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Hi all, it's 1pm here Amsterdam time, and Snoopy's out foraging for food before we trundle back to the casino.  I will be taking my laptop, should the worst happen fast, and you'll be back to a double update.  I just wanted to encourage watchers to encourage Snoopy - he's working his skinny little fingers to the bone, and if I hadn't had an Offer I Couldn't Refuse, I'd be by his side (where I belong).

So, lots of good vibes from the UK and Europe for players and lone reporter - and Watch This Space for your updates commencing in around 45 minutes. 

P.S. Thanks Danafish for that picture; it's made my morning.  I'd really like to believe the cat has my best interests at heart.

Leave your lappie Jen..you won't be needing it for a while. Positive thinking and all that..no self fullfilling prophecies.

You're in there now so might as well go out and win it.

Have fun today and the best of luck (or maybe just no bad luck will be enough.)

And for snoops.

RUN SNOOPS, RUN! :)

snoops = HERO

Jen - HERO-INE-ESS

Both of you - get the job done!

I am supposed to be "working" today, but I've managed to find a PC & I'll take a sneaky peek every now & then.

Jen - Pllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeee win this!

Snoops - your are a star mate. Fantastic updates yesterday and i'm sure will be the same again today.   :respect:

Play for the day starts in 5 minutes.

 :hello: Have a good day Snoops  ;hattip;

Good Luck Jen  :)up

fine job you doing snoops, wish jen gl from me please mate.

You've heard of an American Warewolf in Paris, well this morning was like an English Beagle in Amsterdam.

Beagles are meant to pretty good at navigating, but not this one. Everywhere looks the same! Walk along one river and you get to another that looks exactly the same as the last. I left markers to remind me, but they're no good if you forget what they are. I got half way back then found myself a little lost, being forced to ask for directions.

Unfortunately, my "Wo ist sexy time? (http://milbut.org/smilies/00001655.gif)" request seem to fall on stony ground, and the few clever clogs (yeeeeeah) who did understand me simply answered in their native language. Couldn't understand a ruddy word, it was always double dutch to me (ooh, back of the net!)

But in the end, I did manage to stumble back into my hotel, just in time to escort young Jennifer over to the Holland Casino, ready for Day 2 of the Amsterdam Master Classics, which, from what I understand, is just about ready to start.

Good luck, Jennifer!  ;cheerleader;

Outstanding work yesterday Mr beagle doggy thingy.

Good luck to Jen and all other blondies playing.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend;

Segregated into their various tables:

JJ -- 14,925
Rolf Slotboom -- 19,850
Mark Teltscher -- 24,400
Simon Hennessy -- 13,500

Edgar Skjervold -- 10,450

Joe Beevers -- 12,425
Osman Mustanoglu -- 26,225
Devilfish -- 25,600

Bruno Fitoussi -- 25,175
Henning Granstad -- 10,400
Jonas Molander -- 56,900

Kim Callow -- 15,100
Ian McDonald -- 10,925
Mike Magee - 22,850

And from the selection, here are a few piccies, including Simon Hennessy who looks like a bald Marilyn Manson.

From top to bottom:

JJ
Marilyn Manson
Bruno Fitoussi
Ian McDonald

149 players started the day with an average stack of 23k.

First prize is well over 600k.

Ambulance for JP Kelly! (http://milbut.org/smilies/ambulance.gif)

According to Jen, he had amassed a 30k stack but blew it at the last minute last night. Not a happy bunny apparantly.

From what I understand, Nic Szeremeta was also a late casualty.

Top work Snoops. Can you wish Julian G good luck from me please and get us a chipcount? Thanks

Paul Parker -- 21,650
Matt Tyler -- 46,500
Pippa Flanders -- 17,625
Marjn Van Direl -- 10,350

Barny Boatman -- 48,000

Jan Sjovik -- 45,450
Stuart Fox -- 60,225

Andreas Hagen -- 76,500
Peter Haslam -- 27,500
Jan Boubli -- 13,025

Jen raises from the button, Marcel calls in the Big Blind.

Marcel checks in the dark, before Jen bets 2,200 on the Qc-4h-Ts Flop.

Marcel "slooooowly folds"

hehehehe...nice one!

Jan Sjovik
Barny Boatman
Pippa Flanders
Jan Boubli

Good to see Jen pushing Marcel around. (http://milbut.org/smilies/-38.gif)

yeah..we dutchies are all suckers though :)...well..I am and therefore I assume the rest of em are as well.

After a brisk walk, I thought I should back it up with a nice healthy breakfast.

Can anyone guess the tasty matter that I am eating?

wizards wings ?

is it some sort of bulk up sports supplement  :)

creatine mix?

FLUFF!!!

That's not a nutritious breakfast, you know

your shoe pollish?

Is it in a "coffee-shop" ?

Sigh

There's always one that ruins the game.  :tikay:

What? I'm allowed to guess too. It might not have been fluff

Gus Hansen is OUT.

A-Q v Ross Boatman's Aces.

Torstein Iversen -- 17,500
Johan Storakers -- 28,950
Rob Yong -- 23,100
Ross Boatman -- 35,000

Marc Naalden -- 29,850

Mike Tse -- 40,000

Karl Mahrenholz -- 32,250
Sverre Sundbo -- 32,900

Keith Hawkins -- 59,800
Julian Gardner -- 34,725
Jerome Bradpiece -- 25,375

Sigi Stockinger -- 52,875
Surinder Sunar -- 18,625

The blinds are currently 200/400.

There will be a short 10 minute break at the end of this level.

Christian Grundtvig (Paris WPT winner) is OUT.

Got it all-in with Kings but was outdrawn by the Th 9h of Christian 'Tox'.

2 Christians, both from Denmark, but the younger of the too triumphed when the A-Q-2-8-J brought him a straight.

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On the same table, and just a few hands later, Marcel Luske doubles up with Kings versus A-6.

Go on The Camel!

