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Play recommences at 2pm.

Dinh Doat Le   104175
Jerome Bradpiece   86050
Daniel Carter   78500
Farhad Kia   77550
Sunny Chattha   76250
Graham Wheldon   73250
Alan Vinson   73050
Nicholas Gibson   72375
James Akenhead   72275
Joseph Grech   67750
James Williams   64400
Martyn Cavanagh   63475
Tony Harman   61650
Karl Mahrenholz   59475
Arjanit Kondaj   57300
Michael Greco   54475
Robert Price   54150
Paul Bracken   53550
Kevin Steward   53275
Michael Wernick   50825
Jeff Hemmerman   47800
Stephen Brown   47725
Mark Bointon   46700
Christopher peter Johnson   46400
James Reid   44150
Matthew Roberts   40875
Kevin Ho   40700
Senh Man Ung   39375
Steve Chadwick   38125
Osman Mustanoglu   37425
Andrew Teng   36750
Ryan Fronda   35025
David Johnson   34775
Francis Egan   34250
John Eames   33950
Alan Trueick   33450
Darren Hickman   32450
Ramazanali Abbassi   32375
Gregory Hunt   32150
Theo Tsouvallaris   31675
Toby Lewis   31650
Guy Steel   31225
Joshua Tyler   31050
Nicholas Romanello   30600
Yucel Eminoglu   29525
David Birtles   28825
Aaron Barry   28225
Rob Reece   27675
Andrew Psaras   27625
Glenn Ashworth   27225
Trevor Pearson   27050
David Lloyd   26925
Mark Wycherly   26600
Paul Ruddy   26300
Simon Wickenden   26100
Stephen Holden   26025
Colin Hotchkiss   25975
Neil Greenhalgh   25875
Benjamin Vinson   25800
Trevor Reardon   25300
Derek Miller   25200
Neil Blatchly   24950
Paul Parker   23425
Jack Powell   23225
David Jones   20925
Alan Stearn   19350
Timothy Blake   19100
David Maudlin   18725
Peter Arrigoni   17450
Derek Williams   16925
Andrew Miles   16725
Sami Yusuf   15550
Andreas Hoivold   15525
Mark Wilson   13675
Rupinder Bedi   13225
Chris Ferguson   12800
Mahyar Mostafazadehasl   12650
Martino Libertini   12575
Najim Jasim   10875
Andreas Louca   10575
Ved Madan   5925

Fan belt updates please.

glglglglgl to sunny,james and karl and the leisceter boys

and obv most of all to Leknave xx

Obviously GL to Chompy since he was the 1 who allows us to see Floppy's great norkage updating skills in print. GL to all Blondes left in and thanks again to Chompy for the financing and to Floppy for the great updates.

Chompy! Would be a victory for good Karma IMO

Go Graham

Go The Sicilian, oh, wait a minute....

GL Chompy and all the blondes!!!

+1

gl knave and chompy and all other blondes

OI  !!  Oh all right then...

Good LUck Chomps   ...

Hoping chompy can secure a top 80 finish. He has gave himself every chance. Gd luck!!

Good luck grinder jones and all other blondes.

good luck to martyn cavanagh,jeff hemmerman,dan carter and neil blatchley. Ahrt Ac

Great, great, Upodate snoops, especially as it's been mainly a solo job. Legend.

A terrific Day Two in prospect.

In-Poker will be there on Sunday, so best bibs & tuckers for all those who Final, & if that includes Chompy, he needs to get a haircut.

It'd be terrific Karma if Chompy cashed big, considering he's paid for this Update. It'd be pretty good for those who Staked him, too. ;)

Solo.?

Ooopss sorry I thanked his helpers on the other thread. I actually got the day off to help but did not go as thought he had a crew lined up. Oh Well, Great updates Snoops as usual.

hella of a great job snoops. looking forward to todays updates.

GL to Rob Reece good solid local guy very regular at walsall

Not quite solo Maureen, but, as I said, "mainly solo". 

Fran helped out on Day 1a, (thanks Fran!), but I've not been there, & I've been busy, so I don't know who, if anyone, helped him yesterday. Either way, a great Update so far, one of his best.

GL to Sunny Chatta today and obv Alan and Ben Vinson

GL Rich Hare

send all the money to Leeds!

GL le Knave - one time!!!!!!!  ;pokergods;


Shout out for Stevie 444 who I am assuming (hoping) is being misreported as 'chadwick'?

Best of luck to Dan Carter, Mickey Wernick, LeKnave and all blondes!

gl to Rupinder (george), Neil Blatch, Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86), Dave Maudlin, Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47), Glenn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=156) Ashworth (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=156) and LeKnave

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ftw..

..hmm seems unlikely

oh and sunny too!

Cooee, we're back, and the players have been called back to the cardroom.

In other news, the fan belt is fixed, free of charge. Just needed tightening.  :)

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go go go

cards are in the air

Some bad news to kick off the day. Not an exit as such, but Graham Wheldon is sadly unable to play due to personal reasons/family commitments.

We've normally lost about 10 by now, but it's like ante morgue in here at the moment. Not one demise.

The shortest stack in the room, Ved Madan, did push all in one hand, but he survived to fight another day.

Colin Hotchkiss is the first man out today. Greg Hunt opened with A-K, Hotchkiss pushed for 23,000 with A-Q, no improvement.

Also gone is Rob Reece, his aces being busted by David Birtles pocket jacks on a J-Q-4-2-K rainbow board.

"Aaaaah, give us a hug," said Josh Tyler as he and Mickey Wernick both revealed A-Q.

After an A-3-T-Q-3 rainbow hit the felt, The Worm added, "Why couldn't you have had kings?"

Nevertheless, the two high-fived (quite a sight), and took back their chips. "That's just wasted three minutes of my life," concluded Tyler.

