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With day two in the bag (quite literally), it's Italian stallion Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) who leads the pack, his 286,800 pipping serial finalist 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) to the post, with Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) leading the chasing pack in third. At the bottom of the pile is Mohammed Javed, whose meagre 2,400 in chips is a direct result of his last second clash with James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681), an encounter that propelled Mitchell from serial grinder to potential final tablist. Meanwhile, bets are currently out on whether Javed will bother turning up with so few chips, the fact that he's a local boy perhaps swaying odds in favour of a show.

As Floppy and I departed, we raced towards the car having held out for our Midnight feast at MacDonalds, the branch next door to our hotel blessed with a 24 hour drive thru. Little did we know, however, that at 2.30am, there would be a queue of cars running into double digits and that we'd have to wait before eating our body weight in meat. Eventually, we managed to fill our tum tums with junk food, and are now back in our hotel rooms, safely tucked under our newly greased duvets and eagerly anticipating tomorrow's day of poker fun and frolics.

Play commences at 2pm, so please do join us then. Until that much anticipated moment, feel free to give a shout out to whoever you may be supporting here at the Anniversary Cup. Many players tend to jump onto the computer terminals during the break to check out the updates, so really appreciate any good luck messages you feel inclined to throw their way.

Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512)   11   9   286800
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)   12   6   257200
Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445)   11   7   203500
Paul Brammer   31   2   197100
Luke Marsh   12   9   188100
Billy Defty   31   4   182900
John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515)   21   7   181600
William Fry   31   5   180100
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681)   11   3   179800
Nick Hicks   11   2   176900
Ints Grinbaums   21   2   172500
Kevin O'Connell   12   8   156800
Dean Pearson   31   6   155700
Lee McMillan   21   9   144300
Liaquat Javed   21   8   135600
Alan Jennings   12   4   109800
David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102)   11   5   102300
Mark Wilson   21   6   99500
David Anderson   31   8   94200
Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=325) Gourlay (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=325)   21   1   88400
Bernie Holmes   12   5   88000
John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720)   21   4   80300
Rickie Vedhara   12   7   76300
Fraser Bain   31   9   72400
Glyn Cooke   11   8   43100
Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2732) Pearce (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2732)   31   3   38000
Sadikiah Tapper   12   1   26000
Mohammed Javed   11   1   2400

My top 3:

1st  James Mitchell
2nd  Rickie Vedhara
3rd  Nick Hicks

John eames, nick hicks and le knave for 1-2-3 in any order plz,


ggogogoogogogogog

gllllll

gl knave.......u deserve it mate!

dave jones, rickie vedhera and jonne147 3 handed pls

GL Leknave, TID Mr Jones.

Geo

go jones!

come on Big D! you can do it :)

this is the root for le knave thread, all other roots are instabokked. sorry :)

[ x ] Will be joining you at 2
[ x ] Looking forward to it
[ x ] gl LeKnave
[ x ] you'll need it

GL Le Knave!!!

Go Leknave, one time.

goooooooooo jones

GL Nick too.

This, glglglglglgl

best of luck to Paul "rocket man" Gourlay.

Keep it going Big Dave

We know you can do it

this. but extra gl to knave gogogogogogogogogogo

GL LE KNAVE !!

Good luck James Mitchell.

Gogogogogo Mr David Jones!

gl Nick and Jonesy

Good luck to LeKnave and James Mitchell.

David Jones or the rocket Man one time

GL Jonesy

have you got the pay out structure please?

Good luck to


Trevor Reardon   
John Eames   
Nick Hicks 
Kevin O'Connell 
David Jones   
Paul Gourlay 
Glyn Cooke- hope his back is better   

1 - £60,450
2 - £35,340
3 - £21,204
4 - £14,880
5 - £11,160
6 - £8,370
7 - £6,510
8 - £4,836
9 - £3,534
10 - £2,603
11 - £2,603
12 - £2,603
13 - £2,603
14 - £1,860
15 - £1,860
16 - £1,860
17 - £1,860
18 - £1,860

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FYP

Bring it home Dave - and stfd just for me

Gl Jonesy, i'm sure its not providing the same excitement as being outdrawn by Joan and the bingo crowd at Meanwood ...... but enjoy it anyway !!

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

I'm going for John Eames, Will Fry and Cristiano Blanco as my top 3.

He de hi, campers, we're back at DTD, ready and braced for action. Eerie ghost town feeling here this morning after the bedlam of last night, with just a few of today's players trickling in bit by bit. Simon Trumper is intent on starting all comps on time, so I doubt today will be any different. Currently in the vicinity is John Eames, Kevin O'Connell, Bernie Holmes and Rocket Man Paul Gourlay. David Jones appears to be taking 41 winks instead of the standard 40, but I'm sure he'll roll in shortly. Only losers get here on time.

He's got to wait for his hair straighteners to heat up.  He'll be there soon.

Are they just playing down to 9 today yeah.For how quick/aggro this has been played that might not take to long

Good luck Le Knave, nick hicks and Will fry

Jelly neck must be favorite ?

I think the players are still all so deep it's hard to pick anyone as a clear favourite.

Even the short stacks have 50BB's aka a 'Tiffany Michelle' short stack.

Players are now debagging (no, not the debagging of your school years - that would be a frightful experience) and counting out those chips to make sure the janitor didn't pinch one over night. As such, play should commence in about a minute's time.

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Simon was talking about the structure to the players and we took the opportunity to ask him about his best finish in the WSOP.

"73rd," was the reply.

"That's pretty good," I said.

"Yeah, but that was when it only had 300 runners!"

Sadly, it looks as though we won't be witnessing any Rocky-like comebacks, as Mohammed Javed has chosen not to return to his 2,400 stack, understandably deciding that sleeping was a more favourable option to being eliminated from poker tournaments. Does that mean he has avoided that sickening feeling of being knocked out of a main event?

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Looking forward to todays updates chaps .... hope there is plenty of good action for you.

And within just a couple of hands, Mohammed Javed is officially eliminated from the Anniversary Cup. Unlike yesteryear, you don't get to see a board (well, not see quite, as you're not even here), rather your hand is simply folded if you're not in your seat. And of course, that's exactly what happened as the blinds hit Javed, meaning the local boy finishes in 28th.

gl LeKnave

 ;all-in; ;all-in;

i'd have turned up with 1 chip left

Gl Le Knave.

If i had the micro stack, I would still come back to throw them in and hope to spin it up. Those chips must be worth at least £150-200 at this stage of the tourney.

First hand on table 31 and the board reads 3c 8c Qc Qh with David Anderson getting into a raising war against Paul Brammer. Anderson eventually gets the last raise all-in.

Brammer, "This is so sick! Gah...I can't pass. I call."

Brammer: 3h 3s

Anderson: 8s 8h

The river is the 9h and Brammer gets knocked down to about 100k while conversely Anderson is up to 200k.

Brammer begins an inquest, "Would you pass?" asking almost everyone in the room. Will Fry says he wouldn't, as does everyone else, but Brammer is still chastising himself for not folding.

Billy Defty

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Ints Grinbaums

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David Jones

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Alan Jennings

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Out in 27th is a disappointed Glyn Cooke. His Ahrt Qc flopped top pair, was ultimately out-coin-flipped by Nick Hick's 5d 5s on a Qc 5h Tc 4c 6s board. Hicks now looking increasingly dangerous, and wears that butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth to absolute perfection. A useful tool for any bluffer.

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Special prize for anyone who can tell us what the heck this is, and what on earth is circling it?

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eggs benidict,think its holindaise sauce round the edge


gogogogogogogo nick and leknave

Thats Eggs benedict ... its the best thing on the DTD menu, trust me :)

too slow i was first,lol

After two long days of scrapping, it's no wonder that the players here are fully focused on the task at hand, watching every card as it hits the felt, every flinch from an opponent and taking multiple notes as the day progresses. Take Exhibit A, for example, a man obsessed with details. Is there a player more focused than John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) at the moment?

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Come on "Ging Gang" Gourlay, it is your time to shine!

the stuff round it should be hollandaise sauce

Sighhhhhhh ... The omelettes at DTD come a close second to the eggs benedict.

Trevor Reardon raises to 4.5k preflop from early position. Cristiano Blanco calls and then Pearce calls in the big blind.

9h 2s 4d

Pearce pushes his remaining 30k into the middle, Trevor Reardon reraises to 60k and Blanco passes Eights face up.

Pearce: 9s 3s

Reardon: Qh Qc

6s

And suddenly Pearce is very much live...

Qd

But not any more.

So would I. In fact I did, in Luton in 2005. I doubled up three times before being eliminated by tikay. Some familiar names on this list...

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14071 (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14071)

Article on the front cover by Glasgow Bandit?

It's the interview the world has been waiting for. Resident expert and poker pundit Chris Hall steps the other side of the camera to share his thoughts on today's event.

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Vb6ZW85BU

Will Fry hasn't had the best of starts.

He lost one pot with 5d 2d to Paul Gourlay's Aspades 9s on the Ahrt 5h 8d 4d 6h board before having to showdown Aspades 9s himself on a 5c Qs 3c 4h 4d board to Cristiano Blanco's Ahrt Jd.

Fraser Bain, Alan Jennings and Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) O'Connell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) reached the turn of a 7h Ahrt 2h 4h board. Alan Jennings bet 2,200, O'Connell called. On the 8s river, Jennings led out again, this time for 5,000. O'Connell reluctantly called, but his 9h 6h lost out to Jennings' Jh 5h.

I tried Tony's for the first time last night, I can't wait to return and have one all to myself. Bloody Lovely.

Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) O'Connell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) involved again, this time up against 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), the former Monte Carlo finalist hiding, cowering almost behind a combination of his arm and hood throughout the entire hand. The hand itself was a tense affair, and I joined the party on the turn of a Tc 5s 8s Ks board, where Jelinek had led out for 5,000. O'Connell, cigarette protruding from his mouth, mulled over his options before making the call and reaching a 9d river. Another bet from Jelinek, this time 7,500, was called a little quicker by O'Connell on this final street, but it was a mistimed moved, Jelinek tabling 5c 5h for the flopped set. Couple of early hits for O'Connell.

Goooooooooooooooooooooo Jonesy!!!

Not too much movement from David Jones as of yet, but neighbour Will Fry seems to be mixing it up a little during these early stages and played a number of hands. He just took one down on the flop in a battle of the blinds encounter with Trevor Reardon, so it would appear the recent EPT winner has no intentions on just creeping into the money. I guess half a million Euros can have that effect.

Obv, hes a pro rock solid grinder, yo!

Kevin O'Connell limps UTG for 1,600. Fraser Bain raises to 6,200 with Rickie Vedhara calling in the big blind. O'Connell also calls.

Jd 9s 3h

Check to the raiser, who bets 10.5k. Vedhara calls, O'Connell passes.

Jh

Check check.

Kh

Vedhara bets 26k and with everything seemingly having got there, Bain folds quickly.

Looked like there was a raise and a call preflop (both in early position), but either way, Liaquat Javed and Lee McMillan saw a 8s 9h 8h, which was subsequently checked to a Qc turn where Javed bet out 6,000. McMillan seemed tempted momentarily, but ultimately turned over Aspades Kc and relinquished his hand. Javed showed Ahrt 8c, and will have been disappointed not to have received more action, especially with the loose image he appears to have cemented himself throughout this event.

A mighty relieved John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) just breathed a sigh of relief after surviving an all-in against Ints Grinbaums. Burke's chips crossed the line on a 5d Td Kc flop, and although he wasn't keen, Grinbaums made a reluctant call. Burke may have been delighted to see someone call his Ks Kd, but the last hand he wanted to see would have been Ad Qd. A 3h turn and Th river, however, squashed any fears, and the veteran doubled through.

Best name still in, Sadikiah Tapper, is now best name that just went out.

He was all-in with Tc 8c against Aspades Kd of Alan Jennings. Both missed and Tapper goes out in 25th.

Table 21:

Seat 2: Ints Grinbaums -- 89,000
Seat 3: David Anderson -- 111,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 160,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 166,000
Seat 6: Mark Wilson -- 83,000
Seat 7: John Eames -- 176,000
Seat 8: Liaquat Javed -- 142,000
Seat 9: Lee Mcmillan -- 145,000

Table 11:

Seat 1: Paul Brammer -- 74,000
Seat 2: Nichiei Hicks -- 185,000
Seat 3: James Mitchell -- 210,000
Seat 5: David Jones -- 98,000
Seat 6: William Fry -- 133,000
Seat 7: Trevor Reardon -- 184,000
Seat 8: Paul Gourlay -- 95,000
Seat 9: Cristiano Blanco -- 346,000

Table 12:

Seat 2: Dean Pearson -- 155,000
Seat 3: Fraser Bain -- 88,000
Seat 4: Alan Jennings -- 107,000
Seat 5: Bernie Holmes -- 122,000
Seat 6: Steve Jelinek -- 251,000
Seat 7: Rickie Vedhara -- 94,000
Seat 8: Kevin O'Connell -- 175,000
Seat 9: Luke Marsh -- 131,000

A reminder of who we've lost so far today:

25   Sadikiah Tapper
26   Kevin Pearce
27   Glyn Cooke
28   Mohammed Javed

Just finished my egg benedict. Very tasty as expected, although I must say, that's the biggest plate I've ever seen for an egg and bacon sarnie.

Not a good start for Paul Gourlay. He's had Tens lose out to Jacks and then paid off Nick Hicks with Tens on a K-9-x-K board only to find the Hickster with K-J.

"I've played for almost 22 hours now, what's that? About 30 hands an hour? I've not had aces once!"

I went for the pasta. Very nice. I like.

Rickie Vedhara

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James Mitchell

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Will Fry

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David Anderson

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Paul Brammer raises Cristiano Blanco's 8k bet to 22.5k on a Kh 6d 5c board. Blanco tries to get him to show but Brammer isn't biting.

A couple of hands later Brammer raises to 4.5k and Dave Jones pumps it up to 13.8k from the button. Brammer folds 4h 4d face up this time.

Cristiano with a tinge of mock anger, "Why you show to him and not to me?"

Brammer, "I only show when I have crap!"

Gooooooo knave

Frustrating times for William Fry as he is forced to give up a big pot to Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512). I'm not sure how we go there, but I was lured over to a Tc Td Aspades 6h 2d board by Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=325) Gourlay (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=325) who announced, "A big pot's brewing." But a quick glance at the pot informed me that it had already brewed. Almost before the river was even dealt, Fry led out for 20,000, only for Blanco to declare himself all-in in equally, if not more so, quick time. A disgruntled Fry sat back in his seat and began to torture himself by running through the possible hands. "Ace-ten, tens even?" he mused. Eventually, he swallowed defeat and released his hand, a motion that was rewarded by Blanco showing Ahrt Th. "Keep calling and hitting lucky flops on me," grumbled Fry under his breath, the EPT Budapest clearly not getting his own way during these latter stages.

Pictorial evidence required for any comparison please.  :)

Players are now on a 15 minute break, but on the last hand prior to the break, David Anderson limped from the button for 1,600 only for Billy Defty to peek down at his cards, raise his eyebrows and say, "Well, I'm raising". Moments later, he made it a total of 5,000 to play, which was enough to take down the pot. Just to prove that he wasn't simply punishing the limp with a preflop bluff, Defty showed his hand to Anderson, which I imagine included an ace.

Has ubernit Leknave played a hand yet ?

Who?

LeKnave, "Everyone is tight on my table apart from Will Fry who is sitting to my left, my life is tez."

There was a pot brewing at the end between Paul Brammer and Paul Gourlay. Gourlay button raised to 6k and Brammer made the call, before check folding to an 8k bet on the Qs Jc 2h flop. Gourlay had about 22k behind but Brammer declined to put him in.

The 'Rocket Man' flipped Kh Qc and said, "Once I'm down to 40k if I'm raising I'm not going fold after that!"

Players now on a break.

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     David ANderson

Hey Snoopy...Can you tell Rocket Man I said good luck please x

 ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave; ;mexicanwave;

Play is due to recommence in just one minute.

A big good luck to John Burke.. A regular at walsall and as really nice guy and like me a huge Villa fan
So go on John!!!!!!

Tell him Danny says hi  
If possible

Cristiano Blanco   11   9   418000
Steve Jelinek   12   6   252800
Nichiei Hicks   11   2   237800
John Eames   21   7   231700
Trevor Reardon   11   7   230000
Lee Mcmillan   21   9   217400
James Mitchell   11   3   207100
David Anderson   21   3   196100
Luke Marsh   12   9   183200
Billy Defty   21   5   176300
Dean Pearson   12   2   159100
Fraser Bain   12   3   123500
John Burke   21   4   120500
Alan Jennings   12   4   119900
Kevin Oconnell   12   8   103700
Bernie Holmes   12   5   99200
Liaquat Javed   21   8   93800
Ints Grinbaums   21   2   89300
Rickie Vedhara   12   7   85700
David Jones   11   5   82000
Mark Wilson   21   6   80600
Paul Brammer   11   1   80100
William Fry   11   6   76100
Paul Gourlay   11   8   52500

Luke Marsh

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Paul Brammer

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Mark Wilson

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John Eames

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Well, okay, but I'm not passing on the 'x' bit, and I don't fancy doing a Mexican wave either.

On a 3s 9c 4h Ts board, Liaquat Javed bet 7,000, David Anderson raised to 22,000 and Javed called. Check, check on the Qs river and Anderson takes it down with Ks Td. Javed beginning to struggle.

snoppy If Paul gives a x back to caz I would recommend you pass that on age is hot hot hot lol

Good luck to nitnitnitnit kingnit

I enjoyed Floppy's interview on the video there where he found a diplomatic way of saying that everyone left is a huge nit.
The "patient" players are left in.

Paul Gourlay just saw a sheet with the chip counts on and saw the word 'Short' next to his count.

"Short? I'm getting a rubdown from the chip counts...Why don't they just make it 'short and fat?' And of course I'm next to Cristiano Blanco who has 'chip leader by miles' next to his name!"

Meanwhile, Will Fry has declared that Cristiano Blanco is his nemesis.

Blanco, "Nemesis? What is this thing?"

Fry, "It's like the person who always beat you. Like I'm Batman and you're the Joker...But you can be Batman if you want, I don't mind."

LeKnave takes down a big pot! Details to follow...

The over/under line on his hand strength is KK

Who wants the under for $20?

Ill take it.

As long as AK is included.

Not sure it will be tho, as in a way, its better than KK.

ME

Booked

I wouldn't say everyone left is a huge nit. Certainly Nick Hicks, Will Fry, John Eames, James Mitchell, LeKnave, Steve Jelinek and Cristiano Blanco are all players I know can lag it up, but appears that everyone is happy to play it slow today.

booked

Keep it going Big Dave!

LeKnave raises to 5,200 and Big TR, Trevor Reardon calls from midposition.

Js 8d 5s

LeKnave bets 7,600. Big TR calls.

4c

LeKnave bets 15,500. Big TR thinks for a while, but with each passing second his hand becomes weaker, he folds what I would guess is a 9-9 type hand.

