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Morning all! We're back at the Woodlands, they've just this second resumed play, and we're hopeful of a swift and painless finish - there's been an exit already on the first hand. Superblondeite Jen Mason is on 315k after her last-hand outdraw with Nines v Tens last night, and is looking pretty good. Full player list and starting chip counts, and details of that exit, coming shortly...

gooooooooooooo  Jenny

Great updates up to now. Not so sure Gary Clarke was Mc lovin them so much!. GL to  tony baitson , smurph and NFR

Go on Urland!

Full Starting Chip Counts:

Thomas "Bomber" Nolan    -- 545,000
Derek Thorpe                   -- 136,000
John Quinn                       -- 49,000
Jimmy Kiernan                 -- 257,000
Michael Trimby                 -- 463,000
Ken Corkery                    -- 137,000
Rob Taylor                       -- 409,500
Colette "Smurf" Murphy     -- 204,000
Keith Cummins                 -- 76,000
Nicky Power                     -- 325,500
Totally Illegible                 -- 58,500
Mem Tam                        -- 92,500
Jay Danter                       -- 64,000
James Kenny                    -- 143,000
Jen Mason                        -- 301,500
Pat Storan                        -- 154,000
Ian Whitty                        -- 171,500
Tony Baitson                    -- 375,000
Connie O'Sullivan              -- 201,500
Anthony Lynch                  -- 108,500

I apologised fully. It was all Junglecat's idea anyway.

 ::)

GL to Jen and the Smurf.

So after two exciting, explosive days of poker, the starting field has been whittled down to 20 of the best ready to pick up arms, well chips anyway, and meet each other head on in the bloody, well arena of the felt.

There has been an exciting start to the day, we have already had several allins, so let me get you up to date with what's been happening.

I'll just tell you about the latest elimination first as the well known face of Collette "Smurf" Murphy has just called allin. She was relatively short and facing a raise from Ian Baitson and a reraise from Ian Whittey, she decided to call allin and Baitson passed...

Ian Whittey turned over the dominating Ks Kh to Collette's Kd Qd.

The flop came 9h 5s Td giving Collette hope in the form of a gutshot...

"DIAMOND!" shouted Collette and she was rewarded with the

8d on the turn, giving her a flush draw and further outs...

The river came the Tc though, meaning Collette (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=508) Murphy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=508) is OUT in 18th place, winning 1,100 EUROS.

There are 2 other earlier eliminations to report on as well which are coming up...

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Here are all the players, to prove that we're not just making this up from our comfy hotel beds:

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 ;spam; ;spam; ;spam; ;spam; ;spam;

While enjoying this two table battle, I'm here to remind you that the GUKPT final table will begin at 3.30pm over at: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=29018.0

Be there or be a banana.

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 ;spam; ;spam; ;spam; ;spam; ;spam;

1        €36,100
2        €23,000
3        €13,000
4        €9,500
5        €8,500
6        €7,200
7        €6,000
8        €4,500
9        €3,000
10      €2,200
11-13  €1,700
14-16  €1,500
17-20  €1,100
21-30  €950
31      €900

Prizepool €137,000 total. Four players OUT already, or five, depending on whether Junglecat gets his post in before me. So 15 or 16 left, depending...

BOK!

Jay Danter just moved allin and was quickly called by Michael Trimby.

He turned over 2-2 and was glad to be coinflipping versus Trimby's A-K

A flop of A-Q-9 was bad news for him.

The Q on the turn almost sealed it and he picked up his coat and walked away from the table BUT

the 2 on the river was greeted with enthusiastic cheers and bellows from the gathered masses on the rail!

Danter retook his seat overjoyed at his double up and play continues...

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Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) has jsut been involved in a big pot with Rob Taylor. The chips went in preflop, although the exact manner how is unknown.

What is known is that once the cards were flipped over, Rob showed A-J, and Derek was overjoyed to see this as he had A-Q...

A flop of 6-7-2-7-8 changed nothing, meaning Derek doubles through courtesy of Rob...

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 ;goodluck; Jen

Thoroughly enjoying these updates Dana & JC  ;hattip;

Mem Tam, who started the day off fairly short has had a whirlwind start,doubling up, first off Nicky Powers, his 7-7 flipping successfully versus Nicky's A-T.

He then knocked out Maurice Slattery again showing he is the master of flips as his 4-4 held versus the A-5 of Slattery, meanng Slattery was out in 20th spot for 1,100 EUROS.

Also out in 19th spot was Pat Storan, whose heroic recovery yesterday in going from 7k to 150k was ended abruptly today, although details of his exit hand are scarce, he picks up 1,100 EUROS for his troubles also...

Well thank you very much, sir, it is our slightly woozy pleasure.  ;hattip;

Here is the lady herself for your delectation:

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Hello from Bloggerville. Dana and JC are rather surreally reporting whilst the lighting crew "experiments" nearby. The resultant effect resembles Cinderalla Rockefellas, 1987-stylee, from my Youth as we peer through a haze of strobe effects

To my left the final two tables are surrounded by a phalanx of slightly hungover railbirds, Sky have just arived and all I have to say is

GO ON JEN!

Here are the remaining 15 players...

TABLE ONE
Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) 1  Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037)
2  Thomas Nolan
3  Jimmy Kiernan
4  Anthony Lynch
5  Tony Baitson
6  Rob Taylor
7  Ian Whittey

TABLE TWO
1  James Kenny
2  Nicky Power
3  Michael Trimby
4  Jay Danter
5  Connie SUllivan
6  Mem Tam
7  J Mason
8  Ken Corkery


If you are wondering why there haven't been any reports of Jen Mason hands yet, that's because so far she has yet to play a hand as far as I know. She is biding her time though, working out players I can tell, so expect her to spring into action shortly...