Martyn Cavanagh, Nick Gibson and Mr Wernick top 3 - they all deserve a big score

Good luck to all remaining blondes but most especially those from Leicester!

Sick news for chompy, dont know what happened but whatever it is, all the best mate.

steve isn't playing and never was

Andy Miles has doubled through, sadly, for Martino Libertini, in rather fortunate circumstances. All in with 9s 9c, Qc Qs, Miles missed a 5c Kh 6h flop, but hit the 9h turn head-on to go ahem... miles ahead. No nine on the 8d river, and Libertino was back down to 20,000.

Alan Vinson is out. Jacks versus A-K. King second card. Gotta win those flips.

ah!

Maybe it was chawick?!!?!?!? - sure i saw chidwick somewhere - never mind!  ;djinn;

We've also lost Rupinder Bedi. Short-stacked, he pushed with 4-3, but the chap to his left, who had just that moment sat down, found A-K and swiftly made the call. Bedi failed to improve.

damn. unlucky george, gg mate.

Fellow Leicestertonian Neil Blatchley is fairing similarly poorly, although he did get his chip in with the goods. Catching Andy Louca on the pinchy pinchy, Blatchley made with the call with Ac Qd, but couldn't survive a Js Kc 3h 9d 9s board against the local's Td 9h. Louca only doubled through to 15,000, but, still, with 30,000 left, it was a hit Blatchley could ill afford.

Prior to his demise, Alan Vinson managed to double up Alan Stearn, the latter getting it all in with Kc Js versus Ahrt Qd. "Oh dear," sighed Stearn as we called, but he needn't worried, as the board came a decisive 7c Jc Jh Ad Th to award him the pot. That was several minutes ago; he currently has 57,000.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25432&g2_serialNumber=1)

This is the relieved (although it's difficult to tell) face of Darren Hickman. He just doubled up courtesy of start of day chip leader Dinh Doat Le with 9c 9d versus Ac Jc on an ensuing 2s Kh 5d Qd 5d board.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25434&g2_serialNumber=1)

can u get me an update and pic of james williams please and wish him luck :)

It's not often you see this unusual combination:

poker player
cup
saucer

Martyn Cavanagh - refined, sophisticated, elegant.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25436&g2_serialNumber=1)

iwwil to run like alan stearn

Andreas Hoivold = Aspades Kh
Alan Trueick = Jd Jc

Board = 2d Js Kd Td 9h

We're an EPT Champion down.

This is the sad sight of Graham Wheldon's stack, slowly, but surely dwindling away.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25438&g2_serialNumber=1)

Earlier on we lost Derek Williams (pictured) with Ahrt 6s versus the Ac Qd of Derek John Miller (Derek squared). Despite incessantly tapping his six, the board came a sixless Ks Jc 2c 4d 2s to send him home.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25440&g2_serialNumber=1)

James Williams has around 70,000.

sweet, thanks m8

Mostafazadehasl (I kid you not) has just been eliminated by Steve Brown with Ac 2c versus 8s 8h on a Ks 2s Qh Kh 9h board.

I'm sorry, I have to go back to that name... Mostafazadehasl!!! Imagine that on a treble word score! "I think if you've got that in front of you," muses Neil Channing, "you're playing Greek scrabble."

lol...

update on dave jones and john eames pls

And a piccy of James Williams with that 70,000 stack...

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25444&g2_serialNumber=1)

Hoodie/Hat Combo Of The Day

Andy Psaras is out. I didn't catch the hand, but I got the important details: stand, coat, leave.

(Q) Where is he heading?

(A) Door
(B) Roulette wheel
(C) Cashier

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25442&g2_serialNumber=1)

updates on andy miles please

sick hoody!

Nick Gibson raised to 4,600, only for David Birtles to min-raise to 9,200. On the Ahrt Jd Ad flop, both players checked, before Birtles led out for 7,000 on the Th turn. Gibson called. As soon as the Kh river hit, Birtles pushed all in for 40,000, putting Gibson to a decision for virtually all his chips. After a long dwell, Gibson made the fold.

I won't reveal his hand, but I will say Gibson made a huge laydown. What's the minimum you call with given the details above?

Andy Miles -- 19,000
David Jones -- 45,000
John Eames -- 75,000

Glen Ashworth has just been eliminated with tens versus kings.

could we have an update on Toby Lewis

Gibson folded an underfull yes? The betsizing seems to make it impossible for villain to have anything worse than Aces full of Kings here. So the minimum I call with would be Qh Jh. ;D

Neil Blatchley raised preflop with J-J, Tim Blake flat-called with 8-8, as did Dave Mauldin in the the big blind. All three players checked the Jd Ts 5c flop, only for Maudlin to lead out for 7,000 on the 5d turn. Blatchley called, Blake folded. On the 8c river, Maudlin pushed, Blatchley called, and Maudlin mucked.

"I did have 99,900," claimed Blatchley," but I just took the blinds with A-Q, so I have over 100,000 now."

Minimum is  Qh Th

Thanks for the updates Snoops - fantastic as usual. Sucks that Chompy was the one man unable to make it back today when he deserved to most. All the best to him.

Players are now on a short minute break. I think Toby Lewis is on around 40,000, but I'll have to wait until they return to confirm it's him.

Thanks
Great updates as usual

ty snoopy, top updates

Unfortunately i was heading for the door.
After losing a 40kish pot with QQ against 44 all in pre flop my assasin rivered a 4 leaving me close to the felt where i never recovered.

Thanks for updates, great as usual.

Andrew

We're back, and we've already witnessed someone leave with a limp.

Darren Hickman = Qd Qs
Aaron Barry = Ks Kd

Board = Jc Ac 5h 6s Qc

One up the bum, lots of harm done.