A crowd (well, a small gathering) closing in on the far table signifies action, and as I reach my destination, I am met by an all-in from David Jones. Paul Gourlay fills me in on the gory details, revealing that Will Fry (UTG), James Mitchell (SB) and LeKnave (BB) all saw a cheap 7h 9h 7s flop where LeKnave led for 3,500, Fry raised to 7,500, Mitchell made it a total of 19,000 and LeKnave pushed all in. With Fry side-stepping out of the way, the decision was left on the shoulders of Mitchell.

James Mitchell considers his options, as LeKnave remains as still as water, an expression reminiscent of someone who has just released wind and doesn't want anyone to know.

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In the end, Mitchell releases his hand, and LeKnave takes down a chunky pot without the need for a double through.

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Fry down to 70,000.

Pay up tank, he never has KK or AA there lolol

Ship, gogogogo Leknave

No pre flop action .... cochesterkev on stars ... thanks :)

Hopefully he had  8h 6h.

Probs not tho

indeed

Will Fry is back over 100k, pretty self explanatory really. James Mitchell picks up Qc Qd on the button, Will Fry gets Kh Kd from the big blind. A 7c 8h 8c 3s 3h board helps EPT Budapest's first champion with a timeley double up.

Meanwhile another exit has occured on the other table. Bernie Holmes with Qc Qd on the button, Rickie Vedhara had 8d 8s and all the chips went in preflop with a board of Kh Aspades 6s Qs 2d coming up. A quick tally of the chips and Holmes has Vedhara covered by literally a few hundred chips to knock him out in 24th spot.

J7 probs

No show or showdown, I think that's a push no?

Snoopy Parkinson interviews Simon Trumper about todays remaining three tables.

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rz88PzbePhQ

And then he ambushes Barry Carter aka DaveShoelace.

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i6QYPYNVDEM

gooooo jonesssss

Swings and roundabouts for David Jones at the moment as he doubled up Rocket Man Paul Gourlay. With a raise before him, LeKnave flat-called from the button only to see two calls behind him, one of whom was Paul Gourlay in the big blind who threw in the extra 3,500. After everyone checked the 8c Ahrt Tc flop, two stacks found their way into the middle on the 4d turn, Gourlay's two pair with 8h 4s just looking to avoid a jack, ace or ten against LeKnave's Ad Jc. A 8d was overkill of sorts, but meant that Gourlay had received that double up that he had been so desperate for.

We'll grab LeKnave's new count shortly.

Hopefully he wants me to pass on more than an 'x' back. I'll ask him to draw a picture.

David Jones is now on 82,000 and grinning like a Cheshire Cat, as he does in all photos and videos we upload. LeKnave is clearly delighted to be here playing at DTD and enjoying every minute at the table.

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the egg n bacon looks loke its being eaten by a horse  ??

lol he is a big fan of live poker.

Paul Brammer bet/or called (I arrived as the dealer was raking in the chips) 9.5k against James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) on a Ac 3c 8d flop. On the Qh turn Brammer checked and Mitchell now bet 14k. Brammer immediately moved all-in and Mitchell tanked for a couple of minutes before calling. Brammer flung over Aspades Js and fixed his eyes on Mitchell who grimaced a little as he could only show Ahrt Ts.

The river was the Tc and Brammer visibly sank and he was 3-outered for the whole pot (3 or 8 would've been a split). To make matters worse, Mitchell had Brammer just covered and eliminated his opponent in 23rd place.

"Must be nice to be a lucky fish!" shouted John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) from the next table.

One table in particular has seem more movement than tikay's bowels. The updated counts for that table are as follows:

Seat 2: Nick Hicks -- 230,000
Seat 3: James Mitchell -- 205,000
Seat 5: David Jones -- 80,000
Seat 6: William Fry -- 125,000
Seat 7: Trevor Reardon -- 205,000
Seat 8: Paul Gourlay -- 110,000
Seat 9: Cristiano Blanco -- 415,000

God you must be bored if a 'x' from me is causing so much interest!!!! lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx thats for you all so you have to go and kiss everyone please snoop!!!!???

 :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Hmmmmm, probably shouldnt chew on a softmint when being interviewed on camera.

do i get an x Caroline????

Will Fry raises to 5,700 from the cutoff and his nemesis Batman Cristiano Blanco makes the call from the big blind.

Kd Ts 6h

Check check.

Qh

Blanco bets 10k, Fry makes it 25.5k. Blanco quickly folds. Fry shows 8c 7d.

On the next table Kevin O'Connell and Steve Jelinek are looking at a Jh 8s 6s flop, Jelinek check/raises O'Connell's 6.5k bet to 21.5k which the latter duly calls. On the 9s turn, Jelinek checks again and O'Connell bets 15k.

Jelinek sighs and says, "I absolutely 100% know you've got it..." and folds.

Caz its Chris Rhodes what Adam going to say about all this??

Great updates Gents...

There would appear to be a few Faithless fans here at DT (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/)D (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/), because as the track 'Insomnia' kicked in, the staff decided to turn it up to pump some life into our remaining players. It seemed to work, a few heads unable to resist bobbing, and even Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) jumped up from his seat to bust a move. John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) looked like he was about to bump and grind a little too, but the volume was turned down at the last second.

LOL!!! Eeeeeeee I haven't even done anything...just trying to support my friend.....can we get back to the poker!??
;danafish; ;danafish; ;danafish; ;danafish; ;danafish; ;danafish; ;danafish;

There's always 'x's left for you Besty!!!
 ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom;

I'm just making you a chip butty!  :-* :-* :-*

Table 21:

Seat 2: Ints Grinbaums -- 75,000
Seat 3: David Anderson -- 220,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 125,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 195,000
Seat 6: Mark Wilson -- 85,000
Seat 7: John Eames -- 220,000
Seat 8: Liaquat Javed -- 55,000
Seat 9: Lee Mcmillan -- 250,000

Bless you Caz! x come on Gourlay, this is a much better showing from the rocket man than his "performance" at the CPC!!

Will Fry and Cristiano Blanco continue to spar non-stop. "It's any two-card poker," says Paul Gourlay.

Fry raises Blanco's blind again and bets 10k on a Qc 8c Jd flop. Blanco calls. The turn is the 7h and it goes check check. On the 4c Blanco checks again and Fry bets 25k. Blanco calls. Fry shows Tc 6c and Blanco shows 5c 3c before mucking.

Interesting river check there from Blanco. Perhaps he thought Fry had nothing or would VB worse if he checked but would fold to any sort of bet from Blanco.

Table 12:

Seat 2: Dean Pearson -- 140,000
Seat 3: Fraser Bain -- 85,000
Seat 4: Alan Jennings -- 115,000
Seat 5: Bernie Holmes -- 180,000
Seat 6: Steve Jelinek -- 210,000
Seat 8: Kevin O'Connell -- 190,000
Seat 9: Luke Marsh -- 295,000

is there anyway of getting a chip count for the £300 game?

Fraser Bain called a raise from Kevin O'Connell and then donk-led out on a 6s Jh Td flop for 6.5k. O'Connell just calls.

On the 7c turn, Bain bets 12.5k and O'Connell raises to 27.5k. After the customary dwellage, Bain calls.

The river is a blankish 5s and Bain checks, O'Connell declares "Fifty-thousand," but Bain mucks before O'Connell can put the chips in. Bain is left with about 100k.

At the last break an hour ago.

Kyriacos Dionysiou   25   8   196400
Danny Toffel   25   3   122100
Gavin Ball   25   2   104800
Khaqaan Raja   15   6   101600
Nicholas Myers   14   8   85900
Donal Norton   14   5   82300
Waheed Ashraf   25   1   77300
Mark Briggs   25   6   76400
Christopher Cox   15   4   66200
Joe Stevenson   14   9   56400
Wil Wallis   15   1   55900
Te Ng Cao   14   1   54400
Paul Murphy   15   5   37200
Marcus Bebb-jones   15   9   30400
Anthony Kendall   14   2   26900
Gary Peniket   25   4   26100
Shiv Kumar   15   7   23400
James Davenport   14   6   21500
Paul Mctaggart   14   3   19600
Keith Rolfe   25   9   19200
Bob Reed   15   3   19100

as per usual paul "boba fett" mctaggart has a monster stack, emm take it down mate lol

Dean Pearson

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Nick Hicks

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Lee McMillan

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Cristiano Blanco

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I wish I could witness the entire hand more often, but, of course, I don't always know if a hand is going to reach the final street until we actually get there. We did when Paul Gourlay and Nick Hicks clashed though, the latter leading out for 20,000 on the river of a 4s 6s 3c 4c Qs board and causing a frustrated Gourlay to comment, "Can't believe I let you catch that river." "I know I have, haven't I? he probed. As has become custom, Hicks froze, which brought back unhappy memories of my teens when I tried to speak to girls. "I can't pay you off again." "Just talk to me," he pleaded as Hicks continued to play musical statues. In the end, Gourlay made the fold, and Hicks simply slid his cards into the muck. It's not often you see Hicks' cards, and this time was no different.

:D Awesome photo

Snoopy on that thumb, "That's bigger than my genitals!"

On a 9h 9c 8c flop, David Anderson led for 6,000 and John Burke called. Another bet on the Jd turn, this time for 12,000 which was enough to take it down. Anderson showed Js 8s. Unless he limped, Anderson seemed keen to prove that he was raising light preflop.

People are picking on Will Fry. I posted yesterday that no-one is playing back at him, well, that's kinda still the case but now people are just keeping the pot small OOP vs him and reraising with position.

Case 1:

Will Fry raises to 5k and Nick Hicks calls from the big blind.

Jh Td 7h

Nick check/calls a bet of 6.5k.

Check check.

6s

Check check.

Th

Check check.

Nick's Aspades Qh is good against Will's Kc 9c.