I can, and will, throw up next time they do that. Rod and I have acquired roast dinners now, so that's less of an, um, empty threat than it was about 15 minutes ago...

Incidentally, far be it from me to criticise anything done in the name of blondepoker, but the No-Ipods-Once-You're-In-The-Money rule seems a little harsh. If you've become used to listening to dodgy novelty hits of the Eighties (we shall name no names), then it could really affect your game to have your ipod taken away from you. I hope it doesn't lead to players singing or anything awful...

Actually I think she might be asleep...

Hi guys, are you sure about that James Kenny? I know there is an Albert Kenny still left in..........

Neil tells me that's definitely James Kenny. Albert was out earlier in the tournament...

Full report on the Roast Dinner Please

Good luck Jen! Ireland seems to be yours at the moment! :)

That's what it says on the chip counts and on the back of his chair...

It's this behoodied gentleman from yesterday:

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The gravy was dominating the plate, but met some resistance in the form of the large slab of turkey which stood up to it temporarily.

The mashed potato was just bleeding away and the carrots were all over the place and were soon allin.

Mike (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=670) Lacey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=670) referred to it as a "dirty roast".

Ultimately once the dust settled the last man standing was a lonely piece of mashed potato, putting up sterling resistance from the insistent attacks of the fork.

Good game turkey roast

Well plate.

Rob Taylor and Thomas Bomber Nolan just played out a big pot.

On a flop of A-J-9 the chips flew in and Rob was ALLIN as bomber had him covered.

When the cards were revealed though, he looked in good shape with A-9 versus Bomber's A-2.

The turn was an Ace, giving Bomber a few split outs, and the river 2 gave Bomber a full house, but Rob's full house was a smidgin better and the 600+k pot was shipped to him , which is likely to be good for the chip lead at this stage.

Jen was also seen bursting into action. Surprisingly it was not on the table though. A panicked Jen had misplaced her rucksack with passport within and was rushing all round the hotel trying to locate it whilst she was blinding away. She soon recovered it and dashed back to the table so she could pass her latest hand...

wow..Worst pun of the week?

Cracking upates guys and GL Jen

Another top class report , As a newbie I can honestly say the reports on this forum are great. Oh the reports on the poker are pretty good as well.

Just to bring you up to speed on the blinds situation, they rolled the blinds back to the 4k-8k-400 level at the start of the day and we have about 7 minutes left of the 5k-10k-500 level remaining.

Next level will be 6k-12k-1k...

Jay Danter has doubled up - he shoves for not very much and Connie O'Sullivan calls. "Good game," says Danter as O'Sullivan turns over his Qc Qh and he's getting up to leave as the dealer turns over his Ad 8h.

But the board comes out 7d Ac 5s Jd Kh and Danter is shouting something that sounds like "WUUUUAAAAARRRRRRR!!!" the second the Ace hits the felt. He is moving too fast for my camera. Says this lady, "Come on the Ladies,":

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...but no further Lady appears, and Danter doubles up to still-not-very-much - maybe 90 or 100k.

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Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) raises to 35k and Bomber Nolan to his left moves in.. Thorpe considers it carefully, but eventually folds the Ad face up. Nolan shows 8s 4s again! No he doesn't, he shows  Ahrt Tc.

Photos a-following when Junglecat brings the camera back...

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Geezer in the red cap must be shaking like a sh****ng dog coz everyone else is in focus......

After looking like this all day:

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Jen has suddenly perked up:

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Rod has details...

 rotflmfao rotflmfao

tease

Wow some hand jsut played out involving Jen.

After Connie O'Sullivan raised to 35k from middle position, Jen re-popped him on the button to 90k.

After thinking about it for a short while Connie reached for his stack and shoved all 240k of it over the line.

Jen exhaled deeply and was clearly not entirely happy at this turn of events...

She got a count, scrunched her hair up, buried her head in her hands as she thought and thought about it, and EVENTUALLY.....JEN CALLED!

It proved a very brave and also correct call as she could only table 4h 4d BUT Connie had been making a move with Ks Js! Wow.

The flop was ridiculous too, something for both players...coming out 4s 7h 3s giving Jen the set but Connie the flush draw...

The players watched the board like hawks and a black 8 popped out but it was the 8c....everyone was fixated on the crucial river card and it was .....

....THE Qc! meaning Jen's set of 4s took down a huge pot of 500k and meaning Connie was OUT in 15th for €1,500.

Jen's immediate analysis of the hand was "I'm a psycho, they shouldn't let me have chips..." later refined to "He had the kind of hand I thought and I was getting the right price so i called."

I like her initial response best. Well played Jen! I beleive she is 2nd in chips now with Rob Taylor in 1st...

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Jen > coinflips.

Jen can buy this house if she wins.

Prime Hollywood real estate for €36,000? Who's your estate agent?

Rob Taylor has just eliminated Tony Baitson, his A-9 holding vs Tony's As 6s on a 5h 3h Ks Jh 8s board...

He was out in 14th for €1,500.

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And Jen is quickly back in action again. The busy Mem Tam made a steal with Q-9 but found Jen with a dominating hand in J-J

A flop of T-2-2-A-5 ensued meaning Mem had missed his 3 outs and was banished to the rail by the rampaging Jen in 13th spot for €1,700.

