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Sigh, it's happened again. There's been a problem with the remove topic button, I accidently clicked it then clicked 'Cancel' but it still removed it anyway. Bongo is having a look, but there's a problem with the button so it automatically removes a topic no matter if you click on accidentally or not...

So now i have to repost...Marvellous

 72 players remain.

1   1    Priyan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=354) De Mel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=354)   24725
1   2    Colin Gillon   13100
1   3    Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=175) Nelson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=175)   78400
1   4    Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=16) Dean (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=16)   28425
1   5    Gareth Nelson   11750
1   6    Jim Bedson   30025
1   7    Stephen Spencer 34900
1   8    Andrew Woods   25575
1   9    Aaron Berry   32675
2   1    Joseph (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=206) Koumi (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=206)    111000
2   2    Andrew Probyn   27625
2   3    Andrew Clarke   24250
2   4    Tim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=431) Blake (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=431)   27375
2   5    Tony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1235) Ringe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1235)   11125
2   6    Charles Ihle   9075
2   7    Paul Mcintyre   41475
2   8    Zachery Ford   9700
2   9    Luke Vinnicombe   19075
3   1    Michael Fletcher   40900
3   2    Nikhil Persaud   34975
3   3    Rory Mathews   13475
3   4    Vince Callenti   34525
3   5    Simon Zacharias   61275
3   6    Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) Hickman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134)   43325
3   7    David Tighe   67325
3   8    Ray Wire   33250
3   9    Jamie Gubb   65875
4   1    Niel Channing   15150
4   2    Ky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=239) Hutchinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=239)   36775
4   3    Rupert Elder   131850
4   4    Nicholas Gibson   68575
4   5    P Charalambous   23125
4   6    Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199)   30200
4   7    G Stafford   15500
4   8    Craig Owen   20175
4   9    Richard Teatum   75400
5   1    Mark Segal   24025
5   2    Craig Metcalf   38325
5   3    Thomas Mcqueenie   9575
5   4    Maurice McCarthy   51275
5   5    James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) Browning (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185)   27925
5   6    Marc (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257) Goodwin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257)   16525
5   7    Anthony Cascarino   20575
5   8    Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445)   20450
5   9    Andrew Psaras   39875
6   1    Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348)   26775
6   2    Daniel Rudd   45025
6   3    Antony Phillips   72150
6   4    Malcolm Mckinlay   71325
6   5    James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188) Morgan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188)   47075
6   6    Yucel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=782) Eminoglu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=782)   112800
6   7    Dharminder Buttar   56750
6   8    Alistair Findlay   37350
6   9    S Mistry   37950
7   1    Terence Owens   63800
7   2    Luke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) Patten (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252)   45000
7   3    Russ Cawley   50175
7   4    Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) Kimber (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195)   84600
7   5    Michael Mccool   47300
7   6    Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=409) Walmsley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=409)   20850
7   7    Charles Denton   69725
7   8    Niall Charlton   68375
7   9    Scott Edwards   19700
8   1    Asy Ho   29800
8   2    Paul Ruddy   4150
8   3    Edward Morgan   54525
8   4    Matt (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=274) Tyler (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=274)   43975
8   5    Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=44) Callinan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=44)   14800
8   6    Jerome Oshea   37500
8   7    K Bullock   16525
8   8    Carlo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=60) Citrone (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=60)   44050
8   9    Graham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159) Clarkson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159)   29800

Ariston is OUT already!

Kings against Charles Denton's Jacks.

Jack on the river.

(http://aura1.gaia.com/photos/9/87246/large/Ouch.jpg)

Action already from the LOUD table with Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) & Mad Turk involved not for the last time I guess.  Pete raised Turk's blind with  Js Qc apparently but I arrived at the end (standard) with a board of:

 2h Kh Qd 5s 7c

and a tall stack of 5k's in front of Mad Turk effectively putting Pete all in for his remaining 17,000.  Pete is thinking and Mad Turk is doing a play act to infer that Pete is passing and Turk readying to muck his cards.  Pete makes the call though and Turk turns over "Ace high" to allow Pete an early double up to around 48,000.

THEN it sinks in for Turk and goes off on blabbing "Ha, YOU raised with big blind with JQ eh?"  "IS that what you did?"  "Keep doing that!"

Pete cooly just replies on a loop "Good I want you on tilt!"  "Carry On"

For fear of bokking I'm not gonna repeat my 3 boks picks.

Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) raises to 3,200 from the cutoff, a giggling Daniel Rudd passes on the button, cheeky chappie Tony Phillips repops it to 9,600 from the small blind, before Graham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159) Clarkson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159) makes it 27,200 from the big blind. Back to Pete, with a world of agony on his shoulders. "So sick, and I knew I had you beat, you fish," gesturing at a grinning Phillips.

He passes, Phillips passes too saying back to Pete, "No, I had you beat."

"I had Queens," says a slightly exasperated Linton.

"Ok, you had me beat," concedes Philips who says he had A-Q.

