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Calling all poker degenerates, join us as we ambush day 1b of this year's GUKPT Luton. I'm no Mystic Meg, but I predict more drama than an Eastenders omnibus as the likes of James Akenhead, Praz Bansi, Dave Smith, Dana Immanuel and the artist formerly known as Mick McBag all cross swords in our second outing of the week. As always, we'll try to get our hands on a player list so we can answer any requests, but until then, please feel free to throw out any names you want us to follow and we'll do our very best.

Whilst we catch up on our beauty sleep (Rod more so), feast your eyes on the over night chip counts from day 1a:

La Ronde, David   100425
Stoneham, Adam   67300
Dempsey, James   65025
Jelinek, Steve   63225
Gregory, David   59625
Foltyn, Paul   58800
Frazer, Ian   55650
Bethune, Neil   55575
Flanders, Tim   53100
Purewal, Gurinde   52050
Cox, Ian   50975
Furse, Richard   43600
Flanders, Phillipa   43250
Green, Martin   41775
Chapman, Anthony   41725
Farrel, Ian   39450
Rogers, Jeffery   39175
Kyriacou, Christo   37250
Persaud, Nikhil   37100
Robinson, Martin   37025
Warnes, Andy   35425
Gibson, Nick   35225
Bickerton, Craig   34525
Zahour, Mohammed   33950
Bradshaw, Andy   32500
Davis, Alan   32475
Trickett, Sam   32275
Brown, Jon   31725
Moorman, Chris   31725
Jones, Iwan   31100
Martin, William   30925
Wheldon, Graham   30250
Jonas, Desmond   28550
Yusuf, Sami   28375
Wernick, Mickey   27000
Clark, David   26975
Martin, Alex   26450
Mihail, Andreas   25875
O'Kearney, Dara   25450
Scott, Richard   25100
Jarvis, Martin   24550
Tucker, Steve   24500
Litman, Bernard   23525
Gryko, Richard   22775
Bowden, Iain   22025
Ringe, Tony   21425
Sargeant, David   18675
Seear, David   18350
Pearson, Trevor   17900
Mildon, Philip   17300
Ellinas, Panicos   14150
Rogers, Graham   11250
Frew, Hugh   9900
Binstock, David   8325
Eminoglu, Yucel   8125
Whittingham, Howard   3225

Keep your peeps open for more Norkage today please!

+1

Also, good luck to Newportlad today

Unless day 1b is being played in Greece I doubt James Akenhead will be taking part...

Hova Hova Hova

Can we get a list of todays players and how often can we get updates?

Lol, give em a chance it don't start until 2!!

But I didn't think we had to look into the future to see who is listed to play today and how often we could see updates going by yesterdays updates.

I am sure there will be more reg's between now and 2pm mate so would you like a full list or just the players till now? Also, how would you suggest they go about getting that list? Are they supposed to hijack a casino's computer?

Check yesterdays updates if you want to know how often then!

No Brucie bonus for you!

As many players enter at the last minute, it takes a while for Grosvenor/Blue Square to supply a confirmed player list, but we'll be sure to publish one as soon as we receive it.

As for the frequency of updates, there's no set time limit on this. It depends on a number of factors such as how much action there is, whether we're uploading photos and how much alcohol has been consumed by Junglecat.

Thanks for a straight answer snoopy

No, no, no, I meant the er... other James Akenhead.

Is there anyone in particular that you're interested in?

lorna ldo

Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559). Wanna wish him luck from everyone at BrucePoker and we'll be keeping an eye all day in work.

+1, she dealt at my table yesterday and she was awesome

reilli

thinly veiled spam post imo..

I don't like the insinuation Snoopy. I'll have you know I live a healthy, active lifestyle.

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Anyway despite the grey clouds and ominous rumblings coming from the skies today, we'll be looking to inject a little bit of sunshine into the day for you as we follow today's combatants picking up the GUKPT baton as they gun for glory. (how's that for mixing metaphors?)

It should be a great day and we can't wait to bring you the most juicy morsels of action we can discover.

A quick canter into the cardroom, I was met by a mishmash of tumbleweed and before-the-storm silence. At the back of the cardroom, the dealers were grouped before the manager like a cult awaiting the orders of their leader. Meanwhile, the players were starting to dribble in one by one and the atmosphere slowly beginning to build. Of the players spotted, notable in their presence were Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=328) King (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=328), Burnley John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=211) Falconer (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=211), Leo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1418) Kam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1418), 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), Maldini, Stephen Holden, Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240) Lammas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240), Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2576) Stanley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2576), Ryan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=390) Fronda (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=390), Albert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1251) Sapiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1251), Rob (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1426) Taylor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1426) and the artist formerly known as Mick McBag. Sadly, no sign of Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241), who I'm sure is hurtling through the M1 roadworks at breakneck speed as I write.

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Is he watching Thundercats?

Typical bloke - remote in one hand, scratching  nuts with the other - and beer closeby!

Please issue ban on wife for accessing my account and putting up last post!

its a female cat ducy?

The Raabster has fired up his whistle and it's "fire in the hole" as the players commence Day 1b of this year's Luton GUKPT. As the dealers shuffle up their respective decks, I spot a few more notables including:

Sunny Chattha
Paul Smallwood
Rob Garfield
Julian Thew
Adam Wilkinson
Tony Adderley
Kate Langshaw
Jonothon Butters
Jeff Buffenbarger
Paul Bracken
Praz Bansi
Dean Morris
Jerome Bradpiece
Dan Carter
Neil Channing
Roberto Romanello
Teddy Sheringham
Wayne Mardell
Willie Tann
Rob Garfield

Dana FTW

should have guessed really - what man would drink Bud Light! Norkage alert - pussy stroking pussy whilst watching the Arisocat does Dallas porn film on sky!

The clock isn't working for me?

+1

While tikay was yesterday's celebrity player, today we are graced with the presence of darts whiz Wayne Mardell. As I informed Jonathan Raab, I expected him to be excited by the news and assess the various marketing possibilties...

"Ah, is that Mardell, that *£$@£$ cost me a bet once."

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Dana Immanuel, after self confessedly crawling out of bed and zipping up the motorway.

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Paul Smallwood looking cucumber cool.

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blondeite and rare proud Welshman Darren 'newportlad' Shallis.

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Hit Squadder Sunny Chattha, also accompanied by brother Chaz.

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The 'Dice' Willie Tann looked elated to be here.

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GL Darren  :)up

One of many blondeites here today, Kate Langshaw (aka kaibobble)

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+1

Please keep an eye on Greg howard, (gregior) and john eames, (johne147) thanks, ;-)

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hawaii 501 no less.

Today ill be mostly cheering

gregory howard
John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515)
Tony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1339) Phillips (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1339)
Mick Mcbag

gl to darren foster and lamm

Yeah there seemed to be a bit of a problem with the structure but we 've got our best technical men on the case...

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Meanwhile I've put up the clock with last year's GUKPT structure so apologies for any discrepancies in the levels. We'll adjust it as best we can.

There's a few interesting tables out there but one that should prove to be exciting sees Teddy Sheringham, Chaz Chattha, Stu Rutter and Josh Tyler locking horns. The ex-football star could have picked up an easier starting table!

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Quick aside, Jen has turned up again to get wasted in tha bar rail Dana. Sadly her poker skills exceed her driving skills, a point that was underlined by her attempt to park in the Luton Casino carpark, bravely taking on a metal pole buried in concrete.

Unfortunately the altercation went badly for her vehicle, leaving her one hubcap down with her bumper hanging grimly on by a thread. Ooops!

fortunately Jen is handy with the Ductape

Exceedingly good luck to the better half of the dog/banjolina combo...

gogogogogogogogogo DANA and  ;goodluck; to Praz, Chaz & Sunny and anyone else with a Z in their name.

fyp

Of course there is loony tunes if you have a speech impediment - Zzzzzunny.

 rotflmfao beat you to it...........  ;nana;

sigh, you know that guy who made that horrid play v you last night?  was BeLOWabove aka kevin Saul WPT winner, ive saved the hand on my pokerorg. Was worst turn call ive seen for a long while.

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG  what you telling me that for??  I have only just got over it.  Thought that was it, chip lead and $25k PROB!!  I was beating myself up actually.  I should have gone all in on the turn rather than bet the pot, no way he could have called.  But then again never thought he was gonna call it anyhow..........SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

FK MY LIFE

Sorry to hijack thread!

any chipcounts/hands to report ?