Here are a few familiar faces from the last chip run:

Keith Hawkins (who we all know as the Camel)
Sigi Stockinger (winner of the ESOP in Vienna earlier this year, 6 hours Heads Up marathon, remember?)
Rob Yong (pumping millions into his DTD dream - finalled in Dublin)
Karl Mahrenhorz (challenging Sverre for climber of the week. Up to 30+ after being as low as 1,600)

good luck to Rob..good to see he's still in.

What's Jen at snoop?

I was going to pop in here but decided that it was too busy and there wasn't mushroom.

On a serious note, don't do drugs kids, even magic mushrooms.

Only idiots take drugs...

































... oh, and cool people (http://milbut.org/smilies/ziggi.gif)

She's still on the feature table, which I am unable to see.

However, I believe that it's all change soon, so I'l' find out what she's been up to when they pull her off.

I pity the guest who doesn't become a member of the forum, pity the guest! (http://www.gsn.com/buzz/images/smilies/mrt.gif)

yeah..no excuse for not signing up..afterall..how are you gonna ask Rob for 85k unless you know what he looks like?..and the only way to know is to see the pictures on the forum!..so sign up people!..IT'S FREE AND MIGHT GET YOU 85K!!!

Unfortunately, this is the only view I have of young Jennifer.

I believe she was advised by her back to keep quiet during the first level and move into gear after that.

Does anyone else want to know where Snoopy's getting all those good smilies and why he's keeping them for his own private use? Join me! We'll form a pressure group and beat it out of him.

Bullit Pete is down to 17,800 after paying off a flush (6s-7s) on a Qs-As-Td-Ks-9c board. Cost him 4.2k on the River.

They may be a by-product of that pink gunk that he was eating earlier

What good smilies? (http://milbut.org/smilies/toilet_claw.gif)

During the break, I managed to catch up with a few name players, oh and Matt Tyler.  ;hide;

Rob Yong: "Not going well, down to just 7 now. Missed a flush draw."

Rolf Slotboom: "Lost a decent amount of my stack without even seeing a flop. Still in double figures but I had to fold Queens pre-flop to Mark Teltscher."

Karl Mahrenholz: "I'm hovering around 30k, but I can't complain seeing that I was on 1.6k late last night. Managed to double up a couple of times though. Queens, which I slowplayed, and then A-K vs A-J in the blinds. Got lucky on that one, but I've been re-raising people and managed to get my 15k up to just under 30."

Matt Tyler: "Slowing down a bit, a couple of big stacks have come to our table"

Paul Parker: "Anyone seen my glass of wine?"

The Camel eliminated Roy Brindley earlier today.

Roy raised to 1,200 from under-the-gun with A-K, Keith made it 4,200 and Roy moved all-in for 35,000.

Of course, Keith called with his Aces and is now around the 70k mark.

Can't seem to find Jen, but she's still in, which is the main thing.

Gooooooooooooo Jen!

(http://milbut.org/smilies/monkey.gif)

During my walk around Amsterdam this morning I stumbled across this cat, so for Danafish and the rest of the cat lovers who lost so miserably in 'The Big Debate' thread/poll, here's a lovely (but ultimately inferior) kitty for you as a consolation prize.

Please beware of the evil eyes.

(http://milbut.org/smilies/loser2.gif)

I assure you, this is officially the longest minute in the world and has been known to last around the fifteen minute mark. I think we're currently on aorund 5 on this occassion.

Perhaps time has stopped due to an alien invasion here in the Holland Casino, that would explain the delay.

(http://milbut.org/smilies/spacecraft.gif)

Sssssss

"Shufflergen und dealergen"

... and we're off.

Blinds are 300 and 600 with a 75 running ante.

(http://forum-images.hardware.fr/images/perso/nintendose.gif)

The feature table now has Ross Boatman, Rob Yong, Johan Storakers, Torstein Iversen and the Devilfish all sitting in a row.

Thhhhhppppphhhh

ah.Rob the shark amongst the fishes on that one then.

What the hell was that pink gooey stuff - and if it was indeed called Fluff - wtf is fluff when it's at home?

Where can I get some it looks as if it would keep my kids happy, high and quiet for a good long while??

I don't know what it is but I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to eat it...and, although snoop has a very healthy palish complexion, I'm sure social services would be after you if you give it to your kids.

http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/

yes and?    lol

 rotflmfao rotflmfao

It looked like that stuff the dentist uses to take impressions of your teeth.

Well, Jen's back with the mere mortals, and she's doing okay, taken a few pots but not really won any big ones. The blinds have chipped her down a tad, but she's still on a very playable 19k, plenty of time left for her.

She is slightly uncomfortable with the chap to her right who, apparantly, is an absolute fruitloop, so she's having trouble playing with that chap. Hopefully he will either be moved or eliminated and Jen can play more freely, without worrying about the maniac next door.

She is using the dirty dancing bananas as inspiration and, as a sign of my support, I've decided to risk life and limb with my fellow mods by sending out some good dirty dancing banana vibes.

Look away now please, kids.





















Goooooooooooooooooooo Jen!!!

(http://milbut.org/smilies/00001655.gif) (http://milbut.org/smilies/00001656.gif) (http://www.msghelp.net/images/smilies/banana_confusion.gif) (http://www.msghelp.net/images/smilies/rocknana.gif) (http://www.msghelp.net/images/smilies/banana_pajama.gif) (http://www.msghelp.net/images/smilies/rebanana.gif)

Just witnessed a massive pot involving overnight chip leader Urid Holf (seated right).

As a result he is down (yes, down) to 70k after flopping the second nut flush against the nut flush.

The board read 9s 3s 7s 4c 5d with Aspades 4s just pipping Ks 5s to the post.

Ouch.

Watch out for Jan Sjavik this guy is quality.

you out jp ?

No i'm sat here just for the fun of it ;)

Lost a huge pot to foxy 15 mins to go last night.

least it went to a good home.

snoops, how many cafes did you stop off at before going to the casino?!

