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Play recommences again today at 1.30pm with 70 players remaining and blinds starting at 800/1600/100.

A full list of players counts and seating plan will be coming as soon as we get our grubby mitts on it, and also a confirmed payouts list.

See you then!

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

Van Hoang   127025
Mark Friedman   111850
Richard Wheatley   106950
Rumit (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389) Somaiya (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389)   84125
Ashley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=39) Hayles (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=39)   71700
Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47)   69375
Liam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=638) Flood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=638)   65300
Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402) Zach (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402)   64800
Lewiss Stevens   51875
Steve Gibbons   47425
Matt Novak   46925
Owen Lock   46550
Paul Webster   46150
Ross (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1231) Boatman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1231)   44350
Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=665) Muldoon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=665)   42550
Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=91) Barnes (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=91)   42500
Jean-Luc Belin   40925
Michael Ellis   38575
Keith (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=229) Hawkins (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=229)   36600
Martin Bader   32800
Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279) Greco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279)   32275
Sami Mahmoud   31775
John Dwyer   29125
Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367) Ashby (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367)   26600
Dan Owston   25925
Mark Bointon   25200
Karl (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227) Mahrenholz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227)   24400
Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=817) Roberts (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=817)   24275
Olegas Kovaleskis   23000
Edward Cahill   22525
Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331) Moss (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331)   20050
Kevin Jenkins   19225
Norman Gold   9575

Such quality updates: there surely is
No
Other
Option but to tune in here for the best
Poker reporting
You will find anywhere on the internet.

Cards are dealt
Hands are trembling
It’s times like this when I wish I was back in the UK playing
Live poker again.
In the meantime keep up the good work guys.

No doubt players will
Outdraw each other in their goal
For the final table
Liam has good chips, I wish him well
Oh dear that’s probably a bok!!!
Poker is such a community game, I am
Sure the banter will be aggressive but friendly.
Hopefully the Poker Gods will be on the side of the hand in front,
Often as we know this is not the case,
My own bad beat! Well that’s another story, and I don’t have 50p.
Everyone left in, I wish you well and
Remember at the end of the day it’s only a game.

got to go out for a few hours but will catch up later.

great updates as always guys just caught up on yesterday.


can you wish dave colclough all the best for me guys, thanks


el blondie or foxy for me take it down guys

Dan Carter hass just called me and is going to be 30+ minutes late or so (transport problems) :(

What are the odds of a late start?

my picks are
maz nowab
roberto romanello
dave colclough

i really hope bookiejim does well...he left DTD for an early night.

Aye, I echo the others. Good luck to DC (and the other DC of course ;))

Also, gl to Maz, Micky W, Rumit, and the Grecs.

I just spoke to Jon Raab and he said it's not likely to be late, maybe only 5 mins or so - fingers crossed!

Did Mick McCool show up in the end ?

An awesome quality field here today for Day 2, should be a great day of fun, froliks and sickly turns & rivers.  With about 15 mins till the start of play, I'll go and see what's happening pre start and possibly try and pick up that elusive confirmed prize payout.

Can you cause some kind of distraction to delay the proceedings? e.g. steal the trophy, set the fire alarm off - that kind of thing? ;)

Greetings all. After a tormenting tube journey in which we were crammed up against the sides like cans of sardines in an elevator, we have finally arrive in fine(ish) fettle. Maria is currently down in the cardroom surveying the area, so the sound of vibrations in my trouser pocket should signal commencement of today's session.

As always, we welcome - embarce, in fact! - your input, so please feel free to poker, prod and nudge us for chip counts, photos and whatnot of any of the players still alive and we'll do our very best to meet those demands.

No, there has been no sign of Mick McCool this week.

We are considering sending down a streaker. I'm not sure which will cause more of a delay though, Floppy or Chili?

So he paid £3k+ for his seat and then let it all get blinded away, is he okay ?

lol, that should do the trick :)

Text update from Carter: Delay on the line just outside Paddington. I don't think he's going to make it much before 2.30pm :( Hopefully he'll still have a few chips left...

Obv me.

Snoopy.............quick get the norkage pics uploaded whilst there are 8 guests viewing the thread.

Wahoooooo action straight off the bat.  First hand of the day, Alan Dean with only 16,800 made that push with  Kh Jd only to find Ben Vinson completely dominating him with  Kd Kc.  No miracle board for Alan and he is out in 70th place.

 ******* PRIZE BERAKDOWN *******

1. £197,600
2. £106,900
3. £71,300
4. £53,500
5. £41,600
6. £32,700
7. £23,800
8. £17,800
9. £14,800
10. £8,900
11. £5,900
12. £4,800
13. £4,800
14. £4,800
15. £4,800
16. Bubble boy/girl Entry into Grand Final Next Year.

If they made 201 there would have been 18 prizes but were just short with 198 runners.

Dan Owston is OUT after running Kings into Ross Boatman's flopped flush with Ts 8s.

Karlos Mahrenholz has departed the building pushing over the top of Dave Colclough's raise with Ad 9d, only for Dave to make the call with Aspades Kc, the board coming one of those "Hurrah.....Oh bugger." moments: 7s 2h 9s Kh 5d

Stuart Fox has knocked out Paul Webster with K-T against 9-6 and is having his table broken, which he's glad about due to the fact he did have Maz Nawab's equally big stack directly to his left.

Feast your eyes on this picturesque shot of the cardroom in all its start-of-day glory. Isn't it marvellous?

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We may be experiencing more casualties than an episode of Chicago Hope, but there have also been the odd double-up, one of those falling at the hands of yesterday's grinder of the day Paul Moss.

Perhaps sensing weakness from the initial raiser, Fatmarra made a timely push with A-9, only to be called by a welcomingly inferior A-8. Loverly jubberly.

As a result, Fatmarra is now on circa 47k. Doesn't he look happy? Almost like a kid on Christmas Day who's just seen all his presents burnt to a crisp.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6092&g2_serialNumber=1)

Kevin Jenkins has just been cabbaged, his all-in with K-Q running into the Poket Cowboys of John Kabbaj and receiving no further assistance.