Clarkson says he had Aces, but should he have just flat-called the re-raise?

P Charalambous has doubled through Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305) Gibson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305) with K-9 vs 4-4. He didn't pair but managed to 4-flush the king.

Craig Metcalf doubles up with Fives against Marc (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257) Goodwin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257)'s Ace Jack.

This left Mr Cool short and he pushed with 7d 6d in late position soon after, a short stacked Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) from the small blind pushed behind with Qs Qc and Andrew Psaras called from the big blind with Ad Jh.

Board:

6c 5s 5c 6h 3s

Big Trev trebles up and Goodwin hits 3 pair. And is out, as Psaras takes the side pot.

Shortly afterwards Matt (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=274) Tyler (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=274) moves his short stack in from late position with 54off but Big Trev finds Tens this time to knock him out.

I missed this board as I was watching Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) call Edward Morgan's all-in, finding himself in good shape with Kd Qc against Ks 6s.

7c 5h 5d....

"Peppering the area..." observes Channing.

7h

"Maaaarvellous..."

Qd

"What a cruel game this is..."

Peter Charalambos just knocked out short stack G Stafford with AQ v QK.

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Just heard about a lovely story from Roberto (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) Romanello (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) regarding the chap he is railing Jamie Gubb.  One fine day, Jamie (also from Swansea) had $40 and fancied a shot at letting Roberto spin it up for him in a cash game.  He laddered up from $1/2 to $2/4 to $5/10 building along the way all the way to $1,600.  They took out $1k and Roberto carried on with the $600 to spin it up again to $1,600.

This time he took $1k to play a heads up match with and told Jamie if he built it up he could play in a GUKPT for a 50/50 split.  Build up he did and here they are - Jamie still in and looking good on around 60,000.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9142&g2_serialNumber=1)

Don't worry ! errors happen...

 ;yellowcard; lol

Well they do but only when Snoops is doing the updates, never when Floppy is though.

Ky Hutchinson, a ringer for Droopy?

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9140&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://www.lsblog.org/blog1/images/droopy_happy.jpg)

snoops = NoFlopsHomer ???

Rory Mathews has been knocked out by Mick Fletcher in cruel - getting it in behind stylee!

It looked like Fletcher had raised preflop from late position and Rory pushed from the button. It was an extra 15,000 for Mick and clearly didn't want to make the call but couldn't resist the chance of more chips and an elimination.

Fletcher    Td Jh
Rory    Ad Qh

 Tc 6d 2h 6c 5c       later and Rory Mathews is OUT.

UpTheMariners Daniel Rudd has doubled through Mad Turk with 7-6 against A-K.

I'm guessing Mr Cool had 77 rather than 76?

For all the earlier chirpers:

1650: GOAL Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley
I don't have words. They fail me. Brian Howard takes aim 20 yards out and, in front of the Kop, he slams a shot into the corner of the net. It's unbelievable. What a story. I think I might die.

From the bbc website.

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

And as I stay on updater/life tilt here are the prizes...

1st -- £83,910
2nd -- £48,790
3rd -- £35,160
4th -- £23,680
5th -- £17,940
6th -- £14,350
7th -- £11,480
8th -- £8,610
9th -- £6,460
10th -- £4,300
11th to 13th -- £2,870
14th to 18th -- £2,150
19th to 27th -- £1,440

And Maria joins me up on updatertiltaments now that Barnsley have beaten Liverpool...

Any updates on everyone's favourite tangerine flavoured, sponge-based biscuit?

Who are the last blondeites still in ???

Sorry, it was the 7h on the turn, not the 6h.

Ian Nelson?

Same accent I think?

FLOPPY   ;grr; ;grr; ;grr;  Right, onwards on updates, nevermind I'll resist on smacking you with a large blunt object...


Andrew Woods (Woodsey) had a slow day yesterday and just grinded away to be able to start the day with 25,000.  He is currently on about 90,000 after in his own words "I have been an absolute card rack today and hit every flop that I had raised!"  Wahoooo for some honesty rather than "I played every hand awesomely and deserved every chip I accumulated!"


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Celtic was painfully low just now with only 13,000.  Sitting in the big blind I happen to (accidently ;) ) see he had JJ.  There was a raise to 3,200 (blinds 800,1600) from early position.  Passed round to Vince, he went all in for a further 9,000 to Darren Hickman.  Again he didn't wanna make the call even though he plenty of chips behind.  He called then we saw why he was reluctant to call:

Vince   Js Jc
Hickman   7d 8d

Celtic's Jacks held up and given a lifeline to 26,000.

Nick Persaud here just commenting "Hmmm u raised with 8 high in early position? Hmmm"
(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9144&g2_serialNumber=1)

 ;applause;  come on Celtic, keep going. Good luck.x

Jaffa has 52k, though in his own words, he's getting "a bit beaten up"...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9146&g2_serialNumber=1)

updates and chip counts on celtic and mick mccool please guys, great udates.



liverpool 1 barnsley 2 hahaha  i bet sherriff is over the moon !

