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Afternoon all - we are all set up, news will be with you in a mo.

They have just dealt the first hand, almost bang on time.

Afternoon tikay,  reading you nice and clear, how did u get on at the gutshot  ??? 

Thanks Dewi. Gutshot? Same as Dave did here -13th!

Right, off to gather some info. Who's here, da de da de da.

Don't do it in morse code, that's just showing off!

Right, I have a list of ALL todays runners & seat allocations, I'll get them sorted for you quick as I can. I'll begin with the "headliners"....

Table E

Robin Keston

Joe Grech

Dave Greenleaf

Table K

Robert Cooper

Neil channing

Table D

David "Mad" Merhmand

Alex Stevic

D (David?) Lloyd

More in a mo - we will have the FULL list soon, but this is just to get us going.

Tavble S

Luca "Canoe" Pagano

Tom Sambrock

Thee from Thine

Table H

Peter Roche

Henning Granstad

Table L

Jiohn Shipley

Tony Bloom

Carlo

Table R

Dave Rudling

More.......

Table J

Chris Moneymaker

Table F

Noah Boeken

Table T

Paul Testud

Jeff Duvall

More.....

Table S looks interesting for thee! good look to thee and burnley!!!

Table U

Smokin Steve vladar

Cathy Liebert

Table Z

Burnley John

Paul Maxfield

R Bihl

John Large Kabbaj

Jac Arama

Table M

Hwarry Demetriou

Steve Bovis

Ross Boatman

Joe Beevers

Table N

Isabelle Mercier

Paul Alterman

We have the seat allocation of EVERY player, so if you are looking for someone particular, just say.

Pass my good luck wishes on to Carlo and Smokin Steve please tikay.

Tikay, can you see Woody Deck anywhere?
(You know, the guy that won the heads-up in Barcelona...)
Thanks.

Rolf says he's on Table T, seat 4.
Could you keep me posted how he's doing? Thanks!

Y&ou seem really on the ball this after tikay, she must have been reeeaaal good, to perk you up so much >:D

Hi Thorma,

Yup, I missed Woody Deck, sorry - Table T.

I also missed Tony G - Tabkle G, same as Paul Maxfireld, Burnley John, John Kabbaj & Jac Arama.

RiverDave - will do.

Eric - yup, a little competition works wonders. But I can't compete with Jen, end of story.

OK, I got our first batch of pics, I'll see if I can load them now.

Players are on a "toilet break".

Tikay

Just to say how much Angie and I appreciate the live updates you provide for us FREE of charge. You, Jen and the guest updaters do a fantastic job under (at times) the toughest of conditions. Long may it continue!!!

Just one request give my regards to Harry D and Joe Beevers and let them know I am sending out positive vibes to them. Same goes to malc tonight at the gutshot.

Thanks for keeping us in touch.

D

Add your OWN comments to this. It is, of course, Jac Arama.

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Err.. colour blind?<g>

Davey (Newth) - thank you, & will do.

Herrrrrres John! Dunno what he's been on. That's Tony G behind him.

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Dammit - I musta bokked him - Burnley John is OUT

 ah kc v  qh qc

No help, & our Hero is history.

Hiya, could you please let me know where John Caldwell is sitting? He's wearing a bright yellow PokerNews.com shirt and maybe a black jacket.

Thanks! This is so great. I'll be down sometime around the dinner break. Look forward to meeting you.

good luck all, nice job Tikay

jenleo - yup, John Caldwell is on Table S with Luca and Barry Neville. He has 10k.

Thanks Ian

Have you found Ben Grundy?
be interesting to keep an eye on him

Oh good grief, I just saw the pic of Tony G. No, he and John did not plan to wear the same shirt....as far as I know. So, now if you're looking for John, $10 says he's wearing his black jacket zipped up. ;-)

Ahh, thanks for the table direction. I'll see you in a few hours.

Ok jenleo, look forward to it. I cant upload any more pics until I find Rhow, as I get a message saying "Uploader File is Full". I am sure there is a button we can press to make it work.

Ifm - I believe Ben Grundy played yesterday, & is out. Not 100% certain, but I think that's the case.

I am sat with Achilles Kalakkis & Colchester Kev. There's an unlikely pair, eh?

Yes i am out unfortunately!!!

Had any good snogs today, Tikay?  O0 Still PMSL when I see the Barcelona thread.

On a serious note what is the general consensus amongst the players regarding the structure of the tournament. Do the players feel they are getting value for their £3k. I have just read Ben Grundy's views on the general forum and wondering if it was the majority view.

Just had a catnap, added an hour to a depleted sleep reserve, tell them to put the kettle, I'll be at the Vic soonest.