My bananas don't seem to be doing the trick at the moment as Jen is down to several thousand. I'm hoping that they're long term good luck dirty bananas.

"I've halved my stack after playing Tens badly," weeps Jen.

"I raised pre-flop and both the maniac and Marcel called. I checked the A-J-5 Flop intending to check-raise, but they both checked. I didn't think anyone had an Ace as there was two of the same suit on the board, so I bet the Queen Turn and although Marcel folded, the maniac called. Then I gave it up on the Jack Turn and checked, he checked behind me and showed Q-8. My own fault really."

(http://milbut.org/smilies/n-km.gif)

A few exits that appear to have passed under tha radar, most likely from very late last night.

Zippy Aslam
Kristian Ulriksen
Thang Duc Nguyen
Donnacha O'Dea
John Shipley
Martin Wendt

Surinder finished off another with 9s 9c vs. Td 8d on a 6s 8s 7h Flop.

Turn = Qc

River = 6c

Yet to make that first visit, I assume it might make updating a rather tough task.

Plans to drink some coffee on the last day.

Get yourself down to the Banana bar, tell them tighty sent you and advised you to get an autograph from one of the girls :D

awwww thanks Dana

Wonder if Morrisons sell it?

Zippy Aslam's exit was today. A-K vs J-J

Pippa Flanders 'committed suicide' according to Paul Parker.

She raised with Eights and called a re-raise for all her stack only to find herself dominated against Jacks.

how many does the "quiet man" have?

Rob Yong was eliminated on the feature table by Ross Boatman.

Sixes v Jacks.

15k

Hasn't played a hand yet, says he's going to wait til the final.

btw...snoops..great updates soo far..keep running beagle!

how many left please snoopity and chip counts for all please       thank you



 ;slavedriver;

JJ -- 21,175
Rolf Slotboom -- 19,725
Mark Teltscher -- 22,525
Simon Henessy -- 25,000
Edgar Skjervold -- 13,100
Osman Mustanoglu -- 6,000
Jonas Molander -- 105,000
Kim Callow -- 14,300
Ian McDonald -- 17,850
Mike Magee -- 28,075
Paul Parker -- 15,350
Matt Tyler -- 30,500
Martjn Van Direl -- 27,500
Barny Boatman -- 45,000

There are 108 players left and the average stack is around 31,900.

Matt Tyler is down to around 30k after losing a pot to online qualifier, Martjn Van Direl.

Direl raise to 2.4k, Matt called, before Direl pushed all-in on the Kh-As-Qs flop. Matt folded.

Johan Storakers is OUT after having his A-4 outdrawn by Devilfishes J-8 on a T-9-9 Flop. Queen on the Turn.

come on blondites ;)

This is how the Dutch conversation on the neighbouring table went.

Ach lergen mergen chipcount heregen unden bergen, lergen humdergen chipcount schmockunten.

My Dutch isn't what it used to be, but I think they were talking about the chip counts.

I daren't ask why that comment would get a winking smilie  ;)  ;angel;

"Chipcount" is the Dutch word for "marshmallow fluff"

Simon Hennesy: "I was down to 3.5k. I stole the blinds, double up and doubled up again. Now on 25k."

Right, time to check up on Jen. I told her that next time I popped over she will have doubled up. Hopefully my wise words will have garnered mysterious magical powers.

Just to make sure, here's a lucky banana for her...

(http://www.msghelp.net/images/smilies/cownana.gif)

I would have hit another 8.  The snowmen never fail me  :)

That Jonas Molander is on fire the last couple of months.  He has played all the EPT's and made one final one very near final in London. He was my table buddy for a couple of events in London during EPT week.  He is quite an interesting player in that he somehow skims under the radar but always manages to get chips.  He has no fear and looks about 17!  Due a biggie almost certainly.

Look at his evil eyes! He must be part dog

Well, it sort of worked, she's up to 10,950

woo jen!

Marc Naalden -- 14,200
Karl Mahrenholz -- 28,075
Sverre Sundbo -- 22,875
Keith Hawkins -- 81,800
Julian Gardner -- 29,375
Jennifer Mason -- 10,950
Marcel Luske -- 23,625
Jan Boubli -- 31,850
Peter Haslam -- 17,950
Andreas Hagen -- 67,450
Stuart Fox -- 38,000
Jan Sjovik -- 49,750
Henning Granstad -- 13,825
Bruno Fitoussi -- 39,900

wow..................go camel

go jen

Board = 5h 7h Ts 9s

Stuart Fox bets around 3.5k, Jerome Bradpiece calls.

Turn = 3s

Stuart bets 9k, Jerome calls.

Stuart shows T-9o, Jerome mucks.

Haven't seen Joe Beevers or Sigi Stockinger for a while, it looks as though they may well be OUT.

103 players remaining.

According to the robotic voice on the mic, they will end the day at 54 and return tomorrow, when I assume they will play down to a final table.

 :hello:      rookie

And now for some culture, courtesy of the brisk morning walk I experience this morning:

Torstein Iversen is OUT after coming third in a three way pot with 6-5o against Aces and Queens.

close one

:hello:

Can you wish Jen and Rolf good luck from me?

Please use the french one!!!

And here is er... a building.

Looks important though.

was in there in september snoops looking at some fine peices of art (apparently). There is more to amsterdam than bananas and super strong cigs you know.

 by apparently I mean I wasn't that impressed- yeh so it cost 60 million, I still don't like it.

are you there snoops ?

He has nipped down the Banana bar for an autograph :D

ariston  how come u dont play those events m8?  and any 1 tell me what happened to  micky wernick?is he not playing,played?