Case 2:

Fry raises to 5,200 a couple of hands later and Cristiano Blanco reraises to 15,000. Fry calls

Qd 2s 6d

Fry checks and Cristiano bets 25k but before he can put the chips down, Fry has already mucked.

One of two things will happen for Fry, I think, either he'll go on a rush (by getting big hands and getting paid or hitting big flops with filth) or he could well go out before the money. I can't see him grinding.

Bernie Holmes raised what appeared to be just over 6,000 preflop, and Luke Marsh defended from the big blind. On the 3c 5s 4c flop, Marsh bet 32,500, a large amount considering the current pot size. After a dwell that would have made Terry Griffiths look rapid, Holmes made the fold.

"Is that table actually playing any hands?" joked 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) pointing at Table Eames. Well, they may not have witnessed the action of other tables, but they're definitely playing, although only just. "They've got the shortest stacks as well," he continued. "Are they just folding round to the big blind?"

Good Luck Dean :)up

John Eames has noted how passive his table is, but doesn't want to get to involved yet, "There's a calling station to my left, [liaquat Javed] but if we lose a couple more players then I'll be able to abuse the bubble."

Cristiano Blanco just got caught, fingers in the till, he bet 20k on the river 9s 7h 3c 9d 2c, Mitchell made the call and the Italian said sheepishly, "Ten high," showing Tc 8c. Mitchell showed a winning Ad Js.

Got a feeling Le Knave is about to hit a rush!

someone start sending chips to Le Knave pls!

 ;pokergods;

glglggglggllglg dave

im  off out for dinner - dont go busting whilst im out!!!!!!!

After dwindling all the way down to just 5,500, Liaquat Javed threw in his remaining chips blind from UTG and received two callers in David Anderson and John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720). As Javed rose from his seat in anticipation of a sharp exit, his two opponents inevitably checked down an Aspades Qh 7h 6h Jh board, Anderson beating Burke at least with Jd 9c. With the table watching on eagerly, Javed peeled his cards, but simply shook his head and turned over 4d 4c. Down to 21.

Cristiano Blanco vs Will Fry - Part LXVI

Blanco leads for 8k on the turn of a 2s 6c 9d 4d board after both check the flop. "Your pair is good," says Fry.

This battle goes to the Italian, but the war continues. But not right now, as we are now on a 1 hour dinner break.

Players are now on the scheduled dinner break and being enticed towards the free buffet. Most, however, seem to have wandered towards Nando's instead.

An unknown face to most, but he ran well here today before getting dreafully unlucky against James Mitchell. Find out what Paul Brammer had to say about his exit and his first ever visit to Dusk Till Dawn.

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LA92SWLIgfs

This is like telly but better.

quick synopsis please - le knave chips - how man left - money starts at?

18th £1860 up to £60k for 1st-payout structure on page 4 I think

Current chip counts:

Cristiano Blanco   11   9   353400
Lee Mcmillan   21   9   263800
Nichiei Hicks   11   2   263400
Luke Marsh   12   9   251200
David Anderson   21   3   250400
James Mitchell   11   3   242200
Billy Defty   21   5   236700
Steve Jelinek   12   6   224500
Trevor Reardon   11   7   221300
John Eames   21   7   203900
Kevin Oconnell   12   8   179700
Bernie Holmes   12   5   150400
Dean Pearson   12   2   149300
William Fry   11   6   147800
John Burke   21   4   108100
Mark Wilson   21   6   92900
Alan Jennings   12   4   91500
Paul Gourlay   11   8   88600
Fraser Bain   12   3   82500
David Jones   11   5   64800
Ints Grinbaums   21   2   49900

Hicks and Jones to Win It All.

go on jonesy. ladder ftw sir!

Just to confirm, players are currently on the dinner break, but will resume in about five minutes time.

Kitten count please

And we're off once more...

GOgogogogo.....
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glglglglglglgl leknave

This...

go on and do it Knave!

This level has started off as we ended, not too much action and little sign of a potential double through or elimination. It's a testament to the sturcuture really, but on the flipside, there are a few concerns that this might struggle to finish in the allotted time. Eek.

good luck dad (Billy Defty) know you can do it miss you!!! x

ggogogoogogogog

Leknave, John 'Johne147' Eames and N.Hicks plz

I pass on my run good to all 3, :-)

Big Trevor Reardon has started out pretty actively, he's raised about 5 of the last 10 pots.

First on James Mitchell's big blind (who called) they checked a 9h Jh 5s flop before Mitchell check/called a bet of 11k on the Kh turn but passed to a 25k bet on the 7h river. Big TR seemed to pick up his cards enough so that Paul Gourlay caught the sight of one of them, which was shown to the table. It was the Ad.

Soon after he raised to 7,000 UTG and Cristiano Blanco made the call before both checked the 6h Kc Js flop. Reardon checked the 5s turn Blanco who read it as a green light and bet 14k immediately. Reardon folded.

A video interview with him coming up.

Speaking to Billy Defty during the break, I began to get a feel of why his table was the one seeing so little action in comparison to the other two, but to see for myself, I thought I'd note down a few hands:

(1) David Anderson took it down with a button raise of 6,900. Defty showed 7c 3c in the big blind.

(2) Defty and Mark Wilson saw a cheap Ts 9c 3s flop in the blinds. Defty won the pot with a bet of 4,000 on the 4d turn.

(3) Anderson snatched another preflop, this time with a raise of 6,600.

(4) Anderson took his second consecutive set of blinds and antes by raising the same amount.

(5) Mark Wilson bumped it up to 6,300 from the cut-off and John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) called on the button. On the 9c 4c 6c flop, Wilson check-raised Eames' leading bet of 10,500 to 45,500, leaving himself around 50,000 behind. Eames, I believe, declared ace high before eventually making the fold.

Come on Jonesy!

Double up you tool.

Trying to get me in trouble again, so ya are.   rotflmfao


Double time Jonesy!!!  Get it done!

Nick Hicks raises to 6,800 and James Mitchell calls with position.

4d 6s 3s

Check check.

9c

Check from Nick, Mitchell bets 9k. Call.

7h

Check check. Mitchell turns over 8d 6d. It's good.

Preflop action in the blinds between Nick Hicks and James Mitchell saw the two locals reach a 5d Ks 3c 2s board, where Hicks check-called a bet of 17,000 before checking the 6h river. Mitchell conceded behind, but his Ahrt Js wasn't good enough, Hicks picking up the pot with Kh Qd.

keep it up Big D! (Brent, that is) ;)

Double up for Ints Grinbaums against Billy Defty.

All-in on a 9c 5c 2h board with Kc Ks vs Ac Qc and managed to hit two bricks with the Th turn and 2d river.

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Will Fry takes a quick time out for Page 3.

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*Not true, he's actually reading the horoscopes.**

**Not true.

Fraser Bain is out, and in unfortunate circumstances too. With the board reading 9c 4c Qd, Bain and Alan Jennings (small and big blind respectively) both checked, allowing Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) O'Connell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) to take a stab at it with a bet of 8,000. Bain pushed all in for a total of 56,700, and after a delayed fold from Jennings, who I believe had a genuine hand, O'Connell made the call.

O'Connell = Ac 9h
Bain = Kd Qs

Turn = Aspades, River = Ts

A reminder of who has fallen by the wayside these last few days, including poor Fernando who Abba once sang about.

21   Fraser Bain
22   Liaquat Javed
23   Paul Brammer
24   Rickie Vedhara
25   Sadikiah Tapper
26   Kevin Pearce
27   Glyn Cooke
28   Mohammed Javed
29   Peter Semmens
30   Richard Herbert
31   Michaela Kalmer
32   Maria Demetriou
33   Aleksandrs Karlins
34   Sean Phillips
35   Alan Stearn
36   Jonathan Kalmar
37   Darren Matlock
38   Mohammed Shakoor
39   Andrew Seabright
40   Andrew Oflaherty
41   Joseph Pota
42   Ashfaq Raja
43   Daniel Haglund
44   Kevin Matthews
45   Ben Mayhew
46   Neil Giblin
47   Matthew Lewis
48   Colin Hinds
49   Eoin Kennedy
50   Lawrence Gosney
51   Christopher Bell
52   James Buckley
53   Adam O'connell
54   Mark Roberts
55   Peter Charalamobus
56   Alan Trueick
57   Jason Schacter
58   Michael Wernick
59   Scott Byron
60   Mark Emberson
61   Dewi James
62   Peter Wilson
63   Zahir Aslam
64   John Angus
65   Daniel Rudd
66   Mark Winn
67   Thomas Besnier
68   Narciso Baldo
69   Mojid Khan
70   Dean Lyall
71   Ricky Smith
72   Daniel Cochrane
73   John Sadler
74   Howard Plant
75   Timothy Flanders
76   Mazhar Latif
77   James Harcourt
78   Joseph Byrne
79   James Green
80   Stuart Rolfe
81   Paul Mctaggart
82   Mark Hayes
83   Paul Hambleton
84   Richard Whiteley
85   Tony Salmon
86   William Wallace
87   Donal Norton
88   Jed Tribe
89   Tina Bandyle
90   James Fuzzey
91   Zaheer Zeb
92   Adam Leggett
93   Terry Fletcher
94   Antonino Milioti
95   Eduards Rakuss
96   Billy Ngo
97   Raj Dhiri
98   Peter Garrett
99   Guntis Feldmanis
100   Robert Whatsize
101   Brent Dewstow-newitt
102   Tom Rutter
103   Paul Murphy
104   Paul Kemp
105   Kyriacos Dionysiou
106   Philip Ashton
107   Ralph Shalson
108   Jonathan Spinks
109   Peter Linton
110   Christopher John Ferguson
111   Roger Wright
112   Terry Carter
113   Matt Russell
114   Andrew Hayton
115   Ian Gwynne
116   Christopher Bruce
117   Waheed Ashraf
118   David Mitchell
119   Tim Blake
120   James Moult
121   Gareth Compton
122   Thomas Middleton
123   Parminder Kandola
124   Dmitrijs Meless
125   Chris Sly
126   James Bond
127   Melanie Lofthouse
128   Danny Toffel
129   Adrian Swingler
130   Dennis Troake
131   Edward Roger
132   James Eflekhari
133   Christopher Brammer
134   Dominic Cullen
135   Tom Underwood
136   James Williams
137   Joe Whittaker
138   Sunil Mistri
139   Ben Vinson
140   Paul Grummitt
141   John Conroy
142   Jason Herbert
143   James Storr
144   Paul Coughlan
145   Jonathan Lundy
146   James Ballantyne
147   Marcus Bebb-jones
148   Reece Cole
149   Ian Bosley
150   David Gutfreund
151   Richard Berridge
152   Keith Farr
153   John Perrin
154   Charles Valentine
155   Maris Pandars
156   Steve Brown
157   Gavin Ball
158   Keith Rolfe
159   Paul Rayner
160   Thomas Mccready
161   Basharat Mahmood
162   Justin Kean
163   Abdul Qadoos
164   Shane Hellyer
165   Andrew Fenwick
166   Michael Specht
167   Carroll Belfield
168   John Sims
169   Przemek Rusin
170   Richard Fuller
171   Gurpreet Nagi
172   Gary Jones
173   Anthony Nicholls
174   Jennifer Mason
175   Gary Tomney
176   Barry Drake
177   John Burberry
178   Adam Kalynuk
179   Antony Harris
180   James Egarr
181   Chao Li
182   Lucienne Rokach
183   Gareth Teatum
184   Yucel Eminoglu
185   Mark Bond
186   Fernando Martin