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The blinds are now 6k-12k-1k and the question is who can stop Jen?

Mike is already predicting a blonde, green joker heads up in Rob Taylor vs Jen Mason. Some way to go but it's looking an increasingly likely scenario...

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just as I write this, Jen just raised preflop and Nicky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1228) Power (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1228) pushed over the top for 150k with A-T. Once again Jen called quickly, holding J-J AGAIN!

The flop was K-K-9

The turn was the 9 and the river was ace-less in the form of a 3, meaning Jen has taken yet another victim! She now has over a million chips, chip leader with Rob Taylor in 2nd with about 770k...

GO JEN!

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Some guy called Norman, seems nice.

Go on Jennifer!!  Take it down!!!

;goodluck;

Nicky was out in 12th spot for €1,700...just to clarify his hand he held A-T.

what boshi said

Jay Danter has just fallen to Michael Trimby.

I wasn't there on his elimination as my fingers were still smoking from typing up all the Jen action occurring, but his A-J fell somewhat unluckily to Michael Trimby's 6-7 on a 6-9-8-8-4, meaning Jay Danter is OUT in 11th spot for €1,700...

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Ayarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr goooooooo on jen x

Great updates guys, specially u snoops

goooooo Jen!  ;cheerleader;

Good Luck Jen!!

Yes, Snoopy's doing an excellent job. I have 10% of him in the €150 event. Go Snoops!

gl jen

best of luck to jen if only my  Td Th held up :(  what could have been

Snoopy's a legend. Updating the main event here WHILST also playing it, AND updating the Blackpool GUKPT and he still finds time to play the €150 event today. The dog has stacks of energy. He's the canine equivalent of Clarke Kent.

Here is how he has decided to dress today...

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We're on a bit of a break while they're a-sorting out the final table rig and interviewing the final tablees. This is what it looks like:

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They are just interviewing the players pre-final table so we're going to have a snoop and see what titbits of info we can find out...

Does he know?

great updates snoop! and go on Jen!

Gooooo Jen !!   ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;

No, but he just took down a big pot in the 150 - called a re-raise with 8-9 suited and flopped trips - dude paid him off rather well with Aces... Go Snoops! Go my 10%!

I am not Mclovin! LOL

Just back home from Waterford now, great reporting folks, you kept my (er??) fans very updated on my progress, t5hank you indeed!

Hopefully Rob Taylor can prove his undoubted talent and do well but money speaks all languages (lol) and I'm hoping my sneaky €20 on Jen pre tourney at 100/1 can come thru. C'mon Jen!

Keep up the good (reporting) work!!

Go Jen.

Is that what you call him?  So romantic ;D.

Seat 1 - Anthony Lynch - 335k

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Seat 2 - Thomas "Bomber" Nolan - chips unknown for some reason

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Seat 3 - Rob Taylor - 761k

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Seat 4 - Michael Trimby - 499k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5256&g2_serialNumber=1)


Seat 5 - Ian Whitty - 403k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5268&g2_serialNumber=1)


Seat 6 - Jimmy Kiernan - 217k

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Seat 7 - Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) - 147k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5265&g2_serialNumber=1)


Seat 8 - Jen Mason - 1 MILLION and 76k, and a Wispa bar

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Seat 9 - James Kenny - 209k

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Seat 10 - Ken Corkery - 137k

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great updates guys, any chance of a count?

Get in there Jen!!

Hey all you Guests reading the update - I promise you faithfully that if you sign up to blonde and sign in, Jen Mason will buy you a Wispa bar at the end of this.*










* May or may not be true.

Yes, out of laziness I have tacked them on to the above photos. Please scroll up the page...

OMG, shuffle up and deal!!!!

Look how excited Snatiramas is!!!!!

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Hi Gary! I'd like to say now, it was entirely Junglecat's fault.

Jen steals from the button with a 110k bet. Good woman.

Then steals again with a mere 35k.

Goooooo Jennifer A.  There are, happily, some short stacks on the final table.  Goooo Jen.  What are current blinds?

Morning Linda! Blinds are 5k/10k with a 500 ante.

By the way, although she is wearing the blondepoker shirt and is at least my favourite Jen (since 1989!), she would like it to be pointed out that she bought herself into this and is in fact not sponsored by anyone at all. Potential sponsors please apply to the Hampstead Commune...

Here are the chip counts all in one go, with the missing bomber's stack in there...

Ken Corkery from er CORK!      ----------------------137k
Derek Thorpe from Kildare  ---------------------------147k
Jimmy Kiernan from Zambia, no not really, don't know where-----------217k
James Kenny from unknown whereabouts ------------------------209k
Anthony Lynch a local from Waterford -----------------------335k
Thomas "BOMBER" Nolan from Dublin ----------------------321k
Ian Whittey, another local Wateford boy ----------------403k
Michael Trimby, from Down -------------------------------499k
Rob Taylor from Dublin -----------------------------------761k
Jen Mason, from cloud cuckoo land, UK ----------------1076k

Take it down Rob or Ian!!!!!!

Jen's had some unflattering pictures of her posted hohoho, so here is one of her proudly showing off her giganta-enorm-huge-tastic stack ...

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blonde pokers very first sponsored live event reaches a final table !!! ... its been hard work and its been trying and time consuming .... but you would be hard pressed to find a better run festival of poker anywhere.  Now the final table is running, we can finally relax a little, and maybe celebrate with a pint !!!

