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79 players return today. Chips counts to follow.

But who is going to win? Is Marc Goodwin, with 150k, a certainty to make the final table? Will Pete Linton bulldoze his way through the field? Can John Conroy become a true 'Rock Star' by winning the event?

All these questions and more that I might make up later, could well be answered at some point, perhaps, in this thread during an allotted period of time. Maybe.

We restart at 2pm.

Join us, or we'll photoshop it to make it look like you joined us anyway.

Good to meet you lot today, Rick, Alex, Floppy, Kev, Dewi, Dan sorry if i missed anyone. 2 Things They spelt my surname wrong its Akram not Akran, and number 2 i burnt my car seat on the drive back! Need to get some sleep. Laters one and all.

 Ahrt Aspades chip counts please.can someone ring dan b4 2pm as he will just sleep through.in aussie millions i had to try and get him up and he was still in bed when the 2nd level started.cheers and thankyou for the updates

Day 1B Chips Counts, courtesy of Jon Raab.

 Carlo Holmes   98850
 T Lukashaugen   74925
 Adam Lawler   70000
 Paul Lammas   68525
 Kyle MacPherson   67250
 Nik Persaud   66225
 Tien Le   66075
 John Conroy   64200
 Justin Devonport   62900
 Paul Gourlay   61150
 Dan Owston   58725
 Pete Linton   52325
 Robert Bright   51275
 Giovanni Nervo   50125
 Morris Mcarthy   48675
 Andrew Brisland   47175
 Karim Louis   47050
 Henning Granstad   42825
 Mazhar Nawab   41850
 Glenn Ashworth   39900
 Charles Ihle   39150
 Nick Honey   38125
 Chris Brammer   38000
 Steve Littlejohn   35775
 Fran Egan   34725
 Irina Liepina   34300
 Dean Sanders   33675
 Patrick Dolan   31075
 Steven Davey   30025
 Tahir Akran   28425
 Nick Slade   28150
 Finbar Tracey   27125
 Lee Atherton   24250
 Mal Dawson   21050
 Taj Jugpal   19900
 Phil Roddy   16975
 John Murphy   14375
 Peter Singleton   13625
 James Browning   12250
 Matt Tyler   11975
 Ross Tavakoli   11775
 Simon Turton   9525
 Ved Madan   9350
 Richard Stanley   8750
 Matt Eiler-gadsden   8500

good luck to the buds Aarun Bernard and Pete Linton

also to Nick Slade and Matt Tyler

adam "lurkio" lawler FTW. Some player, good TD at Southend too

my 3 boks for the day, nick slade, pete linton and nik persaud, surely nik's gonna take one of these down soon

so many left in to root for, these updates today are gonna be great.

please keep an eye on the locals for me- nick salad, kazi, morris mcarthy (my sneaky pic for this one)

the other obvious ones sphere head, the rockstar, goodwin and the other gut feeling I have is for the freerollng Henning.

Quote from a bar the other night when Goodwin joined us after close of play,

Henning" how many you got?"
Goodwin" about 150k or so"
Henning" good luck on saturday. Today you played the Norweigan youth team but on saturday you will have to play the seniors"

Good Luck to the blondes still in especially Stephen -bluffer- Sass

ONE TIME!!!

Seating plan for today.

Table   Seat   Player   Start of Play
1   1    Stephen Holden   45050
1   2    Chris Brammer   38000
1   3    Nick Honey   38125
1   4    Karim Louis   47050
1   5    Tahir Akran   28425
1   6    Finbar Tracey   27125
1   7    Justin Devonport   62900
1   8    Peter Singleton   13625
1   9    Kyle Macpherson   67250
2   1    Zachary Ford   39175
2   2    Henning Granstad   42825
2   3    Jeraint Hazan   37275
2   4    Robert Bright   51275
2   5    Adam Aitken   13825
2   6    Charles Ihle   31950
2   7    Marc Goodwin   149950
2   8    Morris Mcarthy   48675
2   9    Steven Davey   30025
3   1    Gareth Stafford   27550
3   2    John Conroy   64200
3   3    Joey Lovelady   35525
3   4    Steve Littlejohn   35775
3   5    Glenn Ashworth   39900
3   6    Thomas Treacy   15550
3   7    Matt Tyler   11975
3   8    Dean Sanders   33675
3   9    David English   15100
4   1    Paul Lammas   68525
4   2    Mark Suddes   11375
4   3    Patrick Dolan   31075
4   4    Aarun Bernard   55500
4   5    Stephen Sass   18325
4   6    Nick Slade   28150
4   7    MH Kazi         45250
4   8    Stephen Henshall   41225
4   9    Ross Tavakoli   11775
5   1    James Browning   12250
5   2    Carlo Holmes   98850
5   3    Mal Dawson   21050
5   4    Taj Jugpal       19900
5   5    Mark Jones   12225
5   6    Paul Gourlay   61150
5   7    Kuljinder Sidhu   84125
5   8    Mazhar Nawab   41850
5   9    John Murphy   14375
6   1    Adam Lawler   77000
6   2    Dan Owston   58725
6   3    Paul Gardner   55950
6   4    Andy Bradshaw   24725
6   5    Stephen Slavin   52600
6   6    Simon Turton   9525
6   7    Pete Linton   52325
6   8    Brendon Clarke   23450
6   9    Willie Tann   42900
7   1    Maz Amiri   23975
7   2    Jamil Ogunmakinwa   25250
7   3    Martin Smyth   45725
7   4    Barry Grime   89775
7   5    Phil Roddy   16975
7   6    Andrew Brisland   47175
7   7    Jammie Hallam   6750
7   8    Kevin Bloor   52825
7   9    Martino Libertini   34600
8   1    Nik Persaud   66225
8   2    Mark Bointon   18525
8   3    Laurence Houghton   53925
8   4    Craig Metcalf   32325
8   5    T Lukashaugen   74925
8   6    David Mitchell   14050
8   7    Irina Liepina   34300
8   8    Lee Atherton   24250
9   1    Michael Clarke   47775
9   2    Giovanni Nervo   50125
9   3    Matt Eiler-gadsden   8500
9   4    Joseph Grech   47925
9   5    Ved Madan   9350
9   6    Richard Stanley   8750
9   7    Fran Egan   34725
9   8    Tien Le   66075

