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A lot of players left for day 2, 96 we reckon. It could be a long day today, but nevertheless, we should at least get to the final two tables. Play starts at 2pm.

Player   Chips
Michael Denton   96350
Guy Johnson   93225
Waseem Shahid   80175
Jon Heath   73600
John Marles   73375
Ali Mallu   73175
Alan Armitage   62625
Zahir Aslam   61050
Jason Shellum   60875
Stuart Rutter   60525
Stephen Slavin   59225
Pippa Flanders   57700
Alan Vinson   56525
Kuljinder Sidhu   56250
Ian Whalley   51375
Alan Trueick   49350
Garyx Chatterton   41575
Jason Trey   39775
Nick Romanello   37375
Andy Warnes   36800
Richard Buck   35375
Martino Libertini   33850
Fionn Macnamara   33425
Richard Ellis   33325
Damian Evans   33025
Wayne Strutt   32600
Neil Greenhalgh   31100
Nathan Lee   29025
Leon Campbell   28825
Chris Sokrati   28125
Suzanne Pyefinch   27650
Mick McCloskey   27250
Tim Flanders   25600
James Akenhead   25225
Paul Bracken   24725
Eddie Lundon   24550
Javed Abrahams   22700
Gareth Jones   21650
Matthew Buckland   21250
David Durber   21150
Alan Dean   21100
Alex Mcelhatton   19950
Brian Martin   19100
Dan Hook   18775
Leiv Johannessn   17700
Sami Yusuf   17675
Petter Jidne   17325
Herbert Kasbauer   16350
Pete Singleton   16255
Stephen Morris   15375
Gary Fisher   14650
Kevin Mcnally   14550
Damian Glavin   13525
Stuart Long   12775
Eric Mcintyre   12525
Neil Saunders   12225
Jake Cody   12100
Jammie Hallam   10775
Lorna Lancaster   10675
Robin Maharaj   9225

Zachary Ford   143900
Marc Goodwin   115275
Norman Levitt   89950
Andreas Hoivold   81125
Mike Fisher   74000
Mohammed Shoahebe   69325
Willam Martins   62350
Darren Hickman   61175
Thomas Middleton   58500
Charles Harman   55500
Martin Cavanagh   50500
Sunny Chattha   45125
Colin Wu   43525
Darren Grosvenor   38975
Ken Wong   36550
Gary Mcgaffney   35025
Rana Gurnham   34525
Paul McIntyre   32075
Barry Grime   31025
Charliex Denton   27625
Sally Smerdon   24050
Thomas Saint   21675
Lane Newport   21025
Matt Eiler-Gadsden   18675
Alan Davies   18500
Bryan Clarke   18225
Robert Gillon   17275
Gregory Howard   15550
Peter Rodgers   11275

[quote author=good luck to everyone left in espeicially the remaining welsh players.rana,martyn,nick,john and alan,and also neil blatchley all still in so gl to you.cmon stuart rutter though,an excellent player who i had a good laugh with out in dortmund.he is definitely due a win.i also hv the small matter of a side bet with my mates that he will outlast ali mallu.thanks again for the updates.cu tomorrow or today i should say
[/quote]

win it all today Middy

+ any other Blondes left in.

GL Stu!!! ship it 1 time!!!!


If i was a gambling man, id say Akenhead or Zippy will win this, depends if akenhead got smashed last night though tbh. Obv mr. middleton has a v good shout aswell.

lets gogogo Tom 'The Snowman' Middleton.

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Melts under pressure?

Seating Plan. Apparently only 89 remaining.

Table   Seat   Player   Start of Play
1   1   Matt Eiler-gadsden   18675
1   2   Wayne Strutt   32600
1   3   Neil Greenhalgh   31100
1   4   Brian Martin   19100
1   5   Sally Smerdon   24050
1   6   Gregory Howard   15550
1   7   Zachary Ford   143900
1   8   Alex Mcelhatton   19950
1   9   Darren Hickman   61175
1   10   Damian Evans   33025
2   1   Sunny Chattha   45125
2   2   David Durber   21150
2   3   Robert Gillon   17275
2   4   Javed Abrahams   22700
2   5   Mohammed Shoahebe   69325
2   6   Pete Singleton   16255
2   7   Stephen Slavin   59225
2   8   Thomas Middleton   58500
2   9   Rana Gurnham   34525
2   10   Suzanne Pyefinch   27650
3   1   Waseem Shahid   80175
3   2   Barry Grime   31025
3   3   Gareth Jones   21650
3   4   Richard Ellis   33325
3   5   Nick Romanello   37375
3   6   Richard Buck   35375
3   7   Fionn Macnamara   33425
3   8   Jon Heath   73600
3   9   Damian Glavin   13525
3   10   Chris Sokrati   28125
4   1   Jason Shellum   60875
4   2   Dan Hook   18775
4   3   Martino Libertini   33850
4   4   Paul Mcintyre   32075
4   5   Eddie Lundon   24550
4   6   Leon Campbell   28825
4   7   Kuljinder Sidhu   56250
4   8   Alan Trueick   49350
4   9   Zahir Aslam   61050
4   10   Mike Fisher   74000
5   1   Andy Warnes   36800
5   2   Bryan Clarke   18225
5   3   Martin Cavanagh   50500
5   4   Nathan Lee   29025
5   5   Willam Martins   62350
5   6   Mark Goodwin   115275
5   7   Mick McCloskey   27250
5   8   Alan Vinson   56525
5   9   Pippa Flanders   57700
5   10   Ian Whalley   51375
6   1   Leiv Johannessn   17700
6   2   Gary Fisher   14650
6   3   Stuart Rutter   60525
6   4   Lane Newport   21025
6   5   Petter Jidne   17325
6   6   Alan Dean   21100
6   7   Jason Trey   39775
6   8   Gary Chatterton   41575
6   9   Andreas Hoivold   81125
6   10   Robin Maharaj   9225
7   1   Ali Mallu   73175
7   2   Guy Johnson   93225
7   3   Kevin Mcnally   14550
7   4   Peter Rodgers   11275
7   5   Alan Armitage   62625
7   6   Darren Grosvenor   38975
7   7   James Akenhead   25225
7   8   Paul Bracken   24725
7   9   Gary Mcgaffney   35025
7   10   Sami Yusuf   17675
8   1   Ken Wong   36550
8   2   Michael Denton   96350
8   3   Jake Cody   12100
8   4   Eric Mcintyre   12525
8   5   Tim Flanders   25600
8   6   Lorna Lancaster   10675
8   7   John Marles   73375
8   8   Charlie Denton   27625
8   9   Alan Davies   18500
8   10   Stephen Morris   15375
9   1   Jammie Hallam   10775
9   2   Herbert Kasbauer   16350
9   3   Colin Wu   43525
9   4   Norman Levitt   89950
9   5   Stuart Long   12775
9   6   Neil Saunders   12225
9   7   Thomas Saint   21675
9   8   Charles Harman   55500
9   9   Matthew Buckland   21250

nah, just cries when he hears the 'walking in the air' song.

Imagine, if you will, Ted Lowe saying this in his trademark gravelly voice:

Here we are, at the G Casino, Blackpool. The players have been called over to the tables (twice, the second time a little more agressively) and are currently undertaking the debagging, recounting, and restacking process. Currently joining us on the sidelines is Red-Dog, not playing today, but "chewing the fat" as he put it, although he won't be doing that for long as he's on a diet.