Come On Jonsey!

Take it down one time!!

Comedy, Steve Bolton is prominent on the rail.

Come on LeKnave, ship a double up

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugeeeeeeeeeeeee Pot.

On a Qd 3d 5c flop, Luke Marsh leads out for 12k. Bernie Holmes instantly jams for about 150k, after a few minutes thought, Marsh makes the call. Holmes turns over Ad Qh against the drawtastic 6d 4d of Marsh, but the draws have really been bricking in this tournament and after a Jh turn and Th river, it's Holmes who is on over 300k and Marsh drops to just 100k.

Uber draws aren't hitting,  stick to made hands people!

Is he a reg at Leeds Alea?

I think that night we played the £25 triple chance, he was the guy who was shocked when I 'dared' to make a call against him with top pair.

Table 11:

Seat 2: Nick Hicks -- 300,000
Seat 3: James Mitchell -- 185,000
Seat 5: David Jones -- 55,000
Seat 6: William Fry -- 225,000
Seat 7: Trevor Reardon -- 215,000
Seat 8: Paul Gourlay -- 65,000
Seat 9: Cristiano Blanco -- 295,000

looks like its blacklabel oclock. Good luck kev





distinct lack of pussies on this thread by the way guys (just for you kev)

Table 12:

Seat 2: Dean Pearson -- 180,000
Seat 4: Alan Jennings -- 90,000
Seat 5: Bernie Holmes -- 310,000
Seat 6: 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) -- 230,000
Seat 8: Kevin O'Connell -- 200,000
Seat 9: Luke Marsh -- 100,000

"Dear Diary, today I agreed with ariston, strange but true."

Table 21:

Seat 2: Ints Grinbaums -- 105,000
Seat 3: David Anderson -- 285,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 60,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 210,000
Seat 6: Mark Wilson -- 95,000
Seat 7: John Eames -- 220,000
Seat 9: Lee Mcmillan -- 250,000

Nick Hicks and Will Fry chop one up with Qd Qc versus Ac Jc on an Ahrt Ks Qh Td Jh, the pot remaining small throughout until being checked down on the end.

Really slowed down now here. Fatigue has set in early for the players.

Someone at DTD needs to lace the air-con with a gaseous form of Red Bull or something...

lol yesh.

Sounds about right.

No cats, but this is funny.

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Good luck Nick ;danafish;

Flop = Ks 4s 5c

John Burke pushed all in for 48,700, and John Eames tanked. After a while, he made the pass, and confessed to having a king.

Spoke to James Mitchell during the break. This was the result:

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vnZeh2_6Pe4

John Eames (UTG raiser) and Billy Defty (small blind) see a board of 3s Ac Ahrt Qh 5h. I only arrived on the river to see Defty bet 25k on the river causing Eames some discomfort, eventually Eames called with all the manner that he was giving away a gift.

Defty said, "I'll split it with you?" and turned over 4c 4d. Eames shows Aspades 2d to win.

Steve Jelinek raised to 7,000 preflop from UTG+1, Kevin O'Connell made the call one seat along and the two players proceeded towards a 3d 4h Ac flop. Check, check to a 2s turn where Jelinek bet out 7,000. O'Connell called. Aspades river, and again Jelinek bet out 7,000. Without too much hesitation, O'Connell made the call and showed 5c 4c, whilst Jelinek can only muster Ahrt Kc.

As Jelinek sighed dejectedly, O'Connell tried to offer some comforting words: "Think yourself lucky, you could have lost more money." "I don't feel very lucky," replied Jelinek.

Faces starting to sag now as plays grinds to a near halt. Ints Grinbaums is fidgeting in his seat relentlessly, whilst even Nick Hicks looks as though he's started to feel fatigued. Meanwhile, John Eames seems a bit tired, whilst David Jones looks like he's going to melt. Long structures don't suit everyone, so it's very much of who will make the first mistake.

"you can't play this long and not get paid," said Paul Gourlay, perhaps beginning to feel the intense loom of the bubble.

keep going alan me and paresh are behind you and keeping an eye lol xxxxxxxxxxxxx

LeKnave shoves for 47k on top of Cristiano Blanco's midposition raise. Blanco folds, trying to get to see Jones' cards but fails - like this boat.

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Meanwhile Luke Marsh has doubled up through Steve Jelinek.

Jelinek raised from the button to about 8k, and Marsh had reraised another 16k. Jelinek made the call.

Ac 3d Ad

Marsh led for 15k and Jelinek made it 30k. Marsh made it all-in and Jelinek made it, "Call."

Marsh: Ahrt 9s
Jelinek: Aspades 8d

7d

Additional outs for Jelinek.

2s

But no, the nine plays and Marsh doubles through.

Just as they were creeping into the break, I tried to note down a few pots of note, but can only say that there simply were't any. The action at the moment is mainly preflop with players conceding blinds with too much resistance. Pots are making it down the streets, but often one bet is good enough to take it down.

Players are now on a 15 minute break, which I feel a few participants were in desperate need of.

gogogogogo Nick Hicks and the Knavester!!

come on jones

Unless a deal is done, I can't see this finishing tomorrow? Would be a great shame if they chopped/had to chop btw

FWIW I spoke to Wadey earlier in the day and from the players left 4 players stood out.

Cristiano Blanco
Nick Hicks
Trevor Reardon
Kevin O'Connell

Chip counts:

Cristiano Blanco   11   9   312300
David Anderson   21   3   282800
Bernie Holmes   12   5   280700
Lee Mcmillan   21   9   266500
William Fry           11   6   265900
John Eames   21   7   255100
Nichiei Hicks   11   2   254000
Luke Marsh           12   9   236500
Kevin Oconnell   12   8   227000
James Mitchell   11   3   223100
Trevor Reardon   11   7   221500
Dean Pearson   12   2   176500
Billy Defty           21   5   147100
Steve Jelinek   12   6   130700
Ints Grinbaums   21   2   102500
Alan Jennings   12   4   75700
Mark Wilson   21   6   74400
David Jones   11   5   57800
John Burke           21   4   56600
Paul Gourlay   11   8   52900

Looks like they're going to add an extra level on tonight, unless something crazy happens in the next four hours.

Your current chip leaders:

Cristiano Blanco

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David Anderson

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Bernie Holmes

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David Jones is short, but showed the dogged survival skills of Ray Mears in the wild. Having raised it up from the cut-off, Will Fry reraised on the button only for LeKnave to push all in. I imagine it wasn't too much more for Fry to call, because as he folded there was a big sigh from the other players, Paul Gourlay even saying, "How can you fold that?" "I folded a monster," said Trevor Reardon. "Ace jack I had." Either way, LeKnave survives, but remains one of the shorter-stacks.

;bp;

Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) Hicks (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) raises to 7,600. James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) flat-calls next to him. Passed to Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) on the button who reraises to 31,600. Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) Hicks (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) folds quickly. James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) eyes up Big TR's stack. before announcing all-in for about 250k more! Trevor stares at him for about 2 seconds, initially looking displeased, but then calls.

James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681) Mitchell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2681): Ac Kh
Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445): Qs Qd

Will Fry, "Nick, did you pass an ace?"
James, "Don't ask him that!"
Nick, "I'm not going to say."

4c 7s Tc 4d Jh

Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) takes down the biggest pot of the tournament and is now the chip leader.

"Will," says Nick, a little downbeat, "I had quads..." He then turns to me and says, "Shame I never get to see that flop!"

Looks as though LeKnave is enjoying the dizzy heights of a 90,000 stack now and grinding like no man has ever er... grund before.

It's taken 3 days and over 25 hours of play, and I think even tikay bent his ear during one the breaks, but finally it's back, the Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) patented inverted chair playing position. And look at him go, he's loving it! Have you ever seen a player adopt this position before, quite remarkable?! What next, the double-stacked inverter?!