Can i get an update on Steve Holden please

aces full, of any description

Has Kev had his whatsit then lol

Dinh Doat Le has seen off Andy Louca, kings versus K-T suited on an ace high board, all in preflop.

gl Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86), 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 obv Jones. Update on Carter please. Also, hope everything is ok Lord Chompy, terrible shame.

 edit: should say gr8 updates guys.

Update on James, Sunny and Karl please.

gogoogo Jones, just woke up and caught up again.

Hope everythings ok with Chompy

Gr8 updates.

I pretty much agree. I think the big decisions come with 1010, JJ and KK, and the nut flush. Any aces full is a call. If you have reason to suspect he is definitely not bluffing, trips, straight or lower flush is an easy pass.

Most borderline hand to decide I believe is JJ.

David Jones is on 35,000. Here he is smiling after taking down a pot.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25448&g2_serialNumber=1)

Although I believe Osman Mustanoglu is your current chip leader, Stephen Holden isn't too far behind with 110,000.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25450&g2_serialNumber=1)

any updates on ryan fronda an andy "blessed" miles

Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) raised to 30,000 from early position, 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) pushed from all in from the big blind for just over 30,000, Vinson insta-called.

Aces versus sevens, Jones spiked a seven on the turn to leave Vinson with around 20,000.

Jones nearly broke into a smile, but conceded at the last second.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

lol is le knaves hand 77? everytime i read an update hes spiking another versus a big pp. gooooooo jones

LOL that he still wears that ridic hoody out. [  ] he sure still goes to uni

zomg, iwwil to actually like run Jones. For 1 day in my life, id like to run like him plz.

Also ' raises to 30,000 from early position' with Aces? [ ] a truly gr8 gr8 raise size at 1k/2k

gogogogo jones

meanwhile he made it 6k he moved in for 33k...well played u!

lol, thats not what was said!

Fair enough then

gogogo Jones

Obv u believe everything that is wriiten on blonde!!

But you HAVE to believe what Snoopy says, he does updates n everything. ;)

wots the prize structure an latest chip counts

could we have an update on Robert Price Toby Lewis and Ryan Fronda

Well, Ryan 'The Model' Fronda did have 20,700, when I checked, patiently grinding away, his body twisted sideways as if waiting to leave... then, when I returned to my seat, he did indeed leave, A-Q no good against Steve Chadwick's pocket queens.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25452&g2_serialNumber=1)

As for Andy Miles, he has 31,000.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25454&g2_serialNumber=1)

why are you his boyfriend?

AWOP FTW ADAM LOL

Sorry, yes, it was just a standard raise from Ben Vinson.

i think jones should invest in some new glasses.

LOL, ur too funny rich, so how much u pay those chicks to get in a pic with u???

hahahaha didnt see that in the pic before.

Wondered why he bought super glue other day! lolol so com.

Could be a final table ambush from the Hit Squad.

James Akenhead -- 115,000

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25458&g2_serialNumber=1)

Karl Mahrenholz -- 40,000

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25464&g2_serialNumber=1)

Sunny Chattha -- 100,000

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25456&g2_serialNumber=1)

When I spoke to Dan Carter earlier, he had around 60,000 and said, "I've been up and down, made a lot of loose calls earlier and hit part of the board, but not enough of it." However, since then, it would appear as though Carter has doubled through because he now has closer to the 100,000 mark.

(http://blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=25460&g2_serialNumber=1)

is jerome still in?

The biggest pot went to Joe Grech. He and Osman Mustanoglu entered into a mammoth preflop raising war with Grech's aces holding up against queens. This is why he is now your current chip leader with 230,000.

1st = £88,150
2nd = £53,150
3rd = £35,500
4th = £23,200
5th = £17,150
6th = £14,150
7th = £11,150
8th = £8,150
9th = £6,000

£301,000 collected

Thanks snoopy. Go on The Hitsquad!!!gogogo

Yes, he has 135,000 and more hair on his face than his head.

Table 1:

Josh Tyler -- 70,000
Peter Arrigoni -- 20,000
Trevor Pearson -- 25,000
Tim Blake -- 70,000
Martino Libertini -- 30,000
Alan Trueick -- 120,000
Toby Lewis -- 60,000
Mickey Wernick -- 30,000
Michael Greco -- 20,000

Table 2:

Osman Mustanoglu -- 55,000
Dinh Doat Le -- 110,000
Nicky Romanello -- 35,000
Robert Price -- 55,000
Neil Blatchley -- 115,000
Aaron Barry -- 115000
Greg Hunt -- 75,000
Steve Brown -- 35,000

Table 3:

James Akenhead -- 120,000
Trevor Reardon -- 30,000
James Williams -- 30,000
Senh Man Ung -- 45,000
Jack Powell -- 135,000
Stephen Holden -- 100,000
Matthew Roberts -- 70,000
Mark Bointon -- 35,000

Table 4:

Andy Miles -- 50,000
Sunny Chattha -- 160,000
Jerome Bradpiece -- 130,000
Farhad Kia -- 60,000
Graham Wheldon -- 30,000
Dan Carter -- 155,000
Dave Birdles -- 30,000
Martyn Cavanagh -- 50,000

Table 5:

David Johnson -- 45,000
Jim Reid -- 70,000
Jeff Hemmerman -- 45,000
David Jones -- 105,000
Joe Grech -- 110,000
Steve Chadwick -- 90,000
Derek Miller -- 145,000
John Eames -- 85,000

Neil (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1335) Blatchley (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1335) = Js Jd
Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) = Ahrt Qs

Board = Ad Kc 3d 8d 7s

Blatchley out.

That title will be heading back to london (again)

Ben Vinson is currently sharing his tales of woe with dad Alan on the rail, so it would appear he failed to recover from that aces hand.

Peter Arrigoni is also out, although he never quite got going today.

Karl Mahrenholz is out. With a raise to 7,500 and a call from Sunny Chattha, Mahenholz made his move with T-9 suited and pushed all in for 38,000. He didn't expect, however, Alan Stearn to over-call behind him with J-T. The original raiser folded, but Chattha called with pocket nines which held up to eliminate both players.