Play due to recommence soon.

Bang goes the starter's gun and we're off. Prepare for bedlam!

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Actually only 89 players have started today, as astute (or anal) counters of runners will have noticed.

Dan Hook has doubled up against Jason Shellum with A-J vs T-T. Hook, Line and Sinker puns coming later.

Gary Fisher has doubled through Alan Dean with A-K vs A-J.

First man out today is Alan Dean, and he was closely followed by Peter Jidne. With fellow short-stack Layne Newport pushing in preflop, Jidne shoved himself just one seat down. "You're in front," announced Newport dejectedly as he revealed Js 9h. Jidne showed an ahead, but vulnerable Ahrt Kc. The 7s 8d 8h flop added a few outs, one of which emerged on the Th turn. "That'll do," said Newport as he banged the table. An academic 7h later and Jidne was gone, silently, but wearing an expression that clearly showed his disappointment.

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After a good night's sleep, fresh fingers are always looking to push on the opening level of a Day 2, but not so today. There have been a couple of exits, but big hands have been unexpectedly few and far between. I did spot Pippa Flanders and William Martin clashing early doors. It wasn't a gargantuan pot, but big enough to see Flanders lead out for 20,000 on a 9c Jh 3d Aspades board. Martin folded reluctantly, and will have been relieved to have seen Flanders show A-J.

Jake Cody, who could easily be mistaken for a Scandie online pro with his trendy attire and swanky hair do, has just doubled up his starting stack. He was all in with kings v A-T and survived a ten high board.

The most intriguing hand I've witnessed thus far came courtesy of Jason Trey and hotly tipped Stuart Rutter. It all seemed relatively standard up until the river, Trey defending his big blind before checking down a 7d Jc 8c 5d board. On the 3d river, however, Trey opted to check-raise Rutter's bet of 11,000 to 29,600 all-in, subsequently leading to Rutter flailing his arms about in the air and sighing frustratedly.

"Ace king of diamonds then?" inquired the Old Edwardian. "I can only beat a bluff."

The verbal ambush didn't cease there though, as Rutter continued to probe his foe with more questions than an entire series of Parkinson.

"Will you show if I pass?" he continued. "I've got a made hand. I put you on ace king all the way, so it must be ace king of diamonds. It doesn't matter what I've got, he's either got the flush or nothing."

Sadly for Rutter, it was the latter, as upon passing, he was swiftly shown Aspades 9d.

"I had a set of fives," claimed Rutter.

"Set of fives?" responded Trey in shock. "I couldn't have passed that."

Nevertheless, a brave Trey survived, smugly so, whilst Rutter was left to wallow in what was the most disgruntled and infuriated of expressions.

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Crikey, they're dropping like Ramones here and disappearing quicker than your belief during a season of 24.

There's a raise from UTG to 3.3k, Tom Middleton makes it 8.8k. Harprit Gurnham pushes all-in, Suzanne Pyefinch pushes all-in. UTG agonises and folds, Middleton folds.

Gurnham: Qd Qh
Pyefinch: Aspades Ad

3c 3h 4c Kd 2d

Gurnham is crippled and his remaining few chips go in, and then to a cleanly shaved Sunny Chattha.

Stuart Rutter -- "35k and I don't deserve to be here."

Jon Heath has knocked out his friend Fionn Macnamara. Jacks against Fours.

Bizarre hand we heard from Peter from BlueSquare. Marc Goodwin playing a 115k stack apparently made a standard UTG raise for the 600/1200 level, passed to Martyn Cavanagh in the small blind who apparently moved all-in for 50,000. Marc snap-called.

Marc Goodwin: A-T
Martyn Cavanagh: K-K

A board devoid of aces puts the Welshman on 100k now.

As I was penning my last reports, there was a funny off-the-table incident involving Liverpool's Matty McHillenny (I apologise for any misspellings). As Matty came over to chat with AWOP's Phil, he placed his glass on the bin, thinking it was a table, only for it to go straight through and smash at the bottom. He tried to pretend it didn't happen, but Phil cottoned on and highlighted his error, much to his own personal delight, to the rest of the press room.

Here's Matty remaining cucumber cool under pressure.

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Being Ian Whalley

Lee (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1769) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1769)

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John Malkovich

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Ian Whalley

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... who is currently on 75,000.

Runner up in last year's Grand Final, Sami Yusef, has doubled through Kevin McNally. Didn't catch the hand details, but 16,700 left McNally's stack to leave him with just several thousand and an expression like a firmly smacked bottom.

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Silly Peter got it wrong, Marc raised, Martyn reraised and Marc shoved with Martyn calling. Makes more sense now.

I heard it on the grapevine that James Akenhead is out. Guy Johnson moved all-in on the river of a 2-3-J-Q-Q board and James called and looked very annoyed when Johnson showed J-7, we're guessing Akenhead had J-3 or J-2 and got counterfeited on the end.

Sickdog! What happened?

Recent GCBPT Liverpool champion Zachary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) Ford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) is running so hot at the moment that you could fry and egg on his forehead, and today seems to be no different. He was already big chip leader heading into Day 2, and now he's enjoying even more good fortune having taken the scalp of neighbour Mr M Boy. It was Gregory (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2235) Howard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2235) who opened the action, his raise from the cut-off being reraised by Zachary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) Ford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249), and then Mateyboy who pushed all in for not too much more. Howard quickly folded, but Ford was less hospitable, mainly because it was so little to call. Meeting expectations, Ford did indeed call, and was forced to reveal a rather eye-opening Ks 6c. Mateyboy had Ad Qd. Although ahead, he didn't look confident, and after a clinical 6h 6d 9c 7h 5s board, Mateyboy was gone. "You had to call," agreed the table in unison as Ford scooped the pot.

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The scores on the board for Mr Ford are approximately 150,000.

Be wary of Mr Ford. He has a rather famous father

The comic bookly named Lorna Lancaster is out, it all went wong for her. Ken Wong in fact, his A-Q rivering a lady to knock another lady out.

With 67 players of the original 341, the action is hurtling at the pace of a lard encrusted snail at the moment as we near the end of the 800/1,600 level. Very little in the way of big hands, and fewer exits than expected. I did catch sight of one all in, however, Barry Grime doubling up an unknown player pictured below with Jd Td versus Qs 2s. I'm not sure when the wonga went in, but with the board reading 9h 8s 2c Js 4s, it looks nasty either way.

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Chris Sokrati is out, Ad Jh vs Richard Ellis' Aspades Kh on a Ts 4c 5s 4h 3c board.

Michael Denton has busted Stephen Morris who had to dance his way to the rail after his threes ran into kings.

Matthew Buckland raises to 3,700 and Andreas Hoivold calls, it's passed to Stuart Rutter in the blinds who repops to 13,000 with only about 9,000 behind. Squeeze works and Rutter tries to get out of the rut.

Bryan Clarke has doubled through Tom Middleton with Ad Kd vs Ahrt Qh despite the flop coming 3h 2h Jd. The 5c turn added chop possiblities and the 2s on the river allowed Clarke to say, "I nearly shat myself when I saw that flop..."