Is really Liverpool one of the best Club all over the world ???

 rotflmfao

Mick Fletcher, Nik Persaud and Luke Patten

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9148&g2_serialNumber=1)

Graham Clarkson (obv picked the wrong heavy metal song), Jim Morgan and Mad Turk..

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9150&g2_serialNumber=1)

anything on Tam mcqueenie or colin gillon?

Jim Bedson is out, K-Q into Nines.

Tony Phillips departed earlier. Re-raising all-in with A-5 against Pete Linton's cut-off raise, but finding Graham Clarkson with A-K in the big blind. Graham has 190k.

Yes they are both OUT I'm afraid.  We should a full count from the remaining players in the next 10 mins.

Celtic is still in there but only with about 20,000 and the blinds coming round.

Just caught Jeff Kimber doubling up with AA versus Q 10.  The board was:

 Th 2d 5d 2s Qc

Sadly the Q 10 chap was pointing to his hand and Jeff kept pointing to his hand and so on and so forth until it sunk in that his 2 pair was counterfitted by Jeff's better 2 pair.  Now on just over 100,000.

how many chips has pete got please.

any news on the following players please - robert boon andrew clarke and jim woodruff?

Robert Boon went out yesterday, the other two aren't in the current chip counts, so must be out also.

Make that 150k, he's just had Aces against Jacks. Jack on the flop, Ace on the river.

Thiz p0ker lark is teh easiest tbh.

Chip counts from the end of the last level:

1   1    Richard Teatum   49000
1   2    Scott Edwards   47500
1   3    Jeff Kimber   53600
1   4    Alan Dean   41200
1   5    Paul Ruddy   41800
1   6    Andrew Woods   78000
1   7    Scott Edwards   148000
2   1    Joseph Koumi        88400
2   2    Trevor Reardon   38700
2   3    Tim Blake   55400
2   4    Michael Mccool   68100
2   5    Paul Mcintyre   101200
2   8    Simon Zacharias   102900
2   10    Malcolm Mckinlay   91000
3   1    Michael Fletcher   94500
3   2    Nikhil Persaud   18700
3   3    Luke Patten   96500
3   4    Vince Callenti   24200
3   6    Darren Hickman   31300
3   7    David Tighe   75500
3   8    Ray Wyre   19200
3   9    Jamie Gubb   42800
4   1    Neil Channing   74900
4   2    Ky Hutchinson   18100
4   3    Rupert Elder   136800
4   4    Nicholas Gibson   74600
4   5    P Charalambous   43000
4   7    Alistair Findlay   27900
4   8    Stephen Walmsley   18000
4   9    Carlo Citrone   61900
5   1    Mark Segal   25000
5   2    Craig Metcalf   89600
5   3    Terence Owens   18700
5   4    Maurice McCarthy   42200
5   5    James Browning   35900
5   6    Charles Denton   57300
5   7    Asy Ho   48500
5   8    Andrew Psaras   75100
6   1    Pete Linton   43700
6   2    Daniel Rudd   46500
6   4   Graham Clarkson   184200
6   5    James Morgan   69500
6   6    Yucel Eminoglu   94900
6   7    Dharminder Buttar   72200
6   8    Niall Charlton   64100
6   9    Stephen Spencer   62100

Jerome Bradpiece went out earlier, all-in with A-K against Rupert Elder's A-9, the latter flopping a flush, turning an Ace and rivering two pair for overkill.

Nik Persaud has doubled up with Aspades 2c against Luke Patten's Ad 9h. Nik pushed from the cut-off and Luke moved in behind him.

Board:

Qs Jc 4s 3d 2h

"What a player..." says Jerome.

There has been one or two changes since the list was acquired but Trevor Reardon has just doubled up to 75,000.  Matey raised preflop with AK and Trevor reraised all in .  Niall Charlton made the call with AK leaving himself around 15,000.  The board came Q high and Trevor says "phew."

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Tim Blake (T8MML) is now upto around 120,000 and wants me to tell his kids that he is doing great and they will be able to eat tomorrow!

(http://www.acejanitorial.co.uk/images/products/CJ040.JPG)

get it pulled up son

I've noticed how all the Arsenal fans are keeping quiet, i wonder why?

Come on the Clarkson - get The Proclaimers on the iPhone......

Good Luck Tim Blake, my fat little friend, more even more luck to Nick Gibson as i managed to hoover up most of the 180s on betfair!!
Tim not noted as a player......yet!

Peter Charalambos starting the day only on 23,000 currently has 155,000.  He was just in a pot with Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305) Gibson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305) who bet 29,000 on the river of a board like:

 8s Qh Ad Kc 2s

Peter called and Gibson insta says "Its yours!"  Charalambos scoops with his  Ahrt Ks.


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Vince Callenti  (Celtic) has just gone OUT, no details.


