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We are going to take a chance that this steep-buy-in, good structure, Championship Omaha event is going to attract yet another record crowd and provide all the action one could hope for from a Pot Limit Omaha tournament.  Plus Europeans are good at this game, so I've been told.  Coverage will start at 12pm here (8pm UK time).  The official WSOP schedule has this down as a two-dayer, but I'm not so sure...

Feel free to post questions and comments on this thread; the At A Glance no frills thread is:  http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25223.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25223.0)

Ok, what are you guessing will be the number of entries for this event?

Last year it was 218, being won by Lee Watkinson. I'm gonna stick my neck out and say around 350.

 2c 7d 8s. But if Homer made level 30 in that stupid cube-game everything is possible and we might have a record  4h  2s  2d players

Oh my God, that game!  ;technophobe; ;frustrated; ;tracet; ;grr; ;nemesis; ;snoopy'sguns; ;izimbra;

GL Dubai

Really looking forward to this event, I'll be tuning in to see a brit take it down.


Good work out there again guys.

Gl dubai but the real dark horse for this is KPnuts, ken is one of the best live omaha players (irish style) in europe and has been playing live omaha at the fitz for the last few weeks to get him in the right mood for the long sessions needed in this.

Any chance you could do a mini update on Roland in the final of the 2k nl event? He is stacked with about 800k so has to be in with a shout of being the first player to have all 3 majors (ept, wpt and bracelet). This is his 6th cash of the series and about time he made it a good one instead of suddenly becoming mr consistant.

I'm sure we'll keep an eye on both players.

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Ben Grundy playin this?

According to his blog he's only going back for the ME.

Looking forward to the coverage!  ;popcorn;

hi ariston,
how r u
what happened to  u m8  dont u play anymore at all
whats going on m8
i dont see u att al in comp?

hi mate- still playing but not as much live. I am busy with the mentoring side of things and spend most hours I'm awake online. I still play the odd GUKPT event but not doing the full circuit anymore. Gl out there if you have qualified again.

After the year he has had I think el blondie deserves this, go Dave!!

Looking forward to the updates on the Shallow one, Good luck matey :)

Good luck to Ken Powell, Dave Callaghan, Conor Doyle, Tony Cooney and Marty Smyth all playing and all great players. I wish I was there!

Ah yeah, Good Luck nuts!!

Good luck KP and Dubai.  Although expect we are down to one already

Even Dubai can't get knocked out before it starts!

Good luck to Dubai, KP and Dave Callaghan!

I can't play it!! had something i had to be in the UK for yesterday. I thought about flying today and get blinded away for the first four hours, but its tough enough to do well in these events without being jetlagged and losing 1/4 of my stack before i start.

My tips - Tore Lagerborg, Rory Mafews, Jani Vilmunen and Richard Ashby

I hope Dubai wins though :-)

good luck to Elblondie

Says on pokernews its a rebuy event? Hmmm

If someone could though....


Gl Richard as well then!

Good chance for our side in this event

Coooeeee, & brace yourselves, we're about to start.

Wow, quite a few to watch in this one, knew it would be good, it has 'Championship' in the title.  I'm greatly looking forward to seeing 'Irish Style' combat those Americans willing to take on the European continent at their own game... off for a quick Other Player spot.

Dubai all-in on the River, on their backs!!!

Chop?

Dubai wins it with 6-3-9-4 on an 8-2-5-4-9 board.

For the first time ever, Dubai is above his starting stack and up to 27k.

(http://www.chromasia.com/images/international_fireworks_2_b.jpg)

Oi Oi my son

Although, it looked like a double up, so I think he may have played a few hands early doors.  ;)

So, here are just some of the players already going at it hammer and tongs (I reckon at least five people will be out before everyone registered takes their seats)... Irish, UK, Scandinavian - it looks like the overseas players have just been biding their time.  Just check out this list:

Bruno Fitoussi
Tony G
Gavin Griffin
John Kabbaj
William Thorson
Martin Wendt
Scott Fischman
Mike Sexton
Devilfish
Willie Tann
Victor Ramdin
Marty Smyth
Howard Lederer
Alexander Kravchenko
Ken Powell
Dave Callaghan
Barney Boatman
Marc Goodwin
Johan Storakers
Ram Vaswani
Ross Boatman
Mickey Appleman
Dave Colclough
Patrick Martenson
Mel Judah
Barry Martin
Dubai
Henning Granstad
John Duthie
Jeff Lisandro
Markus Golser
Robert Williamson
Erik Seidel
Gavin Simms
Paul Magriel
Joe Beevers
Gavin Smith
Stuart Fox
Humberto Brenes
Paul Jackson
Juha Helppi
Michael Greco
Jeff Kimber
Bill Chen
Thomas Wahlroos
Iwan Jones
John Gale
Patrik Antonius
Barry Greenstein
Richard Ashby
Roy Brindley
Scotty Nguyen
Phil Ivey
Greg Raymer
Andy Black
Rolf Slotboom
Kristy Gazes
Phil Laak

Barny Boatman & Alan Smurfit

John D'Agostino & Michael Keiner

How's DC getting on?

Lee Watkinson & Annie Duke

David Grey & Matts Rahmn

Paul Magriel and two Irish lads, one of whom is Marty Smyth. Can anyone name the other?

He's very well.

Finally, a picture of Dubai for all the fanatics out there...

(http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/maps/images/dubai_map.gif)

is peter costa playing?

Looks smaller in a pic ;)

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Foxy !!!

Gavin Griffin is down to 10k, betting 4k on the Turn of a Qh 8c Th 7s board and calling all-in on the 3h River.

Bruno Fitoussi took the pot with Ahrt Kh 7c 9d

I think he's lost weight.

Joe Hachem has arrived, although fashionably late.

Thank God, I was worried to death, and his dinner's burnt to a crisp!

Scandinavian and Luske pal Martin Vallo just won a nice pot, his 5k bet called on the River of a 9d 8s Aspades Ks 5d. He didn't seem overly confident when asked to show, but his A-A-J-4 for trip Bullets was enough to take it down.

How apt...

This is how close I was to tripping up the Tournament Director and being thrown out of the arena...  ;ashamed;

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Table Lisandro just made an "oooh" noise like when someone gets outdrawn, and it looked like there were, in fact, no chips in front of Jeff Lisandro, just a Kh-Ks-x-x on a board of Jh Jd Kc Js.....Ad which no longer looked so good against Henning Granstad's Aspades-Ahrt-x-x.  I was just about to report one player as out, and one as having outdrawn, when I was made aware of two things:

1)  It was all-in preflop.