Are you calling me and Rick boring?

not you,just him,although i would love to bore you sometime. ;)

Right, I'm going out.

Chili, directions to Sandwich please? Expecting the light to be dim, so motorways only pls

This kind of suggests you have "bore'd" Rick in the past?
Had no idea.

As I was lingering over Dana, awaiting the perfect opportunity to request a percentage, table mates Andrew Gibb (pictured) and the wonderfully named Peter Wigglesworth tangled in a nasty set over set confrontation. I only caught the end of the hand, but as a host of chips sailed in on the river of a 2-3-9-5-K board, Andrew was understandably dismayed to see that his pocket twos had been more than caught up by Peter's pocket cowboys. As a result, Andrew's stack was disected in half and he was left to repeat the word "sick" under his breath as his opponent quietly raked in the pot.

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In other news, Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) has 9,500, whilst Tahir (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2247) Akram (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2247) became the first tobacco junkie to break as he departed for a ciggy break within the first twenty minutes. He even beat Burnley John!

well done to iwan yesterday and of course no suprise to see the imperious ian cox up there.any welshmen playing today?????????????????????

Ty for updates snoopy

Richard Herbert echos the victim from the previous post by mumbling the word "sick" to himself and shaking his head profusely. Sadly, for curiosity purposes, I didn't get to see his hand, but the board read 7h Ts Aspades Tc 7c and opponent John Earle (pictured) was sitting pretty, and smugly, with Ad Td. Even as I departed the table, Richard was still beaming a disgruntled expression, so I can only assume he had a similarly nutty hand. Unlike before, Richard's stack has been more than bisected as he now sits with just a few thousand in chips.

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Yes, there are more Welshman here today than an anti-Anne Robinson members meeting. Off the top of my head, I recall stumbling upon Roberto Romanello, Darren Shallis and pseudo dragon Harpit Gurnam (who admittedly is about as Welsh as Greg Rusedski is English). I've now hooked my mucky mitts onto the player list, so as soon as I get a spare moment, I'll start writing that up pronto.

lol v good sir.can you wish them the best of luck from dyaln,particularly rana who has been ferrying us welsh lads to birmingham and nottingham recently.good luck boys.

Sacha Ordelheide is one of a handful of early eliminations to be forced to chew on dust. His exit emerged in rather surprising circumstances as he gambled with a flush draw and pushed with Td 6d on a 8d Jd 4s flop. Less surprisingly, Q Tran (pictured) looked him up quicker than a hiccup with 8c 8s. A 4c turn triggered an academic 2d river and that was all she wrote for Sacha who swiftly exited stage left.

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Great updates yesterday Snoopy. News on Steven Bayliff please when you get a chance. He's a big scouse lad known to woop woop when it's least appropriate.

The first player to crack today was Daniel Nutt, who will have collected the lesser desired wooden spoon on his way out. He was closely followed by former international footballer Teddy Sheringham who was said to be "playing a lot of hands" by my secret source.

In the absence of Dana, and seeing as though she is playing today, I feel obliged to echo my sentiments of yesterday and honour her with a series of Dana-esque 'of the days':

Jacket of the day...

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Hoodie of the day...

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Perm of the day...

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"I wouldn't mess with him" of the day...

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Fish Dish of the day...

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Passing Kings preflop is one of those things players naturally hate to do, but one player has done just that.

Rob Taylor was happy to see a raise in front of him when he looked down to see those cheeky cowboys. He re-popped the initial 350 raise to 1,100 from the small blind, only to then find the big blind re-raising to 3,000!

He ummed and ahhed but as I'd already revealed he made the decision to lay them down and was rewarded by being shown Aces. Sweet!

Here is Rob shortly after his impressive fold, only 1,100 chips worse off. Cheap as chips.

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Sir Julian Thew of yoyoness and resident Mr Will Hill, more relaxed than usual with his sleeves rolled up and the top button undone like a Tom Jones body double. I guess when you've won two of these blasted things, you can afford to be confident.

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There's a slight norkathon on the table near the door with an unprecedented two slices of norkage on one table. The pick of the crop is possibly this young broad, who I believe is E Jones. It's a bit awkward her being sat next to the door though, as she keeps leaning out to grope me every time I pass. Becoming somewhat of a pest in truth.

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Can anyone guess whose hat this belongs to?

It's a tea-bag encrusted DT (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/)D (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/) cap boasting the words PG Tips: only 2p a bag.

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do you think it is some form of protest at having to pay for tea and coffee? :)

can someone lend this e jones 40000 so we can get to see her for at least 2 days.thankyou.you know it makes sense.meanwhile on a sensible note,how are the welshmen doing?

Table 1:

Paul Noury
Nick Bower
Wayne Mardle
John Fake
Laurence Houghton
Andrew Grove
Jonothon Butters
Damian Glavin
Alex Loh
Stephen Pritchard

Here's the requested John Eames, who has just over his 10,000 starting stack at the moment, roughly 11,250. He was seen wandering around shoeless in the casino as the £12 shoes he'd bought to replace his illegal trainers were "very uncomfortable". Tut, tut, tut!

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Emma Jones - won a seat through a Nuts Poker League tournament, I think.

Table 2:

Greg Howard
Michael Manning
Neil Brooks
Paul Brown
Eddie Gaines
The Artist Formerly Known as Mick McBag
Robert Whybrew
Harpit Gurnam
Neil Channing
Paul Kemp

Table 3:

Peter Wigglesworth
G Stafford
Mark Forrester
Andreas Georgiou
Dana Immanuel
Ismail Yusef
Andrew Gibb
Sid Harris
Ian Roberts
Suhail Elorfi

Table 4:

Trevor Bulless
Frank List
Kate Langshaw
Jerome Bradpiece
Craig Owen
Steven Boyd
Nathaniel Deocampo
David Batty
Paul Lammas
Stuart Nash

Table 5:

Neil Suarez
Craig Metcalfe
Leon Bui
Lawrence Gosney
Conan Baily
Michael Horne
Thomas Myland
Matt Myford
Billy Ngo
John Kabbaj

Table 6:

Mark Bjork
James Morris
Maged El Masry
Gary Avery
Eduardo Drilo
Jason Defreitas
Rob taylor
Stephan Slavin
Paul King

Table 7:

Ed Frost
Martin Sanderson
Javed Akhtar
M Hill
Tahir Akram
Huseyin Yilmaz
Alin Rapaport
Stephen Holden
John Eames

Leo Kam is a player to keep an eye on. He won last year's London leg of the GUKPT and made another final, impressing many a pundit with his play. He's just off the back of a successful trip to Vegas where he ran deep in the 5k event and won one of the bellagio 1k events, winning a total of $140,000 or so. Not a bad summer...

 The young Canadian looks to have a bright future ahead of him in poker.

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Table 8:

Simon Hennessey
Daniel Nutt
A Byng
Emma Jones
Stuart Barnett
Adam Wilkinson
Louise Fennell
Salim Karmali
Adam Lawler

good luck to rana,or mr gurnham.go on the welsh as he often says.is a great character and a good player.has had a lot of success at luton winning 20k plus on 2 occassions.one to watch out for.really good bloke who is also very funny too.good luck m8

Table 9:

Jake Rudman
Darren Shallis
James Mitchell
Mark Suddes
Lee Atherton
Rob Sherwood
Paul Campbell
Anthony Garbacz
Michael Chambers

Table 10:

Willie Tann
Andy Kay
Flemming Stensgaa
James Woodruff
Rumit Somaiya
Aaron Short
Dean Morris
J Twigg
Mo Muse

Table 11:

Jonathan McCann
Roberto Romanello
Anthony Adderley
Paul Parker
Darren Judges
Terry Simpson
Leo Kam
Abishek Khaitan
Cuong Tran

Table 12:

Michael Jagger
Vishal Bhurtun
Albert Sapiano
John Falconer
Oscar Dharamshi
Neil Suter
Rob Garfield
Matt Eiler-Gadsden
Dan Carter

There's a subdued atmostphere in the casino at the moment. The players are quietly getting on with the business in hand without too much fuss or noise. One player who I thought would buck this trend was Roberto Romanello, the effusive Welshman nearly always good for some exciting table banter.

However the grey clouds outside appear to have taken their toll even on the normally irrepressible Roberto who was sat there, uncharacteristically quiet and meek. Give him a couple of hours and I'm sure he'll be chirping away though.