I waltzed back into the cardroom to be greeted by a feast of action. The first of which involved a rather welcome, but ultimately nerve wracking double up for Julian Gardner. With 15k already in the pot, Julian glanced down at the Ace-Five-Four Flop, and then at Mateyboy's 10k bet before moving in for what looked like another 10k. Mateyboy cleary knew that he was lagging behind, a pause which must have brought an inner smile to Julian, but he was virtually obliged to call due to the re-raise being so little in comparison to the pot. Also, there was a flush draw on the Flop, which must have contributed to the final call, a play which eventually led to him shoving in his 10k and revealing Kings. Of course, Julian did have his nuts in the palm of his hand and turned over a rather tasty A-T. But although it looked invincible to only a King, the Turn, as it usually tends to do, would have Julian's bowels moving in and out like the clappers as it brought a third heart, and therefore a flush draw for Mateyboy. A red Eight on the River, but not a heart, and Julian was finally allowed to breathe a big sigh of relief, scooping the 55k pot in the process. Watch out Amsterdam, you're creating a monster there.

snoops  alex martin told  me  on line that he wrote an article or something about  mathews on full tilt  on blonde forum  how do i find it?

Jen is currently on 9k having not really played a hand for an hour. She assures me that with the blinds now at 400 and 800, she'll be shoving it in soon. Fingers crossed she survives.

don't think I've read that article.

There's a thread on Maffews though...

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=16264.30 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=16264.30)

gave it a shot for 2 years and came up short turk- Havent got the funds to contiue playing them is the truthful answer.

And just before the Julian Gardner double up, I was treated to two biggish hands being played out simultaneously on neighbouring tables. Armed with my notepad and pen, I stood in between the two tables, eagerly awaiting their conclusion, whilst also making sure I didn't miss a bet.

On one, we had Edgard Skjervold, a friendly Norwegian pro who finished an admirable second in January's Copenhagen EPT, involved in a 10k pot and a Flop of Aspades Js Tc. Although both he and his opponent dipped into the think tank, both decided to check the flop, before Edgar took it down with a 4.2k bet on the 8c Turn. Not a huuuuuge pot obviously, but it was a vital one for Edgar who is now on 40k after struggling for most of the day.

Meanwhile, as this handed petered out (I honestly thought it was going to be bigger due to the think tankage), we had a meaty 4-way hand on Matt Tyler's table. Jonas Molander, who finalled in Baden and just missed out in London, was one of three callers - the others were the small blind, who only had 300 left, and Paul Parker in the Big.

The flop came Q-9-9 and everyone checked, except Billy Big Stack Jonas who glanced around momentarily before nonchalantly placing a 6,400 bet in the middle. The remaining 300 of the Small Blind went in, with a prayer of clasped hands to boot, only to leave Paul Parker with what appeared to be a very tricky decision, as he counted out his chips and seriously looked like he was going to make his move. However, he ultimately made the right decision in folding as Jonas held a monster A-9, which was too much for the all-inner's 8-8 to handle.

Another down and Jonas adds to his already mammoth stack.

Well, the lucky banana does have magic powers after all as Jen has just doubled up. She knew she was going to have to survive and all-in, and she did. On this occassion she held Pocket Fives, pushed all-in for an extra 6k, only for the original raiser to make an understandable call with A-Q. No Ace or Queen means Jen is now up to 15k.  ;applause;

Hello, this is Jen.  Having made that nice race-y double up, about two hands later I was on the big blind with Qh 6h.  Small blind called, that was that - just the two of us, flop Qs 6s 3d.  He bets 2,400, I push all in for 17k, call.  He shows Qd Jc
Turn:  Js

And I was already heading for the door on the Ac river. 

Ah so much tedious short-stackedness for such a quick execution.

I feel bad, but at least I got Mr. Roche's investment all-in well ahead.  Such is the nature of it all.

Very unlucky Jen. :(

Correction from earlier, Sigi Stockinger is still pluggin away with 39k.

Other approximate chip counts:

Surinder Sunar -- 75k
Sverre Sundbo -- 25k
Stuart Fox -- 73k
Keith Hawkins -- 77k
Gardner -- 26k
Jerome Bradpiece -- 75k
Bruno Fitoussi -- 54k
Karl Mahrenholz -- 22k
Barny Boatman -- 32k
Osman Mustanoglu -- 17k
Rolf Slotboom -- 18k

I hope someone's buying that girl a drink. Or a "coffee".

think some coffee and cake would help ease the pain of being mateyboyed

Where you from Turk?

Why do they call you Mad?

Well, no cigar, but a poker memory that will last a life time. We are all well jealous.

xx

Hard Luck Jen, if that J turn did not come your well placed for the rest of the day.

I assume jenn will be given the rest of today off to drink/kick things/scream at passers by etc? ul jenn but you know your time will come.

Julian Gardner is OUT.

Eliminated by fellow Englishman, Jerome Bradpiece.

Jacks v Queens

No help

Peter Davidson is also a gonna.

Not a happy chapy either.

A-K vs 3-3

King on River.

I heard the distinct sound of a chair banging against the table as he left.

He really needs a door to slam.

JJ Hazan has shot up to 75k.

We've been discussing nicknames, he reckons he's too old for one, but I see no reason why he can't be known as JJ 'The Shazam' Hazan.


It appears as though Nottingham's Ian McDonald is OUT.

I am just about to have a mind-relaxing mini-nap and eat half a jar of marshmallow fluff before joining Snoopy back in the Press section.  I have to say that I am now making a resolution to be more sympathetic when people want to have a moan at me about the vagaries of tournaments (as long as it doesn't take more than a couple of minutes).

I feel like I've let the side down, somewhat, but can only thank Peter for giving me a shot; what a great experience, and didn't donk myself (and, vicariously, him) out of the thing.

You'll get me on the update mission tomorrow, if I can convince Snoopy that a day off 'sightseeing' is what he truly needs now.

Well, I'm not going to let her work. I know from experience (although not on this stage) that it's the last thing you want to when you've been dumped out of a comp.

Hopefully she's lying on her bed eating some of the chocolate goodies in our hotel room.

Perhaps those bananas will cheer her up.

There are 83 players remaining with blinds still at 400/800 (100).

Hopefully it's din dins after this level as I'm Hank Marvin.