 Good luck to Nik today. This could finally be the one.

 Also pass my good wishes on to Pete Limton, Henning, Mazhar, Dean Sanders and Richard Stanley.

 My real tip though is Kyle Macpherson. Little bastard never mentioned he was playing or I definitely would have bought a piece. That's your winner.

nc

Go Bluffer!!!

gl Linton.

Slade,Tyler FTW

Players are milling around as we await the green light ... estimated start 2.15

you get it?

Fast start down here, JJ Hazan took 20k off Mark Goodwin first hand, re-raising him preflop and pushing a Queen-high board, Goodwin electing to fold his A-K.

Joe Grech has knocked out Simon Turton with one of those nasty coinflip "Hurrah-Oh-Crap" moments, Turton was holding 9c 9d to Grech's Ad Jh, the board coming 2d 4c 3c 9s 5s.

Matt Tyler has picked up an early double up with Tens vs Glenn Ashworth's Ace Ten.

Paul Gourlay is on song also, he's already knocked out both James Browning and Mark Jones on his table.

Can i get an update on Paul Lammas plz guys..............

Tab 4 seat 1.

Hoping he's still chipped up

paul gourlay and martino libertini are my picks for the final table but would love to see nik or maz get the top spot.

just got a text from Aarun Bernard..hes on 110k

any details if you can please

thank you muchly

Matt Tyler just called me over ... "OY Kev, look at this, I am set next to 2 thirds of a traffic light"  LOLOL

Heres Matt

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16367&g2_serialNumber=1)

And here is 2 thirds of a traffic light.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16365&g2_serialNumber=1)

Yes, he doubled up with  Qs Qh v  Aspades Ks 

stick a green chair behind him

NAS calling Kev....................anything??

Nick Slade can lay down a picture pair (he told me to say that)  he passed  Jd Js and was shown  Ad Ac as his reward.

Yes mate .... 3pm on a saturday afternoon in a casino in Manchester, the place is absolutely ram packed with norkage ... NOT !

NAS had a representetive there for the last couple of days and I think we can give Kev a break on this leg as there was a distint lack of quality norkage. Now Liv and Michelle have been knocked out and headed back dawn sarf (or something much more posh sounding from Liv ;) ) he is going to struggle.

Oh well was worth a shout lol.................oh and GL to all Blondes still in.

Heres some Norkage for Fran, its her "buds" Aarun & PeteL

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16369&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16371&g2_serialNumber=1)

2 blondeites for you

Bluffer

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16373&g2_serialNumber=1)

Adam "Lurkio" Lawler

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16375&g2_serialNumber=1)

Dean Sanders is OUT, he pushed from the button over the top of Thomas 'Traffic Light' Treacy with King Jack but ran into Kings. "Somehow he took over a minute to dwell..." said Dean with a shrug.

Nik Persaud told me of a big three-way pot where Craig Metcalf, who had lost a big pot pushed for around 10k, T Lukashaugen called after a dwell, before JJ Hazan raised to isolate. Lukashaugen then pushed for 45k and JJ snap-called for his stack.

Metcalf: Ahrt Kd

Lukashaugen: Ad Jd

Hazan: Aspades Qs

Board: 7c 5c 4d 7d 5s

;kc;

Nik said, (Indicating Lukashaugen), "He should really re-raise to isolate, and if you're (JJ Hazan) are going to isolate you should be moving all-in. In fact you both played it terribly, what are you doing???"

Must add, that this last line was said in a fairly joking manner.

Kuljinder Sidhu knocked out T Jugpal but then has just doubled up Maz Nawab in a massive pot.

I didn't see when the money went in, but Maz was holding Aspades Kh, Kujinder, Ac Qc and the board was reading Ad 8h 9d Ahrt 6c.

Richard Stanley has doubled through Michael Clarke with Ac Ad vs Kd Kc.

Matt Just called me over to tell me that 2/3rds of a traffic light just made a textbook "STOP & GO"  ... sighhhhhhhh LOL

Just seen a hand that probably seperates the good from the average.