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Table 13:

M De Vyldes
Praz Bansi
Jack Ramsden
Jamie Briggs
A Peronnet
Glen Altham
Dave Smith
Edward Batch
Steven Bayliff

Table 14:

Pete Singleton
Darren Foster
Wai-Ming Lam
Warren Wooldridge
N Ioannou
Nicholas Holbrook
Steve Craig
Chandra Khajuria
Keith Miller

Table 15:

Andros Spyrou
John Earle
Richard Whitmore
Paul Smallwood
Richard Herbert
Mark Abraham
Julian Thew
Peter Arrigoni
Mike Ellis

um thats rather an interesting table.romanello v kam.sm1 should end up with a lot of chips.

Table 16:

Andrew Jackson
William Mawer
Liam Boland
Ken Wong
Jeff Buffenbarger
Paul Rigg
Charles Denton
Alan Dean
D Price

Table 17:

John Potts
Jonathan Martin
Andrew Stone
Sunny Chattha
Andrew Booth
Sacha Ordelheide
Adam Clark
James Morgan
Q Tran

Table 18:

Stacey Easter
K Sole
E Rensink
Mark Wilson
Richard Stanley
Simon Wickenden
James Williams
Paul Bracken
J Byrne

Table 19:

Paul Ephremsen
Alistair Carins
Matthew Buckland
Peter Rodgers
Blair Ross
Ryan Fronda
Gary Cargill
Anthony Hughes
Kevin Daly

No idea how to get there without first attaching my Tom Tom to my tractor, but once there:

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Please be warned Tighty that residents of Sandwich are famous world wide for the cheery and bright outlook on life.

Table 20:

Stuart Rutter
Teddy Sheringham
Paul Gardener
Sandip Pindoria
Neel Nagrecha
Josh Tyler
Chaz Chattha
Jason Shellum
Dave Courtney

Can anyone recommend any remedies for RSI?...  :'(

any chip counts pls guys?

oi snoops you're going to give me a complex making fun of my hair all the time!

So ... who owns that Cap ?

a blow up doll.

We won't get official chip counts until after level four but in the meantime we're keeping our eyes peeled for some of the bigger stacks. If you have any specific players, you'd like us to go check on, let us know and we'll hunt them down ;)

the welshmen pls.robero romanello , rana.cheers

Wow. Pete Wigglesworth. There's a name that takes me back to my dim and distant past.

Can tell him Keith says hello and wishes him good luck (he'll need it... but don't tell him that bit!!!)

His nickname used to be "semtex"... because that's the only way to get him out of a pot once he'd invested one chip.

Lovely bloke though...

Paul Smallwood Pls

Use the other hand ?

in that case, chip counts for Dean Morris/the sicilian and Rob Garfield please

extra bonus if you get a pic of Rob smiling. tikay managed it, so it should be a breeze for you guys

Is that the chap from the new Lynx advert?

Tighty playing again!!! Someone call the TD!

Roberto is doing well at the mo, up to 15k or so.

He allegedly just made Leo Kam fold A-K on an A 9 9 flop to pick up a nice pot. Hard to say whether it was a good fold versus Roberto, you just never know with him!

Just off to check on Rana, Paul Smallwood, Dean Morris and Rob Garfield.

As JC said, we'll have to wait for the full chip counts, but for now, here are a few I accrued upon my last outing:

John Kabbaj -- 18,500
Julian Thew -- 9,550
Paul Smallwood -- 7,200
Ken Wong -- 20,600
Sunny Chattha -- 6,975
Dan Carter -- 5,850
Dave Smith -- 19,500
Richard Stanley -- 4,825
Chaz Chattha -- 8,325
Willie Tann -- 9,550
Darren Shallis -- 4,175
Dana Immanuel -- 5,900
Stuart Nash -- 8,100
Kate Langshaw -- 11,575
Ryan Fronda -- 15,400
Stephen Holden -- 10,350
Dean Morris -- 11,000

forget that tony adderly stuck between parker and romanello.... he is gonna have one big headache lol

10pts for a photo of Garfield smiling
Bonus 10pts if you ask him whether he had lasagne for lunch

Im out...One of those days when nothing goes right. Had to pass a j on a j366 board after being c/r on flop and then big bet on turn. And a few ak/aq hands where i raised missed flop and had to let go after being c/r. After break i was down to 3.2k, first hand im out limp with 6 6 blinds make it up flop comes q 5 6 all hearts i bet sb raises i shove the rest of my shrapnel in he calls with 9 7 of hearts turn 8 of hearts to leave me drawing dea.

[  ] Im good.

Steve Bayliff (I hope) -- 11,075

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Hi

 :hello:

Info on Stuart Nash, please, next time you are passing


 ;thankyou;

Sounds like one of those days where you begin to question whether you played okay, only to realise that you just ran bad and there was nothing you can do. Frustrating.

Can you get a photo of Mr Wigglesworth, just so i can be sure it's the "semtex" I remember.............

BREAKING NEWS

I got in wearing these grubby Fuschia (although they're more a blacky, gray now) trainers whilst football superstar Teddy Sheringham was told he couldn't come in unless he changed the trendy ones he had on.

Rumour has it that Teddy pulled out the line that so many celebs use in their moment of turnmoil... "Do you know I know Snoopy?"

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But it was complimentary. You won!  :dontask:

The socks!!

My god, the socks.

I'm out (James Williams) was out before the 1st break on table 18, one of my shortest tournaments I think lol.. blinds 50-100 had  7d 7h in the bb guy raised 2 + UTG to 300 sb called, I also called.. flop  7s 3c 2d Sb checked I checked initial raiser fired out 300 again... SB reraised to 800 I smooth called aiming to get more money in on the turn initial raiser folds

Turn  Jc ..SB checks I bet out 1500 he calls river  Kd he fires out 2500 into me I thought he had an underset to me at first, should of just called as alarm bells were ringing shoved my stack of around 6k and he had  Jd Jh for the over set... OH well bad move by me I should of just flat called thats poker!

I'll be rooting for my mate Andrew Gibb all the way everyone should watch out this guy is an unknown dark horse!

Some chip counts from the felt.

Curly haired Dan Carter was not doing so well down to 4,500. "I'm not playing well" he told me, though he doesn't seem too dispirited.

He was very happy that his "wierdest poker player on facebook" thread went down so well. It was a cracker.

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"Happy grizzly bear" Jerome Bradpiece is toodling along slowly but surely, his stack up to 13,800 at this stage.

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Albert Sapiano is known for his imaginative plays and so far they have bourne fruit as he is up to 13,000 at this point.

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Harpit Gurnam has had an unsuccessful first few levels and is down to 5,800. Plenty of play left though. Chin up!

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We're not losing men at too rapid a pace, but one war-wounded soldier to be stretchered off the battlefield was Lawrence (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=243) Gosney (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=243). All in with Ac Js on a 7d Ahrt 9h board, Lawrence was looked up by the energetic-as-ever (see picture of Ngo rising from his seat before making the call) Billy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49) Ngo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49) who revealed a superior 9d 7h. A Td turn and 3s river was of no use and Lord Gosney was gone.

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Ouch, hard luck on the set over set. Coincidentally, Andrew Gibb also suffered a set over set early in the day to see his stack chopped in two.

'Newportlad' and former APAT winner Darren Shallis is currently struggling with 4,175.

"Did it go in one hand?" I inquired.

"Yeah," he confessed still smiling. "I thought my second pair was good and called on the river. He had A-K with a king on the flop."

Bad news for Hit Squad-a-maniacs.

Whilst Praz and Sunny remain firmly rooted in the comp, Chaz is out, a victim of silent assassin Willie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450) Tann (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450).

Bit of a horrible one though...

Holding A-A he limped in, only to find Willie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450) Tann (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450) making it 1,000 behind and another player flat calling. He now popped it up to 3,400 and Willie was the sole caller.

The flop fell ten high, Chaz shoved for 6,500 ish and Willie called with Jacks. He looked in great shape to double...good till the turn at least when a horrible Jack fell to propel Willie into the lead. A final Jack on the river was horrible overkill and with that nasty beat 1/3 of the hit squad participants were removed from the tournament.

He looked understandably distraught as he stormed out of the poker room...