Gary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147) Chatterton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147) -- 36,000
Gary McGaffney -- 25,500
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) -- 34,000
Ali (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) Mallu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=23) -- 74,000
Andy (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2704) Warnes (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2704) -- 21,500
Layne Newport -- 36,500
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) -- 21,000
Gary Fisher -- 32,000
Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) -- 130,000
Wayne Strutt -- 14,000
Zachary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) Ford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) -- 168,000
Gregory Hunt -- 59,000
Ian Whalley -- 69,000
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) -- 19,500
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) -- 60,000
Chris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=73) Sokrati (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=73) -- 16,500 (now out)
Gareth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) -- 28,500
Javed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1258) Abrahams (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1258) -- 26,000
Leiv Johannessn -- 26,000
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) -- 15,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=15) Davies (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=15) -- 41,000

Stuart Rutter is out. A-K vs Q-Q.

"I can't win a race."

QQ 11 - AK 0 is the count I make it now for this comp.

can you pass on my best wishes to mr cavanagh please guys? he really is a class act but had no luck at all in these - GO ON MEEEEE LAD!!!!!!

If our source is correct, this chap is Alex McElhatton, currently on the dizzy nose-bleed inducing heights of 87,000.

Martyn is currently distracted by a combination of the Racing Post and the horse race taking place on the plasma screen, but I'll pass on the message when he's escaped his trance.

Zippy Aslam raises to 4,200 from early position and Martyn Cavanagh makes the call from the big blind after checking Zippy's stack.

Jh 4h 3d

Martyn checks, Zippy bets 5k, Martyn sets him in, Zippy starts to tank.

"I've always been taught to respect the check/raise, but I really think you're making a move. I just don't believe you've got anything. He rechecks his cards, which always means a player is folding. Zippy shows 7d 7h and mucks, Martyn shows 6d 5c and Zippy smacks his hand on the table, letting out a sigh of frustration...

"I knew I should've called."

Players on a short break.

Hello
Any chance of an update on Colin Wu.  He started on table 9, i think. 
Keep up the good work

Thank u

Is Andreas Hoivold still in??....if so wish him gl from me....sat to his right for a long part of thurs and aswell as being a top class poker player, he's a thoroughly nice guy and great fun at the table.
Fantastic updates as usual guys.

My tip to win it all. He has almost a 100k we think.

Incidentally, dinner break will be taken at the end of this level because the restaurant is booked out for a party from 7pm.

Tom Middleton is out.

Sunny Chattha raised to 5,600. Middleton moved in for 13,900 from the small blind. John Marles flat-called from the big as did Sunny.

6h Qc 6s

Check check.

4h

Marles now moves in, Sunny folds. Marles shows Tens, Sunny puts his hand on his head saying he folded Jacks. Middleton shows A-9 and misses on the river. Marles scoops the 40k pot and Sunny is left saying, "I should've moved in preflop..."

I'll have a check in a moment. I fear he may have been an early casualty though.

Gary Buckland is out, captured below in coat-grabbing mode. His assassin was Gary Fisher, who has been on quite the surge of late. Fisher raised it up to 8,000 from latish position with Kc Ts before calling Buckland's big blind push of 23,500 total with Ac Qs. The 8c Js 7d Ks 7c board favoured Fisher though, who is now on circa 90,000 as a result.

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Here's a familiar face from the blonde poker forum, Al Armitage (50,000) the recipient of a Norman Levitt staredown, the latter himself doing rather well with 131,000.

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I joined the action with the board reading Kc Qc Ahrt 2d, and Leon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1871) Campbell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1871) facing a bet of 9,500 from Midlander Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=88) Grosvenor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=88). Campbell seemed wary, but put his man all in nevertheless. Grosvenor called with Jh Th, Campbell showed Ad Qh. "Aaaah, thought you might have me," he confessed. "Was thinking you could have a set."

"I need an ace," observed Campbell prior to the river, but like my fantasy of courting Angelina Jolie, it just wasn't to be, the final card coming 9c and sealing the deal for Grosvenor.

Campbell now down to 10-15,000.

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gg, throwing support to gregior. gl.

Andreas Hoivold -- 171k and probable chip leader.

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Woodstock from Peanuts

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[  ] Titus Bramble getting a last minute equaliser vs Newcastle has not put me on updater tilt.

I agree with that. I too was sat at Andrea's table on Thursday and really enjoyed myself. Top bloke.

Him and Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) McIntyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) were having some good battles.

How is Paul doing now?

Thanks.

Not too much to report of late, although there were a few minor hands...

(1) Damian Evans pushed all in on a 9s 5h Ks 9c board for 23,800. Marc Goodwin reluctantly folded Ts Td.

Goodwin = 90,000
Evan = 56,000

(2) On a 2c 3d 8s flop, Sami Yusef checked, Gary Chatterton bet 5,000, Yusef made it 15,000 and Chatterton folded.

Chatterton = 57,000
Yusef = 85,000

(3) Zahir Aslam raised it up preflop to 5,500 only for Eddie Lundon to push all in from the big blind. Aslam let it go.

Aslam = 24,000
Lundon = 55,000

(4) The action folded round to Andy Warnes who made it a total of 5,000 to play from the small blind. Big blind Alan Armitage made the call. Armes then check-folded to a bet of 6,500 on the 7d Ks Ac flop.

Armitage = 115,000
Armes = 17,500

Tim Flanders is doggone diddly out.

He moved in on the turn of a K-T-x-J-x board with J-9 but ran slap-bang into Jason Shellum's A-Q and was drawing dead.

tell guy johnson knave says 'stfd' and 'glglgl'

******************Early Dinner Break, 1 Hour********************

I had a look for Colin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2781) Wu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2781), but couldn't see him anywhere. I can only assumed that he exited early doors.

Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) McIntyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) has 67,500.

He reminds me of Hannibal Lecter in this picture.

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Prior to the break, we lost Alan Davies and Liev Johannessn.

It's been a while since a kitten update, here's one for Kev...

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Just prior to the dinner break, Alan Vinson survived an all in, pushing for 23,600 on a 5s 6h 2s. He now has around 70,000.

Also all in on the final hand was Nicky Romanello. He picked up the blinds uncontested and headed towards the free buffet with 30,000.

One man who went into the dinner break with a smile as wide as the M1 (well, when they finish the bloody thing) was Al Armitage. He wasn't gleaming because he possesses a secret passion for chili, but because he's now on 120,000 after flourishing in the final pre-break level. Although he eliminated a short-stack with A-8 versus A-Q (Armitage made it 7,000, Mateyboy pushed for 15,000), his main score came against Ali Mallu. "He'd been raising virtually every hand, so I shoved it in with A-T. He had pocket jacks, but I hit an ace."

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Play commences in approximately 15 minutes - GMT minutes.

wp Norman only glasgow player still in i think, has robert gillon been knocked out?

Yeah! Not those sissy communist minutes!

