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Here are the chip counts of the remaining twenty players from Day 1A:

Peter Linton   93300
Mark Dalimre   77025
Sam Trickett   58375
Joey Lovelady   51125
Hamid Rowshanaei   42825
Ganesh Rao   37400
Michael Ellis   33475
Barry Smith   28325
Mickey Wernick   27050
Lynne Beaumont   27000
Richard Stanley   26800
Keith Hawkins   25950
David Smith   24700
Kerry Taylor   20850
Alan Vinnicombe   17800
Gareth Teatum   14900
Ian Farrell   13100
Matthew Buckland   12850
Gary Wilson   10350
Jason De Freitas   8825

So Pete is the big chip leader, the problem looked from where I was standing that people were too willing to try and play back at him (and also Sam Trickett and Joey Lovelady) from the blinds by just flat-calling and then playing OOP which is the worst thing you can do. More aggressive positional play and trapping with big hands is perhaps what's needed.

Anyway, we should be in line for a bigger turnout today. Play starts at 2pm. Let us know who you're supporting!

We've lost two already.

First, A Caygill got it all-in with Jh 7c on a 5d 7h 6d Js board against Priyan De Mel's 9c 8s, the ultimate blank the 2c on the river.

Then on the table next to it, G Purewell (although maybe it's actually Garinder Purewal, I'm not sure) raised preflop with Aces, got 3 callers and then bet 400 on the 9-5-4 flop, the first player raised to 1,100 and Cheryl Routledge flat-called, any him with the Aces made it 4,500, the flop raiser passed and Chery set him in with a set of Fives which held up. Thanks to Sunny Chattha for that one.

Last month's winner in Manchester, Marc Goodwin.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17600&g2_serialNumber=1)

Indeed it is veritable carnage out there - numbers are up to 123 already, with 120 left. Yikes.

I managed of course not to see any of those exits, but I saw a lot of people not in the slightest bit afraid to throw their chips around at this early stage.

For example, on Table Taylor, I saw the eponymous Rob bet 500 on a Tc Jh 3s 8c board, only for Paul Donaghey to make it 1500. Marc Goodwin comes along for the ride too, and Rob Taylor calls. The river is the 6d and I believe it is checked down.

Paul Donaghey - Jc Qc
Rob Taylor - 7h 9h for a nice pot, and probably not happy that everyone checked it after him on the river
Marc Goodwin - mucks

Also not wasting time in getting involved is James Akenhead, betting out 550 on a 3c 3s 6s flop, flat-called by one Steve Craig.

They bothe check the Ac turn, and then James tries another 550 on the 8s river. Steve makes it 1300, and James dwells long and hard before making the call. Sadly for him though it's the wrong call - Mr Craig turns over 4s 3h and James just mucks.

Mr Leo Kam, incidentally my Hoodie Of The Day in the same awesome number he wore to the Irish Open, is not taking any crap from anyone. He bets out on a 2s 9d Tc flop, only for one M Mccaritiy to raise him a hefty 3k. To which Leo calmly announces all in before going back to his cup of tea. Mr Mccaritiy now dwells up long enough for me to have a conversation with Rumit at the other end of the table. It goes like this:

"Hello Dana."
"Hello Rumit." (Noticing miniature Rubik's Cube) "Is that a new cube?"
"What, this? No, I've had it for ages."
"But I thought you lost it."
"Oh. Yes. I did. This is a new cube."
"So it is an new cube."
Maz Nawab - "Give it here a second."
Rumit - "No."
Me - "You don't mess with another man's cube, man."

Mr Mccaritiy passes and Leo Kam takes the chunky pot.

Alli Mallu - Triple Chair Stacker.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17643&g2_serialNumber=1)

George Geary and his biggest fan.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17645&g2_serialNumber=1)

The Praying Mantis style of Jon Raab.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17641&g2_serialNumber=1)

Paul Moss has knocked out M McCaritiy, Moss moving in on the river with Aces, being called but his opponent mucking. So we'll never know...

Simon Zach dwells up against a 2.5k bet on a Ts 4s 5d 3h 2s board, I think from Dave Clark Jr, but decides against it.

Some girl-on-girl action now with Chery Routledge betting 500 on the river of a Ahrt 3h Qs Qc 9c board, Michaela Johnson calling and they both show Jacks. ;kc;

Incidentally, it was Garinder Purewal who went out earlier as I've spotted him on the rail.

Maz Nawab is OUT, didn't see the exit but most of the damage was done earlier when Maz was all-in on a Js 8c Qd Ks 6h with 8h 8s only to be called by Zak Aslam's Qs Qh. You can see his reaction here (and also dealer Appu using 'the force' to move the chips):

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Karl Mahrenholz (looks like he lost his lips in a prop bet again) and birthday boy Tim Blake

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17647&g2_serialNumber=1)

Henning Granstad and Praz Bansi have been sparring a little, Henning doing better with around 13k to Praz' 7k but they just got into a notable pot when Henning raised from the hijack with Js 9s to 175 and Praz made it 600 from the button. Henning called.

