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From midday today 20 play to 9

End of Day Chip Counts

Alban Juen       5,265,000   
Nick Hicks       4,785,000   
Pete Linton       4,515,000   
Jakub Michalak       3,475,000   
Xavier el fassy       2,770,000   
Gwendoline Janot    2,470,000   
Leigh Wiltshire       2,310,000
Florian Hoeller       2,030,000   
Jean Miguel Lacerda    1,735,000
Dave Ulliott       1,700,000
Leon Louis       1,600,500   
Freddy Deeb       1,485,000   
Praz Bansi       1,065,000   
Ferhad Seyadi       1,010,000   
Jerome Brion       900,000   
Julian Gardner       800,000   
Bassam Elia            760,000   
Giuseppe Stagno    710,000
Neil Benardout       590,000   
James Sullivan       355,000

25-50k blinds

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000
7 €52 000
8 €37 000
9 €26 520
10-12 €19 000
13-15 €14 000
16-18 €10 500
19-27 €7 950

So who are the final 20?

It's time for some biographies.

Alban Juen 5,265,000
Career Live Earnings $138,563

Alban is from Lyon in France. The bulk of his earnings are made up by a 61st place finish in the WSOP Main event last year. Alban was the Online chip leader coming into the live stages of the ISPT and has remained at or near the top of the chip counts since. Which led us bloggers to ponder yesterday. When was the last time in a major multi-day live comp that the chip leader at the end of Day One won it?  

Alban is a quiet chap, and was undemonstrative for days and days. In the latter part of yesterday his character began to come out though as he conversed with other players, smiled and generally seemed to relax.


Nick Hicks       4,785,000
Career Live Earnings $197,737
blonde: redbull

Nick is one of the most popular of the DTD regulars, where he has been a fixture in the cash and tournaments since it opened. Not usually blessed with the best of luck deep in major tournaments one of his main strengths is a teak tough temperament at the table. Took the chip lead yesterday with Aces against Kings with 28 left and only was overtaken right near the end.

I was chatting with a senior member of DTD staff yesterday as we walked the floor. The staff member looked at who was left and said "Nick Hicks. Would love him to win it. He is complete class" That just about says it all.

Pete Linton       4,515,000  
Career Live Earnings $311,091
blonde: PLinton

Another DTD regular, and undoubtedly a huge talent. Its fair to say I think that Pete has had his controversial moments in poker. The talent he has undoubtedly allied with some questionable decision making in certain spots. He has also had a tendency to squander that talent on only half-hearted effort in some minor competitions.

However, with his breakthrough result, 2nd in WPT National Marbella last year confirming what we all knew in terms of his ability, those instances of questionable effort have been fewer and what has been clear is that throughout this event he has been focussed as I have never seen him before. In that mood, he can be virtually unplayable.

Jakub Michalak       3,475,000
Career Live Earnings $175,463

Jakub is from Sopot in Poland. Sopot is a major health-spa and tourist resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 515.5 metres, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. Thanks for that Jakub.

Jakub's major live results include two EPT side event final tables and a final in the IPT Main at San Remo. I am told he is known as "Olorionek" online and that will be familiar to many people.

Another quiet man, all business and efficiency.

Xavier el fassy       2,770,000
Career Live Earnings $30,947

Xavier is a French extrovert. All expression, speechplay and a huge enjoyment of the game. He was wearing a superman T-Shirt yesterday. Nothing wrong with that. Over it he was wearing a Superman Hoodie. Only several occasions, as he doubled his way back via several all in flips he would exclaim "I am like a Phoenix back from the dead". I resisted the temptation to light a fire under his chair to correct his metaphor.

From what I can see, a hugely likeable man, and win or lose will enjoy every minute

Gwendoline Janot    2,470,000  
Career Live Earnings n/a

French lady Gwendolen is inscrutable. I tried hard to find a change in expression over three days, but tried in vain. She was short-stacked with 50-60 yesterday, won with Jacks against Tens and immediately was in no trouble exhibiting patience and a slow measured style that could well see her reach the final stages here. No signs of any mistakes whatsover that I have seen

Leigh Wiltshire       2,310,000
Career Live Earnings $4,808
blonde: Pawprint
 
Well now. From 2006-2012 Leigh and I must have worked 50-60 events together as organisers and updaters at APATs. He has also updated for blonde occasionally too. Now, he's going to win a million. I'm receipting for car park tickets ;)

Leigh is a fantastic guy that obviously I have got to know well. A self employed accountant from near Bournemouth, an ardent Manchester United fan (from Bournemouth, it figures) and Wales rugby fan and Dad to three rescue Chocolate Labradors with his partner Jen who runs the Labrador Rescue Trust.