Chip Counts from Blue Square:

6   9   Andreas Hoivold   185400
1   7   Zachary Ford   181500
6   7   Mohammed Shoahebe   159400
4   7   Martin Cavanagh   148900
4   3   Norman Levitt   129500
4   10   Mike Fisher   127200
6   3   Martino Libertini   122700
1   2   Alan Armitage   116700
6   2   Gary Fisher   115900
3   1   Waseem Shahid   93400
4   8   Alan Trueick   90800
3   8   Jon Heath   87100
3   6   Alex Mcelhatton   86900
6   1   Ali Mallu   84900
2   9   John Marles   84500
4   1   Darren Grosvenor   78000
3   2   Barry Grime   77300
1   8   Mark Goodwin   74500
3   3   Gareth Jones   73000
3   5   Willam Martins   72600
4   6   Guy Johnson   69700
3   9   Alan Vinson   69500
1   9   Darren Hickman   68600
4   4   Zahir Aslam   65400
4   5   Eddie Lundon   65400
1   5   Jason Shellum   62900
6   4   Jason Trey   60600
6   8   Garyx Chatterton   60300
2   10   Suzanne Pyefinch   57900
1   6   Gregory Howard   56500
1   3   Neil Greenhalgh   56100
1   10   Damian Evans   51800
2   5   Bryan Clarke   50500
3   10   Herbert Kasbauer   48800
2   7   Stephen Slavin   46100
2   3   Robert Gillon   42100
2   2   Nick Romanello   36900
2   6   Pete Singleton   36800
6   5   Michael Denton   35100
3   7   Thomas Saint   34400
6   10   Pippa Flanders   34000
2   1   Sunny Chattha   31300
4   9   Zahir Aslam   29000
2   8   Paul Bracken   26500
3   4   Richard Ellis   23700
6   6   Jake Cody   20900
1   4   Brian Martin   19100
2   4   Javed Abrahams   15600

Thank u for looking snoopy.
Keep up the good work

Play is just restarting now.

Pete Singleton - "I've been all-in three times with the worst hand and won each time...It's great fun, all these years of trying to get it in ahead have been useless!"

Beagle FTW. Beagle update please.

Hoyt Corkins

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John Marles

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Whoever he is, he has 89,000.

Double up for Sunny Chattha with 5h 5d against Nicky Romanello's Ac Kh. The 5c on the flop and it was all over instantly.

Richard Ellis is out, Jon Heath's A-Q truimphed over his A-T.

Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1874) Denton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1874) is out. He pushed all in preflop with Qc 9c, but was looked up by Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) Shoahebe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) who held Ac Kd in the small blind. The 8s 2d 8c 4s 3h board was about as useful as a glass hammer and Denton was done. Meanwhile, Shoahebe appears to have amassed a monster stack that could contend with near neighbour and fellow big-stacker Anreas Hoivold.

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And here is that recent victor. As a result of the scalp, Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) Shoahebe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) is now your new chip leader with 190,000, although he should keep a keener eye on his chips as there seems to be a tea-leaf in our midst. My theory is that it's an unforgiving Michael (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1874) Denton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1874) trying to sneak back into the game.

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Driving Him Round the Bend

Brian Martin has doubled up courtesy of Zachary Ford. Martin made his move preflop for 14,100, and Ford took a shot with Ac 9d in the big bind. Martin meekly revealed Qd 6c, which hit straight off the bat on a Qh 3h 3d 5d Jd board.

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Overheard at the £300 table next to us:

Lawrence Gosney, "Someone asked me, what do you fear most in life? I said, salad."

Javed Abrahams is out, no news how, but he was very short at the dinner break.

update for robert gillon and norman levitt please

The Patience of a Saint

There are three players in particular today who have witnessed more grinding than Tony Hawks on speed, and they are:

(1) Pete Singleton -- started with 16,225, now on 19,500.

"Just keep putting "still in the shit' for my reports."

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(2) 'Zippy' Zahir Aslam -- started with 61,050, now on 19,000.

Had a turbulent start, and has been grinding ever since.

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(3) Thomas Saint -- started with 21,675, now on 25,500

I'm not surprised he's still in, I'd be too scare to knock him out.

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Well, they say you have to win your coin-flips, and never was that more evident when Alex McElhatton and John Heath got it all in preflop with Ahrt Kd and 9h 9s respectively. The pot was around the 175,000 mark, so was rather important, and ultimately favoured Heath. The 7h 2c 3s 5c 3c board improved neither player's hand and McElhatton (sounds like a Scottish/Spanish boxer) was McKO-ed and out for the count.

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Marc Goodwin is the latest to fall. Second in chips at the start of the day, but no good now as his Ace King lost out to Zachary Ford's Jacks after another knave spiked the board. Ford has about 220k now, just ahead of Andreas Hoivold with 210k.

Empty twirl wrappers are the only thing left to remind us of Mr Cool.

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Suzanne Pyefinch has doubled up Robert Gillion, it all went in on a T-5-2 flop. Gillon's Jacks holding vs her K-Q. Gillon up to about 35k, not that much with the blinds just going 1.5k/3k now.

So soon after he'd taken the chip lead, Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) Shoahebe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) finds himself taken down a peg or two following a clash with neighbour Gary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147) Chatterton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147). Shoahebe started the action, raising it up to 7,000 preflop. Chatterton, donning 90's track-suit (how did he get in dressed as an Olympian?!), made it 17,000 and Shoahebe called. On the Kc Ts Qd flop, Shoahebe led for 20,000, Chatterton announced all-in and Shoahebe insta-called.

On their backs...

Shoahebe = Ks Qc
Chatterton = Ac Ahrt

Upon seeing what he was up against, Chatterton swiftly rose from his seat like a jack-in-the-box but before he'd barely straightened his back, slumped back down due to the...

Turn = Jd

Shoahebe had outs, but nothing emerged on the...

River = 8d

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Is it just me, or is there something really odd about this picture? Almost looks as though Zachery Ford is wrestling the chap behind.

Teh monies teh be shipped.

1st -- £96,500
2nd -- £56,250
3rd -- £40,900
4th -- £27,300
5th -- £21,300
6th -- £16,200
7th -- £12,800
8th -- £10,250
9th -- £7,650
10th -- £5,100
11th to 13th -- £3,400
14th to 18th -- £2,550
19th to 32nd -- £1,900

One-legged Boston Crab stylee?

Paul Bracken, last year's champion has been knocked out just before the money. He wasn't too despondent, or if he was, he didn't show it. But he was the last remaining former champion in the event, meaning we'll been having a brand new champion whatever happens.

Some miscellaneous counts for you to munch your gnashers into:

Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) McIntyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) -- 39,000
Herbert Kasbauer -- 34,000
Gary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147) Chatterton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=147) -- 135,000
Norman Levitt -- 174,000
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) -- 43,000
Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=88) Grosvenor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=88) -- 36,000
Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) -- 274,000
Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) -- 166,000
Zachary (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) Ford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2249) -- 174,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) Armitage (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) -- 100,000
Gregory (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2235) Howard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2235) -- 54,000
Pippa (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) Flanders (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) -- 53,000
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) -- 92,000
Gareth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) -- 71,000
Ian Whalley -- 69,000
Martino (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) Libertini (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) -- 88,000
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) -- 118,000
John Marles -- 107,000
Jonathon Heath -- 140,000
Nicky (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2476) Romanello (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2476) -- 17,000
Waseem (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2814) Shahid (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2814) -- 101,000

'Gregior' Gregory Howard has been short stacked all day but had gradually ground out an almost-comfort zone, but now he's back on the precariously balanced ledge.

Raising to 8,500 preflop he received one caller and then bet 13,500 on a Qh Tc 6s only to be met by an instant all-in from his opponent. Gregior let out an immediate sigh and folded, preserving his remaining 28k or so.