Sometimes, when I'm either sat at my laptop relaying the goings on back to the virtual world or running up and down the long red stairs, I can miss a big hand, an exit or a funny quote. On this occasion, it was a big hand, and one that involved CardPlayer Europe editor, Rolf Slotboom, and young Gutshot player, Mike Tse.

Luckily, whilst I was loitering in the pressroom, my ringside reporter, Paul Parker, was on standby, waiting to make a mental note of any fun and frolics that I might be missing.

On this hand, he only had to swivel around 180 degrees to be treated with a front row view of the action. With Rolf's Dutchness attracting a whole host of fellow countrymen towards the table, shouting and cheering in the process, he called all-in with Queens, but found himself up against those dominating Cowboys of Mike Tse.

With a King hitting the Flop, the future looked bleak for the Pot Limit Omaha specialist, but with a Ten and a Jack to boot, he'd somehow managed to Turn an open ended straight draw with eight outs to save him, a lifeline that thoroughly excited the restless crowd.

And as the Ace hit the river, the spectators erupted leaving Rolf to rake in a chunky pot. The unfortunate loser, Mike Tse, was left with a paltry 3k, but unlike many, took his defeat with pride and dignity.

I might as well share some stories from the last half hour on my table, seeing as I can't turn off that part of my brain that wants to update stuff...

Background:  On my immediate left was sat a marvellous example of a maniac, chipped up and a dangerous preflop reraiser (but just as likely to call your big re-raise with 78).  Would have been great if I'd had a few more chips.  Anyway...

One of the many Christians from the TV table (young, in hat) re-raised 6k from the big blind (he'd made it 2-something).  He flat calls. 
Flop:  rag rag rag.  Christian bets out 14,000 (half his reasonable stack, pretty much).  A long think later, and Sam (for that was "I'm here to play" guy's name) min raises.  Immediate all in.  Christian shows Ks Kh
Sam shows Ad 8d

No improvement (i.e. ace) and that was the kind of thing which was happening pretty regularly over there.

There will be a dinner break in 5 minutes.

There shouldn't be too long left today as we are already on the 70s and we only have to reach 54 before the day's play draws to a close.

Before I go, here a few more anagrams for you to untangle. No-on got William Thorsson yesterday, let's see if someone can get 5 out of 5 today.

(1) LAKE PAPURR
(2) AMAN SOBSORT
(3) LAGRAJ RIDENUN
(4) IFNIBS SOUROUT
(5) RAGEAN LINENUDE

Din dins (http://bestsmileys.com/eating1/7.gif)

Back in an hour.

Ah ha ha, Snoopy's gone so I'm posting a banjo

look at its evil eyes!

Great work snoops- reward yourself before leaving m8 ;)

ul Jen, very unfortunate, but you can hold your head high with your play.

Just re-reading the posts and want to straighten this up i didnt tell Mturk i started the full tilt thread. I mentioned it to him i was reading about it. Dont want to be stealing anyone's thunder or anything- im new here....

 ;starwars;

3) be Julian Gardener


meanwhile my pie's burning in the oven

UL Jen complete cold deck no way out, u was destined to go out that hand or make the final, in my experience every comp has a hand like that, it either makes u or breaks you, neither of you did anything wrong either in the hand he is putting u on 2nd pair/flushdraw/strait draw and he got it wrong and got lucky, thats mainly how pepole make chips by there opp getting there reads wrong and getting lucky or getting there reads right and getting unlucky, apart from the obvious take great satisfaction from the fact u got it in ahead keep doing that and u will go very far ,   Stu

Full chip counts...

Table 37:

Galyt Ska (Ukraine) -- 37,000
Daniel Smits Bertelsen (Denmark) -- 78,900
Jos Ariaans (Holland) -- 41,600
Ross Boatman (UK) -- 50,400
Keel Bacl (Holland) -- 36,600
Heinrich Liebling (Denmark) --30,900
Manuel Cuberos (Spain) -- 15,400
Devilfish (UK) -- 86,200

4) be Bruno Fitoussi

Table 20:

W Van Leeuwen (Holland) -- 29,400
F Jacobsen -- 45,400
Jan Sjavik (Norway) -- 116,600
Mark Bolliger (Switzerland) -- 11,200
Henning Grandstad (Norway) -- 13,000
Rold Slotboom (Holland) -- 64,400
B Biri -- 94,800
Y Zhou -- 66,000

Table 15:

R Dersch -- 7,600
A Jalali Sousan Abadi -- 74,100
JJ Hazan -- 79,400
Barny Boatman -- 29,100
M Neuteboom -- 64,200
Terry Cook -- 18,300
O Mustanoglu -- 30,200
M Vlek -- 48,300

Table 23:

Vlado Sevo -- 33,200
Sverre Sundbo (Norway) -- 25,800
D Makowsky -- 38,700
Michael Keiner (Denmark) -- 23,900
Robert Cohen (France) -- 14,900
Kakoun -- 25,400
Karl Mahrenholz (UK) -- 10,300
Bruno Fitoussi (France) -- 63,800
M Antonsen -- 29,700

Table 24:

Jan Pieter Postmus (Holland) -- 32,700
P Leckey -- 30,700
Jan Bendik -- 46,900
J Petersen -- 60,000
Stuart Fox (UK) -- 91,000
Kieth Hawkins (UK) -- 74,400
S Pevzner -- 29,900
Jerome Bradpiece (UK) -- 89,300
Peter Dalhuysen -- 32,800

Table 25:

C Alblas -- 10,000
Surinder Sunar (UK) -- 99,100
Jeremie Fhal (France) -- 113,400
D Finney -- 23,500
Deniis Plejdrup (Denmark) -- 13,300
? -- 39,700
Alexander Kuzmin -- 24,000

Table 21:

C Togsverd -- 36,100
G de Werd -- 11,500
Y Shenkman -- 25,600
Erich Kollmann -- 74,300
J Meyer -- 57,200
Jorryt -- 114,400
Marcel Luske -- 26,900
? -- 28,800

Table 14:

D Schryvers -- 24,500
Edgar Skjervold (Norway) -- 45,600
H Chi -- 32,300
Paul Van Wyk (Holland) -- 22,400
S Hosen -- 18,300
Mike Magee (Ireland) -- 60,900
T Watson - 35,100
Andreas Hagen (Norway) -- 50,700
Thierry Uld Berg -- 66,900

Wish the Stu Fox good luck from me please, bring it home stuey

Table 15:

Jan Boubli (France) -- 30,800
M Vronsky -- 67,700
J Koops -- 77,200
D Kitai -- 110,500
Jonas Molander (Sweden) -- 12,600
Mattias Steiger -- 91,800
Paul Parker (UK) -- 10,400
Matt Tyler (UK) -- 20,500
S Rivierer -- 59,600

Anagrams...