Paul Gourlay raises to 15k ... folds round to John Conroy who re raises all in ... Gourlay flips his cards and i catch a sneaky peek of  Aspades Ks ... he eventually mucked, it was 55k more to call ... Gourlay didnt show, but told Conroy what he had, John replied, "you would have been in a world of pain"

Now me being a big fish, would probs snap call with the  Aspades Ks. so would Ironside ;)

Good luck to Marty Smyth today

The Man Ure v Chelski game was good wasnt it, they loved it here  ;hide;

Paul Gourlay must have re-raised a conroy raise pre? or did he just bet 15k?

Does anyone think the lack of norkage has to do with Snoopy or JC not being there to do the updates? Maybe they attract the norkage...just wondering.

chip count dan owston pls

Patrick Dolan has doubled through Paul Lammas with K-K vs J-T, all-in on the flop of a T-9-4-Q-J board.

Marc Goodwin has just knocked out John Murphy.

Willie Tann and Nick Slade are both OUT.

Jamil Ogunmakinwa (Now there's a big name) is keeping his head above water, but only just when he survived a sweat with 3-3 against Kevin Bloor's autocall with Jh 8h.

Yes he re-raised from the small blind.

Kev has been shot, hung, drawn and quartered for his naffness.

Ariston has vouched for Kev so thats good enough for the NAS, besides is it Mancs we are talking about here  ;scarymoment;

Oh yeah..but I just think that maybe the women stay away from the casino because JC and snoopy aren't there...or because floppy and Kev are...I dunno.

 

John Conroy's push.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16377&g2_serialNumber=1)

Paul Gourlay now has too much time on his hands...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16379&g2_serialNumber=1)

Chip counts for a few

Adam "Lurkio" Lawler 78k
Bluffer 24k
Aarun Bernard 95k
Henning Granstad 43k
Marc Goodwin 138k
Maz Nawab 78k
PeteL  70k
Dan Owston 40k
John Conroy 60k
Tien Le 110k
blonedite KevB 70k
Maldini32 33k

Hang on, I thought I was Snoopy????

Good luck to Aarun Bernard and PeteL!

56 left ...

Players on a 15 minute break

No, snoopy is the one with the massive lump on the back of his neck, JC is the one with the lumps at the front and you're the one with the butler...I thought we had been through this?

any chance of dan owstons chips count please.i
 Ahrt Aspades

look back about 6 posts

10 minute break.

Here's a dancing sheep for your entertainment.

(http://shepmedia.com/Paul'sCorner/bah-bah-bah.jpg)

if they on a break can you get chip counts please.or do we have to see conroys reraise for the 4th time instead.wow a reraise lol

Chip counts will come when Jon Raab gets back with a full list shortly.

I GOT 200 QUID ON DAN GETTING IN THE MONEY SO THATS WHY I GETTING EXCITED.NO RUDENESS MEANT JUST THOUGHT UPDATE BE GOOD TO SHOW OPPOSITION.THANKYOU

Give me 20% of the bet and your phone number and I will text you updates ;)

PS he is now in the toilet, he shook his old chap 4 times and is now washing his hands ... more updates as we get them...

lol excellent comeback.i just hope hes doing well.thankyou for the super updates as usual.

Players back at the tables, I asked Dan about you ... he tells me you are his Mate Dylan ... he wants you to know he is eating a big old burger and chips, and drinking.

Marc Goodwin 160k and chip leader at the break

ah no change there then.ty m8 ,and i truly didnt mean to be rude b4 just wanted to know cos im greedy.cheers for the update.dont let him near the port.

No problem mate, we always do our best to follow requests for info, but as we have the lap tops in the press room and have to go onto the casino floor to check, it can take a few mins ...

we welcome interaction from you guys, its what makes the updates.

Kev any chace you can update the MMT challenge table during the break. thx. As i have heard of no change to the time scale i except this to be done.

FACT

cheers m8.hes just rung me and said hes done half his stack anyway but there we go .hopefully he will make it.always good to have a bit of banter.been a pleasure to follow the progress on blonde as usual

Paul Gourlay just paid off 20k, (a huge chunk of his stack) on a Jh Qh 6s 3c Ahrt board, when his opponent showed the nutty Kh 9h.

Tahir 'Maldini32' Akram has doubled up with Kh Jh on a Jc 5d 4c Qs 5s vs Finbar Tracey's 9s 9c. All-in on the flop.

Laurence Houghton has knocked out MH Kazi with A-K vs Q-5 after the latter made a big button push and ran smack bang into Houghton in the big blind.

Marty Smyth has busted, looked like he'd suffered a few hits and was all-in with A-Q vs T-9 on a Q-J-4 board but was drawing dead after the 8 turn.

Sorry Dylan, Dan Owston has gone, he found AK but ran it into aces.

Good news for the Notts followers.. Aarun Bernard has just knocked out Barry Grime ..

Barry called an all in on a 9 high with  2h 2s and Aarun was holding  Qc Qh

Aarun on about 140k !!

The Dealer in the first pic is actually a VALLET in the Brighton Grosvenor!!!! Sick

oh well there goes me money.y he lost half his stack with 10s v jj on j82 flop when player got jj.there we go never mind ty for the updates and good luck Ahrt Aspades to the rest of you.