Leigh is, as we all knew, an accomplished player but has spent far more time improving the lot of recreational poker players through organising than he has playing. Universally respected for the huge effort he has put in for many others within APAT, which has introduced inordinate amounts of players to the live game since 2006 and there would be no more popular winner and would be a fitting reward for years of selfless hard work within UK poker.

Florian Hoeller       2,030,000    
Career Live Earnings $7,603

Florian is from Austria, and has been in then top half of the standings from early yesterday. florian has one WSOP Cash in a $1000 event, one cash in Austrian and my task for today, find out more about Florian!

Jean Miguel Lacerda    1,735,000
Career Live Earnings n/a

Lacerda is a Portugese player who won a big flip yesterday with 50 left to go to an above average stack. He won the flip, broke into a huge smile, sat down and the smile virtually never left after that point. "I no speak English. French, Spanish or Portugese" he said to me when I went on a fact finding mission. In broken Franglais I established that he was an online qualifier through a European site, lives in France is half French. I didn't do too badly really.

David Ulliott  1,700,000
Career Live Earnings $6,017,402

One of THE iconic UK poker players, who became known to many of us through Late Night Poker in the late 1990s,a profile cemented when he won WPT Tunica a few years later and we all watched on the Mike Sexton/Vince Van Patten shows at the time.

I think its fair to say that in terms of tournament reputation Devilfish suffered a fallow period from 2010 onwards, as results and sponsorship flowed towards the talented youngsters taking all before them such as Jake Cody but just quietly Devilfish has been on the comeback trail in the last nine months.

Why would that be? Well I don't know but I have noticed a change in Devilfish. Behind the bravado and the braggadocio I think there's always been quite a shy man. Whereas two years ago you'd rock up at a festival circuit bar and here Devilfish hold court with stories of a barely legal colourful life, in between turns on the karaoke doing "love me tender" these days when you do the same Dave is far more likely to want to show you pictures of his 8 month old daughter and tell you about life at home in Hull

I postulate that such a change in mood is not unconnected with a pick up in results.

Leon Louis       1,600,500  
Career Live Earnings $120,824

A fixture on the London scene at the gutshot (RIP), Fox (RIP), Reigate etc, I recall that Leon is an Online Heads Up specialist and a huge winner in that format. A GUKPT winner and runner up in the 2010 World Heads Up Championship he has been below average for a day and a half and in undemonstrative fashion has hung in there to remain in the mix going into Day Five

Freddy Deeb       1,485,000  
Carreer Live Earnings $8,122,100

Freddy emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19. Deeb was attending Utah State University when civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975. He lost contact with his parents (who had been sending him money to support his education) for two years. Deeb was unable to gain employment due to the restrictions of his student visa, so he began gambling. Deeb was forced to leave his education, just 12 credits away from graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Since then he has two WSOP bracelets and 28 cashes, two WPT titles, five finals and 12 cashes and three EPT cashes including a final.

On June 29, 2007 Deeb won the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2007 World Series of Poker winning $2,276,832. During five-handed play, Deeb was down to his last $365,000 in chips, but managed to recover and win the WSOP bracelet. Deeb said that he did not appreciate his first bracelet because he did not recognize what it meant. “But this one – it means everything to me. These are the toughest players in the world. It has the highest buy-in. Except for the $10,000 buy-in (Main Event), this is the bracelet that means the most of any of them

Familiar on our TV screens from High Stakes Poker Deeb is a well known face to many of us. In person he can be acerbic and belligerent, but is clearly a heck of a player

Praz Bansi       1,065,000  
Career Live Earnings $2,665,803

Another hugely popular player, Praz is a double WSOP Bracelet winner and part of The Hit Squad that took UK poker by storm from 2008 with Karl, James Akenhead and the Chatthas. Praz won the inaugural GUKPT in Bolton and subsequently a second GUKPT in London

Shy, softly spoken and understated Praz is a phenomenal talent who plays less volume on the live scene these days, and he is I believe big into sports betting these days. In this event he has been under average for most of yesterday and kept his 20-25x bb stack intact without a showdown. A different side to the chipped up laggy player his style is known for

On Saturday I was talking to a member of the media near Praz. He turned to me and said "Poker is a game we all play and one day we'll all wake up and all the monies will be in front of this little guy with the cap askew..." He thinks he's that good.