Gregior (second from the right)

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I've waited all day for this, but finally I can report news of a big pot...

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No, I'm talking a LOT of pot...

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Are you not listening, this was a pot of gargantuan proportions. In fact there was so much pot here that you'd need a stick the length of Blackpool to wave at it...

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Yes, that's more like it, and it was of such a mammoth pot that it saw not one, not two, but three people shove all their chips across the line. It was Andreas Hoivold who ignited the firework, his preflop raise of 7,700 leading to an all-in from Eddie Lundon on the button followed by a second all-in from Alan Trueick in the big blind. After twitching in his seat awkwardly, Hoivold shrugged his shoulders and announced call.

Hoivold = Qs Qh
Alan Trueick = Jc Js
Eddie Lundon = Ahrt Ks

No messing around on this board...

Kd Th 7c 8s 6d

... and a 200,000 pot goes sailing over to Lundon.

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Fist Pump Shove News!!!!

We don't see often enough, but news of a fully pumped fist pump shove!!

Andreas Hoivold raised to 7.7k from the cut-off and Norman Levitt made the call on the button. Paul McIntyre, who finalled Thanet last month, immediately moved all his chips into the middle slamming them down on the felt before standing up and counting out his 45.6k. Hoivold folded, and immediately the young Scouser sat down, sure that Levitt wouldn't call and that he was comfortable now. Levitt whispered, "I'm no good at coinflips," and folded. McIntyre showed A-K.

Here are all the players in the middle of the action posing for a model catalogue.

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Robert Gillon is out, his Ks 7c small blind shove was quickly called by the big blind's Ad Qc and his tournament life quietly extinguished.

It appears as though Eddie Lundon (pictured below) has taken a hit since the previously reported three-way dance. Lundon now has 140,000. Similarly sliding downwards is Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467), who although still comfortable, has slipped to 150,000.

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Nicky Romanello, who seems to have better timing than Big Ben, has found the bullets just in time for a double through. With Guy Johnson making it 9,000 preflop, Romanello pushed for 21,600 and Johnson made the inevitable call.

Romanello = Ac Ad
Johnson = Aspades 7h

Board = about as harmless as it gets... 3h 6c Jd Kd Jh

Just as I was typing this, Romanello appeared over my shoulder. My knee-jerk reaction was to quickly scan through my post to check if I had been complimentary, and then open up another tab if I hadn't. Fortunately, my conscience was clean. "I was down to 8,000 before," added Romanello. "I lost a pot with A-K then trebled up. I'm on 45,000 now."

Neil Greenhalgh has just been eliminated by Jason Shellum. He was wounded from a failed A-Q/jacks coin-flip with Brian Martin, but his remaining stack went all in with Aspades 6c against the 7h 6s of Shellum. The Ts 8h Td gave Shellum four extra outs, one of which emerged on the 9h turn. A 5s river later and Greenhaigh was gone.

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Alan Armitage has endured a "nightmare since dinner", slipping down to 53,000. However, he did just pick up a few quick chips, pushing all in preflop after Pippa Flanders had limped in the seat prior. Both blinds and Flanders folded, and Armitage picked up the pot uncontested.

Feel free to give a shout out to anyone you're supporting. Interactive update, let's hear some noise. Many of the players do read through the reports when the day is done and would probably welcome the good luck messages.

guy johnson + gregior updates plz

Gregior shoves over the top of a 13.5k raise for 29.8k more against John Marles, but Gregior wasn't Marles ahead. Both in fact had A-Q and chopped the pot.

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Two relieved fellows.

Speaking of relieved. The lone German, Herbert Kasbauer, in the field just doubled up with Ad 9s against Andreas Hoivold's 6c 5c. An ace on the flop followed by two queens meant there was no real way back, and the mini-German rail (one guy) went mad.

Any news on APAter Jason trey?

I've gotta say great updates as usual however I'm most disappointed in the Beagle.........................































Where's the norkage????

come on the mortgage

You have the internet and you're looking for hot women in a poker room full of sweaty old men in Blackpool...

Gregior has doubled up with 7-7 vs Gary Chatterton's A-K, both caught their cards on the flop but that was bad news for Chatterton, who was drawing dead by the turn. Gregior on almost 100k and soon after putting on the squeeze, reraising a midposition raise getting one player to release Ac Qc which caused a few sighs from some of the other players.

Soon after Guy Johnson raised to 11.2k from late position, Sunny Chattha reraised to 31.6k causing more huffing and puffing and A-Q folding face up. Sunny showed 9c 3s. Points deducted for the show imo.

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Chip Counts at the end of level 14 from BlueSq.

1   2   Andy Warnes   46000
1   3   Alan Armitage   84500
1   4   Peter Rodgers   55400
1   5   Jason Shellum   88800
1   7   Zachary Ford   201700
1   8   Sami Yusuf   70700
1   9   Darren Hickman   87500
1   10   Damian Evans   110800
2   1   Sunny Chattha   140800
2   2   Nick Romanello   44600
2   4   Gary Fisher   139500
2   5   Bryan Clarke   48500
2   6   Garyx Chatterton   118700
2   7   Stephen Slavin   39500
2   8   Guy Johnson   140900
2   9   John Marles   88700
2   10   Gregory Howard   46400
3   1   Waseem Shahid   75600
3   2   Ian Whalley   75700
3   3   Gareth Jones   71400
3   4   Martino Libertini   84700
3   5   Willam Martin   69700
3   6   Mohammed Shoahebe   119000
3   7   Thomas Saint   33100
3   8   Jon Heath   138900
3   9   Alan Vinson   163000
4   1   Darren Grosvenor   30600
4   2   Andreas Hoivold   137700
4   3   Norman Levitt   259400
4   4   Paulx Mcintyre   45900
4   5   Eddie Lundon   128700
4   6   Herbert Kasbauer   66700
4   7   Martin Cavanagh   173600
4   9   Jason Trey   86800
4   10   Mike Fisher   113100

Forever on the prowl and searching intrepidly for an opportunity to make an extra buck, Neil Channing was last spotted scouring the cardroom offering players "bubble insurance". "Get your £250 ready," said Channing to short-stack William Martin. "You might need it." Not content to ambush just one table, Channing ensured that all players were given what he described as a "once in a lifetime opportunity". "You should take some," Channing claimed as he lurked over the shoulder of Darren Grosvenor. "You're in the shit." Although a few players perked up suddenly and took at least a smidgen of interest (note Alan Vinson and Waseem Shahid), it's looking bleak for Channing's new business in the Bubble industry. "I need eight people," commented Channing. "If I get less, then I have to hope that something unusual happens on the bubble. I like a gamble."

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Andreas Hoivold who slipped to about 80k has doubled up after 4-bet shoving K-Q vs Norman Levitt who eventually made the call with A-T. A King on the turn was enough for the Norwegian to get him back into the hunt.

I'll have a check in a moment.

forget the norkage how about a pic of the infamous mr cavanagh for the whole of wales plse? and tell him to smile ffs

Nicky... Romanello has... er... some... er... chips... BOOBIES! MASSEUSE! SEX!... ahem. Sorry, I don't know what came over me there. Where was I, ah yes, Nicky Romanello has 42,000.