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Dave stop erm........ "grunding" and lets see some doublethruaments!!!!!

glglglglglglglglggllgglll

Massive pot goes the way of Billy Defty. With table chip daddy David Anderson making a standard preflop raise with Ac Qh, Billy Defty repopped him from the big blind with 4s 4d and Anderson made the call. Not the worst of flops, as the board came 2d 4c Ahrt to give Defty middle set and Anderson top pair. Defty led out for 20,000, Anderson made it 60,000 and Defty pushed, for what rumour has it was an additional 70,000 (or thereabouts). Knowing he was up excrement creek without a paddle, but was unable to make the fold. The 3h turn teased a split pot, but to no avail as the 7h blanked out and saw the pot sail over to Port Defty.

I love this photo for three reasons. One, Will Fry getting the sneakiest of peeks in the background, two, Defty's look of sheer confidence as Anderson mulls, and finally, John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720)'s model like pose as he detects the glare of the camera.

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Like animals getting onto the Ark, sets are coming in twos for Billy Defty. He bet 50k on the river of a 6s 3c 9h Aspades Kh board against Luke McMillan who made the call with Ad Jh only to see a defty 6h 6c for...erm...Defty.

Updated counts after that clash:

Billy Defty -- 365,000
David Anderson -- 150,000

Speaking of Billy Defty, I managed to catch up with him during the break, and prior to that mammoth double through. This is what he had to say:

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qIG4jDtYcyE

And of course, with 19 players remaining, it is indeed bubble time.

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Double up for David Anderson against Billy Defty, Aces against Kings all-in preflop.

A 7h 4s 5s 8h 4h board later and Anderson is back up to 289k.

Table 11:

Seat 2: Nick Hicks -- 220,000
Seat 5: David Jones -- 80,000
Seat 6: William Fry -- 215,000
Seat 7: Trevor Reardon -- 400,000
Seat 8: Paul Gourlay -- 55,000
Seat 9: Cristiano Blanco -- 240,000

Table 12:

Seat 2: Dean Pearson -- 180,000
Seat 4: Alan Jennings -- 65,000
Seat 5: Bernie Holmes -- 290,000
Seat 6: Steve Jelinek -- 140,000
Seat 8: Kevin O'Connell -- 165,000
Seat 9: Luke Marsh -- 320,000

Table 21:

Seat 2: Ints Grinbaums -- 90,000
Seat 3: David Anderson -- 290,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 45,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 235,000
Seat 6: Mark Wilson -- 55,000
Seat 7: John Eames -- 270,000
Seat 9: Lee McMillan -- 190,000

Boredom has even set in with Cristiano Blanco who is playing Backgammon on his phone.

"And losing to the computer!" he said. "F**k my life."

The FML bit might not be true.

The bubble has burst, and it's Mark Wilson who will be vomiting in the toilet and hurtling down the motorway at 100 miles per hour. It was a relatively straight forward affair in the end, Wilson open shoving from latish position for around 40,000 with 6s 6c before being picked off by John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) one seat along with 7c 7h. The 3d Ad 4c Qd Qs board was of no use, and an understandably devastated Wilson was gone.

Meanwhile, several players have chopped the £300 side event, taking £5,000 each and leaving £1,600 and the trophy to play for. Among those remaining were Marcus Bebb-Jones, Greek Jack, and Wade.

weeeeee, ship the monies LeKnave.

Well Done on cashing BIG DAVE

Now go on to win it,

An earlier, prebubble, interview with Paul Gourlay and Will Fry.

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VVPU-OF1lks

LeKnave cracks a smile for the first time this decade whilst telling us how many hands he played today.

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goooooooooo aj gooooooooooooo

da iawn. dave & dean

Bubble boy Mark Wilson receives a few consolatory words from James Browning.

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C'mon Dean!

WOOP well played Dean.....

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Well done lads!!!  NJFDI LEKNAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just watched Pascal size up Froch, looked kinda similar, my monies on Wilson

New seat draw, now we are down to 18 players.

14   1   Trevor Reardon
14   2   Luke Marsh
14   3   Nichiei Hicks
14   4   John Eames
14   5   Billy Defty
14   6   Ints Grinbaums
14   7   Dean Pearson
14   8   David Jones
14   9   Alan Jennings
15   1   Bernie Holmes
15   2   David Anderson
15   3   Cristiano Blanco
15   4   John Burke
15   5   Steve Jelinek
15   6   Kevin Oconnell
15   7   Paul Gourlay
15   8   Lee Mcmillan
15   9   William Fry

Teh monies teh be shippedz.

1 - £60,450
2 - £35,340
3 - £21,204
4 - £14,880
5 - £11,160
6 - £8,370
7 - £6,510
8 - £4,836
9 - £3,534
10 - £2,603
11 - £2,603
12 - £2,603
13 - £2,603
14 - £1,860
15 - £1,860
16 - £1,860
17 - £1,860
18 - £1,860

Floppy titled this video 'The Odd Couple'. I can't imagine why. :dontask: Nevertheless, check out this interview with Paul Gourlay and Will Fry from a couple of hours ago...

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VVPU-OF1lks

huge, nice work leknave, take it down now my man.

Two tables and eighteen players remain:

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Come on Rocket Man!!!!

 ;all-in;

David Anderson raises to 12k from UTG. Steve Jelinek moves all-in for about 67k from midposition. Back to Anderson and 3 minutes later, he called.

Anderson: Js Jh

Jelinek: Ac Kh

2s 9h 5d 6c 7c

Hence, Steve Jelinek is out in 18th place winning £1,860.

Table 14:

Seat 1: Trevor Reardon -- 425,000
Seat 2: Luke Marsh -- 310,000
Seat 3: Nick Hicks -- 220,000
Seat 4: John Eames -- 375,000
Seat 5: Billy Defty -- 225,000
Seat 6: Ints Grinbaums -- 100,000
Seat 7: Dean Pearson -- 175,000
Seat 8: David Jones -- 65,000
Seat 9: Alan Jennings -- 55,000

Table 15:

Seat 1: Bernie Holmes -- 295,000
Seat 2: David Anderson -- 355,000
Seat 3: Cristiano Blanco -- 250,000
Seat 4: John Burke -- 75,000
Seat 6: Kevin O'Connell -- 155,000
Seat 7: Paul Gourlay -- 45,000
Seat 8: Lee Mcmillan -- 195,000
Seat 9: Will Fry -- 340,000

Tom Middleton has just won £50 betting on my shoe size against Ian Bradley.

Bradley had size 13 and above. Tom had 12 and below.

Actual size? 12's.

"They broke the mould when they made him," said kinboshi.

"Who?" I replied.

"Jelinek," he answered, desperately trying to make a joke.

Meanwhile, Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=170) Bradley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=170), ChipRich and co are still taking side bets on the rail as to the size of peoples' shoes. My size tens fuchsias won Bradley ten bob.

On a flop of 5h 6h Kd, John Eames bet what appeared to be 15,000, and Dean Pearson called. The 5s turn and 3d river were both then check down, Pearson taking the pot with 8s 8h against what Eames declared what was "ace high".

Paul Gourlay goes out in 17th place winning £1,860.

Just looking for a place to push, he stuck it in with Qs 8c and got called by Cristiano Blanco in the blinds holding Kc Qh.

A Qc 2s 2h Td 9s was put out and Gourlay never saw the elusive 8 he needed. 16 remaining.

Dean Pearson raised to 8,000 and David Jones pushed all in for around 60,000 in the hijack one seat along. Pearson passed.

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On the last hand prior to the break, Cristiano raised it up to 8,000 from early position and Kevin O'Connell flat-called. On the Qd 7s Jc flop, both players checked only for O'Connell to take it down with a bet of 18,000 on the 7c river.

At the same time, Nick Hicks and Luke Marsh were clashing on the other table, a 30,000 pot created by fourth street on a 4c 9c 8d Ts 3s. The turn and river were both checked down, allowing Hicks to scoop with Js 9s.

john burke chip count please

wp leknave on cashin mate,now win it all yo gogogogogogogogogogo

Top of the page.

come on aj you can do it babes xxxxxxxxx

I'm afraid John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1720) only has 40,000 now. He just bet 15,000 on the river of an 8s 4c Kc 7h Th board with Qc 5c, but was looked up by Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) who had Aspades 8d.

John Burke goes out in 16th place winning £1,860.

He pushed against David Anderson's cut-off raise from the small blind with Ac 7h but was called by Anderson's Ad Qh.

Kh 9s 2s Qc Ahrt board sealed the deal. and we're down to 15.

Do they intend to play down to 9 tonight still

Seeing as there's a lull in the play, now seems like as good a moment as any to announce that local favourtie Waheed Ashraf has triumphed in the £300 side event. Top job, fella!  ;applause;

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goggogogog


nick, john and knave

Meanwhile, back to the main event, here's Trevor Reardon, who warns me, "You post that... My wife won't be happy!" However, I always do whatever I can to get a picture of Trev with the masseuse just to scare him, so why break the tradition?

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just to say once more - thanks for the tourny updates - its great to be able to follow the progress of this marathon event - good job and well worth all your effort :)

+1 great work

Totally agree with Johnni, good to be able to follow a mate from a distance. We're both rooting for Dave Anderson. ( Hopefully that wont be the kiss of death )

Yes. We're going to be here til 4am it looks like. FML!

Meanwhile Ints Grinbaums limps UTG and John Eames checks the big blind.

Jh Jc 9d

Eames has a stab with an 8k bet, but quickly folds when Grinbaums bumps it up to 39k.

Epic update fellas, congratulations to Le nit.

I hope he gets a double up or two and is in a position to turn on the pumps tomorrow.

come on Samurai!