Ferhad Seyadi       1,010,000  
Career Live Earnings $0

I was stunned yesteday. Mr Seyadi turned to me three tables out and said "This is my first ever poker torunament". I looked surprised "No really" he said "I am a cash game player at the Palm Beach, playing my first ever torunament"

Which was a bit of a shocker, in a nice way. Easy game huh?

Jerome Brion       900,000
Career Live Earnings n/a

Jerome is a twenty something Frenchamn who qualified online. Was a top three stack yesterday at times before running into chip leader Alban Juan. Quiet, unassuming and undemonstrative.

Julian Gardner       800,000    
Career Live Earnings $ 2,545,096

Much like Praz, Julian grouns 20-25x bb for most of yesterday. Mancunian Julian finished runner up in the WSOP Main to Robert Varkonyi in 2002, the year before Moneymaker. Two years later, and no doubt that second place finish leads to all sorts of different avenues for Julian

I said on Saturday that when Julian speaks I instantly wonder if he should have been the sixth member of Oasis, an Inspiral Carpet or dancing next to Bez in the Happy Mondays. He has been a fixture, and a survivor on the European Tournament scene since 1995-96. Obviously a superb talent, and more evidence of the abilities of established "older" pros in these large scale events

Bassam Elia            760,000 
Career Live Earnings n/a

He's French. Now then how to spin absolutely no knowledge at all out over a couple of lines so that those are speed reading do not realise that I am on a multi-street bluff that I am sincerely hoping will not be called. I repeat, he's French. Next.....

Giuseppe Stagno    710,000
Career Live Earnings n/a

Italian Giuseppe has been under average chips for two days now, and has sat directly out of position to a three bet shoving Praz Bansi for six levels. Not the easiest spot or easiest stack to play. Yet here he is, thanks to two successful races that kept him at 15-20x bb throughout the latter stages of yesterday.

Neil Benardout       590,000   
Career Live Earnings $ 7,003   

French name, french look. Talks and is very English! Neil was chip leader four levels ago, but is another to have lost out to the juggernaut that is Alban Juan yesterday. Neil is from London, and has two cashes, one at the Vic, one in UKIPT Nottingham a year ago

James Sullivan       355,000
Career Earnings $ 42,507   

James I recognise from the London scene. he is a regular at Genting's Palm Beach, where he frequents their Monday night big game in which he finished second for over £10,000 in February.

Has loved every minute of this, a broad smile at all times. I followed him into the car park this morning. Drives a duck egg blue convertible BMW 7 Series, brand new. I don't. As he turned in, he stopped, gave the attendant a huge handshake, told him he'd made the final 20 and the attendant beamed at him back.

Well said  :)up

Best of luck Leigh, no matter what happens from this moment onwards, you have done yourself proud and such a fantastic achievement, now go take it down we are all rooting for you

Wow, not been looking at this at all. GL to Pete and Nick, good to see some of the old gala crew doing well  :)up

The kids got unbelievable tekkers!!!!

GL BLONDES!!!!!!!

Tighty, I'm yet to comment until now.....but it's been an epic effort from yourself, Adam, and all others who have helped along the way. As an avid viewer, thank you.

Re: funking for those left in, would imagine my loyalties are obvious, but I dare not say anything for fear of the bok. Get it done chaps. God speed.

It's Eng-er-lund all the way, as long as it doesn't go to penalties.

+1 to wishing Leigh good luck and I also want to say the updates are fantastic. Too often you wait five minutes and hit F5 only for nothing new to appear, but with this event there are frequent interesting and amusing updates. It helps me through the working day.

awesome profile write-ups tighty, more :)

think linton could take this, rooting for leigh though after briefly speaking to him on the saturday in the APAT tent, what a really nice chap!

Good luck Nick,Leigh and The Long One.

GL Nick and Linton!

Redbull might like an event being won by redbull?

Good luck Nick and Plintonio, GET ALL THE BANANAS

Been following from the start and the updates have been superb, well done Rich and the team.

I am in awe of Rob Yong and his team for taking on this venture and providing what has obviously been a fantastic experience for all those attending.

It pains me to read that Rob has had to add €600,000 to the first prize, but from the start he knew he was on a gamble!!!