Remember we have the blonde league game on Tuesday night, and plenty of action coming up, with sats to most major events and festivals ...

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Our final table in action:

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And one for Legume (I promise I will now take some photos not of Jen):

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Here is Tikay, introducing the final over the mike...

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and here we have the audience enthralled by his witty banter and sharp intellect...

(http://www.umn.edu/~hick0088/images/blog/alton-brown-asleep.jpg)

Just to complete this round of spam, we're also covering the GUKPT final in Blackpool, and here's Blackpool's famous tower to prove it...

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5300&g2_serialNumber=1)

Open up an extra tab here: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=29018.new#new

Is that Mick Doran? Sorry we missed your exit yesterday - I am now using your post as an excuse to post the photo of you that the sheer breakneck pace of play left languishing in the gallery...

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Not another train story

gl jen,
the drogheda blue print worked pretty well, lloking forward to hearing about the waterford one!

Go bomber!

Funny you should say that, Junglecat has a big hand to report...

lmao, thanks

We have our first exit!

Anthony Lynch and Bomber Nolan were involved in the hand.

I joined the table on the flop.

There were a lot of chips in the pot on the flop which was

Kd Ad Jh

on the 5d turn, Anthony bet about 90k and Bomber set Lynch allin for 100k more or so.

Lynch's hands were trembling but he called with his black Kings.

Sadly for him Bomber's 6d 9d - no joke! - had got there on the turn to complete his flush, and Lynch's set of Kings needed to fill up.

A random 7h on the river changed nothing meaning Nolan picks up the large pot and....

Anthony Lynch is OUT in 10th place, winning €2,200

Well played Anthony

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glgl Jen

Ian Whittey has just played a big pot against Ken Corkery.

Ian, who was relatively short pushed preflop, and Ken who was even shorter, called for all his chips.

Everyone else scampered out of the way, and the players put the cards on their backs...

Ian showed Q-Q and Ken was upset to find himself dominated with J-J...

A board ensued which consisted of an ace followed by a series of inconsequential rags, meaning Ian close to doubled through whilst...

Ken Corkery is OUT, eliminated in 9th for €3,000.

[I felt terrible taking this photo of Mr Corkery walking off when he obviously, understandably, REALLY didn't want to have his photo taken, but I took it anyway, so here it is in all its blurriness - Dana]

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And Mr Whitty looking absolutely overjoyed about his new larger stack:

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Jen:

It's Auntie on-line -- send money quick.

xxxxx

I believe that Derek Thorpe has just doubled up with A-6 against Bomber's A-K, hitting both a Six and a flush for good measure...

Oh my god Diane - nipping from across the Atlantic. Shocking.  ;D  I'll pass on your demands...

I hear the sounds of a big hand being played out so battle my way through this lot of degenerates...

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The aggressive Thomas Nolan had raised on the button to roughly 45k with the blinds on 6k 12k and Michael Trimby called from the big blind.

Michael bet out for 100k on the Qs 3d 5d flop which caused Bomber to tank for a while...

Eventually however he passed...

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Whilst I was there, I thought I should take a picture of Ian Whittey's card protector, which is the highly original banana with a band-aid round it...

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Apparently he has had the same one since the start of the tournament, attested to by the blackened edges of the aforementioned piece of fruit. He will be keeping the same banana till the end of the tournament so he hopefully for him and his supporters it will look like one of these by the end...

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Jen just now missed an opportunity to knock out crazy man Bomber Nolan. They find themselves about to see a flop, and Bomber puts on his shades. Says he to Jen: "You're in trouble now, eh?"

Flop - 4s 8h Kc and Nolan moves all in. Curiously he removes his shades to do so, and appears to be giggling.

Jen goes into the tank which seems (see below) to be located in her armpit. She passes Ks face up. Bomber shows 4-6 offsuit.

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Rob Taylor just raised to 40k from the hijack and was met by a reraise allin from the relatively quiet so far Jimmy Kiernan...

After requesting a count it was 135k more to Rob, but he didn't take too long to pass and Jimmy showed Ad Kd...

Lookeylikey:


Mr Neill Kelly

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Quagmire from Family Guy

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----- DINNER BREAK -----

I thought John Parrot

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This is a fun game.

Here's my entry...

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Kev's Miscellany and the €150 Event:


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Here's tighty's entry...

Who is the owner of the quad aces tattoo?

Tony Hancock shurely...

Damian Kent from Monaghan.

smashing fella, good craic.

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The blinds are 8k 15k with a 1k ante at the moment.

Average stack is 515k, Jen still has over a million and for the moment at least play remains quite cagey...It's been a while since we saw a big hand play out, although to be fair the players were on the dinner break for a while which partially explains that.

Ian "Banana-plaster" Whittey hasn't been monkeying around, Jen "The chip monster" Mason has been in quiet consolidation mood. Even the unpredictable Thomas Nolan hasn't made a bizarre overshove for a while...

We are on the edge of our seats waiting expectantly for the fireworks to kick off...

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we have a winner

Rob Taylor jsut played out a big pot with Thomas Nolan...

Michael Trimby encouraged Bomber to raise his BB on the button but Nolan ended up just calling...

Rob completed from the small blind...

On the flop of 5c 6c Jd Rob and Michael checked and Thomas bet 35k...

Rob called...

The turn 7c elicited a bet of 60k from Rob and Bomber called him instantly.

The river was the As.

Rob checked and eyed Nolan carefully , who moments later announced "ALLIN" setting the now shortish Rob in for his last 180k or so...