3s 4s 9h

Henning checks, Praz bets 1,100. Henning now raises to 5,000. Cue a long think from Praz, and then a statement, "I don't want to play with just 4,000..." He goes for it with Queens. Henning misses all his outs when it comes an offsuit King and Four. As a result Henning is down to 6k and Prazi bounces up to 14k.

Surprising Exits Of The Hour

Mr Dan Owston is gone, running his pocket Queens into Ken Wong's pocket Sevens, flop obviously coming down K-4-7. Most surprising thing about his exit being that he had only 675 chips remaining when he found the Queens. Not sure how that happened, but either way he's OUT.

Also gone is Level 2 Rumit, most unfortunately. Leo Kam raised his big blind, and finding 6c 8c Rumit decided it was worth defending. The flop came 8-T-4 with two clubs, so Rumit check-raised. Leo called. When the third club came in on the turn, Rumit went all in. Leo took a long time making his decision, but eventually called with pocket Queens, one of them the Qc. Another club on the river. Ouch.

Astonishing Hand Of The Hour

Mr Sunny Chattha.

As I arrived at the table, there is around 7k in the pot, and the board read Js Qd Td 5s. Both Sunny and Paul Hambleton checks.

River - 5d - Sunny bets out, and Paul calls. Paul's flush has come in. Sunny turns over, um, Jh 5h for the full house. He's on around 15k now.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17616&g2_serialNumber=1)

PLAYER LIST OF THE DAY

Thanks Mr Raab et al.

1     Table     Seat     ID     Player     Start
2    1    1    101    Niall O'Gribin    10000
3    1    2    102    Tahir Akram    10000
4    1    3    103    Trevor Lawson    10000
5    1    4    104    Javed Akhtar    10000
6    1    5    105    Dewi James    10000
7    1    6    106    Liam Flood    10000
8    1    7    107    Robert Garfield    10000
9    1    8    108    Peter Thursby Smithson    10000
10    1    9    109    Martino Libertini    10000
11    1    10    110    David Allan    10000
12    2    1    201    Tony Bedford    10000
13    2    2    202    Praz Bansi    10000
14    2    3    203    Antoni Romanello    10000
15    2    4    204    John Stamatelopoulos    10000
16    2    5    205    Gordon Macarthur    10000
17    2    6    206    Alexandra Jackson    10000
18    2    7    207    John Maddison    10000
19    2    8    208    Paul Gourlay    10000
20    2    9    209    Peter Singleton    10000
21    2    10    210    Henning Granstad    10000
22    3    1    301    Dan Owston    10000
23    3    2    302    Shelley Rubenstein    10000
24    3    3    303    Steve Jelinek    10000
25    3    4    304    James Keys    10000
26    3    5    305    Ken Wong    10000
27    3    6    306    Jim Mcbride    10000
28    3    7    307    Gary Clucas    10000
29    3    8    308    Kevin Oleary    10000
30    3    9    309    Richard Berridge    10000
31    3    10    310    Charlie Denton    10000
32    4    1    401    Daniel Messinger    10000
33    4    2    402    Leo Kam    10000
34    4    3    403    Zak Aslam    10000
35    4    4    404    Maurice McCarthy    10000
36    4    5    405    Mick Mccloskey    10000
37    4    6    406    Paul Moss    10000
38    4    7    407    Rumit Somaiya    10000
39    4    9    409    Mazhar Nawab    10000
40    4    10    410    Robert Price    10000
41    5    1    501    Paul Donaghey    10000
42    5    2    502    Jason Shellum    10000
43    5    3    503    Zach Ford    10000
44    5    4    504    Thau Lui    10000
45    5    5    505    Graeme Ladd    10000
46    5    6    506    Marc Goodwin    10000
47    5    7    507    Paul Lamas    10000
48    5    8    508    Robert Taylor    10000
49    5    9    509    G Singh    10000
50    5    10    510    Jon Danielson    10000
51    6    1    601    Brian Martin    10000
52    6    2    602    Maria Demetriou    10000
53    6    3    603    Simon Zacharias    10000
54    6    4    604    Andy Bacon    10000
55    6    5    605    Charles Ihle    10000
56    6    6    606    Michael Williams    10000
57    6    7    607    David Clark jnr    10000
58    6    8    608    Alan Goodrum    10000
59    6    9    609    Andrew Booth    10000
60    6    10    610    John Eames    10000
61    7    1    701    David Seear    10000
62    7    2    702    Jeraint Hazan    10000
63    7    3    703    Craig Metcalfe    10000
64    7    4    704    James Morgan    10000
65    7    5    705    Jon Huckle    10000
66    7    6    706    Christopher Jones    10000
67    7    7    707    Karl Mahrenholz    10000
68    7    8    708    Tim Blake    10000
69    7    9    709    Paul Johnstone    10000
70    7    10    710    Dave Barnes    10000
71    8    1    801    Paul Hambleton    10000
72    8    2    802    Cheryl Routledge    10000
73    8    3    803    Michaela Johnson    10000
74    8    4    804    Sami Yusuf    10000
75    8    5    805    Sunny Chattha    10000
76    8    6    806    Laurence Houghton    10000
77    8    7    807    Dave Collins    10000
78    8    8    808    Chris Bruce    10000
79    8    9    809    Ali Mallu    10000
80    8    10    810    Gurinder Purewal    10000
81    9    1    901    David La ronde    10000
82    9    2    902    Mohammed Shafiq    10000
83    9    3    903    Michael Fletcher    10000
84    9    4    904    Michael Hill    10000
85    9    5    905    Priyam Demel    10000
86    9    6    906    Angus Dunnington    10000
87    9    7    907    George Geary    10000
88    9    8    908    Anthony Caygill    10000
89    9    9    909    Robin Maharaj    10000
90    9    10    910    Adam Clark    10000
91    10    1    1001    Christoffer Stahle    10000
92    10    2    1002    Robert Boon    10000
93    10    3    1003    Shaun Williams    10000
94    10    4    1004    Ian Fraser    10000
95    10    5    1005    Andrew Jackson    10000
96    10    7    1007    Stephen Walmsley    10000
97    10    8    1008    Chao Li    10000
98    10    9    1009    Ken Corkery    10000
99    10    10    1010    A Sidhu    10000
100    11    1    1101    Steven Bayliff    10000
101    11    2    1102    Robert Sherwood    10000
102    11    3    1103    Steve Boyd    10000
103    11    4    1104    Tony Horne    10000
104    11    5    1105    Dara O kearny    10000
105    11    6    1106    Dave Colclough    10000
106    11    7    1107    Guy Johnson    10000
107    11    8    1108    Jonathon Butters    10000
108    11    9    1109    Bernard Litman    10000
109    11    10    1110    Malcolm McKinlay    10000
110    12    1    1201    James Akenhead    10000
111    12    2    1202    Alan Armitage    10000
112    12    3    1203    Darren Clayton    10000
113    12    4    1204    Robert Clague    10000
114    12    5    1205    David Knight    10000
115    12    6    1206    Ian Tweedy    10000
116    12    7    1207    Nik Styliano    10000
117    12    8    1208    Stacey Easter    10000
118    12    9    1209    Steve Craig    10000
119    12    10    1210    Kevin Moore    10000
120    13    1    1301    Jon Kalmar    10000
121    13    2    1302    Fraser MacIntyre    10000
122    13    3    1303    M Spelman    10000
123    13    4    1304    Roberto Romanello    10000
124    13    5    1305    J Doude    10000