I have followed the DTD journey with interest from the start and it doesn't need me to remind people just how much Rob has done for poker in the UK over the last few years... and now comes the bit where I am dreaming.....

dreams rarely come true but how I would love one of the DTD regulars to take this down (I dont know any personally) turn around to Rob and say" thank you for giving us the opportunity, I am happy to win €400,000 and I would like you to keep the €600,000"!!!!

it's ONLY a dream but.........

glgl Pete and Nick

Would like to see Leon Louis make the final too, plays as 'Flippetyflop' on stars.

Don't know Leigh however reading that seems very hard not to root for him. Very best if luck to him today, sure hell have a lot if support and would be a great story. Good luck to Nick too - again, don't know him well but on the few times we've net seems a lovely guy an fellow staking board man.

And the fish - want an you say. Sort of think Tightys on to something. The strories at still there, he was in the bar telling them Sunday night till 4am, but a bit more humility, but still the fish and entertaining. I'd actually love to see him do welll and didn't think I'd say that a couple of years ago.

Great updates as always Tighty, you've all down a fantastic job last few days and thanks as always

Just caught up with all yesterdays action......brilliant updates as usual, thanks Tighty and team. ;applause;

All luck in the world to blondes today...especially Leigh...the dream is still on. ;goodluck;

Gogogogo MR SAMURAI .. Bring the bacons . Top bloke in poker . He deserved this

Fantastic updating as always - good luck all blondes

GL Pete and Leon!

Morning all blondes!
Hope your ready for your updates!

Tea and coffee at the ready to keep things going

:) :) :) :)

I don't know either man very well, but everything I do know about Nick and Leigh is that they are true gents, so I hope one wins.

And the Labrador rescue thing edges me ever so slightly towards Leigh.

Would be fun if Praz and the Devilfish make the final and fuck up the deal process though :)

The biographies are complete. Enjoy

Play begins at Midday. Play has been moved to a new area, in an amphitheatre in the Bobby Moore room


We'll bring you all of the action, in under an hour's time.

100% agree

Very best of luck today to Pete & Nick.
Also to Leigh who is a top guy, and looks to be playing great.

Would love to see Nick win this, every time Ive been at the same table as him, he's always been very cool calm and classy.

Tighty,iv'e been glued to these updates from day 1,superb coverage..thank you in advance for your hard work today...I would love a DTD regular to win this,but have to go with my old classmate Devilfish,not everyones cup of tea but when you get to know him he's a great guy......

Fantastic updates and great bios. What a tournament! Rooting for Leigh today. What a great story that would be.

I personally don't know any of these players but this tournament has got Nick Hicks name all over it.

Would be delighted  if Nick or Leigh got the lot, they really deserve it

Two early exits the first being James Sullivan

He shovved his A J for roughly 350K

Only to be called by the K K of Ferhad Seyadi.

The board ran out as follows

 9c Qc 8h Jd Kc

Sullivan makes his way to the desk.

Neil Benardout shove on the button with his 590k

Juen Alban goes over the top

Benardout  Ahrt 9s

Alban  Kh Kc

 Qc Ad Td Jc Qd

Benardout out in 19th

Superb updates  guys, love the biographies made compelling reading..

Good luck to all left in..

Echo what so many have said before, would love Leigh to continue his fantastic run all the way to the final table and to the win..

Being a tiny part of a huge APAT family I can  also echo what has been said about Leigh, a superb guy who would go out of his way to make anyone feel welcomed at an event.. Winning this would be the most fitting prize he deserves..

I have been asked to be lead commentator on the Final Table Live Stream tomorrow

Forgive me for a minute

 ;yippee;


Normal service will now resume

So Kings in the first two hands knock out two players and we are down to 18

Leigh Wiltshire is popping off down to Wickes for a step-ladder....

but wait til you see his seat draw on the break to two tables.....

Wiiiiiii great news!!

James Sullivan 20th

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Neil Benardout 19th

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Do we have results from the sides yesterday? Heard Gordon Huntly won the £1k

Great updates, been reading all week

Good luck to Pete and nick. Went for a quick shandy with them after yesterday's poker, where I finished a mighty 23rd. Those two heads up would be great.

Has that sickness bug been going round Wembley, then?

The break to two tables places Devilfish in the middle of Gardner and Deeb

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and to Leigh Wiltshire's right, Juan Alban is moved next to Nick Hicks

With the excpetion of Linton, most of the chips in the comp are on this table....