The pot was about 240k and Rob looked uncomfortable "Why can't I have the nut flush!" he asked despairingly before eventually passing...

Bomber turned over 6-4 (not for the first time!) for a pair of 6s...and Rob looked a tad miffed as he no doubt had this beat. Good bluff!

Any news on the 150 event

30 left, top 14 get paid .. other end of the room so no real details of who is in, we will give you the names of the finalists when we get there.

lol at people continuously folding to the Bomber. He's such a hero.

Bomber limps. Trimby limps. Whitty limps. Derek Thorpe, however, shoves for 124k.

Jen folds her big blind. Bomber Nolan dwells for long enough for a really decent crowd to develop and he counts out  ALL his chips - but then folds. Michael Trimby calls though.

Derek Thorpe - Ad 5s

Michael Trimby - 6d 6h

Board -  Aspades 2d 2h 3h Kc

And Derek doubles up. Doesn't he look happy?

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Why are you insulting poor old Pat Shortt , I heard he was a better player that the other two as well

We have just had another big pot between Rob Taylor and Bomber Nolan...

I joined the hand on the river of a K-5-T-7-2 flop.

Nolan checked the river and Rob bet out but was check-raised allin. Now pretty short, and having been pushed around by Nolan all day, he made the call, only to find Nolan with a hand for once, holding T-2 for a rivered 2 pair...

Sadly I couldn't see Rob's hand but Nolan's Brunson-esque 2 pair was good, meaning...

Rob Taylor is OUT, eliminated in 8th position, winning €4,500

Here he is completing his exit interview with the lovely Rhowena...

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The pace has changed somewhat - the players are now taking turns to shove from the button while everyone else folds.

Jen remains your Glorious Chip Leader (Guests, you'll have to sign in to see the pointless entertaining frippery below - do it do it do it).

Michael Trimby was just allin!

Seeing a flop in a raised pot of Aspades Jd Qs, he got all his chips into the middle and was called by Bomber!

Bomber showed 7s 4s for the flush draw whilst Michael held Ahrt Jh for 2 pair.

Bomber showed he IS human after all and can miss though as a 6h and river Ad to fill up Michael up gave him a much needed double up and stopped the almost incessant flow of chips to Bomber.

"That's how you play a short stack folks!" yelled Michael in glee as he stacked his newly won assortment of chips...

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Jimmy Kiernan just pushed allin and was called! by none other than the man in every pot, Bomber Nolan...

Jimmy showed Ahrt Qs, and bomber showed the almost, but not quite identical, Aspades Qc.

"Don't call split till it's over" warned Neil Kelly and two clubs on the flop suggested Bomber might get lucky...

A non-club turn though meant it was all over bar the singing and yes folks we had a...

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gl jen go get in won

Jen limps utg-plus-one. Michael Trimby raises to 200k. Jen Mason reraises all in, and Michael calls. Waahhhhh the excitement, people are falling off of chairs trying to see the table...

Jen - 6c 6s

Michael - Kc Kd

Board - Qc Td Jc 4c 7d

And Michael Trimby doubles up. We have a new chip leader (stacks in their photos below not accurate - I took them a while back but think they look appropriate here).

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Meanwhile the €250 event has been won by one George Powell, I believe, all the way from Waterford. He wins a tasty €7,500. Well done that man.

no worries..Plenty chippies and she' still the best player there :)

Derek Thorpe just moved allin and was looked up by Ian Whittey.

He tabled As 6s and looked in bad shape against Ian's Ac Ks.

However he hit his 3 outer on a 2-6-7-8-3 flop and doubled through, not for the first time, with a dominated hand.

He simply refuses to die!

Snoopy (sadly OUT of the €150 - that's €15 I'm not going to see again :( ) called me over to the tv table. "I think there's something going on. There's lots of red and purple chips in the middle. Is that bad?"

Jimmy Kiernan was all in utg-but-one and limper Bomber Nolan was considering what to do. Eventually, in a show of uncharacteristic restraint, from what we've seen of his play today, he folds an Ace face up. Kiernan also shows an Ace. I think Bomber claimed a Queen with it - and Kiernan shows the King.

Laughs Rob Taylor, next to me by the rail - "He only plays A-K. Every time I was in a hand with him he had A-K. It's so annoying."

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Just to keep you up to speed there are 2 minutes left of the 10k 20k 2k level before we move to 15k -30k-3k...

An amazing hand just played out...

After Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) raised preflop he was called by both Bomber and Ian Whittey...

The flop came 2h 4h 5c and first to act Bomber moved allin!

Ian sighed, and eventually passed and Derek called instantly.

Derek showed Kh Kc, Nolan 5s 6c for top pair and a gutshot...

The turn was a sick 3h, giving Nolan the straight and Derek the flush draw...

Amazingly though the river came the 6d meaning there was a straight on the board, which both players were playing!

Bomber reached over to shake Derek's hand and Derek started preparing to leave the table, feeling terrible his Kings were cracked before it was pointed out to him "You're still in you know!"

He sat down as one of the most relieved men ever to have not won a pot with KK v 56

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We spoke to Jen about this hand and I apologise as I gave Dana some incorrect info that made Jen look like a bit of a

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HOWEVER, the hand played out differently...

Jen had RAISED to 60k from UTG+1 and Michael reraised to 200k.

Michael is definitely one of the better players at the table and Jen realising this, felt strongly he may be on a re-steal, and this explains why she pushed so many chips in pre, as she felt he had a wide range there...