I don't know if we've been blessed by the presence of multiple Irishmen today, but one who was unearthed upon my travels was popular circuit regular Rob Taylor. Sadly, it wasn't on celebratory terms however as Rob was in the process of exiting the tournament, his pocket aces running into the pocket tens of Gary Avery (pictured) on a J-Q-T-2-8 board. As always, Rob was a good sport in defeat and made his departure with little more than a murmur, whilst a chagrined Paul King could only comment in the aftermath, "He folded kings to my aces earlier, but he couldn't fold the bullets."

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Yep, that's Oor Scouse albeit not his cheery self! TY Snoopy. GL Steve!

chip count for Neil Channing and Dana please

He may resemble the Honey Man Albert Sapiano, but don't be fooled as the chap in the foreground is actually K Sole. With several thousand in the pot and a 3c 2c 9d Jc 8d waiting patiently on the green of the baize, Sole threw in his final 3,550 and sat back with his hands behind his head. Meanwhile, neighbour E Rensink removed his sunglasses and gave his opponent a stare that could have pierced through a diamond quarry. After convulsing in his seat as he pondered what appeared to be a torturous, but perhaps overly tempting due to the pot odds, decision, Rensink eventually made the call. As he did, Sole immediately showcased his Qs Qh, leading Rensink to mucking in similarly quick time.

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Update on stephen boyd please. tyvm

How did Parker bust?

Can you wish Tony Adderly gl please

He told me something about having 2k left with aces and losing....and being gutted about driving back in rush hour!

Neil Channing has 10,425.

We are just minutes from the break, so Junglecat and I have been urged to race down to the buffet before the herd of poker rhinos come charging through. Back soon!

hi darren m8.gl keep going and dont give up.ty for the support at dtd.still got enough to play with.

Any chip counts for Praz and Sunny?

Attraction is subjective.

I thought it is because lots of poker players aint the best looking bunch of athletes and anything thats young and has a pair of tits is immediately deemed fit and a huge wood-on occurs. Kinda sickening how desperate some poker players really are.

When you're updating, you have to wander around aimlessly in search of big pots (or, more accurately, the sign of purple chips in the middle). Sometimes, however, the job is made easier by players standing from their seat as they anticipate an all-in showdown. On this occasion, the man standing aloft and sweating like a fried chicken was DTD Mini Festival finalist Richard Stanley (aka The Knife).

Virtually all in with Tc 8c, he was in desperate need of divine aid against the Ks Qs of E Rensink.

"Make it quick," pleaded Stanley, perhaps greedily demanding his card hit the flop rather than a later street.

Sadly for the Londoner, the dealer was far from accommodating as he dealt out a clinical 7s Kd Ad flop. The 5d on the turn was of no use, and on the 2s river, Stanley simply tapped the table and congratulated, "Nice hand".

Although down to the felt, he's still in, but struggling with 1,425 and looking keen to throw in his remaining shrapnel at the next available opportunity.

Rensink, meanwhile, jumps up to 17,000.

Please give him my best wishes when you see him ... thank you

Josh Tyler is always worth a watch. Some may see him as one of the more arrogant players on the scene, but often this character trait can be mistook for confidence. As is always the case, Josh was brimming with confidence as he bet out 3,000 into a board of 5s Qd 3d Ts, but his expression soon swayed when Ken Wong raised what appeared to be an additional 7,000. After correctly deducing that Ken had pocket fives, Tyler folded what he claimed was A-Q. But that wasn't the end of the hand, as down the other end of the table, one short stack was all in with 7s 4s and looking to complete his flush on the river. As Tyler basked in his glory of getting Wong's hand "spot on", the dealer dealt out a harmless non-spade on the river and Wong was awarded the pot.

I can't claim 20pts as I bottled the lasagne questionbut I think I've earned my 10pts (plus you get a free bonus smiling face)...

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He's doing ok with 15,000 or so at the mo.

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Here is blondite the sicilian, who has circa 16k i think at the moment, going along nicely and looking primed and ready for anything anyone can throw at him. Make it to day 2 and we might get to see that Flushy Sicilian heads up game that was mooted earlier.

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Greg Howard, better known as online giant Gregior and not to be confused of a certain New Zealander of the same name, is now out after falling at the hands of John Earle, the latter's Kc Qs on a queen high board enough to send Gregior and his Aspades 9d flying out of the comp.

With the flop reading 9s 9d 8d, John Eames was left with what appeared to be a tricky decision in the face of a 3,600 bet from Javed Akhtar. After a minute's thought, and the inevitable huff and puff from the table, John sighed and said, "Sorry guys, going to need a sec." In response, Javed smiled and commented, "I won't call the clock on you because then you'll think I want a call."

After a further momentary pause, John ultimately, and rather hesitantly, pushed a tall column of purple 1,000 chips across the felt to put his opponent all in. Javed's smile quickly turned to a dejected grimace, which thus triggered a "phew" and stroke of the brow from John who now realised he was in good shape.

After a dwell of his own, Javed opted for the call and flipped Ac 8c, but he was chagrined to see John turn over Qd Qh. However, poker is the cruelest of games and on the Aspades turn, Javed clenched his fist in delight and said, "bring the ace out" in celebration. A queen-less river, and the pot went unjustifiably to Javed whilst John rued ever making the correct play on the flop in the first place.

Players are just in the process of returning from their one hour dinner break.

on my way back down to casino...see u then snoops/rod.

I was actual very short before this knockout hand after folding  Kd Kc pre in the cut-off to the bb's 4 bet-he showed  Aspades Ahrt  gld me !!

Actually wished i'd called now and gone for the suckout.

Internet poker ftw !!

Shall we now call him, Mick McTeabag

welsh chip counts pls.ty.

Mark forrester chip count please when possible

Some miscellaneous chip counts:

Dana Immanuel -- 14,875
Stephen Boyd -- 11,475
Paul Smallwood -- 6,750
Wayne Mardle -- 18,250
Sunny Chattha -- 6,400
Stuart Nash -- 7,400

Harpit Gurnam had 3,025, but I later saw him heading for the door so it looks like he's out.

We have a suggestions box for these comments, Steve. But I like it!

Thanks to blue square we now have the chip counts from the end of level four.

Here's how the remaining players are faring. Apologies for not updating about Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) earlier but here he is vying for the chip lea;, not so much a small wood as a giant rainforest.

14   8   1408   Chandrakant Khajuria   42175
15   8   1504   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559)   39525
16   4   1604   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)   34575
7   6   706   Huseyin Yilmaz   34350
12   3   1202   Albert Sapiano   30825
13   7   1307   David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2162) Smith (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2162)   30700
14   1   1401   Peter Singleton   29950
17   9   1709   Q Tran   29775
5   10   510   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)   26725
11   4   1001   Willie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450) Tann (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450)   26250
18   1   104   John Fake   26200
16   5   1605   Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=593) Buffenbarger (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=593)   25900
5   9   509   Billy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49) Ngo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49)   24175
11   1   1101   Jonathan Mccann   23850
7   5   1906   Ryan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=390) Fronda (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=390)   23375
15   5   101   Paul Noury   22875
13   8   1009   Mo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=294) Muse (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=294)   22550
6   6   1909   Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=233) Daly (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=233)   21900
12   2   1202   Vishal Bhurtun   21900
8   5   805   Stuart Barnett   21450
16   2   2006   Joshua Tyler   21400
14   9   1409   Keith Miller   20325
7   3   703   Javed Akhtar   19950
8   9   809   Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2232) Lawler (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2232)   19900
3   4   304   Andreas Georgiou   19575
16   10   103   W Mardle   19475
3   10   310   Suhail Elorfi   18550
5   7   1007   Dean (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1671) Morris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1671)   18500
6   2   602   James Morris   18500
12   10   2005   Neel Nagrecha   18450
16   6   1606   Paul Rigg   18225
18   4   1803   E Rensink   17800
9   4   904   Mark Suddes   17525
14   4   1404   Warren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1236) Wooldridge (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1236)   17375
7   2   1005   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)   17250
9   5   905   Lee (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1222) Atherton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1222)   16800
8   10   209   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)   16625
18   6   1806   Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1837) Wickenden (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1837)   16600
15   6   1006   Aaron Short   16300
6   8   608   Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=805) Slavin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=805)   15600
18   7   1003   Flemming Stensgaa   15375
13   10   2003   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1876) Gardener (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1876)   15025
4   7   407   Nathaniel Deocampo   14975
4   4   404   Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199)   14950
9   7   907   Paul Campbell   14950
11   7   1007   Dean (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1671) Morris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1671)   14800
8   6   806   Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=11) Wilkinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=11)   14725
5   2   1907   Gary Cargill   14675
5   6   506   Michael Horne   14500
3   1   301   Peter Wigglesworth   14400
18   10   2009   David Courtney   14050
12   5   210   Paul Kemp   13975
9   8   908   Anthony Garbacz   13875
13   9   207   Robert Whybrew   13875
3   5   305   Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241)   13850
17   8   1708   James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188) Morgan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=188)   13800
11   3   204   Paul Brown   13750
17   2   1702   Jonathan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1416) Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1416)   13575
13   1   1301   M De vyldes   13450
17   1   1701   John Potts   13375
11   8   1108   Abhishzk Khaitan   13300
18   2   1802   K Sole   13275
17   3   1703   Andrew Stone   12975
18   8   202   Michael Manning   12750
6   7   107   Jonathon Butters   12650
15   1   1808   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1522) Bracken (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1522)   12450
4   8   1004   James Woodruff   12300
4   6   406   Steven Boyd   12200
12   4   1204   John Falkner   12200
8   3   803   A Byng   12125
15   9   1908   Anthony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1270) Hughes (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1270)   12125
9   10   1002   Andy Kay   11900
12   1   108   Damian Glavin   11475
9   1   901   Jake Rudman   11425
4   9   409   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240) Lammas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240)   11325
12   7   1207   Robert Garfield   11175
18   5   404   Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199)   11175
9   3   903   James Mitchell   10850
7   7   707   Alin Rapoport   10700
11   5   1105   Darran Judges   10500
4   1   401   Trevor Bulless   10475
15   7   1508   Peter Arrigoni   10475
7   10   1903   Matthew (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2571) Buckland (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2571)   10300
16   9   203   Neil Brooks   10000
7   1   701   Ed Frost   9850
4   2   402   Frank List   9700
3   2   1904   Peter Rodgers   9525
17   4   1704   Sunny (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=423) Chattha (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=423)   9450
11   10   110   Stephen Pritchard   9400
3   3   303   Mark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=934) Forrester (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=934)   9325
8   2   802   Daniel Nutt   9325
15   3   1503   Richard Whitmore   9200
16   1   1601   Andrew Jackson   9000
16   3   1603   Liam Boland   8925
14   10   1905   Blair Ross   8900
6   5   605   Eduardo Drilo   8825
11   9   1109   Cuong Tran   8800
18   9   1809   J Byrne   8775
4   3   403   Kate (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1684) Langshaw (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1684)   8750
3   8   308   Sidney Harris   8575
17   7   205   Eddie Gaines   8475
5   5   505   Conan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1858) Bailey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1858)   8300
13   4   1304   Jamie Briggs   8175
6   10   610   Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1562) Wheatley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1562)   8100
9   6   906   Robert Sherwood   7850
13   3   1303   Jack Ramsden   7825
6   9   609   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=328) King (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=328)   7800
6   4   604   Gary Avery   7700
17   5   1705   Andrew Booth   7600
13   5   1305   A Peronnet   7525
9   9   1008   J Twigg   7500
4   5   102   Nick Bower   7425
15   4   1504   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559)   6975
13   6   1306   Glen Altham   6850
3   9   309   Ian Roberts   6400
4   10   410   Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=420) Nash (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=420)   6400
5   4   109   Alex Loh   6400
3   7   307   Andrew Gibb   6375
7   9   709   John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515)   6250
5   3   503   Leon Bui   5800
8   1   801   Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1128) Hennessey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1128)   5700
14   3   1403   Wai-ming Lam   5675
14   7   1707   Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1855) Clark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1855)   5450
12   8   1208   Matt Eiler-gadsden   5250
14   5   1205   Oscar Dharamshi   4900
12   6   206   Michael Mccool   4800
8   8   808   Salim Karmali   4675
8   4   804   E Jones   4600
16   7   1607   Charles (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1369) Denton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1369)   4500
17   6   302   G Stafford   4500
5   1   501   Neil Suarez   4250
11   2   1102   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)   3350
14   2   208   H Gurnam   3025
8   7   807   Louise Fennell   2875
3   6   408   David Batty   2825
5   8   508   Matt (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1226) Myford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1226)   2500
6   3   603   Maged El masry   2300
13   2   1302   Praz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=353) Bansi (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=353)   2275
17   10   2001   Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=421) Rutter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=421)   2025
15   2   1507   Julian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=225) Thew (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=225)   1450 - er...no. Julian is now OUT.

Are there 2 Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559) Smallwood (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1559)'s? On that list 1 has 39k and the other just under 7k.

There are also two Dean Morrises, and neither of them know how to play

Sorry, those are just the counts we receive from Blue Square. I expect Paul Smallwood has the 7k though.

 rotflmfao

Matt Eiler Gedsden is out, eliminated I believe, and hope, by this chap, Paul Kemp. It was lucky I scraped into the building with my plimsolls on as I had to race over to the table to catch the tail end of the hand. All in on the turn of an Ad 9c Qs 7s board with 5s 2s, Paul was up against Ac 6c, and although the Jc on the river was the right colour, it was the wrong suit and Matt was gone.

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On a flop of 3s 5d 8d and with a mammoth 20k plus in the middle, Leo Kam moves in for 4,600. Opponent Willie Tann manages to find a fold and is now down to circa 15,000.

That is Paul Kemp!

When you double up, you're inevitably on a high, in confident mood and ready to start beating up the table with your newly acquired stack. Not so Ian Roberts, as even after doubling up with J-T against the A-3 of Sid Harris on an ensuing 8-K-T-4-8 board, he still only has 1,900 chips. Still, from small acorns...

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Oops, sorry, got my dudes the wrong way round. Way to go Kempy!

Poker is a fun game. For a minor investment, especially if you have qualified via satellite, you can increase your buy-in 100 fold and go home with a sumptuous six figure sum. What's more, you get to lock horns with some of the game's most talented players in 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), Julian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=225) Thew (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=225) and Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=323) Foltyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=323), not to mention meet the legend that is TV's own Tony 'tikay' Kendall. All the while, you're enjoying a form of escapism, avoiding the grind of the 9-5 and soaking up all the entertainment that this exciting game can bring. With adrenalin pumping through your body at the mere though of hitting the nuts and acquiring a mountainous stack, it's no wonder that people are drawn to this game in their droves.

Considering all that, it makes you wonder...
































What's the matter with this guy?!  ;m3boy;

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He looks a bit gutted to be wearing my shirt

Is her name Kelly by any chance?

Sigh

look at the name badge Beagle!

Disclaimer at the ready.

Word on the poker grape vine is...

Dana has just found kings and gone all-in.

Call!
















But her opponent also has kings and it's a split pot.

;kc;

Oops, I guess your monitor is bigger than mine.  :( ;booboo;

Here's a smattering of chip counts like a little assortment of random chocolates for your delectation.

Apologies if you get the coffee or orange, yuk.

Dana Immanuelle - up to 18,500, didn't win with kings a moment ago, but didn't lose either. Onwards and upwards!

Here she is looking cheeky as she sips her vodka and gin glass of water.

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Bond villain Seasoned poker veteran Stuart Nash, looking menacing as he sweeps in his latest pot. Only 5,000 chips though...

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He looks a bit like the Joker

Can you please wish The Mole (Stephen Boyd) good luck.

Could you also tell him that i just bumped into Barney and he does a brilliant impression of a drunken scottish poker player. Cheers guys.

Dave Smith has amassed a mountain of chips. I couldn't get in a good position to snap him in his usual black suit ensemble (sans yellow flower sadly) but will do so at some point. I made a rough estimate of his stack at 40,000 which is very nice thank you very much.

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Stuart "The Nutter" Rutter - 7k.

Not Stuart's real nickname but I like it. Stu was out in Vegas where both he AND his brother managed to simultaneously lose their passports - clumsy!.

After two weeks of beatings in Guantanamo Bay however he was released back to the UK black and blue but a wiser man.

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Jerome Bradpiece - 16k.

Jerome grew up in a cave and lives for honey. All his poker winnings have been spent on honey apart from a small portion which he kept aside to donate to charities which support disadvantaged and handicapped bees.

One day he hopes to have enough honey to take on Albert Sapiano in a high stakes HU4honeyrollz game. There can bee only one.

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Neil Channing - 12k.

Neil Channing's success in life and poker has led to him now reputedly staking 63% of the known world. Small children in hitherto undiscovered unknown villages deep in south america have now been bought into the WSOP ME next year by Neil. "It's the only way to beat variance."

He has recently started a petition to let chimpanzees play in poker competitions as he is running out of humans to stake. "There's an old saying. Give a million chimpanzees a million buyins and one of the hairy fellas is gonna run good" someone who could have been Neil was heard saying.

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Well done Paul Smallwood and good luck with the rest of tonight. Hope your still in 2nd place or better.

John Kabbaj, Stuart Nash, Simon Hennessey and Dave Courtney have all been spotted at the cash tables, looking rather glum and braced to blow off some post-tournament steam. I think they may be out.

And then it suddenly kicks in, the realisation that life isn't so bad after all.

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Mark Forrester is in search of a double up with just 5,500. You've got be innit to win it though, and he's still er... innit, innit.

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Ryan Fronda is on tilt according to new opposition Paul Bracken.

"I'm only playing A-Q now," claims Ryan.

Paul Bracken -- 18,900
Rayan Fronda -- 15,400

Like eck said can you wish stephen 'the mole ' boyd all the the best from me too please.

FYP please.

Darren Shallis was propping up the rail, beer in hand of course. Sadly, he departed a while ago. After taking an early hit against A-K, he managed to build back up to 14,000 before raising it up with kings, finding two callers, and running into a flopped set of threes. Cooler than a mother-in-law's kiss.

Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) is now on 27,000. No big hands as such, just the utilisation of her Tightend-esque image. One hand I saw her raise it up from the button and be called from the big blind. On a raggy seven high flop, the small blind checked and Dana bet out 2,000. Mateyboy insta-passed A-K face-up, no hesitation, as if to say, "She's a girl, ace high can't possibly be winning."

There are a number of players lingering around the 50k mark, but it would appear as though Huseyin Yilmaz is your current chip leader with 67,000.

Huseyin Yilmaz (pictured) -- 67,000
Ken Wong -- 60,500
Mike Ellis -- 60,150
Dave Smith -- 58,500
Billy Ngo -- 46,225
Adam Lawler -- 43,300

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Accidental shot of the day:

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Any update on Jeff Buffenbarger?

G Stafford just found himself all in and fighting for his tournament life against Sunny Chattha. Stafford will have been relatively content with his Ad Kd, but maybe experiencing a mixture of relief and frustration as the Hit Squadder tabled the same hand, Ac Kc. Meeting everyone's secret desires, the board was a dramatic one, a 5c Jd 7c 4d flop and turn dealing both players a flush draw and sending the rest of the table into a frenzy of oohs and aahs. But, as always seems to be the case in these situations, the anti-climaxal river missed both players and the pot was duly chopped up. Nevertheless, Stafford remains low and will be looking for further opportunities to push in the upcoming rounds.

Sunny Chattha and Stu Rutter were both hovering around the 14k mark when this hand broke out between them.

Sunny raised to 1,725 from early position and Stu Rutter called from the small blind.

The flop fell Kh Qh 8s.

Check from Stu and check from Sunny.

TURN: 5s

Stu reached into his stack and pulled out 2,500 which he then proceeded to bet.

Sunny thought about it before picking up the requisite five 500 chips to call...which he did.

RIVER: Ts

Stu now bet out 4.5k which was enough to send Sunny flying into the tank for quite some time. After several minutes of contemplation, someone called the clock just to make sure Sunny wasn't in a coma but he eventually called, only to be shown 8-8 by Stu for a set which was clearly good as Sunny mucked his cards.

He was left very short with 4.5k left whilst Stu is back up to over 20k and starting to look in good shape for the first time this tournament.

Jeff Buffenbarger -- 33,375

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Jeff Buffenbarger or "Beefburger" as he is known to his friends just took a hit, losing out to a shortstack with pocket Aces against the shortstacks pocket Tens.

A ten on the flop left the burger needing to ketchup, but the chips went the wrong way, his opponent relishing the blank turn and a blank river lettuce all rush off to report the horrendous outdraw.

This report brought to you by badpuncentral.com.

Jeff still has 25k or so though at thsi point.

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Faring less well are the aforementioned Sunny Chattha who is OUT and the muticoloured Josh Tyler who has been temporarily silenced by the loss of all his chips.

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Better news coming for all Dana fans though (and there's lots of you fanatical Danamaniacs with big wigs, pseudo banjos and half empty bottles of bournon cheering her on...I know!)

Snoopy has the scoop...

Christmas has come early for one Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241). With chip daddy Huseyin Yilmaz limping under-the-gun for 600, Mateyboy on the button made it 1,800 to play and Dana reraised to 4,500. Expected to fold, Huseyin pushed all in, leading to a fold from the button and a swift call from Dana who shoved her remaining 15,000 over the felt.

Dana = Kh Ks
Huseyin = 5c 5s

Board = 3h Qs Qd 7s 4c

Dana now has over 40,000 in chips.  ;woohoo;

Chip counts from the end of level six for you here. Hope your supported brethren are doing well...if not my advice is to disown them.

Here you go, thanks very much Jon Raab.

13   6   706   Huseyin Yilmaz   67100
15   9   1509   Michael Ellis   60850
16   4   1604   Ken Wong   56400
13   7   1307   David Smith   50375
15   4   1907   Gary Cargill   45750
18   7   202   Michael Manning   45400
18   6   1003   Flemming Stensgaa   44400
13   10   509   Billy Ngo   43775
8   9   809   Adam Lawler   42450
14   8   1408   Chandrakant Khajuria   42175
11   1   608   Stephen Slavin   37025
9   6   906   Robert Sherwood   35650
16   5   1605   Jeff Buffenbarger   35600
18   2   1802   K Sole   33375
12   3   1203   A Sapiano   31925
17   1   1701   John Potts   31150
16   8   805   Stuart Barnett   29625
16   10   103   W Mardle   29375
11   4   1001   Willie Tann   28625
14   1   1401   Peter Singleton   27650
14   5   305   Dana Immanuel   27200
9   3   903   James Mitchell   26725
11   7   1107   Leo Kam   26450
17   2   1702   Jonathan Martin   25650
12   2   1202   Vishal Bhurtun   25225
12   7   1207   Robert Garfield   24050
17   8   107   Jonathon Butters   23650
13   8   1009   Mo Muse   23275
9   5   905   Lee Atherton   22750
9   9   309   Ian Roberts   21875
11   5   1105   Darran Judges   21150
15   5   101   Paul Noury   20375
9   4   904   Mark Suddes   20000
15   8   1508   Peter Arrigoni   19375
12   8   301   Peter Wigglesworth   19200
16   6   1606   Paul Rigg   18650
14   7   109   Alex Loh   18425
15   6   1006   Aaron Short   18325
14   2   307   Andrew Gibb   18125
12   10   2005   Neel Nagrecha   17600
18   1   104   John Fake   17450
15   1   1808   Paul Bracken   16325
8   2   802   Daniel Nutt   16200
8   4   804   E Jones   16075
8   5   610   Richard Wheatley   16000
16   9   203   Neil Brooks   15525
18   5   1806   Simon Wickenden   15200
16   1   505   Conan Bailey   14675
12   9   703   Javed Akhtar   14550
17   9   2001   Stuart Rutter   14450
15   7   701   Ed Frost   14300
13   3   1303   Jack Ramsden   14250
8   8   1007   Dean Morris   14150
18   3   404   Jerome Bradpiece   13950
14   6   401   Trevor Bulless   13800
14   9   1409   Keith Miller   13225
16   7   707   Alin Rapoport   13100
16   3   1603   Liam Boland   12600
13   2   409   Paul Lammas   12550
9   10   110   Stephen Pritchard   12375
17   4   1704   Sunny Chattha   12350
13   9   207   Robert Whybrew   12300
15   3   408   David Batty   11950
9   2   506   Michael Horne   11275
12   6   206   Michael Mccool   10850
8   6   806   Adam Wilkinson   10400
11   9   1109   Cuong Tran   10375
15   10   1906   Ryan Fronda   10250
14   4   1404   Warren Wooldridge   10150
8   10   209   Neil Channing   10075
16   2   2006   Joshua Tyler   9950
14   10   1905   Blair Ross   9675
9   7   907   Paul Campbell   9325
17   7   1708   James Morgan   9225
8   7   807   Louise Fennell   8975
9   8   907   Paul Campbell   8900
11   2   1102   Roberto Romanello   8325
15   2   403   Kate Langshaw   7950
18   8   1903   Matthew Buckland   7650
11   3   204   Paul Brown   7625
8   1   604   Gary Avery   7200
9   1   901   Jake Rudman   7000
11   6   1004   James Woodruff   6900
8   3   803   A Byng   6875
12   4   1204   John Falkner   6850
18   4   1805   Richard Stanley   6525
13   1   1301   M De vyldes   6200
17   6   205   Eddie Gaines   5900
12   1   108   Damian Glavin   5725
14   3   1403   Wai-ming Lam   5625
17   3   1703   Andrew Stone   5550
11   8   1108   Abhishzk Khaitan   5425
13   4   303   Mark Forrester   3725
12   5   210   Paul Kemp   3425
17   5   302   G Stafford   3100

Neil Channing and Josh Tyler have been eliminated from today's event, although Neil obviously has money invested in the eventual winner, whomever it may be.

any chance you could keep an eye on jen in the side event? Have a feeling she is gonna run good over there.

also neil wont have money invested just in the winner- he has already prebooked 1st-5th places for some of his runners.