We seem to have broken the Forum Pics section, pah. I HATE software - why can we never do what we want?

Right, I'll go & get some Chip Counts. Dammit - we got some great pics. Grrrr......

Paul Testud 7k

Luca Pagona 9k

Thee from Thine 10k

Jeff Duvall 15k

Smokin Steve vladar 9k

Czathy Liebert 9k. Cathy nearly had an accident just now. She was not aware that if her chips crossed the line - even if they did not touch the table - they are demed to be "in". She gestured with her hand holding her chips, & someone said "that goes"! Nor did I, as it happens. They did this in Deauville, as I recall.

hi tikay

had a good night at the gutshot
i thought the 2 of us were going to go all the way and split it heads up   u from 300 chips and me from 800
i did get the chip lead but ended up taking 2nd

dont suppose u know how american jeff is getting on he will have a baseball cap on with a big M on it

 
cheers

Hi Dave - yeah, GREAT night, eh? Congrats.

You mean Jeff Buffenburger? I'll check in a mo.

Carlo 5k

John Shipley 10k

Robert Cooper 12k

Tony Bloom  17k - a BIG story there, but later......

Joe Beevers 10k

Ross Boatman 12k

Isabelle Mercier 4,200

John Kabbaj 7k

Peter Roche 19.5k

Johnny Loddon 20k

Henning Granstad 10.5k

Bambos 9.5k

Tony G, with Paul Maxfield behind. Moments later, Tony busted Burnley John. Oops......

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Mr John Kabbaj.......

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Paul Maxfield, with nice plant

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Another "toilet break" now, then they play through to the 7pm din-diin break.

David Lloyd has 20k.

Cathy Liebert........

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just heard jeff b is out had pocket 7s flopped a set came out betting was raised all-in by the guy on flush draw and guess what comes

Harry Demetriou is OUT, his  ks kh ran into, yup,  ad asp

Tony G up to 24k. Rumours suggest Tony Bloom is out, but I'm not stating he is, he had plenty last time I saw him.

Luca Pagano 9k

Peter Roche 19.5k. He looks happy enough here, eh?

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Oops, that's Paul King's missus. How DOES he do it? OK, here's a pic of Paul himself.

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Trust me. She's more photogenic than Paul.

you're getting good at this camera lark huh Tikay?

Steve Bovis is  OUT

Jac Arama 35k. WHAT?

Johnny Lodden 26k

Mr Joe Beevers, one of the great ambassadors of British Poker.

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Unlike this Gentlemsan, who is back to his surly best. Lost a lot more weight, too. Chris Moneymaker, ex World-Champion.

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Jeff Duvall OUT. Pah!

Noah Boeken OUT

Robin Keston has....wait for it....70k!

Hi there, any news how Dave Rudling is doing please?

Another true gent, Ross Boatman, with Steve Bovis behind him. Steve is now OUT

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Dave Rudling? Leave it with me, we will try & find out.

Dave Rudling has 9k.

The lovely Isa, looking very lonesome.

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thank u

A demonic looking Tony Bloom - in my opinion, one of THE best tournament players in the world. Check his record out. But he'll have a struggle on his hands with the guy sat after him, Johnny Lodden. He WILL be one of the greatest. Trust me.

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Hi Sarah, any message for Dave? - he's sat very near to me.

Evening Tikay, top reporting as always.

What are the chips looking like for Tony G. and John Caldwell?

Thanks.

Lok who's just walked in! They'll let anyone in here.

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John Caldwell & Tony G? Give me a mo.......

John Caldwell 18k. And as a certain young lady suggested, he HAS put a black windcheater on, over his yellow PokerrNews shirt. How she know THAT?

Dave Lloyd, 9k

Tony G - he does not appear to be where he was - it looks like he is OUT, dammit. I've asked Red-Dog to go & see if he can locate him.

Thanks for the updates, better luck next time!

And a BIG welcome to our latest Member, Mr Paul Parker, another of my heroes. We ran a piece on him in this weeks Poker 425. Top bloke, really. As you know, I can't divulge e-mail addresses of blondeites, but his made me laugh, it's sooooo apt.

CORRECTION. Steve Bovis is NOT out. Sorry about that, Red-Dog told me wrong.

Patrick Mortensen, Barcelona, hero & Finalist, is OUT.

good work tikay as always.............any chip counts for john shipley and jac a rama  thanks

I am afraid it seems that Tony G HAS gone. We can't find him anywhere. So plenty of blondeites still in, but Team blonde is done for the day.