Maria is OUT. She held Nines on a T-9-2 board but ran into Tens.

Also out is Shelley Rubenstein who managed to fold bottom set to Steve Jelinek's middle set earlier but then ran a set of fours into a set of Jacks on a J-2-4-K board.

Charlie Denton is OUT after running Kings into Gary Clucas' Aces.

Indeed if Roberto was ever in any trouble, he's not now - on an above-average 14k last I saw. Looks like our chip leader currently are Leo Kam and the below lady, Ms Cheryl Routledge, both on around 25k. Apparently Cheryl got in on a freeroll.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17668&g2_serialNumber=1)

Also doing well is Skalie Jon Kalmar, who's just knocked out one Laurence Houghton - all in on a K-3-9 flop, Mr Houghton must have been hysterically amused when he turned over his pocket Threes only for Skalie to turn over pocket Nines. Mr Houghton now probably vomiting in toilets.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17662&g2_serialNumber=1)

Praz has added to his stack with the exit of Darren Clayton.

Praz raised to 450 UTG, Gorden 'GiMac' McArthur made it 1,350 and then Clayton pushed for around 3,500. Tony Bedford passed Jacks in the big blind. Praz moved in and GiMac folded his Queens after a minutes thought.

Praz: Ks Kd

Darren: Ts Tc

2c 9h 7h 7s 4c

"He saved you," said Praz, "Otherwise I flat-call you and we get it all-in on the flop."

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17683&g2_serialNumber=1)

Alan 'Bigalhx' Armitage and Mick Fletcher

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17679&g2_serialNumber=1)

Sunny Chattha check/raises a A-9-4 flop before firing on the 3 turn to get Laurance Houghton off his Ac.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17675&g2_serialNumber=1)

Pete Singleton, Steve Jelinek and James Keys, the latter has about 13k.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17677&g2_serialNumber=1)

Maria says to me, "I'm in high spirits now Chris."

"What sort of spirits?"

She then literally tries to spell it out for me.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17685&g2_serialNumber=1)

THREE-WAY ALL IN OF THE DAY SO FAR

I only caught it at the turning-over-cards stage, so this is what I conjecture happened:

Dave Colclough went all in. Jonothon Butters also went all in. Bernard Litman called.

Or some sort of combination of limp-raising-re-raising-all-in.

Anyway.

