js
OutMatey showed:  Ad Kc

No spiked higher pair and I find this all so improbable I am going to have to go and count his stack.  I trust my source though, so up the story goes.

Maybe then he'll be able to buy another jumper.... :dontask: ;scarymoment; ;hide;

He's definitely playing, and 90% definitely playing tomorrow.  Don't worry, I'll get lots of pictures for you, crazy fan.

HIS CLOTHING IS THE CONSTANT SOURSE OF JOKES,HE TAKES IT ALL WITH GOOD HUMOUR THOUGH.
I THINK IF HE WON HE STILL WOULDNT BUY A NEW ONE

4-way raised pot to 150 on Julian Thew's table.

Aspades 9d Kc

All four check.

Turn:

7c

Checked to Julian who bets 450, the player behind him and the big blind fold, the early position raiser calls.

River:

Ks

Check to Julian, who bets 1k, he gets a quick call and Thewy mucks just as fast. The other player didn't show his hand though, which surely he must do to take the pot? No-one on the table objected either, and the other player didn't even ask to see Julian's card. (Surely if you've called, you want to see someone's hand to see what they're bluffing with?)

El Blondie just pulled me up to tell me he just won a 5.5k pot with 74 suited, "It was only the Half-Wilson though." He flopped a Seven and turned the Four. Hope you're reading this Brian... ;)

Amazing all in ....and even more amazing call......after so little time gone so far!!

in American Forums there are rumors about more arrests in the online gambling world and one of the names often mentioned is Lee Jones (I guess because he announced, that he is going to stop working at stars and moving to the EPT)

Is he in Monaco?
What are players talking in Monaco (about this rumors - not general chit chat)

I've just spoken to him, he says, "No mistakes this time." (He made a bad move at the last main event at the old Luton Casino and was kicking himself about it.)

While on my last tour of the room, two tables were broken.  Now, I don't reckon we've lost two tables' worth already, so I think that they've been filled in to the occasional empty 9-seat... although in just that 15 minutes I saw set-over-set put a second player under 2k.  Who knows?  Anyway, the reshuffle sees John 'Rock Star' Conroy sat next to George 'The Tank' Danzer - pictured below:

Lee is currently trying to fix a power cable to his Mac as I type, and he almost just knocked over the widescreen TV in the pressroom. We've not really heard much rumours and hearsay at the moment...

well they can´t arrest him in the states if he is in Monaco ...

...never a true-er word said.

There's a 15 minute break now, (and at the end of each level). We've been told that play will be 9-handed until the third day, which is when the feature table will be brought in, and at which point all tables will be 8-handed from then on.

Best tip him off not to pop home after the EPT ;)

Here's Ben Grundy (two dodgy photos= one crystal clear well-posed one, wouldn't you agree).

He tells me "I was nearly back in my room after 40 minutes.  I folded Kings preflop.  I can't believe I did that."

Well, the betting did go:  250 to his right, Ben makes it 1,000, Guy goes all in for the full 15k.  In level one.  Fair enough.  He seems to be raising to 200 preflop every hand now to make up for it.

This could well be the only three Englishman line-up in the room a the moment: Roland de Wolfe, Barny Boatman and Tim Blake the victims of my paparazzi hands.

Didn't catch a hand, but I did overhear Roland saying to Barny, "Raising me with K-2, huh? Okay then," so I'm guessing Barny is sticking it up (for want of a better phrase) the Dublin EPT winner during these early stages.

Raising all in on the first level *shakes head* is just pot-stealing. You're pretty much guaranteed to get no callers...I don't think I'd call with AA. Would anybody else?

Lee Jones (in fact, I can see him as I write) is definitely here, but I wouldn't say there is too much gossip going around, I guess people are more interested in the comp itself and being in the wonderful Monte Carlo. However, I did indeed hear that rumour, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

Call Immedietely

Did not want to spoil the party ... would love to be there, too ... but the rumors are frightening

I can confirm all the action, I just to spoke to Greg during the break. Both he and the other player were already down to around 10k and the initial raise was from the button. Meaning that once the other player had made it 1.5k, Greg decided to push because he was out of position, a call would equate to 15% of his chips and he has to fold to any board with Ace, King or Queen on it. He was fairly philosophical about it. He said if they both had 15k still, he'd have probably just re-raised to 4k.

Oh well, what do I know? :D

This is Cusk Till Cawn's Kevin O'Donnell (joke for the DTD fans there), a renowned American pro who ran well in last year's World Series, 21st I think it the main event, but someone may like to confirm that for me. He may also have finalled in one of the other events. Either way, he's got a reputation as a top notch player, so we'll keep an eye on him this week to see if he takes Monte Carlo by storm too. Not doing too bad so far with 18,550.

You'd risk your whole tournament on it?

OutMatey=dmmikkel

Any norkage ?

I don't know if you remember SANTI from Barcelona, was it?  Or Amsterdam?  Well, we do.  You might get the (correct) impression from this picture that he doesn't get it quietly, or do much quietly, actually.  Looks permanently spiked on caffeine, but a friendly, outgoing, ludicrously enthusiastic player.

...first decent question.

Are you crazy?!  Update Team call so fast it breaks the sound barrier.  So there.

Are you serious? I couldn't get my chips in quick enough. There are times where i may pass, but there around the bubble and in sattellites

if you see, can u check my man andor again?also if any big name player sitting at his table?

oh yes I am, I had to have a talk w/ that DC guy, he is going to make this final table, and the old 7/4 never fails

Thanks!  It's both great when people tell you stories, and frustrating that one didn't have the opportunity to view said occurrences first hand.  Any information added by you lot is greatly appreciated...  We don't even mind being corrected, if you are suitable apologetic about doing so... ;)

ofcourse, what am I waiting for???? 2 Jokers???

Great work guys as usual.

Jen, is Irish star Paul Higgins (HornswaggleU) playing? That guy has got some moves, but he's been a bit withdrawn recently, and needs cheering up.

Good luck to all the Blondeites

I definitely know this American, and so should all the viewers as it is none other than Josh Arieh who famously upset Harry Demetriou during the 2005 World Series Main before going on to finish a highly commendable 3rd place. He seems to be pretty laid back and non-vocal today, so perhaps it's just an in front of the cameras jobby, or maybe it's when he's well chipped up, because, at the moment, he's only got 13,350.

Today?  Can you give me his location?  Would be delighted to keep track of him.  I am sure he will be cheered upon winning the Grand Final.

15,300?

He got 15,000 to start with, I'm not impressed.

No introduction needed for this beardy veteran (except perhaps to say that he is beardy)... Barry 'Beardy' Greenstein -- 17,500  ;marks;

Oh.  It's you.  Are you playing tomorrow?

my chips would be in before his for def........

lol, I wish I was playing, I'm at home! The Nutter Rutter is upto his usual mischief!

Just wondering if there is any updates on how Roy Brindley is going who is a sponsored pro of ladbrokes poker?

Yeh this guy is an absolute fruitcake. Was on TV table with him in Goa. talk talk talk!

Hello all!!!!!

Hello Jen and Snoops

Please say hello to Mr, YOYO, remind him about last year and how he managed my shortstack for me, I think it was one of the best comps I have ever played thanks to Julian.

Can u please find Richard Shtrax, He is a friend od mine from here in Florida, he won his seat w/ FPP points on Stars, he was there last year, this guy wins more seats to big comps, he won 5 seats to last years WSOP main event.

Please tell Rick hello if u find him, and this guy has a lot of talent for an unknown player ;popcorn;

Thanks Guys (girls) , wish I was there to buy u a beer but I told Rick to do that for me!

HornsawggleU, you are a disgrace, you should be playing!

"What do you mean a record prize pool, the best updaters, and a place in the history books, I'm not playing....."

Snoops, I think Josh Arieh(sp?) learnt his lesson after ESPN focused on his outbursts, and has improved his act.

I told think Josh has played a comp in about a year, kinda dropped out of sight

Taking Level One seriously, No Smiling, are (pictured):
 
Nicolas Levi 
Jan Sjavik
Thomas Wahlroos

All three of them potential Day Two picks, and I will look so clever if they all make the final.

Humberto Brenes -- 14,225

I can proudly say that I have officially experienced the full shark routine of the charismatic potentially straitjacket wearing Humberto.

During the media event, Humberto moved all-in from under-the gun, another chap moved over the top and I had a decision from the small blind with a weak ace and not a costly call. However, I had to give it up, but whilst I was mulling it over, the rather unintimidating plastic shark made it's brief swim over in my direction. Clearly, it was this petrifying sight that made me muck, not the fact that I had a weak Ace. Oh yeah, and he basically screamed at me too (Humberto not the shark), although that was mainly incomprehensible gibberish.

Roy The Boy is here, but not a Day 1A player.  Try again tomorrow...

You're a terrible person.

I propose the following last longer,

Me in the upcoming Irish Open  vs   Your Poker Career.


Name your stakes. Your career is over.  ;busted;





good luck to humbertooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  ;cupcake;

Fine :P

So if you call with Aces, why not with Kings?

They ain't the stone cold rock solid preflop nuts.

cheers djinn :)

Barry 'Beardy' Greenstein needs a makeover, those jumpers *lol*

Ben Roberts -- 15,925

Ben is one of those players that most poker fans have heard of, but not seen much of, and although he can be spotted on the odd TV comp, he's a rare participant on the circuit yet has an incredibly formidable reputation. Ask anyone who they'd hate to see sit down at their cash game table, and Ben Roberts will one of the names that consistently crops up.

And veering back to the chatty side of high-stakes tournament poker - here's a pic of Nik Persaud, sucking one of those Scandinavian nicotine tea-bag things (Snuss?) which seems to have increased his hyperactivity.  Going back to check on his chips.


P.S.  You can only see our pictures if logged in!  It's free and our combined photographic talent is almost worth the time it takes to sign up...

Dario Mineri (pictured) just scooped a big pot, I'm guessing all the money went in on the 8c Aspades Jd flop with Dario holding Ahrt Js and his American opponent holding Jc 8d.

The turn was the Ac so the 3s river was unimportant.

Julian had 11k at the break, he made two pair in the blinds one hand but ran into a flush.

I think Bernard Litman (pictured below) is most likely to be found at Luton Casino which is where I believe I saw him final last year. Today's appearance is somewhat of a rarity, because like Ben Roberts, he's not someone you see playing on a weekly basis. Must be a busy chap!

Johan Storakers, Swedish player who made a final table in Aruba and won the Amsterdam Master Classics a few years back -- 14,125

Here's Barry, looking very like Walter Matthau...

(http://www.palisadeschamber.com/Pics/Walter_Mathau.gif)

As told by Roy Brindley...

"Aaaah, do you know who that is? Crazy guy, Leslie McLean, grandfather to Stephen McLean. He's absolutely crackers, plays almost every hand. He's the type of player who can be chip leader one moment, and standing on the rail the next."

popeye! He's a legend.

Hey guys. First of all thanks for the great work you're doing. It's even more brilliant since cardplayer isn't covering the EPT in Monaco.
Secondly, any chance of a pic of Romanian Cristi (or Cristian) Dragomir? He's def Day 1A.
Cheers and gl to snoopy and anyone else playing

Here's a photo of Barry Greenstein with his ex-wife Liza Minnelli.