"I knew he was squeezing," claimed Stearn in the aftermath.

Josh Tyler just eliminated Tim Blake with pocket sixes versus A-K, six on the flop. He now has 135,000.

Apologies for the brisk post, poor connection means posts can take a few minutes to process, so I'm just trying to get up as much info as I can.

gl to Leknave and Rob Price

lol Stearnaments.

GOOD LUCK ROB PRICE

Looks like Toby Lewis is down to the felt with 10 or 15,000. Lewis pushed all in from late position for 51,000, and after a good two or three minutes, was looked up by Mickey Wernick.

Wernick = Ahrt Qh
Lewis = 6c 6d

Board = Js Kc Ad 3d 9s

The Word doubles through.

We're now on a 45 minutes break. Hopefully BlueSquare will plonk full chip counts in my inbox by the time I get back.  ;pokergods;

gl to Dave 'Wernick Jr' Jones.

omg jus got back from the Leeds game (weee), 77 v AA for Jones and he spikes, unbevb.

gogogogo LeKnave!!!

FYP

lol

good luck to martyn cavanagh
any more news how hes doing would be great thanks

Good Luck Jonesy!
(http://www.ijabba.com/jones.jpg)

hahahahahahah

lol so com

perfect. lololololol

Shuffle up and steal.

gl james,.sunny and leknave

Toby Lewis is out. He only had around 13,000 after his clash with Mickey Wernick, but it was Josh Tyler who picked up the pieces and finished him off.

Does it look like Chompy's stack might scrape into the cash or has it been eliminated?

Feast you eyes on these bad boys:

Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1799) Miller (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1799)   187600
Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938)   163500
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=183) Akenhead (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=183)   159900
Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86)   158900
Josh Tyler   152400
Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199)   151900
Joe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205) Grech (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205)   146400
Farhad Kia   145400
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2871) Trueick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2871)   143500
Jack (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2848) Powell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2848)   128400
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)   128200
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)   123100
Aaron (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1846) Barry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1846)   120400
Jim (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=599) Reid (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=599)   101900
Steve Chadwick   101000
Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) Holden (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804)   86700
Senh Man Ung   79500
Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283)   72800
Greg (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2790) Hunt (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2790)   64400
Matthew Roberts   60200
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)   53600
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)   49000
Osman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688) Mustanoglu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688)   48300
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)   46000
Robert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1124) Price (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1124)   45600
Andy Miles   45400
Michael Greco   37800
Jeff Hemmerman   37300
David Johnson   35800
Steve (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=412) Brown (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=412)   33700
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)   27000
Graham (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1803) Wheldon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1803)   21700
Mark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642) Bointon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642)   17100
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)   16500

Jeff Hemmerman is need of a magic sponge; he's been eliminated from today's event.

With Greg Hunt raising to 8,500 from the button, Mark Bointon decided to move all in on the big blind and swiftly slid his 35,000 stack over the line. Clearly not comfortable with the decision, and fully aware that if he were to call he'd only be left with 30,000, Hunt set up tent in the think tank for a good two or three minutes before making what appeared to be a very reluctant call.

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Bointon = Ks Qc
Hunt = Aspades Jh

Board = 8d 2d Kc 4c 2h

With his head resting on his knuckles, Hunt looked like a child who'd woken up to find that Santa had wrapped up human excrement and left it under the tree. Bointon, meanwhile, quietly raked in the 60,000 plus pot and posted his small blind. Next hand.

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Josh Tyler just updated is status on facebook as "life tilted", any idea what this could be referring to?

Forgot to wish Josh GL in this thread, hope it isn't too late!

Lol!

he'd win it in a canter if he was as good as he thought he was

Coming back off the break in fifth place with a mighty stack of 152,400, Josh Tyler will have been in confident mood, but in the space of just two or three hands, he found himself propping up the rail and wondering if life as a blogger would be a less stressful career path (I can confirm, it's not).

The man who threw the first punch was Senh Man Ung, his Kd Td on a 4d Qd Js 9h board leaving Tyler's Jh 9h in search of one of six outs. However, after the Qs river, it was Ung who took the pot, whilst Tyler could but shake his head in frustration and reconstruct a now depleted 80,000 stack.

A hand or two later, Tyler found himself in the small blind up against Stephen Holden in the big. Assuming their was preflop action of some kind, Holden led for 35,000 on a 9h Qc Td flop before snap-calling Tyler's all-in. On their backs, and it was Holden who boasted the lead with Ad Ac versus Ks Qs. The 4c turn and 8s river were close, but no cigar, and the pot went to the Brummie. After a quick chip count, it emerged that Holden had his man just about covered, meaning the Tyler had fallen off his roof.

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With 28 being paid, it is Michael Greco who has felt the full splash of the bubble, his A-K failing to hit against pocket tens. In fact, it was the latter that hit, spiking a third ten on the flop. I was going to throw a "duff, duff, duff" Greco's way as he left, but I don't think I'd be able to finish the update with someone beating me to death with my own leg.

Steve Brown is down to just a bowel of rice (well, if that bowel of rice cost 5,000). The action folded round to Greg Hunt in the small blind who pushed with Kd Jd, Brown called with Aspades 8d, but couldn't quite survive a dramatic 8s Qd 4h Ac Ts board. Ouch.

Steve Brown doubled up the next hand, fives versus A-7, five on the river.

any news on martyn cavanaghs chips
good luck to him!!!

Steve Holden deserves a result i know he not had one for a while and he is a quality guy

Congrats to Chompy on making the cash, I believe.

Any news on Jones stack?

We've lost David Johnson after a plucky battle. He sang his swan song with Kh Qs, but was unable to improve against Senh Man Ung's Ahrt Th on a 9s 7s 3h 4d 6d board.