2)  This tournament is a Second Chance tournament, and while most players seem to have gone for the full 20,000 in chips (!) right away, some, like Lisandro, didn't, and he was all in for less than 5k.  A red chip which I thought was a card protector favoured by many of the players is in fact their 2nd chance token.

The Dutch would fancy updates on Rolf from time to time :)

 4s 5s

That's Dave Callaghan beside Marty

And they do such good work too - just listen to how helpful he was when Chris Ferguson came up with his ticket and asked where his table was:

"That's an entry to the Lowball." 
"That explains why I couldn't find it.  You're a genius."

No problem, will keep an eye on the tic-tac-topped stack.

Also recently arrived Dutchmen are Marcel Luske and Noah Boeken.

Late arrivals, or late spots:

Chip Reese
Max Pescatori
Chris Ferguson
Dario Minieri
Surinder Sunar
Erik Lindgren
Patrick Bueno
Sam Farha
John Juanda
Jennifer Harman
Davood Mehrmand
Johnny Lodden
Julian Gardner

And Mads Andersen, who apparently is topping the Day One chip leaders in the $1,500 NLHE which started yesterday too.  Will there be some multitabling going on later?

The Irish lad (kitted out in GJP gear) pictured earlier with Marty Smyth has used up his first set of 10k chips, beaten by two pair (tens and fives) on an 9-6-K-5-T board.

Edit: Irish lad = Dave Callaghan... thx Flipper

I saw Tony G check-calling 1,100 on a board of Aspades Jh Tc Qd.  The river brought a 9h, and Tony G checked again.  His in position opponent bet 3k, and Tony instantly announced, "Raise."  He just sat there for a minute, but eventually threw in two day-glo orange 5k chips, and his opponent passed.  He showed the 9d 9c, weirdly.  I think the other two might have been more relevant...

Those that should be wearing socks = Phil Ivey & Willie Tann
Those that shouldn't be wearing socks = Greg Raymer

Nice pot for Phil Laak, his set of Jacks holding up on a Jd Ks 5d 4s board against Mateyboy's 8d Ts 9s Kd, a blank 2h hitting the River.

"Can one of you reporters tell me how that blank managed to come?" requests The Unibomber.

It amazes me after all these years that nobody has had a quick word in his ear...

Sammy Farha joins the 'take-a-decent-sized-pot' party by betting 2.4k on a board of 3s 6s 4c 4h board, then checking down the 7s River with Phil Laak.

Farha's set of fours (4d Ks Ahrt Ad) takes it down.

WPT final runner-upper and New Zealand pro, Kirk Morrison, is struggling with just 7.9k, his last confrontation seeing him bet 3k on an 8h 7c 4c 4s, checking the Kd River and losing to Mateyboy's 6c 5c.

No sign of Pete Costa as of yet.

any sign of foxy yet?

Rolf still has around his starting stack, but the important thing is that the tic-tac box is in place.

Yes, already spoken to him. If you wanna know what someone spends 450k on then don't get too excited, the furthest he's stretched is to a new pair of shoes, bright yellow ones, which he claims were inspired by me.

Michael Greco is also here flying the flag - his favourite game apparently. I was surprised he was a big Omaha man, but he claims this is his strongpoint, having won an Omaha comp recently. I won a break-dancing comp when I was a kid, but I'm rubbish at break-dancing.  ;)

Do you know if Mr Fish is playing?

I still want to see the award-winning breakdancing, by the way.

Uh-huh, be-be.

any updates on andy black appreciated.

How many started the event?

Well, I guess this is the way many players dread exiting an Omaha comp, getting it in with Aces v Aces and being outdrawn in what would usually be a split pot.

A raising war pre-flop sees the Hendon Mob's Ram Vaswani get it all-in pre-flop with Ac Aspades 2h 4c against Mateyboy's Ad Ahrt 5s 4d.

Although the Qd Ts 8d Flop brought a nerve-tingling flush draw, it was the unlikely backdoor straight that did the damage, Turn and River coming 7c and 6d respectively.

Ouch.

Our ringside witness, Padraig Parkinson, added, "Most of the time it'll be a slit. If it's for a coulple of hundred in chips, you chop it, if it's for a World Title, someone always wins.

Dave 'Dubai' Shallow isn't a happy chappy, a deep sigh coming from the high stake nutter after he lost to 7d 3d 4c Kc on a 5c Qs Td 6c Qc, obviously disappointed to see that club hit the River after calling 2.7k on the Turn.

Down to 21k, Dubai is in illustrious company sharing a table with some of the World's most dangerous and respected players in Marcel Luske, Mel Judah, David Sklansky, Jim Betchel and Barry 'The Bully' Martin.

Lyle Bernam is OUT, his Aces not enough to beat his neighbour's 8d Qs Ts Jd on an 8s 5d 2s 7s 7h board.

Sam Grizzle is touching felt with a paltry 4.8k (although he does have his second chance behind), Daniel Alaei causing the hero-for-punching-Hellmuth veteran, his fold to a 5.2k bet on a board of 9c 8c Jd 5h being a reluctant one. "I could call," commented Grizzle, "but I wouldn't be able to bet any more."

Not sure, they don't seem to have confirmed a figure yet. I guess people have been arriving in dribs and drabs.

Lastest chip counts according to worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Johan Bergquist -- $61,000
2nd  Patrick Antonius -- $45,000
3rd  Phil Laak -- $37,000
4th  Jan Sorensen -- $35,000
5th  Tony G -- $33,000
6th  Dario Minieri -- $32,325
7th  Johnny Chan -- $32,000
8th  Lee Watkinson -- $32,000
9th  Noah Boeken -- $28,000
10th  William Thorson -- $24,500

Mr Fox, sporting his new gear -- 27,500

Dutcman, author, CardPlayer editor and Pot Limit Omaha pro, Rolf Slotboom (17,100), yawning away as mad German Davood Mehrmand drives the table bonker. "For sure, I have my headphones with me today," says a relieved Slotboom.

Marc Goodwin looks perkier today, obviously keen to win this one and establish himself as one of the great Omaha players: "This is the real Main Event for many players."

Andy Black - 12,350, looking a couple of crackers short of a barrel.

Also at his table, Davood Mehrmand (stack uncounted) and Rolf Slotboom (18,500, probably).

Poker pro Brian Haversen (11,600) and bracelet winner Burt Boutin (8,300), the former adopting a posture reminiscent of the head-spinning scene in the Exorcist.

