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Welcome to the final GUKPT event of the year, the Grand Final at the Victoria Casino in London. This one is the biggy so for that reason, and also the sheer distance from the pressroom to the cardroom, there will be three of us covering this event. (Well the beagle will be getting the final day off).

By now, you're probably wondering what that item at the top of the page is. Well, now I'll tell you, it's the brand new Blonde clock that Bongo and I came up with a couple of months ago and have managed to implement into the updates. Basically, it works like any other tournament clock you're likely to see in a casino and will run in real time, and the updaters will manually keep it up to date during a tournament. So, no more needing to ask about the number of runners left, the blinds or indeed how much time left in this level. Yes, less work for everyone, hurrah! It's also exclusive to the Blonde updates, (Until the other sites all nick it off us).

Since it's a Grand Final, you're allowed to have three picks, one of whom must be a GUKPT champion from this year:

My ones are:

Jerome Bradpiece
Henning Granstad
Dan Carter

With the buy-in starting at £3,000, this should weedle out all but the best players, and hopefully set us up with a high class field and some top quality play.

I think Flushy is playing too.

Play will start at the ungodly time of 1.30pm. Come and join us!

That clock is AWESOME!!!


:)up

Agreed Kin - it's going to really increase my enjoyment of the Blonde updates. We should have a much better feel for what's happening. Well done Snoops, Bongo and Blonde! ;topman; ;thankyou;

Should be a corking update, love the clock

Three final picks:

Julian Thew, seems safer to pick him than not

Ian Cox, ditto

and for the blonde trifecta, Jeff Kimber

Greetings all from the discomfort of my own car, fresh off my DTD baptism and bracing myself to rejoin the UK's most tedious journey - Nottingham to Hampstead. If you like the M1 and are a fan of driving straight... for long periods of time, then boy oh boy, is this the route for you!

As for Dusk Till Dawn, what a joint, and what an achievement from Rob Yong and co! All those involved should give themselves a firm pat on the back and bask in the satisfaction that whatever they do now in life, they're taking one hell of an accolade to their graves.

The place is superb. Forget all those dingy cardrooms you've been to thus far, DTD is head and shoulders above them all - the only comparison I can think of is the Concord Card Casino, and if DTD can receive half the amount of praise that place does, then they'll be happy chappies.

I don't have time to pen a full report just yet, that will come later, but what I will say is that the attention to detail in the place is tremendous, and they truly are catering for the poker public rather than their own pockets. A rarity indeed in the world of business.

If you're haven't pencilled in a visit yet, I strongly urge you do so. It's the mutt's nuts.

Clock is Great:

Blonde lead the way, as always:

The image removed of Poker Updates.

what the man said...thanks for that Snoops! ;)

Ooooo look at the clock :)  Nice work guys!

Picks for the event

Julian Thew
Leo Kam
Ian Cox

Happy Updating, looking forward to it

Blatant Brag Post!

Managed to come 2nd in the £500 yesterday for £13.5k! ;danafish;

Don't think I have ever been in such good form......

well done!!

nice one woodsey, told you that me purchasing your ticket meant that it was a golden seat ))
my 3 picks,
er...julian thew
jon wong
karl mahrenholz
oh & dtd was awesome, am off there again this evening...

Praz Bansi
Julian Thew
James Dempsey (rotflmfao)

Oh and good luck to blonde's resident fish and luckbox extraordinaire.....KINGPOKER!

he's my final table pick, he is..him, Flushy and Thewy.

My picks:

Dave Colclough
Barny Boatman
Marc Goodwin

GL to all Blondes...

Ah, forgot about KP, he's my 4th pick :)

Good luck mate, take it down!

Julian Thew
Joe Beevers
Jerome Bradpiece

Alan Vinson
Ben Vinson
Jeff Duvall

no biased opinion!!!!!

whats the structure like and starting chips for this event??

If Saturn is in line with Uranus then there's a chance...

you mean a Ford Saturn in line with my Arse, don't you?..

Clock brock?

On Level 15 here....??

I think it's been ticking away by itself ;)

Structure:

GUKPT Structure
level 1: 25/50
level 2: 50/100
level 3: 75/150
level 4: 100/200
level 5: 150/300
level 6: 150/300/25
level 7: 200/400/50
level 8: 300/600/75
level 9: 400/800/75
level 10: 500/1000/100
level 11: 600/1200/100
level 12: 800/1600/100
level 13: 1000/2000/200
level 14: 1200/2400/200
level 15: 1500/3000/200
level 16: 2000/4000/300
level 17: 2500/5000/400
level 18: 3000/6000/500
level 19: 4000/8000/500
level 20: 5000/10000/500
level 21: 6000/12000/1000
level 22: 8000/16000/1000
level 23: 10000/20000/1500
level 24: 12000/24000/2000
level 25: 15000/30000/2000
level 26: 20000/40000/3000
level 27: 25000/50000/4000
level 28: 30000/60000/5000
level 29: 40000/80000/5000
level 30: 50000/100000/5000
level 31: 60000/120000/10000
level 32: 75000/150000/10000

10,000 starting chips too I think.

It's not going to blow up is it?

it will be pretty lame if they use the same structure/start chips for this event as they have done for the tournaments leading up to it.
does anyone know how long play on d1 will last for?

it will be bad if they use the same starting chips and clock wen people are paying treble the entry fee!!!

Peekaboo, chaps and chapettes and welcome to the opening day of the inaugural GUKPT Grand Final. Yes, I know, I can't hold back my excitement either!

After 5 hours kip and a good ol cheeseburger for breakfast, I'm now set up in the cardroom and raring to go. I'm prudently awaiting my opportunity to pounce on a vacant plug hole, but I did have a quick peek in the cardroom, of which is admittedly rather tumbleweedy at the present time with Ash (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=38) Hussain (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=38), Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=194) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=194) and Jim Reid the only faces I spotted. However, it's still early doors, and poker players aren't renowned for their punctuality, so I fully expect there to be a last minute rush.

I can confirm that the starting stack is 15,000, rather than the usual 10,000, so there should be plenty of play, especially with the inevitably long Red-Dog-like structure.

Once I've unearthed the Holy Grail and sourced my laptop with the power it's going to require to get through the day I'll pop down and grab a few quick snaps of those poker studs!

Well I'm not there, just trying to be helpful, so I could well be wrong - I'm sure one of the updaters will confirm when they come online :)

my picks(boks)
Julian thew
dave smith
Marc Goodwin

is it a 1 hour clock snoops??

Yes, m8, 1 hour clock.

I just popped down and learned that we have 90 players today (excluding the odd late straggler).

The players were just being called to their seats as I left.

90 runners seems a bit disappointing maybe another sign of the amount of festivals we have and apart from those sponsored the expenses of playing all festivals is just too much.

Great to see the new addition to the updates with the big yellow clock...........wouldn't it be really cool if Bongo could reposition it underneath the last post or right at the bottom of each page or even have 2 copies 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom.

PS good to see Snoops is finally back updating we just might manage a bit of norkage somewhere along the line.

My 3 picks, before we start:

Dave Colclough
Neil Channing
Kevin O'Leary

Afternoon peeps, me and Floppy have also arrived at last after a funny taxi driver taking us to the The Victoria hotel somewhere NOT near the casino.  Also fresh from DTD last night and limited sleep so at least all updaters are singing form the same sleep sheet.

Looking forward to a 3 way update from the Vic, gotta say.  Those multiple stairs and corridors are not good to a gym dodger lol.

The players are nearly starting so I'll head off with camera round neck and see what I can come up with.

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We have lift-off...Play is underway.

(Note: If the clock isn't working on your computer, i.e not properly counting down, try pressing crtl and f5 at the same time to refresh)

I take exception, no-one comes close to me for norkage.

Look, here are buns.