Pictured in happier Times:

Not much change from Andor and no famous names at his table, although he is seated opposite Peter Eicchart (sp?) who has a decent reputation in his homeland of Sweden.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW PETE LINTON IS DOING PLEASE.

Chris Moneymaker, who I played against in the media comp last night, has taken a hit and is down to around 8k.

I joined the action at the River with the board showing 9d 5c 6h 8h 2s

Chris's fellow countryman and neighbour, Yankieboy (Paulie assures me that isn't an offensive term - I hope he's right) announces, "I'll check into you" only for Chris to respond by betting out 3,400.

Yankieboy mulls it over for a while, soaking up the Moneymaker stare displayed in the picture below, before making a good call with Aces.

Chris huffed and puffing, adding, "If you can call, you win" as he revealed his paltry Ac 3d.

"Didn't work, I should have bet 4.4k," says a disappointed Moneymaker shaking his head in disapproval and self criticism.

France and America cross swords as Michel Abecassis bets 1.2k (pot was 1k) into a board of Js 5d 5c 4c Kc, Victor Ramdin the man being put to a decision.

After a while, which included leaning back and putting his arms behind his head, the high stakes poker star makes a call. Abecassis folds immediately, and although Victor wanted to muck, he was made to show his hand (Q-Q) by Abecassis (who correctly said "You have to show to win") and the EPT rules.

"But you were the aggressor, right?"

Guess the rules are different over there, the wrath of the grey area strikes!

No problem. What's with the capitals?

Jeff Kimber, being temporarily railed by Richard Herbert, was telling me how he faced a River bet of 6k into a 1k pot.

"They're crazy here," he said bamboozled.

Roland De Wolfe is OUT and in errrr, unpleasant circumstances...


All the chips went in on a Js 8h 3h flop, and I think both had around 15kish at this point.

Roland:

Jh 8s

Unknown Mateyboy (shown here):

9h 5h

Turn:

Ahrt

So in fact Roland's Jh is live as well has his FH outs...

River:

Kc

Roland, "You best go on to win this, but I don't think you've got much chance..."

Harry Demetriou, who was cheerfully out of his seat and chatting with John Gale, is on 34,475k after flopping a straight against a set and surviving the Turn and River.

I really do think that if you bet on the river, are called, and then muck your cards that your cards should be pulled out and turned over. The other guy paid to see.

Keep forgetting the value of this chips :dontask:

Can we have a reminder, cheers

Sadly we haven't been given a player/seat list, so have no way of identifying him - if you can get him to text you his seat number, or post a picture, we're much more likely to succeed on this...

sorry sir!

Green   25
Black    100
Red      500
Blue     1,000
Brown  5,000

Also OUT is Swede Marcel Baran who made the money in Dublin...

He held Aspades 5s on a 2s 3c 4s board. Something you'd be prepared to go all the way with... His opponent was holding 5h 6d though...

Pictured:

Dortmund Winner - Andreas Hoivold

Warsaw Winner - Peter Jepsen

Blondeite Hall of Famer - Stuart Fox

Im with AndrewT on that. Also y should you have to show your cards to win a hand when there is no-one to beat. if you bet everyone out of the pot do you have to show? i think they are probably just using a misworded rule to gain information of how someone plays. Worst case scenario is you show both players hands, after killing the original raisers, because there is no way he can win the pot, after passing them.

None of that kinky stuff in public please, Fran.  ;smackedbottom;

any luck finding Rick???

Chip Counts - Just a few, I gave up on the Comprehensive Count after 20 minutes.  Of course the see/write/walk lag might mean they are no longer 100% accurate, but they were then.

Paul Gourlay     10,950
Jimmy Fricke     21,750
Pete Linton      16,600
JP Kelly             9,475
Dave Colclough  19,400
Dean Sanders     8,550  ("It's been emotional.  Lost two large pots running QQ into AA).
Julian Thew      14,375
Martin Wendt     9,000  (He's a Dirty Stacker, at the moment, though, so can't be sure)
John Shipley      20,000
Stuart Fox        15,950
Jani Sointula      25,500
Johnny Lodden   8,550
Martyn Cavanagh  11,250
Nik Persaud        13,950
Ben Grundy        12,675
Viktor Ramdin     14,800
Bernard Litman   20,200
Santi                 11,500  (He only gets one name because I couldn't read his surname off his shirt and I've forgotten it)
Thomas Wahlrros  15,000  (A little bored by the hovering; "I've seen AQ, and flopped one pair so far this tournament.")
Andreas Hagen     21,750
Markus Golser       13,500
Rob Hollink           11,075
Greg Raymer        15,400
Jan Sjavik            20,800
Katja Thater        15,275
Jeff Kimber          12,750
Magnus Petersson  22,300
Dario Minieri           15,400
Ramzi Jelassi         14,600
Peter Eichhardt    15,650
Nicolas Levi           16,100
Steve Jelinek        26,400
Annette_15          9,300

Plus extra photos of those I missed out/ wrote their count down so illegibly even I didn't want to guess back at my computer.

Just went on a stroll with my American friend (and best man) Paulie, who pointed out a few faces he recognised, the first of which was ironically not American, but Japanese. This chap is Musaki Kagawa, a Japanese Industrialist and a huge cash game player. I just saw him take down a pot with a 1.5k bet on a 7d-7h-2s Flop. Also seated on that table is blondeite Tim 'T8mml' Blake.

We don't have a player/seat list!  I don't recognise the name, a picture might get results...or if you could ask him where he's sitting?  Sorry, it's just that if I start shouting people's names until someone puts their hand up I think my press pass might be revoked fairly sharpish...

Another chap Paulie pointed out was Carl Olsen, who apparently came runner-up in a Deauville EPT, although that was before my blonde time, so I'll have to take his word for that one. Currently on 13,950.

Well I just signed off his Grass Roots budget so yes i'm aware of this.
Unfortunatly i'm off to Monte tomorrow so i have to much to sort out before the trip.
I'm sure Simon will give you a bit of advice.

                                                 STOP PRESS



Mad Harper, in her infinite kindness, has just this minute bestowed on us the precious Day 1A seat draw.  SO if your guys haven't been moved since the start, we'll be able to check on them after this current Break...

From what I hear, this chap, Pete' The Beat' Giordinio (17,875) is a well known player on the circuit - quite a chirpy fellow too, so he should be good entertainment.

"Why's he called 'The Beat'" I asked.

"It's a long story," claimed Paulie.

Anyone care to elaborate?...

Greice Yamaguchi -- 8,250

HOORAY!

JP -- 4k "They keep trying to bluff their chips off to me and then hitting the river."

Ben Grundy -- 11k "I've had Aces twice, Kings twice, flopped three sets, flopped the nuts three times and I've still got less than my starting stack." This included him leading out with a set of Threes on a T-7-3 board getting raised, he 3-bet it and the other guy (inexplicably) moved all-in.

on the issue of showing cards, last year not once was i asked to show my cards or did i see anyone ask to see others when they had every right to. I liked it when i got caught with my pants down and felt it rude to ask someone else when they had let me go with it.

Overall i liked it, although i would have loved to see some players mucked cards.

cheers

the shadows cometh , well we would if our fekin plane wasnt delayed.........tell ben he is better with rags .lol any update on shadow gourlay

lol,i was talking to nick hicks a.k.a vodkaredbull,thanks anyway.
a few people have been wondering if they will let him in or not?im not sure myself,i hope so.

Keeping his Cool:  JP Kelly

Ben Roberts Double-Up Hand (Courtesy of El Blondie):

He has Qc 8c and one caller (on the button) after the 9-T-J (one club) flop.  The Ac turn must have been fairly pleasant, and ben check-raised it from 1,500 to 4,500.  This meant that his 9k all-in bet on the 3d river wasn't a silly size, and he got called by something (DC didn't want to hazard a guess) thus doubling his average-y stack to a chunkier one.

Complete List of Players for Day 1A (Sorted by Nationality). (This did come with a seating plan, but that obviously won't be reliable anymore)