Paul Gardner is OUT. Kd Qd looked good but lost out to the current coinflipping king Joe Grech's Jh Jc.

Over on table 7, a crowd was developing. Glen Ashworth and Maz Amiri were both already all-in and Barry Grime was dwelling for ages, inexplicably then showing Tc 9c after a good two minute dwell.

Glen showed Ad Ks to Maz Amiri's Jh Js

Board: Kd 8h 3s 2h 4h

Maz OUT. Glen over 50k.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16383&g2_serialNumber=1)

Maldini32's earlier doubleup.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16381&g2_serialNumber=1)

any update on fran egan?

Can i get an update on Stephen Holden and tell him Danny said HI

thanks kev

any news on how pete is doing?

Maz Nawab has just taken out John Conroy, John re raised maz's 5k pre flop bet all in ... it was another 32 for maz to call , which he does.

John had made a move with  5s 2s

Maz had  Qc Qs

Flop 2h 7s 9s GULP !!

Turn  Js

Meaning John had hit his flush .... but Maz was holding the  Qs and the river brought  6s

So Conroy out and Maz is sneaking up the chip ladder.

Dear Jim,

GFY.

That is all xxx


Pete is getting a bit impatient, he told me that he has been waiting ages for the chance to get moving, but he just cant seem to find the opportunity to get em in ...

Am on to these now for you.

Fran Egan is out I am sorry to report, went early doors.

Chip count from the end of level 11.

1   1    Stephen Holden   27300
1   2    Chris Brammer   37700
1   3    Karim Louis   48100
1   4    Tahir Akran   28300
1   5    Finbar Tracey   51200
1   6    David English   43500
1   7    Peter Singleton   22200
1   8    Kyle Macpherson   41500
4   1    Paul Lammas   54800
4   2    Charles Ihle   115300
4   3    Patrick Dolan   50600
4   4    Aarun Bernard   69200
4   5    Stephen Sass   23900
4   6    MH Kazi         36900
4   7    Henning Granstad   45600
4   8    Laurence Houghton   59800
5   1    John Conroy   50800
5   2    Carlo Holmes   89200
5   3    Mal Dawson   10100
5   4    Matt Tyler   50300
5   5    Marc Goodwin   160200
5   6    P Gourlay   56100
5   7    Kuljinder Sidhu   88800
5   8    Mazhar Nawab   89400
6   1    Adam Lawler   94800
6   2    Dan Owston   39000
6   3    Gareth Stafford   50200
6   4    Thomas Treacy   22600
6   5    Stephen Slavin   55500
6   6    Maurice McCarthy   114000
6   7    Pete Linton   71100
6   8    Brendon Clarke   39700
7   1    Maz Amiri   31000
7   2    Jamil Ogunmakinwa   45600
7   3    Martin Smyth   27400
7   4    Barry Grime   116700
7   5    Glenn Ashworth   34400
7   6    Andrew Brisland   44200
7   7    Zachary Ford   69100
7   8    Kevin Bloor   55800
8   1    Nik Persaud   101500
8   2    Mark Bointon   34200
8   3    Steve Littlejohn   65000
8   4    T Lukashaugen   24900
8   5    Simon Turton   21600
8   6    Irina Liepina   37700
8   7    Jeraint Hazan   55900
8   8    Adam Aitken   54800
9   1    Nick Honey   20800
9   2    Giovanni Nervo   41900
9   3    Steven Davey   40400
9   4    Joseph Grech   98000
9   5    Richard Stanley   27400
9   6    Robert Bright   75700
9   7    Tien Le   110700
9   8    Paul Gardner   33900

Stephen holden is in shove or pass territory, on 27k

Pete Linton has lost a chunk of his stack firing 12.5k on the river of a T-9-8-Q-2 board but being looked up by 7s 6s.

Zachary Ford has eliminated Kevin Bloor with Js Jc vs Aspades Kd on a Ahrt Jd Kh 5c 9h board. All the money predictably in on the flop. Zachary must be over 100k now also.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16387&g2_serialNumber=1)

John Conroy's exit.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16385&g2_serialNumber=1)

maz is only on 89k ,he was on that earlier.
he must be playing a lot of pots ,tell him to slow down.

He knocked out John Conroy after that count, so I'm guessing he has about 120-130k

thx floppy me old.

Pete just doubled up ...

He raises on the button with  Ad Jc

SB calls and BB passes

Flop
 Qd Jh 8c

Pete leads SB Brendan Clarke calls

Turn is  9s

Pete Checks
Brendan shoves

Pete makes the call and Brendan turns  Aspades Ks

River is  6h

And pete is back up to 95k

Hi krazy Kev and not just as krazy Kris. Do you have the payout schedule yet?

Hello Mr Headcase sir, any new badges for the old cap been acquired recently ?

I will get on the case for the prize money and post it up asap.


EDIT ... Payouts are yet to be confirmed.

Hi
Any updates on Adam Lurkio? Could you please tell him, Kevin from the Vic says "good luck and could I borrow a few quid". Thanks, great updates as always.