Alan Jennings is out. His stack had dropped to 36,000 before he made his move, pushing all-in in middle position but being called by Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) one seat along.

Jennings = 3h 3s
Reardon = 8d 8h

Board = 9c 7d Ks Kd Qh

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Great updates guys thanks very much!!

could you wish Trev gl from me please...

Thanks for the compliments, guys, and as always, don't be shy in giving a shout for whoever you may be supporting.

Which one's Samurai, or have you been drinking?  :)

Any chance of a quick rough chip update? ... obviously I'm looking out for Big D's position  ;karabiner;

Nick, I guess.

David Jones shoves all-in preflop for 65,500. Trevor Reardon asked for a count, which is normally a worrying sign, but on this occasion BigTR made the fold and LeKnave lived to fight another day.

Cristiano Blanco, whose stack has kinda fluctuated all day between 300k and 400k just called a Kevin O'Connell raise.

Kd 2c Tc

Blanco checks, O'Connell bets 25k. Call

Ac

Making absolutely every hand, Blanco checks, but this time folds when O'Connell bets 35k.

On the other table LeKnave gets a much needed walk.

Thirst update:

Number of coffee's I've had today -- 6
Number of pints of water -- 5

Number of coffee's Snoopy has had today -- 0
Number of pints of water Snoopy has had today -- 3/4 of one pint.

Yes, Snoopy runs on pure instinct.

He doesn't want to miss any action, so drinks nothing to minimize potty breaks.

What a guy.

Table 14:

Seat 1: Trevor Reardon -- 480,000
Seat 2: Luke Marsh -- 285,000
Seat 3: Nick Hicks -- 240,000
Seat 4: John Eames -- 350,000
Seat 6: Ints Grinbaums -- 130,000
Seat 7: Dean Pearson -- 165,000
Seat 8: David Jones -- 70,000

Table 15:

Seat 1: Bernie Holmes -- 280,000
Seat 2: David Anderson -- 465,000
Seat 3: Cristiano Blanco -- 290,000
Seat 4: Billy Defty -- 160,000
Seat 6: Kevin O'Connell -- 215,000
Seat 8: Lee Mcmillan -- 135,000
Seat 9: Will Fry -- 330,000

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Billy Defty has knocked out Lee McMillan after the latter lost a big chunk to Will Fry.

McMillan found himself all-in on the turn of a 6d Tc Qc 8c board with Ahrt 6s but was drawing dead against Defty's nifty set of Queens.

So McMillan goes out in 14th place winning £1,860. Prize jump for everyone else.

As we witnessed an exit on one table, there was a virtual double through on the other. With Nick Hicks raising it up preflop, John Eames and Ints Grinbaums both called, leading to a 4-5-8 flop. Everyone checked, but on the queen turn, Eames led for around 20-25,000 and Grinbaums shoved. Hicks and Eames both passed, but it was a crucial pot for the Latvian who has really been struggling of late.

Thanks for all the hard work in doing the updates

Good luck to Dean Pearson and LeLimpet.

Loving the updates guys and the interviews, top bombing  ;)

Luke Marsh raises to 11k from UTG, Trevor Reardon makes the call in the big blind.

Ad 5c 6d

Check check.

Qh

Trevor checks, Luke bets 10k, Trevor makes it 40k. A fairly speedy call.

Ac

Now it's interesting, Trevor checks again and Luke checks behind and shows Kd Kc but Trevor shows Ahrt Qc to add more chips to his stack.

Billy Defty raised UTG to 11,500 only for Cristiano Blanco to tank in the big blind. After a while, he made the fold, and was delighted to be shown the pocket rockets.

Top updates guys...

Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) O'Connell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) raised to 12,000 preflop and received two callers, one of whom was David Anderson on the button. On the 9s 4s Jc flop, O'Connell continue bet 25,000 and Anderson flat-called. O'Connell fired another bullet on the 2h turn, this time to the tune of 50,000.

As Anderson mulled over his options, O'Connell begged, "Pass, you're frightening me to death." He then proceeded to shake his hands before him and tighten the laces on his hood. Anderson called.

A 5d river triggered a third bet from O'Connell, and it was the same figure as before, 50,000. "Pass!" he exclaimed. Anderson shook his head, perhaps believing that the 50,000 was a milker. "Oh, he's passing," continued O'Connell. As Anderson continued to dwell, O'Connell rose from his seat and pleaded, Don't slow-roll me, whatever you do."

Moments later, Anderson called and flipped Js Ts, but O'Connell had the goods with 9c 9d for the flopped set and scooped the pot with delight. "I knew you had the under-pair," concluded Anderson. "Just wasn't sure if you'd hit the set or not."

Anderson down to 300,000.

Nick Hicks raises to 10k from the cutoff, repop from John Eames to 30k and a call from Nick.

6s 2d 2c

Check, 40k from Eames. Reluctant pass from Nick.


On the other table raise to 10.5k from Will Fry and he gets repopped to 25k from David Anderson. The EPT Budapest champion calls but check/folds on the 8d 5d 6d flop, Anderson shows Th Td. Fry says he had a big Ace. I would've have preferred if he said he had a big Four though. It would've been more amusing.

LeKnave pushes on big TR's big blind....




And steals it.

Brave man, on more than one level!

Good luck Mr Jones

Hi Snoops, not drunk unfortunately but the Samurai I was referring to is indeed Nick 'I eat deepstacks for breakfast' Hicks.

Can you wish him gl from Cos?

thx

David Anderson strikes back now as he takes a meaty pot out of the hands of Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512). It was Blanco who got the ball rolling, his raise from UTG being called by Will Fry and Anderson on the button and big blind respectively. With the dealer popping out a 6d Ad Js flop, Blanco followed up with a continue bet which was smooth-called by Anderson. On the Qd, however, it was Anderson who took the bull (Italian stallion in this case) by the horns, leading out for what I understand was 50,000. Blanco flat-called. The 8c triggered another bet from Anderson, this time 80,000, which led Blanco to setting up tent in the think tank, slipping on his carpet slippers and pulling up the duvet. After a good while, and with a small crowd closing in, Blanco folded, and was met by his foe revealing Tc 9c for the rivered straight, a hand that certainly drew a slight gasp from certain members of the audience.

i'm hoping you mean dave anderson, certainly sounds like the dave anderson i know

David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) shoved for the umpteenth time, 57,000 on this occasion, and, like many of his nights out on the pull, received absolutely no action.

lololol

And then two hands later the umpteenth +1 hand.

OMG!  :redcard:

... lolol Bib

Sorry, yes, I mean David. I'm starting to hallucinate I'm afraid. In fact, I think I saw Floppy NOT try and chat up one of the valets earlier. I doubt it though. Girl in every port, that guy, girl in every port.

lol pwned

POTW IMO

Table 14:

Seat 1: Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) -- 550,000
Seat 2: Luke Marsh -- 265,000
Seat 3: Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) Hicks (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=306) -- 200,000
Seat 4: John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) -- 330,000
Seat 6: Ints Grinbaums -- 190,000
Seat 7: Dean Pearson -- 165,000
Seat 8: David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) -- 60,000

Table 15:

Seat 1: Bernie Holmes -- 290,000
Seat 2: David Anderson -- 425,000
Seat 3: Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) -- 330,000
Seat 4: Billy Defty -- 240,000
Seat 6: Kevin (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) O'Connell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=234) -- 280,000
Seat 9: Will Fry -- 280,000

Two more pots for LeKnave in the last two hands. He's been at that tharr raisin' juice!

First a limped sb/bb vs Trevor Reardon taking the pot with a 5.5k bet on the turn of a 2s Qs 5c 8s board and then taking Luke Marsh's BB with a 10.5k button raise.

I'm only mostly awkward in social situations, which gives me a huge edge versus poker players. :)

Dean Pearson

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Luke Marsh

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Will Fry

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Trevor Reardon

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Couple of losers on the rail.

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Class 4a celebrate after hearing that there's no homework tonight.

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is this the last level or are they going to play another one?

GLGLGLGLGLGLGLLGGLGL Le Knave

hahahahaha. Excellent.

John Eames raises to 10.5k from early position. LeKnave pushes in for an additional 64.5k and it's back round to Eames who doesn't like it but makes the call. On their backs!!

Eames: Ac Qd
LeKnave: Ad Kc

9h 6h 5d 8s...("Seven?" says Eames hopefully)...9c

Dave 'LeKnave' Jones doubles up to 158.5k

Dave, "FML, now I have to play flops and shit..."

10 minute break then one more level. Sigh.

lol. sc000000000000p!

aaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyrrrrrrrrrrrrrr



has jim fixed it for these two?

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

send the money!!!!!!!!!

not before time - glglgglglglgglglglglglgl

Blanco after that hand...

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nice one LeKnave!

LUKE MARSH!!!!!!!!!!

ggggggggllllllllll knave

Last level and off we go.

Off to bed.

Gogogogogogogogo LeKnave!

come on jones win me a shveeeeeeet duster plz

Will Fry raises to 12.5k and Billy Defty makes it 33.5k

8d 3h 2d

Fry check/calls 30k but passes to a 45k bet on the turn of Ts.

Ints Grinsbaums raised to 21,000 preflop and Dean Pearson pushed all in one seat down for what appeared to be circa 150,000 in chips. Although he was inches away from folding (even picking up his cards, holding them vertically and tapping them gently against the felt), Grinsbaums surprised everyone by abruptly sliding a column of purple chips across the line.

It was a coin flip in the end, Pearson's Tc Th hoping to avoid one of six outs against the Latvian's Ahrt Qh. The flop was a safe one, the 6h 2d 8c missing Grinsbaums by a country mile. The 6s looked good too, although I'm sure Pearson's heart actually stopped beating as the card was being dealt. But then...

