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blonde will be doing Live Updates of this tournament, providing the technology holds up.

The comp is scheduled to start at 8.00pm, though it's gonna be well busy, so maybe it will be a few minutes late starting.

Rhow is here, & I will be playing the comp, Dave too, but once I exit, I will assist Rhow or take over, as I know Rhow has a busy schedule of interviews to do for Poker 425.

We will be doing a feature on Gutshot on our News Page, but for those who don't know The Gutshot Club, it is going to be quite hard work updating during the early stages of the comp, so bear with us. The cardrooms are on 2 floors, downstairs is the no-smoking area, upstairs is smoker's paradise.

They break tables from downstairs first, so the action will eventually be on one floor, making our job a bit easier.

But The Gutshot is not large by the standards of what we are used to, so it's gonna be a bit cramped initially, until the field thins out.

If you have a player you want to follow, let us know, & we will keep an eye on him/her for you.

Who's playing? We will give you the names of those we recognize later. But I do know that William Hill have Julian Thew here, & Dave Colclough is on duty.

Walsall Main Event third Stuart Fox will be here, & The Vic Main Event 4th, Nik Whiten, too.

Joe Grech is playing, and I heard from Mark Patrick, Eurobet's Poker Manager, that Mike Magee will be here too. Mike has been unwell lately, so it will be good to welcome the popular Mike back.

OK, more runners & riders later, also the structure etc.

Join us later & follow the action.

Just a reminder, that the start is scheduled for 8pm - see you then!

did i hear something about 10-2 v q-2  tikay?

Is Brian Stander playing ?

 ;)

Just to confirm I witnessed the terrible soft play between Julian and Tikay last night. After a pre flop raise from our hero "Tikay" with 10 2 he was called by Julian. The flop comes something like J 8 2. Our hero is then faced with a bet from Julian which he calls. The turn gives no help but he bets large and is called by Tikay with his monster pair. The river comes another two. Julian bets out large again and our hero being the gent we all know him to be just calls with what must be the nuts. Julian then gives his "I'm sorry" face to Tikay and shows the 2. Tikay says nothing until he then sees the kicker. At this stage he shows his cards and proceeds to question the pre flop call from Julian. He then questions the direction the sun sets in and if Santa really exists before finally smoking himself silly. It has to be said that he takes his beats with good grace. This turnaround in fortunes happened in the space of 20 minutes. Julian went from a small stack to verrrrrrry large while Tikay returned to his normal position. Sorry

GL tonight Tikay :D

Irish Denis & S Woods.

The matter has been passed to my solicitor, who majors in libel, & you will be hearing from him in due course.

I may, if time permits, give the true facts a little later this evening, but I am too busy to be bothered with cretins right now.

But i would remind you that suggesting I would R in early position with 10-2 off is severely damaging to my reputation as a rock.

And anyway, how could the boy Thewy call my pre-flop R, he only had Q-2? How COULD he?

I guess you can't bluff an idiot.

And another thing.

Supposing word of this affair reaches the ears of the Blackpool Boys? I was intended to be Nott's Secret Weapon. Now the cat's out of the bag that I'm as loose as a goose.

I am very cross about all this.

How COULD he call my R with that bag of spanners?

Was it sooted then tony? ;D

GL in the main event. Hopefully you will be too busy playing to report the goings on!

Suited? Nope. I would have slow played it if it was. Obviously.

More to the point, Thewy's hand was NOT suited. The man's a maniac.

7-2 I could understand, that hand has magical powers (cracked A-A with it earlier today). But Q-2? Garbage  :D

Some players around on the scene are:
Mike Mager
Richard Gryco
Ben Grundy - Milkybarkid
Stuart Fox
Julian Thew
Joe Grech
Jim The Bandit Britton
Nick Waiten
Koresh
Nottingham Nick
David Lloyd
Brian Johnson
Jac Arama
Bambos
Jim Reid
Jeff Rogers

Two players gone in first five mins!