Kevin Odonell   
Mike Pesek   
Loyo Gabriel Argentina
Jose Guevara Argentina
Lyndon Basha Australia
Jason Gray  Australia
Tracy Varcoe  Australia
Mark Vos   Australia
Oliver Bosch   Austria
Markus Golser   Austria
Josef Kollarits   Austria
Carlo Gosselin   Belgium
Marc Naalden   Belgium
Bruno Azevedo   Brazil
Thiago   Carriço De Azevedo   Brazil
Ciaran Carter   Canada
Samuel Chartier   Canada
Owen Crowe   Canada
Stuart Hooft   Canada
Marc Karam   Canada
Denis St Aubin   Canada
Joseph Starcevic   Canada
Humberto Brenes   Costa Rica
Soren Bakfort   Denmark
Thomas Elmkjaer   Denmark
Bjorn-Erik Glenne   Denmark
Christian Grundtvig   Denmark
Andreas   Hagen   Denmark
Carl Hostrup   Denmark
Jesper Hougaard   Denmark
Peter Jepsen   Denmark
Marcus Jessen   Denmark
Theo Jorgensen   Denmark
Ricki Nielsen   Denmark
Uffe Thorup Petersen   Denmark
Dennis Plejdrup   Denmark
Henrik Sorensen   Denmark
Martin Wendt   Denmark
Ilari Sahamies   Finland
Jani Sointula   Finland
Jani Vilmunen   Finland
Ville Wahlbeck   Finland
Thomas Wahlross   Finland
Jukka Ylitalo   Finland
Klaus Pautrot   France
Michel Abecassis   France
Dan Abouaf   France
Lionel Azoulay   France
Cyril Ben Soussan   France
Jan Boubli   France
Patrice   Boudet   France
Herve Boulan   France
Patrik Bueno   France
Michel Carvin   France
Ouri Aron Cohen   France
Sebastien Compte   France
Daniel Conte   France
Jean Marc Cristiani   France
Reza Daeipour   France
Imad Derwiche   France
Rattenbach Didier   France
Daniel Dodet   France
Habib Filfili   France
Patrick   Gaillardo   France
Andre Gulessian   France
Ramez Haddad   France
Haim Kakoun   France
Xavier Laszcz   France
Cametti   Laurent   France
Charles   Mangin   France
Elie Marciano   France
Jack Melki   France
Phillipe Narboni   France
Jean Claude Perrot   France
Emile Petit   France
Khalil Rahal   France
Marcel Rhin   France
Fabrice   Soulier   France
Sebastien Szwarc   France
Philippe Vert   France
Marc Jacques Zaicik   France
Jerome Zerbib   France
Davide Adamo   Germany
Marcel Baran   Germany
Thomas Bihl   Germany
Christian Danner   Germany
George Danzer   Germany
Frank Guenther   Germany
Norbert   Holting   Germany
Georg Korch   Germany
Adrian Koy   Germany
Florian Langmann   Germany
Michael   Muecklish   Germany
Sebastian Ruthenberg   Germany
Haward Speer   Germany
Katja Thater   Germany
Jan Veit   Germany
Johannes Vogel   Germany
Jan Von Halle   Germany
Noah Boeken   Holland
Peter Dalhuijsen   Holland
Rob Hollink   Holland
Hans Ritburg   Holland
Grm Spijkers   Holland
Stuart Taylor   Holland
Jasper Wijbenga   Holland
Andor Daroczi   Hungary
Sandor Demjan   Hungary
Denes Kalo   Hungary
Csaba Kuremszki   Hungary
Richard Toth   Hungary
Novak Istvan   Zsolt   Hungary
Jude Ainsworth   Ireland
Tony Cascarino   Ireland
John Conroy   Ireland
Paul Roper   Ireland
Alan Smurfit   Ireland
Ziv Bachar   Israel
Avraham   Golan   Israel
Daniel Makowsky   Israel
Zack Stewart   Israel
Sandro Bellusci   Italy
Sergio Cacace   Italy
Emanuele Carboni   Italy
Luigi Donati   Italy
Gianni Giaroni   Italy
Riccardo Mazzitell   Italy
Dario Minieri   Italy
Luca Mortarino   Italy
Luca Pagano   Italy
Max Pescatori   Italy
Pier Ruscalla   Italy
Masaaki   Kagawa   Japan
Hiroshi   Shimmamura   Japan
Gilbert   Abela   Lebanon
Joseph Mouawad   Liban
Souhail Joseph   Nassar   Liban
Jihad Saade   Libano
Dan Adamescu   Monaco
Stian Bjorsvik   Norway
Jemil Butt   Norway
Lars Eidissen   Norway
Bernt Grytdahl   Norway
Ambjorn   Haga   Norway
Kristian Kjondal   Norway
Odd Lavik   Norway
Johnny Lodden   Norway
Erlend   Melsom   Norway
Dag  Martin Mikkelsen   Norway
Rolf Myking   Norway
Annette   Obrestad   Norway
Thomas Osterholt   Norway
Knut Rysstad   Norway
Jan Sjavik   Norway
Daniel Steine   Norway
Lasse Ubostad   Norway
Kristian Ulriksen   Norway
Christopher Ulsrud   Norway
Hans Ari Vars   Norway
Kristian Wiermyhr   Norway
AdamSzalak   Poland
Cristinel Dumitru   Romania
George Secara   Romania
Christian Dragomir   Rumania
Mihai Manole   Rumania
Sergey Feklisov   Russia
Alexander Grishchuk   Russia
Valeri   Ilykan   Russia
Gea Gregory   Marc   Russia
Gregory   Orlov   Russia
Alex Repik   Russia
Alexander Uskov   Russia
Mikhail   Ustinov   Russia
Peter Zaselskiy   Russia
Alexey Zilberg   Russia
Oscar Blanco Carrasco,   Spain
Angel Blanco Puras   Spain
Guillermo Garcia   Spain
Francisco Lopez   Spain
Maria Maceiras   Spain
Miguel,   Magan Tier   Spain
Raul Mestre   Spain
Carlos Mortensen   Spain
Raul Paez   Spain
Juan Manuel Pastor   Spain
Santiago Torres   Spain
Igemar Stahle   Swe
Nicklas   Andersson   Sweden
Johan Bergqvist   Sweden
Chris Bjorin   Sweden
Simon Christensson   Sweden
Peter Eichhardt   Sweden
Andreas   Folkesson   Sweden
Dan Glimne   Sweden
Shahin   Hajbarati   Sweden
Ramzi Jelassi   Sweden
Jules Kuusik   Sweden
Jacob Larsson   Sweden
Niklas   Liljegren   Sweden
Gustav Lundholm   Sweden
Patric Martensson   Sweden
Erik Palm   Sweden
Magnus Petersson   Sweden
Tomas Petterson   Sweden
Erik Pettersson   Sweden
Magnus Renberg   Sweden
Raymi Sanchez Thorn   Sweden
Fredrik   Silfverber   Sweden
Johan Storakers   Sweden
Mikael Westerlund   Sweden
Mark Bolliger   Switzerland
Denis Cohen   Switzerland
Rino Mathis   Switzerland
Ashley Alterman   UK
Richard   Baldwin   UK
Richard   Barnett   UK
Fowzi Baroukh   UK
Tim Blake   UK
Barny Boatman   UK
Terence   Burke   UK
Ben Walter   Callinan   UK
Matryn Cavanagh   UK
Carlo Citrone   UK
David Clayton   UK
David Colclough   UK
Terence   Cook   UK
Roland De Wolfe   UK
Harry Demetriou   UK
David Finney   UK
Mark Forrester   UK
Stuart Fox   UK
Jonathan Gaskell   UK
Nicholas Goodall   UK
Paul Gourlay   UK
David Gregory   UK
Ben Grundy   UK
Michael   Hill   UK
Andreas   Hoivold   UK
Craig Hopkins   UK
Afzal Hussain   UK
Steve Jelinek   UK
Jp Kelly   UK
Jeff Kimber   UK
Derek Lawless   UK
David Leavey   UK
Nicolas   Levi   UK
Peter Linton   UK
Bernard   Litman   UK
Andy Lowe   UK
George Mckeever   UK
Rico Morris   UK
Paul Murrell   UK
Shaun Needham   UK
Shahrokh Nikkhah   UK
Nik Persaud   UK
Scott Piecha   UK
John Poynton   UK
James Price   UK
Joe Rafferty   UK
Ben Roberts   UK
Christopher Rossiter   UK
David Rudling   UK
Dean Sanders   UK
Jeff Sharpe   UK
John Shipley   UK
Christopher Smith   UK
Mark Teltscher   UK
Julian Thew   UK
Steve Vladar   UK
Piers Whyman   UK
Michael   Williams   UK
Jeremy Wray   UK
Greice Yamaguchi   UK
Marwan Zakhem   UK
Josh Arieh   USA
Isaac Andrew   Baron   USA
Francis Kemper   Cagney   USA
David Cotten   USA
Adam Elpayaa   USA
Daryn Firicano   USA
Russ Floyd   USA
Jimmy Fricke   USA
Jeffrey Garza   USA
Pete Giordano   USA
Ken Goldin   USA
Barry Greenstein   USA
Mark Gregorich   USA
Dan Grolemund   USA
Frank Hilton   USA
James Hoeppner   USA
Steve Hohn   USA
Stuart Hosen   USA
Daryl Jace   USA
Daniel Kelley   USA
Bryn Kenney   USA
Alexander Kim   USA
Eric Kronenberger   USA
Maros Lechman   USA
Michael   Long   USA
Leslie Mclean   USA
Joseph Karl Michael   USA
Chris Moneymaker   USA
Noboru Mark Nagaoka   USA
Tyler Netter   USA
Carl Olson   USA
David Peters   USA
Reuben   Peters   USA
Jeffrey   Petronack   USA
Patrick   Powers   USA
Victor Ramdin   USA
Greg Raymer   USA
Andrew Robl   USA
Christopher Roth   USA
Daniel Ryan   USA
Justin Schwartz   USA
Richard   Shtrax   USA
Amritraj Singh   USA
Luke Staudenmaier   USA
Jesse Steinberg   USA
Noah Stephens Davidowitz   USA
Steve Stolzmann   USA
Matt Stout   USA
Barry Strickland   USA
Dean Thurman   USA
Alec Torelli   USA
Hung Tran   USA
David Tuttle   USA
William Vance   USA
Alessandro Nocerino   Venezuela

I guess this is the table of doom:

Kristian Ulriksen -- 23,100
Greg Raymer -- 15,800
Rob Hollink -- 7,200
Markus Golser -- 4,525

The blinds are 75/150 (up to 100/200 in 5 minutes) and we have 307 of the original 329 remaining.

Paul Roper (left) just won a nice pot off the Scandinavian in seat 1, betting (and being called) with Kh Qd on a board of Js 5d Ahrt Aspades Ks. Nice bet!

Stupidly, I asked if he was called the hangman because he commits suicide at the table, but he informed me that it was the more obvious explanation, and one that had been previously overlooked by myself... his name. Doh!  ;djinn;

Other possibilities that I considered were that he was an expert at the quiz game 'Hangman' or, and probably the least likely, he's some kind of manic serial killer.

Andor Dacozi is on 13,925 and sharing a table with last year's French EPT winner.

Meanwhile, Pete Linton is on 14,250.

im on my way out in a minute,please tell pete im thinking of him and hope he makes it through.

FRAN

thanks for the updates so far :)up

Peter Eichhardt is down to the felt after calling a 7k bet from his next door neighbour picture below.

The board read 7d 8h 3d 8s Tc, and although he looked pained, made the call only to be shown Quad Eights.

I think Peter was behind.

Carl Olsen bets 3.4k into a 5k pot with a bord of 3s-Kh-4d-Ts-9c. Everyone folded.

Magnus Petersson, who won in Copenhagen, chopped a pot with A-K a pot on an A-7-8-5-T after it was checked all the way down.

Humberto Brenes is up to 15,950 after winning a similarly small pot with A-K vs. A-J, again, checked all the way down on a Qd-3s-4h-5s-5h

The update scene would be a much happier place if everyone at the table was a keen as the Colclough mustard, the blonde one grabbing me on my way out of the cardroom and passing me a note with the following tales on them:

"First hand back after break, Ben Roberts flops a set of threes and takes 4,000 off a French opponent. 2nd hand back, Ben raises and flops a set of Eights on a 6-8-T all club board. Mateyboy moved all-in  with K-J one club and took a nice 30k pot when the Turn came the Ace of clubs. Ben down to 23k."

Incidentally, the media tournament was the most awesomely crapshooty event ever. 1k chips, 15 minute blinds. 25/50 and the blinds doubled every level. It was hilarious fun. I won $25 for finishing 7th from 80 odd. SHIP IT!


Back to the real work, there are 301 remaining players from todays 329 entries, DC just passed me a note which reads as follows..."Seat 1 Frenchie raises with A-K and gets called by BB (who had 6-6). They both check a flop of 6-6-A and an innocent 7 on the turn starts a raising war, Frenchie all-in for 9k. 19k pot and no outs. Seat 3 moves up to 22k..."

Good reporting from Mr Colclough there, I think he might have a future in this updating lark... ::)

The table that's most spectatortastic at the moment, is unsurprisingly Greg Raymer's (pictured).

As an aside, I'm not too impressed with Thomas Kremser's choice of a lime green tie...

Chip counts please:

Jude Ainsworth   Ireland
Tony Cascarino   Ireland
John Conroy   Ireland
Paul Roper   Ireland
Alan Smurfit   Ireland
Joe Rafferty UK Northern Ireland
George McKeever UK Northern Ireland
Leslie McLean USA Ireland

Please telll mads to get the nationalities right :)

Never mind his surname, Mr Roper is as mad as they come! He will either get gazilions of chips or be home in time for tea.