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It's traditional for Blonde updates to include norkage, however given that it's Blackpool we shouldn't really expect too much on the norkage front.

BRB..........hold the updates whilst I scan the flicks on redtube.

86.8k at last update above.

Stick in Jason.

At last the Beagle redeems himself with a piccy of a massage............wd that doggie!!

Lol at a welshman with the missus staring over his shoulder.

With Jason Shellum making it 13,500 to go, Pippa Flanders announced "raise" from the big blind and added "all-in" to send the ball back into Shellum's side of the court. It would appear as though Flanders has a solid image, as it took Shellum a good while before finally making the call for 47,000 with Ac Kc. "Come on!" exclaimed Shellum as Flanders revealed an inferior Kh Js.

The 8d 4d 9d flop looked harmless enough, but the 7d turn produced possibilities of a split pot, which duly arrived on the Td river. Shellum was understandably frustrated, and momentarily hurried away from the table before regaining his composure and returning to the felt. Lots of action, but no change in the chips.

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got it in 1 lol

Poor old 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). It's not his day. Short stacked Brian Martin pushed from the button and Shellum called off a good chunk of his stack with Ac 9c from the small blind. A good call as Martin had his hands in the cookie jar with 9s 6d but the Poker Gods really hate Jason today, perhaps he forgot to invite them to a dinner party or didn't get his round in as a Six was pinged on the turn leaving Jason despondent.

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Welshman Nicky Romanello is out in 35th place. He was short stacked and pushed with Ad Qh against Sunny Chattha's Kd 8d. Chattha caught the best of it on a 5h Kh 3d 4s 7c board to push him to almost 180k and leave Karolina the massage girl with no-one to put her hands on. (Awaits bawdy remarks)

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Jason Trey -- 115,000

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Here's your daily dose of Welsh norkage, Iwan, complete with seductive expression.

Martyn Cavanagh -- 171,000

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Guy Johnson -- 101,000

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Gregory Howard -- 90,000

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what a wondeful smile

Waseem Shahid has just doubled up Thomas Saint with J-T suited versus pocket queens on a king high. Meanwhile, on a neighbouring table, Sunny Chattha was in similarly doubling mood, his pocket eights failing to out-gun Gary Chatterton's 9-3 on a T-T9 rainbow flop, Chatterton making a boat with a nine on the river. He's now on around 70,000.

is that a pen in his pocket ready to sign the autographs.....!

hi snoops can you wish martyn good luck from us all in cyprus.,.,.,.,
tell him we will see him soon,,.,.,.

oioioioioisaviloioioioi.,.,see ya soon maaaaaaaaaaaateeeeeeeeee

The Jason Shellum Van seems to be on a one-way trip to disaster...

He moved all-in and got called by Zachary Ford's Ac 7h, Shellum dominating with Ad Kd

5d 3d Jc

It gets better...

7c

Uh-oh....a disaster car crash?

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9d

Shellum jumps out of his chair as though he's been bitten by ants and shouts, "Come on!!!!!!!"

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Darren Grosvenor has doubled through Mike Fisher with 8-8 vs 6-6. Mike Fisher doubled his now depleted stack a minute later with Q-Q vs Martyn Cavanagh's A-J.

hey sofa king how you keeping fella

Sami Yusuf is the bubble bubble, shoving with K-5 and running into Damian Evans' Aces.

It's Bubble Bobble time!

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just about ok lo lwhos this.,.,?


i thought martyn looked a bit plain,.,.,what you say iwan???

lmao nice to see u bud - he'll appreciate that lol

Bubble chip counts:

Table 1:

Pippa (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) Flanders (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) -- 70,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) Armitage (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) -- 87,000
Martin Brian -- 56,000
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) -- 128,000
Ian Whalley -- 88000
Zachery Ford -- 177,000
Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) Hickman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) -- 75,000
Damian Evans -- 110,000

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Table 2:

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) -- 229,000
Gary Fisher -- 102,000
Brian Clarke -- 36,000
Stephen Salvin -- 52,000
Guy Johnson -- 95,000
John Marles -- 91,000
Gregory Howard -- 57,000

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Table 3:

Waseem Shahid -- 61,000
Gareth Jones -- 47,000
Martino Libertini -- 44,000
William Martin -- 57,000
Mohammed Shoahebe -- 113,000
Thomas Saint -- 28,000
Jon Heath -- 195,000
Alan Vinson -- 184,000

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Table 4:

Darren Grosvenor -- 69,000
Andreas Hoivold -- 229,000
Norman Levitt -- 110,000
Eddie Lundon -- 101,000
Herbert Kasbauer -- 92,000
Martyn Cavanagh -- 136,000
Jason Trey -- 118,000
Michael Fisher -- 46,000

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Darren Grosvenor is the bubble, his last two and a half BB's going in with 6h 6d against Andreas Hoivold's Aspades Qs.

Qh 2c Kh 3d 2s

No luck and everyone else is in the money now.

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brian from cardiff

Just moments before the bubble burst, an absolutely mammoth of a pot took place on the far table between Jon Heath and Alan Vinson. I only caught the very end of the hand, but Vinson was all in with Qc Qh against Heath's Kh 2h with the board coming an uneventful 8h Ac 3c 6d 6s. Now, at first glance, this may have looked a simple case of, "Ah, well, I guess he made a move and got caught", but whilst that is obviously true, it's important to note that this was a 400,000 pot and one that has given Vinson the chip lead.

Moments after Darren Grosvenor was eliminated in 33rd place, we lost Heath who was so short that he was called blind. "I fucked up."

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Many congrats to Brian Martin and Jason Jones ( Trey ? ) on making the cash, now for the win :)

Floppy may have further details, but a disgruntled Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) Armitage (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=14) has just joined me at the lappie to share his tale of woe. According to the man from Halifax, Pippa (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) Flanders (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=352) made it 20,000 with Q-J, Armitage pushed for what he said was 80,000 (although others seem to be informing me he had much less) with A-A and Damian Evans called with Q-Q. Flanders passed face-up (although, again, rumour has it she called and exited on the hand) and Armitage revealed his aces. Although a country mile ahead, the case queen hit the flop to knock Armitage out.

Thomas Saint and Gregior are both out, the latter losing with A-T to Sunny Chattha's K-Q.

Darren Hickman raises to 18k with about 45k behind and Paul McIntyre moves all-in for 90k. Hickman tanks for about a minute or so before making the call and McIntyre flips Ac Jh with a look that suggests he thinks he's in a race. Hickman flips over Qc Qh and the board runs out 9d 7s 6c 5d Kd.

Someone says quietly, "Well that's the most unintentional slowroll ever..."

The Scouse brigade that support Paul look a bit disheartened.

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Mike Fisher is next to bite dust. Most of his chips went with Q-T versus A-6, and a few hands later he was vamoosh.

Paul McIntrye doubles through... just. He was all in with Tc 9c against the 5s 5d of Brian Martin with an ensuing board of 7h Qc Jd 3s... 9h. Martin is down to 50,000, and McIntrye isn't fairing too much better with 55,000, but nonetheless relieved to still be alive.