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Word on the street is that play has now started. Meanwhile, have a gander at this thrilling photo of the cardroom. You can't quite grasp the level of excitement just from that one snap, but it's like the World Cup Final down there!

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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm and 2 pairs too

I don't know if his other half is a voyeur today, but if she is, here's Mr John Murphy for you, in fine fettle as always and confident of running well. He's in good form if the satellite is anything to go buy, fending off over 40 players to lap up the one and only seat. Good luck to that man.

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Another young chappie that I caught hanging around the door like a veteran bouncer (or perhaps he was spying on a sooted and booted Dena), is Dan Carter, aka Sideshow Bob. Unlike the aforementioned Murphy, 14 year old Dan appears to be in slightly more frustrated mood after a 4 hour encounter in the heads-up tourney with Chris Sokrati. The longest of the 1st round confrontations, Soxy was all-in blind a number of times due to the vast blinds and kept doubling up! "I had an eight to one advantage and still lost!" bemoans the curly locked Carter.

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Robin Keston bets 5k into what seems to be an 1,800 pot on a Ad 8d Js board. Perhaps trying to get a push from a smaller set? :dontask:

Vicky Coren bets 600 on the river of an A-2-4-T-J board, her opponent mucks an Ace, she shows 5-3.

Manuel Palanca looks to be the early chipleader after Dave Gregory played his aces very strong on a 3c 2c 6d 8h 8s board, looking to include a 6k river bet. Manuel had flopped a set of threes and called him all the way.

Dan Carter is extolling to me the virtues of Guitar Hero 3 for the XBox/PS2 whilst limping UTG. He says the only disadvantage from playing it so often is the crippling arthritis you get from the mini guitar you get with the game... Anyway, the button raises and Dan is the only caller.

Both check the 7h Jh Js flop, Dan bets 250 on the 8d turn and then 500 on the 6d river, both times he's called, but his Td Th is good.

Great start for Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95) Colclough (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95) in that he played 3 won 3, I arrive at the table for Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) to tell me that Dave is bashing up the table already.

Blonde (bookiebasher) Jim Moult has a nice table betting into Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=45) Grundy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=45) then Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419) Fox (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419).  Jim has already won a couple of K of Foxy betting every street then hitting a flush on the river on him.

Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) & Vicky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449) Coren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449) can't stay away from each other.  Vicky looked up to ask me if I was playing this event and when my reply was "too rich for me"  John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=209) Duthie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=209) chirped up saying "I'll buy you in Maria!"  My heart skipped a tiny beat until the inevitable follow up from Duthie of "Oh sorry, no its too late!"   ;frustrated;

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This happy loony so early in the day is Robbo Karoly, he beckoned me over from 2 tables away to pose for your delection: No need for a caption comp here hehe:

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Whether you have 15k or 10k, it doesn't take long for those chips to go hurtling into the pot, and young Ketu Nathwani was all-in within the first 20 minutes. His opponent was a voluptuous and exotic Maria Maceiras, one of several Spanish players making the trip over to sunny Edgware Road today.

The Flop read 6s Ts 7d and Maria's 1.3k bet had been raised to 3.1k by Ketu. With a pained expression, and a dwell that would turn Carlo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=60) Citrone (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=60) green with envy, Maria made the call before checking in the dark, which, in my experience, is often a sign that they want their opponent to check behind them.

However, with the Turn bringing a Qd, a check was the last thing on the mind of Ketu, who bet out 2.7k. Grimacing in equal measure, Maria once again called.

The River was a 2s, which triggered a bizarre 1.8k bet from Maria. With his eyes darting around like nervous jelly, Ketu paused before announcing all-in in that funny quick push Hellmuth motion.

After a long long loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong dwell, Maria folded Ks Kd face-up.

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Brighton Champion Dave Smith is in da area:

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Jersey's own Chris "soxy" Sokrati

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John Murphy is rocking and rolling early doors, he just had a straight (Ts 9c on an 8d 7d 5c Js 5s board) paid off by Ben Akiva, pictured here seated to the right of Sami Yusuf.

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have we got a list of players please and It’s just been announced that the chip leaders at the end each day will receive entry into next year’s Grand Final.

Yes, I believe Mr Raab is quietly typing away like a monkey on speed and will email it through shortly.

Seriously? Thats great if true!

Two players are OUT. One being Carl Buskira who had two pair against Robin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=379) Keston (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=379)'s set. The other player is unknown so far since he's an alternative who held 8-4 vs 2-2 on an 8-4-2-K-5 board.

Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419) Fox (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419), Jim Moult and Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=45) Grundy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=45) are all sitting together, though it looks like Grundy has already lost half his stack, and Fox, a third.

Ben just took a 2k+ pot from Foxy though, betting 500 on the turn and river of a 7s 6s Tc 4c 2d board with Kh Th and getting paid off.

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P.S Don't tell Foxy the players that there are free cheeky vimtos at the bar!

The tinternet connection here at the Vic, is, as usual incredibly stupidly slow meaning it takes an age to get photos.

true mate its up on the bluesq site

Just a message for all the guests who haven't signed up to blonde yet. :)

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"You look different," observes Neil Channing.

"Is it my hair?" ask I.

"Yeah, on a scale of 1 to a 100 I'd give it 93."

"Oh great," I cheer.

"1 tends to be the best and 100 the worst on my scale though."

Grr  ;grr; Can anyone name a scale where 100 is the worst?!

Neil Channing's worst hair scale ?

On my last outing into the cardroom I struggled to find hands, looming over the tables like a vulture waiting to pounce on the rotting corpse of a bad beat victim. After pacing up and down, I did spot a Mateyboy squared confrontation, and one in which I required the player list to identify the players involved. With a 7d 8d Ts 5d 6d on the felt, Jason Shellum checked only to raise Huseyin Yilmaz's 1.4k bet (which, incidentally, is his seat number) to 5.2k. Yilmaz folded quicker than a rubber suitcase so I think it's safe to say he was behind.

Well, I also thought it was a bit...
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Could you find out when registration closes for day 1b please? tyvm

Clock looks great well done Bongo and Snoopy- 'bout time u started doing some usefull stuff like that Floppy...

That's not an official one I'm afraid. We're being made to wait I believe because there are a few alternates.

2 hours into play.

Straight from the horse's mouth, well Jonathan Raab.

Barny (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=41) Boatman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=41) is up to his old tricks, flat-calling a full house and claiming, "I didn't think there was any point in raising, thought I'd give someone else a chance behind me."

It didn't work though, and he picked up the pot when Londoner Tony Phillips could only manage two pair (including the one on the board).

The clock is chuffin' awesome.  Nearly as good as the updates fellas.  Good work as usual :)up.

I think 100 on the Richter Scale would be pretty bad.

Short-stacked Dave Gregory is out courtesy of Davood Merhmand A-K into Aces.

Other exits are Jeff Duvall who slowplayed Kings against Roberto Romanello, but allowed Ash Hussain to come into the pot with 3c 2c and flop two pair on a Q-2-3 board.

It's not all smiles for Travolta Hussain though, as Zafar Aslam is OUT, holding Ad Ac versus Chris Moore's flopped flush on a Kd Qd 7d board.

I stopped by Barny (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=41) Boatman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=41)'s table to loiter and got rewarded with some kind of hand.  On a board of

 4d 4c 5c  Jc

Barny bet out 400 and was called by Jon Murphy, the river was

 9c  Barny bet out 1,000 and Jon passed.  Well not really an exciting or big pot but Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=196) Rogers (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=196) says "go on show the bluff Barny"  by this time Barny had an audience, a wall of poker scribblers errrrr scribbling.  He says "go on then, Ill show this time" and turns over pocket fours for the floptabulous quads.  Barny seemed pretty well chuffed with himself even though proclaiming how small the pot was....Pah!