El Blondie made an early exit, again. Becoming a bit of a habit this..
Opponent with pocket J's he raised 500 pre-flop and Blondie with pocket Kingss re-raised 1500.
Flop comes 952 and Blondie bets 2500. His op with J's calls.
Turn comes a Jack!
But Blondie went all in for his last 5000, obviously his op' couldn't get his chips in fast enough and won the pot.

is it jim the bandit or jim celtictiger thats playing

i know how dave feels just went out of the $5 event at a well know betting sites tourny with a very similair hand with the event only 5 minutes old

God - I feel like a right mug - out in the first level two big events on the trot !

Koresh 9000 chips is bullying Stuart Fox 6000
Julian has a big stack maybe 20,000
Mike Mghee 7000

The staring stacks were 8000 - 85 entries
72 players left - ave stack is now 9500
blinds are 100-200 now

Dave Rice 15k
Tikay 12k
oops Tikay loses a big pot down to 7k
Jim Reid 6k
Milkybar kid 10k
Dave Lloyd 17k
Jim Celtictiger 12k

gr i was hoping you guys had unmasked the real id of jim the bandit

Just a strange little extra to the earlier story. The table they were playing on was called " Brunson".....10 2 ......Doyle played it a little better when he had them.

Mick 'the clock' Cook has 12,000

Robert Cooper alias 'bob cooke' from the Mayfair game has 14,000

Julian YoYo is undoubtably the upstairs chip leader - He now has almost 30,000 - no one else has 20k
James Browning 14,400
Richrd Gryko 8000
I am just off for a scout downstairs

Hugh Kirton (local gutshot) is probably chip leader downstairs with 20,000
Jak Arama was close with almost 20k, but it took me two minutes to walk up the stairs, so he may have anything now

anything or nothing

Jimmy Alp now has 26,000 probably in second place

Koresh 12,000
Jak Arama down to 15k
Bob Cooper has 23k
Hugh Kirton 25k
Foxy 12k
Tikay 2k  :'(
Jim Reid 5k
Joe Gresch 11k
Thewy Yoyo Chip leader 33k
Dave Penly 12k
Jim Celtictiger 15k

Ironside

You are the Jac arama of the Grampians - all that hootin and hollerin u did last night after u took a pot down.

And the staredowns - well i for one thought it was over the top ;D

Whens yer road report ready?

 

Hey blondie guy

when u off to vegas?

Goodluck tikay and yoyo. just checking in before an early night and am surprised to see that you have changed your pic to one of mcgiver blondie. ;D 2k for tikay looks like another long fight followed by a bubble then. As for the 10 2 play earlier it has gone down in my book and you had better not try that slow playing monster hands in blackpool I tell you, we will be waiting for you.
ariston

I am off to Vegas on Thursday... yabadabbadooo...

tikay up to 5k
on the same table Rob Cooper drowns to 8k after playing 88 strongly v AA
very next hand he triples through with a nut straight... back to 24k

trip report is about 30 minutes away if i can get MSword to work out what i am saying

blinds are now 150/300 but everyone appears to be playing much faster than that

they are down to the last 61 players

Mike McGhee is out
Milky bar kid doubles up with KK v 99 - up to 12k
Celtictiger loses half his stack - down to 8k

Yoyo has taken off - 45,000 double his nearest challenger !!!!

Ray Milner was just eliminater with a full house v Quads

Milkybar kid hits quad jacks and now has 22k - nice little rush

Tikay takes 55 against Mick The Clock Cook's KK
Tikay exits stage left - Mick trebles through - he also beats A9 - The clock has 20k

Tell James Browning good luck from Ian....

Tell him watching me this week must be paying off!

hopefully i can carry it on to luton this week, raise tikays blinds!

shame there's no omaha for me to outdraw elblondie this time... as we say up north aces no good you no!

 ;)

Yoyo takes Jo handman out - over 50k !!!!

Typical. He waits til we haven't swapped 5% to hit some form.

Selfish bastard.

I think you meant to say bar steward Keith !!!!

I know what I meant  ;D

Bambos 9k, Stuart Fox 14k, The Clock 28k, Milky Bar Kid 20k, Mark Patrick 10k
James Browning 15k, Jak Arama 20k, Jim Britton 11k, David LLoyd down to 6k
Achilleas out with with JJ against QQ - a Jack and a Queen on the flop !!