Bruno Fitoussi and Julian Gardner are correct.  ;hattip;

3 more to go if anyone can work them out.

1) be Paul Parker

Snoops tell Parker to lockup, he has enough for the final now.

A few post dinner exits:

Thierry Uld Berg
Osman Mustanoglu
Jonas Molander
Mark Bolliger

The name in there that should shock you is that of Jonas Molander, who not too long ago was 100k+

According to the rest of the table, he pretty much blew his chips, always getting his money in behind, finally running an A-Q into the Pocket Queens of J Koops.

yep, two more.

Speaking of Paul, he's just doubled up to 20k. The button raised with J-T and Paul found A-K in the small blind.

Paul was debating whether or not to move his 10k in before the blinds (he was two away from the big), but I suggested that he'd be better off waiting for the blinds to pass and shove it in blind as soon as they fold around to him. Well, he decided to go for that option, but didn't have to wait too long as he actually found a hand by the time he reached the small blind.

Nice job, imagine seeing him on the final!  ;topman;

have you got the payout structure there snoops?

R Dersch and Jan Bendik are both OUT, the latter being eliminated by Keith Hawkins.

oh and some great pictures of the Amsterdam "scenery", shame the guests cant see them because they havent registered !!!!

no, sry

R Dersch and Jan Bendik are both OUT, the latter being eliminated by Keith Hawkins.

Meanwhile, Erich Kollman and Jorryt split a pot, A-J vs A-J, all-in pre-flop.

Just found this...
180 and more participants
1st 40%
2nd 20%
3th 10%
4th 6.5%
5th 5%
6th 3.5%
7th 2.5%
8th 2%
9th 1.5%
10th-12th 1.2%
13th-15th 1%
16th-18th 0.8%
19th-27th Tournament Fee
 
How many runners? 380 ish? thats a pool of EUR 1.9m

Courtesy of my French friend in the pressroom, who is also a reader of blonde...

1st -- €690,000
2nd -- €345,000
3rd -- €172,500
4th -- €112,125
5th -- €86,250
6th -- €60,375
7th -- €43,125
8th -- €34,500
9th -- €25,875
10th -- €20,700
11th -- €20,700
12th -- €20,700
13th -- €17,250
14th -- €17,250
15th -- €17,250
16th -- €13,800
17th -- €13,800
18th -- €13,800

Prize pool = 1,725,000

Come on Parker!

Osman Mustanoglu was eliminated by JJ Hazan who had Aces verus Osman's Queens.

As a result, JJ is up to 100,000.

Henning Grandstad is OUT

So is Dutchman Kees Bal who was removed from the TV table by Devilfish. J-9 vs Q-T on a Q-3-T Flop. No improvement.

The two players either side of the dealer are Jerome Bradpiece (left) and Jan Pieter Postmus of the Netherlands (right).

Both were involved in a big pot, one in which the Brit took down when he re-raised all-in on a board of Ks Jd 6d 4c 2d

With 20k in the pot before they even reached the River, the Dutchman opted to fold.

And here are JJ Hazan and Barny Boatman just after a battle of the blinds contest.

On a board of 7s 9s 3s 8s Tc, JJ checks, Barny bets 3.3k and Hazan makes it 13.3k.

Barny calls after a brief spell in the think tank with Qs 5h to take the pot, beating Hazan's 3c 9c.

"Were you close to folding?" I asked Barny.

"He'll say no but I reckon he must have been," replied Hazan.

"I played it badly," added Hazan, "I should have bet the flop."

That dealer is King Charles !!!    he hasnt had an accident has he ?

Frenchman Robert Cohen is OUT, A-J vs 8-8.

On the same table, Karl Mahrenholz has also finally bitten the dust.

BREAKING NEWS

The Devilfish is trying to sing on the final table.

"You're the Devil in disguise," was the opening line.

Stuart Fox exits in dramatic circumstances.

Jerome Bradpiece raises to 3k pre-flop and receives 3 callers, one of whom is Stuart on the button.

Flop = Kd Jd Qc

Jerome bets out 15k, Peter Dalhuysen (or 'silly hat' as Keith called him) smooth calls and Stu moves all-in for 75k.

Jerome calls with a set of Queens, Foxy has the flush draw with 6d 4d, no improvement, Foxy is OUT and Jerome is one of the chip leaders.

"I can't believe he called," commented Keith, "I don't know how he can think he didn't have the straight."

Matt Tyler has doubled up. Thinking the original raiser was weak, he re-raised with K-T from the big blind and pushed all-in on the Flop.

Unfortunately, his opponent has Pocket Nines and called, but Matt managed to create 10 more outs on the Turn, one of which he made when the Jack on the River gave the northerner a straight.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!

I believe they're on a twenty minute break now, well, I think that's what the announcer said, it's all double dutch to me...

Blinds are currently 500 and 1000 with a 100 running ante.

Average is 59,400

Play is just about to recommence.

Best wishes to all blondites left in please :)up ;hattip;

Chip counts on the way...