Something that you've not told us yet Sloppy ? ;popcorn;

Levi -- 16,300
John Shipley -- 19,275
Pat Bueno -- 17,375
Jimmy Fricke -- 19,000
Paul Gourlay -- 8,475
Carlos Mortensson -- 13,850
Leslie McLean -- 17,225
JP Kelly -- 3,025
Jules Kuusik -- 13,375
Joe Rafferty -- 17,300
Dave Colclough -- 16,800
Ben Roberts -- 18,650
Humberto Brenes -- 17,250
Theo Jorgensson -- 21,650
Dennis Plejdrup -- 21,225
Tim Blake -- 6,600
Marc Naalden -- 15,625
Musaki -- 16,200
Jan Boubli -- 13,300
Barny Boatmna -- 18,300
Harry Demetriou -- 22,400
Paul Roper -- 18,450
Richard Toth -- 25,474

Looking at the counts above you'll notice that Harry has lost a chunk from that early double up he enjoyed, the most significant loss being when he lost a big pot to Hungarian pro Richard Toth, folding to an 8.5k bet on a board of 4s 9s Ahrt 8d.

A quick look over my shoulder and my eyes widen as I see a hoard of people rushing over to Ben Callinan's table, camera crew included. But, as with the football where if one person stand up and looks behind them at nothing, then everyone else follows suit, there was nothing of note happening to any big names. However, the hand certainly was noteworthy, two men getting it all-in on a J-rag-rag Flop, one with Kings, the other with a set of Jacks. But a King on the River and a gasp from the crowd meant that Raul Paez was gone. And the assasin? Well that was Dutchman Hans Ridbug, perhaps a celebrity of sorts in Holland as his involvement provoked the Dutch cameras and pursuing sheep to rush over their like madmen.

Here's the probable current chip leader. Steve Jelinek has around 55k at the moment. He just added to his stack calling a 7k bet on the river of a Kc 8s 6s Tc 8c board with 6h 6d to win the pot after his opponent quickly mucked.

Interestingly, the rule, which I think is totally wrong, is that if you CALL a river bet and your opponent mucks, you can't request to show. Totally ludicrous. I was informed of this after Harry D called a 4k river bet, his opponent mucking but Harry wasn't allowed to see the cards yet still had to show his. Surely you're calling to see your opponents cards?

Annette_15 moves all-in for 5.2k on a Jh 3s 3h board after her opponent bets 1,550, he eventually passes.

OK here are a few of them (sadly Table 20 contained two and it's been broken):

Jude Ainsworth      20,200/5,800  (depending on if he's the guy on the left or right; if he's neither, I don't know)
John Conroy          10,350
Alan Smurfit           17,000  (who appears to have some kind of Last Longer with Mark Teltscher, who has 24,400)

JP Kelly pushes after a series of limpers on his big blind, the first calls and everyone else folds.

JP:

9d 4s

Limper:

Aspades Ac

Board:

9h 5d 2s 6c.......


River:

4d

Pete Linton -- 22,000
Jimmy Fricke -- 15,875
Christian Grundvig -- 2,200
Ashley Alterman -- 12,100
John Conroy -- 10,474
George Danzer -- 22,100
Chris Moneymaker -- 25,900
Dean Sanders -- 13,100
Barry Greenstein -- 19,450
Julian Thew -- 14,225
Ben Callinan -- 7,625
Hans Rutlig -- 45,225
Martyn Cavanagh -- 10,275
Noah Boeken -- 19,200
Johnny Lodden -- 14,425
Kevin O'Donnell -- 10,275

Top railers Tony Mackay and Jim Kerrigan were keeping an eye on Nik Persaud (amongst others).  He just can't keep hold of chips once they've drifted his way - his yo-yoing is of Early Thew proportions.  Just now I saw him re-raising a short-stack's preflop raise to 475 (one caller in the middle already).  He upped it to 2,600 (enough to cover the short stack) who obliged by pushing the rest of his chips in.  The middle guy got out of the way after a bit of a think, and Nik got to show his 7h 7d against the short-stacks Jd Jh.  "That's a monster for Nik," comments Jim, "Surpassed all our expectations."
Flop:  9h 9d Td
Turn:  6d  ("Eight," one of the Mackay/Kerrigan supporters said, eliciting a frown from the all-in, at which they both pointed at each other, "That was him.")
River:  6h

Nik's back to 12k, asking, rhetorically, "Can I hold on to my chips for like one minute?"

Just spoke to Mark Vos at the bar (remember him from the World Series?) - he's currently hovering around average, but he did just confess to folding Aces to Max Pescatori.

"He had a set," he moaned, "and I folded to a re-raise on the Turn after calling a Flop bet."

"Did he show?" I asked inquisitively.

"Well know, but I'm pretty sure he had a set - I can't believe he had anything else judging by the way the hand played out.

A couple of tables along, we find Jeff Kimber's settled, after his starting table was one of the first to be broken.  He just made up the small blind after it folded round to him, the big blind raised 350, he called.
Flop:  4d 8d 6h  Jeff check calls 700
Turn:  7s  Check-check
River:  Jc  Jeff bets out 1,250, which was probably a good idea whatever he had as he didn't meet with much resistance.  That brought his stack up to 11,300, for anyone following him.

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Pic of John Shipley - he started off well getting to over 20k in the first couple of hours, at the time of getting that count I found him delighted to discover himself 100 chips ahead of Colclough.

snoopy at your service.  ;hattip;

Thomas 'The Eggman' Wahlroos -- 32,475

Carl Olsen was a good buddy of Brandon Schaeffer, they both qualified for EPT Deauville 2005 on Pokerstars using player points I think. They ended up heads up with Brandon winning - Pokerstars were so impressed that they gave them both seats at the final. It's a nice story, Brandon was a student at the time and when he went to Monte for the final I'm sure he took his Mum!!

Mark Vos certainly is chatty, and here is talking the table into submission with his 23,200 in chips.

Half the tables are now on dinner breaks, there are no dealers so we can't get to the other tables to update them...  ;grr;

And just across the way, looking slightly tired and irritable is the Italian pirate Max Pescatori, running well 24,325.

Hi. I am here too in MC. Just thought I'd share the view from my hotel room with you all. F1 fans out there will recognise this as the Mirabeau turn, after the hairpin and just before the tunnel. Shame its not an F1 car in the snap...

I am the Eggman, I am the Walrus... Koo-koo kechoo...

I havent heard of Thomas 'The Eggman' Wahlroos before, but the nick has got to be a reference to the Beatles song, "I am the Walrus"

"I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob"

If you guys get a chance could you get an update on:

Joseph Karl Michael   USA

last known to be on a table with chris moneymaker with 15K in chips

Judging from the way he has turned the slowest of slow starts into 32k by the first half of the dinner break, it looks like you might be hearing more about him, Hans...
and the Beatles reference in no way is meant to imply that he talks absolute nonsense.  A calm, slightly intimidating player who reminds me a bit of the Terminator (not Arnie, the other one) he's actually a pretty laid-back guy who drives halfway across Europe for a poker tournament (ask Roland) and whose plan B last time was to go to one of P Diddy's parties...

Frenchman Farbice Soullier is down to just 2.5k after running into a nut flush. He was previously on 5k, but seems his stack seems to lose a few thousand on each level.

Any Ashley Alterman news?

What time does play finish tonight?

Who is the president of Uganda?

Why am I in my room rather than sampling the expensive delights of Monte Carlo?

Do you have a photo of him?

You know, the policeman, "Have you seen this boy?"  Turns into mercury...

Mark Karam, who finalled in this event last year, has just doubled up unavoidably Annand Ramdin with Kings v Aces all-in pre-flop.

After the hand, Ramdin was very cheery, and instead of taking it quietly, rubbed it in a tad by jovially informing his fellow countryman that he couldn't get away from the hand and that he was always going to do his bollox.

How is Foxy doing ? Okay I hope, please ask him if the structure is to his liking....

No

Late

Some bloke

'Cos you're silly


Next!

The T-1000, Robert Patrick.

right hand side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xLukeyx/IMG_0068.jpg

Norwegian unknown Hans Varsi locks horns with the titan that is WSOP 2005 champ Greg Raymer.

Seat 1 raises it up pre-flop and finds several callers including Varsi and Raymer.

Varsi (seat 2) then bets 2k on the 5h 2c 3s Flop, Raymer the only caller.

By this time, a biggish crowd is standing around the table, if only because Raymer is in the pot.

Turn = Kc

Varsi checks and Raymer bets 4k, Varsi calls.

River = Ad

Varsi checks again and Raymer bets 7k.

At this stage, there is a BIG crowd watching, Greg Raymer the target of their glares as he puts on his best poker face.

After a long wait, and a few grimaces, Varsi eventually folds.

Later, I got the hand off fellow Nowegian BA Kildalen, but my question to you guys is:

(1) What do you think Varsi held?
(2) What do you think Raymer was betting with?

Both players had above average stacks.

Tres funny.

Any chance of answers to the first two questions?

JP Kelly is OUT - just caught him exiting the tournament area as I was wandering in.  He didn't look upset, but I think that's because he was still in shock over his exit:  After a preflop raise to 600 and one call, JP moved in for 5k.  One of them got out of the way, but the other "called instantly" in spite of the call being around a third of his stack.
JP:  Td Ts
Caller:  Tc 9c
Flop:  5-7-8 (or all low, at least, one club)
Turn:  Jc
River:  Qc

A big call with Ten-high, and apparently JP had been looking to get this exact player to help him out - but it wasn't to be.

so sick so  sick.thats is one suck out

Plz get a report on Annette Obrestad (Annette_15).  Last I heard, she was at table 22.  You can't miss her: she's probably the shortest person in the room.

came. Paul said, why u not answering your mobile???
c u tomorrow.

hmmmmmm

Any Thewy, Gourlay and Conroy news greatly appreciated. Wonderful updatelys

Forgot this started today doh.

my 3 picks jules, clayton and isa- Ive not read the last 16 pages so please tell me the first two arent already out (I know isa doesnt start till tomorrow)

The seat Ashley Alterman was last seen in has between 13 and 14,000 - that half of the room is currently still on dinner break.

We heard that they would be playing seven levels on each Day One.  Factor in the breaks, and that is around 2am, probably.

Stuart Fox -- 23,500

Board = Th 6s 3c 4d Jh

Mateyboy checks, Kevin O'Donnell checks, Stuart bets 2,775.

Mateyboy fold and Kevin, after a dwell calls.

Stuart shows Js Ts, Kevin taps the table and mucks.

"Did I get you on the River," asks Stuart.

It was a bit mumbled, but I think Kevin confessed to holding K-T.

Thanks Jen. I always said, if you want a job done well, ask a woman to do it.

Barry Greenstein raises to 600 (blinds 100/200)

Julian Thew calls on the button, Andor Daroczi calls in the small blind.

Flop:

2s 8d 4h

Daroczi checks, Greenstein bets 1k, Thew calls, Daroczi calls.

Turn:

6h

Daroczi checks, Greenstein bets 3k, Thew calls, Darozi folds.

River:

Td

Greenstein bets 6.5k, Thew calls. Greenstein shows 2h 2c for a set. Julian mucks. I'm guessing Julian had 8-6, hard to see what else, possibly Jacks?

No more getting beers at the bar for you then sir! ;)

Paul Gourlay last seen smoking frantically in the hallway and talking at 100mph about how he just tripled up.  Apparently there was a raise in first position, and a re-raise on the button to 3,500.  He had Qc Qd in the big blind, decided to flat call.  He ended up heads up on a K-x-x flop... He checked, the button bet 3k.  Even though he was left with just 4k, he called... The turn brought a Qs - now he could go all in with an easier heart, and a disgruntled A-K paid him off.