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 ;thankyou;

101   Jason Shellum
102   Fowzi Baroukh
103   Brian Gilbert
104   Huseyin Yilmaz
105   Chris Moore
106   Zafar Aslam
107   James Moult
108   Ben Grundy
201   Josh Gould
202   Trevor Pearson
203   Ali Zihni
204   Hongi Liu
205   Eughan Odea
206   Gary Wilson
207   Priyam Demel
208   Mickey Wernick
301   Arshad Hussain
302   Haran Paheerathan
303   Jeff Buffenbarger
304   G Garcia
305   Les Kerrigan
306   Martin Vallo
307   Jim Reid
308   Michael Denton
309   Jeff Duvall
401   David Smith
402   G Shaw
403   William Martin
404   Carlos Walker
405   Craig Owen
406   Jonothon Butters
407   Mazhar Nawab
408   Danny Dborin
409   Robbo Karoly
501   Sam George
502   Chris Sokrati
503   Barry Earnshaw
504   Horace Harvey
505   Panicos Ellinas
506   Pawan Nayyar
507   Robert Boon
508   Lalit Khajuria
509   Surinder Sunar
601   Kyle Macpherson
602   Daniel Smith
603   Michael Trimby
604   Dan Carter
605   Dan Samson
606   Dave Colclough
607   Anthony Hardy
608   Mark Forrester
609   Roberto Romanello
701   Dave Mayall
702   Patrick Slusarek
703   Maria Maceiras
704   Ketu Nathwani
705   Paul Leckey
706   David Gross
707   F Lopez
801   Ian Frazer
802   Marc Goodwin
803   John Duthie
804   Ian Nelson
805   Talal Shakerchi
806   Richard Herbert
807   Neil Channing
901   Barney Boatman
902   F Secola
903   Ben Akiva
904   Sami Yusuf
905   Jeff Rogers
906   Antony Phillips
907   John Murphy
1001   Ray Wyre
1002   Alan Dean
1003   Davood Mehrmand
1004   Dave Gregory
1005   Manuel Palanca
1006   Jon Heath
1007   Ken Wong
1101   Robin Keston
1102   Bambos Xanthos
1103   John Kabbaj
1104   Carl Buskirk
1105   Jan Brevik
1106   Ashley Alterman
1107   Alan Vinson
1201   David La Ronde
1202   Victoria Coren
1203   Scott Chaudhry
1204   Patrik Selin
1205   Nathan Lee
1206   Jeff Burke
1207   Stuart Fox

We're on a break. Oh but you already know that because of the clock...::)

Meanwhile the players have been told about a wrap awards ceremony taking place on Monday night, which includes a player of the year, best/worst move, bad beat of the year and a best dressed player of the year and a worst dressed player of the year.

I'm backing Paul Parker for the last two awards.

Update on Jeff Buffenbarger please

my 3 picks are
Julian thew
Karl mahrenholz
Ian Frazer

There aren't too many here who have travelled the seas to join us a the Vic, but one who has in Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=654) Vallo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=654) of Denmark, a regular on the European poker scene. Now I'm no expert in body language (the language of love is my only specialty!) but I'd say that he wished he'd stay at home.

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I'm very impressed so far. Not one person has asked what the blinds are. Surely we can't last the day?

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Okay, forget it, that was meant to be the Jaws theme, but it just doesn't work when you write it down.

Anyhow, the point of that, was a drum roll of sorts or a sense of dread as I introduce today's Table of Doom and Ceeeeeeeeeeeertain Death.

Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=173) Frazer (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=173)
Marc (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257) Goodwin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=257)
Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=175) Nelson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=175)
Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=369) Herbert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=369)
Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302)
Vicky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449) Coren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449)
John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=215) Kabbaj (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=215)

and the most fearsome player the world has ever seen...

Mateyboy!!!  ;scarymoment; ;hide; :o

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What...

You speak French?

This young whipper snapper is Lalit Khajuria, a familiar face down Luton way. He just won a pot with a 1.2k bet on a Jd Qs 2h Ac board but still has around his 15k starting stack.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5834&g2_serialNumber=1)

...if only the clock could pour a beer , these updates would be perfect :cheers:

Buzzin Updates Chaps.

Carlos for the UKPL Win :)

If Carlsberg did updates ............

They'd have 2 clocks ..........1 at the top and 1 at the bottom of page to save us lazy buggers scrolling.

gl to maria hope u do really well, also gl to julian dan and dave smith go team !

Any updates on Alan Vinson please??

Here are the chip counts from the recent break, end of level 2:

1   1   101   Jason Shellum   24350
1   2   102   Fowzi Baroukh   13675
1   3   103   Brian Gilbert   11000
1   4   104   Huseyin Yilmaz   8875
1   5   105   Chris Moore   27625
1   6   1107   Alan Vinson   7900
1   7   107   James Moult   23675
1   8   108   Ben Grundy   13425
1   9   1207   Stuart Fox   12825
2   1   201   Josh Gould   12425
2   2   202   Trevor Pearson   13750
2   3   203   Ali Zihni   15000
2   4   1102   Bambos Xanthos   25300
2   5   206   Gary Wilson   13875
2   6   205   Eughan Odea   17025
2   7   207   Priyam Demel   18800
2   8   208   Mickey Wernick   18925
2   9   1203   Scott Chaudhry   13075
3   1   301   Arshad Hussain   26500
3   2   302   Haran Paheerathan   14450
3   3   303   Jeff Buffenbarger   15950
3   4   304   G Garcia   19325
3   5   305   Les Kerrigan   14150
3   6   306   Martin Vallo   8975
3   7   609   Roberto Romanello   15325
3   8   308   Michael Denton   17250
3   9   1206   Jeff Burke   15650
4   1   401   David Smith   22700
4   2   402   G Shaw   17025
4   3   403   William Martin   10400
4   4   404   Carlos Walker   7325
4   5   1105   Jan Brevik   15675
4   6   406   Jonothon Butters   13625
4   7   407   Mazhar Nawab   11000
4   8   408   Danny Dborin   19175
4   9   409   Robbo Karoly   21200
5   1   501   Sam George   14350
5   2   502   Chris Sokrati   16400
5   3   503   Barry Earnshaw   16775
5   4   504   Horace Harvey   24250
5   5   505   Panicos Ellinas   19950
5   6   506   Pawan Nayyar   6725
5   7   307   Jim Reid   13575
5   8   508   Lalit Khajuria   13775
5   9   509   Surinder Sunar   9750
6   1   601   Kyle Macpherson   12150
6   3   603   Michael Trimby   15300
6   4   604   Dan Carter   15600
6   5   605   Dan Samson   11200
6   6   606   Dave Colclough   20900
6   7   607   Anthony Hardy   16500
6   8   608   Mark Forrester   15325
6   9   1106   Ashley Alterman   12400
7   1   701   Dave Mayall   13775
7   2   702   Patrick Slusarek   46975
7   3   703   Maria Maceiras   6825
7   4   704   Ketu Nathwani   20825
7   5   705   Paul Leckey   14300
7   6   706   David Gross   13675
7   7   707   F Lopez   17175
7   8   204   Hongi Liu   14600
7   9   1101   Robin Keston   26275
8   1   801   Ian Frazer   18550
8   2   802   Marc Goodwin   8600
8   3   803   John Duthie   14175
8   4   804   Ian Nelson   10700
8   5   805   Talal Shakerchi   9775
8   6   806   Richard Herbert   20100
8   7   807   Neil Channing   22250
8   8   1202   Victoria Coren   15850
8   9   1103   John Kabbaj   19325
9   1   901   Barney Boatman   16700
9   2   902   F Secola   8125
9   3   903   Ben Akiva   10350
9   4   904   Sami Yusuf   13975
9   5   905   Jeff Rogers   15175
9   6   906   Antony Phillips   16675
9   7   907   John Murphy   20850
9   8   1204   Patrik Selin   18250
10   1   1001   Ray Wyre   8950
10   2   1002   Alan Dean   14050
10   3   1003   Davood Mehrmand   22975
10   5   1005   Manuel Palanca   28350
10   6   1006   Jon Heath   12250
10   7   1007   Ken Wong   16850
10   8   1205   Nathan Lee   19025
10   9   405   Craig Owen   9500

Jeff Buffenbarger -- 15,050

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5852&g2_serialNumber=1)

I think Carlsberg should sort out their beer before they start worrying about updates!