Thanks.

Will pass it on for you ... but he isnt in the money yet.

Only a matter of time.

I have had a side bet with Jon Raab, after my devastating loss on last nights remaining player count (i missed by 1 player)

We have taken 3 players each after the 1st break for a double or quits last longer


My picks

Maz Nawab
Adam Lawlor
Tien Le

Raabys picks.

Joe Grech
Nik Persaud
Maurice McCarthy.


I need to get out of the hole ... one time !!

Update for NAS members


There aint any !!

Yes I have as a matter of fact. Still waiting for my Blonde Poker badge though.

Maurice "the girthmeister" Mccarthy could stiff you in that last longer bet kev, sneeky feeling hes gonna win this.

JJ Hazan was kicking himself having openly folded Queens only to be shown Jacks, soon after though, he himself pushed over the top of Paul Gourlay's raise. Paul thought for about 4 minutes before folding Ace King, this time JJ showed King Queen.

Henning Granstad was down to 15k after having A-K cracked by a rivering A-5. But soon after, he was all-in in a three-way pot with 8-5 against Matt Tyler and Kyle Macpherson on a Q-T-8 board, Kyle bet Matt out of the pot with K-J but missed everything allowing the Norwegian to almost triple up. Matt was not impressed with this play, (I'm assuming Matt had a Ten).

Since then, Matt Tyler has been knocked out by Kyle with Kings being cracked by Tens.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16389&g2_serialNumber=1)

I have seen Maurice box mate ... I aint telling him I backed against him.

*******Dinner break 1 hour*******

Excuse us while we dash off in front of all the remaining players...

MTT challenge table updated during dinner break.

Thx see you in 1 hr

lol i forgot you went to that match a couple of years ago. Im gonna ring him in the dinner break and tell hm you reckon hes rubbish ;)

G Stafford doubled up through Morris McCarthy just before the break on a Td 3d Ks board. He lead out for 10k in a raised pot, which also involved Pete Linton. Morris moved in quickly, and Pete passed just as fast. Stafford thought for a while before eventually calling all-in, Morris had a slightly bemused looked on his face when he saw that Stafford had dwelt for over a minute with 3s 3h, ahead against Morris' monster Ad Jd draw. Ac came on the turn and Stafford made quads on the 3c river.

Laurance Houghton raises Marc Goodwin's big blind from the button to around 5.5k, Marc re-raised to around 20.5k and Laurance quickly pushed for another 80k or so. Goodwin folded and Laurance showed Th 8h but perhaps the satisifaction of showing a major bluff to tell the chip leader you're not afraid of him is offset by the fact that now everyone knows you're not afraid to 4-bet all-in preflop with Ten-high.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16391&g2_serialNumber=1)

Parrot

27 players will be paid, but we're still waiting for a prize list. Roughly £90,000 for first we reckon.

The chip counts from the dinner break, thanks to Jon Raab and Blue Square.

1   1    Chris Brammer   56200
1   2    Henning Granstad   42700
1   3    Karim Louis   26800
1   4    Tahir Akran   56800
1   5    Finbar Tracey   46400
1   6    David English   12100
1   7    Kyle Macpherson   105500
6   1    Adam Lawler   115400
6   2    Mal Dawson   78200
6   3    Gareth Stafford   136800
6   4    Charles Ihle   29700
6   5    Stephen Slavin   72100
6   6    Maurice McCarthy   76000
6   7    Pete Linton   100400
6   8    Paul Lammas   51600
7   1    Stephen Holden   47000
7   2    Martin Smyth   61700
7   3    Kuljinder Sidhu   92300
7   4    Glenn Ashworth   74800
7   5    Andrew Brisland   75500
7   6    Zachary Ford   174300
7   7    Aarun Bernard   134500
8   1    Nik Persaud   150500
8   2    Mark Bointon   32700
8   3    Steve Littlejohn   46000
8   4    P Gourlay   58300
8   5    Stephen Sass   28800
8   6    Irina Liepina   48500
8   7    Jeraint Hazan   37200
8   8    Adam Aitken   81200
9   1    Nick Honey   36700
9   2    Carlo Holmes   102100
9   3    Laurence Houghton   62900
9   4    Joseph Grech   161400
9   5    Marc Goodwin   291600
9   6    Robert Bright   68000
9   7    Tien Le   173700
9   8    Mazhar Nawab   43500

(http://www.wolfsonelectrostatics.com/images/parrot.jpg)

Marty Smyth still in? I thought you reported him gone earlier.

No, he's out Mick, one of the dealers have made a mistake with his card and someone else's.

Maz Nawab lost a 100k pot against Marc goodwin just before the dinner break.

Goodwin nearly 300k !!!

OK. Thanks Krazy Kris

So, with this post I get another little gold star, right?

Hooray  Promotion at last.

Marty Smyth's chip count is actually that of Patrick Dolan.

Sounds like another Irishman. Maybe they got mixed up.

what was the hand kev ?.

GOOD LUCK TO BLUFFER!!!

Zachary Ford raises to 8.5k preflop, Andrew Brisland re-raises to 23k with around 33k back. Ford calls.

Th 4d 8d

Check check.