Snoopy have u any idea why he didt play the 50k horse event? He was interviewed on pokernews and was really lookin forward to it he said then didt play it

Dusk til Dawn's Michael Greco and Dubai in the current break - Dubai has, "A bowl of rice.  Say 10k."  And this is after he'd reached 50k after one level...apparently no-one else had instantly taken all 20k in chips, and he'd forced about five of them to 'rebuy.'  And then lost it.  "It's a crapshoot," comes the inevitable judgement.

Counts from Table Greco:

Bill Chen  925 (can't see a Second Chance Chip either)
Jeff Kimber  15,400
Joe Beevers  20,200
Michael Greco  18,350
Thomas Wahlroos  20,300

OUT are John Gale and, presumably, Ram Vaswani.

In the breaks, the spectators, and then the players themselves, are asked to leave the tournament area.  All except Joe Hachem (top) who gets another interview, and Dario Minieri, still in a hand (bottom), and John Duthie next to Minieri who's not in a hand but looked reluctant to halt his massage.

Does Rolf still has his second chance chip? Can it be used as an addon aswell?

John D'Agostino calls around 6k all-in from this gent (pictured taking the pot) on a board of Ad 4s 7c with Qd Qh 3s 5s, finding 7s 7d Ac 9c against him, which hold up and take a chunky pot from the Full Tilt player.

Henning Granstad is on 16k and in tough company with Mark Vos, Huck Seed, Jeff Lisandro and John Duthie, although he did initially state himself as the best player, jokingly, when I posed the question.

When asked to describe his comp so far in just one word, the answer was "Boring".

Look who's late arrival neighbouring Alan Smurfit - Daniel Negreanu.  Spot the difference between these two pictures - pre and post looking at his hand.  A tell?  Surely not...

No idea m8, maybe he saw the lack of value and decided 50k wasn't worth the punt.

That's Adrian Walsh to Andy's right. Great omaha player. He won that Full Tilt tourney in Dublin a while back (beating elblondie HU i think)

Dubais a sicko, thats for sure.

Ari, can you come online?

Maybe he had a bad day on the golf course!! lol

John Shipley's comp in one word?...

Wait for it...

"Okay"


Stu Fox, meanwhile, threw the word 'stressful' at me, adding that he actually has to think about this game.

Foxy's currently on 26,700.

Jeff Kimber bets 1.4k into a Flop of Jh 3h Qs, Joe Beevers calls.

Turn = Ts

Joe bets 3,125, Jeff folds.


Meanwhile, Welshman Iwan Jones is hovering around the 10k mark.

Huuuuuuuuuuumberto and his mechanical shark have just enjoyed a small double up to around 5k mark with Qd Qc 8c 9h and a 6h 4s 5c Ts 7c.

He still has his second chance left though.

After such a lucrative start, Dubai is now in full bulldog and wasp mode wit just 8.6k. Also, he's being joined by Monte Carlo runner upperer Marc Karam (10,600) and French pro Fabice Soulier (28,100), although the word 'bovved' springs to mind.

Max Pescatori is on 14,300 after losing a pot to a flopped set of Queens. That cheeky little red rebuy chip is still in his grasp though.

I'm sure someone mentioned this chap as a potential dangerman... Villamun, I think his name is. Anyhow, he's running okay with 23,600, but has the enigmatic Mr Fish to his right to contend with.

Ted Forrest, currently with 26,000, just folded to a bet of 2k on a board of Jd Ahrt 4c, but that's the least of his troubles with Greg Raymer seated next to him, the former Main Event winner fighting for the chip lead with around 45k.

Big hand developed on the far table, and although I only caught the very end, I was there quick enough to witness a double elimination, Great Dane Gus Hansen and bracelet winning German Michael Keiner both being sent to the rail.

I have no idea what Gus held, but I did spot a Kh 9s 7d Aspades, which had run into a superior set of Nines on a Ks 4d 9c 8h 2s board.

Selected Chip Count Time Now:

Thien Phan  17,800
Padraig Parkinson  8,750
Julian Gardner  10,100
Ross Boatman   8,900 (+10k)
Mickey Appleman  33,200 (+10k)
Dave Colclough   49,000
Patric Martenson  8,300 (+10k)
Barry Martin       10,075
Henning Granstad  17,500
John Duthie       42,000
Jeff Lisandro       13,500
Mark Vos           3,900 (+10)
Stuart Fox         7,875
Paul Jackson      17,450
Iwan Jones        22,700
Patrik Antonius   60,500
Barry Greenstein   34,500
Roy Brindley         20,450
Scotty Nguyen    24,000 (+10)
Phil Ivey             60,000
Greg Raymer       43,900
Rolf Slotboom      37,000
Kristy Gazes         18,550
Phil Laak              26,100
Adrian Walsh       7,500 (+10k)
Tony G               32,200
Devilfish Ulliott     19,500

Well, I guess that makes him deserving of his own photo and chip count...

Adrian Walsh -- 11,900 (+ r/b)

Some hot (well, semi-hot) girl-on-girl action, the one in front with 18,425 in chips.

Phil Laak is still running strog, probably still in the top 10, although he did just lose out in a pot to H.O.R.S.E casher Chris Reslock, the latter calling a 4,250 bet on a board of Kd Kh Jh 4c before checking and winning on the Qd River with Ahrt Jd 6d 7h.

The Unibomber had an inferior 4s 7c 5h Ac

Here's El Blondie, sat next to Julian Gardner.  Up over 50k now, and looking pretty relaxed in the tournament which seems to be most his element...

Any1 watching ivey playing golf on sky sports lol hes def not a 24 handicapper

Neighbours Joe Beevers, Michael Greco and Thomas Wahlroos.

Nice to see that the premier poker tournaments  in the world are run so well, Dave C and Marty reg together and surprise surprise end up sitting side by side and Andy and Adrian I assume reg together and sit side by side, nice random table drawing.

It was Eastenders, not Neighbours!!

 ::)

LOL

Here's Finn du jour Patrik Antonius, one of the chip leaders at this point.  An all rounder who manages to find the spare time to grace the covers of all poker magazines ever, I am not at all surprised to find he plays PLO well too.  I wouldn't be surprised if Bluff Magazine reported he could fly.

Really?  Has this been a complaint from many players throughout the series, or just this one event?  It always could be random...but it sounds odd.

lmao!

Unfortunately, we can't see how Roland is getting on in the No Limit Hold'Em final as it's one of those Internet final that they hide away in a private area.

Actually, Dubai says that they only let one filled. According to Dubai, he couldn't fill the spot.  ;D

You should have been in Deauville in 2006. That time they drew tables in alphabetical order so the Boatman brothers were sitting next to each other. I remember Jen (Mason) being drawn next to Isabelle Mercier. Ridiculous.