Yeah, good luck Maria!  ;cupcake;

ooooh bitchy little puppy we are today :) - have we suffered a bad pint matey??

Ben Grundy is no longer on tilt, he's back over his original stack just having been paid off for 3,600 by Huseyin Yilmaz on a 9h 3d Tc 7c Aspades board. Grundy showing the 8h 6h.

Michael Trimby raises from the cutoff, Dan Carter calls from the button.

Flop:

3c 4c 6h

Trimby bets 850, Carter makes it 2k, Trimby decides that's not enough and bumps it up to 4.8k. Dan Carter now moves in for 10.1k and Trimby ends up passing.

Bambos is getting busy and adds a couple more thousand chips to his stack courtesy of Trevor Pearson, it only takes a little reraise on the river to get rid of Trevor:

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5864&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5866&g2_serialNumber=1)

;iagree;

The export stuff isn't too bad, but I'm more of an ale drinker myself.

Tempt you with a Bishops Finger?

(http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/2363/2363.jpg)

You want action? Well, we'll give you action. In fact, one moment, let me just dig out the action shot we have...

;as;

There you go! Kaboom!

It was a simple affair really, some pre-flop action and a Qc 8h 7h Flop triggering a 6k bet from Tony Phillips, followed by a brisk all-in from Selin before a final call from Tony.

The 2007 Gutshot Series of Poker Champion, Tony, seemed a little reluctant even as he called, but felt that he couldn't fold. He was right to be fearful in the end, as his Ac Ahrt were in deep doggy doo against Selin's Qs Qh.

Turn = 8s

River = Ts

Cruel blow for Phillips and his Pocket Rockets, but elation for Selin who takes a commanding chip lead in this GUKPT Grand Final.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5850&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5848&g2_serialNumber=1)

On your marcs, get set, GO - LOOK GLUM DOWNWARDS:

Frazer & Goodwin
(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5856&g2_serialNumber=1)


On another table look how joyous Dave "Chan" Colclough is with his magic orange:

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5862&g2_serialNumber=1)

Finally got logged on, thank you for the earlier photo of John Murphy!  

Liking the clock!!

for some reason i thouight u were playing maria guess not lol

 ;all-in; ;busted;

Any news on Carlos Walker would be greatly appreciated folks, although if you've got to make that trek to the card room I'll understand if you don't!

The Poker Gods are a cruel bunch. Most of the time they keep relatively quiet, perhaps deep in sleep or watching something on the box, but now and then, they awake from their slumber or daily dose of reality TV to strike down a lightening bolt of misfortune on the table, if only for their own amusement. The victim this time around was a battered and bruised Chris Moore, his dejected, yet composed face taking one on the chin and forcing him to simply shrug in that 'what can you do' way.

The hand itself actually caught my attention when the dealer abruptly called out for a ruling. I, along with the TD that I virtually pushed out the way, raced over to the table to see what all the fuss was about. When we arrived, all eager eyed, the situation was that Fowzi Baroukhi had limp-called a 1,150 raise from Huseyin Yilmaz only to be told that Chris Moore had made it 6,125 from the small blind.

Slightly panicky that he might have to stick in half his stack, Fowzi was relieved to learn that he could fold and sacrifice the extra 850 that he'd put into the pot. And indeed, he did fold, leaving Huseyin to push all his chips in behind him. Chris made the obligatory call, but would have done so whatever the price was. What was most surprising, however, was that his Ad Ahrt was up against a rather paltry Ac 5c (!).

"That's what happens when you're on tilt," reveals tablemate Ben Grundy. "Big tilt," adds neighbour Jim Moult.

But tilt or no tilt, it's a funny old game as Jimmy Greaves once said, and as the dealer popped out a Jc 2d 7c Flop, I think we all knew what was coming, even when the Turn brought an innocent 8d.

River = 9c

Ouch! 1-0 to the Poker Gods.

(http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/radioStationPictures/images/2003/03/10/ouch!.jpg)

Why is that snake biting Gary McAllister?

Why's Gary McAllister giving that snake the eye?

Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) -- 6k and looking a bit glum

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5882&g2_serialNumber=1)

Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=996) Samson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=996) has doubled up thanks to Sam George who called his all-in push with Kc 7d on a Kd 6h 9d board only to find himself up against Kh 9c and in trouble, the Tc offered that glimmer of hope that so often comes...but was equally quickly dashed by the 9h river.

Ray (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=363) Wyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=363), one of only 7 players to have played every GUKPT event this year, (Thewy and Channing being amongst the others) is out.

And here is the cheeky chappy in all his aesthetic glory, now on 6,900.
(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5876&g2_serialNumber=1)

Newcastle Champ Maz Nawab bets 2,500 on the river of a Jc Qc Jd Kc Jh, Brighton Champ Dave Smith calls and mucks when he sees Maz's Ad Kd.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5880&g2_serialNumber=1)

I used my teleporter.

Carlos Walker -- 6,900
(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5878&g2_serialNumber=1)

What do you know about this guy, Kevin? A friend of yours?

Chip counts aren't always as easy as you might think, as displayed by this exceedingly dirty stack.

Can any bright buttons out there work out how many chips are there?

Purple = 1k
Yellow = 5k
Green = 500
Grey = 100
Orange = 25

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5874&g2_serialNumber=1)

You sure that is Carlos Walker Snoops?

Cheers Snoopy much appreciated, his a Stokie Satted in online for a few quid, always knocks me out when me play! His very good I fancy him to do well. C'mon The Jackal, Push that short stack.

Thats Carlo Rich, bloody ugly cap mind you.

Sure looks like our fella.

"Dinner will be served at the end of this level," claims the announcer on the overhead tannoy.

"No, it won't" he back tracks.

"Oh, hold on, well, it either will or it won't"

Clear as mud!  >:?

Great job updaters, can you please do me a favour and wish the best of luck to Pete Linton who's not playing this event.

and to Dave Smith who is.  cheers, Cos

News of the exits of Craig Owen & Jonathan Butters.  Not in the same hand but no other details.

It does make me laugh that in recent big events at the Vic, players are not entrusted with a dinner break and have to eat their dinners at the table like naughty little boys & girls.  Jim Moult here proving he can multi task grandly, and is ripping his table apart by apparantly "having lots of monsters, if I had these hands later on the tourny instead of the start I would have tons more chips!"  Enjoy your salmon & chips Jim.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5884&g2_serialNumber=1)

Is it dinner at the tables again? I think thats a bit cheeky when you pony up all that dough.

 rotflmfao rotflmfao  Cheers Cos, made my day.

Must be very tricky to count, what with the 1k chips having 5000 written on them. Great work snoops

There are a few grumbles but poker players generaly not being the most mobile of fellows, they shrug their shoulders and trough away since its there hehe.

Hahahahaha well done Jeff, I'm sure he was just testing - so I will quietly ammend the post while he is downstairs in the thick of it you SSSSSWINE

Maria Maceiras, the sometime spanish-updater, is OUT with Eights against Paul Leckey's Fives on a 9-7-3-9-5 board.

The dinner break is 30 minutes long at the end of this level. But the players have all already been served food, (which didn't seem too popular, the food that is, not the being served at the table). So we're all off to rush to McDonalds for some healthy food.

Marc Goodwin is OUT

All I know is on a board of

 Kc Qs Th  4d  Js

They were on their backs with Marc holding  Tc Jh but his oppo already flopped the hand with  Ad Jd.