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Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) is only on about 26,000.  He just lost a small chunk pushing on a short stack with KJ but was out kicked with KQ.

gl to zach, womble, alistair, mick fletcher, jimmy, maurice and all the boys still left in.

sick finish to a tournament for me but was happy with how I played and its just one of them things. I will be there for every other leg of the tour and I will eventually win a key pot somewhere I hope. See you all at the vic

come on Jaffa cake and nik

Terrence Owens just got a big double up against Craig Metcalf with the classic Queens vs Ace King. Craig had the clock called on him and only made the call at the last moment.

UpTheMariners has just 30k after Graham Clarkson called the 9k extra c/raise on a 6c 4s 4h 8h before both checked the blank river, Graham's A-K high ahead of UTM's Ahrt 3h.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9152&g2_serialNumber=1)

Rupert Elder, who probably hasn't had the best day so far, has just almost doubled his back over 100k after eliminating Alastair Findlay with Sixes against Ace Jack.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9154&g2_serialNumber=1)

Jeff Kimber looks to be the chip leader now, though he was telling me the the machine where you can play HU vs the computer is rigged, though Skalie claims you could easily make money playing it. Jeff lost out when he had A-3 on an A-2-2-T-4 board, only to find the computer had 4-4 to take all his cash. Tim Blake had a go and was all-in with 7-5 on a 6-4-x flop, the computer had 9-3 and nine high was good...

Sorry to keep mentioning Pete Linton but he really is in the thick of it most rounds.  It seams every time I pass he is all in! Last time I went by he was down to 26k, now he is on nearly 60,000 after a made rush all in one round.  He found AA utg but everyone passed, then he had QQ in the cutoff and same outcome - no customers.  Then AA again and it was Simon Zach who tried to spank Pete's madness with 10 5, so a nice double AGAIN for Mr Linton.

continuous updates on danny rudd please!! hes short but i know he can take it down!!

Sorry but Daniel has just busted.  Floppy has the details.

Getting close to the money bubble (27 paid) and things have slowed down somewhat.  I'll take this opportunity to post some pics:

Massage Jealousy
(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9156&g2_serialNumber=1)


Ever so consistant chip getter Mick Fletcher with errrrr...chips
(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9158&g2_serialNumber=1)


Simon Zach getting into tanglements with Linton
(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9160&g2_serialNumber=1)

Ultra Short stack Carlo Citrone
(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9162&g2_serialNumber=1)


Woodsey
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Mad Turk is OUT. 9s 9h, no match for Andrew Psaras' Ad Jd.

Rupert has lost a 90k pot getting it in with Ks Kc on a 9d 4h 6d board against Dharminder Buttar who check/raised all-in with 7c 6c and hit the 7s turn. Jh was no help for Rupert as the pot slipped through his grasp... ;hide;

Soon after Buttar was cutting through Nick Gibson like a hot knife, Nick had apparently shoved with 3-2, called by Buttar's 7-7 with a predictable result.

Luke Patten has recovered a few chips from Jamie Gubb. They see a 4s Kd Ahrt flop where Patten check/calls a 6k bet, both check the Kh turn before Patten fires out 12k on the river to take it down.

Daniel Rudd is OUT. King Ten short-stack shove but running into Tens.

Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum

Well played Russ, your luck will change soon enough, keep your chin up mate :-)

Players are now going on a 1 hour dinner break.

Carlo has been elimated by Jeff "chip hoover" Kimber. Jeff raised the blinds with A9 and Carlo with only 12,000 and K 8 tried his luck - and failed!

cheers mate I am fine honestly. If I keep playing well eventually I will make the breakthrough. Just hope one of the boys can come good now as there are still enough of our lot left in.

maria can you wish good luck to pete linton and woodsey! a picture of pete pulling one of his faces would be nice lol

thanks anyway great updates

Great updates guy's, keep up the good work.

Ok, we've just been across to Chiquitos for dinner, players are just coming back with play restarting in about five minutes or so, with the bubble approaching...

We have kicked off Level 14 1,500/3,000 (200) and 31 left.  Here are the counts and players up to the dinner break:

2   1    Joseph (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=206) Koumi (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=206)         94,300
2   2    Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445)    56,600
2   3    Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348)    83,000
2   4    Tim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=431) Blake (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=431)    122,900
2   6    Michael Mccool    57,300
2   7    Paul Mcintyre    70,500
2   8    Simon Zacharias    29,200
2   9    Scott Edwards    70,800
3   1    Michael Fletcher    134,000
3   2    Nikhil Persaud    143,300
3   3    Luke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) Patten (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252)    70,900
3   4    Malcolm Mckinlay    59,900
3   5    James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188) Morgan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188)    57,000
3   7    Aaron Berry    200,200
3   8    Ray (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=363) Wyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=363)    55,400
3   9    Jamie Gubb    28,200
5   1    Graham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159) Clarkson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=159)    167,900
5   2    Craig Metcalf    94,500
5   3    Terence Owens    68,500
5   4    Maurice McCarthy    86,100
5   5    Niall Charlton    51,900
5   6    Charles Denton    68,100
5   7    Asy Ho    18,200
5   9    Andrew Psaras    178,900
6   1    Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302)    58,200
6   2    Andrew Woods    100,050
6   3    Rupert Elder    46,000
6   5    P Charalambous    161,600
6   6    Dharminder Buttar    182,100
6   7    Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) Kimber (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195)    259,000
6   8    Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=409) Walmsley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=409)    24,300

Simon Zach is OUT. He raised from the cut-off and Scott Edwards set him all-in from the small blind, Zach quickly calling and showing pocket Kings, whilst Edwards showed Ace Queen.