+this

Table 1:

Mark (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642) Bointon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1642) -- 50,000
Osman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688) Mustanoglu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688) -- 40,000
Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) -- 165,000
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) -- 40,000
Robert (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1124) Price (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1124) -- 40,000
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) -- 50,000
Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2871) Trueick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2871) -- 175,000
Greg (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2790) Hunt (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2790) -- 50,000
Steve (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=412) Brown (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=412) -- 10,000

Table 4:

Aaron (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1846) Barry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1846) -- 120,000
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) -- 165,000
Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) -- 180,000
Farhad Kia -- 210,000
Jack (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2848) Powell (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2848) -- 60,000
Dan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=86) -- 120,000
James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=183) Akenhead (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=183) -- 140,000
Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) -- 65,000

Table 5:

Martino Libertini -- 55,000
Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) Holden (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) -- 170,000
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) -- 160,000
Senh Man Ung -- 150,000
Joe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205) Grech (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205) -- 230,000
Steve Chadwick (tbc) -- 110,000
Derek (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1799) Miller (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1799) -- 180,000
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) -- 90,000

Yes, bittersweet for Chompy. He's out now though; didn't even get a board.  :(

gogoogo Jones 160k, weeeee.

Greg Hunt (UTG) = Aspades Kh
Alan Trueick (big blind) = Jh Jd

Board = 8c Ac 4h Jc Th

Hunt gone, and probably mumbling a word that rhymes with his surname.

David Jones out!

gffdekjhgfdskljytrsflk;kljhgfd

Assuming that Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) Holden (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) raised it up preflop 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) called, the two players saw a 6c Jc Qh flop where Holden bet 17,000 and Jones flat-called. On the 2h river, Holden simply shoved all in, and Jones called.

Jones = Aspades Qc
Holden = Qs Qd

... with no card in the deck, our daydream believer was left drawing dead and rose from his seat before the Kc river was even dealt.

Remaining pots of gold:

1st = £88,150
2nd = £53,150
3rd = £35,500
4th = £23,200
5th = £17,150
6th = £14,150
7th = £11,150
8th = £8,150
9th = £6,000
10th = £4,500
11th = £3,750
12th = £3,000
13th = £3,000
14th = £2,250
15th = £2,250
16th = £2,250
17th = £2,250
18th = £2,250
19th = £2,250
20th = £2,250
21st = £2,250

£301,000 collected

Bad news about Chompy :(

Just caught up, great updates as usual :)

Steve Brown couldn't quite complete the miracle comeback. He exited several minutes back.

sighhhhh, what a ridic flop for Jones. fffffffs

ty for updates snoops

Martyn Cavanagh was a player who just missed out on the cash, pipped by Chompy who wasn't here. Cavanagh's demise came predominantly at the hands of Dana Carter who raised from the button; Cavanagh called in the small blind with A-J. Both checked the 4-4-J flop, and the eight turn, but it all went in on the six river, Carter lapping up the pot with A-4. Down to 17,000, Cavanagh then went out with A-J, again, versus pocket fives on a K-6-8-6-x board.

Senh Man Ung and Joe Grech saw a cheap Jd Td 8s flop in the small and big blind respectively. Joe Grech called a bet of 15,000, and both players checked the 7h turn. On the Qd river, Ung led for 30,000 and Grech folded.

Jerome Bradpiece raised to 10,500 from early postion, Trevor Reardon made it 30,000 and Bradpiece flat-called. On the 4d 5d Tc flop, all the chips flew in, Bradpiece in need of assitance with Qh Th versus Ahrt Ac. However, he's running well, and after the 7h turn, duly spiked two pair on the Qd river.

Ouch.

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Current chip leader and my new best friend, Stephen Holden -- 335,000

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Surviving better than Ray Mears in a Saw trap, Mark Bointon has doubled up for the umpteenth time, this time with A-Q versus the A-J of Dinh Doat Le. Bointon now on 75,000.

James Akenhead has just made a brave call for 40,000 with Td Ts on the river of a Kh 5d 6h 7d Jh board. Farhad Kia just shook his head and showed Ad Qs.

Osman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688) Mustanoglu (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=688) is becoming more difficult to get rid of than chewing gum on the sole of you shoe. On this occasion, he doubled through with threes versus kings and now possesses a stack of 75,000.

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Meanwhile, on the neighbouring table, Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) doubled up to 90,000 with pocket threes versus A-T.

sick for jones. Bang goes our drunken railing plan for tommorow.

They're going down to two tables now, but I did manage to get a few counts:

Stephen Holden -- 330,000
Senh Man Ung -- 200,000
Derek Miller -- 210,000
John Eames -- 115,000
Mark Bointon -- 70,000
Osman Mustanoglu -- 80,000
Dinh Doat Le -- 260,000
Jerome Bradpiece -- 230,000

18 remain.

Out in 19th was 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), his Jd Jh versus Joe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205) Grech (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=205)'s Ac Ks being teased by a Qc Js 4d Ts 2c board.

anyone from

akenhead
sunny
steve holden
mickey
john eames
jerome

one time

james or sunny ftw

:-(

Table 1:

Seat 1: Mark Bointon -- 65,000
Seat 2: Osman Mustanoglu -- 80,000
Seat 3: Dinh Doat Le -- 165,000
Seat 4: Nicky Romanello -- 50,000
Seat 5: Jerome Bradpiece -- 190,000
Seat 6: Joe Grech -- 275,000
Seat 7: Alan Trueick -- 120,000
Seat 8: Senh Man Ung -- 210,000
Seat 9: John Eames

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Table 4:

Seat 1: Aaron Barry -- 165,000
Seat 2: Sunny Chattha -- 90,000
Seat 3: Derek Miller -- 185,000
Seat 4: Farhad Kia -- 135,000
Seat 5: Stephen Holden -- 335,000
Seat 6: Stephen Chadwick -- 80,000
Seat 7: Dan Carter -- 90,000
Seat 8: James Akenhead -- 310,000
Seat 9: Mickey Wernick -- 140,000

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Players are now on a ten minute break.