With a payday secured, they're dropping like intoxicated trapeze artists, the latest to freefall being Jason Shellum. All in with 8h 8c, he was quickly shot down by Darren Hickman's Ac Ad with a subsequent 5c 3d 2d 6h 3h board.

is that brian with no hair.,.,?
also known as boldie brian .,.,lol?
if it is im fine mate,.,how about you with your op etc?

we are comming back in june/july.,.,no doubt i  will see you then.,.,and iwan.,.,teach yall a few new moves.,.,

Happy days for the smokaholics! It's a 20 minute break.

Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) has taken out Norman Levitt.

Hoivold made it 16k to go, Levitt reraised to 38k and Hoivold called.

Td 8h 4s

Hoivold checks, Levitt bet 27k and Hoivold moved all-in. Levitt then called off his stack with 5h 5d and Hoivold flipped Ts 9s which held strong to put him  as the chip leader once more.

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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) is smarting going into the break. He raised a limper and then one the blinds called before the limper also did.

Qd 2d 3d

The small blind pushed and the limper shoved behind for about 70k. Sunny flashed Ac Aspades and threw it into the muck.

Small blind: 7d 6h
Limper: Ks Qh

Bricks came on the turn and river and Sunny was left rueing his decision, he still has 300k though.

The last and maybe only German ever in the comp Herbert Kasbauer has just knocked out Ian Whalley with Kings vs A-Q on a Q-high board.

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Andreas Hoivold is the chip leader with 440k, Alan Vinson has about 383k in second place.

yep thats me m8 lol. alls well after the op thanks see you soon and look forward to the new moves :-)

Can we please have a photo of Snoopy and Woodstock together?

Lets have a chip count please especially the welsh boys

any chance of chip count for martyn please.,.,as i did have one pick to win this from the start and it is on page one thnx

With William Martin exiting in 22nd place, it's Gary Fisher who snaps up 21st. Martyn Cavanagh was the sniper, targeting his man with Ahrt Qd versus Js Jc and firing two bullets on an Ac Ad 3c Kh Kc board. Chip counts to follow...

sorry Im a Newbie.  Is Martyn the only Welsh flag carrier? And SofaKinggood, Im ready to buy a my sofa now?  Do you export? :)

More have fallen, Zachary Ford takes out Brian Martin with Ahrt vs Kc Qc.

Waseem Shahid's Aspades Kd loses out to Mohammed Shoahebe's Qh Th on a Qc 9h Js 5h 6s board.

Eddie Lundon knocks out John Marles with A-K vs A-Q.

Phew!!

whats up phill???..,.,just watched your episode on the weakest link.,.,.,.,CURDLE WTF.,.,

is this site full of welsh people willing the great ginger nut to victory?????
if/when martyn wins thy should change the name of the siTe to "GINGER POKER.COM".,
DID YOU KNOW???""""ITS AGAINST THE LAW TO BE GINGER IN CYPRUS.,.,""""

Chip Counts from BlueSq, from about 20 minutes ago.

3   2   Andreas Hoivold   440600
3   9   Alan Vinson   388600
2   1   Sunny Chattha   301500
1   9   Darren Hickman   274300
1   10   Damian Evans   249500
1   7   Zachary Ford   199200
2   3   Eddie Lundon   192200
2   2   Martin Cavanagh   182800
2   10   John Marles   167600
1   2   Herbert Kasbauer   163700
1   8   Jason Trey   123600
3   7   Mohammed Shoahebe   106000
2   9   Guy Johnson   93900
2   4   Gary Fisher   90500
3   1   Waseem Shahid   64500
2   5   Bryan Clarke   61600
2   8   Stephen Slavin   61100
3   3   Gareth Jones   57700
3   4   Willam Martin   47700
1   1   Paul Mcintyre   47200
1   3   Brian Martin   36000

Don't by fook all off the sofa-mong....... he'll pull your pants right down... he likes small boys by all account????

any news on how martyn cavanagh is doing? cheers

Its against god to be ginger anywhere.  Its in the bible.
Ive been giving Martyn secret coaching lessons, it may explain the sudden good form. :)  

Do they show the Weakest Link in Cyprus?  or have you just been watching the boxing on Youtube?

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) -- 250,000
Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) -- 259,000
Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) Hickman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) -- 211,000
Brian Clarke -- 134,000
Damian Evans -- 262,000
Eddie Lundon -- 234,000
Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) -- 542,000
Gareth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) -- 70,000
Martino (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) Libertini (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) -- 68,000
Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) McIntyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) -- 80,000
Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) Shoahebe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) -- 192,000
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) -- 165,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) -- 325,000
Zachery Ford -- 253,000
Jason Trey -- 123,000
Herbert Kasbauer -- 139,000
Guy Johnson -- 86,000

JohnMarles is also a welsh man but i beleive he has just been knocked out so Good luck Martyn

HOW DO YOU KNOW I LIKE SMALL BOYS.,.,..,
I SEE YOUR TABLE TALK IS STILL SHITE.,.,.,HEHE.,.,
you know you got no chance whatsoever against me ..,.,SMALL BOY..,.,

as to your sofa phill pm me and i will tell you where to go mate.,.,

jon marles is still in.,.,.,from swansea????? i liked him he was easy to read.,.,.,only joking big j

Martino Libertini is out. He pushed with Ad 7h and was picked off by Stephen Slavin's Aspades Qc. It wasn't easy though, the board coming a roller coaster 7s Kc 2d Qs 2s to send Libertini home.

hi eathan its james here in cyprus mate how are you and your mum and sister??

martyn will kill for looking for him lol.,.,or knowing my fantastic reads he has told you to go on here to keep an eye on him lol.,.,see yall soon .,.,james.,.,.hows your golf???and your broken arm.,.,?

hi james ya hes told us to keep an eye on him lol

not been golfing in a while.

we are all good thanks hope you are too.

loving the ginger comments not my mum so much lol

oh christ dont tell her,.,.,

me read on martyn  still works then.,.,lol
he will win this unless he gets un-lucky,,,he loves blackpool thats why i tipped him to win this last week and put it on this site.,.,he was 150-1.,..,we all wish him luck .,.he is so overdue to win one of these.,.,
see you soon mate..


(phil yes the boxing pmsl)

Eddie Lundon -- 234k

Paul McIntyre has just doubled up through through Damian Evans with Ac Ad vs 5h 5d, a timely boost as he was only on 70k or so. A non-threatening Th Jd 7s 4s Aspades sending the Scousers over the moon. Can he make back-to-back finals?

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Is this you?

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pmsl ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Martyn Cavanagh made it 26,000 from UTG only for Eddie Luddon to bump it up to 64,000 from the next seat along. Cavanagh made the call, and the two players proceeded to cautiously check down a 7c 9c 2s Qd 5d board, Luddon snapping up the pot with Ac Qh versus Ad Ks. Cavanagh down to 188,000.

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YOU BETTER EDIT THAT HE WILL READ THIS TOMMORROW LOL.,.,
not even i commented or even altered the pic on that one.,.,hes not even ginger marty.,.,hes strawberry blonde.,.,

how do you pm on here?  Im a Newbie :)

fukc it i cant help myself.,.,.,sorry marty but he is your twin.,.,,,

Gareth Jones has doubled through Damian Evans, behind with Aspades Td vs Ahrt Qs, the calvary coming int he form of a 3h Ts 9h 7s 8c board.