Wish him luck regardless.

We're off to see "We Will Rock You".

Keep up the good work chaps.

Robert Cooper 22k, Richard Gryko 25k !, Koresh 15k

Mick McKaever took Achilleas our - he is now clear second with 45,000

how is nick whiten doing ?? and rob yong ??

Nick went out wth QQ v TT
Rob Yong couldn't be bothered turning up

Cheers for the quick response

If only Ironside could be as quick with his report from the three runner tourny that he reached the last three of  ;)

How is the young mancunian, Rob Sherwood getting on?

any idea what time the tourney finishes tonight? (or how many runners)

Tikay here, doing hs DC impression, he appears to have deserted his post. Can't get the staff.

Jac Arama 12k. He overplayed AJ suited & found himself pot committed against QQ. He's down to 12k.

James Browning 13k..

Ewan Jones 15k.

Mick Cook 25k

Ben Grundy 20k

Stuart Fox 10k

Bob Cooper 22k

Richard Gryko - who appears to be a shade tired & emotional, 25k.

Bambos 7k

Roy Houghton 7k

Dave Riverdave Penly 10k

Koresh - in full "Koresh tilting up the entire table" mode - 32k. He in good frm with the vocals.....

some of us are illerate its hard to write and hope it makes sence

is jac arama behaving tonight tikay ??

David Lloyd OUT. He had AQ against the 5-9 off, that, err, Koresh had......

Dave flopped his A, and, almost inevitably, Koresh hit runner runner flush.

David said that Koresh is an absolutely splendid chappie.

35 or 36 runners left, blinds are 350-700.

This is still tikay masquerading as a proper poker player.

"Is Jac Arama behaving?", was Colchester Kev's question....

Imagine ths one tonight. Jac limps with a raggy A, & BB takes the flop. An A falls, BB is middle-pinning, so bets 500, Jac calls. Turn blank, BB bets another 500, Jac calls. River is an A, BB  has missed but bluffs 1,000, Jac calls. "On their backs" says the dealer.

BB immediately turns over his heap of rubbish, J-3 or whatever, he has nothing. Jac, cards still in hand, but still not turned over, says "what's he got?". "Turn your hand over Jac" says the dealer. Jac repeats "what has he got?". He has J-3 Jac, now will you PLEASE turn your hand over Jac". He triumnphantly slow rolls his trip Aces.

I say to him after, "whats that all about Jac, you are OBLIGED to show your hand, why the slow roll. He says "I cold not se what he had".

Err, what exactly has that got to do with it Jac?..........

Like I said last week, a lovely guy off the table, a seriously inventive poker player. But oh, his table behaviour.......

Jim Britton doubles up to 20k.

Richard Gryko, still a shade tired & emotional, 28k.

Jac Arama OUT, Ewan Jones busts him & is up to 20k.

Comp on break now.

Julian Thew tells me he has 50k+, & is fast asleep. Yeah, right.......

Jac Arama OUT ..... OH HAPPY DAY !!! :) :) :)

tikay youre mad........... `a lovely guy off the table, a seriously inventive poker player. But oh, his table behaviour`.......hes an ignorant pig, if the lights went out  hed steal yuore chips ...hed carve you up as soon as look at you .we only suffer him cos he is one of the biggest LOSERS on the circuit, if other people behaved like him theyre would be murders.........tell me when he talks i lay u 50-1 on that every sentence that comes out contains the words ,me, i am,  I,or ive........

No, I would not say "good" Kev, he is a character & poker is the better for characters, but he is out

Can you tell Jac Arama that I am on a $2 turbo 5 seater on ladbrokes, i would welcome a "rubdown" from a sponsored player :-\

That's a bit strong Kashman, but strangely, when he and I discussed his antics tonight, it WAS all "I" & "me", he does not seem to be able to recognise that here are two parties in these matters.....

And I guess that's the root of his problem......

Anyway, enough of Jac, I ain't here to defend him or praise him, but the comp continues.......