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We're back. Three more levels or nine more exits. Which one would you hedge your bets on?

Chip counts at the start of the level:

James Akenhead   394700
Stephen Holden   341600
Joe Grech   284900
Senh Man Ung   260900
Alan Trueick   252200
Jerome Bradpiece   201300
Dinh Doat Le   189800
Derek Miller   183600
Aaron Barry   161300
Farhad Kia   145900
Mickey Wernick   117500
John Eames   115000
Sunny Chattha   84700
Osman Mustanoglu   79100
Steve Chadwick   73200
Dan Carter   70800
Mark Bointon   64500
Nicky Romanello   51000

Mark Bointon = Aspades Ks
Joe Grech = 4d 4s

Board = Ahrt 2c 6d 8s Kh

Bointon doubles through.

James , Sunny and Jerome are the class of the field.

Stephen Chadwick has doubled through courtesy of Farhad Kia, all in with Ad Aspades versus Kd Qd on a Td 8s 8d flop. 7h turn, 2h river.

And just as quickly as he wins them, he see them go sailing away. With Stephen Chadwick raising to 20,000 under-the-gun, the action folded round to Stephen Holden who put a chip on his cards, paused, and reraised the original raiser all in. Without too much hesitation, Chadwick called.

Chadwick = Ac Js
Holden = Ad Kh

Board = Th 6c 2d Ts 3c

Holden closes regains the chip lead.

Out in 17th is Nicky Romanello, the short-stacked Welshman pushing all in with A-7 suited, but being looked up by the pocket jacks of Alan Trueick. Improvement, but not enough, on a rainbow T-T-7-6-5 board.

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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) has doubled up off chip leader Stephen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804) Holden (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=804). On a Js 3h 8c, he check-raised Holden's 60,000 bet all in for just another 60,000 more. Holden didn't like it, and after a pause, made the reluctant call.

Holden = Ad 8h
Chattha = Qd Jd

Chattha really wanted this, you could just tell. He rose from his seat, all tense, and held his breath as the 4s turn hit the felt. On the 6s river, he clenched both fists and one-inch-punched the air in silence before retaking his seat.

"Go on, my son," shouted Karl (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227) Mahrenholz (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=227) from the rail, although I can confirm that they are not related in any form.

At the same time, John Eames departed from the other table. Unfortunately, I didn't see the hand. Argh, the downside of going solo. The upside? Not listening to Floppy's snoring.  ;sleep;

Sunny Chattha now has just shy of 300,000.

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Table 1:

Seat 1: Mark Bointon -- 75,000
Seat 2: Osman Mustanoglu -- 75,000
Seat 3: Dinh Doat Le -- 160,000
Seat 5: Jerome Bradpiece -- 285,000
Seat 6: Joe Grech -- 275,000
Seat 7: Alan Trueick -- 240,000
Seat 8: Senh Man Ung -- 295,000

Table 4:

Seat 1: Aaron Barry -- 105,000
Seat 2: Sunny Chattha -- 295,000
Seat 3: Derek Miller -- 175,000
Seat 4: Farhad Kia -- 110,000
Seat 5: Stephen Holden -- 320,000
Seat 7: Dan Carter -- 65,000
Seat 8: James Akenhead -- 360,000
Seat 9: Mickey Wernick -- 100,000

The players are showing no signs of fatigue or mardy-mustardness.

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Dan Carter is out in 15th. He pushed from the button with 9-6, but Mickey Wernick picked up queens in the big blind and made the easy call. 7-3-8 flop was about as good at gets, and, in fact, got, the three turn and four river stubbornly refusing to supply Carter with the straight.

Bogus, unlucky Dan...

Cold deck for 'Knave earlier :(

Would like Mickey to take this one down now!

On Table 1, Osman Mustanglu raised to 18,000 in the cut-off, only for Dinh Doat Le to push all in for around 135,000 from the button. The action ground to a halt on Joe Grech in the big blind who dwelt for what felt like an age (I'm sure I was clean shaven this morning). "I want you, and him, to call. I wanna treble up," said Le confidently. "You have tens? Jacks? Call me." Grech constructed the correct amount and slid it towards the line, but put on the brakes at the last second. "It's getting closer," observed Grech. "Call me," repeated Le. In the end, both Grech and Mustanogl folded, the latter showing an ace in the hole.

gogogogogo Sunny!!!!

Derek Miller has just take two pots away from James Akenhead. Akenhead made a standard preflop raise on both. On the first, Miller came over the top with pocket jacks; Akenhead folded. On the second, Miller just flat called from the button, before raising Akenhead continue bet all in on a 4c 3c 3d flop. Akenhead showed 5c 5s; Miller had Ac Jc.

Akenhead drops to 330,000.

Table 1:

Seat 1: Mark Bointon -- 75,000
Seat 2: Osman Mustanoglu -- 70,000
Seat 3: Dinh Doat Le -- 150,000
Seat 5: Jerome Bradpiece -- 310,000
Seat 6: Joe Grech -- 220,000
Seat 7: Alan Trueick -- 335,000
Seat 8: Senh Man Ung -- 225,000

Table 4:

Seat 1: Aaron Barry -- 110,000
Seat 2: Sunny Chattha -- 210,000
Seat 3: Derek Miller -- 255,000
Seat 4: Farhad Kia -- 60,000
Seat 5: Stephen Holden -- 380,000
Seat 8: James Akenhead -- 330,000
Seat 9: Mickey Wernick -- 135,000

Farhad Kia pushed all in in early position for around 60,000. Sunny Chattha called in the big blind. "I've only looked at one," confessed Kia as he flipped over Aspades Tc. Chattha tabled 7c 7h. A clinical 2c Qh 5c 7d 2h board later, and Kia is out in 14th place.