Dave Colclough - Pocket Nines
Jonothon Butters - Pocket Kings
Bernard Litman - Pocket Aces

Board - a completely uneventful 2s 8c Qs 5c Qc

El Blondie and Butters leaving; Litman on the far right with all their chips:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17687&g2_serialNumber=1)

Roberto has been having a few problems as well. With 8k or so in the pot already, Ian Tweedy shoves for his last 4150 on the turn of a 5d 4s 6c 6d board. Roberto dwells up for a long time. He keeps asking if Ian has a pair of Sevens. Ian keeps insisting that he has a pair of Deuces and Roberto should call if he's beating that. Eventually Roberto calls, and is most disappointed that Ian is holding Aspades 6s. Roberto is holding 8c 8s, for a hand that would indeed have beaten a pair of Sevens. River - an inconsequential 5c. Double-up for the needy Tweedy.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17689&g2_serialNumber=1)

Some trouble for Ms Michaela Johnson.

She bets 1050 from the cutoff on a Qd Th Ad flop, and Sami Yusuf on the button calls.

Turn - Tc - Michaela checks and Sami bets 2225. She hesitatingly calls.

River - 2s - again Michaela checks, and then calls Sami's 3625 bet, apparently a little unwillingly. She mucks when he turns over Jd Td for what was a pretty monstrous hand all the way through that...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17691&g2_serialNumber=1)

Shaun Williams is OUT, he held a set of sixes on a Ts 7s 6h flop but ran into Js 9s which caught the 8c on the turn.

James Keys has gone out also, he bet 1,100 on a 8c 3c 8h flophttp://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=33710.45
Bluesq.com GUKPT Newcastle: Day 1B - Interactive, Steve Jelinek made it 4,000. Keys moved in after a think and Steve shrugged, and called with Ac Qc leaving Keys drawing very thin with Jc Tc. No help on the board and Ace high scoops.

Leo Kam -- 32k

Mick Fletcher bets 6.5k on the river of a 6s 4s 6c Ks 9c board. Michael Hill eventually calls with Aspades Kc, and Mick can only show Jacks, giving Hill a nice 23k pot.

Tim Blake is OUT. JJ Hazan limped for 200, Jon Huckle raised to 600, Christopher Jones made it 1,800 and Tim re-raised to 4,000. Hazan passed, Huckle moved in and Jones passed Queens. Tim called for the other half of his stack with Kings fearing the worst which was confirmed when Huckle showed 'dem bullets. No luck for the birthday boy. Karl Mahrenholz said, "Please make sure everyone knows that JJ took the longest to dwell with his Ahrt 9h..."

Chris Bruce is another busto. He raised Kings to 600 on the button, before the small blind raised to 800, having assumed Chris has just limped, he instead made it 1800 and then Jon Kalmar moved in. Chris quickly calling for his remaining 8k stack and the small blind passing Jacks. Jon showed Ace Queen, the first card and another Ace popped out and he's off back to Nottingham.

Dave Clark and possible New Zealander Alan Goodrum?

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17693&g2_serialNumber=1)

Roberto Romanello -- 16k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17695&g2_serialNumber=1)

Karl Mahrenholz just escaped, he held 2c 2s on a 9d 2h 5s but didn't get his stack in til the 2d turn. Luckily he'd one-outered David Seear who was holding 5h 5d. No 5c on the river and Karl is up to about 8k.

Chili Sobriety Count -- Non-existant.

We're just about to go on a dinner break. All chip counts and other requests (that Dana isn't about to put up) will be done during the break or afterwards...

REQUESTAMENTATIONS

Apologies for the delay, we legged it to the buffet to beat the crowds. Mmm, cheesecake.


Niall O'Gribin, 12.5k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17699&g2_serialNumber=1)


Simon Zach - I'm afraid OUT. I believe he attempted to pull off some sort of bluff against James Akenhead, who was holding 2 pair and having none of it:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17705&g2_serialNumber=1)


Womble, 7.5k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17656&g2_serialNumber=1)


Mick Fletcher, 8k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17711&g2_serialNumber=1)


Antoni Romanello - "not much" - 5k - Henning Granstad put him all in with an open-ended straight draw and a pair, and Antoni folded his overpair. Not massively happy. Henning is massively happy. I think Henning is always massively happy. Here is a photo of Antoni looking pretty happy though:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17702&g2_serialNumber=1)


Morris McCarthy - OUT - he was actually the M Mccaritiy that was bizarrely misspelled on our original player list, sorry.

Dewi - 9.9k

Liam Flood - 9.5k

Alan Goodrum is OUT,A-J into A-K, and Dave Clark who was formerly sitting next to him said that he was definitely not a Kiwi; rather sounded Northern.

Maldini has around 18k and has a super-passive table, now he just wants some cards.

Incidentally, an unusual hand from right before dinner -

As I arrive, Mateyboy on the cutoff has 600 in front of him, Rob Sherwood on the big blind has 2300 in front of him, and Priyan De Mel in mid position has all his chips in front of him - around 8k. Matey folds pretty quickly, but Rob Sherwood thinks about it for a while and calls.