Meanwhile, Karl Mahrenholz has bitten the dust, although we don't have the details.

They were counting out the stacks as I departed, but it looks as though Paul Webster is down to the felt after his all-in with A-Q on a Jack high Flop was correctly called by Martin Bader's K-J. Due to their seating positions, I can only assume that Bader called pre-flop, before sticking to his guns on the Flop. Bader was duly rewarded with a blank turn and river for a welcome double up.

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Mr Manuel Palanca has been a busy boy, first re-raising over the top of Mike Ellis' pre-flop button raise, before pushing all-in moments later against Owen Lock and surviving once again.

Here's the moment Mike Ellis was caught with his panties down.

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Maz Nowab never shy of action, knocks out Haran Paheerathan.  All in preflop:

Haran  Aspades 9s
Maz   Ahrt Qd

AQ holds for about 20k extra over to Maz Nowab.

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Dan Carter has entered the building finally and only lost about 4k in blinds.  "It's ok, only one steal for me!" enthuses Dan.


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Michael Ellis has doubled up through Rumit Somaiya.  Ellis, no messing about went all in from late possition with  Qd Qh.  With Rumit in the cut off - he announces all in too with  Js Jh though.  Ellis had 42,200 so a double for him and Rumit down to about 40k himself.

Ian Frazer with only 13,200 on a flop of  6h Th 6d  goes all in and gets a call from Maz Nowab.  Maz hitting the flop again with  Ks Td and Frazer just in desparate mode with only  Aspades Jh.   An Ace on the turn though gives Frazer that much needed double up and Maz gives over about 15,000 that he can afford to lose anyway.

Didnt Mick cash in the £300 earlier in week?...

Tell Paul Moss he can smile on his next double up.
Never seen him so serious before.
Any news on Matt Novak?

I am posting this so you guys don't have to... Plus I have nothing else to do... Guests reading the updates, please note:

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Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367) Ashby (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367) is shaking his head saying things are not good on 15k but he is still smiling so he didn't depress me.


Channing looking a bit more sullen though having "done 50k already!"


Overnight chip leader Van Hoang raised to 5k preflop and 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) smooth called.  The flop came:

 6h Ac 5d

Van made a 10k bet only for Dave C to min raise to 20k.  Van (who was uber aggressive all yesterday with constant reraises) min raised again to 40k.  Dave having none of it went all in, probably for only another 21k.  Van had a small dwell, shook his head and passed!  Nice scoop for Dave off the loose cannon of the tournament.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6110&g2_serialNumber=1)

Look about two posts above yours.

Anthony Hardy is OUT. On a Flop of 5h 3c Jd, he was all-in with Qs 4c, but called by Dave Barnes' 8d 5d which hit a 7c on the River. Oooh Betty!

Chris Sokrati is OUT, an utg push with Ahrt Qd had Keith Hawkins pushing behind him with 9c 9s.

Board:

9h 3h 8d Js 5h

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Dan Carter has finally arrived, and immediately knocked out a short stack button pusher (who held A-3) with Eights.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6104&g2_serialNumber=1)

Neil Channing clearly sucks at musical chairs.

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great updates, any news on Roberto please

The show just wouldn't be the same without the Mouth of the So... er... West, Welsh Wonder Roberto Romanello putting Canadian Matt Novak under the spotlight. The reason for the grilling was that Matt had pushed all-in over the top of Roberto's 10.1k Flop bet on a 2c 2d Qc board for an extra 29,400 more.

"Will you show me if I pass?" asks Roberto.

Matt doesn't respond at first, perhaps thinking of an answer and pretending that he has his ipod on.

"Will you show me if I pass I said?" ask Roberto adamantly.

At this point, Matt, who I'm sure was flabbergasted at the highly amusing speech play, felt obliged to acknowledge the existence of Romanello by removing one ear-piece and raising one eyebrow as if to say, "Huh?"

Roberto repeats the question, "Will you show me if I pass?"

Matt, cool as a cucumber in a fridge freezer doesn't answer, just a slight shrug of the shoulders.

A slight pause, and then again, out pops the same question, but this time with a tiny but more authority, "I'll ask once more, will you show me if I pass?"

At this point, even I nearly said, "Oh, for crying out loud, answer him so I can go back to the press room!!!", but Mark simply ignored him once again.

On that note, Roberto reluctantly passed, but was shown a Queen from Novak who I assume was comfortably ahead.

"Christ," I say to Foxy, "I would have conceded after a few seconds and broken down with 'Okay, okay, I have a Queen.' Roberto was scaring me and I wasn't even at the table!"

After a few months out of the game, Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279) Greco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279) has come back fresh, revitalised and raring to go, his undeniable focus on every hand and the actions of each opponent sure to hold him in good stead. This guys like a hawk, nothing gets passed him.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6108&g2_serialNumber=1)

Ketu Nathwani is now an official shorty (not in the Freddie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=834) Deeb (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=834) way) after his button re-raise of Selin's cut-off raise resulted in an all-in from Selin and, subsequently, a pass from Nathwani.

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6112&g2_serialNumber=1)

Any news please on Greeco , roberto or ben Vinson please .

any updates on the worm???

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/scrp/1102~Sum-41-Posters.jpg) 41 (http://www.gma.org/surfing/satellites/clocks.gif). It's all about (http://www.union.unimelb.edu.au/unionshop/catalog/images/tie_unilogo_white_b.jpg) (http://flashgordon.ws/images/ming_main1.jpg)the merciless.

Ben Vinson limps with Aces, and Matt Novak pushes Kings and is obviously called

(http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll/kapow/kapow_webpage/logo.jpg)

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6116&g2_serialNumber=1)

Ben looks to be close to being chip leader now.

Hmm....

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plz pass on my good luck to

maz

dc

and micky plz.

He's literally just gone out. He only had about 6k left at the time though.

BOKKK

Vicky Coren is OUT. Aspades 9s, she got boiled by Kabbaj who had Aces in the big blind.