Of course that was an intentional error. To be honest, I didn't think anyone would fall for it, but Jeff didn't let us down.

are we on a break yet?

What are the blinds please?

Great update JC and Dana.

Zafar Aslam (one of the 8 Aslam brothers who play poker) is now OUT after clashing with Kevin Moore. After he ran into a spot of misfortune and kick-in-the-balls-ament earlier, it was Kevin's turn to bust the Bullets this time, calling a raise with 7d 5d and then a re-raise from Zafar before hitting a rather splendid all diamond Flop. Zafar had the Ad, but his hopes were fruitless as the Turn and River brought blanks.

(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3039/enfadobq9.gif)

Lol, I wondered what that massive golden oracle was at the top of the page too... (j/k) WD on that btw ;)

Talal Shakerchi (yes, I promise that is a real name) has just been eliminated by Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) equipped with a cool, subtle performance that could earn him a Oscar nomination. I expect there was some pre-flop action, but when I joined the action, the board read Qs 4c 8d 9d and Neil had bet out 2,600 following a check from Talal.

Talal then doubled the bet to 5,600 and sat back in his chair, consequently provoking Neil to pensively exude a "hmm" sound as if perplexed by the move. He then paused for a moment, before flicking in all of his chips in with Qd Qh for 11,100 more, perhaps hoping that his bet looked like a flush draw of some kind.

In the end, it was all rather academic as Talal had 8c 8s for a nasty set over set encounter that sees him go hurtling towards the rail in disgruntlement.

;hattip; ;hattip;  all in a day's work

All hail Ken 'No Bruff, No Win" Wong of Wongsville, Wongehamshire.  ;tightend;

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5886&g2_serialNumber=1)

Is that the only ironed Poker Verdict top in existence or is it just the way the photo is taken?

How many left in at the break?

Another fine update guys :)

Welcome to my world...

thankyou for the updates.my 3 picks for the whole thing are ian cox,dan owston and martyn cavanagh.dont know when they are playing but all 3 are in tremendous form.anyway best of luck you 3 and all the welshmen plus micky wernick who has looked after the welsh boys so well every time we have played at walsall. Ahrt Aspades

Ian Cox is playing tomorrow, but he's propping up the bar tonight. I think Dan Owston and Martyn Cavanagh are also playing tomorrow.

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Ian Cox has been spotted... at the bar. Don't worry Mrs Cox though, he's not boozing, just munching on his scampi and chips.

Tell me this, does anyone else think £8 for scampi and chips is a fair price?

Of course they are missing the blue chips, worth 10K

The following players were sent packing just before the break or very recently:

Sam George
Barry Earnshaw
Panicos Ellinas
Robert Boon
Martin Vallo
Ashley Alterman

TERRIFIC Update already guys. Sadly, I'm off out now, but I'll catch up when I get back.

Keep up the good work, you three are a great team.

xx

You know those hands that go all crazy pre-flop, but then slowdown on the Flop when everyone's scared to invest any more chips, well, that just happened on Table 4, young Ketu Nathwani threatening World War III with a cheeky 600 minimum raise from under-the-gun.

Of course, he found action, first in Carlos Walker who smooth called two seats down, and then again from Jan Brevik, the Scandinavian former GUKPT finalist making it an expensive 2,700 to play.

However, respect doesn't appear to be rife on this table, as Robbo Karoly (big blind) and both Ketu and Carlos made the call, the latter seemingly only pushing in more chips because of that magic word... 'value'.

As often seems to be the case in these big multi-way pots, everyone slowed down on the Tc Ahrt 2d Flop with all four players checking. However, come the Td Turn, Ketu opted for a bet of 4k, which was good enough to take the pot, although the final fold from Robbo appeared to be a reluctant one.

Robbo tried his best to lure out some information from Ketu regarding his hand, but the youngster remained firm and simply mucked him hand in silence.

Meanwhile, a couple of other players suggested A-K, but they clearly weren't sure and were dying to see.

What sort of hand can we put him on here? Is A-K the main suspect here, or could he have been bluffing?

Is Carlos still in there then Snoopy? How bad was his stack affected?

Chip from the start of level 5:

1   1   101   Jason Shellum   13600
1   2   102   Fowzi Baroukh   7975
1   3   103   Brian Gilbert   19625
1   4   1005   Manuel Palanca   38500
1   5   105   Chris Moore   22125
1   6   1107   Alan Vinson   11150
1   7   107   James Moult   30750
1   8   108   Ben Grundy   23125
1   9   1207   Stuart Fox   14300
2   1   201   Josh Gould   8900
2   2   202   Trevor Pearson   6900
2   3   203   Ali Zihni   22675
2   4   1102   Bambos Xanthos   30200
2   5   206   Gary Wilson   12850
2   6   205   Eughan Odea   18250
2   7   207   Priyam Demel   27825
2   8   208   Mickey Wernick   12825
2   9   1203   Scott Chaudhry   6650
3   1   301   Arshad Hussain   31700
3   2   302   Haran Paheerathan   26700
3   3   303   Jeff Buffenbarger   15675
3   4   304   G Garcia   17450
3   5   305   Les Kerrigan   6250
3   6   1006   Jon Heath   15225
3   7   609   Roberto Romanello   14250
3   8   308   Michael Denton   16250
3   9   1206   Jeff Burke   13400
4   1   704   Ketul Nathwani   21925
4   2   402   G Shaw   16650
4   3   403   William Martin   10500
4   4   404   Carlos Walker   14250
4   5   1105   Jan Brevik   14100
4   7   407   Mazhar Nawab   30225
4   8   408   Danny Dborin   19475
4   9   409   Robbo Karoly   24950
5   1   1007   Ken Wong   49150
5   2   502   Chris Sokrati   17975
5   6   506   Pawan Nayyar   13400
5   7   307   Jim Reid   16000
5   8   508   Lalit Khajuria   17500
5   9   509   Surinder Sunar   8900
6   1   601   Kyle Macpherson   7225
6   3   1205   Nathan Lee   30500
6   4   604   Dan Carter   29650
6   5   605   Dan Samson   19725
6   6   606   Dave Colclough   34575
6   7   607   Anthony Hardy   17300
6   8   608   Mark Forrester   19000
7   1   701   Dave Mayall   12600
7   2   702   Patrick Slusarek   53175
7   4   1002   Alan Dean   23150
7   5   705   Paul Leckey   2900
7   6   706   David Gross   7925
7   7   707   F Lopez   23825
7   8   204   Hongi Liu   21200
7   9   1101   Robin Keston   25425
8   1   801   Ian Frazer   21575
8   3   803   John Duthie   14950
8   4   401   David Smith   6525
8   5   901   Barney Boatman   13900
8   6   806   Richard Herbert   19325
8   7   807   Neil Channing   36475
8   8   1202   Victoria Coren   16350
8   9   1103   John Kabbaj   24625
9   1   504   Horace Harvey   20350
9   3   903   Ben Akiva   14075
9   4   904   Sami Yusuf   12250
9   5   905   Jeff Rogers   15500
9   6   804   Ian Nelson   11100
9   7   907   John Murphy   19025
9   8   1204   Patrik Selin   44225
9   9   1003   Davood Mehrmand   20125

Roberto Romanello proving its not only his mouth that is menacing:

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5890&g2_serialNumber=1)

In other news, John Duthie and Barny Boatman split a sizable pot with T-9 versus T-9 on a Q-4-J-K-7 board.

Meanwhile, Jim Moult seems to be heading in the right direction, raising it up pre-flop, receiving three callers, but winning the hand with a bet on the 9-4-4 rainbow Flop.

Finally, Chris Sokrati is showing Surinder Sunar who's boss, raising his 1.5k bet to 4.4k on a 2d 5h Qc 2h board. Surinder gulped, hunched over in that huddled manner that only Surinder knows, and nonchalantly flicked his cards forward an inch, the dealer momentarily hesitant to whip up the cards as they hadn't actually passed the line.