Priyan De Mel - Ac Ahrt
Rob Sherwood - er, Aspades Jc. Hmm.

Board - an exciting-but-no-proverbial-cigar Jh 2s 8s Qd 6d

Double-up for Mr De Mel.

Chip counts, end of Level 4, from Jon "I'm a bad Jewish boy" Raab (ate the pork at dinner, tut):

Table   Seat   ID   Player   End of Level 4   
3   2   1109   Bernard Litman   45800   
3   10   1203   Darren Clayton   43550   
9   4   904   Michael Hill   40000   
8   6   1205   David Knight   38550   
8   9   1301   Jon Kalmar   33050   
3   3   303   Steve Jelinek   29650   
6   2   1201   James Akenhead   29500   
5   2   1204   Robert Clague   27300   
1   7   1208   Stacey Easter   26675   
8   2   802   Cheryl Routledge   26225   
3   4   1008   Chao Li   25250   
7   5   705   Jon Huckle   24200   
6   3   403   Zak Aslam   21900   
5   1   501   Paul Donaghey   20900   
8   7   1005   Andrew Jackson   20450   
2   2   202   Praz Bansi   20425   
6   10   610   John Eames   20300   
4   2   402   Leo Kam   19525   
4   6   406   Paul Moss   19125   
8   4   804   Sami Yusuf   18975   
4   9   1206   Ian Tweedy   18925   
1   2   102   Tahir Akram   18625   
2   10   210   Henning Granstad   18500   
5   7   507   Paul Lamas   17575   
6   8   107   Robert Garfield   17125   
5   8   508   Robert Taylor   16800   
9   5   905   Priyam Demel   16650   
3   7   307   Gary Clucas   16450   
5   6   1010   A Sidhu   16400   
6   9   609   Andrew Booth   15975   
3   8   308   Kevin Oleary   15800   
6   6   606   Michael Williams   14925   
4   5   405   Mick McCloskey   14900   
1   8   108   Peter Thursby Smithson   14225   
2   8   208   Paul Gourlay   13900   
1   4   104   Javed Akhtar   13625   
4   10   410   Robert Price   13600   
2   1   201   Tony Bedford   13075   
7   10   710   Dave Barnes   12825   
7   2   702   Jeraint Hazan   12725   
6   7   607   David Clark jnr   12550   
2   9   1105   Dara O kearny   12400   
6   1   601   Brian Martin   12050   
3   9   1004   Ian Fraser   11575   
2   4   204   John Stamatelopoulos   11300   
9   9   909   Robin Maharaj   11275   
9   10   910   Adam Clark   11075   
9   7   907   George Geary   10950   
5   4   1306   John Bousfield   10875   
7   3   703   Craig Metcalfe   10725   
4   3   906   Angus Dunnington   10475   
7   7   707   Karl Mahrenholz   10425   
7   4   704   James Morgan   10150   
3   1   209   Peter Singleton   10050   
4   8   1304   Roberto Romanello   10050   
1   6   106   Liam Flood   9750   
2   7   902   Mohammed Shafiq   9700   
7   1   701   David Seear   9425   
7   8   1101   Steven Bayliff   9425   
5   9   509   G Singh   9275   
7   6   1107   Guy Johnson   9050   
7   9   709   Paul Johnstone   8925   
1   5   105   Dewi James   8850   
4   1   401   Daniel Messinger   8400   
5   10   510   Jon Danielson   7875   
8   1   1104   Tony Horne   7775   
3   5   305   Ken Wong   7650   
9   3   903   Michael Fletcher   7650   
1   9   109   Martino Libertini   7550   
8   8   1207   Nik Styliano   7400   
2   5   205   Gordon Macarthur   7300   
5   5   505   Graeme Ladd   7150   
2   6   206   Alexandra Jackson   7125   
9   1   1102   Robert Sherwood   6700   
1   1   101   Niall O'Gribin   5625   
3   6   306   Jim Mcbride   5350   
9   2   1202   Alan Armitage   5175   
5   3   1110   Malcolm McKinlay   5125   
8   3   803   Michaela Johnson   4800   
9   8   1302   Fraser MacIntyre   4475   
2   3   203   Antoni Romanello   4350   
1   3   1210   Kevin Moore   3700   
4   7   502   Jason Shellum   3575   
6   4   1303   M Spelman   3525   
9   6   1002   Robert Boon   2875   
1   10   110   David Allan   2600   
8   5   805   Sunny Chattha   2300   

During the dinner break, we were chatting to Nick Romanello about his table. "It's very tough, I love my table but I could really do with some hands."

Soon after, he's raising to 750 from early position only to pass a Shaf re-raise to 2,250. Shaf's table banter chirps up once more, though it's all good-natured on this table.

On the next table Maldini32 raises from the cut-off on Dewi's big blind.

Dewi, "You've got a hand."

Maldini, "Well I can't really tell you that..."