River = Ad

Luke Marsh raises to 12k from the small blind, Nick Hicks makes it 35k with a 3-bet.

Marsh makes it 95k with a nice healthy 4-bet. Nick Hicks jams for 86.5k, the old 5-bet and Marsh decides, interestingly, to fold.

Will Fry is out in 12th.

He raised preflop, was called by Billy Defty. Bet the 4h 8h 8d flop, the 2s turn, and moved in on the Js river. Somehow Defty called him with 3h 3s...Fry could only show Qd 3c.

Get Defty the cape!

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wow!

Big D its an awesome performance. Now win it please!

Ints Grinbaums

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Billy Defty

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Bernie Holmes

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David Jones

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John Eames limps the button. Ints Grinbaums makes up and David Jones checks.

Js 9d 3h

Ints bets 10k, LeKnave calls, Eames folds.

Kh

Ints bets 10k again. Call.

Qs

Ints bets 10k again. LeKnave makes it 52.5k. Ints shrugs and calls. LeKnave shows Jc Ts. Ints grimaces as he shows Ks 3h before mucking it.

LeKnave up to maybe 250k.

chip count for jonsey pleaaaaaaaaase

Edit: nm see post above

John Eames is down to 160,000. He was in the big blind and bet 50,000 on a 2s 8d 9h flop, but Trevor Reardon (button) announced all-in. After a lenghty dwell, Eames made a highly reluctant fold.

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if leknave wins i will buy a seat in the sunday million for the person who guesses closest to the number i'm thinking of between 1 - 1000

Ints appears to be a true great of the modern game.








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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE GOOOOOO KNAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, MAKE THAT FINALLLLLL

502 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26...............................

forget it I won't be around anyway.

Just while I have a moment or two to breathe, a quick chirp on behalf of blondeite Nico, who has made the final three of the £50 event. Good luck to him.

ayyyyyyyyyrrrrrrrrrrrr

Reasons for lekanve to win:

I get a schveet duster
leknavestakes resumes
1k to chiprich to legally change his name to merlin
strippers

And this is him with the Velvet Underground

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Reasons for LeKnave to win:

He might write off the large sum of money i owe him
He will continue paying all the bills himself
Moody will get a schveet duster
On their return i can compare how well he did this weekend to how well ChipRich did this weekend
Hes my friend

Table 14:

Seat 1: Trevor Reardon -- 575,000
Seat 2: Luke Marsh -- 275,000
Seat 3: Nick Hicks -- 290,000
Seat 4: John Eames -- 145,000
Seat 6: Ints Grinbaums -- 330,000
Seat 8: David Jones -- 205,000

Table 15:

Seat 1: Bernie Holmes -- 290,000
Seat 2: David Anderson -- 400,000
Seat 3: Cristiano Blanco -- 270,000
Seat 4: Billy Defty -- 625,000
Seat 6: Kevin O'Connell -- 165,000

Ints Grinbaums has recovered a fair wad of the stack he lost to LeKnave, there was around 120k in the pot on a Qc Jc 2d Jd 7c board after Grinbaums has check/called 30k on the turn from Trevor Reardon. Both checked the river and Grinbaum showed 9d 9c. Reardon mucked and the two Grinbaum fans on the rail went crazy.

LOLOL

I'll edit mine

And dont forget the merlin name change for richard

ZomG! My boys all grown up!!! Go on Dave my son!

Kevin O'Connell is down to 130,000. He called a 70,000 bet from Cristiano Blanco on a 7h 8s 9h 2s board, but insta-folded to an all-in on the 4h river.

I'm not sure whats more shocking..... Jones has gone sick deep or Uther pendragon killed gwens dad

lol

Let's not jump the gun on LeKnave. I've been here so long today that it could still be a hallucination.

o noes, what about my shveet duster?

juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

And Kevin O'Connell is out. Cristiano Blanco owned him in another hand after reraising him preflop.

O'Connell's remaining chips went in on a Qc 7s 2d flop with Qd 9h but called by Billy Defty's Qh Jc and failed to receive any help on the Th turn or 4s river.

10 left!

Luke Marsh gets all-in vs LeKnave. Both show A-K. No possiblities of flushes for either...

;kc;

Some dreadfully tired players at the moment, a few faces sagging like nun boobs out there. At one point, I think LeKnave even released a slight groan as if showing early signs of transforming into a flesh-eating zombie.

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had a nitemare tonight, lost key in taxi home, had to throw stones at my mates window [   ] he was happy, left phone at home
[   ] he will be happy when he drives me to notts tomoz
[   ] he will turn the £30 ill pay him down cus he is multai
[X] dont bubble like rich

With a Kc 4c Ad flop lying await on the felt, Bernie Holmes checked, David Anderson bet 15,000, Holmes raised to 30,000 and Anderson called. On the 5c turn, Holmes bet 25,000 and Anderson called. A 5d river led to another bet from Holmes, this time for 50,000, which again was flat-called by Anderson. Anderson showed Ac Jh, but Holmes took the pot down with Aspades 5h.

45 minutes left. I'm taking the over.

ouch Big D ... hold it steady fella!

Cristiano (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) Blanco (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=512) raises to 15k. Defty calls and Anderson calls in the big blind.

7c 6c 4s

Check to the raiser, who bets 30k. Call from Defty and Anderson passes.

9c

Check....and check back from Defty.

8s

Check and Defty shrugs and flips 8c 8d for a rivered set. Blanco shows 5d 4h for the bottom end of the straight and takes the pot.

"What's this then?" says Defty pointed to the 5-4 offsuit UTG raise.

Table 14:

Seat 1: Trevor Reardon -- 560,000
Seat 2: Luke Marsh -- 175,000
Seat 4: John Eames -- 115,000
Seat 6: Ints Grinbaums -- 435,000
Seat 8: David Jones -- 175,000

Table 15:

Seat 1: Bernie Holmes -- 575,000
Seat 2: David Anderson -- 245,000
Seat 3: Cristiano Blanco -- 480,000
Seat 4: Billy Defty -- 660,000
Seat 7: Nick Hicks -- 215,000

Luke Marsh raises it up to 15k and David Jones reraises to 44k from the big blind. Marsh now shoves for another 128k and LeKnave tanks before eventually, albeit reluctantly.... He's down to 140k

My eyes are starting to bleed now incidentally.

Cristiano Blanco raised it up to 14,000 from UTG and Bernie Holmes called in the small blind.

Flop = Kd Qd 8h

Holmes checked, Blanco bet 26,000 and Holmes called.

Turn = 8c

Check, check.

River = Ks

Check, check.

Holmes = Ad Jh
Blanco = Ac 3c

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Luke Marsh raises to 15k UTG.

Passed to Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) who makes it 45k. Marsh quickly moves all-in and Reardon equally quickly calls.

Reardon: Js Jd

Marsh: Ac Kd

2d Ad Kc Qd 4s

Luke Marsh doubles up over 300k.

[   ] LeKnave and John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) are happy about this.

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They chickened and riced it?

David Anderson raised to 16,000 from UTG and Bernie Holmes defended his big blind. Holmes then check-called a further 16,000 on the 8d 7h Qd flop, but check-folded to a bet of 22,000 on the 4d turn.

Simon Trumper has just confirmed that the players have already played for an impressive 32 hours. Not since my last sexual encounter has anyone showed such endurance and stamina.

Play has ground back to a standstill. Chip Rich, Ian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=170) Bradley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=170) and EvilPie are playing 8-card Hi/Lo in front of us and are taking turns to slowroll, re-slowroll and re-re-slowroll each other.

Made the HU, but screwed it up, would have stopped to give the result but was pissed off, so took the money and raced off  - to the car park where i had to spend 5 mins scrapping ice off the car. However £1k for 2nd was great result and much more than i expected.

knave all u gotta do is make the final, ill do the rest tomoz

On the last hand of the night (I thought I'd never type those words), Billy Defty raised it up preflop, but was re-popped by David Anderson in the small blind. Not wanting to dent his stack so late in the day (he mumbling something like this), Defty folded pocket fours face up. Anderson showed tens.

yeaaaaaaah Big D :) well done fella, couple of dodgy moments there but a fantastic job m8 GL!

so stupid, just play down to the final plz. this is never gonna get finished tomoz

In the immortal words of Porky Pig, "that's a wrap folks". In the end I was quite right to take the over, but only just, as Trevor (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) Reardon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=445) lost a crucial coin-flip during the final level that would have eliminated Luke Marsh and seen BigTR head into the final with an impressive chip lead. But of course, it wasn't to be, and whilst Trev was forced to relinquish his hold on the comp, a relieved Marsh survived, much to the chagrin of John (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) Eames (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1515) and David (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2102) who seem as keen as a tub of mustard to squeeze into the last nine.

Unfortunately for them, we're all going to have wait till tomorrow instead to see if they are a part of a our final table profile pics, an honour that should be motivation enough for any player. Play will resume, as it has done on previous days, at 2pm, and will continue until we have our winner, who will be a highly deserved one in need. Please join us then and offer your support to whomever you wish to take DT (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/)D (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/) gold.

But before then, 40 winks.  ;sleep;

i very much doubt that johne and dave are that desperate to make the final. They have loads more experience than any of the other players.

Billy Defty   15   5   600000
Luke Marsh   14   2   508000
Bernie Holmes   15   1   498000
Cristiano Blanco   15   3   487000
Ints Grinbaums   14   6   436000
David Anderson   15   2   385500
Trevor Reardon   14   1   301500
Nichiei Hicks   15   7   234500
John Eames   14   4   139000
David Jones   14   8   101500

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For the avoidance of any doubt, I'd just like to confirm that ACE2M wasn't the recipient of my last sexual encounter.