28,000 now.

Pictured texting everyone about his last hand.

Varsi has like 8's or 9's and Raymer has a set?

You mean he hasn't told you about his new Blackberry device!? If you ask, he'll probably tell you that he was sending e-mails via 10 satellites while simultaneously saying hi to his dog via live video feed :) He's into his gadgets - good bloke.

Any news on Pete "Squirrel Nutkin" Linton pleae?

is this avilable on live broadcast

camel, paul said why u not answering your phone????b there in the morning.

Oh, here's an easy answer to what Santi's surname is - it's on his jacket (pictured, top).  He was just in the press room reminding us of how slowly our internet connection is going at the moment...still, it's worth getting the pics on.
Add to the list of players who get to wear their name on their backs:  Ramzi Jelassi, who doesn't deserve a chip count for purposely hiding stack behind hands.

Not currently, but we expect the Televised Table will get the live streaming treatment when it gets running, like in Dortmund.

I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of the same people on the live table as those who got it in Dortmund... Especially my man mr. Levi and also Andreas as I thought he was one of the few people who actually made that live broadcast excellent to watch... Anyone remembers the comment to Cristiano Blanco?

'You're sorry? I'm sorry!'

Just lol.

snoopy here, my computer seems to have gone kaput, but whilst I fix it, I thought I ought to inform you of how some of the tables were left unattended during the break, Henning Granstad correctly highlighting this as disgraceful for an event of this magnitude, especially with no cameras in the cardroom.

Er... that Devilfish sure is an extrovert when it comes to the wardrobe.

Maybe he's the cool one and we're all the unfashionable ones.

Hmm, food for thought.

More pics from before the break -

Victor Ramdin - genial Pokerstars player who admitted during the press tournament "I only ever lose to quads."  Statistically unlikely Achilles heel then...
Katja Thater strikes a pose
Rob Hollink
Mark Teltscher - drove here in his Ferrari, don'tcha know

Snoopy tried to point him out to me last time we were in the tournament room, but I guess I was blinded by his jeans as I didn't notice him until he was right in front of me.  Sadly for this picture he's removed his amazing duvet-coat, shiny and black with lots of colourful embroidery and the symbol for his Devilfishpoker website on.  Will try and snap it for danafish tomorrow (he's Day 1B).

could you wish mark voss good look from me plz,
i met this man in aussie last year ,hes from south africa ,but lives in auss .
this kid can play ,i think he won a bracelet at last years world series .
tell him its the big bloke who was on his table in the satalite ,i took him out .

Some chip counts courtesy of Claus Nielsen of Martins Poker:

Max Pescatori -- 23k
Glimne -- 37k
Patric Martensson -- 23k
Thomas Wahlroos -- 44k
Biff -- 13k
Kristian Ulriksen -- 5k
Greg Raymer -- 34k
Rob Hollink -- 4.5k
Jan Sjovik -- 10k
Ricky Nielsen -- 18.5k
Katja Thater -- 15k
Andreas Hoivold -- 12k
Magnus Petersson -- 19k
Raymi Sanchez -- 8k
Frank Gunther -- 47k
Humberto Brenes -- 18k
Theo Jorgensson -- 26k
Ville Wahlbeck -- 19k
Johnny Lodden -- 40k
Noah Boeken -- 30k
Jani Vilmunen -- 40k
Barny Boatman -- 29k
Johan Storakers -- 16k
Harry Demetriou -- 27k
Peter Eichhardt -- 9.5k
Jani Sointula -- 20k

snoops hows ben callinan doing??

Any chance of a rough chip count on Levi? Thanks peeps!

i have a question boys  it may not relevant to todays tourny   i was watching wil.hill gp  on tv a few weeks ago barney  boatman said about jp kelly that he  won everything any1 could ever win in uk?
is that true has he won many tournys ?  i was nt sure of that   thanks

Carlos Mortensen and Josh Arieh, two of the big names playing this week, the latter amongst the leading pack of players with around 40k.

Annette_15 -- 6.3k

any news on carlo citrone please ?  tell him the TOOLBOX says gl
keep up the good updates guys by the way do i have 2 stars now since ive 2 posts

Btw, in the big 25k pot that Julian lost to Barry Greenstein, Julian had Kings. I suppose if Julian re-raises he'd probably lose his whole stack.

No sign of Carlo for at least a couple of levels.  It's always possible he's been moved and tucked in a dark corner, but, to be honest, unlikely.

A couple of request now, the first of which is Joseph Karl Michael with 12,825.

And The Rockstar himself, Mr John 'PunkFloyd' Conroy with 11,100.

any decent norkage around snoops?

I'm sure he'll take a look.  For the mean time, here's Homer juggling.  Imagine that elevator music with it.

Nicholas Levi -- 13,250

Other counts:

Ramzi Jelassi -- 40k
Stuart Fox -- 25kish

It really doesn't get any better than this  ;slavedriver;
My computer at home is poorly - so I won't be able to see any more of this until tomorrow. I'm just about to leave work and I wanted something really good to finish with - I get Homer jugggling  ;nemesis;

We are now on another 15 minute break. After which, blinds will be 150/300. Average stack is just shy of 20k.

thanks snoop, you're the top dog !

snoopsta pic of ben an chips count plz

My feelings are hurt.

Thank yoo :)

Anyone got an update on Odd Lavik? A Norwegian travelling with Fredrik "Kirderf" Ostervold. He should be at seat 3 on table 34.

Lovin' the updates in a McDonald's kind of a way.

Any chance of a chip count for Julian "me Julie" Thew and Pete "Princess Leia" Linton please?

Any news on how Scott Piecher is getting on? He was table 18 (Moneymakers table) seat 1 to start with. He's tall has black hair and was wearing a button up black pokerstars shirt.

Ben Callinan -- 5,500

"I'm just not getting anything, every time I try to make a move, someone re-raises me. I've had a pair of Aces all day, and that's it."

Have you got a picture of him?

Julian Thew is on about 6k, it's not been his day but he's still plugging away.

Thanks Snoops - Nothing the Yoyo can't handle I'm sure.

had it been video I would have been more excited!

With everyone going on their 15 minute breaks, a few players decide to stay seated and enjoy a friendly chat with their supposed enemies, one of whom is the beige trousered sandal wearing Fossilman that is Greg Raymer. I have to laugh, I managed to fool Humberto Brenes by asking in "Who's that, is he famous?" and pointing at Raymer.

Either way, Raymer's doing very well today with a very commendable 46,650 in chips

Any excuse to get a picture of a bright coloured trainer onto the forum........

John Shipley doubled up to 30k by calling a re-raise with 6-7s (John was the initial raiser) and flopping trip sixes to his opponent's Kings. He is currently wearing a broad 'thank you poker gods' smile.

It's too late to start making amends.... :'(

Would he be allowed into Luton with those on?

Ben Grundy: "Haven't really got going today, am on 13k but haven't been below 11 or above 16 thousand the entire time."

Ben looked a bit bored, so expect some action shortly from the milkybarkid.

Ok OK - you can do a replay at BB4  ;cheerleader;

Hi Snoops n team,

Hows the DTD guy's getting on today? i gather we have 5 runner's today and did you get your t shirt's

Nick

Dusk Till Dawn's Dave Colclough is on 15k adding a dejected, "business as usual."

Meanwhile, fellow English pro, Harry Demetriou, is on 49k.

Yes, we're donning the shirts today, photos will be coming up shortly.

As for your boys, I believe you only have the two playing today in Dave Colclough and Carlo Citrone, but unfortunately, the latter is gone. Dave's got 15k though and is looking as sturdy as ever.

I did spot Kevin O'Connell in the lobby however, He seemed confident about his chances tomorrow, although he's not too chuffed about America's Kevin O'Donnell stealing his name, especially when people texted him during the World Series to congratulate him on how well he was doing.  :D

Peter Linton is on 19k at the moment, but he was struggling earlier on and had to seek a little aid from Lady Luck to stay in the comp.

"I was low and nothing was going for me, so one hand I decided that I was going to raise it up pre-flop whatever my cards. I had 9s 5s and found one caller. The flop came Kc 9d 3s, my opponent bet, I made it 1,600 and he called. When the Turn came the 6s, I decided that he was probably on a King, but could fold if I pushed for my last 5,200, especially considering the tight reputation I'd built up. But, although he thought and thought for an age, he called with K-J and if it wasn't for the spade on the River, I'd be out."

Chris Moneymaker slowly building his stack, he's on 21,250 at the moment. Elsewhere Jimmy 'Gobboboy' Fricke is sitting with 16,450.

Yea i heard about Carlo.
As for other DTD runner's Dave Clayton aka Rayvon and Odd Lavik (above) are also wearing DTD colour's so any chip count's on these guy's will be be well received.

Cheers

Some other counts (forgive potential repetition) as they progress through the 150/300 level (incredible - we're already knackered and their blinds are 150/300) - The Screen tells us there are 256 players remaining -

Paul Gourlay      22,150
Jimmy Fricke     17,300
Pete Linton       18,700
Barry Greenstein  35,200
Dave Colclough   14,150
Humberto Brenes  18,600
Dean Sanders      26,000
Julian Thew         7,125
John Shipley       30,400
Johan Storakers   18,575
George Danzer     14,500
Martyn Cavanagh   7,500  (looking somewhat disgruntled at the break, but still not in desperate straits chipwise, even after seven hours' play)
Nik Persaud         12,900
Ben Grundy         11,550
Ramzi Jelassi        40,000
Viktor Ramdin      17,650
Bernard Litman     3,300
John Conroy        9,400
Thomas Wahlroos  32,000
Andreas Hagen     26,350
Rob Hollink            6,450
Greg Raymer        50,000
Andreas Hoivold    12,250
Nicolas Levi           11,300
Barney Boatman    24,000
Max Pescatori       23,550
Mark Teltscher     23,475
Greice Yamaguchi  25,000

And your chip leader:  Steve Jelinek  74,000

Is this your man? If so, then he's on 12,250.

Any reports on Johnny "Bad_Ip" Lodden?

Yep, Dave Clayton is here and present although I think he may be a very naughty boy, he's got his cardigan on!

Julian has just dropped by the press room to tell us that he is not going to apply for Climber of the Day today.  In fact, he's out, having just run Js Jd into Qc Qh.  The flop came 9-T-Q so not the worst case scenario.  However the Queen turn was, and he ended up busted and heading off - thanks to him for keeping blonde informed.  Kids to the beach, tomorrow, then? 

No, that wasn't him. But as rick.w said, he's wearing DTD cap and colours.

thanks Blonde, you're doing a fantastic job!

Strike that, I've found him, still in the same seat as before. He has 17,175. Picture to follow. (Once my battery charges...)

Hi, can u please tell me if Ashley Alterman is still in and how many chips he has.Thanks.

lol  - Dolly Parton to the rescue. Cheers Snoops.

Damn - just read about Julian, unlucky fella.

If you can get an update on Annette_15, I'd appreciate it.  Here's what shes looking like today.