Can we have an update on the big old bear...ashley hayles?
Ta

Mark Friedman looks to be carrying on in the same vein as he was at the start of play yesterday.  Knocking out more players, this time a very short Mark Bointon.  Friedman raised in early poss with  Ad Ks and his neighbour with only 13k pushed with  8h 8s.

Friedman actually made broadway straight and added to his already big stack.  I was chatting to this Canadian at the end of play last night and he revealed that he is only over in the UK for his sisters birthday which is tomorrow.  So of course I asked what his sister will say if he made the final tomorrow instead of her party, but of course she will be alright, "with a percentage naturally" says Friedman.  He will have to buy another suitcase to take the dosh back to Canada on Monday if he wins the near £200K but I guess that would not be a worry to him....

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Howdy, folks. Here's a quick quiz for you. Can you match the stacks with the players? There is a special prize for any correct answers.

The options are:

Stuart Fox
Ken Wong
Jean Luc Belin
Mickey Wernick
Ben Vinson

(A) The Rainbow Pyramid

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6128&g2_serialNumber=1)

(B) The Messy Nessy

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6130&g2_serialNumber=1)

(C) Neat Manhattan

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6124&g2_serialNumber=1)

(D) Unloved Ruins

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6132&g2_serialNumber=1)

(E) Desperate Freddie Deeb

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6126&g2_serialNumber=1)

Certainly sir, he's out. Queens v Mark Friedman's Aces. T-J-5-8-2 board.

Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) is a goooooooooooooooona. He was only down to a few k at the time, and inevitably found two callers in the blinds when he made his move. a 2-2-T Flop later and it was pretty much all over for the Worm, the big blind checking down his T-2 all the way. Mickey did pick up a flush draw on the turn, but to no avail.

Another shortstack Richard Ashby is OUT - His A10 was called by J 7 due it only being another 4k to call.  The J hit and Ashby has gone up in smoke.

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Nottingham's Jim Moult raised it up to 5k and got a re raise from Martin Bader to 12k.  Jim didn't hesitate to go all in then for another 25,800.  Bader counted out the 25,800 but left it HIS side of the line, whilst looking at the 30k he would have left if he made the call and lost.  He stopped off in dwell city via think tank town before making the pass, Jim survives and takes the extra chips gladly.


Jim (bottom left) either has lost his pint is waving to me whilst resting his thumb up his nose.
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ben vinsion is the rainbow pyrmid

messy nessy is my m8 foxy roxy

mr neat is  jean juc
#
mr short is the worm

and wong is the otha one



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Howdy, folks. Here's a quick quiz for you. Can you match the stacks with the players? There is a special prize for any correct answers.

The options are:

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)
Ken (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=232) Wong (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=232)
Jean Luc Belin
Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283)
Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47)

(A) The Rainbow Pyramid

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6128&g2_serialNumber=1)

(B) The Messy Nessy

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6130&g2_serialNumber=1)

(C) Neat Manhattan

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6124&g2_serialNumber=1)

(D) Unloved Ruins

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6132&g2_serialNumber=1)

(E) Desperate Freddie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=834) Deeb (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=834)

(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6126&g2_serialNumber=1)





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Can I have a quick Dan Carter update please :)

(Bookkkkkk time??)

Another shortstack Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367) Ashby (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=367) is OUT - His A10 was called by J 7 due it only being another 4k to call.  The J hit and Ashby has gone up in smoke.

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Nottingham's Jim Moult raised it up to 5k and got a re raise from Martin Bader to 12k.  Jim didn't hesitate to go all in then for another 25,800.  Bader counted out the 25,800 but left it HIS side of the line, whilst looking at the 30k he would have left if he made the call and lost.  He stopped off in dwell city via think tank town before making the pass, Jim survives and takes the extra chips gladly.


Jim (bottom left) either has lost his pint or is waving to me whilst resting his thumb up his nose.
(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6120&g2_serialNumber=1)

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Crikey, are you hiding in the cardroom or something?? That's spot on!

Took me longer to set-up that quiz than it did for someone to answer it, lol.

Ian Frazer doubled through Dave Colclough with A-K vs K-K spiking the vital Ace on the flop. He took this all in his stride in a gentlemanly manner...well there was a bit of loud shouting, hand-clapping and swearing. Suffice to say he's never going to win quietest player of the year.

And then a few hands later...

Ian Frazer doubled through Dave Colclough with A-K vs K-K spiking the vital Ace on the flop. He took this all in his stride in a gentlemanly manner...well there was a bit of loud shouting, hand-clapping and swearing. Suffice to say he's never going to win quietest player of the year.

17k and card dead.

prize snoops?????


Crikey, are you hiding in the cardroom or something?? That's spot on!

Took me longer to set-up that quiz than it did for someone to answer it, lol.
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Just before the break, Michael Muldoon doubled through Van Hoang with A-J vs A-T.

William Martin rises from his chair in anticipation, his all-in having being called in double quick time by a rather more laid back Keith Hawkins. As Keith showed 9c 9h, Martin was understandably relieved to learn that his Jh Th was braced for a coinflip. Barely able to look at the felt, Martin will have been going bananas inside as the Flop brought a welcome Td Aspades 5h, although he remained tense, quietly chanting "No Nine, no Nine" as the Turn and Rive brought a harmless 6c and Kh.

A gentle punch of the air later and Martin was back in his seat. The Camel meanwhile didn't look best pleased and probably has the hump.

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Er... when I said prize... er, wil this picture of a Japanese hotdog do for you?

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LOL, the Japanese hot dog reminds me of when I had Korean meatballs....They were the dogs b*ll*x

that will do snoops

Update on Simon Zach please, Can you give the giant headed one my best aswell please

Did you not enter Matt?

Big pot between Roberto Romanello and Stuart Fox

Roberto raises to 9,000 from the hijack, Stuart makes it 33,000 from the cut-off and Roberto calls.

Flop:

2s 4c 3s

Check check,

Turn:

4h

Check check.

River:

8d

Robert checks and Foxy moves all-in. Roberto, "That's a horrendous bet..." and then shaking his head passes.