Barney Boatman is OUT. John Kabbaj limped UTG, Ian Fraser raised behind him in UTG+1, Barney called in mid-position with Tc 7c and Kabbaj called as well.

The flop came out A-J-4 with two clubs, Kabbaj lead out for 3,000. Fraser got out of the way and Barney raised to I think 9,000 commiting himself. Kabbaj was holding trip fours though and the mobster missed his flush draw and has now departed the building.

Dan Carter has whirlwinded himself up to over 40k. A hand before the break he limped in with Aspades Ts, saw a T-6-3 flop with two hearts, bet 600 and called a raise to 1,700 from the button. The turn was an offsuit 7, Dan checked, and was faced with a 4,400 bet which seemed excessively large for someone holding a set, he set his opponent in and was rewarded with being shown Kh 8h which missed the river. A couple of hands later he just knocked out another player with A-Q vs A-J AIPF, El Blondie indicated of the A-J man, "I think he was just bored..."

Surindar Sunar has knocked out Pawan Nayyar with Aces vs Jacks.

Paul Leckey did the traditional 'I'll put my coat on while I got my money in behind so that I'll certainly hit one of my three cards' dance, he was all-in with Jc Ts against David Mayall's Aspades Js, he turned away from the table as he put his coat on and...

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Th was the first card to propel back him up to 5k.

Finally, Prian De Mel (not in one of those godawful jumpers for once) moves in on a Qd 8d 7h against Bambos' bet causing the clock to be called and Bambos mucking claiming Kings. Prian equally not showing claimed Sevens.

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Good luck to Jamie Moult. Tell him not to bluff off his chips as I will want then come Saturday!!!!

Currently sitting on one of theses nice pc's provided by Dusktildawn awaiting the start of tonights £100 freeze out.

Awsome poker venue with free online access to keep an eye on the world.

See you all tomorrow at the GUKPT final.

Take it down Dan Carter- One Fookin' Time.

I don't want to wish luck to anyone this time round, as every single time I do they get bokked in record time!! :)

Great updates. Off down the boozer now, but will be following on me mobile :)

Funny you should mention the luckmeister and more of it to Jamie Moult because he just knocked out Ben Grundy.  Jim raised it up with  Ad 4h and was called by Ben with  Kc 2c, they see this flop

 3c 3d Ac

Jim bet 2k and Ben smooth called to see the turn

 4d

Jim again bet out 6k and Ben moved in for another 5k which of course Jim called, a nothing 2 on the river and Jim picks up a healthy 15k pot and Grundy is no more.

Paul 'Lucky' Leckey (if that isn't his nickname, then it should be, just for the alliteration) has just doubled up courtesy of EPT Barcelona finalist Robin Keston. Leckey was actually standing at the time, the 4-T-2-3 board with A-J versus K-T looking like it was going to send the Irishman packing until the Five River handed him the wheel.

Keston didn't look too chuffed, as you can imagine, but he still has 20k and could afford to take the hit.

Bad news for Dave Smith fans, your leader has now departed at the hands of Richard Herbert, Pocket Twos versus 8-9 suited all-in pre-flop. Something tells me Dave was short at the time.

Foxy up to around 26k having knocked out Jason Shellum with Ac 4d vs Kh Jh on a 7c 2s Td 8c Qs board, all-in preflop.

Ian Nelson has doubled through Dan Sampson in one of those Aces vs Kings battles.

Jeff Buffenbarger is OUT. He mucked on the river when his opponent showed K-Q on a 2-T-3-K-6 board.

Josh Gould just double up with JJ v AJ to the heady heights of 9,000.

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any more chip updates for Alan Vinson please!!

Jim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=599) Reid (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=599) is suffering a slow death at the moment with just 4,500. We nearly lost next door neighbour Lalit (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=240) Khajuria (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=240), meanwhile, not from the comp, but as a result of the camera flash which almost saw him keel over.

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I think I've worked out Patrik Selin's battle plan, and it's some what of the Ali Mallu ilk in that those chips go hurtling in quicker than a hiccup.The most recent example was against Irishman Paul Leckey in which I had to double check the pot, as there only appeared to be about a thousand in the middle. Anyhow, the board read 4c 2d 3d, and a no mess Selin put Leckey all-in for around circa 14k. Initially rather hesitant, an animated Leckey gently prodded his single column across the line in three motions and was relieved to see that his Qh Qs was in front against Selin's 5d 4h.

A 'fair enough' nod from Leckey and out came the Turn, a harmless Tc. Leckey waved his arms as if to say, "Okay, one down, just another bullet to dodge" before pointing gratefully at the dealer as the River brought a Kd.

Breaking News!!!

Ok everyone, which is more shocking. The fact that Vicky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449) Coren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=449) is reading the Daily Mail, or perhaps worse, she's managed to muck up the 1-star difficulty (out of 5) Sudoku on the puzzle page. (There's a big cross mark through the puzzle which is unfinished)

Perhaps not as clever as her excellent Guardian columns have always suggested?

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Watching the table with Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95) Colclough (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95) on a hand develops between Danny Samson and Dave which on a board of:

 Qh Th Kd

it went check check then they see

 Jh Danny bet out 1,600 and Dave just called

River  8d  Danny bet 3,200 Dave called and showed  Ahrt  Kc and Danny mucked.


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The very next hand I was beckoned to another table for a question about the £3k bonus for being end of day chip leader (which is true btw), which resulted in me again missing the start of the hand that had Danny Samson all in for his tourny life. The board was

 5d 4s 8d

the middle of the table was sprinkled in various coloured chips and mateyboy (I miss matey due to the number system that GUKPT's use- his was missing) was on a massive dwell that would have left him very short if he called Danny and lost.  In the end, a shrug of the shoulders is silently declared and his chips crossed the line and we saw  Js Jh

but Danny lovingly turned over  6c 7c for the flopped straight, made hands are all I have found today!!  A jack on the river did nothing to help Matey and Danny pole vaults to about 37,000.

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can one of you extra helpful people over at the vic let me know if registration is open tomorrow? 


great coverage btw

dean

The massueses here are carrying huge buckets, yet there is hardly anything in them. Whats more, they're unlikely to fill up with dosh by the end of the day. Is this a popular strategy that I'm not aware of, do big buckets make people feel inclined to donate or take a massage, perhaps thinking that more people have offered their hard earned cash than they actually have?

My word poker players lead blessed lives sometimes, where are the men massagers (or possibly masseurs?) I say!

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I'm braced and raring to go.

Hello Dean

Registration IS open tomorrow and open until two hours into the start of the comp, which is 1.30pm incidently.

Yes, but I think you have to register before 1pm otherwise you'll be put on the alternatives list and won't be allowed to sit down until after the start.

Patrik Selin and Paul Leckey have been locking horns like two water buffaloes where one has just found out that the other has been sleeping with his buffalo wife. The latest encounter swung in the favour of Selin, whose elated yelp spoke volumes. All the chips flew in on a Kd 4s 7d 7h board, both players holding a 7, but Selin with the superior Ace kicker. No miracle 6 (or 4 or King, for that matter) on the River and it was all over for Leckey... but wait, he's still in with a massive 150, which I have to confess lured out an undeniable chuckle from the rail (no names!).

But oh how we jest, the very next hand it was Leckey who was laughing at us, all-in on the small blind (David Gross was fooled by the all-in and put 300 in for the big instead of 400), protection was offered by Selin who raised it up to 1,300 in late position, but it went three handed when Gross called from the big.