Next Guy Johnson doubles through Darren Hickman with Ahrt Qh vs Js Jd on a 2s Aspades Kd Ks ("Spades!" says a forlorn Hickman)...9d

Best story so far though, this is Herbert Kasbauer's first ever live tournament, generally his max buy-in is $10!

lol its his sisters here keeping an eye on him lol l

TOLA

oh hello sisters,.,.,.,hope your both well.,.,.,
he will win this for sure 100%.,.,.

Still to play for:


1st -- £96,500
2nd -- £56,250
3rd -- £40,900
4th -- £27,300
5th -- £21,300
6th -- £16,200
7th -- £12,800
8th -- £10,250
9th -- £7,650
10th -- £5,100
11th to 13th -- £3,400
14th to 16th -- £2,550

martyn can and hovoid to split first second and mart to get trophy.,.,.,

Is the final table tomorrow?

hi james ya we're both good thanks

really hope your right about him winning fingers crossed yey.....

yes im trying to book a flight now to come and watch.,.,.,what time they finish tonight snoops??

glglglglgl to guy "stfd" johnson. 1 tiiiime

yes your right forgot about the 18k i lost the pot before and i thought she had folded face up as she never put any chips over the line

Table 2...

Seat 1: 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) -- 340,000
Seat 2: Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) -- 165,000
Seat 3: Eddie Luddon -- 275,000
Seat 4: Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) Hickman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) -- 300,000
Seat 5: Brian Clarke -- 105,000
Seat 6: Jason Trey -- 125,000
Seat 7: Herbert Kasbaur -- 100,000
Seat 8: Guy Johnson --185,000

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Table 3...

Seat 1: Damian Evans -- 110,000
Seat 2: Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) -- 470,000
Seat 3: Gareth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) -- 115,000
Seat 5: Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) McIntyre (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2858) --50,000
Seat 6: Mohammed (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) Shoahebe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2648) -- 125,000
Seat 7: 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) -- 155,000
Seat 8: Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) -- 480,000
Seat 9: Zachery Ford -- 195,000

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Paul McIntyre has been up and down like a kangaroo on a trampoline this last level or two. First he doubled Damian Evans up with Kc Jc versus Ac 8h on an Ahrt Jd 4h 3h 8c board. Then a couple of hands later, with just 15 to 20,000 remaining he pushed all-in preflop with Kh 7h, Andreas Hoivold called from the small blind and Gareth Jones shoved from the big. Hoivold folded, and Jones showed Ahrt 8h, but it wasn't enough as the board came 9s 5d 3h Qc Ks to keep the Liverpudlian youngster alive. He now has 50,000.

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Paul McIntyre is now out.

Andreas Hoivold raised to 100k on button, in effect setting both Gareth Jones and McIntyre all-in. Jones passed and McIntyre and his glum 50k or so stack peeked at Qh Th, saying, "Ok, this is good enough to gamble with..."

Hoivold showed Kd Tc

5c 9h 7s 9c Js

Down to 15 players.

Had a feeling McIntyre and Holvoid would finally bust one or the other.

They were involved in plenty of pots on Thursday.

3d Qh 2h 8s Ks board and Darren Hickman has bet 45k into an 80k pot on the river.

Guy Johnson, "Oh, I think it's time for a hero-call...You missed your flush, I think I'm going to have make a hero call..."

He keep taking about it, finally does it and Hickman says, "Six-high."

Johnson shows 9s 9d.

The action has really slowed down recently. A couple of pots I noted down...

(1) Stephen Slavin raised to 30,000 from UTG, Damian Evans flat called from the cut-off and the two players saw a Q-9-x flop. Slavin checked, Evans bet 30,000 and Slavin folded, albeit reluctantly and showing a nine in the process.

(2) Andreas Hoivold made a standard preflop raise and Alan Vinson defended in the big blind. On the 4d 2h 8c flop, Vinson checked, Hoivold bet 36,000 and Vinson made it a total of 86,000 to play. Hoivold let it go.

Can you tell Hickman to stop muppeting away his chips?

Jason Trey is out in 15th place. All-in with Ac Qc against Eddie Lundon's 9s 9d

Tc 7d 8h

Advantage Lundon.

9c

Oooh, fun card.

7c

The wrong club for Trey who is out in 15th place.

This is the last level of day, we'll recommence tomorrow with however many are left.

Andreas Hoivold seems very cooly comfortable on the table, getting most of his raises through, he's also picking off Zachary Ford's button raises with enough frequency that Ford has really slowed down his aggression. I think he's going to have be the favourite tomorrow.

any news on how martyn cavanagh is doing?

Like this guy did?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ylXhYvH-g4Q

martyn just text 275,000

i hope this is upto date its 3am here nd my eyes are shutting,,2 hrs ahead..,.,get it won marty

classic rickroll.
Can you clear up who knocked out Trey? BlSq says Hickman not Lundon.
Ta

Hi gents, good job.  It seems like only yesterday I was in Snoopy's chair in windswept Blackpool...  It seems over the course of one day lots of the players I would've backed to final have busted.  All change!  Got to be rooting for Hoivold and Sunny Chattha now, but gl final two tables (my guess for the number you'll get down to).

With the tension beginning to build, and players looking weary, Mohammed Shoahebe shoved all in from under the gun for just under 100,000. The action folded around to Gareth Jones in the big blind who began to flick the side of his cards repetitively with his fingertips. After a moments pause, Jones lifted a chip in the air, dropped it onto his cards and sat back with his arms folded, the gesture signifying that he had a decision worth pondering over. As the table waited patiently, I sensed that Jones is the type of player who doesn't do anything quickly, always ensuring that he is making what he believes to be the correct decision. As I was peering at the cobwebs in the corner, Jones surprised everyone by abruptly announcing call and jumping up from his seat.

On their backs, and it was coin flip time, Jones looking to avoid paint with 8c 8h versus Shoahebe's Ks Qd. A third eight in the window relieved any tensions for The Nugget, but the 8d Qh 5d flop wasn't quite enough to seal the deal there and then. The Jh was though, and by the academic Ahrt it was all she wrote for Shoahebe.

And on that eliminating note, we're down to a lucky-on-this-occasion 13 players and are finished for the day.

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Oops my bad, it was Hickman.

Play has now finished for the day. We're very tired and are going to bed. We'll restart tomorrow at 2pm. (Red Dog, Neil Channing and Jeff Kimber still in the £300!)

;stickaforkinme;

Chip counts to come in a bit.

Thanks for some terrific updates  ;applause;

Some? Which ones didn't you like?  :'(

Thanks again guys.

Geo

I can sense you're craving for these counts like a pregnant woman craves a gherkin...

Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) -- 257,000
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) -- 305,000
Brian Clarke -- 145,500
Damian Evans -- 225,000
Zachary Ford -- 151,000
Darren (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) Hickman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=134) -- 244,500
Andreas (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) Hoivold (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=467) -- 519,500
Guy Johnson -- 360,000
Gareth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1277) -- 225,000
Herbert Kasbauer -- 81,000
Eddie Lundon -- 198,500
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) -- 114,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1197) -- 613,500

Good updates today, thanks.

obv not talking about you snoops. you've done really well for 3 days solid

not be biased whatsoever for the top 4

1 .Alan Vinson
2. Sunny Chattha
3. Martyn Cavnagh
4. Andreas Hoivoid

but end of the day Gl to all the remaining players!!

excellent updates..........thanks Snoops