M Neuteboom -- 24k
T Watson -- 3k
Jalali Sousan Abadi -- 86k
M Vronsky -- 64k
Marcel Luske -- 21k
JJ Hazan -- 94k
D Kitai -- 76k
Paul Parker -- 14k
Edgar Skjervold -- 27k
S Hosen -- 23k
Paul Parker -- 14k
Simon Hennessy -- out
Matt Tyler -- 15k
Andreas Hagen -- 115k
Jan Boubli -- 48k
S Riviere -- 89k
Barny Boatman -- 69k
M Vlek -- 77k
David Finney -- 52k
W Van Leeuwen -- 36k
Sverre Sundbo -- 95k
Jan Pieter Postmus -- 61k
Mike Tse --out
J Petersen -- 36k
Keith Hawkins -- 143k
Jerome Bradpiece -- 156k
J Meyer -- 73k
J Koops -- 75k
S Pevzner -- 70k
Biri -- 92k
Peter Dalhuysen -- out
Rolf Slotboom -- 72k
Sigi Stockinger -- 36k
Jan Sjavik -- 119k
Y Zhou -- 30k

56 players left, just two more to go.

Rolf Woods told me they changed it to 32, but he was pulling my leg.  :tikay:

Baaaaaaaaaad joke!

tell Matt 2 get his finger out

What a turd call by Brad'donk to knock out the Foxmeister..!!!!

grrrrrrrrrr

Have to say I understand the call. The guy may have correctly put foxy on a flush draw or even top 2 etc. Any of you who have sat with foxy for a long period of time would also understand the call as he can be fiercely aggresive. I probably dont make the call (hell I dont get myself into that position with QQ- where was the preflop action?) but lets not just attack a guy for calling the monster hand of 6 high with 2nd set. Good move foxy but bad timing.

the above is not meant to be any critisism of foxy by the way, quite the opposite. These type of moves are how you get the megastacks that foxy is very good at getting. I am sure if foxy knew the guy was as strong as a set of queens he wouldn't have done it. I would imagine foxy was trying to make them go away from AK/KJ or a bigger flush draw.

And with Gilles Haddad taking 56th (J-J v A-K, K on Flop) and Y Zhou 55th (A-4 v A-5, Ace high Flop), we have reached out 54 players target and are finished for the day.

Still in are:

Matt Tyler
Ross Boatman
Devilfish
Jan Sjavik
Rolf Slotboom
B Biri
A Jalali Sousan Abadi
Barny Boatman
JJ Hazan
M Vlek
Keith Hawkins
S Pezner
Jerome Bradpiece
Sigi Stockinger
Sverre Sundbo
Jorryt
J Meyer
Mike Magee
Andreas HAgen
S Riviere
D Kitai
J Koops
Jan Boubli

... to name just a few.

Marcel Luske was a late casualty.

hairy muff... but i still wouldn't like my set on that board even against the jiggy Fox ..!!!

but then again i am a tight ass mofo..!!

anybody think foxy would pass  if hands reversed??












thought not.

Just to clarify, Foxy didn't moan at all, it was Camel who expressed surprise that Jerome Bradpiece made the call.

for fear of this turning into a heated debate....i'll end it with, You win some,you lose some..!!!

good effort foxy lad, and good luck to the remaining players.

foxy wouldn't moan because if the roles were reversed he would also make the call.

Range of hands foxy pushes with

nut flush draw - ie 12 outs with u having redraw- qqq 60%fav
2 pair (kq, qj, KJ)- qq huge fav either- 85% fav v 2pair with kings or drawing to running jacks v qj
other flush draw- qqq 70% fav (or 50/50 v ten flush draw)
slow played aces- qqq 75% fav
flopped str8  (dont think foxy moves in myself, he may wait till turn or small raise)- qqq obviously big dog but only hand that kills you apart from kkk where u are really screwed.
thin air- nuff said.

I think its an easy call although the guy played the hand terribly and foxy deserved better for a real ballsy play.

Camel would have called with top 2 never mind a set ;ifm;

why do you say he played it terribly?

Correction, Gilles Haddad had 5k left and has scraped into Day 3.

Who apart from tighty would have folded a set of QQQ there ?

 ;goodvevil;

asking for trouble imo playing queens slowly at that stage of the comp. He allowed foxy to make a play with outs and imo he didnt deserve to be rewarded by winning such a huge pot. To not get busy and define your hand preflop then just smooth call the 15k (hope I have read the hand right but I aint going back to find it lol ) is not wise. QQ is one of the hardest hands to play and I think winning the pot with little risk (ie defining your hand preflop or certainly raising on the flop) is the best way. A flop of KQJ with 2 of a suit is probably the worst possible flop for QQ as if foxy doesnt make his play there are so many scare cards that can hit the turn to make you fold ( 15 cards put a flush or 4 str8 on the board where you would have to fold to an allin).

Remember folks poker is a game of oppinions and in mine he played the hand badly but made a good call- maybe he called the flop hoping foxy would make a play, only he knows (this could only be the case if he instacalled foxys reraise).

he raised to 3k pre-flop, foxy and the other guy called.

Jerome then bet 15k on the flop, played it well imo

How did he slowplay it? He raised preflop and potted it on the flop. Its wrong to say he played it bad, what else can he do!

Folding QQ here is crazy, foxy needs to have a straight almost 100% of the time to even consider folding (seeing as he was getting 2/1 on the call and he fills up 1 in 3 roughly), and he is too good to just nutpeddle in spots like this. Easy call.

ok fair enough i missread the earlier post. If he raised preflop and then led the flop yeh he played it well. I read it as him flat calling the 15k on the flop. I stand corrected and hope the guy does well ( I still like the call however it came about)- If he led at the flop for 15k I love the play and agree with you totally.

I think The Camel is gonna take this down, and about time too.

Some end of day chip counts courtesy of BA Kildalen and Norwegian Poker Magazine:

(looky looky, I even get the fancy symbols!)