Both inevitably checked down the 5s 7s Jd Flop, before Gross pushed his man off the 2s Turn with a 1,800 bet. A Kc 6c reveal from Gross raised a few eyebrows, and it was behind to Leckey's 5h 4d which survived the Qd River. "Why did he bet that with Leckey all-in?" inquired the rail, but I didn't see anything too wrong with the bet personally, the side pot was worth taking if he thought his man was weak. Not too sure about the pre-flop call though with K-6 suited, seems unnecessarily adventurous. Anyone disagree?

We have lost Davood Merhmand & John Murphys chips have been shipped to Robin (Alexis) Keston.

Keston

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Jeff Rogers goes all in after raising to 2,100 and Michael Denton passes to put Jeff upto 10,400.

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Chip counts at the start of this level (7).  Play will end after level 9 tonight...

1   1   1103   John Kabbaj   37200
1   2   102   Fowzi Baroukh   2550
1   3   103   Brian Gilbert   19150
1   4   1005   Manuel Palanca   39175
1   5   105   Chris Moore   19300
1   6   1107   Alan Vinson   21325
1   7   107   James Moult   56025
1   9   1207   Stuart Fox   25250
2   1   201   Josh Gould   9800
2   3   203   Ali Zihni   20550
2   4   1102   Bambos Xanthos   41025
2   5   206   Gary Wilson   19600
2   6   205   Eughan Odea   17050
2   7   207   Priyam Demel   33050
2   8   208   Mickey Wernick   9825
2   9   701   Dave Mayall   10850
3   1   301   Arshad Hussain   24925
3   2   302   Haran Paheerathan   24625
3   3   1202   Victoria Coren   6800
3   4   905   Jeff Rogers   11175
3   6   1006   Jon Heath   22150
3   7   609   Roberto Romanello   46875
3   8   308   Michael Denton   44475
3   9   403   William Martin   15250
4   1   704   Ketul Nathwani   47775
4   2   402   G Shaw   10375
4   3   1101   Robin Keston   17300
4   4   404   Carlos Walker   13800
4   6   907   John Murphy   11775
4   7   407   Mazhar Nawab   38450
4   8   408   Danny Dborin   25425
4   9   409   Robbo Karoly   25600
5   1   1007   Ken Wong   44900
5   2   502   Chris Sokrati   21450
5   3   504   Horace Harvey   17400
5   4   904   Sami Yusuf   15350
5   5   1003   Davood Mehrmand   5900
5   6   807   Neil Channing   49775
5   7   307   Jim Reid   5400
5   8   508   Lalit Khajuria   16750
5   9   509   Surinder Sunar   42725
6   1   801   Ian Frazer   16050
6   2   804   Ian Nelson   5750
6   3   1205   Nathan Lee   48550
6   4   604   Dan Carter   34850
6   5   605   Dan Samson   36925
6   6   606   Dave Colclough   32975
6   7   607   Anthony Hardy   9150
6   8   608   Mark Forrester   16950
7   1   806   Richard Herbert   45500
7   2   702   Patrick Slusarek   52525
7   3   1204   Patrik Selin   47500
7   4   1002   Alan Dean   18700
7   5   705   Paul Leckey   550
7   6   706   David Gross   18650
7   7   707   F Lopez   18300
7   8   204   Hongi Liu   16575

Jeff Rogers is out, calling a pre-flop raise with A-Q before pushing a on a King high flop. Roberto Romanello called with Aces.

Danny D'Borin is also biting dust, raising all-in with Jh Js, but being called by Robin Keston's Ahrt Qd. 7d 4s Qh 4c Td board.

Picture the scene:

There's roughly 30k in the pot and Sami Yusuf puts Lalit Khajuria all-in for his last 1800 on the turn of a 9c 7c 2s 5c board.

Lalit passes.

Neil Channing and Soxy look bemused. A little like this:

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Qd 9s 7s board, Stuart Fox checks, Mickey Wernick bets 2k, Manuel Palanca calls. Foxy makes it 7k, Mickey passes, Manuel calls. Both check the Qc turn, then Foxy leads out for 8k on the Ad river. Manuel passes, Foxy shows Jc Ts.

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John Murphy, Paul Leckey and Josh Gould are all out.

Vicky Coren down to a lowly 6k went all in blind from the cut off, she was gladly called by Roberto Romanello with 99 & the button with K 9.  Vicky's shock at seeing the Jacks was increased by trebling up too.  Great timing!


Alan Vinson is on 15k and "hiding 30k in back pocket" he wishes.

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Priyan De Mel is OUT. He limped utg the gun with Qc Js, Maz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) Nawab (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=277) limped behind him and they saw a flop along with the blinds of Ad Ks 2h. De Mel bet out convinced he could take the pot down with the strength of his UTG limp, Maz called and the blinds folded. The turn was a 4d, and Prian was still convinced he could take Maz off any sort of ace, with a move in and so he pushed, but Maz had the one hand that could call, a flopped set of deuces which took the pot after no Ten appeared on the river.

Just saw another hand with Dan Samson and this one could have resulted in the massive chip leader.  It all began with a button raise (again? the table mates enquire) from Nathan Lee upto 3,100, Dan calls in the big blind.  We feast on:

 3c 5c Jd   Dan had already stated "I check to you!"  So Nathan checks too for the free card

 Qh   at this point Dan checks and Nathan goes all in immediately!!

"Hmmmm" says Danny now with a deep breath and "I got a big decision here, up and down & a flush draw, I could have 17 outs here!"

He does this for a few seconds:

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Nathan has more chips than Danny first thought, the count reveals 21,825, a huge over bet.

Dan can't decide and we all feel his pain, he repeats to put the clock on him and Ian Frazer jumped at the chance saying "ooo I've always wanted to use this function on this watch."  So self policed, he gets the countdown......45 seconds......30 seconds.... then I got distracted for a few seconds then it was 5 seconds and Dan passes his  Kc Tc.

Nicely, he was rewarded and not left in anguish about his decision by a flashed  Ac Qc and dominated.  That was a big pot for the chip lead for Dan, and a possible 3k entry to next years Grand Final if he stayed at the top for the night.  Instead he more than likely made a great pass and is still left with good chips..

Vicky had Jh Jc and the board came 2h Ahrt 6h 4d Qh giving her a cheeky flush. Keep the eye candy in I say!

You don't need cards to accrue chips, as ducker and diver Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419) Fox (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=419) is currently proving. His latest mugging was against Bambos Xanthos, the Cyprian hotelier check-calling Foxy's 5k bet on a 6h 5c 2h Flop before betting out 10k on the 3h Turn. A quick glance down and riffle through his chips later, and Foxy was announcing all-in, thus leaving Bambos slightly flummoxed. After a long dwell, and although he had a large portion of his stack committed, Bambos opted for the fold, but was cheekily shown Kh Ts by a cool cucumbery Foxy.
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You can add Les Kerrigan to the list of departures today. No further details.

What was the biggest roar of the day? A bad beat? A huge pot? Dena streaking?

Nope, the waiter bringing a tray of ice-cream.

Charge!

How about this for a cheeky lookalikey?

Poker player Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=369) Herbert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=369)

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Actor Stephen Tomkinson

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Maz Nawab and Roberto Romanello look to be our chip leaders with around 80k each.

**  FOXY SOXY REPORT  **

Stuart Fox - 55,000 (even after doing 15,000 "being stupid")
Chris Sokrati - 18,200


Don't know how Dan Carter lost some chips but with about 12k is raising and reraising frequently (Ian Frazer 2 hands in a row) picking up those much needed blinds and antes.

Yes, he let a rather inappropriate loud shout of "Yes!" as the river card failded to help Surindar.

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Note Maria "I look like a boy" Demetriou in the background.

Meryeysider (I hope, I get confused between them and the Geordies) Gary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=791) Shaw (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=791) is running hot, first doubling up with Jacks versus Carlos Walker's A-K, before pushing all-in over the top of Ketu Nathwani and forcing him to fold. Unfortunately, he's still got under 20k... but at least he's back in the game.

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Here are Geordie for future reference.