Play has slowed down and it's uncertain whether we'll make our final table by the end of day's play, which is 90 minutes away.

James Akenhead made a standard raise from the cut-off, Aaron Barry pushed all in from the small blind, and, after a brief pause, Akenhead threw in the extra 75,000.

Akenhead = Qs Td
Barry = Qs Td

Board = Kc Ks 4c 4h 8c

Barry doubles up to 200,000, and the collective shoulders of the media drop.

Looks like James Akenhead is down to just over 250,000.

Stewards !!

ty for the support. ship another hendonmob flag + live mincash yo.

v com pic tractor, A+.

After a dogged performance that would make a spider in the loo like he hadn't got his swimming badge, Mark Bointon has finally met his match in Alan Trueick, or, more accurately, Alan Trueick and the Poker Gods. All in with Aspades Kh, Bointon was in great shape against Trueick's Ad Qd, but a 5d 8s Jd Kd Qc board soon changed that and sent Bointon boinging towards the rail. Trueick to form, Alan takes down another pot and now has 420,000. He could well be the dark horse for this event. (For the avoidance of doubt, in no way do I mean that he resembles a horse, in any form.)

I join the action on the Ahrt Th Js flop, Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) facing a bet from Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938). Bradpiece knows that if he calls, he's probably going to have to call the rest on the turn, so after he made his decision, announced raise and put his foe all in. Doat Le rose from his seat abruptly and confidently waved his hand forward. "Call!"

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Le = Ac Qc
Bradpiece = Kc Td

Turn = 8c
River = 3s

A misstep from Bradpiece, and his expression says it all, his cheeks blown out as he shakes his head in frustration. He sinks to 205,000.

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Thanks to whomever's pocket tens allowed my bowel of rice to stumble into the money.
Thanks also to everyone for all the good-will messages, much appreciated.
Good to see David Johnson make the money too, top player and a top man to boot.
Like to see S.Holden take this one down, nice guy and plays the game the way it should be played.

No Turkish delight this time for Osman Mustanoglu. After nurturing a short-stack since losing the mammoth aces versus queens hand to Joe Grech earlier on in the day, he found the same man braced to seal his fate. All in on a 3d 2h Js flop with 7h 7d, Mustanoglu was in piping hot water against Grech's Ad Jd, and after a 6d turn and 6s river, he was gone in 12th.

Meanwhile, Mickey Wernick doubled through off James Akenhead on the other table with 9-9 versus A-2.

We're now on a ten minute break, so hopefully chip counts to come shortly.

Righteo, we're underway, and, whether we reach our final table or not, this will be the final level of the night.

Alan Trueick   446000
Joe Grech   399000
Sunny Chattha   375000
Stephen Holden   290150
Derek Miller   273000
James Akenhead   252000
Dinh Doat Le   243500
Jerome Bradpiece   203000
Mickey Wernick   198500
Aaron Barry   184500
Senh Man Ung   164500

We are now hand-for-hand after losing Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) in 11th. After Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) had made it 35,000 from under-the-gun, Bradpiece reraised all in and Le called, in the abrupt, confident manner that we have become accustomed to.

Le = Js Jc
Bradpiece = Ac Qc

As a third knave hit the 5d Jh Qs flop, Le leapt into the air and slammed his fist onto the table. "No queen!" he demanded, and the dealer duly obliged, laying a raggy 5s onto the felt. A Jd on the river for bonus quads received a further cheer as Le celebrated with friend Lam (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=241) Trinh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=241) on the rail. "Yes!" he eclaimed in delight.

Meanwhile, Jerome (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) Bradpiece (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=199) appeared stunned, his feet seemingly glued to the ground as his eyes remained fixated on the felt. Even when Le went over to shake his hand, Bradpiece was still motionless, his mouth slightly ajar.

Eventually, Bradpiece made his way out of the cardroom, slightly fatigued after a hard, but, in his eyes for sure, fruitless day's work and understandably gutted not only to have missed out on the final table, but also the chance of emulating his achievement from two years ago.

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Dinh Doat Le now has 365,000 as a result of that hand.

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With the board reading 3d Js Jd, Stephen Holden bet 80,000, Aaron Barry pushed all in, and Holden called the additional 70,500.

Holden = Td 7d
Barry = Js Qc

Turn = 4c
River = Qd

For a moment there, Barry thought he'd been Melivinned, but as soon as he realised that the pot was his, he slammed the table in ecstasy.

Double up for Barry.

After boasting the chip lead not too long ago, Stephen Holden is now your current short-stack, and consequently most likely bubbleboy with 65,000.

Drama here in Walsall. With exit holes pulsating rapidly and palms sweating profusely, it's two big stacks who clash to supply us with an unexpected all-in! As quick as a flash, 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) and Dinh Do Le find all their chips splattered across the felt.

Chattha = Ahrt Ac
Le = Kc Kd

Board = 6h Qc 3d Qh 4s

They're counting Le chips as I write. If he's not out, he certainly crippled.

Ship it to Sunny one time! He's due one

Well, he was crippled, and on the very next hand, Dinh Doat (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2938) moves all in against 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) with T-6 versus T-7, but the board comes 5-A-Q-5-2 for a split pot. Le survives.

great updates snoopy thanks beer 4 u next weekend at dtd

june how many mad dimez does sunny have now? glgl to him.

After what was by far the biggest pot of the tournament, Dinh Doat Le is your new short-stack with 60,000, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Sunny Chattha is your new chip leader with what must be around the 850,000 mark. He should be safe for a spot on the final table now,

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Dinh Doat Le is the bubble. Details and picture to come...

This.