Not such a bad play as it appeared from my inept reporting then!

Jen promised me at the break that she was going to take it easy with her new, smaller, 550k stack, but that was apparently a lie - Derek Thorne raised and she re-raised herself all in, stealing the pot off of him. I suppose it's possible that she had an actual hand (she also said "Tens or higher and I'm shoving"). Possible.

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The Failure To Take It Easy continues -

Jen raises to 75k, Michael Trimby re-raises all in, and she passes.

Haha, we've finished! ;D

As it is 15k 30k with a 3k ante, that means it's time for....

A BANANA update!

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Looking a bit black round the edges, and suffering under the lights a bit, but holding in there and refusing to buckle just yet...

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James Kelly just shoved for 220k and it was passed round before he showed Td 9d - "My favourite hand - waited all tournament for that one!"

With Jen, Derek, Michael and Bomber hogging all the big hands for a while, I thought I'd remind you that these gentlemen are also still in:


James Kelly

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Ian Whitty

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Jimmy Kiernan

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An all-in and call between Derek Thorpe and Bomber Nolan (not sure who shoved, I'm afraid). Either way they were on their backs preflop:

Bomber - Qd Kd

Derek - Ac Ks

Board -  Aspades 2s Ad 4c 2h

And Derek doubles up. "We're going to be here all night," mutters Neill Kelly. I hope not - the restaurant's stopped serving food, the bar's out of sandwiches, the hotel won't let us order pizza and we're all starving. Aside from anything else, we've all got to be on a flight home at 7am...

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Bubble time in the €150 .... M3boy and AndrewT still in !!!

M3 is very short, andrew is slightly better chip wise ...

fingers crossed for both of the guys.

BUBBLE BURST IN THE €150 .... Paul and AndrewT make the money !!!

I am Unimpressed. We're going to be here forever. :(

The latest in the saga - Ian Whitty has doubled up. Bomber makes it 250k and Ian shoves. He turns over  Ahrt Ks - "You're ahead," says Bomber and turns over the, er, Kd 6d that he has decided to call with.

No miracle outdraw on the Qd 7h Ac 4s 9c board, and both Whitty and we are here for the foreseeable.

Jen just shoved allin form the cutoff, and Nolan questioned her.

Unfortunately, this is Nolan's alcohol covered side table...

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...so he has now become utterly incomprehensible after approximately 14 pints of guiness. Jen laughed and smiled at his banter, but she was probably as confused as everyone else by his series of unintelligable drunken grunts.

Eventually, Thomas reluctantly passed A2, which he showed to his mates behind him (and me teehee) and Michael also passed, enabling Jen to pick up the useful 66k in the pot...

Sky must be loving this......NOT

Talking of ridiculous booze consumption, I must put in a special mention for Laxie who has made it her mission over most of last night and a good chunk of this afternoon to get me and Junglecat plastered on a combination of beers, bourbons and "Mini-Guinesses" (Tia Maria with a Baileys float, served in a shot glass - mmm, tastes like dessert :) ). She left before we got to buy her a few back today, so thanks Laxie! Here's a crap picture of one, on us!

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Honey We're HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!  Last night's shocking photo aside, yer doing a great job with the updates Chicka and Chico. 

Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Jen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Keep yer head ffs!!!

Anyone in Waterford...................get the updaters a round of baby guinness...they're luberly...and so are the updaters.

'baby guiness' is the correct term that us drunken degenarates use :)

Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) just raised to 75k preflop and Thomas Nolan called.

The flop came 5d 5h Ts and Derek bet 125k, which Nolan called. The turn was the As and Thorpe now pushed and Nolan called this instantly...

Nolan showed A-6 for top pair and unfortunately I was unable to see Derek's hand...I'll try and clear that up in a bit....But suffice to say Nolan's turned ace was good, and the 2d river changed nothing, meaning...

Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) Thorpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1037) is OUT, eliminated in 7th spot, winning €6,000

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And yet another big pot plays out...

Bomber limps for 30k, and Michael Trimby raises to 180.

Jimmy Kiernan now moves over the top for another 30k and bomber reluctantly passes. Michael makes an auto call and shows Ah Th versus the optimisitc Js Qd of Jimmy...

The flop comes A-3-7-A-J anf the monumental stack of Michael Trimby receives yet another boost and this means that...

Jimmy Kiernan is OUT, eliminated in 6th position, winning €7,200

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LOL Gwan Bomber

Drunken poker ftw.

GUINESS WATCH!

More glasses have been added to Bomber's side table which is starting to resemble a brewery...


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Whats the chip situations now?

Go Jen

Very, very, very drunken poker. :)

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Jen just moved ALLIN and was called by Michael Trimby...
I'm not 100% sure how the chips went in preflop....we''ll find that out in a bit...

BUT Jen held K-Q, dominating Michael's K-J.

The flop came J (NOOOOOO!) 5 - 6..

"Queen Queen Queen"...yelled Jen's suporters...

TURN: 9

"QUEEN TEN QUEEN TEN QUEEN TEN"....we shouted in unison.

RIVER: 9...

Meaning Michael's K-J outdrew Jen's K-Q for a large, crucial, tournament ending hand, Soooooo

Jen Mason is OUT, eliminated in 5th position, winning €8,500.

Great performance from the young lady who will be giving us her exit chat shortly.

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after the bad news of Jen's exit, good news comes in the shape of not 1, but 2 blondes making the final table of the €150 event

Please send positive vibes to M3BOY and ANDREWT ..... Good luck chaps.

ul Jen, wp ;applause;

well done Jen....good luck M3 and Andrew

Unlucky Jen very well played.