Foxy shows Ahrt Jc.

Could you call on the river with A-K or even A-Q?

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1   1   101   Roberto (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) Romanello (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376)   89500
1   2   508   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)   126300
1   3   103   William Martin   34400
1   4   403   Chris Moore   29200
1   5   707   James Moult   63000
1   6   502   Martin Bader   54800
1   7   406   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)   49800
1   8   108   Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47)   165100
1   9   109   Keith (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=229) Hawkins (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=229)   38100
2   1   201   John Dwyer   52700
2   2   202   Sami Yusef   49400
2   3   203   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)   37800
2   4   605   Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279) Greco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=279)   33900
2   5   205   Steve Gibbons   52200
2   7   606   Ross Boatman   84000
2   8   208   Ken (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=232) Wong (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=232)   77200
2   9   402   Nathan Lee   65800
3   1   301   Mark Friedman   227800
3   2   705   Olegas Kovaleskis   37800
3   3   303   Sami Mahmoud   12500
3   4   304   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)   35200
3   5   305   Lewiss Stevens   51800
3   6   308   Rumit Somiyaya   49300
3   7   307   Paul Smallwood   37600
3   8   503   Richard Wheatley   97700
3   9   505   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331) Moss (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331)   89600
7   1   701   Ali Zihni   32400
7   2   702   Patrik Selin   14300
7   3   703   Ketu Nathwani   50100
7   4   704   Surinder (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=422) Sunar (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=422)   26600
7   5   603   Owen Lock   62800
7   6   706   Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402) Zach (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402)   138200
7   7   509   Mazhar Nawab   103400
7   8   708   Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=91) Barnes (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=91)   46200
7   9   407   Carlos Walker   47900
8   1   506   Ali Sarkeshik   22900
8   2   802   Van Hoang   53300
8   3   803   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)   46600
8   4   408   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)   163200
8   5   805   Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=665) Muldoon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=665)   95600
8   6   806   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)   69500
8   7   404   Horace Harvey   30900
8   8   609   Liam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=638) Flood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=638)   106200
8   9   309   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)   16500

On table Channing, extreme low stack Sami Mahmoud moved in with only 6,300.  Channing just made the call from the cut off which resulted in Paul Smallwood moving all in from the big blind.  It was a push of about 33,500 which Channing called rather quickly.  So 3 players on their backs and we see these beauties:

Channing   Th Jh
Sami   Qs 9c
Smallwood   Ad Kh

The board came out   3c 5d 6h 7d 8c

to triple up the shortie Sami Mahmoud and Smallwood had Channing JUST covered to take his chips and knock him OUT with Ace high!!!!

Smallwood is the Paddy Power sponsered guy in black shirt.
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No mate,
decided to play at DTD instead as i was lucky enough to get an invite... Wow that place is the nuts.

Ali Zihni has finally left shortstackville and moved to er... middlestackville after two crucial hands. After doubling up off Simon Zach with a simple Ace Queen versus Jacks confrontation (Queen on the Flop), he then got jiggy with Owen Lock on a 2c 6s Ahrt 4c board. I believe Ali smooth called a 3k bet from Owen on the Flop, but come the Turn, it went check from Owen, 6k from Ali, 17k from Owen and all-in from Ali. As Chili would say, Owen took a trip to think tank town and gave his seemingly edgy opponent the full staredown. After Dave Barnes had called the clock impatiently, Owen eventually decided to begrudgingly fling his cards in the muck.

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Ross Boatman knocked out duf duffer Michael Greco with his AQ walking all over Greco's Q4 preflop.

Roberto Romanello knocked out Martin Bader.

What tournament are they playing Matt? Saw the pictures in WPT mag certainly looks impressive.

hi chili !!! how r u doin? can i have an updates on my cousin van hoang plsss ty

I think he got busted out just before they broke to 4 tables, he'd lost a lot of chips to Dave Colclough earlier and was short, so we're assuming the worst.

Dan Carter gets moved next to Jim Moult with about 26k left and jokingly says, "the only reason I'm still in is probably because I've not been dealt Aces, Kings, Queens or Jacks!" I turn around and watch Maz Nawab add at least another 35k to his stack busting Horace Harvey with Aces against Queens.

I turn back around and it's Dan's big blind and he's all in with Aces! Against Jim Moult's Kings. But Jim spikes his King to win a 75k pot and Dan is out.

Speaking of Aces, Ben Vinson just knocked out Richard Herbert with them against Nines. The latter leaving the building muttering under his breath.

£500 tonight mate- Great to meet you at walsall even though your an aussie...

CMON ROBERTO.NO TILT NOW CHIEF.YOU STILL GOT PLENTY AND PLENTY OF SKILL TOO.KEEP GOING MATE Ahrt Aspades

And here is the scene that I am predicting will be brimming with fireworks at some point today, even more so with crazy Irishman Michael Muldoon joining the table.

I don't know why, but I love this photo, it's like a Where's Wally picture with lots of looks and little things happening.

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Olegas Kovaleskis just made a nice call. The pot was three-handed with the board reading 7d Ad Js Ahrt 3h when I joined the action. Andy Fordham lookelike Richard Wheatly was the man leading the way with his bet on the River being called not only by Mark Friedman, but also Kovaleskis. Wheatly quickly mucked is cards leaving Mark to show Jh 8h, but he was pipped to the post by Kovaleskis and his Qc Qd.

"You made his call easier," observed Wheatly to Friedman.

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Ali Sarkeshik is OUT. "I've only looked at one card," claims Ali as his pre-flop raise is re-raised by Ross Boatman's Pocket Tens. Assuming it was the Ace of spades, the other card was the Nine of Spades which Ali revealed after making the obligatory call. However, it wasn't to be as the board came a non-Ace finding 3h Td 7s 2s Kd to give the thespian trip Tens.