(http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/images/MonteCarlo-2007/montecarlo-day1a-annette.jpg)

Still shortish on around 6k.

Another Dusk Till Dawner, Dave Colclough is now up to 22k after 'continuously getting lucky' (although that was said with a rye smile). He also informed me of Ben Robert's untimely departure, the renowned cash game player getting it all-in with A-K vs. Jacks pre-flop and failing to improve.

Okay, we're on the case, I think Noflops has spotted your man and is on the case.

I think someone asked for a picture of their offspring, Paul the dealer.

Well, this chap's name is Paul, so I hope he's the lad your after.

Yep, still in (pictured).  It looks bad in the photo, but he's actually got 9,650 in those little stacks.

Deauville 2006 and Warsaw 2007 EPT finalist (and supposed Monoply champion  ::)) Patric Martensson (foreground) is down to 12k after folding to a 10,875 all-in from his opponent (13k in the pot) on a board of 5h 8h 4s.

The winner showed 9h 7h

is  chris smith still in?

Thanks Jen.Paul and I are flying out in the morning so see you tomorrow.Keep up the good work...

Any news on Matt "All_in_at_420" Stout?

Apparently, the buffet here didn't go down a storm, Steve Jelinek saying that they quickly ran out of food (I think they under-estimated the appetite of our athletes). Greg Raymer was one man who wasn't too happy, a slight tear in his eye when he got to the front of the queue only to see one chicken wing waiting for him.

All play and no food makes Raymer a very angry boy.

Many thanks, Ma'am.  Went to get a picture for you and the chap on Jimmy's left (fellow American Andrew Robl, I think) was being interviewed by the SikTilt TV guys.  Clearly up for providing a show, he was chatting about drinking champagne and being "the best $5/$10 player, in my opinion, which is the only one which counts."  He added, pointing at Mr. Fricke, "He's won a million dollars and he drinks water." 

I "think" this is him next to Nic Persaud, he's not wearing DTD gear though.

And now, having just been moved next to Greg Raymer, and with, what can only be described as, 'a quiff of epic proportions' is Mark 'Elvis' Teltscher.

EPT Warsaw winner Peter Jepsen went out early apparently, a victim of the old K-K vs A-A story.

Hey - one chicken wing is better than sweet Fanny Adams - we're on a diet of coffee, unless we want a €20 hamburger, plus no dinner break as they're staggered to fit in all the levels.  I resorted just now to eating a chocolate bar of an unidentifiable nature I was given in Warsaw.  I understand 80 press people might be tough to provide sandwiches for, but Steve from Gutshot said he'd make them himself if he were given "some bread, some margarine and some cheese slices."

Johnny Lodden -- 55,450

Matt Stout -- 17,500

Steve Jelinek -- 78,250
Chris Smith -- 21,200

That's him allright. rick.w must be thinking of "kirderf", I figured that Odd perhaps was sponsored too.

Tim Blake is OUT after running Queens into Aces.

Any word on Jeffrey 'ActionJeff' Garza?

Jimmy 'Gobboboy' Fricke is OUT.

I didn't catch the hand but Pete Linton on the same table said he ran into quad sixes and Jimmy mucked his hand on the river.

Elsewhere El Blondie, (I'm thinking of renaming him 'El Scoopie' for all the stories he writes down for us) gave me another note relating to Jeff Kimber.

"... 150/300, Seat 4: Old Fella makes it 600 to play, Jeff Kimber calls from the BB.

Flop:

8s 8c Kc

Jeff checks, Old Fella bets 1.5k, Jeff raises to 4.5k, Old Fella moves all-in for 7.5k more. Jeff dwells and reluctantly calls.

Jeff has Ac 4c for the flush draw

Old Fell has Ahrt 8h

Two red Threes on the turn and river give old fella 29k pot. Jeff down to 5k..."


Thanks to Dave.  ;applause;

The players are currently on a 15 minute break, so we'll check out his progress when they return.

Pete Linton is down to 9,050 after his 1,650 river bluff with Kd 6d was called by his neighbour's Ahrt Jd and a Qh Qs 2s 5c 8d board.

Peter Linton -- 9,050
Ashley Alterman -- 12,550
John Conroy -- 6,725
George Danzer -- 16,050
Joseph Michael -- 12,400
Dave Colclough -- 18,325
Martyn Cavanagh -- 10,425
Stuart Fox -- 27,000
Dean Sanders -- 36,000
Paul Gourlay -- 42,000

Last thing we heard, he was running good on around 45k. That was a while ago though, we'll have a search after the 15 minute break though.

More on the Gobboboy exit. The other player flopped the quads and smooth-called all-of Fricke's bets before putting him on the river.

his comment to me: " gobboboy: I rivered top pair and committed myself to the pot."

Geordie turned Yorkshireman, Paul Gourlay, has shot up to 42k and is even more jovial, understandably so, than normal. "There are a lot of shite players on my table," he claims, and perhaps one of those helped him rise to such an affluent amount. The hand itself, Paul limped two from the button with A-8 and saw a cheap flop of Ad 2s 3s with the two blinds. Everyone checked and Paul called the big blind's 600 bet on the Ac Turn. River comes the 7s and the big blind bets 4.5k. Paul was aware that his kicker was weak and that the River was a real danger card, but his instincts told him otherwise and so he called, and correctly so as his opponent briskly mucked.

Scottish? Used/still does deal at the Sportium Emporium, nice guy, very good dealer.

Snoopy,

Any chance of an update on two of my mates

Afzal Hussain and Mihai Manole.
Probably at least one in Sunpoker gear.

Thanks buddy
ClintonO

non poker related issue..... just trying to work out if annette15 is worth one. i need help on this dilemma , maybe another photo would help..!!! :)

You would probably need a picture without shades and possibly standing up to figure that out. Good luck getting one... :P

A few more, pre break (they're starting the penultimate level - it's going to be a long couple of Day Ones; those who drew the first day seemed pleased they face a day of rest if they make it through):

Nik Persaud      25,000  (up a bit)
Ben Grundy      17,250  (up a bit)
Chris Smith       29,625  ("It's a f***ing long day")
Steve Jelinek    83,650  (still chip leader)
Katja Thater     21,500
Greice Yamaguchi  19,800  (down a bit)
Martyn Cavanagh  9,400  (next to Annette_15, who's only got 3,500 or so but is still worrying him)
Patrick Mortensson  10,500  (just doubled through by pushing in uncalled for 5,500 into a pot of around 5k; flop 8c 9h Th)

If you're thinking about money, she's worth it ;)

This level: 150/300, ante 25.  226 players remaining.

Meaning, the running antes are kicking in!

;ra;

Blondes.... if you look at the top of the page, whats your total time logged in? Just out of curiosity !

snoops you heard the man...see if you can get a standing shot...and get her to dip her glasses like my french teacher used to do. :)

tell her to look at you seductively, perhaps pouting her lips at you, and if by some miracle she's wearing stockings, make sure she shows us plenty of them with perhaps a little cleavage thrown in as well. :>

lol...not sure what i've started here..!! lol

better still, get her to get naked, lie her flat on the table with only the Q hearts to protect her modesty :)

Here is after taking a pot with an all-in, on a 6d Qs Kc 4h 9c board.

Amusingly play stopped for what seemed like a lifetime whilst we awaited ActionJeff's decision, reminiscent perhaps of the Moneymaker dwell at WSOP 2004. After a while, Jan Boubli tapped him on the shoulder to inform him that his opponent had checked, to which Jeff responded with, "I said all-in about 5 minutes ago." "But no one heard you," said the dealer. "You need to push your chips over the line."

Anyhow, the bottom line is that he won the pot, after his opponent folded instantly, and is now on 48,100.

Best anecdote as of yet.

94 days, 15 hours and 58 minutes...

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I'll ask her over breakfast.

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Here's a shy wise owl, Harry D...

He may be hiding behind his hat, but you can see he's got over 25k

Grrrrr Action Jeff the man who deprived me of a WCOOP bracelet

(not that I bear grudges or anything)

Barney Boatman is flying high with 50,400, gradually chipping away at his opponents. "The biggest pot I've been involved in I lost," claims the Hendonmobber.

Quote from the tannoy which amused me: "Could Mr Smith please take your seat at the 100 Euro STT. If you don't soon, we will get annoyed."

53 years

Believable enough.

Hello!

Anyone got latest on my brother Paul Gourlay, or any pictures??

Cheers,
Lau :0)

I find it unlikely that anyone is intending to fly over tomorrow to take part in the €500 side event tomorrow, but if you are, don't bother - it's been cancelled due to the overwhelming, and entirely expected, popularity of the Grand Final.

Sit'n'gos (for €500 or €1,000) have been running, however, as soon as enough tables break to accommodate them. 

Loads of piccies of him if you scroll through from the start- he texted me about an hour ago he had 56k

why has paul got a lovley sis like you..hehe

oh yh chip count for ben callinan plz snoopsss???

HOTDOG....i was thinking the same .

p.s welcome lau

Ahhh I'm with it now!! He does look pretty relaxed ;0) Cheers Matt, Lau x

Soxy, Foxy wants to know how your trip was and whether or not you got eaten by tigers?

Found one m8 in Mihai Manole (I hope) who has 23,225.

Unless you can show me a picture of Afzal, it'll be a needle in a haystack jobby.

Steve Jelinek has broken the 100k barrier. Moving in on a 9c 2c 3h Jh board against a 6k bet getting his opponent to fold before showing Js 9s. Interestingly, he has the same 'awful' (his words) book he brought to the Broadway for their £1k event 6 weeks ago or so, but admits he "hasn't really read any of it today." :D

Annette_15 is OUT. 8-8 vs A-9.

Cheers Hotdog lol!

I just saw Paul win another pot and add to his 44,825 stack. He raised pre-flop to 1k with Qs Td and checked down a Tc Ahrt Jc 7s 4h board after the big blind called with Qd 9d.

Quite surprised there were no more bets there to be honest.

...the tigers thought i was too skinny.

tell foxy that is he gets on anettes table to use his phone camera to good use.

Jeff Kimber is OUT. Jacks against Ace King.

Word on the poker grapevine is that Kristian Ulriksen has been eliminated at the hands of er... Hans Varsi, Nines vs. A-K.

Dean Sanders has taken a hit. Joined the hand when the chips were going towards his opponent, A-K vs K-Q on a J-A-8-T-3. Didn't see the betting, but it looked like a nasty one leaving the Aylesbury man with 26k.

Josh Arieh is doing super duper, now up to 52,300 after the following hand:

Ad 7c 4d 6h board, Mateyboy bets 3k, Arieh makes it 10k, called.

5s Turn, Mateyboy checks, Arieh bets 11k, mucked, albeit it after a lenghty dwell.

Chris Moneymaker, who took a rather critical look at my trainers as I passed, is on 24,025 after losing with A-7 vs. A-T on a T-2-6-7-5 board.

picture of the trainers please

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Thanks Snoopy

how does A10 lose there?

looks like me the last time i went ravin

Flush I guess

flush?