8h

Check check. (Have I found the Brit version of Soren Jensen and Tim Vance?)

8c

Andrew checks a third time, Zachary suddenly realises he can win the pot and bets 20k, Andrew folds sharpish.

Zachary knocks out Andrew soon after with Tc Th vs Aspades Ts, despite the flop coming out Ahrt 7s 4s...The river was the miracle one-outer Td. The table is then broken and dealer tells me that she's dealt 14 exits in the last couple of hours...

More tables for this lady!!!

Marc Goodwin continues to dominate the chip lead, but he has lost a pot just now, folding to Tien Le's 20k river bet on a Kc Tc 5c 2s 2h board.

Henning Granstad is OUT, he just lost a race with Threes to Kyle Macpherson's King Jack.

Phil Roddy is OUT. His 7-5 no match for Kareem Louis' K-J.

yeah sure we all look the same

Tien Le, impressive so far.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16393&g2_serialNumber=1)

Chip Leader Marc Goodwin

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16395&g2_serialNumber=1)

Table JJ Hazan, Paul Gourlay and Nik Persaud.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16397&g2_serialNumber=1)

PAYOUT   

1st   £90,420
2nd  £52,530
3rd   £37,850
4th   £25,490
5th   £19,310
6th   £15,450
7th   £12,360
8th   £9,270
9th   £6,950
10th  £4,640
11th  £3,090
12th  £3,090
13th  £3,090
14th  £2,320
15th  £2,320
16th  £2,320
17th  £2,320
18th  £2,320
19th to 27th £1,540

worst part of any tournament for updating is around now, with 33 left play is realllllllllllllllllllllllllllly slow as the bubble approaches...

Good news is blondeites Bluffer (Stephen Sass), PeteL, (Pete Linton) Lurkio (Adam Lawler) are all still in.


I am off to get a few chip counts.

gl all blondes, off to bed now though.. ;sleep;

gogogogogogo

Adam Lawlor just lost a big pot to Charles Ihle, the latter pushing from the button over the top of Adam's hijack raise. Adam did some 'Ummming' and 'Ahhhring' before calling with his 4s 4d, his read was correct as his opponent showed the hoped-for two overcards, in Ahrt Jd and he was rewarded by the 4c being the first card out. Unfortunately, this was then followed by a 3h 2s 7h 5d board making a wheel for Charles to keep him in the comp.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16399&g2_serialNumber=1)

Tien Le has knocked out Rob Bright with Ad 7d vs Kd Qh on a Aspades 9c Jh 2c 7c board. I think Rob may have made a big bluff on the river here.

Steve Holden is OUT. Q-5 into Steve Littlejohn's Tens.

Pete Linton lost a chunk of his stack calling a re-raise all-in with 9d 8d against  Paul Lammas' Aspades 5d and missing.

"It was 30k to win 60k, so I think it's the right call." Pete is now short with about 55k.

Irina Liepina is OUT. From the other players it sounded like she had a torrid afternoon of overpair after overpair cracked. She pushed with Tens and was called by Nik Persaud's Ac Jc which spiked on the 7h Kh Js 9c Jh board.

After she'd gone, Nik was magnanimous in victory, "I thought she was the best player on the able. I think she might even be better than Steve [Jelinek]..."

Paul Gourlay has doubled up with Ahrt Aspades vs Adam Aitken's Ac Kh.

Kyle Macpherson has busted out Chris Brammer with Ad Qd vs Ks Ts. A vital ace on the flop, though the worrisome bother a flush draw that never materialised.

Paddy Dolan from Blackpool is out 29th .... ITS

(http://img.timeinc.net/time/2002/inventions/images/toy_bubble_pic.jpg)

Bubble Burst!!

Well played Bluffer

Just win it now

CMONNNNNN

Bluffer has played a short stack all day in a "Wernickesque" manner ... brilliant, I hope he has a card rush to end all card rushes now.

Flopps is typing up the bubble bursting hand now.

And the unlucky 28th place finisher is Tien Le.

He got short before pushing Kd Qc into Joe Grech's Ahrt Ac, the board coming 9h Kc 7s 3s 9s.

During the same hand on a different table, Pete Linton had raised to 12k. Morris McCarthy had 6k in the big blind with 8k behind and would've called all-in with 5s 5h if Tien hadn't been knocked out. Pete showed Ad Ahrt and bemoaned his luck.

But perhaps he'd already had his luck, being all-in with Ac 2h vs Aspades Ks, the board saving him coming 9c 6d 8d 8c 6c, though the shouts of Charles Ihle that said, "I passed deuces," probably didn't help.

Players are having their break now.

WOOOOHOOO WTG BLUFFER  ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;

Kev asked me to post this picture up for all you guests.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5649&g2_serialNumber=1)

That kitten pic puts me on major life tilt, every time i see it in an update i feel the need to perform acts of violence on random strangers ... Am I alone in that ??

(http://perardi.com/images/Sad_Kitten.jpg)

Ok ok save the damn kitten

Chip counts to follow as soon as we get the official ones ... Players now returning to their seats after a bubble burst break ... Marc Goodwin is the chip daddy with 410,000 !!

lol Welcome

Too late, the friggin kitten is dead  !!