It's strange, in some ways, Dinh Doat Le could be described as very cocky, but, at the same time, you can't help but admire his bravado. Under-the-gun and with the blinds about to hit, Le picked up his two remaining stack in each hand and confidently threw them across the line. "All-in!" he exclaimed, and is proud that he was all in and wanting to make sure everyone knew. "Call me, everyone," he dared, "double me up," perhaps not spotting the lack of logic in his statement.

With the action folded around to Sunny Chattha in the big blind, the current chip leader took one look at his hand, scrunched his face and made the call.

Chattha = Qs 9c
Le = 8c 8h

Board = 3c Qh 5c Ahrt 5c

And with that, a buoyant and charismatic character had departed, and we had our final nine.

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Chip counts to come surely. I can smell them they are so close.

I was right, I can taste them now.

Sunny Chattha - 909,000
Alan Trueick -- 464,500
Aaron Barry -- 392,500
Joe Grech -- 357,500
John Miller -- 311,500
Mickey Wernick -- 210,500
James Akenhead -- 194,000
Senh Man Ung -- 130,500
Stephen Holden -- 64,500

Well, that's your lot from me afraid, but what a three days it's been. Although I've been solo for the majority of it, I have to confess, this year's Walsall GUKPT may have been the most hectic, action packed leg I've attended. Every time I sat down there seemed to be an exit or a double up, and failing that, some entertaining banter, predominantly with Paul (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=334) Parker (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=334) or Josh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1544) Tyler (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1544) at the centre. On a similar note, it's been great to see a talented 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) make the final table (I agree, he's due a big 'un), as well as Mickey (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) Wernick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=283) who showcased glimpses of old by grinding his way onto the final table - good luck to both. But don't count out the other seven, they're a lively, dangerous bunch, so there should be plenty of fireworks tomorrow. I'll certainly be interested to see who manages to get their greasy paws on that highly sought out trophy.

Many thanks to the Grosvenor and BlueSquare for their hospitality, Fran who helped me out for the first few levels of Day 1a and, of course, Chompy who sponsored the update and made it all possible. Just in case this is my last update for blonde, I'd finally like to say thank you to the readers of the thread and any of you who complimented the coverage. Many thanks, it didn't go unnoticed.

So, on that note, there's just one thing left to say...

 ;stickaforkinme;

Great updates.

  Many thanks.   :)up

Great updates snoops. followed them all the way through.

Thanks.

Another good day Snoops, thanks as ever.

Mike

Cheers Snoops, surely not your last?

oh and thanks to chompy, a class apart to the sicilian for sponsoring the updates.

GL to Sunny and Mickey, after Sunny made a sick and great call down on me in the 3rd hand of the day for a 60k pot with top pair on a 4 card flush board, all the best mate well played! Also hope Mickey does well top bloke been playing really well in the last few events I've played with him in!

James Williams

Good luck mickey take it down mate

Why would this be your last snoops?....... please don't leave us!

Such a sick call- was pretty much insta too!

GL Sunny and James tomorrow - both played class today, even if Sunny did knock me out :@ Sunny now has the most cashes of any player in the GUKPT main events - about time he took one down...

Line of the day from Mickey - "I played with Stu Ungar a few times but James makes him look like an arse".

Finally a special wp to Alan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1315) Stearn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1315). gg my life.

Sigh at how unlucky knave was,hope aikenhead wins it gl

yer he was soooooooooooo unlucky lol when u cracked my bros aces when he had had 7's i feel for him!!!!!!!!!

Sunny Chattha is going to win it before 8pm he is a sick player but never seems to run good in these events...he has all my support tomorrow!

Soul owned imo.

Great coverage, lovin it.

edge of your seat stuff !! n updates   ;D

Great updates Snoopy.

The way I read it no update of Final Table planned?

unlucky dan carter but well played mate.well done too nicholas romanello. Ahrt Ac

Lol indeed, apologies for that. I seem to run ok with underpairs.

Best of luck in the final Sunny, hope you take it down

That is correct, Simon.

The arrangement was fpr Thursday, Friday & Saturday only.

just caught up with the updates - great stuff as always snoops!  ;tightend;

Top updates as always!

Good luck to Sunny and James  ;goodluck;

great updates and a very strong line up for the final!

I'd miss these updates should they disappear and sure a lot of others would too.
I'm happy to co-sponsor for the rest of the year (seven more, exc the summer series), if one, two or three others fancy joining me?
Send me a PM if so...

congrats on making the money anyway!!

Went deeper by not playing imo - smart tactics

LOL, I agree imo. It's the future of poker, gamble on day 1 and then don't turn up on day 2

Great update Sloppy, I'd really miss these were they to cease.

Fantastic piece of philanthropy from Chompy  ;tightend;

 Snoops.......fantastic solo effort. ;applause; ;applause; ;tightend; ;tightend;

gl mickey, grind it down m8

mickey's already out m8. went in 6th

Trueick gone 4 left

Joe Grech calls my all-in thinkin I'm weak. My 77 is called by his KJos and he rivers the K doubling his satck and making me shortstack. A few hands later Grech makes up the bb and I check holding 10 8 the flop comes 2 4 10 he checks, I all-in he calls with A4 and I'm looking good to be back in contention, but 'RiverAsUsual' comes an ace.

I'm out 4th for £23k.

that was so unlucky, great effort though John

John/Derek,

There's a tale behind that Call with K-J.....

You had shoved quite a lot with small/medium pairs, got them all through, & then SHOWN THE HANDS.

Which, Joe told me, is why he made that Call with K-J.

The A-4 was a bit of a purler, to be fair!

You were unlucky, but it's all part & parcel of poker.

Personally, I'd say cashing for £23k was pretty lucky!

But well done on a great performance, & it was particularly pleasing to see how you handled yourself at Walsall, after last month's shennanigans, (not by you!).

It was a pleasure to meet you.

Gotta say I was wondering why you were showing hands when getting a raise through.