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the run out to knock out Neil Benardout

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the run out to knock out James Sullivan

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Xavier Superman El Fassy

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So playing down to 9?

think so. would make sense.

Giuseppe Stagno goes all in UTG

Jerome Brion goes all in over the top

Stagno  Qs Ts

Brion  9c 9h

 Ac 6c Kh 6h 8s

Stagno out

Stack those towers Linton, Stack em

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Giuseppe Stagno out 18th

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knocked out by Jerome Brion

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Any results from yesterdays side events, and how many runners did the 500 get..thanks.

sorry snowed under, try and remind me later to find out

Enjoying the updates so far.

Hoping this doesn't get chopped but can obviously appreciate why it would do.

Is there anyone left in the field that wouldn't even consider looking at the numbers do we reckon?

"Leigh Leigh, do me your best impression..."

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when is it being live streamed plzz?

Keep grinding Praz, who is having to play atypically due to stacks...

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Biff!

Pow!

Zok!!

tomorrow

I think at least 4 players out there will not chop, until at least heads up..

Jakob Michalak says Hi everybody...

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 ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;

Goooo Leigh!!!!

Wonder if i can persuade the boss man that a team-building event at wembley tomorrow afternoon would be a good idea?  ;carlocitrone;

Looking down before the start

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Ferhad Seyadi

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Elia Bassam

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A rare smile from Leon Louis

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Juan-Migeul Lacerda

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Cracking player was on my table for day 3 one to watch

Showing off my photography skills to the full. Possibly

Gwendolen Janot

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Come on Nick, says everyone who knows him at DTD...

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Nice one Rich and well deserved.

Right guys I am caught up

This is a great final 17. WSOP bracelet holders,WPT Winners, recreational players, really talented French, Polish and Portugese players, DTD regulars, a man playing his first live comp


Shout outs for your favourites please as I go down and join the others at the tables....

Yes indeed, I signed up specially to make this post - so this fantastic ISPT event is delivering for Blonde at least?

Anyway, I'm just another of Leigh's supporters. As a relatively new member of the APAT bandwagon, I don't know him half as well as most others, but I can testify to his efforts on behalf of the legions of rec players out here. He's living proof that if you apply yourself (and get some decent cards along the way), you can compete with the best on your day.

Go on Leigh!
 4h Kh

Nick plinton and Leigh!

The scene

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Nick Hicks for the win... played on his table a couple of times in DTD deepstacks, impressed by his humility and general demeanour. Excellent player too.

Come on Pete, now is the time.

Also glglgl to Nick H and Leon!

First post since last decade!

Loving the updates.....still feel I am there......good luck to all UK players.......be good for any of them to make FT whatever deals are done....

Tighty, Wembley commentator, looks good on the CV  :)up ;applause;

GREAT updates Rich! Railing from the Hilton!

No way this goes 5 handed with out a deal imo!

Love the idea of someone refusing but I just cant see it happening.

Would love Leigh to be the one who says no all the way until he wins.....

but

Bless PLinton!

Julian for the win!! ;kneelsucker;

Another registration down to Leigh.

Great updates Tighty as always

Yo Stu!

I don't see Linton dealing unless its three or two way and involves Nick or Leon.  There is just FAR too much leverage from not dealing for him to even try.

Anyone offering any odds on winner/person who wins most money?

Miguel Jean Lacerda makes it 115k

Jerome Brion re raises to 250k

Lacerda calls

Flop  Kc 9c Jh

Lacerda checks calls Brion bet of 250k

Turn   Ac

They both check

River 5d

Lacerda leads out with a bet of 375k, Brion calls

Lacerda  Ks 7s

Brion  Kd Qd and wins the pot

Because I'm eagerly anticipating the arrival of Man of Steel, I will be railing Xavier. 

Great updates as usual.

Why is he loaded or summut!

Devilfish is complaining 'I keep getting three bet off pots. That's three times in a row.'

Who's co commentating with you tighty?

Totally agree, (except you being a tiny part of APAT Carl, being one of APAT's top players) would love to see Leigh win would be most deserved.   

Can't see any of the players not wanting to deal at some point.  The jump to first is so huge that it surely makes sense to deal, no matter how good a player thinks he is?

:dontask:

Xavier El Fassy seems to have weighed up his table and is getting more lively.