Do I get my money back then?

Mate, if you paid, I wanna know who is getting the money LOL

cheque was made payable to 'snoopy'

As predicted, Morris McCarthy is OUT, 1 BB wasn't enough to come back. Also gone is Adam 'Lurkio' Lawler, crippled with 4h 4d vs Pete Linton's Ad 9d, who flopped two pair and doubled up as a result.

Glen Ashworth is also gone, he held Td 9d but Laurance Houghton was holding Jacks on a Ten-high board.

They're being whittled down quickly, but looks like Marc Goodwin and Joe Grech already have their final table seats locked up.

COME ON ROCKET MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxx
;kneelsucker;

Definite Exits crossed out. (Chip counts from Blue Sq)

1   1    Zachary Ford   280100
1   2    Joseph Grech   327300
1   4    Karim Louis   30900
1   5    Tahir Akran   65600
1   6    Finbar Tracey   63200
1   7    Mal Dawson   78500
1   8    Aarun Bernard   123700
1   9    Kyle Macpherson   136200
6   1    Adam Lawler   84100
6   2    Nick Honey   47700
6   3    Gareth Stafford   133500
6   4    Charles Ihle   114700
6   5    Stephen Slavin   66500
6   6    Maurice McCarthy   8400
6   7    Pete Linton   84600
6   8    Marc Goodwin   410900
6   9    Paul Lammas   78700
8   1    Nik Persaud   150000
8   2    Mark Bointon   1300
8   3    Laurence Houghton   75300
8   4    Steve Littlejohn   102800
8   5    Paul Gourlay   110500
8   6    Carlo Holmes   67900
8   7    Kuljinder Sidhu   145000
8   8    Stephen Sass   62000
8   9    Jeraint Hazan   181600
8   10    Glenn Ashworth   70800

The truth comes out.  Explains how he can afford a trip to Vegas AND a trip to an American hospital.

Stephen Sass is OUT. He lost a classic coinflip with Ace King to Paul Gourlay's Queens.

Mark Goodwin has knocked out Nick Honey.

Stephen Sass was blondeite "bluffer" by the way ... he had AK v Gourlays QQ

GG bluffer, did yaself proud mate.

Finished 22nd by the way... wins £1,540

Nick Honey out 21st his  Kc Td no match for Goodwins  Aspades Tc

blondeite Maldini32 just had a nice double up, he auto shoved  Ad 7d and got a call from Joe Grech with  Aspades Qs ...

Flop  Kd 2h  9s

Turn brought Maldinis miracle  7h

irrelevant river  Tc

up to 70k for maldini

Woooo go go go Maldini32!!

Pete Linton sat next to Marc goodwin now .... that will kick off soon enough.

chip count and pics for Aarun Bernard and Pete Linton plz!

Paul Gourlay is absolutely steaming...

Steve Littlejohn raised from the button to 15k, Paul made it 43k and Steve pushed for roughly 57k more.

Paul: Kc Ks

Steve: 9c 8c

Board: 5c Jd Td Qc 7h

As the 7h comes down, Paul throws his headphones on the table in pure frustration at the outdraw this deep for a 230k pot, whilst Steve is jubilant, "Get in there!!" he shouts.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16405&g2_serialNumber=1)

Next to him, Carlo Holmes (Sherlock's Spanish Cousin) has knocked out Kujinder Sidhu with 5s 5c vs Kh 4h, the 5d on the flop sealing it.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16407&g2_serialNumber=1)

Tahir 'Maldini32' Akram has lost a few chips back, raising with Aspades 4s and having to call Finbar Tracey's push. He was, as he feared dominated by Ad Qd, and failed to catch the needed 4.

Go for it Gourlay.......I want big birthday presents!!!!! LOL xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;yippee; ;yippee; ;yippee; ;sark; ;sark; ;sark; ;nanana; ;nanana;

G Stafford is out in 19th place. He lost with Ac Qs to Charles Ihle's Jc Tc when a Ten popped out first card and then called all-in with Jh Tc to Paul Lammas' Ac Th push from the small blind, perhaps out of frustration, and failed to hit his 3-outer on a 5c 5s 4d 3c Aspades board.

We're now down to two tables, we will be be playing to the end of the next level or the final table, which ever happens first. I'm thinking we'll be coming back for a 2pm start tomorrow with about 12 players.

120k or so for Pete, "Marc Goodwin is owning me."

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16409&g2_serialNumber=1)

80kish for Aarun.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16411&g2_serialNumber=1)

Come on the buds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can i get a chip count on Mr Lammas please guys

Ta

will get mr Lammas next trip down ...

Finbar Tracey is OUT in 18th, his  7s 7d no Match for Nick Persaud's  Aspades Kc when the  Ks hit the river.

Thanks Kev, need to know if i gotta drive up in the morning!

Paul Lammas 105k

Aarun Bernard has doubled up with Kc Qc against Joe Grech's Ad Aspades.

Qh 7h 6s 2c Qs

"Yes!!! Get in there!!! The black guy is back in the game!!!"