5 of the same suit  rotflmfao

Richard Toth is out AFAIK

well they heve the suits of every other hand but not this one just wondering

Paul Gourlay -- 45,800
Kjater Thater -- 16,700
Josh Arieh -- 52,100
Joe Rafferty -- 45,900
Andreas Hoivold -- 12,875
Dave Colclough -- 9,500
Humberto Brenes -- 8,900
Carlos Mortensson -- 22,775
Dennis Plejrup -- 22,625
Theo Jorgensson -- 36,750
Jeff Garza -- 30,200
Jan Boubli -- 24,100
Barney Boatman -- 14,200
George McKeever -- 4,350
Jani Vilmunen -- 90-95,000
John Shipley -- 12,800
Johan Storakers -- 17,225
Levi -- 36,875
Harry Demetriou -- 32,475
Michel Abecassis -- 4,300

Moneymaker had the A-7, I give off the image of invincibility but my armour has been dented on this occasion, my mistake.  ;marks;

np

or that :)

how are the dutchies doing?

The biggest pot of the day has just taken place, and it involved one of the UK's most popular players, Barney Boatman, who is understandably dejected after losing what was eventually a 100k pot against flying Finn, Jani Vilmunen.

When I joined the action, our plucky Barney was faced with a 22,450 all-in and a board of 8c 5d 7d. Clearly serious about calling, Barney asked for confirmation of the count and rose abruptly from his seat. Leaning slightly over the table, he encountered a brief spell in the think tank before bravely and confidently reaching back for a stack of blues and plonking them in with authority.

And he had a right to be authoritative (and you could tell he was confident in his instincts) as Barney was indeed ahead with Sixes versus Jani's Qd Td and had ultimately made an excellent call, albeit one that was nigh on impossible to avoid an exit hole flexing Turn and River.

But that relaxation would only last one card, as the turn brought an emphatic 8d. But hold on, Barney noticed his potential redraw, and although he held his breath like a child waiting to open a Christmas present, the Ks on the sorrowful River was a big disappointment and the 90 to 95k pot, and potentially the chip lead in Europe's biggest comp, went sailing over to the young Finnish player pictured below.

Barney couldn't resist a slight bang of the table, but his frustration was understandable and it was hard not to sympathise with him, a near coinflip leaving him with just 15k and virtually ruining his chances of taking this comp by storm, as I am sure he was more than capable of doing.

Last break of the evening now...

Quick round up of what I saw before the break...

Steve Jelinek paying off a river move all-in with 9-5 on a 8s 7s 6h 4d 2s for about 10k, his opponent had Aspades Ts

Nicholas Levi (1st pic) asks how much his American opponent has left, "About 20k" is the reply. Levi then bets 8k on a 4h 2s Jc 2h 3h and his opponent folds. Levi offers to show if his opponent wants to see, but gets a negative as a response.

Pete Linton is now on 27k (here on the left) and has now got dangerous Swede Andreas Hagen (right) on his table.

Andreas Hoivold and 'El Scoopie' engaged in conversation.

Chris Moneymaker and George Danzer, also tablemates.

Hey Jen or Snoopy, on your next rounds of table visits, any cahnce of finding out how Paul Murrell is doing.....Very Much appreciated......I know you are really busy......

Each to their own I guess.

A few more as they head into the final level of the day - 200/400 ante 50.

George Danzer                  30,000
Thomas Wahlroos              61,000
Nik Persaud                      33,150  (trying to get the Milkybarkid to bet on what the leader's stack will be at the end of play)
Ben Grundy                      19,000
Barney Boatman                14,500
Ramzi Jelassi                      25,000 (decrease in stack due, apparently, to, "Lots of raising, not a lot of pairs.")
Dave Colclough                 12,150  (now next to, and looking grumpy about it...(picture 1))
Andreas Hoivold                 11,250

Pictures 2 and 3:  Greice Yamaguchi and new(ish) tablemate Greg Raymer.  He seems to have lost his tailing crowd in the table transfer, so I could actually get a photo without a taller person's head in the way.

Fashion Police!!!! CHAAAARGEEEE!

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That is a truly excellent piece of writing young snoopy.

Top work.

Hans Varsi -- 35,625
Peter Linton -- 30,000
Mark Teltshcer -- 41,900
Victor Ramdin -- 42,725
Barry Greenstein -- 38,750
Mihai Manole -- 11,800
Ben Grundy -- 18,650
Fabrice Soullier -- 4,350
Nik Persaud -- 32,000
Odd Lavik -- 36,475
Mark Vos -- 77,225
Tony Cascarino -- 11,600
Dave Clayton -- 38,750
Dean Sanders -- 25,800
Ramzi Jelassi -- 25,775
Carlo Olsen -- 7,600
Stuart Fox -- 16,300
Daniel Makowski -- 28,825
Johnny Lodden -- 45,500
Ricky Nielsen -- 18,500
Pete Giordino -- 13,300
Ben Callinan -- 18,500
Greg Raymer -- 49,200
Patric Martensson -- 27,500
Joseph Karl Michael -- 22,700
George Danzer -- 23,300

Andreas Hagen is OUT, courtesy of Pete Linton, Hagen was short (about 5kish) and pushed. Pete called with Qh Qc but Andreas was holding Kd Kc...

Flop:

Qd! Ks!! Qs!!!!


Turn and River, nothing resembling the case King...

Well, browsing around the room, it would appear that Marc Naalden, who finalled in the 2006 Copenhagen EPT, is nowehere to be seen (although this needs to be confirmed)

I spoke to Kettle of Norwegian Poker Magazine and he said recently passed Rolf Slotboom on the left hand side and noticed that he had 47,000.

Also, Peter Dalhuijsen is still plugging away.

I'm sorry, but his original table has been broken. Do you have a picture of him to aid the identification process?

Excellent Updates all :)

Chris Smith was wandering out of the tournament arena, but again, not in a bad way - he just doubled up in the closing levels with 8d 8c.  He flat called a raise preflop, and when the flop came T-8-4, bet out, prompting the fingers-crossed raise putting him all in from the guy with Qd Qh.  So now with 50k+ he's even happier than when I saw him in the last break, at which point, with 27,500, he was already looking forward to "bagging and tagging."

Great work guys and gals! Any info on Jhonny Lodden? Count?

Why thank you Mr Camel. I must also add that Barney has since bitten the dust - I don't think he'll sleep well tonight (well, unless he cleans out the mini-bar), messages of 'Why me?' and 'I was so close to the chip lead' inevitably flashing though his head.

Thank you for the thank yous, folks. Meanwhile, it would appear as though the Italian Pirate has departed, taken out by young Aussie sensation Mark Vos, who I recall won a  bracelet last year. 1k, 5k, all-in call. Aces v Kings. That's all she wrote.

Rob Hollink is no more, making a brave small blind re-raise with Deuces, but finding a resistant button calling with A-Q.

Looked good until the River, which brought a nasty Ace to eliminate the inaugural winner.

Missing presumed lost:

Ashely Alterman

Cusk Till Cawn's Kevin O'Donnell is OUT after running Jacks into Queens.

Meanwhile, former neighbour, Stu Fox, is onto the beers, the 4th bottle being glugged as we speak.

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This is Fabrice Soulier, short-stacked for what seems like weeks (he, incidentally, was kept in earlier by Nik's isolation raise with 7-7 when he was the short stack all-in with J-J).  Benjo says it's "true Thomas Fougeron style" but to cap it off he's going to have to make the final table from that 4k he had a minute ago.  I even got a story about the rarely spotted creature the Short Stack Bluff - Fabrice min-check raised the big blind (from the s.b) on the turn with Five high - 1k with 1k, and although there was 5k in the pot and he only had four behind, he got a pass from his neighbour...

On the other side of the dealer from Fabrice is this guy (I don't know his name, or can't remember it currently) with a lady stuck to his head.  Aware that I was taking his picture because he looked a bit funny, he said, "That'll be all over the internet..."  "I can't help it, you look funny," I said, in a rare burst of honesty.

Tony Cascarino, who I used to support from the Aston Villa stands as a wee nipper, enters into the exciting but sometimes dangerous circle of blind on blind action. With the big blind raising it up pre-flop, Tony calls from the small before checking blind the Jh Ad 5d Flop. Mateyboy bets out 2.2k, which is subsequently raised to 5.6k by Tony. The aggressor calls and the two see a Jack of diamonds Turn, which provokes a 7k bet from Tony. Worryingly, his opponent calls leaving himself just the several k behind, and we enter a 6s River. Tony takes a quick glance down at his opponent's stack, before making a deflated check and praying that his new enemy checks behind him. Unfortunately, his wishes aren't fulfilled and Tony is forced to make an embarrassed fold to the inevitable all-in, a muck which leaves him with just 11,600 in chips and a look that said, "Sigh, why did I just do that?"

Chris Moneymaker trying to be sneaky, he flat-called a raise to 2.2k from a player with only about 4.5k back. He checked behind the raiser on the 9d 7d 4h flop, both checked the 7h turn and then Moneymaker made a 4k bet on the 5s river and his opponent meekly folded. Moneymaker showed Ahrt Ac.

Moneymaker, "I gave you every chance to bet!"

Dave 'El Scoopie' Colclough has doubed up with Aces against K-6 on an K-x-x flop, no nasty surprises for the DTD player.

Flamboyant player, Humberto Brenes is OUT, no details there other than him walking away arms aloft in a theatrical way

20 minutes remain tonight...

These are your current chip leaders, Josh Arieh not too far behind with 64,625.

(1) Steve Jelinek -- 107,100

(2) Christopher Ulsrud -- 102,400

(3) Thomas Wahlroos -- 91,500

(4) Jani Vilmunen -- 81,675

(5) Hans Ritburg -- 70,300

Crazy big pot now.

Mateyboy, Ben Grundy and fairly large stacked Christopher Ulsrud get all the chips in the middle.

Mateyboy:

Ac Ahrt

Ben:

Kh Kd
Christopher:

Ks Kc

Board:

Ts Tc 6s 4s.....................................8s


At which point Christopher admitted he was actually Jesus...

And Mohammed. And Buddha....

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Ulsrud now has triumphantly ruined Snoopys' list of chip leaders... He has 145k.

Paul Gourlay gets Last Ten Minute Penalty News Now:

An odd hand developed when he called a raise in the big blind with 5h 7c.  He'd been battling with this guy all day (according to my list it's Emanuele Carboni, but I am not sure) and when the flop came 6d 7s Ks he called a 2,500 bet to " possibly bluff the flush on the turn."  The flush did appear next card, and he checked quickly (which doesn't quite tally, unless he was sure he'd be able to check-raise) but anyway, a check behind brought an Ace on the river. 

Paul checked, and thought it had been checked behind (which it hadn't).  Then he exposed his cards, a pair of Sevens his best hand.  The floor was called, and he was given a ten-minute penalty and allowed only to call.  His opponent then bet 3,500.  He was given a minute maximum to call, and after using up the full time bank, he did.  Incredibly, with three spades, an Ace and King on the board, and a bet in position from someone who'd already seen his hand, the Sevens were good.

Much shouting ensued (but it was all pretty good-natured).
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"Last three hands of the night" have been declared.  Nearly home-time for the Day 1A-ers.  And a whole ten hours before play re-starts. 