Simon Zach is sat in front of someone else's stack, ok just kidding he currently on around 260k

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Another massive hand for Ben Vinson, in another - limp with Aces encounter - this time his victim was Michael Muldoon.  So Ben limps for 4k, Muldoon makes it 13k more.  Ben told him he was only limp raising and he stayed true to form and made it 28k to go.  Muldoon actually was not on the table when Ben made this play previously with Aces, he moves all in with  Ahrt Qh.  Another ace on the board sealed it for Ben and sent Muldoon OUT. He has so many chips now he may need someone to stack them for them:

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Ben seems to be having a tough time of it, tell him to hang in there and hopefully he'll pick up some hands soon

It would appear as though Ben has taken your advice with a pinch of salt (whatever the hell that means), as he's just doubled up shortstacker Owen Lock. Lock pushed from early position, only to be called one seat down by Vinson. On their backs time, and Lock was in good shape with Jacks v A-J and looking good for survival on the 8h 4h 9h Flop. Although the Td Turn produced split pot possibilities, they failed to emerge on the harmless 4d River.

He may be a top tip for this event, but the Mouth of the West Roberto Romanello has taken a hit courtesy of Sami Mahmoud, raising from under-the-gun and being forced to call the extra few k with Mahmoud going all-in behind him.

Mahmoud = Aspades Jh

Romanello = Th Ts

Board = 3c Ac 8c Qs 9c

Romanello down to about 65k, although it's difficult to tell because he stacks his chips in unpredictable amounts. "It's a stroke he likes to pull, so he can make his stack seem smaller when he announces all-in," claims railer and fellow Welshman Martyn Cavanagh.

Jim Moult doubles up after raising with A-6 and Ben Vinson setting him in with 5h 4h. Jim hit trip sixes on the 6-4-3-6-8 board.

We have only just got down to 3 tables now courtesy of Liam Flood's 55 being busted by Carlos Walker's AK.  Liam moved in for 36,900 and Carlos had big slick in the small blind.  The board came out

 7c Kd Th Jc Qd

to send Liam Flood OUT.

Carlos Walker laughing at Liam's departing words of "how could you call my all in with that junk?"

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We're now on a break til around 6.45pm.

I am have to hold my hands up for this MESS UP.  I stated here that Friedman was a Canadian on holiday visiting his sisiter - errrrrrrrrrrrrm  FRIEDMAN is an AMERICAN living in England and I confused him with a completely separate guy that was on his table last night.  Ooops, Im not all crap though because Friedman thought the said guy was American NOT Canadian.  We did locate the Canadian and he is currently playing a cash game 3 tables away from the comp!!!!! He can make the party after all...

Hide your head in shame Maria...

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This is the smug, mischevious look of man who ended the session well, Mr Camel first doubling up against Mark Friedman with A-7 versus 4-5 all-in pre-flop on an A-9-T-8-6 board. On the very next hand, Friedman raised it up again, only for Keith to push all-in for the second consecutive time. Friedman folded and was shown a cheeky K-9 off. In the end it was Friedman who was spitting rather than the Camel.

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chippy counts plz

2   1   508   Stuart Fox   183500
2   2   202   Sami Yusef   124500
2   3   303   Sami Mahmoud   57500
2   4   509   Mazhar Nawab   168100
2   5   803   Dave Colclough   143000
2   6   606   Michael Ellis   108900
2   7   207   Ross Boatman   107800
2   8   208   Ken Wong   72000
2   9   806   John Kabbaj   102600
3   2   301   Mark Friedman   194300
3   3   705   Olegas Kovaleskis   100600
3   4   109   Keith Hawkins   70700
3   5   205   Steve Gibbons   43200
3   6   603   Owen Lock   31300
3   7   608   Rumit Somaiya   73500
3   8   307   Paul Smallwood   23200
3   9   503   Richard Wheatley   56600
3   10   505   Paul Moss   126600
7   1   701   Ali Zihni   65800
7   2   408   Ian Frazer   129700
7   3   101   Roberto Romanello   49200
7   5   707   James Moult   122900
7   6   706   Simon Zach   229100
7   7   108   Ben Vinson   270700
7   8   708   Dave Barnes   86600
7   9   407   Carlos Walker   143300

i honestly think there is only one winner atm and tha man is mr stuart fox he really is a different gravey.

snoops pass hime my well wishes and tell him not to blow up and save the beers for after lol.

Gonna sound like a (http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/phd/PHD302/OS40024.JPG)

Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) limped with Aces, and got Roberto (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) Romanello (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=376) to push with K-T on an Eight high flop, trapping him.

Vinson over 300k and Romanello OUT.

If Carlos Walker wins it will be a great story, c'mon The Jackal take it down!

Steve Gibbons will doing the funky gibbon from the rail now after being the one elimination in a three man pot which saw two men, including himself, all-in pre-flop. The other chap holding his testicles and praying to the Poker Gods was Paul Smallwood - his shortstack had crossed the line with Qh Js, behind, but in good shape against Gibbon's Ac 8c. However, there was also another player in the pot, big stacker Mark Friedman, his final call with 8h 8d being almost obligatory.

But, as Jimmy Greaves once said (although maybe not in reference to poker), it's a funny old game, and after the board came Qs 7s 3h 3s 6h, the man in third jumped into 1st to take what was in front of him leaving Friedman to snap up the side pot.

In the aftermath, a disgruntled Paul Moss confessed to holding A-Q.

Olegas Kovaleskis is next to hit the rail, although in slightly more squeamish circumstances than prior exits. This time round it was the dreaded cowboys being de-saddled, Mark Friedman's A-J rivering an Ace to send the Londoner packing.

Why's he called the Jackal? Do tell...

Has Ben Vinson had any other hands in the last couple of weeks??! Fair play this lad has got a big future with his endless aggression, but could he please pass on some of those hands my way!!! Fox to beat him heads up is my prediction.

He has not blown up, in fact he has added a great deal more chips to his towers.  Stuart raised to 30k with  Ac Qc and Maz Nowab pulled the big move on him and moved all in with  Aspades 9s.  Stuart dwelled for a long while and nearly nearly passed, we all thought if Maz had more chips then Stuart would have passed but who are we to step into Stuarts mind?  So he makes the call and a Queen seals the deal to send Maz Nowab OUT.