Jan Sjåvik -- 122,500
Andreas Hagen -- 104,500
Sverre Sundbø -- 92,600
Edgar Skjervold -- 25,400
Keith Hawkins -- 180,000
Jerome Bradpire -- 156,000
Joorit Van Hoyt -- 147,000
J.Fhal -- 125,000
Balazs Biri -- 99,600
Michel Stieger -- 98,900
Jan Boubli -- 92,000
David Kital -- 87,000
Rolf Slotboom -- 64,900
Surinder Sunar -- 40,700
Bruno Fitussi -- 27,000
Michael Keiner -- 24,000

da iawn Keith pob lwc ;pokergods;

Good Luck Camel

Play will resume tomorrow at 2pm (Amsterdam time)

Could someone carry me home please.

 ;stickaforkinme;

This guy getting flamed for the call from camel is ridiculous. He played it fine imo. And tighty woulda folded preflop this late on, ask him, he does ;)

And just as I am about to pack up, I recieve proof that patience prevails:

Table 15:

Jan Boubli -- 81,700
Mark Vronsky -- 66,100
Jorrit van Hoof -- 146,900
David Kitai -- 85,500
Jonathan Fhal -- 124,500
J Koops -- 33,400
Paul Parker -- 12,700
S Pevzner -- 112,800
S Riviere -- 79,700

Table 14:

Y Shenkman -- 39,800
Edgar Skjervold -- 25,300
JJ Hazan -- 108,000
Mattias Steiger -- 98,900
S Hosen -- 20,900
Mike Magee -- 64,000
T Watson -- 35,700
Andreas Hagen -- 104,600
Dave Finney -- 38,400

Table 19:

J Petersen -- 46,400
A Jalali Sousan Abadi -- 112,300
Jan Pieter Postmus -- 51,000
Barny Boatman -- 45,100
M Neuteboom -- 33,400
Alexander Kuzmin -- 37,700
G de Werd -- 18,100
Dennis Plejdrup -- 37,200
M Vlek -- 75,400

Table 20:

Wim van Leeuwen -- 42,000
Gilles Haddad -- 6,300
Jan Sjavik -- 122,500
Sigi Stockinger -- 37,400
Mark Bolliger -- 32,900
Jan Maarten Meijer -- 79,600
Rolf Slotboom -- 64,900
Balazs Biri -- 99,600
Keith Hawkins -- 186,000

Table 23:

Vlado Sevo -- 59,200
Sverre Sundbo -- 92,600
D Makowsky -- 21,000
Michael Keiner -- 42,000
Jerome Bradpiece -- 156,800
H Kakoun -- 48,400
Surinder Sunar -- 62,200
Bruno Fitoussi -- 29,800
Erich Kollmann -- 76,200

Table 37:

Thierry vd Berg -- 92,100
F Galytska -- 18,700
Daniel Smits Bertelsen -- 74,200
Jos Ariaans -- 55,600
Ross Boatman -- 48,700
Frank Gersby -- 64,700
Heinrich Liebling -- 31,800
Manuel Cuberos -- 23,500
Dave Ulliot -- 71,600

And that really is stick a fork in me time.

Toodle loo

 ;starwars;

thanks snoops, great updates as usual

!!!!!


I would have called.

(maybe)

I've asked about 5 players about this hand since play finished and all would call. So it seems I'm in a minority of one in passing.

However, I would definitely fold in this spot.

The reason? Silly hat has called the bet of 15k smooth on the flop out of a stack of approx 40k.

Stuart's raise shows such extreme strength when silly hat is almost dutibound to call even if the original betor passes it almost must be a straight IMO.

And what exactly has silly hat got here?

It is quite possible in my opinion that the trip queens is up against trip kings and a straight. And drawing to one card. Not the way I want to be allin in a comp worth half a mill to the winner.

I was wrong. But I still would definitely pass in this spot.

Oh. And another thing. I didn't flame the guy. I just said I was surprised he called.

So there.

best of luck tomorrow Keith, with you all the way!


and alex, shhhhh!(special circumstances mate)

Cheers Tighty. Just in the process of changing flights and hotel booking. I did this 2 years ago and played like a lemon in the final. Hopefully I've learned my lesson.

Best of luck Keith!

This is why I love The Camel (and not just cos he's QPR like me) - he takes a position on a hand, accepts his opinion is in the minority, but justifies his opinion with supplementary thought processes and sticks by it.

There's more than one way to skin a cat in this game...

Sorry Kieth, very badly worded, didnt mean "flamed"....struggling for word with same meaning but far less intensity. Very best of luck Kieth, iv been reading your blog for a long time (albeit with your sporadic posts ;) ).

Richard, Shhhhhh? come on now, be fair, this is open debate and thats just plain rude.

? It was a playful shhh, no more, about mentioning my routine pass!

good luck Keith.

I tell ya he has locked up till the final.

How many paid spoony?

Ah i see, thought that was out of character- doh. Now i'm embarassed i took offence.
 :blonde:

Glad thats cleared up, see you soon Richard, GL.

All the very best of luck today and tomorrow Keith  :)up

I think I am in the minority with the Camel here I think I would probably have folded as well.  I don't really like my set when I am re-raised, I suppose much of my opinion would depend on how foxy had been playing.  But if this was say my first hand at that table and had no prior info on my oppo I think I fold and wait for a better spot to get all my chips in especially in a comp of this size.

To be honest I don't know if I could have laid it down. I am with the Camel on this one in that laying it down probably is the best tournament play but I don't know if I could have. If you play a set like the way he did (which is absolutely the right way to do it of course) but then someone insta calls you preflop and reraises you on the flop for all your chips on a very draw heavy board (when he could of course also have trip kings and the made straight)) if you have enough chips back to have a a shot at taking the tourney it might be the right play to make to lay it down..but laying down a set is always tricky.

Having played w/ the Fox a few times I would find it hard to lay down this hand ;all-in;

It would have been a great laydown but maybe that is what is needed sometimes ( I am learning this these days)




Good luck Camel, JUST WIN BABY, JUST WIN ;goodluck; ;envious; ;mexicanwave;

Keith i am amazed you fold in that spot, i have to say i think it would be a shocking pass!

Best of luck fella, does my % carry over from last year?  :dontask: