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Welcome back to day 2 at the Thanet (where?) GUKPT. Got to admit, this place is growing on me, like a fungus or something. Ok, I'm joking, but is actually a really nice place around here and the staff are very friendly and helpful. There's even a Starbucks here which is open to six selling enough coffee to make me as hyperactive as Mike Matusow in a room full of cameras. They reckon there should be another 110 or so players coming in today putting the total just shy of 220 which I think is a pretty good turnout considering no-one has a clue where Thanet actually is.

People expected to be playing today:

Jeff Kimber
Karl Mahrenholz
Dewi James
Praz Bansi
Sunny Chattha
Chaz Chattha
Pete Linton
Other names I can't think of due to tiredness.

Play will once again start at 2pm.

(http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/5/24/1-bee.jpg) There

(http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/oar-taphandle-cropped.jpg)

(http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/5/24/1-bee.jpg) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kvadrato.svg/250px-Kvadrato.svg.png)

Michael Moore   129050
Jonathan Gale   76700
Jamie Brown   68350
David Penly        67725
Michael Tse   62425
Paul Mcintyre   59425
Sami Yusuf           48250
James Morgan   44025
Andrew Clarke   42900
Andreas Hoivold   41900
Alex Martin           41750
D Mitchell           32675
Liam Pettman   31425
Tim Flanders   30700
Mark Friedman   26750
Jerome Bradpiece 22225
Nik Persaud   22175
Elliot Peterman   21525
David Anderson   19175
Kevin Terry           18175
Kay Bushby           18025
Kiem Huynh   14275
Adam Goulding   10975
Joe Grech   9775

Good luck to Simon Trumper (and my 2.5% freeroll) :)

Seconded

good luck Dewi!  ;cheerleader;

 :kiss:

Seconded, GL Dewi :)

Good luck to all the blondeites playng today ;)

Players are just starting to sitdown, could we start on time? :o

And we're off!!!

The internet connection is realllyyy slooooow today, so please bear with us.

 ;D ;D

Yes indeed, they are off. The TD attempted to start the blinds off at 600/1200 but then decided that that would be a little unfair on the players, so at the last minute relented and started them off at 25/50, same as yesterday.

Among those who have made it out to Thanet today are such poker luminaries as Priyan De Mel, Roberto Romanello, Jim "Bookiebasher" Moult, and the ever-welcome sight of poker leading ladies Michelle Orpe and Liv Boeree. Overheard conversation between Liv and Jeff Kimber: something concerning Mlles Boeree and Orpe sharing a bed? Not very sure about that, but I'm certain that it was all purely Platonic, of course. Not to worry, norkage fans, photos of the both of them on their way.

Good wishes and vibes sent to Dewi please if you get time. x

I think i have solved the riddle ... is it Wasp THERE paddle Wasp Rectangle ??

Excellent. In yesterday's otherwise meritorious updates the official score in my Tesco Recycled Paper lined notebook was

Funny Cats 7, Norkage 0

One hopes a reversal is in store for today.

Plenty of Norkage and plenty of Cattage please.   :)up

tyvm

As promised, Ms Orpe:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22159&g2_serialNumber=1)


While I was attempting to photograph Ms Orpe, Mr Chandra (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1368) Khajuria (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1368), he of the Luton final tabling shenanigans, began posing to her immediate right. Here he is, with his faithful wife in tow as ever:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22157&g2_serialNumber=1)

;goodluck;

(I want a kiss too)

I genuinely believe such a notebook exists :)

People Who At The Start Of Play Appeared Not To Be In Their Seats

or

Latecomers Of The Day

Named and shamed for your pleasure:


Richard Ashby
Stuart Rutter
G. Molloy
David Laronde
Michael Ellis
Simon Trumper
Mick McBag
Mark Blandford

Buy an alarm clock!

Transformer Cat is definitely my favourite thing of the day, possibly of the week. Depends what happens tomorrow.

Early disaster for Adam Noone. He got his whole stack in on a Qc 7h 6h board with 6c 6d against Danny Ng's Qs 7s but after a 5s turn, the 7d appeared on the river in a nasty spot of 4-outerments.

Meanwhile on table 6, it's all gone Wong for Gary Symons, paying off Ken Wong's 3.5k bet on the 9c 6c Ks 7s Kc board with Kd Qd, but the turn was what which went wight for Wong, as he flipped 7c 7h for the house. Josh Gould's reaction says it all in the photo below, "Must be nice."

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22173&g2_serialNumber=1)

Mr Albert Sapiano, overheard as he was taking his seat at the table:

"I'm a super-fish! I've been taking lessons, boys..."

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22165&g2_serialNumber=1)

Possessor Of Duck Of The Day

This lady whose name I can't remember and I omitted to note her player ID - expect this post to be edited when I find out her name.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22167&g2_serialNumber=1)

Dewi hasn't been given a pint yet.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22169&g2_serialNumber=1)

Jim Moult, Stu 'I woke at 10.30am in Birmingham' Rutter and Liv Boeree.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22175&g2_serialNumber=1)

Rob Taylor - Who we shared a taxi with here.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22171&g2_serialNumber=1)

Others Playing Today Of Whom I Have Taken Photographs


Messrs Karl Mahrenholz, Jeff Kimber and Ms Liv Boeree:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22161&g2_serialNumber=1)


Mr Jamie "Juuuussst Scraped Into The WSOPE Money" Keys:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22163&g2_serialNumber=1)


Mr Jim Moult:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22153&g2_serialNumber=1)


Mr Sunny "Paying Attention To The Proceedings" Chattha:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22155&g2_serialNumber=1)

Jeff Kimber is out, sounds like a horror story, holding Qh Th on a A-K-J-x two heart board against a set of aces which paired up on the river.

Also gone is Jim Moult, another victim of kings vs aces, exacerbated by the fact that there was a misdeal and Jim had the jack he had dealt to him replaced by a king.

Irish Open finalist Kai Paulsen and Simon Trumper...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22177&g2_serialNumber=1)

...Are sharing a table with Praz Bansi and Priyan De Mel. (Praz looks like he's taken up a bet to have his hand superglued to his face all day)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22179&g2_serialNumber=1)

Matt Heeps has raked in er, heaps of chips after getting involved in a big three-way pot and coming out top of the heap. Ahem.

He bet out 1,525 on the turn of a 3s 7d Ad 6s board, and found callers in Rob Garfield and Chandra Khajuria. Come the 4c river, he bet out another 2.1k, and this time Garfield passed, but Chandra called -- when Heeps turned over Ahrt 7s for top two pair, though, Chandra flashed the Aspades and mucked the other card.

By the way the owner of Duck Of The Day is one Ms Tina Jordan. Excellent duckage, that lady.

Dewi's take a bit of a knock, I'm afraid. He called a chunky bet from Lalit Khajuria (very possibly related to our friend Chandra Khajuria) on the river of a Q-T-8-T-x board with I believe a flush out, only to muck when Khajuria turned over Q-T for the full house. This is how Dewi feels about it:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22151&g2_serialNumber=1)

Chandra and Lalit are brothers indeed

Sunny Chattha has knocked out Michael Denton, the chips going in on the turn of the 3d 6d 2h Jc board.

Sunny: Jd 6c
Denton: Ahrt Jh

River: 3s

Out he goes, and Sunny has a rather nice stack now.

Rob Garfield has deprived Paul Ephremsen of a fair chunk of his starting stack.

Garfield bet out 500 on the Jc Qs 7c flop, and called when Ephremsen made it 1400. Both players checked the Ad turn, and Ephremsen flat called another 1100 from Garfield on the 5s river. However, Ephremsen's Ac 5c for a busted flush draw and rivered two pair was no good when Garfield flipped over Aspades Qh.

Simon Trumper Eats Sandwich

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22183&g2_serialNumber=1)

any chnce of a list of players please vul to jaffacake all the best to paul lammas and andy bacon aka big taff

how many posts doi have to make b4 im not a newbie ?lol

Carnage Candy over on table four as Alin Torjoc, Glenn Ashworth and Steve Francis get it all-in preflop.

Torjoc: Qc Qh
Ashworth: Ad Ac
Francis: Kc Kd

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22190&g2_serialNumber=1)

A 3h 3d 8d Jc 7d board later and Ashworth looks to be our early chip leader while the other two are out.

Also gone is Tony Smyth.

50, I think. Post some kittens!

somebody buy Dewi a Guiness please.Thank you.

We have one but are loath to type it up as it's rather long and Jon Raab has promised to do it for us. Soon as we get the copy-and-pastable version, we'll post it up here.

Can i please have photo/update of the romanello clang! roberto. older brother nikki and 'the godfather' frank

cheers

Michelle Orpe looks to have been skanked a little by Michael Ellis, his 9d 2h managing to snatch victory on the Ahrt 6d 2d 2s Qc board against her Ad 3d.

Kevin O'Leary is rueing a pass after betting 1,000 on a 9d 7d 5h but then folding to Katie O'Conner's raise to 2,500 after she agreed to show. She flipped Jc Js which was actually being pipped by O'Leary's Qd Qc

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22188&g2_serialNumber=1)

Online whizz Jack Powell, also known as 'Doctor_Fun'. We're unsure as to whether he actually did a PhD in 'Fun' though.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22192&g2_serialNumber=1)

Bags not me, I'm poor and saving up for Nandos.

 Paul Lammas aka sinbad01 and Andy Bacon aka big taff chip counts please GL CHAPS

hiya tony

ShaneMcG

Sandwich Not Happy About Being Eaten By Simon Trumper

(http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/output/captioner3868172.jpg)

Floppy's on to it.



I will shortly be on to it, after I move my laptop down to the restaurant area where I understand the wifi works.

best of luck to stuart "the nutter" rutter.... but if he busts there will be a consolation drink or 12 at mine tomorrow...

will you please,please,please tell glen fran sends him lots of luck and she is sorry she is not there.

glen ashworth or alex martin ftw

.....And they're back. Off I go to the card room.

is billy ngo playing??

ty

Not on the list.

13k at the moment, missed a flush draw with Ks Ts but hit running tens against top pair.

The Romanello Gang o' Three.

Nicky Romanello -- 17k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22194&g2_serialNumber=1)

Frank Romanello -- 6.7k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22196&g2_serialNumber=1)

Roberto Romanello -- 11k

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22198&g2_serialNumber=1)

awesome pics, can you tell the god father that his galsses are see through - hahahaha

chip count 4 paul lammas please ul to taff hello to shane mcg

can you give this to dewi and tell him all the best

Andy Bacon is OUT, I'm afraid, info courtesy of 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) - the assassin was Anthony "The Bookie" Hardy, who's now up to 22k, and Mr Bacon immediately headed for the cash tables. Mr Hardy requests that Mr Bacon's former supporters now consider supporting him instead. ;)

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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), on the other hand, is still very much in, but is down to 4.5k or so.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22205&g2_serialNumber=1)

Gigantic apologies for the delayments, I am still in the restaurant but back on the dongle the internet connection in here makes me want to cry. Also, I somehow managed to start a new thread while I was attempting to get the internet to work, so here's a post that got put there by accident:

GAHHHH I'm back in the press room with the dodgy cable connection. Pray for me.

Moving back to some stuff that happened what seems like a long time ago now, Joseph Byrne is one of probably many people busted by now, his Kh Qs no good against Chris Cooke's 9h 9c, particularly when another nine hit the board.

Also, a few chip counts from way back then:

Jamie Keys: 16k
Liv (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1327) Boeree (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1327): 14k
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): "not too much, but not too little" = 12k
Anthony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1529) Hardy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1529): 22k
Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333): 6k
The gentleman sitting next to Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333): "Everyone always wants to take photos of this lady, and they keep telling me to get out of the way." Ahh. His name is Gary Avery and this is him below. He's on 16k.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22213&g2_serialNumber=1)

Happy Couples Of The Day

Simon Trumper and Michelle Orpe enjoying a tender private moment, or possibly a drug deal:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22210&g2_serialNumber=1)


Butters 'N' Rutters:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22206&g2_serialNumber=1)

Out of the way!

Yay! Bluesquare's Mr Raab has stopped trying to make our wireless work and has typed up the seating plan from the very start of Day 1b (glad someone's further behind with their work than I am). Knock yourselves out. You at home, not the players. Although them as well, probably.

1     Table     Seat     ID     Player     Chips
2    1    1    101    Roberto Romanello    10000
3    1    2    102    Andy Purser    10000
4    1    3    103    Jonathan Martin    10000
5    1    4    104    Paul Lammas    10000
6    1    5    105    Joseph Byrne    10000
7    1    6    106    Alan Vinson    10000
8    1    7    107    Bernard Litman    10000
9    1    8    108    James Mcellinney    10000
10    1    9    109    Mark Wilson    10000
11    1    10    110    Chris Cooke    10000
12    2    1    201    Danny Ng    10000
13    2    2    202    Danny Jordan    10000
14    2    3    203    Adam Noone    10000
15    2    4    204    James Browning    10000
16    2    5    205    Mike Hill    10000
17    2    6    206    Conan Bailey    10000
18    2    7    207    Robert Taylor    10000
19    2    8    208    Simon Wing    10000
20    2    9    209    David J Lloyd    10000
21    2    10    210    Dewi James    10000
22    3    1    301    Richard Palser    10000
23    3    2    302    Jerome Oshea    10000
24    3    3    303    P Tevdore    10000
25    3    4    304    Anthony Adderley    10000
26    3    5    305    Tony Smyth    10000
27    3    6    306    Carl Appleton    10000
28    3    7    307    Paul Penaluna    10000
29    3    8    308    Shaun Stanfield    10000
30    3    9    309    Jason Shellum    10000
31    3    10    310    Stephen Biggs    10000
32    4    1    401    Charles Denton    10000
33    4    2    402    G Molloy    10000
34    4    3    403    Cuong Tran    10000
35    4    4    404    Alin Torjoc    10000
36    4    5    405    Glen Ashworth    10000
37    4    6    406    Simon Waller    10000
38    4    7    407    Steve Francis    10000
39    4    8    408    Terry Chapman    10000
40    4    9    409    T Myland    10000
41    4    10    410    John Mann    10000
42    5    1    501    Stuart Nash    10000
43    5    2    502    Andy Warnes    10000
44    5    3    503    David Morris    10000
45    5    4    504    Jeff Kimber    10000
46    5    5    505    David Laronde    10000
47    5    6    506    Dan Whittaker    10000
48    5    7    507    Nick Romanello    10000
49    5    8    508    William Martin    10000
50    5    9    509    Steven Watts    10000
51    5    10    510    Michael Reynolds    10000
52    6    1    601    Kevin Oleary    10000
53    6    2    602    Katie Oconner    10000
54    6    3    603    Shane Cawe    10000
55    6    4    604    Josh Gould    10000
56    6    5    605    Ken Wong    10000
57    6    6    606    James Mcbride    10000
58    6    7    607    Albert Sapiano    10000
59    6    8    608    Karim Louis    10000
60    6    9    609    Gary Symons    10000
61    7    1    701    Peter Arrigoni    10000
62    7    2    702    Steven Boyd    10000
63    7    3    703    James Moult    10000
64    7    4    704    Stuart Rutter    10000
65    7    5    705    Liv Boeree    10000
66    7    6    706    Tim Witherden    10000
67    7    7    707    Richard Ashby    10000
68    7    8    708    Peter Woodyard    10000
69    7    9    709    Sidney Harris    10000
70    8    1    801    Jon Omara    10000
71    8    2    802    David Clark    10000
72    8    3    803    Michael Denton    10000
73    8    4    804    Michael Mccool    10000
74    8    5    805    Sonny Chattha    10000
75    8    6    806    Robert Price    10000
76    8    7    807    Terry Simpson    10000
77    8    8    808    James Keys    10000
78    8    9    809    Steve Jelinek    10000
79    9    1    901    Dani el Parker    10000
80    9    2    902    Andrew Grove    10000
81    9    3    903    Alexandra Jackson-Palin    10000
82    9    4    904    Justin Hemmings    10000
83    9    5    905    Trevor Nash    10000
84    9    6    906    Robert Smith    10000
85    9    7    907    Alan Dean    10000
86    9    9    909    Andrew Booth    10000
87    10    1    1001    Jitesh Thaker    10000
88    10    2    1002    Mark Bointon    10000
89    10    3    1003    Michael Horne    10000
90    10    4    1004    Andrew Teng    10000
91    10    5    1005    David Barnes    10000
92    10    6    1006    Chris Lappartient    10000
93    10    7    1007    Paul Riggs    10000
94    10    8    1008    Michael Arnold    10000
95    10    9    1009    Owen Rankin    10000
96    11    1    1101    Robert Garfield    10000
97    11    2    1102    Paul Ephremsen    10000
98    11    3    1103    Karl Mahrenholz    10000
99    11    4    1104    Ian Cox    10000
100    11    5    1105    Chandrakant Khajuria    10000
101    11    6    1106    Michelle Orpe    10000
102    11    7    1107    Gary Avery    10000
103    11    8    1108    Michael Ellis    10000
104    11    9    1109    Matt Heeps    10000
105    12    1    1201    Kai Paulsen    10000
106    12    2    1202    Anthony Hardy    10000
107    12    3    1203    Simon Trumper    10000
108    12    4    1204    Andy Bacon    10000
109    12    5    1205    Frank Romanello    10000
110    12    6    1206    Adam Vinson    10000
111    12    7    1207    Praz Bansi    10000
112    12    8    1208    Paul Vicary    10000
113    12    9    1209    Privan Denel    10000
114    13    1    1301    Suzanne Pyefinch    10000
115    13    2    1302    Simon Wickenden    10000
116    13    3    1303    Glyn Rees    10000
117    13    4    1304    Min Patel    10000
118    13    5    1305    Tina Jordan    10000
119    13    6    1306    Martyn Frey    10000
120    13    7    1307    Robert Boon    10000
121    13    8    1308    Kevin Bloor    10000
122    13    9    1309    Wasim Akhtar    10000
123    14    1    1401    K Sole    10000
124    14    2    1402    David Johnson    10000
125    14    3    1403    Iain Bowden    10000
126    14    4    1404    Lalit Khajuria    10000
127    14    5    1405    James Mitchell    10000
128    14    6    1406    Jack Powell    10000
129    14    7    1407    Richard Dawson    10000
130    14    8    1408    Dean Swift    10000
131    14    9    1409    Jonothon Butters    10000

Richard Ashby, he of nosebleed PLO cash games, limps for 150, as does the player next to him. Sid Harris raises to 400 and then gets respect of erm...3 callers plus the two original limpers.

8h 7c 5h

It's checked to Harris who bets 1,000 and all fold to Ashby who quickly moves all-in and the action is passed back to Harris, who immediately becomes disinterested and gives it up.

chip count please for dewi the big welsh  ;flushy;

The only man to cash in both WSOPE Main Events, James Keys and Sunny Chattha clash in a pot. The board reading 9-9-8-6-4, Keys turns over Th 9d but Chattha's Tc 7c has just pipped him on the turn raking in a pot of several thousand.

Kareem Louis, so bored he's playing pool as well as poker at the same time.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22217&g2_serialNumber=1)

chip counts for paul lammas and robert boon please best of luck also to simon trumper nice to see himplayin instead of managing

Chip count for Kevin O'Leary please :)

Er, 0. Sorry.

Mr Alan Vinson is no more, pushing all in from the button with Jc 6s only to get smacked about the face by James Mcillenney's big blind Aspades Ac.

Board: 4h 4s 9d 8d 4c


Mr Mcillenney:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22223&g2_serialNumber=1)


Mr Vinson:

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22219&g2_serialNumber=1)

A most fantastic 2d Td Qh flop for Mr Glen Ashworth, in that he checked it, Simon Waller made it 3k, Ashworth made it 6k, Waller made it All In and Ashworth made it Call.

Waller: Aspades Qc (I actually seem to have written down Aspades Kc but I'm fairly certain it was in reality a Queen)
Ashworth: Ts Tc

Turn: 7s
River: 7c

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22224&g2_serialNumber=1)

People Doing Well

Rob Taylor is up to 23k, largely through doubling up with A-A v K-K, and then holding 3-3 against Mateyboy's A-J on an A-A-3 board. Clearly an excellent move coming here instead of the IPO.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22226&g2_serialNumber=1)


Praz Bansi is similarly up to over 25k, albeit through methods unknown. He looks fairly cheery though. (Photo taken earlier in the day when he was less cheery; note bonus norks though.)

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22181&g2_serialNumber=1)


Dave Clark Doing Less Well

Dave Clark, 5k.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22187&g2_serialNumber=2)

Frank Romanello

(http://www.saint.org/blog/uploaded_images/roger-moore-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame-763945.jpg)

Roger Moore

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gl also to martin frey probably a bit redder in the face after a week of bad golf ? and good wine in france ! a chip count 4 him please thanks 4 updates

Josh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1325) Gould (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1325) is out, a shove over the top of Gary Symons' 2k bet on a low board with A-K after also reraising preflop wasn't enough to stop the latter from folding nines.

Iain Bowden has knocked out Glynn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=158) Rees (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=158) with A-Q vs Q-J

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) is on 32k and hopeful of cashing in a GUKPT for the first time in ages.

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) is now on full motormouth mode as a dealer puts down a flop.

2d "That's a good card for me..." 3d "That's a bad card for me..." 3h "That's a good card for me..."

************Players are now on a 45 minute dinner break. All other requests will be done as soon as we return ******************

An unflinchingly cool Priyan De Mel is down to around 4k after calling a button raise preflop and a 1k bet on the Ad 8h Ts flop from David Morris. Priyan checked the 6c turn, and after some deliberation folded to another 1k from Morris (Morris leaving himself just 2k behind), showing an Ace. Morris showed an Ace too, but declined to show his other card...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22235&g2_serialNumber=1)

Frank Romanello has taken Wing... Out.

All in pre, things weren't looking good for the Godfather as his Qd Qs was looking set to double up Wing's Aspades Ac. But a 3s Qc 3h 2h 6h board later and it was a broken Wing that shuffled off, while Romanello ordered a horse's head placed in his bed quietly raked in the chips.


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Unrelatedly, Peter Woodyard is OUT.

Happy days for Simon Trumper as he gets it in with Ac Ks against Albert Sapiano's Aspades Qc. "This could be ugly..." mutters Trumper to me as the cards are flipped over, but no ugliness of any kind on the 7s 8c 2s Jh Js board and Mr Trumper enjoys a full double up just before the dinner break.

...Talking of which, players are now on a 45 minute dinner break and I intend to go and join them in that endeavour. I leave you with a competition.

To which of our players today do these improbably shiny white and new sneakers belong?

Kittens for the winner.

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----------DINNER BREAK--------

praz

Paul Lammas

Winner winner. Speaking of which, due to the large numbers of players going for the chicken dinner at Nandos, play is only just about to restart.

Sunny Chattha -- "Going quite well" -- 20k
Ian Cox -- "Not so great" -- 6k
Priyan De Mel "Can't get a hand today." -- 7k

Dress code must be slack in Thanet

Guiness count and chip count for Dewi please

Congratulations Little Miss C! Sneakers correctly guessed, even though they're obviously brand new. Kitten delivered to your inbox.

Meanwhile, your updaters are full of chicken and play is juuuusssst about to restart.

They're clean, aren't they? What more do you want?

By the way, Ipod Accessory Of The Day

The property of Ms Suzanne Pyefinch.

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just been speaking to dewi he on 11 pints and 13k in chips

The Albert Sapiano Story:

Albert Sapiano fires a bet of 2k on the turn of a 9d 9h 6s 5h board in a three-way pot but only Kareem Louis calls. Both check the river and Albert is forced to flip Ad 7d, Louis shows 9s 8s.

Shortly after, Albert tries 3k on a Td 8d 8s 4s board and gets called by Gary Symonds, the latter electing to bet 3k on the Kd river which Albert quickly calls with Ad Tc, Symonds rivered him with Qd 7d.

Finally, Mike Ellis raises from the button and Albert pushes for around 5k from the big blind. Call from last year's Grand Final winner.

Ellis: Ac Jh

Sapiano: Ahrt Kd

9h 8h Jd 5h 6c

Sapiano is out.

Assorted Chip Counts

Dewi - 10.5k
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) Browning (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) - 19.7k
Frank Romanello - 13.5k
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) - 27k
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) - 8k
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) - 2.6k
Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) - 9k
Karim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1868) Louis (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1868) - 13.5k
Mike (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=287) Ellis (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=287) - 7.8k
Butters - 15k
Rutters -  9k
Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=92) Clark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=92) - 2.75k "But I'm turning that around any minute now."
Rob (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=381) Garfield (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=381) - 17k
Jamie Keys - 18.5k
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) - 15k
Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) - 6.25k
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) - 27k
Kai (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1817) Paulsen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1817) - 19k
Glen Ashworth - 33k
Anthony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1529) Hardy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1529) - 30k

Liv Boeree suffered a hit when she check-called 2k bets on the turn and river on a 3h Ac Ts 7s 5s board from Sid Harris. The bespectacled elder flipped over Tc Th, leaving poker's favourite Loaded magazine girl to tap the table and fold.

Attention Robert Boon fans, a bit of a boon for you, chortle.

He has recently doubled through Gary Avery - he was holding pocket sixes with another six on the flop, and Avery mucked his hand when the chips went in on the river.

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Meanwhile Jason Shellum has enjoyed a fortunate double-up with Ahrt 6s against Jack "Dr Fun" Powell's Ac Kc, smacking the very living poo-poo out of the 6h 4d 6d 8d 3d board.

Chip counts courtesy of the Raabmeister, end of level 4:

1   2   Andy Purser   16900
1   3   Dean Swift   16075
1   4   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)   3500
1   5   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)   7950
1   6   Matt Heeps    23650
1   7   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)   9875
1   8   James Mcellinney   23575
1   9   Mark Wilson   13625
1   10   Chris Cooke    7425

2   1   Robert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1427) Boon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1427)   3500
2   2   Danny Jordan   8675
2   3   Lalit (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=240) Khajuria (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=240)   24200
2   4   James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) Browning (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185)   23250
2   5   K Sole   9475
2   6   Frank Romanello   13275
2   7   Robert Taylor   29250
2   9   Gary Avery   19425
2   10   Dewi (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=130) James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=130)   13425

3   1   Jack Powell   30050
3   3   P Tevdore   20450
3   4   Kai (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1817) Paulsen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1817)   23525
3   5   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)   8425
3   6   Carl Appleton   8775
3   7   Paul Penaluna   6025
3   8   Shaun Stanfield   6425
3   9   Jason (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1513) Shellum (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1513)   5300
3   10   Stephen Biggs   24875

4   1   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)   24500
4   2   Michael Horne   6050
4   3   Cuong Tran   7125
4   4   Danny Ng   26350
4   5   Glen Ashworth   36150
4   6   G Molloy   7850
4   7   Kevin Bloor   8450
4   8   Terry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1842) Chapman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1842)   19875
4   9   John Mann   11725

5   1   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)   10025
5   2   Andy Warnes   13425
5   3   David Morris   4750
5   4   Richard Dawson   6175
5   5   Privan Denel   3625
5   6   Dan Whittaker   12700
5   7   Nick Romanello   6225
5   8   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)   20075
5   9   Steven Watts   15925
5   10   Michael Reynolds   25800

6   1   Terry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1843) Simpson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1843)   14850
6   2   Shane Cawe   13225
6   3   Michael Ellis   9350
6   4   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)   11675
6   5   James Mcbride   7975
6   6   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)   17975
6   7   Karim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1868) Louis (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1868)   9475
6   8   Gary Symons   32900
6   9   Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400)   10600

7   1   Peter Arrigoni   24700
7   2   Steven Boyd   10350
7   3   Mark Wilson   12200
7   4   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)   11675
7   5   Liv (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1327) Boeree (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1327)   25125
7   6   Adam Vinson   3750
7   7   Suzanne Pyefinch   5250
7   9   Sidney Harris   12375
7   10   Min Patel   3500

8   1   Jon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2569) Omara (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2569)   9350
8   2   David Clark   5050
8   3   Wasim Akhtar   15100
8   5   Sonny Chattha   20175
8   6   David Johnson   6575
8   7   Robert Garfield   22000
8   8   James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1809) Keys (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1809)   19175
8   9   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)   11550
8   10   Anthony william Hardy   28000

9   1   Daniel Parker   5225
9   2   Andrew Grove   28475
9   3   Alexandra (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1612) Jackson-Palin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1612)   9250
9   4   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)   5900
9   5   Trevor Nash   14300
9   6   Robert Smith   5900
9   7   Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=16) Dean (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=16)   7150
9   8   Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=337) Vicary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=337)   5700
9   9   Andrew Booth   13800
9   10   Martyn Frey   13300

10   1   Jitesh Thaker   16375
10   2   Mark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642) Bointon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642)   17850
10   3   Karl (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227) Mahrenholz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227)   8125
10   4   Andrew (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1402) Teng (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1402)   13200
10   5   Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333)   6300
10   6   Chris Lappartient   5600
10   7   Paul Riggs   27400
10   8   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)   31925
10   9   Justin Hemmings   14375
10   10   Iain Bowden   7925

Mr James Browning Caught Red-Handed

What edifying literature is James Browning reading? An interesting and relevant poker magazine? A great novel to expand his mind?

No! It's Page 3 of The Sun. Obv.

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Daniel Parker is OUT.

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Still very much in is Praz Bansi, although he was last seen raising to 1.2k from the hijack and then, eventually, folding to a reraise all in (maybe 7k more) from Iain Bowden on the button. "Will you show me if I fold?" asks Praz, a sure sign that folding is what he's planning to do next. Bowden duly shows him Ac Kd.

Dave Clarke is out, missed the hand as I got into the poker room, but saw him shaking hands with Rob (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=381) Garfield (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=381) as he left.

Dean Swift and 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) both check the turn of a Kd 8d Ac Qd board, the river is the 6d. Before Dean can act, Roberto says, "I'm going to bet this much [It's 1,250] if you check, I'm calling anything you bet, but this is how much I'm betting if you check."

Dean bets 2,025. Roberto sighs a little, "I have the second nuts here," he makes the call and Dean flips Ad Kc, Roberto shows Qc Jd.

Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) has managed to double up throuhg 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) after he check/raised her virtually all-in on a 8c 5h 3s with Ac 8s, she felt she was committed and made the call with Qh Jd and the turn and river came Td and 9c.

She tapped the table and began to get up, "Good luck gents..." A few raised eyebrows of bemusement. "Oh...rivered the stone cold nuts." She's now back up to around 10k.

Stu Rutter is shaking his head, "I can't get that bit of luck, a guy squeezed, it was a fair enough play, with 6-4o when I had A-K for a 10k pot and hit. I just need a little bit of luck."

I have espied some newly-formed big stacks to join Glen Ashworth (35k) at the very top of our current chip standings.


Looking oddly depressed, considering how many chips he has, Mr Gary Symons (35k):

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22247&g2_serialNumber=1)


Similarly miserable, but on 37k, and I assure that if he goes deep you will be seeing some Crane Epics concerning this gentleman, Shane Cawe (caw!):

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Less depressed and on 37k, we have Mr Andrew Grove, who seems to have a particular affection for one US-based poker festival in particular:

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Lookylikey Of The Day


Steven King

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Andrew Grove

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The Demise Of Mr G. Molloy

I ran over to the table after hearing cries of, "So sick," a sneaky trick that we updaters have to let us know that a big hand has just taken place.

It turns out that Mr Molloy had limped in early position and then snap-called big blind Cuong Tran's 6.5k push. Tran was holding A-Q, and Molloy was very ahead with K-K. Flop - K-J-T. Ouch.

Left with just small change, Molloy was all in on his big blind for not very much the next hand, and promptly tripled up when his Ahrt 6c was good on the Ad Ks Qh Qd 2h board.

It couldn't last though, and he moved in again the very next hand under the gun for maybe 3k. Then Kevin Bloor reraised to his immediate left, and then Cuong Tran moved all in from the button. Eventually Bloor folded, and they were on their backs, again.

Tran: Ac Ks
Molloy: Ad Qd

Board: 9s 5s Kh 9c Jd

Mr Molloy is, at last, OUT.

Mr Molloy (in the red), and what Mr Bloor thinks of the whole affair:

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Attention Guests Reading The Updates!

What you need to do is sign up to blonde. Like pretty much all the updaters, it's quick, easy and completely free, and doing so will enable you to post on this thread and demand unreasonable things of myself and Floppy.

And an added incentive for you (or disincentive for the incredibly ungenerous of spirit, I suppose):

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Dewi (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=130) James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=130) -- 18k and 13 pints. "I'm try to keep up with my chips." God help us all if he gets close to 50k.
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) Browning (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) -- 31k. Musing with the jokey idea of online poker having the occasion misdeal to make it more authentic.

Gary Avery is not having a good day. He's just lost A-K to A-Q for a chunk of chips and further bemoaned his luck when his 8h 8d was cracked by Frank Romanello's 7c 6d which fared better on a 2h 7s 3h 6s 5c board.

Proof poker is now on a par with football and rugby with half-time oranges!!!

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gogogo Dewi

Snippets of news:

Priyan De Mel is super short but managed to double up with A-J vs 8-8. But it hasn't stopped Praz Bansi from jesting, "We need everyone to call his all-in and check the flop, turn and river. Then we make Priyan shows his cards, and one by one we slowroll him."

Priyan still just on shrapnel.

Simon Trumper -- 14.5k and seemingly enjoying the 90's dance music.

Ken Wong eliminated by Gary Symonds  (7-7 < A-A) who looks to be the chip leader with almost 60k.

Stu Rutter and Paul Lammas getting into some sort of arguement about a dealer, I think. Missed what it was about though.

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[X] Winner.

Joy for Praz now, unhappinesses for former chip leader Andrew Grove, as Praz virtually doubles up to somewhere around the 40k mark and Grove is knocked down to 22k.

Grove limped and then called a raise to 1.6k from Praz, leading them to see an 8d 2d Jh flop. Praz flashed his cards at me standing behind him - they were exactly Ac Qs. Grove check-called 2.6k from Praz, and they proceeded to an Ahrt turn. Grove now check-called Praz' 4k bet, and they moved on to the 3s turn. Again, Grove checked and this time Praz bet 8k, leaving himself just 2k behind. Call.

Praz now shows everyone his Ac Qs so it can be legitimately reported, and Grove can only boast Kd Jd. I pronounce Praz now back up there with the chip leaders.

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A micro-double up for an overjoyed Alan "Aldeano" Dean. He got it in with 8h 9h against Peter Arrigoni's Ad Ks and the board came through for him: 9s Js Qs Jd 8d.

He's now up to around 5k.

Aldelighted-o:

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I have spoken to Dewi concerning all your excellent well-wishing, and he has this message for everyone at home:

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LOL

Cheers for that Dana :)

On the river of an Aspades 5c Ad Ac Tc board, Steven Boyd moved all in for a few thousand, a mere fraction of what was already in the pot. A tired-looking Paul Lammas called, and mucked when Boyd turned over Ahrt Qc - although afterwards he told the table that he had pocket kings. While Stuart Rutter seems to be giving him one of those gentle rubdowns where you ask them what they were doing checking the turn, etc etc, Lammas is down to 8k and glum.

Yes cheers Dana, Thumbs up to Dewi too. He's on a promise if he takes this one down.

Thanks for passing on our best wishes Dana......appears Dewi has lost a bit of weight .

According to Stu during the break, Paul had lost a harsh pot with K-K to A-x on an A-A-x-A-x board doubling the other player up by the river, and Stu said he was just sticking up for the dealer "who can't defend himself in these situations."

go go go go go go  ;flushy;

can we get a pic of dewi hitting the 20 pint milestone

Michelle Orpe is out after Karl Mahrenholz pushed over the top of her bet on a 9-7-3 board with J-9, Orpe making the call after some serious deliberation with Q-Q, but Mahrenzholz spiked a third nine leaving Orpe dially for emergencies services (See what I did there?).

Me thinks Dewi will hit far more than 20 Al, after all according to thumbs up piccy he has a free voucher for his 210th pint.

Official End Of Level 6 Chip Counts Courtesy Of Mr Jon Raab At Blueqsuare

1     Table     Seat     ID     Player     End of Level 6
2    1    1    101    Roberto Romanello    6025
3    1    1    102    Andy Purser    14525
4    1    3    1408    Dean Swift    21700
5    1    4    1104    Ian Cox    7250
6    1    5    1109    Matt Heeps    16325
7    1    6    107    Bernard Litman    11325
8    1    7    108    James Mcellinney    22550
9    1    8    109    Mark Wilson    17700
10    1    9    1404    Lalit Khajuria    32300
11    2    1    202    Danny Jordan    11625
12    2    2    508    William Martin    22550
13    2    3    204    James Browning    32950
14    2    4    1401    K Sole    10050
15    2    5    1205    Frank Romanello    27825
16    2    6    207    Robert Taylor    26600
17    2    7    905    Trevor Nash    8475
18    2    8    902    Andrew Grove    21550
19    2    9    210    Dewi James    20925
20    3    1    1406    Jack Powell    42050
21    3    2    903    Alexandra Jackson-Palin    9725
22    3    3    303    P Tevdore    31475
23    3    4    1201    Kai Paulsen    29775
24    3    5    1302    Simon Wickenden    8225
25    3    6    510    Michael Reynolds    11525
26    3    7    307    Paul Penaluna    5450
27    3    8    501    Stuart Nash    9925
28    3    10    310    Stephen Biggs    20700
29    4    1    401    Charles Denton    13875
30    4    2    1003    Michael Horne    11275
31    4    3    403    Cuong Tran    14275
32    4    4    201    Danny Ng    16875
33    4    5    405    Glen Ashworth    37975
34    4    6    506    Dan Whittaker    19500
35    4    7    1308    Kevin Bloor    11575
36    4    8    408    Terry Chapman    14950
37    4    9    1306    Martyn Frey    9300
38    4    10    410    John Mann    16900
39    6    1    807    Terry Simpson    18275
40    6    2    503    David Morris    6425
41    6    3    603    Shane Cawe    35125
42    6    4    1108    Michael Ellis    16175
43    6    6    1208    Paul Vicary    6850
44    6    7    608    Karim Louis    13050
45    6    8    609    Gary Symons    53300
46    6    9    1203    Simon Trumper    15150
47    7    1    701    Peter Arrigoni    22125
48    7    2    702    Steven Boyd    28650
49    7    3    1409    Jonathon Butters    16750
50    7    4    704    Stuart Rutter    4600
51    7    5    705    Liv Boeree    20800
52    7    7    1407    Richard Dawson    5450
53    7    8    104    Paul Lammas    7600
54    7    9    709    Sidney Harris    15075
55    7    10    907    Alan Dean    8575
56    8    1    801    Jon Omara    16400
57    8    2    1007    Paul Riggs    35125
58    8    3    1309    Wasim Akhtar    20275
59    8    4    909    Andrew Booth    8200
60    8    6    502    Andy Warnes    10875
61    8    7    1101    Robert Garfield    20175
62    8    8    808    James Keys    27275
63    8    9    809    Steve Jelinek    15175
64    8    10    1202    Anthony william Hardy    28525
65    10    1    1001    Jitesh Thaker    11875
66    10    2    1002    Mark Bointon    17400
67    10    3    1103    Karl Mahrenholz    28875
68    10    4    1004    Andrew Teng    23475
69    10    6    805    Sonny Chattha    17725
70    10    8    1207    Praz Bansi    34725
71    10    9    904    Justin Hemmings    5100
72    10    10    1403    Iain Bowden    10150

A double up for Terry Chapman courtesy of Cuong Tran. With a fair few chips in the pot by the turn of the 7s Qd Ks Ahrt board, Chapman bet 2.1k and Tran flat-called to see the Aspades river. Chapman now checked, but when Tran bet 4,150, Chapman went over the top of him for another 5,825.

Tran shook his head and counted out his chips (perhaps 14k), then shook his head again, then counted out his chips once more. Then he called, and mucked his cards with some force when Chapman turned over Ac Kd to take the sizeable pot.

I like his t-shirt:

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A double up also for Mr Justin Hemmings, courtesy, I believe, of Andrew Teng.

Hemmings: 7d 8s
Teng: Ad Jc

Board: 6-5-6-4-4

The luck of the, er, Welsh for Roberto Romanello.

On his big blind, with around 6k left behind, he announced, "I'll gamble with anyone blind. I give you my word. Not every time, just this time."

Nevertheless it folded around to Lalit Khajuria on the small blind, who merely limped. Roberto sat with his hands tensed over his chips, ready to shove. "You gonna call me?" he enquired. Yes, was the answer.

Khajuria: Kh Qc
Romanello: Kc 5c, oh dear

Board: 5s 2c 7d Tc 8h

Roberto doubles through. Unbelievable.

This is how that feels:

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Andy Warnes is OUT. he bet out 3.5k on a 7h 9d 2d flop, leaving himself 6.5k behind, only for Paul Riggs to raise to cover him. The clock was called, and eventually Warnes scrunched his eyes up tight and banged his chips down across the line. When he opened his eyes though, a sad sight to behold.

Warnes: 9h 5h
Riggs: Tc Ts

Turn: 2c
River: 7d

Live poker, Rigg-ed? You have been Warne-d. Or something similarly tenuous. Sorry.

Stuart Rutter moves all-in under the gun. He gets no callers but Richard Dawson sees the corner of Stu's top card is a little bent and says, "Your top card is the Kc."

Stu checks, and says "No it's not."

"Errr, ok, well what about the bottom card?"

Stu checks a second time, "Nope." flipping Ad Qd.

The corner of the card does look creased though and they get a new deck, which seems to help Dawson as he manages to double up with A-T against Mark Bointon's A-8 on a Q-T-9-6-K board.


Gary Symonds -- 60kish and temporarily distracted.

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Jack 'Doctor_Fun' Powell has really emo-ed it up since dinner in terms of appearance, whilst adding a fair amount to his stack to put him amongst the chip leaders. We may have to upgrade him to 'Professor_Fun' at this rate.

He's knocked out Paul Penaluna with Kh Td vs Aspades Qs on a 8d 5d 5s 6h Th board before calling P Tevdore's UTG raise from the small blind. Both checked the 9d 8s Tc flop before Powell bet 2,300 on the 5c turn and 5,500 on the 3c river to get his opponent to fold.

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Hoody looks like somthing from Kevin n Perry.

Jack read that and said, "God! That is SO UNFAIR!"

Mike Ellis has eliminated a player known only to both updaters and tournament staff as Ticketless Man. There were four people involved in the hand (not sure who raised) but only two made as far as getting their cards on their backs preflop.

Ellis: Kd Kh
Ticketless Man: Ad Jd

Board: Kc 6s 6c 2c 2h

Jonothon Butters made it 2.1k and Liv Boeree called, but come the 6d 8s 5d flop, Butters put on his shades and announced, "That's a great blagger's flop. I'm all in." Liv folded, and Butters declined to show the blag.

Keith Sole is OUT, getting it in with Aspades Js against Andrew Teng's Ac Qs.

Board: Kc 3d Qh Kh 9c

Teng is by the by my nomination for Glasses Of The Day:

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Having handed over his fate to the poker gods earlier in the evening and having emerged victorious, there is now no stopping Roberto Romanello. Most recently he has knocked out Ian Cox - Roberto raised from the hijack and then called Coxy all in for not much more.

Cox: Ac Js
Roberto: Ahrt Qs

Board: Ks 9h 3c 4s 5d

Mr Paul Vicary is a goner, getting it in with 6h 6s against Justin Hemmings' Qh Qs with no improvement at all on the rag-tastic board.

Andrew Teng raises to 2.2k from midposition. James Browning raises 6.6k from the button. Andrew Teng raises to all-in.

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James Browning pulls a face. Andrew Teng sits there. James Browning takes a sip of water. Andrew Teng doesn't move. James Browning sighs and stands up. James Browning looks away for a few moments and Andrew Teng quickly whips out a ukulele and plays a 10 second riff before returning to his static motion just as James Browning begins to look at him again*. James Browning sits down and gives Andrew Teng a hard stare.

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James Browning passes his cards.

*Picture of this unavailable.

Dewi Pint Count anyone?

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Meanwhile, returning to the fascinating question of where (or what) is Thanet.....
people of a certain age will remember Ian Drury being less than polite about it in song. Let's have a chorus while we're waiting for some action on the tables.

210

Joining the action at Table Praz, he's contemplating a reraise from Tony Hardy (Seat 9) who has made it 4,200 more than Praz's initial raise (which I'm guessing was around 2k). Praz thinks for about a minute before announcing all-in, instantly making his opponent look pained with around 20k back and Praz having him covered.

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Hardy says, "I've only passed this hand three times in my life and every time I've been right." Within 10 seconds he's folded Kings face up and to make matters worse, Praz turns over Qc Qh!

Hardy puts a brave face on it, but you suspect his true feelings have been psychically transferred across to the player in seat 1 instead...

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It's good but it's not quite right...Try again! What is Mr Chips up to?

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thanks for the updates... any chance you could pop and see how stu rutter is doing?

11k   half an hour ago, if that helps    : )

yuck

He's being a spawny bugger. He just raised preflop UTG with 7-6 sooted and was forced to call a short-stack's all-in, the short stack holding Q-Q.

K-J-2-6-6

He's gone from 3,200 to around 17,000 now.

P Tevdore bets 4k with about 8k behind on a 2-4-Q-5 board, Sunny Chattha sets him for the rest and the Georgian (yes, you read that correctly) folds Qd Jd for the rest. Chattha shows Ac Ks.

Players are on a short break before the last level.

Sunny days for Sunny Chattha as he doubles through Kai Paulsen.

Paulsen made it 2.8k from the cutoff only for Sunny to make it 7.2k from the small blind. Paulsen asked for a count on Sunny's remaining chips - around 15k - before announcing all in. Insta-call, as you do when you have Aces.

Sunny: Ad Ac
Kai: Ahrt Ks

Board: 3h 9d 8s 5s 4c

Phew:

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The Rutter open-shoved preflop, and an also-shortstacked Jon Omara in the big blind equired, "Do you wanna gamble?" Replied the Rutter: "Errr... Yes."

There followed a short argument concerning what hands they might both have, but it was agreed that Stuart wanted a call. Fold.

Photo Of Mike Ellis That I Wanted To Post With An Earlier Hand Involving Him And Ticketless Man, But I Thought My Laptop Had Eaten It And Now I Can't Be Bothered Putting It On The Other Post:

I hope you can at least respect my honesty.

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James Browning, having managed to tear his eyes away from Page 3 of The Sun for a moment, raised to 3.2k, only for Praz Bansi to make it 8.2k. Browning promptly announced all in - a chunky 21,575 on top of Praz' reraise. Praz dwelled up in some turmoil. "Terrible slowroll if you've got Aces," commented Browning, but Praz folded, and now rests on around 25k.

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A tableau of common GUKPT table paraphernalia. Or is it? Spot the odd one out:

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Here's a clue:

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Anyone care to suggest why a tub of baby wipes might be required in the card room? Keep it clean... As it were...

Official End Of Level 8 Chip Counts Courtesy Of The Awesome And Award-Worthy Jon Raab Of Bluesquare Renown

1     Table     Seat     ID     Player     End of Level 8
2    1    1    101    Roberto Romanello    33275
3    1    2    102    Andy Purser    27250
4    1    3    1408    Dean Swift    13175
5    1    4    808    James Keys    41750
6    1    5    1109    Matt Heeps    31800
7    1    6    107    Bernard Litman    23150
8    1    7    108    James Mcellinney    18200
9    1    8    109    Mark Wilson    18675
10    1    9    1403    Iain Bowden    14350
11    2    1    1004    Andrew Teng    49275
12    2    2    202    Danny Jordan    19425
13    2    3    508    William Martin    28850
14    2    4    204    James Browning    39175
15    2    5    1207    Praz Bansi    26350
16    2    6    1205    Frank Romanello    13825
17    2    7    207    Robert Taylor    16550
18    2    9    902    Andrew Grove    29300
19    2    10    210    Dewi James    17575
20    3    1    1406    Jack Powell    47150
21    3    2    903    Alexandra Jackson-Palin    11875
22    3    3    303    P Tevdore    7975
23    3    4    1201    Kai Paulsen    7275
24    3    5    1302    Simon Wickenden    13975
25    3    6    805    Sonny Chattha    53175
26    3    7    1007    Paul Riggs    5000
27    3    8    501    Stuart Nash    24075
28    3    9    1103    Karl Mahrenholz    32475
29    3    10    310    Stephen Biggs    21025
30    4    2    1003    Michael Horne    35000
31    4    3    403    Cuong Tran    9350
32    4    5    405    Glen Ashworth    38600
33    4    6    1202    Anthony william Hardy    14225
34    4    7    1308    Kevin Bloor    5300
35    4    8    408    Terry Chapman    38700
36    4    9    1306    Martyn Frey    14950
37    4    10    410    John Mann    14175
38    6    1    807    Terry Simpson    29150
39    6    2    904    Justin Hemmings    17475
40    6    3    603    Shane Cawe    27875
41    6    4    1108    Michael Ellis    34200
42    6    5    1309    Wasim Akhtar    17800
43    6    6    909    Andrew Booth    9500
44    6    7    608    Karim Louis    18975
45    6    8    609    Gary Symons    46775
46    6    9    1203    Simon Trumper    17500
47    7    1    701    Peter Arrigoni    25800
48    7    2    702    Steven Boyd    43750
49    7    3    1409    Jonathon Butters    24225
50    7    4    704    Stuart Rutter    15550
51    7    5    705    Liv Boeree    15500
52    7    6    1002    Mark Bointon    17275
53    7    7    1101    Robert Garfield    7550
54    7    8    809    Steve Jelinek    13075
55    7    9    907    Alan Dean    16975

Roberto Romanello continues his excellent luckage-ings, this time betting and then calling Dean Swift's all-in raise on on a 4d 4s Jd flop.

Swift: Jc 8c
Romanello: 5d 2d

Turn: 8s
River: 6d

In a manner that is not slow, Swift makes his exit, and Romanello sets to work adding Swift's former chips to his own pyramid o' chips.

With a quantity of chips in the pot preflop that I can only describe as Absolutely Loads, Steve Jelinek checked the 7c Qc 5h flop. Peter Arrigoni bet 4k, but Jelinek promptly moved all in for around 15k. Arrigoni dwelled.

And dwelled.

"sorry about this, but I'm struggling here," he said.

The clock was called.

Fold.

Jelinek showed 9h 9d.

Arrigoni showed Jc Js and looked as though he might cry.

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Justin Lemmings, I mean Hemmings, has metaphorically jumped off the tournament cliff and is now OUT.

A fair few chips in the pot pre, Wasim Akhtar moved all in to cover Hemmings. After a moment's though, Hemmings called all in and things weren't looking good.

Hemmings: Jc Js
Akhtar: Qs Qd

Turn: Aspades
River: a very decisive Qh

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Rob Taylor has been knocked out it a pot that left him rolling his eyes, all that was needed was a thought bubble that said, "Sigh."

Andrew Booth (midposition shove): 6s 6d
Rob Taylor (small blind shove): Jd Jc
Shane Cawe (Covering both in the big): Ac Kd

7s 4s 8c 4c 6h

The Scousers on the rail screams emphatically as their man triples up, he has Taylor covered while Cawe still remains with a decent stack.

Stuart Nash has doubled up with 5s 5h against the Aspades Ts of Jack Powell, all-in on the turn of an Ac 4d 3h 5d 6h board. Nash on around 46k.

Roberto Romanello has eliminated Iain Bowden, flipping his A-K successful versus his foe's Jacks.

Concerning The Baby Wipes

Someone's been using them for something...

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Tony Hardy is OUT to Mr Andrew Teng.

Hardy bet out 4k on the turn of the Js 3h 5d Ad board and Teng called. Hardy then moved all in for 8.5k on the 6c river but Teng called that too and his Aspades 4s was good - Hardy turned over 8c Tc for a total bluff and headed for the door.

Hurrah! We are done with Day Ones here in Thanet, and tomorrow we will be moving forward to the next stage, namely, Day Two. Many interesting things have happened today, many delicious chickens and cups of coffee have been consumed, and if you would like to know about all that without the hassle of reading this entire thread, I urge you to read our daily tournament report over at the William Hill site when we get it there, probably in a couple of hours, and the official chip counts will also magically appear on blonde at some point tonight.

I believe that Floppy is posting one last hand, but that's not my problem :) so until tomorrow, my friends, I leave you with the immortal sentiments of Phil from AWOP:

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awesome updates as usual guys, glglglglgl to james keys, andy teng, and jack powell!!!

Big hand goes against Roberto Romanello right at the end.

He sees a Ks Qc 4h flop against Glenn Ashworth. Glenn check/raises Roberto's 2,550 bet to 7,000 and then Roberto repops it to 12k. Ashworth now declares all-in and sits there listening to his headphones.

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Roberto's talk tries to find out what he can, "I think you've got a set of Queens, have you got a set of Queens? I think you've slowplayed preflop and that's what you got, and I think you're going to show me if I fold."

Roberto folds and Glenn succumbs to all the outside interest, "You want to see?" He flips over Td 9h for merely a gutshot.

Roberto doesn't look happy.

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Play has now finished for the day, chip counts to follow. We'll see you tomorrow at 2pm as we play down to the final!

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gogogogogogogo glen ashworth IMO

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