Whilst I was chatting to Dubai during the break (8k to 35k back down to 25k - "I'm gambling, having fun"), I also ran into Michael Greco, running steady with 28k.

Found another Irishman to in big-ginger-haired Paul (or David, my memory is fading) Murray - will keep an eye on his, he's currently sharing a table with fellow countryman Padraig Parkinson.

and for some strange reason half the field wanted to change their names to h kendall, p kendall, s kendall.........

I think some changed it to Ariston, but then realised that (1) you weren't playing and (2) it wasn't your real name.

Are you sure ? That was a fairly convincing chunk ???

Stu Fox is on 27k after doubling up off big chipper Phil Ivey.

"I had T-9-T-A and flopped trip with a flush draw. I didn't see all of his hand, he only turned two cards over - are you allowed to do that at a showdown?"

I was and as my name is Olin I got drawn with a bunch of manic scandies with names like Olsen etc and we had 4 exits before level 2.

As for being drawn together, myself and Dave C reged for one of the $2000 events last year, Phil Laak was behind us in the que and surprise surprise I was drawn raising into the pair of them.......

Such BS when you think about it, travel a couple of thousand miles, que up with your mates and then end up playing a home game.

True but he drives it great and his chippin seemed good

1st  Patrick Antonius -- $105,000
2nd  Antonio Salorio -- $65,000
3rd  Johan Bergquist -- $60,000
4th  Dario Minieri -- $58,300
5th  Johnny Chan -- $55,600
6th  Phil Ivey -- $54,000
7th  Annie Duke -- $52,000
8th  Scotty Nguyen -- $50,000
9th  Davidson Matthew -- $50,000
10th  Dave Colclough -- $48,000

worldseriesofpoker.com

Is Richard Ashby playing?

Are you sure you don't mean Rick Ashley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)?

Rickrollin....

Bearing in mind that our feed has an hour delay, Roland is still in, maybe fourth in chips (1 million, perhaps) with eight players remaining.  Just saw him nearly get paid off when his Jh Th gutshotted a broadway straight on the river, and he bet near-pot with it, but the lone pair of Kings didn't call.

not a rickroll as the link isnt a trick but thats for the link as i think the song is magic

Yes, here he is. Not sure about his chips, will check on next circuit.

Wolfe watch.

They've played about 3 rounds and lost one player so far.

Roland's only played 2 hands.

He called a raise with pocket 8s from the blinds and lead out on a King high flop, A,9 folded and Roland won a small pot.

Later chip leader Steve Crawford raises with   Kc Js Roland in the big blind calls with  Jh Th. The flop comes  7c  Ad Kc. check check, turn  4s check check, river  Qd! Roland bets out but no call from Crawford.

He's currently 3rd or 4th in chips and has position on most of the chips.

He looks relaxed; slouched over the table eating a choc ice with his white baseball cap on back to front.

You're welcome sir. Maybe he should release the song a second time, it would for sure land him another number 1 hit!

On Roland: I'm watching the "Live-but-actually-delayed" feed. He looks relaxed indeed, won 2 out of 2 hands. Players are returning from their break now (actually, they returned half an hour ago) so they're returning from their break on the feed. Aarggh.. too much confusion!

PM sent.

It's on the WSOP website.

You have to pay $50. For that you get the 'as live' feed with hole cards and good commentary and analysis. It includes quite a few events but you've missed most of them.

EDIT It does NOT include coverage of the Main event final. (You get an audio feed for that, which I think is free)

only in germany i think

Double up for shortstacked Minh Ly, who enjoyed a brief spell on High Stakes Poker. Minh was all-in with Ahrt Qd Td 6c on a Flop of 5s 6h Qs, and although I didn't catch his opponent's holding, I do recall someone shouting, "You need a Queen" as the 5c Turn came. In true pre-empting circumstances, the River brought the Qh and Minh doubled up.

They were once table neighbours, but it looks like they're rail neighbours now, both their seats vacant. Will need to confirm these exits though as there is a lot fo moving around going on.

Richard Ashby is OUT. Got it in with top set on a Jack high Flop, but lost to a flush draw which cruelly arrived on the River.

Danish EPT final tabler (twice) Theo Jorgensen is a gonna, he ran into trip Aces.

Dubai doubles up Marc Karam - he raised preflop and found left-hand-side neighbour Karam re-raising the pot.  It passed back round and Dave called.
Flop:  5c Qh Jc  Dubai just plonks a stack of yellow 1k chips in, Karam moves in, and he's more than easily covered.
Dubai shows:  Tc Ts 5s 4c
Marc shows:  Ad Ac 3c 4h

The turn and river are 2s Kc giving the EPT double finalist the nut flush and a stack twice as big as it was at the beginning of the hand.

Button-wielding Henning Granstad is short stacked, but just got away with betting 2,600 on a board of Ts 8s 7d Th Qc without a call - he got the five or sixway flop down to one opponent for the turn (which was checked) and bet the river - he got a fold, but also, "I know you haven't got it..."

Wolfe watch.

Short stack Scnettler pushes from the cut-off with Q,10 gets called by Blair Rodman in the big blind with A,10 and gets no help.

Another one bites the dust.

7 remain.

Approx chip counts from WSOP

6.     Steve Crawford      2,155,000
7.    Amato Galasso    1,250,000
8.    Anna Wroblewski    1,090,000
9.    Roland De Wolfe    1,040,000
5.    Blair Rodman    1,220,000
3.    Klein Bach    850,000
4.    Joe Pelton    665,000

Make that 6 left. Pelton just got eliminated in 7th.
pelton tens rodman KQ and hit the king on the turn.

Rodman take another one out.

Rodman raises with KQ gets an all-in re-raise from Pelton with 10,10. Auto call, a king hits the turn and Peltman hits the road.

Beaten to it...

Some chip counts, broken into table-mate sets:

Doyle Brunson  60,000
Mads Andersen  8,475
Johan Storakers  29,350

Oh, and the Mads Andersen who was leading the $1,500 isn't this one (the one we know) it's another one: Mads Wissing Andersen.  So no multitable.

Todd Brunson  37,250
Humberto Brenes  19,350
Andy Bloch        19,400
Jani Sointula       15,000

Andy Black         22,300
Adrian Walsh      17,200
Rolf Slotboom    41,000
Davood Mehrmand  21,200

Steve Zolotow    41,500
Padraig Parkinson  14,150
Marc Goodwin       18,450
Paul Murray          46,000

David Murray (46,500), Patrick Bruel (17,300) & Fabrice Soulier (48,400)

Barry Martin (15,500), Mickey Appleman (35,000) & Tore Lagerborg (33,300).

A bit of table talk.

Roland asks Galasso 'What your biggest cash in a tournament?'

Galasso mumbles 'I haven't won anything'


Translation -

Roland - 'When I re-raise you will you pass?'

Galasso - 'Probably'

Sam Farha
Bruno Fitoussi
Phil Laak
Tony G

Bach has re-raised all-in 3 times running to take decent pots, each time with viable hands. Twice Roland was the victim.

Rolland raises again and is re-raised by Galasso, holding Aces. Roland lays it down. He's trying to convince the table that he's been raising with strong hands but K,10 was the pick of the bunch.

3 raise/folds and Roland is down to 750,000 ish.

Bach up to about 1.3m

More like 580k for Roland. Go Rolandinho!

Roy The Boy Brindley, in such a tense looking chair-crouch that he looks like he's about to launch himself over the table at Seat 1.  He did say in the hall on the way down here this morning that this was the event he looked forward to all year, though, "The real Main Event."  As far as I can see there are at least three contenders for this title.

 ;mexicanwave;  So cool he can eat ice-cream on a stick at the final table and not look silly.

As I ventured back towards the pressroom, I spotted Jennifer Harman chatting away on the phone, so it looks like she's out. Either that or she has unhealthy addictions to sex lines.

Brian Haversen bets 6k into a board of 2d 6h 4h 9s, leaving himself just 3 or 4k behind. After a lengthy period in the think tank, Jason Lester folds, only for Brian to show him Th 3h 7h 8c.

Roy Brindley (45-50k) says, "I've been up and down up and down. I'll be all right if I can get a beer."

Meanwhile, Paul Jackson pays off last year's Main Event finalist (3rd, in fact) 2k bet on a board of 7d 6h 7c 4s 3h, Binger quickly announcing Pocket Threes for a full house.

How about this for an eclectic table!

Jeff Kimber -- 12,100
Martin Vallo -- 43,700
Dave Callaghan -- 15,700
Joe Beevers -- 23,500
Michael Greco -- 22,500
Doyle Brunson -- 48,300
Thomas Wahlroos

And if you're wondering why I've left The Eggman's count out, it's because he's stacking his chips, a 5k Turn bet followed by 11k on the River of a Kh 3d 4c 2s Qs board being enough to get his neighbour to fold... reluctantly.

Marc Karam is here in the pressroom relating his tales of woe to a fellow journalist fans, so I'm afraid he's bitten the dust.

1st  Jeff Lisandro -- $134,000
2nd  Terrence Chan -- $113,000
3rd  Patrik Antonius -- $100,000
4th  John Duthie -- $95,500
5th  Sam Grizzle -- $90,000
6th  Chan Ping -- $76,000
7th  'Miami' John Cernuto -- $65,000
8th  Davidson Matthew -- $61,500
9th  Fabrice Soulier -- $58,200
10th Steve Sung -- $57,300

courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com

Galasso raises from the cut-off with  Ac 8c

Roland pushes from the small blind with  Ahrt Qd

Auto call


 4h 7d 5c 3c 4c

Ouch! Roland exits in 6th.

$98,293 to ease the pain.

Jeff Kimber is OUT - Short stacked JaffaCake re-raised Doyle Brunson preflop (sandwiching one caller in the middle) t0 6,200 (blinds are now 200/400).  Doyle made the call, and this left them heads up for the 6h 5h 3c flop.  It was pretty irrelevant what came on the flop, because Jeff only had 3,400 behind, which Doyle now bet out, getting an instacall.
Jeff showed:  Aspades Ad Qc 3s
Doyle showed:  Ts Td 9c 7s
Turn:  5s
River:  Th

Jeff gets up, stopping to relate the tale to Paul Jackson sitting at the table behind him.  "At least there's something for my blog," says Jeff, planning the entry How I Got Rivered By A Legend, or some such.

Dubai has just pushed John Duthie off a pot with an 11k Turn bet, the board reading 9d Tc 8c Kh.

As a result, Dubai is now back up to 30-35k.

Sigi 'Stardust' Stockinger (1,800) Patrick Antonius (116,400) & Thor Hansen (30,300)

Jani Sointula (35,100), Kristian Kjondal (30,700) & Juha Helppi (27,100).

Paul Jackson (pictured here trying to out-dour Juha Helppi) just got paid on the river like so:
Small blind Paul had called preflop, as had Juha.  The Qc 7s 9s flop was checked to the raiser, who declined to bet, but bet the 5d turn.  Paul flat called but then quickly bet out the Ahrt river for 3,400.  His opponent took a long time before calling, and being shown the 6s 8d 5c Kh for the straight (which won).

Rolf Slotboom is OUT. No hand details.

Moving on to more homegrown talent...

Paul Jackson -- 31,300
Dave Colclough -- 42,800
Jeff Kimber -- out
Barny Boatman -- 29,400
Mel Judah -- 28,400

Gavin Simms is OUT.

He had a pair of Kings, but ran into top two and failed to improve.

Actually I take back what I sad about his odd posture - it appears that he's managed to lose his glasses and can't see the flop.  But he's finally found a waiter to get him a drink.

Any John Shipley news perchance?

Here are neighbours Joe Beevers (I think his shirt reads: 'Amazing J Jeans' which is quite good, I might get me one of them) and Michael Greco.  Michael Greco doesn't look to have got over 25k at any point yet, but he's still playing patiently. 

An announcement was made in the Amazon Room during this last level - that there were 314 entries, "With 314 rebuys...36 places will be paid, with 36th place being $22,137, first prize $768,889, and everything else in between."

Some wiseguy on the table behind me shouted out, "What place does the Rio come, 3rd or 4th?"   ::)

Dave Callaghan has doubled up, but it was a close one, Thomas Whalroos the man to push him to the limit.

With just 5.5k in chips and facing a board of 7h Aspades Ts, Dave bets 2.5k only for The Eggman to put him for his remaining 3k.

EggMan = 5s Qd Ac Tc

Callaghan = Jc Ks 4d 9s

Turn = 8c

River = 9d

This leaves Wahlroos with 29,900.

Meanwhile, on another able, another Irishman (although Northern) is Marty Smith, currently struggling with 15,500 but still well in touch.

We're going Irish crazy here, Adrian Walsh surviving an all-in after his 7.3k push on a Jc Ts 2c 5s 7h board went uncontested.