'The Mole' Stephen Boyd is in a hole after being snipered down by fellow online pro Rob Sherwood.

"Do you know what happened to The Mole, Rob?" I probed.

"Yeah," he giggled, "it was me who took him out."

"What happened?"

"Er... I did him over with pocket sevens against pocket eights," he replied. "He only had 4,000 at the time after bluffing off all his chips."

"Come on," his neighbour jumped in, "it cost you about a third of your stack."

Rob tried to laugh it off, but it was clear that his neighbour was revealing a few home truths and preventing Rob from downplaying his story.

"Say it was 9/10ths of his stack now," he continued, "just to make it him look as bad as possible."

After being down to just a few thousand, Irishman come Brummie (it's a rare transition) Adam Wilkinson is now boasting a sumptuous-in-comparison stack of 30,000 after doubling up with Q-2 versus 8-6 and J-J versus T-T. Sounds easy when I put it like that.

After a plucky performance, Sunny (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=423) Chattha (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=423) has left the arena courtesy of Eddie Gaines (pictured). With 9d 7d versus Ac 8h, the 9s Kh Jc flop teased Sunny before the Ahrt turn and ineffective 2d river sent him packing. There are rumours going round that Eddie was using an earpiece and new exactly where he stood in the hand - although this is yet to be confirmed.

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She was short at the break with 3k which was good for just 10 big blinds. She told me she was going into shove mode and I can't see her at the tables so I think she may have bitten the big one I'm afraid!

I'll confirm when she surfaces on the radar.

I'm tempted to act biased and revolve the update around Dana, but there's no real need to really as she's been immersed in a number of big hands. Unfortunately, her last encounter didn't fall her way, pushing all in from the button after Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=346) Singleton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=346) had raised in middle to late position and Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240) Lammas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2240) had come over the top from the cut-off. As expected, Pete leapt out of the way as Paul and Dana tabled Ahrt Ac and Qd Qc. No joy for the Banjo Bully on the 6d 2d 4h 2c Kc board gave Paul the pot and left Dana with circa 28,000 in chips after suffering a 10 to 15,000 hit. Pete meanwhile, would have been in a spot of bother if he'd continued playing his A-Q.

Just as I was heading back upstairs towards the press room, I managed to catch a hand, and consequent double up, from the table nearest the door. On the receiving end was big chipper Adam Lawler (pictured) who had called Gary Avery's all in with pocket fours. Gary showed pocket queens, which subsequently stood up on a 6-K-7-J-K rainbow board. It would have required Rainman to tot up the chip count as he raked them across the felt, but it couldn't have been too much more than 10,000.

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Players are now enjoyed a thoroughly well deserved final break before they try and grind their way through the concluding level of the day. I did manage to prise Dana's chip count of 34,000 from her, but I believe Blue Square mogul Jonathan Raab will be producing a more accurate end of level chip count within the next twenty or so minutes.

Aaron Short just shoved for his stack of 13,000 over the top of Leo Kam's raise only to be called all-in behind. Dave Smith also thought about calling before eventually passing.

Short may have been living up to his name with a mere 13k but this was all about to change as his Kings held versus his opponent's Tens, meaning he pretty much doubled up and one quick trip to the deed pole office later he is now know as Aaron Decently Stacked.


(incidentally I was mistaken about the absence of Dave Smith's flower - it's there in all it's yellow glory - here's the proof...)

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Stu Rutter was down to 2,000 at one point but has battled and battered his way back to a far more respectable 33,000. Go Stu!

Here he is sat next to the watchful Willie Tann.


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And just like that the end of level 8 chip counts have reached us from Blue Square via that shiny headed poker magnate Jon Raab. Thank you sir!

14   8   1408   Chandrakant Khajuria   79875
8   9   809   Adam Lawler   64250
18   9   602   James Morris   56825
9   9   1509   Michael Ellis   56150
16   5   706   Huseyin Yilmaz   53400
12   4   107   Jonathon Butters   50400
16   8   805   Stuart Barnett   49775
14   5   305   Dana Immanuel   43825
18   8   202   Michael Manning   43450
12   3   1203   A Sapiano   42575
16   4   1604   Ken Wong   42300
18   6   1702   Jonathan Martin   39850
16   6   1606   Paul Rigg   39675
12   9   703   Javed Akhtar   39575
14   10   1108   Abhishzk Khaitan   38450
18   4   1804   Mark Wilson   37775
18   2   1802   K Sole   36050
9   7   907   Paul Campbell   35500
8   2   1907   Gary Cargill   34900
8   3   803   A Byng   34150
8   10   1605   Jeff Buffenbarger   33000
9   4   904   Mark Suddes   32125
16   10   103   W Mardle   31925
11   4   1001   Willie Tann   30900
11   2   1102   Roberto Romanello   30000
9   1   1508   Peter Arrigoni   29400
16   7   101   Paul Noury   29350
11   10   509   Billy Ngo   29000
11   7   1107   Leo Kam   28825
18   7   1003   Flemming Stensgaa   28775
12   5   1009   Mo Muse   28600
9   3   903   James Mitchell   28425
12   7   1207   Robert Garfield   27875
11   8   1006   Aaron Short   27625
11   5   2001   Stuart Rutter   27450
11   3   1307   David Smith   27225
8   5   610   Richard Wheatley   25775
18   3   205   Eddie Gaines   25575
11   1   608   Stephen Slavin   25050
9   6   906   Robert Sherwood   24000
18   10   1808   Paul Bracken   23900
12   8   301   Peter Wigglesworth   23535
14   4   409   Paul Lammas   23350
16   9   203   Neil Brooks   23075
12   2   1202   Vishal Bhurtun   22950
8   8   1105   Darran Judges   22250
8   6   806   Adam Wilkinson   22100
11   6   109   Alex Loh   21200
14   1   1401   Peter Singleton   19000
9   2   506   Michael Horne   17025
18   5   404   Jerome Bradpiece   13725
18   1   104   John Fake   12850
8   4   804   E Jones   12400
14   3   1403   Wai-ming Lam   12200
9   5   905   Lee Atherton   12025
14   7   403   Kate Langshaw   12000
12   6   206   Michael Mccool   11850
16   1   505   Conan Bailey   10650
16   3   1603   Liam Boland   9400
16   2   408   David Batty   9000
14   6   401   Trevor Bulless   8880
8   7   1701   John Potts   8750
9   8   908   Anthony Garbacz   8600
8   1   604   Gary Avery   7900
14   2   307   Andrew Gibb   7650
9   10   110   Stephen Pritchard   5500

Peter Wigglesworth raises to 3,800 from early position, only for Jonothon Butters to make it 10,500 to play from the small blind. Peter weighs up his options before folding. He's now down to 20,000.

gl to mr rutter.long time no see.found him and mr carter to be excellent gentlemen when i was in dortmund with them.great comeback and gl to you.

i see roberto has gone from 8k to 30k.any news please.cheers for the excellent updates as usual.

Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) is now one of your potential chip leaders after eliminating two players in the space of three hands.

Not long after returning from the break, Wai-Ming Lam made his move from late position with Ahrt Td, only to be picked off by Dana's Kd Ks in the small blind which duly survived a Td 9s 9c 6d 6s board.