Good Luck to M3BOY and ANDREWT

God damn poker, so unfair!

Ul Jen, you played excellently all weekend

Well played Jen, AndrewT and M3boy

I actually really hope Bomber wins this. Shitfaced and all as he is. Is that wrong?

BOK!

The remaining four players, Michael Kiernan, Ian Whittey, James Kenny and Bomber Nolan have thrashed out a deal...

Michael Kiernan is taking €29,500
Thomas Nolan is taking  €24,500
Ian Whitty is taking      €15,000
and James Kenny is taking €11,500

They are playing on for €2,000 and the trophy...

 ;iagree; with Lloyd DAG is the way forward ;dewi;

Sooooo Wrong but Sooooo Irish, Go on the mad drunken paddy......

Boooooooo to being outdrawn by dominated hands. I think this exact situation was an exit hand in another event Jen played relatively recently.....ah well. Unlucky, well played and all that. Buy her a drink from her brother, Dana!

Well done Jen, very unlucky in the end!

Jen is taking it in excellent humour, she thoroughly enjoyed herself, went in with the best hand, and is only furious that they did a deal, which she would never have agreed to had she not gone out.  ;D  Well played that lady.

that sounds like a terrible deal. what was 4th prize money?

€9,500

Sorry sorry, we don't mean Michael Kiernan, we mean Michael Trimby on that deal...

That deal is ridiculous, 3rd and 4th are getting 2k more than they should be and 2nd is getting 1500 more, play on and go for the 36k ffs,  i mean for the sake of that kinda money, im shocked!!!!!!!

of the 80k left between the 4 of them, they were all guaranteed 9,500. Take that out 4 times and we have over 40k left to chop up based on chip counts. He'd need less than 200k for it to be fair.

wp all anyway, the bomber is a legend.and ul Jen, but you can't win all our tournys!

Jesus what is up with that deal

Ya unlucky but she outdrew on me in a similar situation coming towards the last two tables these things happen,great performance anyway.The deal seems shocking really for 3rd and 4th

In general - tournament deals are terribly devised. Knowing what is a good and bad deal is something most players suck at.

Do we know the chip count for the deal ? Where 3rd and 4th very short ?

4 handed, Bomber lost his chips to Michael Trimby...not Kiernan as i foolishly claimed before lol...but he lost them even quicker than he knocks back pints of guiness so I missed exactly how...

BUT this meant

Thomas Nolan is OUT in 4th position, winning €24,500[/b] as per the deal the four thrashed out.

Well played you drunken maniac!

3 handed Whittey moved in with 8-9 and was called by Trimby with T-3.

The board brought no surprises, meaning...

Ian Whittey is OUT, eliminated in 3rd position, winning €15,000, as per their deal.


Heads up, the remaining players Michael Trimby and James Kenny agreed to split the €2,000 they were playing for, with Michael taking the trophy, meaning...

James Kenny is OUT, eliminated in 2nd place, winning €11,500 + €1,000 as per the deal.


AND

 MICHAEL TRIMBY is the WINNER of this year's Waterford MAIN EVENT, winning €29,500 + €1,000 as per the deal PLUS the marvellous WATERFORD CRYSTAL TROPHY!

Well played all the players and thank you to the organisers for a superbly run event. It's been great fun!

A final few photos to follow...

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Hello everyone!  Thanks for the support - I haven't been online all weekend due to lack of ethernet cable in my hotel, but Dana has been relaying messages with excellent efficiency.

A couple of notes - I received a blessing in the form of a button shove with Nines which ran into a big blind Tens but sucked out on Day Two which set me up with decent chips (I would otherwise have had around 90k instead of 300) for which I am grateful to the same poker gods who three outed me in 5th on the final.  That hand, Trimby raised on the button to around 180k, and I shoved with QK for c. 400k - that's how it went.  I had previously misread him twice (for a resteal when he had Kings, and then for a genuine hand when he pushed me off AJ preflop) but had decided to reverse my impression of him and finally got it right - just in time to get busted.  He deserves his top place finish and congrats to all who finalled.

A special thankyou to the three guys who may or may not have been inebriated sitting at the rail shouting Go Jen - that was totally unexpected and therefore awesome.

There's no way in hell I would have done a deal, least of all that deal, but well done to them nonetheless...

Cheers little bro and mum...er...changed my flight so I am leaving at 7am from Waterford and will be asleep for the next 20 hours.  Great structured tourney and I would play this every week if I could.

4th placed chips was extremely short, but 3rd had 500,000 chips  and blinds at 20/40k

Interesting deal to say the least


Thanks to Dana and Rod for a wonderful update today

Well done Jen and all the final tablers today

and a big thanks to Neill and team at Big Slick who put on a sensational festival for blonde and all the players. Cheers!

Here is Michael receiving his trophy from the amusing, entertaining and engaging Neil Kelly...

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(Apologies for the blurs, I suck with a camera!)


Here is Tikay entertaining the masses once more with a cracking story about trains...

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and the enthralled crowd...

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And finally, just to complete the guiness watch...

Once Bomber left the table, we were left with this sad spectacle of the once crowded-with-guiness sidetable, now abandoned. While looking at this imagine the Hovis music playing gently in the background...

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 ;applause; For some awesome updating.