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Calling all blondepoker viewers. I need your help.

This is Anthony Hardy, and he reminds me of someone, but I can't for the hell of me think who it is?

Any ideas? Accompanying lookalikey pictures if possible.

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"I must break you."

BBC1 Football commentator guy?? or older version of Tony Phillips??

Adrian Chiles  (WBA Supporter and presenter of MOTD 2)

So just to as I went to add a Soxy picture to his count I see him double up through Surinder Sunar who is doing a marvelous effort in spreading the wealth on his table. 

Chris Sokrati raised to 2,200 preflop and had a donator in Surinder.  On a 3 3 8 flop Soxy carried on the bet this time 3k, again Surinder called.  A 10 on the turn brought a check from both players then a queen on the river induced a 4k bet this time from Chris, leaving himself about 9k behind.  Surinder picked up a tall stack to effectively put Soxy all in, he makes the call but now not 100% sure he has the best hand. 

He needn't had worried because his  Kh Ks brought about an insta muck for Sunar.  I think Surinder just had it in his head Chris was "at it" and was a little skewif this time.   

Soxy - 39,000
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see http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=29278.0 for the Final results from Novembers blonde/DTD league.

Note Maria "I look like a boy" Demetriou in the background.


Told you!

OH FOR THE LOVE OF........................... ;technophobe;  You never fail Red, lurking in the updates then you come up with THAT!!!!

Carlos Walker is in survival mode, his button push for around 13k just about enough to get big chipper Maz Nawab to fold an Ace in the big blind.

blondeite Mark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=934) Forrester (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=934) is a gonna, and an unlucky gonna to boot after his Pocket Queens were outdrawn by Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86)'s A-5 suited, Carter spiking the Ace on the Turn.

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Spaniard F Lopez, part of the visiting poker troupe from Spain... Seriously what should I call a group of poker players? A bad beat of players? A flop of players? A deck of players? A flush of players?

Anyway he just doubled up moving in on a 3d 7c 5h board with Ahrt Qc but got a call from Patrick Slusarek, who at least has dibs on the coolest surname today, with Ts Th, the turn paired the 5c before the river Qs gave the Rod Paradise lookalike the pot. (Photo to come later)

Surindar Sunar has just doubled up through Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302) Channing (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=302), 6d Js 8s board, Channing set him with 7s 7h and Sunar duly called with Ahrt Jh.

one final chip count for Alan Vinson for today please, thanks!

what should I call a group of poker players

A "Banter" of poker players?

"This is the level that'll sort the men out from the boys," suggested an astute Floppy, and I think he might be right, as it's gone double up crazy in here as we near the end of day.

Ash (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=38) Hussain (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=38) was one of the unfortunate victims, an A-J versus A-Q battle of the blinds confrontation with neighbour Haran Paheerathan seeing him drop to the paltry sum of 1,275. As Ash's change was returned to him following the ineffective 7-9-9-6-4 rainbow board, he fanned out his chips dejectedly in that familiar way that shortstackers do when they've just lost a big pot.

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I think that might be the money shot.

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Dan Carter knocked out Liverpool's and double GUKPT finalist Ian Nelson, it wasn't a big pot though - just the scrappy 25's & 100's which makes Carter's stack look like the table thief...


Vicky Coren is low again and ordering a glass a champagne to be brought sharpish incase SHE goes out sharpish.


Dave Colclough doubles up through a matey, on a board of

 3c 9d 6d 7d  Dave pushed with Kd 8c and was called by Js 7c.  Dave hit a diamond on the river to go up to about 45K.

Bluesquare have kindly offered the chip leader of each day a free seat in next year's final, and so with no one truly running away with it, several players will be keeping a keen eye on that Brucie bonus as the day draws to a close. One of those is 'naughty' Maz Nawab, who just took a nice pot of Ketu Nathwani. With Ketu calmly check-raising (4,025 to 15,000) on a Td 2s 5c Flop, Maz mulled up his options before making it 40k to play. Ketu tapped the table and quickly mucked his hand leaving Maz with a great chance of grabbing that 3.5k seat.

Meanwhile, Neil Channing was complaining to management, saying that it's hard work for the players vying for that prize if they're not going to announce the chip leader's stack at any point. Does he have a point there?

Another double up involved Ken Wong, his chips heading in the direction of Surinder Sunar whose A-J rivered an Ace against Wong's 9-9 on an 8-K-4-T-A board. Wong still has around the 30k mark.

Sorry to say Alan has biten the bullet at the last hurdle and is OUT.

Love reading through the updates as always. Keep up the good work.


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maria you sweet chillaaaaaaaaaaa dawwwwwwwg,,,when you pass roberto wish him luck from me and tell him i miss him....and will see him soon xxx

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Sami Yusuf moved all-in from the small blind and Alan took his chance with Aspades 2d against the big stack only to find himself in trouble versus Ac Kc.

Foxy has joined the Roberto Romanello/Maz Nawab fight for the free seat for next year. All three have around 110k with around 15 minutes left. Foxy, seen here racking up the chips after calling a 13k river bet with Ahrt Td on a 8s 7h 3h 9s Jh, his opponent can only show Ad Ks.

Here he is:

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what should I call a group of poker players

An "aquarium" of poker players.

a gaggle ,,of poker players

With just seconds remaining on the clock, play has virtually ground to a halt with all players eager to make it into day 2 and avoid that demoralising last minute exit.

I didn't spot too many hands, shortstack Manuel P pushed all-in and took the blinds uncontested, Stuart Fox's won a pot off Richard Herbert with a 4.2k bet on a 9-K-4 Flop and John Kabbaj won a 10k pot with just Ace high after it a 3h-8h-Td-4c-4d board was checked down with Dan Carter and Dan Samson.

Play has now ended for the day.

Maz Nawab is the chip leader at the end of the day winning the £3,000 seat for next year. He has around 127k, pipping Stuart Fox who had 123k, literally a blind steals difference.

Anyway we're off to sleep. Play restarts at 1.30pm. See you there.

;stickaforkinme;

The last 15 minutes saw no real movement of chips on the 2 tables I was watching (Snoops had the other two, what a team lol.)  There was a couple of all in's from the short stack Anthony Hardy and his 10k but he picked up the blinds and antes. Third time lucky and last hand of the night he moved in again on another shortie's big blind, scouser G Shaw decided to take a stand and called with A 4 which was ahead of Anthony's K 7.  Hardy flopped trip 7's and Shaw is left with less than 2k and not even a last hand to get them in with...

We will have a full chip count at some point in the next couple of hours so one of us will post them as soon as.  So its goodnight from me and an early night me thinks for more festivities tomorrow.....x......

Great stuff GUYS   ;whistle;

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gogo go roberto all the way now m8
 Aspades

 ;hattip; great updating as usual.

                  many thx.

Chip Counts:

Mazhar Nawab   127,000
Stuart Fox   126,350
Roberto Romanello   99,825
Patrik Selin   80,675
Neil Channing   67,525
Sami Yusuf   65,300
Nathan Lee   51,725
Ali Zihni   50,750
Chris Moore   46,750
Robin Keston   43,925
Richard Herbert   42,550
James Moult   42,100
David Colclough   41,400
John Kabbaj   37,875
Carlos Walker   36,500
Eughan Odea   33,100
Mickey Wernick   32,950
Jon Heath   31,175
Ken Wong   30,875
Dan Carter   28,175
Manuel Palanca   26,450
Horace Harvey   25,575
Dan Samson   25,250
Chris Sokrati   23,675
Surinder Sunar   23,525
Ketul Nathwani   21,325
Anthony Hardy   20,975
Victoria Coren   18,875
Michael Denton   18,150
Haran Paheerathan   17,450
Alan Dean   16,800
William Martin   13,950
Gary Wilson   12,375
Ian Frazer   11,950
G Shaw   1,375

GOOOOOOO ON MUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