Now now Kev, ENOUGH.

why in youre opinion are theyre so many people out already...tikay

No idea Kashman, bloody good question though. The blinds are accelerating sharpish, but guys were busting out wholesale in Levels 1 & 2. Very strange, I don't understand it at all. Anyone got any explanations?

Stuart Fox OUT

Bob Cooper OUT

Did Jac put them all on tilt ;D lol

Seriously though, sometimes it just happens that way, lots of hands get dealt and lots of plays are made... long live loose games, gives us novices a chance ;)

tikay wats youre impressions of the place?

Riverdave Penly OUT

Jim Britton OUT. He had QQ v A-9, you know the rest..........

My impression of Gutshot?

I like the place. Lovely atmo. Nice peeps. They need to be careful they are not victim's of their own success.

The Gutshot Club is quite small, & the demand is huge, so eventually, they will need bigger premises, or more premises.

Derek & Barry are like Mother Hens, running round fussing over everyone & everything, though you do NOT wanna cross these guys, they bite!

If I lived local, I would be in Gutshot every night.

I played cash here last night - real good craic, fantastic.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

How is Ben doing Tikay?

Ben Grundy has about 22k. He has Richard Gryko to his right, who is doing his "all-in" trick on thre button.

any chance of a chip count and names and numbers of players left please

Ok Ironside, I'll have a look see. Trub is, there are a lot of faces here I do not recognize, but give me 5 mins........

OK Ironside, there are, amazingly, 24 left, 3 tables of 8.

A few chip counts now.......

James Browning 13k

Ewan Jones 25k

Bambos 25k

Micky Cook 30k

McAver (sorry, forgotten first name...) 13k

Richard Gryko 24k

Koresh 40k.

Thewy 50k.

Thewy is sitting quietly, but Koresh is on the same table. An explosive mixture.....  Koresh is ducking & diving, true Koresh style, and it's only a matter of time before these two lock horns.......

any chance of prize structure please tikay

Richard Gryko is OUT.

He had 8-6 & raised. Mick Cook took him on in the BB with T-8. Flop came 5-7-8, all the chips went in.

A touch of colour has departed, I do like to see Richard go deep in these jobbies.

Prize Structure for Kev.....

10th, 956

9th, 1,275

8th, 1,594

7th, 2,550

6th, 3,825

5th, 5,100

4th, 6,375

3rd, 8,288

2nd 11,475

WINNER 22,313

i am going for an early night tony, but great reports same time same place for day 2?

Blinds are 700-1,500, break in 12 minutes...

Now, sit up & pay attention, BIG hand just gone off.....

Koresh is OUT in a monster pot.

He had 5-5, his opponent had 6-4. A 6 flopped, a Q came on the turn, & Koresh moved in for about 25k. His oppo, holding the 6, called.

And guess who was holding 6-4?

Who plays those sort of hands, eh?

Yes, Ironside, we will be here tomorrow. Sleep well, fella.

Mr Thew ??

did he call a raise preflop?

is he sponsor by wh and play out of blackpool erm i mean notts or both

Correct Ironside and Kev.

Thewy raised with 6-4 (obviously), Koresh called with 5-5, flop was 7-6-2. A Q turned, Koresh moved in, there was a flush draw & Thewy hoped Koresh was drawing & called.

I will get Thewy's chip count at the break in 2 minutes, but he must have 70 to 80k I guess.

Just been announced threy they play down to 20 tonight, then finish until tomorrow. There are 22 left at this moment.

was there added money to this tourny buy a sponsor?

Thewy's play - these are the plays he can make, & very few - certainly not me - can. His whole tourney on the line with 6-4, on a board of 7-6-2-Q, his oppo moves in for 25k, & Thewy calls. Amazing play, simply awesome. Way beyond my ability, & I suspect most players. What a player.

Added money Kashman? Maybe, but not that I am aware of - I just don't know is the answer in truth.

im pretty sure that coral was adding money...........

Change of plan just been agreed. They have decided to forego the break, & play on until they lose 2 more players, then draw stumps.

We will get the Overnight chip Counts, all being well.

Added money.

I just spoke to Mark Patrick, the Coral Poker Manager.