Jac Arams has 30k, according to my little man, Red-Dog. Hehe, I LOVE bossinng him about. HURRY UP Red.......

Nice hat Joe  ^-^

OK, I am out of here in a few minutes, off to Gutshot to play in the Main Event.

Between now & about 0100 am, when Jen is due to arrive, I have to leave you in the hands of Rolf Slotboom & Rolf "woody" Woods", & the Antes-Up Crew. I am sure they will do their best to keep you amused. Sorry about leaving you, but I'm sure Rolf & Rolf will look safter you in the absence of Jen & myself for a few hours. We BADLY need another Updater, we just can't cope with 2. Please take it easy on our "temporary" Updaters, but you can resume normal service when Jen or I return. My Gutshot Comp, which I am obliged to play (reason why later....) is an 8pm start. I may be back here before 9......

It's Dinner Break now, for an hour.

I do believe there will be another blonde Live Update tonight, too, from Gutshot.

Robert Cooper, on the TV Table, 28k.

Paul King, 30k.

We can't find John Shipley, but he may have taken an early diner-break.

Good luck Tikay !

Do it for the "saga brigade"

 ;)

Evening folks. tikay has gone off in search of another 13th place finish for Blonde so I am going to bring you as many updates as I can until a) Jen gets here b) Tikay gets knocked out at the Gutshot.

that will be   b  then

They are starting back now. Joe Grech just walked past - " I will either be out or doubling up soon." he has 3.5k at the moment. Still 15 minutes or so at 300/600 and then it jumps to 400/800 with a 25 ante. Somebody needs to explain how antes work to the Vic.

Post break chip updated:

Carlo 21k
Henning Gradstad 25k
Jac arama 30k
Steve Vladar 15k
Kathy Liebert 12k
Ross Boatman 5.5k
Paul Maxfield 6k
Joe Grech 2k
Luca Pagano 8.5k
David Lloyd 10.5k
Joe Beevers 4.5k
Peter Roche 40k
Robin 63k Chip leader

Looks like Isabelle & Moneymaker have gone. Still no sign of John Shipley and he is not that hard to miss so I would say he has gone also.
There are a lot of players under pressure now so expect to see a cull of the shortstacks this level.

Dave Rudling has also disappeared but he could have just been moved, there is someone else in his seat though.

Edit: Joe Grech is out

Ross Boatman lost 2k than just all in uncalled to get to 4.2k now.

How do I get to see these photo's ?

Tony Bloom 22k
Carlo 12.4k
Peter Roche 23k (two hits with pocket pairs)
Steve Vladar 18k
Paul Maxfield - out
Jac arama 33k, just move tables, pokerstars girl asked 'are you chipleader?' Jac - 'just on this table' David Lloyd - 'good job he doesn't know how to play a large stack then'
Henning Gradstad 27.5k

they should come up in the posts, they do for me anyway. They may take a while to appear as the posts appear first then the pics are downloaded.

you will need to be logged in as well

Paul King 25k
Ross Boatman - gone
Henning Gradstad won a nice large pot to take him to 45k A 10 vs 88. 88 guy started getting jiggy on a flop of 10 9 9 and continued to dance when another 10 came, finally calling his last chips on the river with 8 high!
Luca Pagano - 9k

As I pressed post Henning comes over for a smoke and he is now on AK vs AQ to knock a player out.

nope, no pictures

greg theres a paper clip on the bottom of post ..open it

Jac has been attacked, he lost more than half his stack with AK vs J5s after raising preflop. The river brought the flush and and top two for Jac.

Tony Bloom has moved up to 58k and Peter Roche is down to 1k after losing two big pots.

Kathy Leibert just out with AKs vs 99, K on the turn followed by a nine on the river.

Of the players I still recognise, and there are about 38 total left:

Tony Bloom 60k
Jac arama 5k - but about to triple up so he says
David Young - just out AJ vs AK board JQ6K5
Robin Keston 47k
Paul King 30k
Henning 77k on feature table and probably chip leader
Peter Roche & Paddy O'Connor out

keep it up mate well done :)up

Ok, another update. I have to admit I spent the last hour in the bar listening to Joe Grech's entertaining tales.