Board:

Qc 6s Td Qs Tc

Simon sat in a stunned silence for a moment having lost such a big pot as the chips were sent over to his opponent, before he realised what had happened and shock hands with his conqueror and wished the table good luck.

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Luke Patten raises to 10k, Ray Wyre calls from the big blind.

Aspades 8d Tc

Ray bets 11k and Luke immediately moves in. Ray wears a sheepish looking grin on his face, and straight away, you know he's not going to be calling, and then true enough, he passes.

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Chip leader Jeff Kimber and Dhaminder Buttar who sadly isn't the South Park character. :(

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It's officially bubble time ;mc;

Asy Ho was just knocked out by Charles Denton in SB BB action.  Asy was ahead with A4 but Charles's JQ pipped him with a Q on the flop.  28 left!

James Morgan is OUT. But he's not the bubble! In a major bugger-up, they've miscounted the players left and just broken one table only to have to move all the original players back. So we're still hand for hand. Fortunately, no hands were played before it was realised that there were 28 left, but whoever goes out now is going to be extra gutted.

 ;noflopshomer; ;noflopshomer; ;oopsy; ;oopsy; :blonde: :blonde:

James Morgan's hand incidentally was Ac Kc vs Nik Persaud's Kd Kh with a major sweat for the Londoner against the Scouser as the board came down 7c Tc 6s 7d Js.

Nik Persaud is on 225k now and not too far behind Jeff Kimber.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9176&g2_serialNumber=1)

Womble has doubled up his meagre 11k stack against Pete Charalambous with A-9 against A-7. Charlambous hit his 7 but Womble four-flushed with the 9s on the turn, to go from lol shrapnelments to lol shoveaments.

Well that wasn't too long a bubble - this time it HAS burst.

Graham Clarkson raised to 11k from late position, on to Maurice McCarthy in the blinds who reraised to 40k.  Clarkson said all in (150k stack), McCarthy said call quicksmart.  At this crucial stage:

Maurice McCarthy  Ad Qh
Graham Clarkson   9s 9h

No help for Maurice McCarthy on the board, just a 9 on the river instead to compound his position as official bubble boy.

Here is what the last 27 are now playing for:

1st -- £83,910
2nd -- £48,790
3rd -- £35,160
4th -- £23,680
5th -- £17,940
6th -- £14,350
7th -- £11,480
8th -- £8,610
9th -- £6,460
10th -- £4,300
11th to 13th -- £2,870
14th to 18th -- £2,150
19th to 27th -- £1,440

Worse news for Maurice McCarthy, as he was leaving the casino, he just had his car driven into...

Exit time. Ray Wyre was out in 27th when his A-8 lost to Womble's 6-6.

Rupert Elder went out in 26th, Jeff Kimber had raised I believe, with Ace Queen, Rupert pushed with Eights, and Scott Edwards pushed  behind with Aces. A Aspades Jd Kc Ts 3d board later and Rupert was heading for the rail.

Tim Blake doubles and a bit more in a 3 way pot.  Pete Linton makes a raise preflop, Tim calls & so does Scott Edwards in the big blind.  The flop comes:

 Ac Kh 5h

Pete makes a continuation bet of 18.5k, next door Tim Blake goes all in for a further 79,000.  Scott just makes the call and Pete gets out the way, on their backs:

Tim Blake   Th Jh
Scott Edwards    Ad Kd

Turn:   Qs
River:  6d

Nice pot to Tim (200k) and it just goes to show what happens when you don't reraise and see a 3 way pot with AK!

Rumor has it chilli has spent more time at doing the so called "Updates"


Can you give Mick McCool a big hug from me pls...

Paul McIntyre was all-in with Jd Js vs Mick McCool's Kd 7d on a Qd 4d 6h board, but with the turn and river coming 5h and 6d, he departs in 25th place.

Just after that, Womble was all-in with Eights against Luke Patten's Jacks. No help on the board, and Womble is out too. 23 remain.

please send mick mccool my good luck wishes please

chip count please

Luke Pattern has had a rollercoaster last level.  He went down to about 20k after a race with 5's against KQ, then built up with a few timely all ins to around 70,000.  Then he raised preflop with 99 only to be reraised all in by Mick Fletcher, Luke made the call and equal in chips Fletcher turned over AJ.