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go on foxy foxy foxy

Could someone please say good luck and keep it up to Ben Vinson please from Mike (the 1 who used to run the gukpt) thanks

Just from the book, where not very imaginative to be honest.

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American Mark Freidman has an odd style. Whenever he plays a hand, he suddenly adopts this cocoon like position as others make their decisions. When the Flop comes out, he glances up, makes his move, then returns his hands to his head. Maybe he needs some sunglasses or he's got a constant headache or something, but either way, it's very bizarre.

The last hand I witnessed him adopt this unusual posture was against Keith Hawkins, the Camel raising it up to 20k after Friedman had limped. It was checky, checky on a 4s Ac 2d 6d Jc board with Keith's bet on the River with Kh Kc being instacalled by Friedman's 9c 6c.

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Dave Colclough lost an absolute monster pot after Sami Yusuf button raised and Dave set him in, eventually Sami called for his whole stack:

Dave:

Ahrt Kc

Sami:

Jd Jh

Board:

Tc Qh 3d 6c Ts

Dave is down to around 40k, Sami Yusuf over 250k.

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Sami Yusuf continued to accumulate chips in a hand soon after against Stuart Fox after the latter made up the small blind and then bet 8k and 20k on the flop and turn of a Kh 9d 6d 6h 3h before both checked the river and Yusuf's Kd 2h was good.

Carlos Walker has got a double through moving all-in with Kd Jd against Ian Frazer's Q-J. Carlos flopped a flush and that was that. (Thanks to Dena who wrote this all down for me, sign her up as an updater?)

Paul Moss has knocked out Andy Fordham-lookalike Richard Wheatley.

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Finally here's the remaining 3 tables, the TV crews need access for the bubble players, so we're on the outside...For now...

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I guess she'll head for the commentary box then.

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They're at it like the clappers down there at the moment, Rumit (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389) Somaiya (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389) the next player to feel the wrath of a the dreaded coinflip. His opponent almost folded pre-flop, in fact, as Rumit pushed over the top with Pocket Sevens. It wasn't that much more to Mike (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=287) Ellis (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=287), maybe just double what he'd already raised, but he eventually made the call with Ad 9s, relieved to see he was in a 50-50 confrontation.

The Flop came a relatively safe 4d Td 2h, but the Turn was rather clinical, a 9d giving Rumit just one miracle out which failed to emerge on the Qd River.

Jim Moult just went all in for about 73,000 with AQ and came up with another hand from the card machine Vinson, this time a lowly KK.  But an Ace first card out has boosted Jim's stack to about 170,000.

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Then very shortly afterwards, Vinson knocked out Ian Frazer.  Frazer being a bit low made the move with Q9 and was called by the AK of Vinson.  No improvement for Frazer and he is OUT in 20th.

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Giving Ben Vinson a break from the action, Simon Zach knocked out Ali Zihni with AQ v 88 on a board of K 7 10 6 J.

Down to 2 tables now, the players are just having 5 mins for "stuff."

Info coming in thick and fast now, we are not actually allowed in between the tables so we have to scrabble with other bloggers for the exact information.  Anyhow, we know that Dave Colclough doubled through Sami Mahmoud with 88 against AJ and is now on about 100k.

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On the other table, David Barnes is on the critical list with only about 40,000 so he goes all in after a raise of 26k from Vinson.  Vinson calls the extra 11,800, and on their backs:

Barnes AK
Vinson K10

Board   Q J 4 Q 3

Barnes upto 80,000.

Our remaining tables:

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I had a brief conversation with Jim Moult (Bookiebasher), who is finding it difficult with big stacks Ben Vinson and Simon Zach to his left, making it tough to purloin the blinds. He managed one double up through Ben much earlier (previously reported as being through Mark Friedman, sorry). He raised Ad 6d and Ben called with 4h 3h, the flop being 6c 4d 3d and all the money going in before Jim spiked another six on the turn.

Sami Mahmoud is OUT in 18th place after his Eights were no good against Dave Colclough's Aces. We're now on the prize-bubble in that 17th gets nothing but 16th gets an entry into next years' Grand Final.

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Who says poker isn't a sport and that these warriors aren't athletes? Madness I tell you, madness!

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"Not yet...."

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Speaking of finely tuned physical specimens, my favourite moment of the whole week just took place when a waitress asked The Camel if he wanted ice-cream of the fruit salad. Priceless.

"I reckon I was about a 25-1 outsider there to go for the fruit," confessed The Camel.

So the ladies get their eye candy..............wheres the NORKAGE then Beagle

Hi guys, do you know how many they plan to play down to tonight & what time they will resume tomorrow?

cheers,
steve

Is that Adrian Chiles on that table?

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I've always been premature  ;whistle;

After giving Bookiebasher Jim Moult a bit of a cheer from the sidelines, I receive an unexpected scowl from Keith Hawkins. "I can't believe you're supporting a bookie?" he says bemused. "Are you saying that bookies are the scum of the earth?" I inquire. "They're below policemen," he replies, "and just above estate agents. Although if Jim knocks me out of this, bookies will go to the top."

Paul Moss, Dave Colclough and Stuart Fox see a K-T-8 rainbow flop, Moss checks, DC bets 20k and Foxy announces all-in, Paul Moss thinks for a LONG time before passing, and Dave passes quickly afterwards.

Will this seductive over the shoulder pose from the lovely Dena suffice?

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9 and undecided

Now thats better.............I'm sure grandad TK must have told you cut back on the norkage on the updates lately its been sorely missed of late.

5am here so it's

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will catch up later.

Goodnight folks.

Whilst we await another exit, check out these snaps from the final two tables:

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Shock exit news now...

cheers snoops - I'll see you tomorrow afternoon

steve

Just as we were about to go to break, infact about 30 seconds before the end, 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) & Mark Friedman get involved in a pot and not for the first time lately.  Both of them having large stacks, Friedman raised to 30k and Stuart reraised to 101,000 ontop.  Friedman didn't take that much longer to announce "make it 202,000"  having about 100 or so left behind.  Stuart said all in rather quickly and Friedman called being as it wasn't a great deal more.  Everyone watching i'm sure were all waiting to see AA v KK's, instead we saw

Stuart   Ahrt Qd
Friedman   Ac Kh

The flop came a promising for Stuart:

 Ts 8d 9s  then  Ad   2s

So Friedman had Stuart covered and is now absolutely monster stack with 656,000, his nearest rival on the table only has 127,000!!!!!