Once again to the great updating team I say:

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Yes yes, so many thanks to Mr Neill (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=674) Kelly (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=674) and Big Slick for making this a delightful tournament to update; also thanks again to Laxie for keeping us well-lubricated, as it were, well done to all the finallists, and we are now probably going to get really frunk, I mean drunk, because Jen's buying and our flight leaves in like 6 hours (thanks Floppy). Yay Waterford!

I am now sticking like 100 forks in this marathonesque update. Over and out.

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I love it when you post that. :)

Down to 7 in the €150 ...


BOTH our boys still in.

4th got more than 2nd and 3rd?

Crazy, well played though, great updating again :)  Have a nice flight.

GL Andrew and M3

My first event with ye and I have to say great stuff extremely good reports through out (the roast dinner report in pedicure was brilliant ) Great job, nice forum ,I will be back

AndrewT here.

M3Boy gets lucky. Looks at one card, sees an Ace and shoved. Called in two places by AK. Looks at his other card to find a 3. A 3 hits on the river (with the 3 of clubs being no good as it would give one of the AKs a flush). He's just doubled up again in a blinds battle with AJ v A7 - he's in great shape now.

My situation is less good - I'm shortstacked on 50ishK after having to pass a blind steal.

Given the alcohol consumption there's no way I'm taking that deal ffs!...mucho tiltaments to be found at the bottom of a tenth pint....

still 7 left, sideshow bob has taken a hit and is short stack ....

all together now .... Paint dry, its just like watching paint dry , its just like watching paint dry ...   ;sleep;

sideshow bob has gone in 7th ... down to 6


talking of 6, thats what time my taxi is booked to take me back to the airport ...6am !!! ... will this game finish in time LOL.

Just lost Bruno, 5 left, go on the lads !!!

OUCH !!!


Paul (M3Boy) AK

AndrewT A9


9 comes on flop and Andrew takes Paul out....

Down to 4

Kev

Pass my congrats on to Paul please.

And good luck to AndrewT.

Cheers

Vince

Paul draws €1100 for his 5th place.

next prizes are

€1250
€1600
€3000
€4500

Passed on and appreciated by both.

Andrew out 4th ....

Colchester Kev ... OVER AND OUT ...


its been a fantastic trip, many thanks to everyone in Waterford, from Neil and Keith and the team to the dealers and staff at the hotel.. a fantastic series of events played among some of the friendliest nicest people i have met on my extensive travels... full reports when i get home and sleep for about a fortnight !!!


Certailnly a trip for the memory bank..

Goodnight.

Fantastic reporting...off ta bed with ya.

Well played Paul and Andrew  ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;karabiner; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;letsparty;

4th place had only 120k but 3rd had half a million

Dont forget to mention that is was a pot for C/L!!

But I cannot complain, I lost a 70k pot just before we broke to 2 tables, leaving me with 7 xBB and somehow I managed to limp onto the final table with 5xBB

Had the A3 coo, also had a guy shove for 70k in the c/o and I find AA on the button.

Also managed to break into the 100 in the main event, followed that up with a 24th place in the €250

Full report to follow.

Well done Jen. Unlucky with the KQ there.

Nicely played M3 and AndrewT.

I fell asleep in my computer chair almost as soon as I sat in it last night around 10:00, and I woke up a couple of hours ago (actually on the bed though) - otherwise I would have been on the thread.

Hi Guy's

Finished 3rd in this. Really enjoyed playin with all the guys.
Final table very intresting mix of players.
Impossible to put "BOMBER" drunk guy on a hand so very difficult to push or call his big bets, As Jen Im sure can agree with...!!
winner was a very good agressive player, very impressed even though I dident like him a lot.
Jen, ur a lady and one hell of a player. Look forward to doing battle again.
well played all the final table players and very important .Niall kelly....A hell of a tourny

Just wanted to say thanks to Neill and all his staff. I thought this was a wonderful tournament and superbly arranged.

Also just wanted to say to Jen it was a pleasure to meet you and play at the same table as you. I was sitting to your right at the final table.

welcome to the forum to all the new posters ...

see you at the next one :)

Just a small note to say congratulations to everyone involved in making this a great weekend.  I sat beside Jen for most of day 2.  She was my BB and was chip leader which made it great, cause no one robbed our big blinds......

Jen is a brillant player and a great ambassador for the game.  Unlucky not to get further Jen, Ive no doubt i'll see you on more final tables..


Ps great to be mistaken for Colette Doherty though........ Irish Poker Legend  LMAO

Hi Collette,  ;welcome; to blonde :)up & well done on the result

Did I see you on telly  :) :) :)

poker is a funny old game. who would have thought that a pub player from freshford kilkenny would have finished 2nd in the blondepoker waterford open. best experience of my life and also the most demanding,physically and mentally.hangin on for dear life sunday but i achieved more than i could have ever imagined.12500 grand for an ametuer(with 10 kids and xmas comin) was awesome.loved every minute of final table. got my chips in loads of times but never got a call. my tight image was well earned. thanks to everyone whose kind words and support kept me going. thanks to mike and brian from green joker(im available for sponsorship deals lol). well done to all the players at final table. anthony(unlucky)bomber(nutjob)rob(quiet guy) michael(worthy winner)ian(the other bananaman)jimmy(well done)derek(ace 6 magician)jen(pleasure to watch you play)ken(see you incork soon)hope to see you all again soon 

happy Christmas family of bannanababy14, Nadolig llawen & well played

cheers Dewi cool. lookin forward to xmas and the next tourney. maybe see ya there pal. have a good xmas