There is no added money in the conventional sense, but Coral will be awarding $100 or so to all the players who Final.

did u hear wat happened in the brighton festival the other week .an internet company which im not going to mention theyre name were adding money to the final event 2.5k.but when the event came the welsched on it......................

No, I never heard that story kashman. If true, I would be surprised that the Brighton Boys - who aint exactly shy - would have accepted it lightly......

No, I never heard that story kashman. If true, I would be surprised that the Brighton Boys - who aint exactly shy - would have accepted it lightly......

In case we forget tomorrow, a word of thanks to the Gutshot Management. Both blondepoker & Poker 425 have made a nuisance of themselves, but Derek & Barry have been marvellous, & have been amazingly helpful.

We shall be continuing the Live Updates on Sunday, & Poker 425 will be filming the Final, & you will be able to see edited highlights on next weeks show.

A big up to the Gutshot folks.

sod this for le game of le soldiers ,ello mistress lulu ,le puss

Going back to added money, I just heard that Coral also presented the winner of each event this week with an 18 carat gold ring, with a diamond inset.

The game has tighten up incredibly now, & we have not lost a player for best part of 35 minutes.

Ewan Jones is OUT, in a shocker....

He had QJ hearts, the UTG man had moved in with 8-4, a 4 and a Q flopped, but another 4 rivered. Oucharoonee, you have to feel for Ewan.

OK, we are down to the last 20, & play has ended for the night.

We will get the Chip Counts, but it may take a while.

Right, Chip Counts.

Stuart Forsyth 23k

Peter Thomas 22.5k

John Gray 23.2k

Karl Nahpeznov 14.6k

Hugh Kirton 16.7k

Tony Jarman 38.2k

James Browning 16.3k

Paul Murrell 18.6

Mick Dunleavy 23.6k

Tom Sambrook 18.4k

Rokesh Chablani 21.8k

Mats Gavatin 62.4k

Julian Thew 82.7k

Rob Sherwood 27.6k

Mike Tse 9k

Dave Shallow 92.6k

Mick Cook 52k

Cemal Alp 39.5k

Ben Grundy 51.3k

Denis Hassabis 28.3k

Play restarts at 3pm, & there will be a redraw of tables. Blinds are 1k-2k. Average for Final will be about 68k, average now is 34k.

Yes It is true, when one of the partners of the welshig internet co was with me on tha main table during the final of the main event (500 nlhe).
He was questioned meny times on what had happened to the sponcership money.
he blamed everybody but himself, on its non appearance,said it would be divvied up when the winner was deceided. then claimed he had been let down by his partner.
But as he slithered and smarmed, it became clear that no money would be forthcoming.....

Brighton sponsorship money - wow, that is AMAZING.

But I still can't quite grasp how such a thing could be allowed to happen, unlesss there is more to it than meets the eye.

I mean, if a sponsor promised xk at The Vic & did not come up with the money, he'd not get out the door, he would have his head ripped off. And you are saying guys sat & played with the sponsor chappie & it was all very civilised & "I'll get back to you", "okey dokey" sort of thing?

Perhaps someone from the sponsor's side would like to comment?

Jeez, there are so many stories in poker, I ought to try & start writing about some of 'em for a living......

Yep Tikey, thar's how it happened.
One of the partners of the internet company involved, was transferred to table one about half way through Sat eve.
Unfortunatly there was on the table a young player, on his first live tourny, who had built his stack up to 25k in the first couple of hours.
Then had unloaded them in about 40 mins.
So as you can see, most people on the table were occupied in getting their share.

Ahh, "I want some of them before everyone else gets them". That makes sense. When Koresh arrived at Thewy's table on Saturday night, he had a mountain of chips, but was blowing them off in all directions. So when Thewy made his awesome play against Koresh with 6-4, I said to Thewy "wow, great play fella". He said "not really, I was just getting concerned that Koresh would bluff all his chips away & I would not get my share, so I decided to help myself"......

But getting back to Brighton, & what you describe as the sponsor who "welched" on his obligations.

I simply cant understand why it is that this matter has not cropped up in the various Forums. I mean, we poker players dont need much excuse to moan, but I never heard a squeak about it.