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Evening All :)

I know this is a little "last minute" but Claire is heading off to Nottingham this weekend for the DTD 3-2-1 weekend which as things stand at the moment is out of my bankroll limits. I attempted to try and win a seat in last nights €20 rebuy online but because of problems depositing with my debit card only had enough for the buy in which lasted all of 10 minutes :( Therefore i'm posting on here to see if there would be any interest in a "live" monkey staking :)

I'd be looking to sell 10 x 7% shares for £33 each (or $50 if you prefer a stars transfer) - so if the first prize ends up being £30000 then each £33 share would be worth £2100 if i were fortunate enough to win ;D

To be honest i haven't played that much live recently, i have played the main event at DTD 4 times and twice have made Day 2 with my last main event outing resulting in a 5th place finish for just short of £2k. My last visit to DTD was in January when i accompanied Claire who was playing the main event, I played the Friday £75 and Saturday £50 making back to back final tables.

Will sell the shares on a first come first serve basis so if anyone is interested then please either post on the thread or send me a PM :)up

as it's you, I'll have 7% please!

most certainly - and how would you like to pay?  ::)

3 shares sold so far - 7 left

ooh I get a choice?  I'll buy you a nandos.

they've started selling banana burgers?  :dontask:

Matt i'll take14% will ship you $100 on stars.

So com

5 shares sold - 5 shares still available :)

I'll take 7%, give you the money on Saturday when I am there if thats ok?

Matt,

If there's any left I will take 14%.
Will be there on Sat. for the cash if that's ok.

8 shares sold - just two more shares remaining :)

7% share please..ok to transfer on PokerStars?

no problem squire - its matt674 (ruislip) on stars

So who wants the lucky last share? :)

Shipped $50 glglgl

me please!.. still left?

all shares sold tyvm :)up

problems buying in online so am going to the club saturday asap and paying cash over the counter - hopefully if it has sold out then i'll still get in as an alternate :)

sent - hope you come 2nd! :-
gl

15th of 100 going into day 2 with 50200 in chips going into level 10 (600/1200 ante 100). Average stack is 30k with 27 being paid.

Uneventful first few levels, managed to get off to a steady start flopping a set with  3s 3h during level one but only taking down about 1500 chips to mean that spent the first few levels slightly above starting stack. Got AA just the once but didnt get much action and then just before the first break limped into a pot from early position with  Js Ts. There was a small raise that was called by the BB so went along for the ride. Flop wasn't a great one, something like  3h 5s 8c, it was checked to the original raiser who checked. I liked the  9s turn and it was then that the BB put in a 800 bet, i called and original raiser called. River  Aspades and BB checked so i made a bet of 1700 which was called by the original raiser (leaving just 1500 back) and the BB passed. I turned up the flush and he mucked AA face up - weeeeee for free turn card and no reraise on the turn.

This meant taking just over 15000 into the first break then caught a lucky break. Lucy Rokash limped into a pot which is then raised by the cut off. I look down in my BB to find  Aspades Ac. Its only 450 to call with 1000 in pot already, i don't want to limp because then i price Lucy into calling and then end up 3 way out of position so i make it 2000 to go. Lucy passes and then initial raiser makes it 5000 to go. Now i know he has a big pair or AK so as he only had about 6000 left i know he's pot commited so just reraise all in preflop. He takes a while to make a decision but eventually calls and turns up  Kh Kd - no K and no 4-flush and i'm sitting comfortable on just short of 30k.

Shortly after that we move to 100/200 and i raise up with AK, a short stack pushes all in after me with 99, i make the call and hit the K on the turn to take my stack just over 35k. Not much happened then for the next level or so and just before the 2nd break i am sitting with about 38k. I get 10's in mid position and raise to 1200 (150/300 ante 25) which is called in one spot. Flop comes  Kd 7d 7c. I'm first to speak and fire in a pot size bet of about 2800, he thinks then announces all in. I know at this point i'm beat but its costing me about 3000 into a pot of 15000. If i have less chips then i probably pass but because i know that by calling it isn't going to hurt my stack much then i announce call reluctantly. He turns over  Ks Qc so i need a 10 or running diamonds for the pot - next card  Tc and my stack grows to about 45k. Took a few more pots towards the end of the level and made the 2nd break with about 48k in chips

Not much happened during the third hour. Had been having problems with a bit of jungle fever during the past few days so decided to take it easy during the last levels as at times (and with it being about 2am) i was struggling to concentrate. Managed to get stack up to about 53k taking down some uncontested pots but then last few orbits never picked up anything worth playing so finished the day on 50200. Feeling a lot better now so hopefully (especially after my free lunch for making day two :)up) will be refreshed and ready to make an assault on the £29000+ first prize :)

so much for feeling refreshed and ready - wished i'd spent the first hour of the restart in bed :(

Lost two early races when getting short stacks to call all in when i had the best hand, first off i lose 8k when my 99 loses to AJ when A appears on turn then another 11k when i reraise a player all in with 88 and he makes the call with KQ o/s

Still sitting on 28k which is just slightly below average but at 600/1200 is still comfortable there is a raise preflop to 6200 by a player who has just doubled up reraising all in with AJ vs QQ so when he raises big very next hand and i look down to find KK on the button i decide just to flat call and let him lead out on the flop. When it came 763 rainbow i liked my chances and when he pushed all in instantly i thought my KK was miles ahead of his 1010/JJ - Unfortunately it wasn't ahead of his AA and my 28k went sailing in someone elses direction leaving me standing on the rail.

Thanks to all those who took the chance on staking me and apologies that i couldn't get a draw having got into a decent position at the end of day one

Good effort Matt - obv. just v.unlucky.
Thank you for the reports / updates.

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ul mate - good luck next time!