Dewi thinks for a moment, "Guiness Power!!!" says Maldini, Dewi thinks for a bit more before  moving for about 5k.  Maldini insta-folds.

"Does he have a hand? In a word," says the small blind, "No!"

Maldini later confesses he had Q-7 suited.

Ok, people it's competition time.

Here is the motivational poster tool link: http://wigflip.com/automotivator/

Here are your photos:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17685&g2_serialNumber=1)

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Whoever comes up with the best and funniest caption for each will have $25 donated by me to their blondepoker account!

Here's John 'Johnes147' Eames in seat 10 primed to attack James Akenhead's blinds.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17715&g2_serialNumber=1)

John never stops being bemused by some of the play that he's seen today. He's got about 17k mainly through a guy going all-in against him with A-J against his A-K. He's wary of James though.

With a fairly hefty pot already, Michael Hill bets 5k on a 9s Qs 5d 2h board. Priyan De Mel takes a while before calling.

River - Js and Michael checks. Priyan bets 6k. Some dwelling, some clock-calling and Mr Hill calls. And indeed Priyan is the king of the Hill - he turns over Aspades Ks for the absolute nuts, and Michael mucks.

Disaster for entertaining Scandie and also Mr Gordon Macarthur; then afterwards for Alexandra Jackson

There is a flop; it is 8d 4d 7h and Mr Henning Granstad bets 2.5k. Gordon Macarthur promptly goes all in for around 5.5k. Dara O'Kearny promptly goes all in for 13k. Henning has around 13k. "Wow," he says.

--------Dwelling---------

"Wow," says Henning.

--------Dwelling---------

"I'm getting way too good a price," says Henning, and calls.

Henning - Ad Qd
Gordon - 8s 8h
Dara - 5c 6c

Turn - Qc
River - Ts

Dara O'Kearny scoops the lot, Mr Gordon Macarthur is OUT and Henning has 125 chips left. He's all in next hand on the big blind. He is looking at his hole cards and making the universal expression of "not bad". Meanwhile John Stamatelopoulos is raising and Alexandra Jackson is calling, and then finding herself all in on the 6-2-K flop.

Alexandra - A-K
John - T-K
Henning - J-6 and definitely still in with a chance

Turn - Ten - ouch
River - Ten - OUCH

So Mr Henning Granstad is officially OUT, and Ms Alexandra Jackson is down to 175, presumed now OUT.

Good news for you sir!

James Akenhead, J McBride and Ian Fraser get it all-in on a Js 9c 6s flop. (Ian Fraser had just almost trebled up calling all-in preflop with Qh Jh against Kevin O'Leary's Sixes and Ken Wong's Sevens. A six hit but so did the flush)

Anyway:

James: Jc Jd for the current nuts.

J McBride: Aspades 5s for the nut flush draw.

Ian Fraser: Ks Ts, "Err, guess I need a Queen then."

6c

No sweat for James, and I don't even catch the river since it's needless anyway. James then points out who his favouritest dealer in the whole world is.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17744&g2_serialNumber=1)

LOL Skaliements...

Stephen Bayliff raises, Paul Johnstone moves all-in and Skalie re-raises to isolate. Bayliff folds.

Skalie: Jc Js

Johnstone: Qd Qc

Board: Ad Kc Ks Kh Kd

;kc;

Incidentally Henning Granstad was telling me about a funny hand he played against Skalie last night in the 5/5 game. Henning raises preflop with 75s, and gets lots of callers. The board comes K-6-4 and everyone checks. Henning bets £150 on the T turn (which brings a second flush draw) and Skalie raises another 200. Henning thinks he can only be doing this on a draw and decides to call knowing that if the flush doesn't come, he'll win the pot. The river is an Ace, Henning moves in and Skalie folds his 8-7 face up. Now just imagine the glee as the Norwegian shows his 7-5...

Mr Maldini, on around 22k
Rob Taylor, 27k
James Akenhead - a whopping 70k or so after that vast pot
Dewi and Liam Flood, still in their original seats, still largely with their original stacks - Dewi 10k, Liam around 7.5k

Some people I know are OUT

JJ Hazan

Evidence - Phil from AWOP had his player card; Hawaiian shirt nowhere to be seen. Here's one I made earlier:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17728&g2_serialNumber=1)


Niall O'Gribin

Evidence - Niall spotted in cash game; Niall's player card spotted in ashtray:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17748&g2_serialNumber=1)

Rob Taylor is doing even better now, he's on 35k. "First time I've had a good run in one of these..."

Karl Mahrenholz is looking more chipper now that he's just been all-in with A-8 against Q-Q and hit two 8's. (Also note the AWOP guys looking like they're extras in a TV soap)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17760&g2_serialNumber=1)

Praz meanwhile has knocked out JJ Hazan to add another 5k or so to his stack. Antony Romanello needs some help to improve his 5.5k dirty stack though.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17762&g2_serialNumber=1)

Roberto meanwhile is doing better, he's just knocked out the player to his left, calling for most his stack, saying, "I hate calling here, I  really don't like doing it..."