Two hands later, Dana called Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=346) Singleton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=346)'s preflop raise from the cut-off, before betting 6,000 on the 8h Td 5d flop after Pete had checked. Without too much hesitation, Pete raised all in. After asking what the count was, Dana shook her head dejectedly before calling the extra 7,550 and tabling 7h 7c. Pete showed Qc Qs.

The 6h turn added eight extra outs with an open ended straight draw, but it was the set that arrived, the 7d on the river delivering Dana the pot and leading to Pete exiting with the most disgruntled of looks.

Dana was still collecting her chips as I left, but she must surely have around the 70k mark and odds on to finish the day in the top three.

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Jonothon Butters is a slippery customer and he has just put the skids under Ryan Fronda's tournament, sending him to the rail.

Details are scarce but Fronda has been sent to grace the catwalks of europe once more whilst Butters is moving ever closer to the bread.

On a Jd 9s 8h 3c board, Albert Sapiano pushes all in to an 8,500 pot for around 15,000 in chips. Mo Muse eyes up his opponent carefully before folding.

Sapiano shows Kd 3d.

In the final minutes of play, Peter Arrigoni and Paul Campbell chopped up a pot with Ad Jc versus Ahrt Jd all in on a 3s Js 3h 2d. 2s river made no difference.

Gl Dana, Rutter, Carter, Romanello and any of the other good guys that iv forgotten to mention. Not enough of them in poker.

Rob Sherwood doubled through at the death with Ahrt Ac versus the Aspades Ks of Paul Campbell. Harmless 8d 7d 6h 2d 8c board.

too true alex.chip counts in the morning i guess.ty for the updates again gentlemen and good luck to all the welshmen playing tomorrow.

hi snoopy

Any chance of a quick count of the number of runners left in the side evnt, think i have 2 mates still in.

TYVM

Roberto Romanello raises it up to 3,000 preflop from early position. Both Dave Smith and Willie Tann put him through the mill, the latter even asking the Welshman to move his hand so he can estimate his chip count. Ultimately, both fold, and the action passes round to Darren Judges who makes the call from the big blind.

Flop = 4c Js 8s

Both players check.

Turn = 9c

Check, check again.

River = Ts

Darren checks.

"Have you got a pair?" asks Roberto, poised to make a bet.

"I have two," replies Darren.

"Have you?" asks Roberto suspiciously.

"If you've got ace high, you win," continues the Welshman before betting out 1,500.

After a moments hesitation, Darren makes the call and shows Th 6h. Roberto mucks.

 ;hattip; Thx for the updates over the last couple of days, they have been superb
as usual.

Some quick counts before we get final confirmation of today's standings from the Raabster.

The much followed lover of lasagna Rob Garfield has 25,000.

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Johnathon Butters, shortly after taking care of Ryan Fronda, has milked his way to a 30k stack.

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The honey monster Albert Sapiano has seen his stack fluctuate almost randomly before settling upon 22,000 just a few minutes prior to the end of proceedings today.

Unless he runs into any sticky situations he should return with this for day 2 tomorrow.

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And with those last few snippets of information we have reached the end of the day!

Once Mr Raab's busy little fingers have finished typing up and sending us the chip counts, we'll disperse these amongst you, the blonde faithful but till then we can look back on a great day's poker that has seen beats, big hands and excitement aplenty.

One lady has taken the tournament by storm though and we have to herald her, as she will do unspeakable things with a banjo if we fail in our duty, so I give you Dana Immanuelle, close to the chip lead and happy as larry with a wonderful day.

Here she is taking a few moments out to give Snoopy a tip or two.

Keep up Snoops!

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Day Two should be superb. We'll see you back here for a 2 o'clock start. I can't wait, we know you can't wait, Snoopy can't wait but wait we must.

For now  though ;stickaforkinme;

thankyou ppl for a great serise of updates.looking forward to day 2 with my picks being ian cox,iwan jones and roberto romanello though the way dana is running dont rule her out.cheers all. Ahrt Aspades

wp rob

Great updates guys - and wonderful we have Dana to rail tomorrow!!!  ;goodluck;

Just got back from Luton, Really enjoyed today, was fun straddling your BB Jen ha ha!

Anyway, Good Luck Adam Lawlow, 83k odd chips at the end of the days play!

Was hoping to an updated count!

[    ]   im a shrewd investor

Start of Day 2 Chip Counts:

David La Ronde   100425
Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2232) Lawler (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2232)   83125
Chandra Khajuria   74675
Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=10) Stoneham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=10)   67300
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=186) Dempsey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=186)   65025
James Morris   64175
Steve (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=414) Jelinek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=414)   63225
Jonothon Butters   59650
Dave Gregory   59625
Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=323) Foltyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=323)   58800
Dana (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241) Immanuel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1241)   58250
Sanjay Nandwani   56975
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)   55650
Neil Bethune   55575
Paul Rigg   55100
Tim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=433) Flanders (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=433)   53100
Garinder Purewal   52050
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)   51050
Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=171) Cox (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=171)   50975
Rob Sherwood   50325
Javed Akhtar   45975
Gary Cargill   45650
Leo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1418) Kam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1418)   45100
Richard Furse   43600
James Mitchell   43550
Pippa Flanders   43250
Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=269) Green (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=269)   41775
Tony Chapman   41725
Mo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=294) Muse (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=294)   40825
Abishek Khaitan   40325
Mike Ellis   40275
Michael Manning   39975
Mark Wilson   39825
Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2355) Farrell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2355)   39450
Mark Suddes   39300
Stuart Barnett   39275
Jeff Rogers   39175
Jonathan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1416) Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1416)   38825
Christopher Kyriacou   37250
Nik Persaud   37100
Martin Robinson   37025
Andy Warnes   35425
Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305) Gibson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=305)   35225
Wayne Mardle   34700
Craig Bickerton   34525
Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1102) Zahour (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1102)   33950
Eddie Gaines   33500
Andrew Bradshaw   32500
Alan Davis   32475
Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1562) Wheatley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1562)   32450
Sam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1429) Trickett (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1429)   32275
Chris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=69) Moorman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=69)   31725
Jon Brown   31725
Rob Garfield   31600
Iwan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=180) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=180)   31100
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)   31075
William (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1430) Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1430)   30925
Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=593) Buffenbarger (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=593)   30400
Graham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1803) Wheldon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1803)   30250
John Fake   29600
David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2162) Smith (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2162)   29025
Desm Jonas   28550
Sami Yusef   28375
Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=805) Slavin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=805)   28350
K Sole   27700
Stuart (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=421) Rutter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=421)   27550
Darren Judges   27150
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)   27000
Dave Clark   26975
Alex (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1198) Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1198)   26450
Andreas Mihail   25875
Dara (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2347) O'Kearney (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2347)   25450
Paul Campbell   25200
Paul Noury   25200
Richard Scott   25100
Martin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1224) Jarvis (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1224)   24550
Steve Tucker   24500
Liam Boland   24350
Albert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1251) Sapiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1251)   24325
Alex Loh   24300
Adam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=11) Wilkinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=11)   23750
Peter Wigglesworth   23700
Bernard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=48) Litman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=48)   23525
Willie (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450) Tann (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=450)   23400
Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=368) Gryko (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=368)   22775
Huseyin Yilmaz   22725
Ian Bowden   22025
Tony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1235) Ringe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1235)   21425
Flemming Stensgaa   20150
Peter Arrigoni   19525
Neil Brooks   19200
David Sargeant   18675
Conan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1858) Bailey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1858)   18600
David Seear   18350
Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1569) Pearson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1569)   17900
Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1522) Bracken (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1522)   17775
Vishal Bhurtun   17525
Michael Horne   17425
Philip Mildon   17300
Aaron Short   17250
David Batty   16575
Panicos (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1558) Ellinas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1558)   14150
Andrew Gibb   14150
Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199)   13800
Graham Rogers   11250
Kate (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1684) Langshaw (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1684)   10800
Billy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49) Ngo (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=49)   10075
Hugh Frew   9900
Gary Avery   8750
David Binstock   8325
Yucel (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=782) Eminoglu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=782)   8125
Emma Jones   7100
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ffs john runs so bad, definate, big star of the future!

get your arse down to luton and count the stacks then imo.

i was hoping for a sweedish massage and a toss when i got in... neverends dude.....

so it really was poker

yep, escpially when playing ;1/2/4/8/16/32/64 calling from the small blind with  Jc  Tc and the flopping the nuts and getting 4 callers all in