OH FOXY WHY???????

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Pretty much everyone, players and press alike are mystified by the push.

Maybe Foxy will post, not sure. :(

Full chip count coming up anytime now!

2   2   202   Sami Yusef   180700
2   3   505   Paul Moss   127700
2   4   803   Dave Colclough   127400
2   5   301   Mark Friedman   656200
2   6   207   Ross Boatman   89700
2   7   208   Ken Wong   104400
2   8   806   John Kabbaj   97000
3   1   606   Michael Ellis   103800
3   2   307   Paul Smallwood   67200
3   3   603   Owen Lock   74100
3   4   109   Keith Hawkins   44600
3   5   707   James Moult   270400
3   6   706   Simon Zach   393500
3   7   108   Ben Vinson   302300
3   8   708   Dave Barnes   117000
3   9   407   Carlos Walker   191100

Bad news for Jim Moult, he just made a good call with A-Q from the big blind against Kabbaj's all-in push with er... ahem... K-3. King on the Flop pretty much sealed the deal leaving Moult with 170k in chips.

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Even worse news for bookiebasher - Jim Moult.  Sami Yusef makes a raise to 30k, Jim makes it 90k and Sami moves all in.  Jim calls with QQ but ho hum Sami had the bullets.  Beat Jim down to only 27,000.

Is that fox push a case of not caring enough i wonder....he must know they'll all go in and whats he beating?.....i suppose i did predict he'd win it, sorry mr fox!

With 16 players left we are on the kinda bubble in that the next out will get a £3,000 seat in next years Grand Final.  The next 15 will get:

1. £197,600
2. £106,900
3. £71,300
4. £53,500
5. £41,600
6. £32,700
7. £23,800
8. £17,800
9. £14,800
10. £8,900
11. £5,900
12. £4,800
13. £4,800
14. £4,800
15. £4,800

Great days updates again Snoop, Chilli, floopy, wd guys.

And Jim Moult goes out to Sami Yusuf. It was passed around to Sami who put Jim in with Ahrt Ks, Jim turned over the Td and then....depressingly....the Ac.

The board bricked out and Jim went from almost chipleader to OUT in 16th place in the space of just over half an hour. Although he gets a slight consolation getting a free seat to next years final to soothe some of the pain.

Poker is depressingly brutal sometimes.

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Far from it, he's gutted. He just thought he his opponent was at it.

Ross Boatman has doubled up in fortunate fashion, all-in with A-2 versus the A8 of Mark Freidman, the Hendonmobber spiked a 2 on a 2-K-K-5-K board.

How an A-Q versus J-J didn't get it in pre-flop, I'll never know, never mind be checked all the way down on an Ace high board. But that's what just happened on Table Camel, Keith Hawkins being suspicious enough of Carlos Walker's pre-flop limp to just make up the small bind with A-Q. An Ace high Flop hit the felt, then a third heart and a blank on the River, but all three players (Simon Zach was big blind) checked allowing Keith to pick up the pot with his top pair.

"We haven't had a limp in two hours, I thought he must have a monster."

Come on Carlos, take it down lad!

David Barnes doubles up courtesty of Simon Zach he had AK v KK and hit an A first card.

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Keith Hawkins on a very low stack of 25k made his stand with  Ahrt 4h but found Simon Zach with  Qd Qh.  The board did nothing for Keith in:

9s Kd Qc 5c Qs

So Keith is out in 15th place.

OY!!!!  What you done to our site???


C'mon Carlos......no fear matey!!!

ukpl? whatcha talking about ye daft apeth!

It aint working...or it aint working for me!!!  Wont open.

Play has ground down to a halt since the exit of Keith Hawkins. Ben Vinson and Simon Zach are taking it in turn on their table to mercilessly plunder the blinds with the rest of the players on their table offering little resistance.

Tis you im afraid :)

Another massive thanks to you hard working updaters for saving me a trip down to Edgeware Road :)

Ken Wong moves all-in for 140k, Paul Moss with a roughly similar-sized stack calls from the big blind

Ken Wong: Ac 2d

Paul Moss: Ahrt Qd

Board:

Jc 8s Jh 3d Qc

There's a count for Paul Moss and he has 180k and Ken Wong is OUT in 14th place.

Whilst we await the final few players to depart, here's a close-up of the lovely mural. Is anyone able to name the players on extreme close-up? A spot prize for whoever can name the most.

I searched long and hear for my good self, but I was nowhere to be seen. Tikay seems to be a glaring absentee too.  :'(

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1. £197,600
2. £106,900
3. £71,300
4. £53,500
5. £41,600
6. £32,700
7. £23,800
8. £17,800
9. £14,800
10. £8,900
11. £5,900
12. £4,800
13. £4,800 -- Paul Smallwood
14. £4,800 -- Ken Wong
15. £4,800 -- Keith Hawkins
16. Bubble boy/girl Entry to Grand Final Next Year -- Jim Moult

Paul Smallwood is OUT, Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402) Zach (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=402) the terminator after calling Smallwood's all-in along with Carlos Walker.

With Simon betting 50k on the 6-8-8 Flop, Carlos stepped out the way leaving Smallwood to flip over A-J onto the felt.

However, it wasn't looking too rosy for the BBC presenter as Simon had the rather formidable holding of Pocket Sixes to send Smallwood to the rail.

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Ross Boatman and Michael Ellis are our short-short stacks with 40k and 60k respectively.

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Ross Boatman has doubled through Mark Friedman with Qc 9d versus Kd Tc after Friedman only had to call 27,000 more.

Board:

3s Jh Qs 4s 7s

He's still very short though.