The board reads 6c Tc Jh 7c

Matey: Ac 6d

Roberto: Kc Qh

River:

Qd

Roberto gets lucky but isn't really smiling about it, despite winning, "I hate it, but I have so many outs..."

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17764&g2_serialNumber=1)

Dewi and Liam are like a pair of naughty schoolboys, can't stop giggling either of them. Interesting sidenote: Liam Flood has yet to showdown a single hand yet.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17766&g2_serialNumber=1)

Yes! Full chip counts, end of Level 6, from the Magical Bluesquaries At The Bottom Of The Garden:

Table   Seat   ID   Player   End of Level 6   
3   5   1201   James Akenhead   73175   
3   10   1203   Darren Clayton   48875   
8   8   1005   Andrew Jackson   48325   
8   5   1205   David Knight   42575   
3   2   1109   Bernard Litman   40125   
8   9   107   Robert Garfield   39050   
5   8   508   Robert Taylor   33950   
4   8   1304   Roberto Romanello   33100   
5   9   1105   Dara O kearny   32425   
1   3   606   Michael Williams   31300   
4   4   1008   Chao Li   31175   
3   4   1302   Fraser MacIntyre   31100   
8   10   1301   Jon Kalmar   28650   
5   6   1010   A Sidhu   27550   
8   4   405   Mick McCloskey   27150   
2   8   903   Michael Fletcher   27100   
4   1   403   Zak Aslam   26975   
2   4   204   John Stamatelopoulos   26925   
5   5   904   Michael Hill   25850   
7   5   705   Jon Huckle   24900   
5   4   903   Michael Fletcher   23850   
4   7   303   Steve Jelinek   23675   
4   10   410   Robert Price   22725   
2   2   202   Praz Bansi   22450   
7   8   1101   Steven Bayliff   21550   
1   1   102   Tahir Akram   19950   
2   5   910   Adam Clark   19300   
3   8   707   Karl Mahrenholz   18275   
1   6   1208   Stacey Easter   18000   
1   7   108   Peter Thursby Smithson   17875   
8   2   802   Cheryl Routledge   17400   
5   1   501   Paul Donaghey   16525   
1   9   110   David Allan   15975   
4   6   406   Paul Moss   15525   
3   6   306   Jim Mcbride   15450   
2   9   1102   Robert Sherwood   14825   
2   7   208   Paul Gourlay   14200   
3   1   209   Peter Singleton   13650   
7   3   703   Craig Metcalfe   13375   
5   7   507   Paul Lamas   13350   
1   8   109   Martino Libertini   13250   
1   4   105   Dewi James   12450   
2   6   902   Mohammed Shafiq   12250   
8   3   803   Michaela Johnson   12000   
4   3   906   Angus Dunnington   11825   
5   2   1204   Robert Clague   11750   
7   6   1107   Guy Johnson   11675   
2   1   201   Tony Bedford   11300   
1   5   106   Liam Flood   10500   
7   4   704   James Morgan   9950   
3   3   609   Andrew Booth   9000   
5   3   1110   Malcolm McKinlay   8725   
1   1   909   Robin Maharaj   6450   
7   1   701   David Seear   6375   
7   9   703   Craig Metcalfe   4975   
2   3   203   Antoni Romanello   4750   
7   10   710   Dave Barnes   4650   
8   7   505   Graeme Ladd   4625   
7   2   1303   M Spelman   4000   
8   1   1104   Tony Horne   3900   
4   2   402   Leo Kam   1750   

Although Mr Leo Kam is now OUT - "I fell asleep at the table and kept putting my chips in." Bless.

Now doubled up is Mr Paul Donaghey, with unbelievable shouting, standing on chair-ing, Soren Jensen-esque gesticulating etc.


The Hand:

Dara O'Kearny raises the small blind 2.4k; James Donaghey goes all in from the big blind another 7.3k or so. Call.

Dara - Ahrt Ks
Paul - Ts Qs

Board (at this point Mr Donaghey mounts the chair. As it were) - Td 4c 7s 6h Qc


The Grandstanding (note ever-professional dealer completely ignoring it all):

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17770&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17773&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17776&g2_serialNumber=1)

Maldini (who by the way is known to his mother as Tahir Akram) makes it 2150 from the button. Dewi (who is known to his mother as Dewi) makes it All In - 10.2k. Maldini dweeeellllllsss.... Then passes veerrrrryyy sloooooowwwwlllyyy.

(http://www.hillcity-comics.com/graphic_novels/new_graphic_novel289.jpg)

James Akenhead and Darren Clayton (obviously not out as earlier reported) get involved in a re-raised pot preflop.

6s 9c 7c

Both check.

Qs

James bets 13.5k. Call from Clayton with only 20k behind.

4s

Check check. Inexplicably, James' Aspades Jc is good.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17783&g2_serialNumber=1)

Clayton left with around 20k.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17785&g2_serialNumber=1)

More posters please, there's no clear leader there yet!!!