Also located on this table are Huck Seed and Andy Black, the latter sitting with 27,500.

When you're reading from home, it's sometimes hard to get a grasp of what sort of mood the players are in, or how they're looking. So, with that in mid, here are a few quick one word observations:

Henning Granstad = bored
Fabrice Soulier = tired
Michael Binger = focused
Joe Hachem = confident
Noah Boeken = colourful
Todd Brunson = big
Barry Greenstein = depressed
Phil Hellmuth = stressed
Hoyt Corkins = studious
Chris Ferguson = holy
David Grey = insane
Humberto Brenes = childlike
Patrik Antonius = godlike
Juha Helppi = unimpressed
Mickey Appleman = hersute

 :goodpost:

Peter Charalambous, the Londoner who I believe Jen pictured earlier, is slying high(ish) with 66k.

Meanwhile, everytime I pass Dubai, he has come chips in the middle, but it's working - he's currently sitting on (actually, sitting's the worst possible word) around 5-60k.

John Kabbaj is OUT.

6 way pot on Table Dubai including Dubai himself, Kabbaj, Duthie, Ted Lawson and two mateyboys. Everyone checked the Turn and awaited the River, the board reading Kh Qd 3h 5h Aspades. Checked around to Mateyboy who pushes all-in with Th 9h for 5.9k, only to be called by Kabbaj who had Queens (although John may have been in before the River). Either way, he's a gonna.

Adrian Walsh bets 3.3k on a 9s 8h 2s Th Js board and take it down. He's up to 60k and looking strong.

Table neighbour Hoyt Corkins, meanwhile, only has 9,300.

Rumour has it that Bruno Fitoussi and Phil Laak are both OUT, pretty sure about the former, but the latter will need a double check with the grapevine.

We're just a few minutes away from the dinner break, which will be a minimum of 90 minutes.

quick shipley update puhleeeeze

wow what happened after andy black got knocked out? fight near broke out between him and davood mehrman according to the official updates and tourny officials had to step in to calm Andy down....anyone spot what happened?

I am sorry, until you mentioned him we were not aware he was playing this event (no player list) and the continual mix-n-match of the tables as people bust and move has meant I have no idea where he is.  After the dinner break will make an effort to spot him.

******************************BREAK until 9pm (5am)***********************************

Couldn't spot him near the end there Camel, but will double check when they return to confirm.

Didn't spot that (must have been in pressroom), but will try asking Adrain Walsh who was at that table.

What I can say, however, is that Davood is mad as a box of monkeys.

whats for dinner?

Salad for Jen, she's on a diet.

Anyhow, back to the poker, and the gun has sounded.

And they're off!

I am so glad you asked!  Sadly the hour just vaporised before I got to the nice stir-fry place and I had to make do with one of their chicken saladinaboxes.  I opt for this out of desire to avoid repetition of last year's hotdog OD.

Snoopy is right - we're back and the cards are in the air...

Michael Greco is OUT. Ran into Aces which held up.

Juha Helppi is OUT.

A multi-way pot saw Juha push over the top of an early position bet (there were 2 other initial callers too, including Todd Brunson, who folded) with a rather weakish hand, but somehow found himself ahead.

Juha = 7s 8d 5s Jd

Mateyboy = Ts 6d 9c 8c

But, unfortunately for the flying Fin, the vulnerable lead was short-lasted as the board came Tc 3h Ks Ac 9s, Helppi slapping the air in frustration as he left.

Stuart Fox is up to 14k after coming back from the lunch break with only 1,700. He was all-in three times and won them all.

His pre-dinner hit was a standard one, set of Kings outdrawn by a flush draw.

Mohammed Hassan (21,200), Scotty Nguyen (83,500) & Noah Boeken (23,900).

Big pot developing on a far table with Eli Elezra and two Mateyboys. There was a raise, a re-raise and an all-in, followed by two calls. Then, on the Turn of a Qc Ac Jh Ts board, all the chip went in, Eli showing Kc Tc 5h 7h vs. Kh Ad Qh Th and the all-inner's 8c Js Qd Jc.

A blank came on the River leading to Eli chopping it up with the Broadway straight and the shortstack (right of picture) being forced to hit the rail.

Barry Martin is OUT, his nut flush being rivered by a set which transformed into a full house.

Dubai goes bust:

I was literally just asked for a chip count for the popular maniac, when I got to his table to see 20k in front of him which he'd just bet at Thien Phan on a flop of Qd 8h 2d.  A brief pause - then call.  Instantly Dubai announces, "All in in the dark," shoving his last 23,500 in as the 6h hits on the turn.  Thien Phan thinks for a minute and makes the call with Aspades Ad 4h Jh, while Dubai flips Kd Jd Kc Ac.  The 2s on the river looks very brick-like and Dave Shallow's dramatic run is at an end.

Hellmuth vs. Matey vs. Appleman hand:

A flop of Ac 8h 3c gets them going - looks like either Phil Hellmuth or Mickey Appleman bet, the young Matey on the button raised, and found Appleman shoving in response.  Stuck in the middle, the man with Poker Brat emblazoned across his back was clearly displeased at having this decision (the hands shoot up, "Jesus!" is invoked).  Eventually he passes leaving Matey committed to call and showing the unexpected Ahrt 4h 7c 6c.
Mickey Appleman's hand:  Kd Tc Kc 8c.
The turn:  6h
The river:  9h

The obvious flush draw missed, and Appleman is down to 44k. 

Also on his table Hellmuth has 28,500 while Stuart Fox is short, holding on to 13,500 or so...

126 players remaining, 49,841 average stack.

The blinds have just gone up to 600 and 1,200.

Sometimes you have to be here live at ringside to catch some of the moments that go unreported in most updates, and in this case it involved Barny Boatman, Huck Seed patronising, in Roy Brindley's view, the Hendon Mobber by saying he should have bet here, checked this and so on after folding to a 4k River bet from Roy. "There's a time and a place, just after you've lost a hand probably isn't it," suggest Roy.

Oh, and whilst we are on the subject off off-table antics, the Andy Black/Davood M (I can never correctly spell his surname) incident has been extended upon by witness Adrian Walsh who had the best seat in the house.

A big pot had developed with Davood being forced to fold a big hand and Andy hitting the rail, but as he left, the mad as a hatter Davood shouted, "Thank you, thank you," offering Black his gratitude for making him fold a hand that would have been beaten. "Thank you, I would have lost all my chips."

Naturally, Black didn't take to kindly to this rubdown of sorts and had a 'quiet' word in his ear.

"Crikey, it's going to take Andy a month of meditating to get over that," commented Roy tongue in cheek.

Patrick Bruel finally cracks at a guy taking ages to pass or do anything preflop each and every hand.  This is one of my personal tilt-buttons, and a couple of other people round the table were clearly feeling some degree of frustration too.  The Dweller wasn't having it, though, and I think people on this table (unlike the Mehrmand one) are conserving their energy for the tournament rather than fighting.  Dave Colclough (pictured) is on that table and just lost a couple of thousand limping in early position and calling a raise, then betting 3k on the 3d 9d 8c flop when it was checked to him.  The preflop raiser called, leaving a double-check on the 8d turn and a fold from Dave when he faced a 5k bet out on the 2s river. 

But that's OK, the DTD Omaha expert is still on around 70k.

Top 10 'name' chip counts courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com:

1st  Patrik Antonius -- $206,000
2nd  John Duthie -- $153,000
3rd  Len Ashby -- $122,000
4th  Tim Phan -- $115,000
5th  Scotty Nguyen -- $113,000
6th  Steve Sung -- $101,000
7th  Brian Powell -- $101,000
8th  Young Phan -- $96,700
9th  Todd Brunson -- $94,000
10th  Huckleberry Seed -- $88,000

Noah Boeken is now OUT - I know because he's sat opposite me poring over a laptop.

A couple of other counts:

Markus Golser  19k
Annie Duke  42k
Martin Wendt  59k

Mr. Wendt just lost a pot and kind of left the area less than delighted - it was Johnny Chan who bet out 6k on a Aspades Tc 8h flop, called by Martin.  The turn brought the 2c, and Chan bet the pot - 22,800.  Eventually, call.
River:  Qs.  Chan slowly checks, after counting out his remaining stack (around 22k).  Martin Wendt checks behind and stares at the Ad Th 4d Ks which Chan shows him for about 30 seconds before mucking his own hand and stalking off for a minute.

A quick browse around the room informs me that Iwan Jones is missing presumed lost, as is Hassin Habib. I also spotted Mark Vos in another tournament, so he's definitely pushing up the daisies. Most worryingly, however, British star Stuart Fox seems to be hiding, hopefully he's just changed seats, although he was very shortstacked.

Dave Colclough is enjoying a very steady tournament, well above average whilst still staying in touch with the people at the top. Around 80k for the blonde one.

Tim Phan (pictured) is pushed off a pot by Andy Bloch's 12k bet on a Th Kd Ac 7s Kh. Meanwhile, Greg Raymer informs me that he's currently on 24k, but that's likely to change pretty sharpish as he's been yoyo-ing all day.

As Doyle Brunson adds more chips to his ever-increasing stack with a 13k bet on a Ts 2c 3s Qc 2d board, let's take a quick look of some of the chip counts on his table:

Doyle Brunson -- 100,700
Joe Beevers -- 53,500
Dave Callaghan -- 28,000
Thomas Wahlroos -- 19,200

One table down is Julian Gardner, sometimes forgotten but always a fearsome opponent in any event. He's currently 58,400.

Speaking of Julian Gardner's table, there was an odd hand between Patrick Antonius (who is chipped up to the max) and the chap in Seat 2, Mateyboy check-calling a 4k bet on an Ad 8s 9h Flop before moving all-in (virtually, he had 5k behind) for 11k on the raggy heart Turn.

The former tennis player/model thought and thought in a real calm and composed manner (the Fin barely even flinches) before making the call. However, Mayeyboy assumed it was a re-raise to put him all-in and went to turn his cards over, Antonius stopping him just in time.

"Did you see my cards?" he asked. I think Antonius answered in the negative.

River was a 5h and Mateyboy confidently chucked in his remaining 5k, which Antonius called, reluctantly.

Antonius = Kh 3h

Mateyboy = Kd Qd 2h Ahrt

Antonius still has 180k though, so not much of a dent made, more a scratch with the car keys.

While Jen kept an eye out for any big hands or amusing anecdotes, I was tapped on the shoulder by a fellow blogger, keen to report a tale of good fortune from former World Champ Joe Hachem, now on 44,000. Apparently he teased a comment out of Scotty Nguyen, the Vietnam pro asking, "What you call that for (no baby thou)?" after Joe Hachem got it in with A-J on a Jack high Flop. Well, it worked, and Hachem got that double through he'd been after.

Meanwhile, another story of woe came in the form of Sam Grizzle, who could only look on as a near 100k pot went sailing over to Robert (I think and hope) Mizrachi, the less famous of the siblings delighted to see his Tc 9s 7d 6s provoke Grizzle into mucking on an 8c Jd 7c 6h 2s board. A little dance and woohoo later (they're either best friends or worst enemies) and Grizzle was left to cry into his remaining stack, even though it's still a rather healthy 65k.

Finally, there was a chop chop on Table Elezra, the High Stakes Poker Man splitting up the spondoolies with popular Frenchman Jan Boubli after the two of them caught trip fours (both with Ace kicker) on a Ks 2h 4h Qd board. Jan was freerolling with a flush draw, but Eli survived. As a result, their counts are pretty much the same, Eli with 43,300, Jan just pipping him with 44,800.

Thomas Wahlroos is OUT -

Short-stacked, he was all-in on a Ks Tc 5d 9s 4c board against the nuts: Wc Js Ahrt 9c.  He had, "A set of Kings and a King high flush draw when the money went in."

One, two, three..."So sick."

Some Counts as the blinds rise to 800/1,600 (by table grouping):

John Duthie  70,000
Joe Hachem  50,000
Roy Brindley   116,000
Ross Boatman  53,800
Scotty Nguyen  108,000

Barney Boatman  67,000
Patrik Antonius   135,000
Julian Gardner    OUT
Tore Lagerborg   51,000

Surinder Sunar    76,000
Greg Raymer      30,500
Andy Bloch        74,000
Johan Storakers   7,000
Thien Phan         142,000

Johan Storakers got his last 7k in pretty much under the gun with Ahrt Jd Jc Qh, called by big blind with Aspades 8s Ts Qs.
Flop:  4h 3h 6d
Turn:  7s
River:  Ac   Chop-chop, and I think that stack might be going in again very shortly...

Dewey Tomko is OUT.

Board = Tc 4c 8d 8c 2h

Tomko = 6d 5c 7c 4h

Opponent = 8h Ts 6c Td

Morning! Do you happen to know if my friend Mr Fish is still in? God bless.

BREAKING NEWS

I just saw the usually suave Patrick Antonius sneeze on his hand and wipe it on his jeans. No class that man, I would have shook someone's hand to get rid of it.

After the break, these are the current chip counts:

Surinder Sunar -- 63,800
Jani Sointula -- 23,400
Johan Storakers -- 9,500
Jonas Flug-entin -- 130,000
Tim Phan -- 151,100
Andy Bloch -- 70,000
Greg Raymer -- 37,900
Patrick Antonius -- 134,500
Kristian Kjondal -- 43,300
Chris Reslock -- 12,000
Adrian Walsh -- 65,000
Annie Duke -- 132,000
Huck Seed -- 48,800
Barny Boatman -- 69,000
Michael Binger -- 59,000
P Charalmbous -- 45,000
Paul Jackson -- 21,000
Robert Mizrachi -- 133,900
Joe Beevers -- 45,600
Johnny Chan -- 29,000
Phil Hellmuth -- 41,800
Jan Boubli -- 61,500
Minh Ly -- 3,200
Eli Elezra -- 30,400
Tore Lagerborg -- 163,400
Donnacha O'Dea -- 38,300
David Chui -- 46,900
Dave Colclough -- 38,000
Marco Traniello -- 119,300
Thor Hansen -- 46,200
John Duthie -- 135,000
Scotty Nguyen -- 87,000

Doyle Brunson, Dave Sklansky and Dave Callaghan are also still in.

I'm afraid DF is a gonna, left us a few hours back.

I was going to put up these pictures of people as examples of nice big stacks...

...Patrik Antonius
Annie Duke....

Didn't catch the hands, but as I trundling back into the cardroom, I couldn't help but notice (1) a vacant Johnny Chan seat and (2) a Barny Boatman milling around the rail looking none too chuffed.

Fellow Brits Dave Colclough, in the meantime has jumped up to 115k in what he admits is "a bit of a rollercoaster ride".

Even then, as I departed, he took another nice little pot with a 6k to 20k re-raise on a 9s Ks Aspades 2h Kd board, his young opponent folding with a grimace.

But then this enormous hand went down in which a short stack busted and Fabrice Soulier was knocked to the felt, and to give you some idea of the size of this pot - Fabrice had 160k at the beginning of the hand...

It all kicked off on the flop of 9h Th Jd - bet, raise, re-raise, Fabrice moved in with the nuts and a flush redraw - Jc Qh Kc 7h - and the gent pictured below called with Tens in his hand for a set of Tens, no redraw.  I only heard the "oooh!" in both celebration and sympathy coming from that table and Paul Jackson filled in the details.

Pictured is the new chip leader by a good ways with 355,000, mid-stacking, saying, "You have to excuse me, this is my first Pot Limit Omaha tournament,"and this was the look Paul Jackson was giving him...

Out of the tables left, this one is probably the most intriguing, especially now Antonius (and no, not Patrick) has joined it.

Andy Bloch
Tony G
Tim Phan
Greg Raymer
John Duthie
Ross Boatman
Scotty Nguyen

Remaining Cowboy Hats:

Doyle Brunson
Andy Bloch

Dave Colclough - whom I believe hasn't dropped under average chips the whole day and is currently on over 75k.

Three players still in as we approach the final 72 are Martin Wendt, Andy Bloch and Green Joker Poker's Dave Callaghan.

The Anti-Hellmuth Association are going to love this one, the Poker Brat going barmy after being outdrawn by his table neighbour, the massage cushion even taking a pounding as Phil hurls it at his chair in disgust.

"F***ing hell," he exclaims. "Unf***ing believable."

A quick glance at the board and we see K-Q-A-2-9. There are no hands available as they've already been mucked, but Hellmuth was there to fill the world in on his misfortune...

"What a sucker. Call my raise with Ace Jack Five f***ing Three. Amatuer."

But how did he lose, I hear you cry. Well, once again, Phil provided me with free commentary...

"(To dealer) You found diamond diamond for him. Thank you, dealer! When do we change the dealer?"

Hellmuth on 12... his mental age.

Aside from the S.H.O.E event - This is Brian, itinerant poker player and enjoyer of Pot Limit Omaha who has been frequenting the late night $1/$2 game at the Orleans with different combinations of me, NoflopsHomer and Pab this week.  He's a compulsive visitor of Europe and will no doubt eventually make it back to the Casino Circuit in the UK, as a blonde member... He tells me that an incredible 730 players signed up for the limit Stud, Hold'em Omaha 8/b and Stud 8/b event - intrigued by it's larger buy-in, longer acronymed cousin earlier in the week, perhaps.

Lots of action during these latter stages, first Phil Hellmuth's exit, which he took semi-well.

Down to around 20,500, Hellmuth announces , "raise it up" and bets the pot.

Early position limper and Monte Carlo EPT Grand Finalist, Kristian Kjondal, makes the call after already investing 3k, clearly keen to get rid of the Poker Brat.

Hellmuth = Ac Qc Js 8s

Kjondal = Kh Ahrt Jc Ts

"I'm all-in!" he exclaims to a player on his former table.

Flop = Qd Ks Th

"Hey, we've both flopped the nuts," he observes.

Turn = 2d

River = Td

"(To player on former table) Don't worry, flopped the nuts and still lost, nothing unusual about that."

To make matters worse, Hellmuth had to pay the masseuse and hang around while she went to find some change.

Climber of the day is one Mr John Duthie of Poker Million and EPT fame. Down to just 8,500 not too long ago, the Duthster now finds himself on the enviable sum of 150k (circa). After doubling through a couple of times, he crosses swords with Tim Phan, all-in with 2h 5c Ac Ahrt vs. Qs Qh 4s Jd on a 3d 5d Jh Flop, the Kd Turn and Aspades River was enough to elicit a "Yeah, baby (apt with Scotty Nguyen next door)" from Duthie and, of course, the pot.

*waves*

I can say hello now.

Nice to see Dave still going, but disappointed to see Hellmuth took his exit so well. He'll never make a name for himself being all well-behaved like that.

A couple of counts, estimated as they were being shoveled into their end-of-day bags...

Dave Colclough  96,500
Annie Duke      150,000
Martin Wendt     42,000
Dario Alioto         66,000
Joe Beevers       54,000
Patrik Antonius  210,000
Thien Phan        64,000
Scotty Nguyen   190,000
Greg Raymer      125,000
Paul Jackson       62,000
Roy Brindley      231,000

I also heard that chip-leader (probable) Kenneth Strandli just won the Norwegian Pot Limit Omaha Championship, and so was encouraged by the Norwegians for this one... thanks to Henning for the tip off that this is the man on Omaha form...

good luck on day 2 D.C.

FRAN.xx

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