Dave Colclough is OUT. He pushed with Q-6 but was called by Mark Friedman's Kings which triumphed on an A-J-4-6-5 board. Dave OUT in 12th place winning £4,800.

Ross (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1231) Boatman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1231) is OUT in 11th place and wins £5,900 thanks to 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)'s AK not letting his AQ win.

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Then on a board of

3h 3s  Td 3d 7h

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) shows  Ts 9s
Sami Yusef shows  7s 7d

and wins a big pot to put Yussef upto 500k & Kabbaj with only 150k

El Blondie's exit was rather out of the blue and awoke me from a momentary ringside slumber. I assume Mark Friedman had limped with many marginal hands previously, because after Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331) Moss (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=331) made up the small blind, the ol' Colclough eyes darted around manically before he announced all-in for what looked like over 100k. Naturally, Mark called quicker than Linford Christie on forward wind with the second nuts.

On their backs time, and Mark was slightly in front with Kc Kd against Dave's Qh 6d.

The Ac Jd 4h Flop was an uneventful one, but the 6s gave the blonde one a tiny glimmer of a chance until the 5h River scuppered any hopes he may have had.

El Blondie seemed gentlemanly in defeat, slightly dumbfounded, but still happy to shake the hands of his foes.

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Mike Ellis survives a crucial all-in. Ben Vinson was the player who started it all off, raising it up from latish position before being re-raised by Ellis in the blinds. Vinson dwelt up pensively before deciding to take a stab, but quickly found his Aspades Jh in deep trouble against Ellis' Ad Ks.

Board = 7s 5c 3s Kc 8s

Double up for Ellis!

Here's a before and after shot for your visual delight, a bit like the Weighwatchers ones, but with the subject being thin in both pictures.

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In a major flurry of action in the last 20 mins - THAT IS IT!  We are down to the final table of 9.  That unlucky TV bubble boy was John Kabbaj who taking that knock with full house rivered by better full house, he pushed with 5 2 and lo and behold Friedman woke up again with AA and knocked Kabbaj out in 10th for £8,900.

The last few exits have gone like so:

1. £197,600   
2. £106,900   
3. £71,300   
4. £53,500   
5. £41,600   
6. £32,700   
7. £23,800   
8. £17,800   
9. £14,800   
10. £8,900   John Kabbaj
11. £5,900   Ross Boatman
12. £4,800   Dave Colclough
13. £4,800   Paul Smallwood
14. £4,800   Ken Wong
15. £4,800   Keith Hawkins
16. Entry to GF   Jim Moult

Get In There Carlos Walker. You done us proud Lad, take it home fella. UKPL are all behind you ;)

The Final will start tomorrow at 2pm. We'll see you there. :)

Chip counts to follow.

TOTAL  :respect: 2 u guys for some more superb updating.

        Thx
            Neves.

why would Dave be slightly dumbfounded?

Thanks everyone, we are off for a good kip - well I might wander into the card room to see what games are on offer  ;kev; ;kev;

Final Counts:

Mark Friedman -- 911,300
Sami Yusef -- 544,700
Simon Zach -- 345,500
Ben Vinson -- 292,500
Michael Ellis -- 246,400
Paul Moss -- 201,800 
Dave Barnes -- 195,200 
Carlos Barrera -- 136,900
Owen Lock -- 108,900

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nice work updaters

enjoyed catching up with my obligatory morning coffee

I see 'El blondie' is online

maybe he can talk about his exit hand??

if it aint too sore a point rite now..would be interesting?

GUKPT Leg 11 - Final Table - Grand Final   
Mark Friedman 5/2       Paul Moss 9/1   
Sami Yusef 9/2           Dave Barnes 10/1   
Simon Zach 9/2          Carlos Barrera 25/1   
Ben Vinson 6/1           Owen Lock 25/1   
Michael Ellis 7/1         

Lol ... funny my mother is/was just on the phone talking to me about these ... so when i got to the end i see your request...

ok, here goes ... the exit hand
I had played with mark F for several hours. To thar point he had limped with marginal hands and raise good hands, simple as that. he had just played the previous 4 hands consecutively. he had all the chips and was very active. He was also calling all pre flop raise of 30, 35k.
The evidence to this point was that he always raised when he had anything half decent.
Paul Moss had just made up the small blind. he was generally playing a tight game. No way could he call an all-in move.
Mark limped, Paul made up the SB. I was BB. We are six handed I have 120k and I am looking at a pot of 41k. I cant raise a normal steal of about 40k. I will definately get called from mark with any hand.
We are also playing 6 handed at this point and it is costing at least 23k every 6 hands. Its fast, furious and you have to make moves. This move would work 95% of the time I feel.
however, Mark had laid a trapo and I fell right into it. No excuses. Well played Mark.... I blame Foxy for the earlier gift  ;ifm;

I wasnt really dumfounded. It was more of a matter of being shattered.
I had started like a whirlwind. Played my absolute best A+ game. Somehow moved from 40k to 170k without hardly showing a hand.
...then Ian Frazer arrived... and I picked up my first major hand.
KK v Frasers AK I get his whole 37k in preflop ... 75k pot ... he spikes an ace
two hands later
i pick up KK v Ian's AK , rais, re-raise, all-in (his final call is for 55k with AK)
he spikes an ace and wins a 150k from me
I am devastated down to 40k
Build all back up again to 150k
lose a coin flip
Back down to 40k
Nurse it for an hour and then built it back up
lose a coin flip
build it back up to 180k
beginning to get blinded away as we get short handed
bang fall into Marks trap
... as somebody would say ... it was emotional

 ;reallyamsorry;

Thanks for the comment Dave, I sensed you had to have been playing his tendencies and had some back history with him

Hard luck, but great effort to get so close

thx for that Dave and ul

a rite rollercoaster then

any other time and u have secured a FT place with loads of chips.........

How unlucky is that?

standard in Booders world

I thought this would have been the case, which is why I made the assumption that Mark had been limping a lot. I used the word 'dumbfounded' in terms of being shocked/amazed, which, by the sounds of it, you were when you saw that he actually had a hand.