Ok, instead of four-flushing the Ks, Ulstrup could've have had the board come Qc Jc Tc 9c...

So he's not 'quite' as lucky as I've made out... ::)

He was only allowed to call?

Well, that's a stupid ruling.

Only a fish like Tikay would raise after exposing his cards.

I know this'll please at least one of our viewers.

Missing presumed lost, but we've found, albeit by accident.

This is the once mythological but now very real Paul Murrell, reaching the end of Day 1 with 29,225 in chips.

One of the very last hands I witnessed involved one of the chip leaders, and it was a clash that took his mighty stack to a slightly less mighty, but ultimately still formidable, stack of 95k.

Calling a late position pre-flop raise from the blind, Steve checked the Kd Js Qh Flop before betting 2k on the 7d Turn. His opponent briskly matched the bet and called even quicker when the Brit bet 3.5k on the Kc River.

Folding like a whippet, Steve was initially teased by the revealing of an irrelevant 6d, but showing mercy, his opponent generously showed a King, commenting, "That'll make you feel better."

And here is our new chip leader in 'scooptastic' mode.

The point is that is standard procedure - no creating action yatta yatta yatta, the actual debate was on the liveness of his hand.  Of course.  It happens almost every time in a situation like this that someone decides to get a ruling on whether the exposer's hand is live.  And that ruling is given almost every time in response.

As they were bagging up, I managed to take a sneak look at a few final chip counts:

George Korch -- 17,800
James Hovgaerd -- 23,850
Tony Cascarino -- 12,000
David Adulo -- 10,050
Josh Arieh -- 60,575
Daniel Kelley -- 19,075
Uskov Alexandre -- 29,075
Simon Christensson -- 38,050
Paul Murrell -- 29,225
George Danzer -- 36,800
Steve Jelinek -- 95,375
Joe Rafferty -- 42,125
Paul Gourlay -- 53,175
Kurt Rystad -- 44,475
Thomas Wahlroos -- 87,625
Fabrice Souiller -- 8,550
Jesper Hougaard -- 23,850
Owen Crowe -- 27,700
Barry Strickland -- 25,650
Dave Colclough -- 12,900

And last but not lease, a Mr Mark Forrester with 37,775, a Brit from Preston who we shall now be following on Day 2 Good luck that man!

Oh, and forgot to add this picture of Paul.  Behind him, the incongruously glowing purple dancefloor.

Great job with the updates as always.  Much appreciated ;topman;

I think the exposed hand should be dead.

The other player was almost forced to bluff when he saw the weakness of the hand against him and although Gourlay made a good call, he certainly wouldn't have won those chips if he hadn't exposed his hand.

Gourlays error won him the extra chips. surely not fair.

Snoops just asked me to add an update on how my day went....
It was in fact a very rare day indeed. A day when I really wasn't in the mood to play poker at all. So from that respect I'm just glad to get through with any chips.
However, I do have to be a little disappointed finishing on 12,950 after being as high as 24,000. I didn't have a very strong table and should really have found a way of dominating it. I played a pair of 8s badly just after my high point when seat 1 (Ireland) slow played his Kings. We had a low flop and I lost 6,000 chips where I could have got away for the minimum. When i had hands I seemed to have the usual problem of not being able to get paid.
The blinds are still low though so although I'm way below average the pressure isnt quite on yet.
 

Keith I had a very similar hand in the Vic once. We had got down to the river where I thought the guy behind me had checked when in fact he hadnt, so having revealed my QQ on a K hi board, the ruling was passed that I could only call a bet. The guy then instantly went all in and after some thought I called and won :)

Again your innocent mistake won you chipsyou probably wouldn't have won if you hadn't made the mistake.

This just doesn't seem right to me.

Just like it's the players job to protect their cards, it shouldbe the players job to follow the action.

I hearby am starting a campaign to get this rule changed!!!

Agreed, the rule doe seems a bit ridiculous, but hey i'm going to campaign for the rule to stay and am calling any other player who has won chips in this way to back me!

Ok, we are medium to well done. We'll be back tomorrow to do it all again from tomorrow from 2pm (1pm GMT). Chip counts will come when we get them...

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What he said.

;stickaforkinme;

What she said.

 ;stickaforkinme;

Great stuff guys, tyvm

Whilst reading through the thread, played Laddies $40 Graveyard, finishing 3rd for $375, great to have quality stuff to take your mind of the game.

Well done to the three blonde Updaters, a great first day under difficult circumstances. They were on duty 16 hours straight, & have 5 more days still to come!

Day1b should be a corker, with plenty big names, and a goodly batch of DTD Boys, all due to make their appearance.

2pm local, 1pm UK, Thursday.

Absolutely top notch reporting guys, it really is a joy to read. Your hard work is much appreciated  ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;hattip;

PMSL

GREAT UPDATES,WELL DONE PETE.

Excellent updates guys.

Just caught up,
Thats some of the best updating the world has ever seen!!!

Well done Paul Gourlay and good luck on day2 pal.

Thanks Matt - Jen, snoops & floppy really appreciate such remarks - they do work extremely hard.

I just wanted to say good luck for the rest of the week, really enjoyed going through todays pages :)

you goin to Irish Open MAtt? Its Joe the Dealer here from Dublin. Won my ticket last week!

Fair play to Paul hes having a nice start to the Tourney here.

Ulsrud   Christopher -- 133875
Vilmunen Jani -- 95925
Jelinek   Steve -- 95375
Wahlroos Thomas   -- 87625
Dalhuijsen PeterChristiaan -- 82600
Ritburg   Hans -- 76100
Martensson Patric -- 71325
Pettersson Erik -- 70025
TeltscherMark -- 66425
Lodden   Johnny -- 64250
Smurfit   Alan -- 63500
Dumitru   Cristinel -- 63000
Arieh   Josh -- 60575
Conte   Daniel -- 60100
Guenther Frank   -- 54400
Smith   Christopher -- 53725
Raymer   Greg -- 53625
Gourlay   Paul -- 52875
Kjondal   Kristian -- 52450
Karam   Marc -- 52100
Ramdin   Victor -- 51625
Sointula Jani -- 49800
Starcevic Joseph -- 49000
Fox Stuart -- 47950
Larsson   Jacob -- 47575
Vance   William   -- 47125
Demetriou Harry   -- 46650
Mortensen Carlos -- 46450
Perrot   Jean Claude -- 46225
Goodall   Nicholas -- 46225
Linton   Peter James -- 45525
Peters   David -- 44725
Rysstad   Knut -- 44475
Vars   HansAri   -- 43975
Levi   Nicolas   -- 43325
Petit   Emile -- 42600
Hooft   Stuart   -- 42450
Rafferty Joe -- 42125
Hilton   Frank -- 41350
Vos Mark -- 40875
Greenstein Barry -- 40725
Nassar   Souhail Joseph   -- 40275
Kuremszki Csaba   -- 40225
Jelassi   Ramzi -- 39675
Jorgensen Theo   -- 39125
Ruscalla Pier -- 39100
Abouaf   Dan -- 39075
Leavey   David -- 38125
Christensson Simon -- 38050
Giordano Pete   -- 37950
Forrester Mark -- 37775
Boeken   Noah -- 37175
Danzer   George   -- 36800
Staudenmaier   Luke -- 36725
Eidissen Lars -- 36300
Lowe   Andy -- 35750
Lavik   Odd -- 35325
Robl   Andrew   -- 34675
Sanders   Dean -- 31200
Marciano Elie -- 31125
Makowsky Daniel   -- 30425
Clayton   David -- 30150
Gregorich Mark -- 29975
Boubli   Jan -- 29925
Kronenberger   Eric -- 29725
Gray Jason -- 29700
Narboni   Phillipe -- 29575
Murrell   Paul -- 29225
Uskov   Alexander -- 29075
Steine   Daniel   -- 28675
Kakoun   Haim -- 28100
Von Halle Jan -- 27800
Olson   Carl -- 27750
Crowe   Owen -- 27700
Michael   Joseph Karl -- 27475
Cotten   David Ray -- 27450
Speer   Haward   -- 27400
Feklisov Sergey -- 27175
Cook Terence -- 26375
Storakers Johan   -- 26250
Stephens Davidowitz Noah -- 26200
Ruthenberg Sebastian -- 25850
Thurman   Dean -- 25650
Strickland Barry -- 25650
Zsolt   Novak Istvan -- 25600
Baroukh   Fowzi   -- 25175
Ainsworth Jude -- 24600
Ainsworth Jude   -- 24600
Veit Jan -- 24550
Gaillardo Patrick -- 24400
Bjorin   Chris -- 24350
Lopez   Francisco -- 24225
Bakfort   Soren   -- 24050
Hougaard Jesper   -- 23850
Baron   IsaacAndrew -- 23850
Rhin   Marcel   -- 23725
Nielsen   Ricki   -- 22900
Plejdrup Dennis   -- 22525
Bihl Thomas Ronnie -- 22375
Blanco Carrasco   Oscar -- 22075
Moneymaker Chris -- 22050
Laszcz   Xavier   -- 21875
Mckeever George   -- 21050
Persaud   Nik -- 20950
Pastor   Juan Manuel -- 20900
Wijbenga Jasper   -- 20625
Palm   Erik -- 20500
Mortarino Luca   --[ 20275
Szalak   Adam -- 19650
Ubostad   Lasse -- 19375
Whyman   Piers -- 19050
Liljegren Niklas -- 18950
Grytdahl Bernt   -- 18875
Singh   Amritraj -- 18275
Jessen   Marcus   -- 17975
Korch   Georg Lothar -- 17800
Glimne   Dan -- 17525
Kalo Denes -- 17075
Marc Gea Gregory -- 16800
Callinan Ben Walter -- 16350
Taylor   Stuart   -- 15500
Long Michael   -- 14700
Goldin   Ken -- 14675
Orlov Gregory   -- 14350
Thater   Katja -- 14275
Stewart   Zack -- 14275
Basha   Lyndon   -- 14250
Shipley   John -- 13700
Kim Alexander -- 13625
Zaicik   Marc Jacques -- 13200
Colclough Dave -- 12950
Barnett   Richard   -- 12875
Steinberg Jesse   -- 12775
Manole   Mihai -- 12550
Jace Daryl -- 12550
Rahal Khalil -- 12300
Hill Michael   -- 12300
Petterson Tomas   -- 12150
Cohen   Ouri Aron -- 12100
Peters   Reuben   -- 12050
Cascarino Tony -- 12000
Netter   Tyler -- 11675
Piecha   Scott -- 11425
Hostrup   Carl -- 10575
Adamo   Davide   -- 10050
Nagaoka   Noboru Mark -- 9350
Kenney   Bryn -- 9250
Ustinov   Mikhail   -- 9150
Soulier   Fabrice   -- 8550
Sorensen Henrik   -- 8425
Laurent   Cametti   -- 8250
Shtrax   Richard   -- 7900
Petersen Uffe Thorup -- 7000
Hosen   Stuart   -- 6950
Guevara   Jose -- 6375
Muecklish Michael -- 6350
Hussain   Afzal -- 6200
Derwiche Imad -- 3825
Ylitalo   Jukka   -- 2550