Robin keston 43.5k
Tony bloom has taken a hit and has 22.5k
Paul King 25k, just raised and not called with Aces last hand before the break
Henning still on the TV Table but I cannot see his chips

Back to the bar, more updates later!

now thats a good night well spent

choice 1 . stay at the bar with joe grech
 
choice 2 . do some updates


LOL i know what i would do

just pop back mate later and dont forget about us 

nice work so far cheers

just go the bar, does not matter who's there   :)up

Mikey baby how the devil are you?   good to see u filling in for Jen/Tikay

If you see Joe Beevers give him a kiss from me

Mel

I spoke to Joe earlier, shame I could have done it for you :o)

Hey Mel, I have dragged myself away from the bar, Joe has gone so I can't give him a kiss for you but I will next time I see him :)up

Latest counts:
Paul King back to 50k
Tony Bloom back to 50k
Robin Keston 65k
John Caldwell 50k
Henning Gradstad 96k

Drink is calling....

oh and there are 23 left 1500/3000 with 200 ante

hi  dewi is that your real  picture >:D :)up :)up

Mike you can certainly drink :)   whats happening over there,  come on need some gossip:)

Another update

Paul King has approx 160k well there are 100k in blues neatly stacked and a massive mess of 500 & 1000 chips

Tony Bloom 60k ish
Robin Keston & Henning have about 80k ish through guinness eyes
John Caldwell has an easier to count 26.5k exactly

I am assured there are only 20 left

Blinds are approximately 2000/4000 witha 200 ante

yes m8 why?

Am I thta good  lookin    ~:

Well, I finally made it down here for the exciting final stage of day 1,2... I can only thank Mike for being great, and buy him a Drambuie which comes in a tiny little glass.

I am also keeping an eye on the updates from Gutshot - so much happening this evening.

So - off to familiarise myself with the counts etc and there will be more news from the 20 left shortly.

hurray jen is back :)  get mike to the bar :) 

Don't worry, Mel, Mike is already at the bar.  I think he has more than one drink in front of him.  He looks pretty relaxed.

Here are the counts from the people I instantly recognise:

Viktor Kanwar     120,000
Ville Wahlbeck      65,000
Henning Granstad 107,000
Tony Bloom         125,000
Daniel Smits         117,000
Dale Greenleaf       42,000
Paul King             170,000

There are just 15 left now - but at this exact second I hear: "oooh..... errr..." which can mean one of several things but in this case means that Jeffrey Bensinger doubled up with JJ vs A 10 on a A 10 x flop... with a J on the turn and a 10 on the river.  Extraordinary.  Thanks to Rolf who almost saw what happened while I was listening to the crowd sound effects.

Hey Jen :::::::::::waves to Jen:::::::::::::

Hope your seat is comfier than mine :)

about 80something left here ... dear god why couldn't bad players have entered!

Heid
xx

I asked Rolf to point out Mr Bensinger and he said "He's the American one.  You guess."  There was one guy who I thought had been spectating he was standing up so much wearing a backwards black baseball cap and dark glasses.  That's the one.

Jen

Please please please get a photo of Dale Greenleaf - he is bloody gorgeous!


please pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


Trace

A quick double OUT (Ville Wahlbeck and Magnus Ecklund) bring us to hand-for-hand at 13 players!

No one is horribly short stacked, although Mr. Bensinger told me 'Don't count my chips, it's bad luck.'  American humour, eh?  He has 66,400

Thx for the updates!

Please let graNstad know he still has some fans keeping an eye on him, so no imploding allowed /:-|

Glad to see all is going well at the Vic, still the same comments, but they do run a good event all things considered. It is also good to see that Blondepoker are still doing such a fantastic job updating the the world on the action. :)up

Trace I have two (bad) pictures of Mr. Greenleaf - but I may have some problems uploading - will try as soon as the bubble mania dies down - OH that's right now we have an early finish as Dave Barnes goes out on the bubble.

oooooooooo thanks Jen - gorgeous tho isn't he?  lol

Hurrah PabloVic, you have Mike Lacey to thank for today...but I personally shall bring you the final Names and Counts.  As soon as the dealers have written them down for me ;D

 Jen, could you give a mention to the dealers as they are the forgotten stars who work their butts off trying to keep it all together ~:

Oh you are SO right - HOORAH FOR THE DEALERS, the unsung heroes

Final Chip counts:

Vik Kanwar     170,300
Henning Granstead 149,800
John Caldwell         29,000
Noah Jefferson       47,300
Tony Bloom          133,200
Daniel Smits          104,000
Dale Greenleaf        32,200
Paul King              174,400
Stuart Brown         72,500
Jeffrey Bensinger    57,800
Tom Dwan           113,900
Robin Keston        100,200

wp Jen + Mike :)up

It just remains for me to tell you that the action will continue from 2:30pm tomorrow, here in the corner by the Cashier desk, mere metres from the main televised table and the room where the final 24 will probably play down to it.  Thanks for your kind support of the AntesupTeamNorwayBlonde collective update this evening - I'll be seeing you tomorrow afternoon.