The board came sadly for Luke with a J on it but then utter joy with a 9 on the river!  So Mick Fletcher is OUT and Luke now on around 140,000.

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No idea

Yeah sure, why not?

cor these comments are getting old lol. give pete the hugs instead maria, i think he'd like them! how are pete and woodsey doin (if woodsey's still in not sure?)?

my request was genuine so please could you put your proffesional head on and please give me some idea of his chip count? thanks

Hi Cos, sorry for the delay mate.  I tried to get a face pulling Pete pic but seem to have taken him in softer mood lol.  Full chips counts will be up shortly as the 22 players left are on a short break.

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Full chip counts here shortly!

thanks,  great udates by the way

On a 7h 4h 8c board, Scott Edwards bets 18k, Tim Blake check/raises to 40k and Scott moves in for 27k, Tim is forced to call the rest to find his Qd 8s behind Scott's 9c 9h. The board bricks out and Scott doubles up.

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Over on the other table, Graham Clarkson is facing a dilemma, he's raised it up and Charles Denton has moved all-in. Graham assumes the 'agonized' position that poker players tend to have when they think they're behind but know they probably have to call. It's the last hand before the break though so Graham has as much time as he wants whilst some of the more disinterested players float away to the oasis that is the bar area. Graham makes the call with 9c 9s whilst Charles shows Kd 9h

The first card out is the Ks, and a Charlie-fan pumps his fist, the Jh Td comes next giving the Scot a glimmer of hope, which the 7c adds to. The blank 3d dashes all hope though and Denton doubles up.

efxaristo! Cos

Neil Channing pushed all in for about 60,000 in middle position, he was insta called by Peter Charalambos hiding in the big blind with  8h 8d.  Clearly Neil wished he just was able to pick up the blinds and ante's as his  5d 6h was in trouble.  He nearly made it too with a board of:

 Kd 4s 3h 6c 4d

but Neil Channing is OUT in 22nd place and Peter has a much nicer 140k stack.

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A few minutes before Neil Channings exit:

2   1    Joseph Koumi         129,700
2   2    Trevor Reardon    43,000
2   3    Pete Linton    130,000
2   4    Tim Blake    126,900
2   5    Jeff Kimber    113,100
2   6    Michael Mccool    99,400
2   7    Craig Metcalf    87,500
2   8    Scott Edwards    165,600
3   2    Nikhil Persaud    254,400
3   3    Luke Patten    168,600
3   4    Malcolm Mckinlay    87,100
3   5    Andrew Woods    76,000
3   6    Dharminder Buttar    187,800
3   7    Aaron Berry    188,800
3   8    Jamie Gubb    78,300
5   1    Graham Clarkson    169,000
5   2    Terence Owens    109,300
5   3    P Charalambous    88,600
5   4    Niall Charlton    52,700
5   5    Charles Denton    170,100
5   6    Neil Channing    65,100
5   7    Andrew Psaras    196,000

What happened to Womble ?

Big Trevor Reardon is OUT.

He ran one gauntlet with his Aspades Qd against Charles Denton's Ts 9s to double up once, but a few hands later he raised with Qs Qd and Graham Clarkson set him in with Ad Kh

Board:

2h 5d 6s Ahrt 9s.

There you go Kev.

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Luke Patten doubles up Roberto's havles - Jamie Gubb to about 110,000.  On a flop of

 Qd Th 5c  Luke bets out 30k and and Jamie goes all in.  Its not masses more for Luke to call so he does with 5's, Jamie's KK though stand up and Luke takes a little dent.

THEN..............................................

I get called over to another table and find Aces played cutely and getting absolutely full on 100% reward.  Peter Charalambous with the bullets makes a small 14k raise preflop and finds a wonderous reraise to 42k from Andew Psaras.  Peter smooth calls and the flop comes:

 8c 4s 2s

Psaras decides that the flop suits him and not Peter and goes all for a massive amount.  Pete calls and Psaras turns over  Aspades 2h, he doesn't improve and instead goes OUT on 20th place.  Peter now must be well over 300,000.

Pete Linton bets out 24.4k on a Th Js 7h board, Jeff Kimber moves in and Pete calls.

Pete:

Ac Jd

Jeff:

9h 8d

Turn:

9c

River:

Ts

Jeff doubles through, whilst Pete, who lives and dies every hand, bless him, takes a knock back down to about 190k.

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Chicken Joe Koumi is out in 19th place, his Ace Jack was no match for Craig Metcalf's Ace King. 14th to 18th receive £2,150.

have to say i sat with peter all of day 1 and he played superbly. He was card dead for the last 4 levels and never panicked and got stuck in with junk. We spoke before todays play and he was wishing he could swap stacks with me as he was shortish. We both laughed how quickly things can turn in this game and while I am at home borderline legless hes sat there as chip daddy.

those who play online may know him as googi the lunatic potbetting crazy off crapto a couple of years ago. He couldn't have been further away from his online persona though playing patiently and getting rewarded today by the looks.

Thanks to every one who sent messages of support to me.

Went out in 40th in the end. AK v Nik Persaud's JJ.

Top bloke is Nik, wins with so much class and dignity, hope he goes on to do well.

Nice to meet a few blondes, Red Dog, Dewi, Bigalh (tho he's not very big!!) Maria & Noflops.

Can you pass on my best wishes to Nik & Aaron Berry.

Cheers

Vinny

well done vinni mate you done superb  ;applause;

yes well done mate. bet its given you a taste for more.

Charalambous takes another scalp, this time in the form of shortie Niall Charlton.  Charalambous this time had Queens and held up against Niall's Nines who is out in 18th place and just takes the higher jump in prize money.

Well done Vinny, did yourself proud mate.  I will pass on your wishes.

gogogogogogogooooooooooooooo   pete and peter,lol

at dtd and watching the updates

Malcom McKinlay has gone out in 17th place, he was really short after Woodsey had raised UTG and Terrence Owens re-raised. Getting close to 3-1, Malcolm decided to gamble with his 6h 5h suited whilst Woodsey passed. Owens showed Ad Qc

Board:

Kc Jh 4d 6s Th

A rivered straight gives Owen the pot and we are down to 16.

I'd just like to say that it's official "I'm a DONKEY!!!"

After playing some of the best poker I've ever played I went against all my instincts and ruined 2 days of graft.

Cheers Blonde for the updates and thanks GUKPT for a smashing tournament.

See you next time.

Andrew Woods has been struggling of late and finding himself low with about 50,000, reraise all in a 27k raise from Charles Denton.  Charles made the called the xtra and we saw:

Woodsey  Qd Td
Denton  Kd Jd

Board:  3h Th 5c   6s  Jc  and an unlucky river for Woodsey who goes OUT in 16th place.

Well played woodsey.

Falling thick and fast now, another exit.  Aaron Berry woke up with Aces against McCool's KQ.  McCool OUT in 15th place.

ACTION!!!!  Bad news for Tim Blake fans.  Tim makes it 30,000 preflop with  Jd Jh, Aaron Berry reraises all in for over 100,000 more.  Tim calls and is shown his 2nd worst nightmare -   Kd Kc.  The Kings stand up and Tim is left with an absolute bowl of rice so is all in next hand with Q 5 v 10 3,  a 3 is spiked sadly to send Tim Blake OUT in 14th.

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Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, here's one to get your heads around.

Dharminder Buttar button raises and Graham Clarkson says, "Call." But Buttar thinks he's said fold and turns over pocket Eights.

A ruling is called for, and it's decided the hand can continue but, Buttar can only call from now on.

Qh 7s 5d

Graham bets 19k and Dharminder calls.

9d

Graham now moves all-in and Dharminder quickly calls with the Eights. Graham flips Kd Qc but the river is the 6d. Graham sees it first and shouts, "Straight!" in pure disbelief, then shoves all his chips towards Buttar before leaving the table.

Nik Persaud says, "I've not seen such magic since I went to see David Blaine...Other people know exactly what you have and yet you still win the pot!"

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Clarkson is out in 13th.

Hot on the heels of Graham Clarkson's exit is that of Scott Edwards.

Jeff Kimber raises to 25k, Edwards calls. The flop came out 8-4-3, Jeff bet 50k and Scott moved in for little more, Jeff called with Jacks and Scott showed 10's. No help on the board and Scott is gone in 12th.

is the final table today or tomorrow ???

tomorrow

and how much players goes in ??? 10 ? 9 ? or 6 ??

We're just on a short break before the last level of the day. Chips counts to come shortly.

9

9-handed final.

But if we don't get down to the final tonight, we'll simply re-start tomorrow with the two tables.


1st -- £83,910
2nd -- £48,790
3rd -- £35,160
4th -- £23,680
5th -- £17,940
6th -- £14,350
7th -- £11,480
8th -- £8,610
9th -- £6,460
10th -- £4,300
11th -- £2,870

Want something to do while reading the Final table updates tomorrow ??

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=31301.0

there ya go.

Nice one Kev, playing cash with Dave +EV ;D

GL Pete L!

Chip Counts thanks to Jon and Blue Square:

Table 1:

Luke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) Patten (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) -- 218k
Aaron Berry -- 355k
Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) -- 226k
Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) Kimber (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) -- 309k
Craig Metcalf -- 120k

Table 2:

Nik Persaud -- 174k
Terrence Owens -- 247k
Peter Charalambous -- 456k
Jamie Gubb -- 113k
Charles Denton -- 299k
Dhaminder Buttar -- 327k

Great updates guys, thank you.

well played Tim, unlucky not to go further, but good result.

Good Luck to Jeff Kimber.

Pete Linton is OUT in 11th place winning £2,870.

He pushed from the small blind with Ks 7d, Jeff Kimber made the call with Ad Th

Qh 9h 6h 7h 5h

Spot the spooked death-stare of PeteL...

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Straight afterwards, Nik Persaud is all-in and in trouble with Ahrt 2h against Dharminder Buttar's 8d 8c.

The board comes 9c 4s Kh Kc.....Jerome Bradpiece quietly says, "Nine," from behind me....9h

Nik doubles up. Still hand for hand with 10 left.

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Incredibly cagey now. Jamie Gubb is probably the shortest but still with about 160k whilst Craig Metcalf has a similar amount on the other table. Not many flops being seen, or many re-raises either, we did have one of the latter when Peter Charambolous raised UTG for 35k, before Dharminder Buttar made it 102k which quickly elicited a fold. But other than that, any raise is usually enough to take the blinds down, whilst in a rare case of a flop, caution is the name of the game and it looks as though 10 players will be returning tomorrow.

Oooh, some serious self-bokkage. Maria has details...

lucky i got 10% in jaffa  Ad Ac

love to see nik take this down, top man

Yep, with just minutes left of tonights play, Nik (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314) Persaud (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314) raised in the cutoff to 25K, Jamie Gubb moved all in from the blinds and Nik happily called:

Nik (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314) Persaud (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314)  Kc Kd
Jamie Gubb   Ad Ks

 6s 4s 6c 8d Jd  and thats it, Jamie Gubb goes out in 10th place winning £4,300 and a nice % profit to Roberto (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) Romanello (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) too. So we have our final 9 and Chris has gone to nab the chip counts and seat draw hopefully before we pack up.

Be back with us tomorrow at 3pm for what looks like an exciting final.  Some great characters and players left to fight it out for the £83K first prize and prestige of GUKPT Champion.


Love the players in the background looking like an old nitting circle:
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Just got back to the hotel - elated, deflated, elated etc etc after two days of roller coaster poker. Great updates as ever guys however must go to bed now - its my wedding anniversary and the wife wants a share of the winnings!!!!!!

Good luck Jaffa - shame we didn't get heads up - was looking forward to showing how its played after learning so much from that bloody machine last night!!!!

Sorry for this probably stupid question, but what means the G of GUKPT ???

otherwise, hanks for that great repoting

Chip Counts:

Luke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) Patten (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=252) -- 240.5k
Aaron Barry -- 377.5k
Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) Kimber (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=195) -- 469k
Craig Metcalf -- 173k
Charles Denton -- 223k
Nik (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314) Persaud (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=314) -- 440k
Dharminder Buttar -- 315k
Terrence Owens -- 256.5k
Peter Charambolous -- 383.5k

See you tomorrow at 3pm!

;stickaforkinme;

Well done Maria & chris. Two of the nicest blokes i met this weekend. ;)

Great updates as always.

Good luck to Nik and Aaron tomorrow.

grosvenor uk poker tour

uk = united kingdom

;)

thank you, I did'n understand UK too

lol ;djinn;

PT means poker too isn't it I'm not sure ??? lol

After having search during around half a hour in my dictionnary whant could mean Grosvenor, I've find on Wikipedia it was the name of the Duke of Westminster...
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Why that people has named your Poker Tour ??? Has he create it ???

The Casino Chain is called, Grosvenor.

Yes in 2005 Lord Grosvenor of Westminster called on one of his servants, Mr J Raab to assist him in giving something back to the the poker public of the UK. Lord Grosvenor was a big fan of poker, He set up a charity called 'Blue Square' to help the poor and needy to qualify at very low expense for these competitions thus giving them the chance to win a lot of money. In 2007  they set up the GUKPT in association with Blue Square.

Hope this helps.

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a perfect explainatation, thank you !
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THE LAND AND THE FAMILY

 

Grosvenor’s history began with the marriage of Mary Davies and Sir Thomas Grosvenor in 1677.  Mary had inherited 500 acres of land north of the Thames to the west of the City of London.  Sir Thomas was the descendant of a family which traces its roots back to William the Conqueror.

 

THE LONDON ESTATE

 

Mary Davies’ landholding remained largely untouched by the Grosvenors until the 1720s, when they developed the northern part - now known as Mayfair – around Grosvenor Square.  A few generations later, in the 1820s, their focus moved south - to what is now Belgravia - developing Eaton Square, Chester Square and other famous addresses.  Later in the 19th century, the area of Pimlico was developed; this property was sold in 1953.   The Grosvenor family progressively incorporated the London properties in the 20th century and the London Estate is now managed within Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.

http://www.grosvenor.com/About+Grosvenor/History.htm

Always said Mike knew his poker  :kiss:

Brilliant

This was the sick/magic hand i referred to in another post.

Good luck 'D'.

bleh great updates as usual guys.  GL to nik, plz tid one time.  also i think that Dharminder dude is a pretty terrible player, i played with him most of day 1 and he spews in such bad spots like 67 vs me and that 88 hand which is just lol.

One of my good pals from the big smoke of Bury St Edmunds. Quality chap.