Antoni Romanello and his wee shortstack are OUT - he ran his Ac Qc into the mighty Jd 9h of Shaf.

Board - 2s 8s Js 8d Td - and with much gentlemanly hand-shaking, Romanello A is no more. Sorry, Romanello fans, one down, one to go.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17779&g2_serialNumber=1)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17782&g2_serialNumber=2)

;bp;

Roberto moves all-in for around 30k on top of Mick McCloskey's 3k bet on a 6c 5c 6d board. Mick calls with Kings, Roberto shows 8c 3c. Two blanks and Mick is now the chip leader. Roberto is OUT.

Surely flat-calling and betting any turn if Mick checks would've been better?

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17791&g2_serialNumber=1)

Rob Taylor has temporarily shut-up the extrovert Paul Donaghey, calling a 5.5k bet on the turn of a 5c 8s 8c 3d board before betting out 10k on the 6c river. A think and a dwell, an attempt to get Rob to talk, who says, "I think I have the best hand..." Donaghey gives it up though.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17789&g2_serialNumber=1)

Shaf is out after shoving 7-4 into Steven Bayliff's Aces and taking it well, by all accounts.

Steven, "Shake my hand mate."

Shaf, "F**k off you p***k."

Liam Flood is gone after pushing Sixes into David Allan's Kings.

And with that, we're just about done. Dana has dashed to the bar for bourbon, hopefully the chip counts will be not far behind. Looks like Mick McCloskey and James Akenhead will be vying with Pete Linton for the chip lead tomorrow. Full counts to follow later.

We'll be back with around 60 players tomorrow, restarting from 2pm.

;stickaforkinme;

End of Day 1b chip counts:

Player   End of Day                        
James Akenhead   106700                        
Mick McCloskey   89725                        
Fraser MacIntyre   60100                        
Robert Taylor   49725                        
Jon Kalmar   48775                        
Robert Price   43800                        
Bernard Litman   43700                        
Andrew Jackson   41300                        
Paul Donaghey   41125                        
David Knight   40475                        
Dewi James   38625                        
Priyan Demel   37000                        
David Allan   34350                        
Praz Bansi   33000                        
Cheryl Routledge   31950                        
Darren Clayton   30925                        
Jon Huckle   30700                        
Michael Williams   28775                        
John Stamatelopoulos   28450                        
Michael Fletcher   28425                        
Dara O kearny   28125                        
Michael Hill   27350                        
Steven Bayliff   26500                        
Paul Lamas   25975                        
Robert Garfield   25400                        
Peter Thursby Smithson   24625                        
Paul Gourlay   20050                        
Adam Clark   19925                        
Tahir Akram   19275                        
Zak Aslam   19275                        
Craig Metcalfe   17300                        
Jim Mcbride   14975                        
Robert Sherwood   12900                        
Paul Johnstone   12575                        
Karl Mahrenholz   10925                        
Tony Bedford   10000                        
David Seear   8450                        
Tony Horne   8075                        
Peter Singleton   6075                        




Combined Day 1a & 1b chip counts:

Player   End of Day         
James Akenhead   106700         
Peter Linton   93300         
Mick McCloskey   89725         
Mark Dalimre   77025         
Fraser MacIntyre   60100         
Sam Trickett   58375         
Joey Lovelady   51125         
Robert Taylor   49725         
Jon Kalmar   48775         
Robert Price   43800         
Bernard Litman   43700         
Hamid Rowshanaei   42825         
Andrew Jackson   41300         
Paul Donaghey   41125         
David Knight   40475         
Dewi James   38625         
Ganesh Rao   37400         
Priyan Demel   37000         
David Allan   34350         
Michael Ellis   33475         
Praz Bansi   33000         
Cheryl Routledge   31950         
Darren Clayton   30925         
Jon Huckle   30700         
Michael Williams   28775         
John Stamatelopoulos   28450         
Michael Fletcher   28425         
Barry Smith   28325         
Dara O kearny   28125         
Michael Hill   27350         
Mickey Wernick   27050         
Lynne Beaumont   27000         
Richard Stanley   26800         
Steven Bayliff   26500         
Paul Lamas   25975         
Keith Hawkins   25950         
Robert Garfield   25400         
David Smith   24700         
Peter Thursby Smithson   24625         
Kerry Taylor   20850         
Paul Gourlay   20050         
Adam Clark   19925         
Tahir Akram   19275         
Zak Aslam   19275         
Alan Vinnicombe   17800         
Craig Metcalfe   17300         
Jim Mcbride   14975         
Gareth Teatum   14900         
Ian Farrell   13100         
Robert Sherwood   12900         
Matthew Buckland   12850         
Paul Johnstone   12575         
Karl Mahrenholz   10925         
Gary Wilson   10350         
Tony Bedford   10000         
Jason De Freitas   8825         
David Seear   8450         
Tony Horne   8075         
Peter Singleton   6075