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16413&g2_serialNumber=1)

Steve Littlejohn continues his unnerring habit of healthy outdraws by pushing over the top of Marc Goodwin's cut-off raise with Ks 7c and being snapped called by Qd Qh.

7s 7d 9s Tc 4d is the board and Littlejohn is now on 250k. Marc loses his first big pot probably all day.

A fight has broken out in the bar apparently. I didn't see much but Karl Mahrenholz said, "I saw one bloke with blood on his hands, and another with blood on his face, they may have been connected."

Cue sudden interest from every single player and railbird around the tournament area getting interested in the ruckus. Obviously none of them come to Manchester much. ::)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16415&g2_serialNumber=1)

Kev - your best post yet - more than 3 shakes can lock you up in some countries ive been too.

Kyle Macpherson has gone, racing his Ac Qd against Joe Grech's 8d 8h on a Kd 5c 9s 7d 2s to leave 16 players left.

Soon after Joe Grech was setting another player all-in, again with Eights, this time against Nik Persaud who had Kings which held, propelling Nik up to around 260k and perhaps his 3rd GUKPT final table this year.

Tahir Akram is holding on in there, but desperately needs to double through.

Joe Grech and Paul Gourlay

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16417&g2_serialNumber=1)

The remaining two tables.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16419&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16421&g2_serialNumber=1)

Chip counts at the last break. (Thankyou BlueSq!)

1   1   Zachary Ford   273500
1   2    Jeraint Hazan   207400
1   3    Joseph Grech   281200
1   4    Paul Gourlay   112000
1   5    Tahir Akran   43800
1   6    Nik Persaud   130200
1   7    Aarun Bernard   199800
1   8    Kyle Macpherson   80600
6   1    Steve Littlejohn   319800
6   2    Carlo Holmes   256000
6   3    Laurence Houghton   158500
6   4    Charles Ihle   160600
6   5    Mal Dawson   110500
6   6    Karim Louis   86000
6   7    Pete Linton   152600
6   8    Marc Goodwin   451200
6   9    Paul Lammas   105800

K Louis out 16th his  Ahrt Qs ran smack bang into Charles Ihle's  Ad Kc no miracle queen .... and we are down to 15

Tahir "maldini32" Akran doubled up ... back to 90k now

Carlos Holmes is OUT. Pushing Ks 5h from the small blind into Laurance Houghton's Th Td in the big blind.

Marc Goodwin knocked out Mal Dawson with A-K vs K-Q.

Soon after though, Marc gave a lot of chips over to Laurance, these two have been sparring quite a bit all day, Marc betting 40k on the river of a 8s Ac Jh 2c 5h board and Laurance beating him into a pot with Ahrt 7d. Marc only able to show Kd Th.

But then Laurance lost a lot of chips, calling Paul Lammas' all-in bet quickly, as you would with Ahrt Ad, in fine shap against Aspades Ts. The board came 6s Js 5d 8h 3s, putting Paul over 200k now.

Nik Persaud has knocked out JJ Hazan in 13th, raising with 9d 9c and calling the Jd Td push.

Ahrt 2d 5c 7h 7d

"Please put up a picture of Steve Ovett and say I race as good as him," pleads Nik.

(http://www.athletics-weekly.com/images/ovett-59-41a.jpg)

Done and done.

Play is now finishing for the day as Kev has one more exit...

Tahir "Maldini32" Akran.. is OUT 12th.

He was knocked out by the lad who runs better than the bionic lovechild of Ben Johnson and Linford Christie PETE LINTON

Petes  Ac Jc made a straight on the river to beat Maldini32's  Ad Kc

thats it for the day ... 11 runners will be back tomorrow, desperate to make that coveted GUKPT final table.

2 are going to be disappointed.

Hope you have enjoyed the updates, if you have I am in charge and all thanks and monies should be passed in my direction... If you havent, the Floppy is responsible, feel free to abuse him.

We are now off to the 24 hour Spar shop to witness the dregs of society in their natural habitat... see ya xxx

TYTYTY brilliant updates as always  ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

well done fella's

nik & laurence, you can leave the envelope for me at the club  ;nipnip;

getting back in uk tmrw night, in time for the party. get it won! Don't want to hear any  ;reallyamsorry; 

shared a table with this guy last night. Top quality bloke. his mate who plays for blackpool fc and maurice have bought a horse but his mate niked my mates girlfreind and we had a bit of bantor. He made a sick shove on me in one hand. Hope he does well but he made one or two real reckless plays and got away with them. Gl to him anyways

lmao at nik on the chair

Just got back home, feel sick as fuck. Never been so card dead in a single day for a looooong time, must have shoved blind about 10 times and the one time i have a hand i get bummed. Grinded like i never have before, shortstack for much of the day an then to go out like that hurts a bit, cant blame pete ak v aq 6 handed both of us fairly short, its all going in.

Anyway, good to meet you guys. Til next time much love.

wp maldini.

Great updates again Kev and flops

adieu

Great updates.

Thank you guys.

"I saw one bloke with blood on his hands, and another with blood on his face, they may have been connected." did it for me.


good updates ty ty.

UL Maldini

gogogogogogogo  pete and aarun

1 time for the buds ;D

WP chap.

And GL Aarun for today.