He raises 125K pre

Juen Alban looks excited to be in a pot with him and calls on the button.

 5h Jd 2d is the flop.

Xavier bets 250K, Juen calls.

 5c on the turn.

Xavier checks raises, Alban bets 230K, Xavier bumps it up to 700K.

River card is the  3s

Both players check as Xavier declares two pair.

'Which two pair?' Juen snaps back.

66 for Xavier

TT for Juen, who celebrates as he takes down the pot.

I must also comment on Juen Albans stare. Whenever he has lost a pot or deep in one he gives a strong eyeball to his opponent.

The worst bit is, he is wearing sunglasses...

Afternoon almighty Ginger One.

I know technically he shouldn't be dealing and 'Bless PLinton' is the one who would love to apply that pressure but in reality I just cant see any of them not wanting to flatten the pay structure when 5/6 handed. You could lock up an extra 50k per place and still leave it top heavy.

Unless I have missed something no one left is in a position to be burning 50k notes?

Florian Hoeller from Austria

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NTvoODHbkr4/Ua3V6drxw0I/AAAAAAAAhb8/nMEcCjkUSk8/w400-h597-no/DSC03551.JPG)

Leon Louis shoves the small blind for 1.075m at 25-50k

Hoeller tanks. and tanks, playing 2m

He looks agonised, looking to the ceiling, burying his head in is hands, then in his T-Shirt....ages pass.

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Call

The blogger stampede commences. Try getting in my way buster, get out of here. I think, and do not say. I don't think he'd understand me anyway.

Louis Q9 v Hoeller 55

5 on the flop

Louis picks up the up and down on the turn and the players at the table oooooooooooooh and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

7 river, he misses

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and Leon Louis is out 17th

Nice to see Ryan from DTD doing some work...great pics Tighty.

any vantage point they can get to watch the final two tables....

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supplies for the day for one of the final 16, but who?

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BRjazYJmnhg/Ua3V648XOzI/AAAAAAAAhcE/P4LercHrvv8/w892-h597-no/DSC03552.JPG)

How many of us should really be working?  ;angel;

Linton.

Down to 16, and things are getting serious

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000
7 €52 000
8 €37 000
9 €26 520
10-12 €19 000
13-15 €14 000
16-18 €10 500


Pete Linton ambled over for a chat. He has no big stacks on his table and he says that with the exception of "the Portugese guy in shades" (Lacerda) it is nut tight

"I wish I was on that table. Devilfish, Deeb. Yum. Loose players, all the chips. I'd create havoc. I'll just have to knock all these out first"

Very good sir.

The big story would be if Devilfish didn't complain about something.................

;indestructable;

Lacerda opens to 130,000 UTG+1

Bansi shove 900,000 in the cut off

Praz knows his customer, likely a wider range to raise than most at the table for Juan Miguel

He passes, and Praz maintains that 20x bb stack with his 46th 3 bet uncalled shove of the last 48 hours....

There will be a deal 4/5 handed if not before.

FYQ

I know all of that, just think there has to be a point for even the most experienced when the money gets too much in such a strange situation.

I was planning a night at DTD on the 14th if you fancy Nandinos before that?

Always nice to arrange a night out in the middle of an update thread.

It's a man date.

Sad news as Leigh Wiltshere busts.

Leigh made it 100K utg.

Nick Hicks in the BB calls.

 Qd Ad 6h

Check check on the flop.

 9h turn.

Hicks bets for 110K

Leigh bumps it up to 300K

Hicks calls.

The river card comes

 Kc

Hicks leads for roughly 400K to which Leigh shoves. Hicks calls.

Leigh rivered the set with KK

But it is no good as Nick Hicks has T J

7 million in chips for Hicks.

Ul Leigh.

Gogogogogogo nick.

Jerome Brion opens to 100,000 UTG

Bansi shove 800,000 all in on the button

Florian Hoeller CALLS and a hubbub breaks out...

Brion passes

bansi Q-Q

Hoeller A-10 to the surprise of almost everyone

It comes 5-J-K

A gutshot Q on the turn is heaven and hell, Broadway for Hoeller, outs to a house for Praz

the river, a 10, bricks and we lose Praz Bansi in 15th

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gahkg34lXm8/Ua3ZzgT51pI/AAAAAAAAhco/J6oxjmpWh_I/w400-h597-no/DSC03556.JPG)

We are on a break after one level

We are down to 14, and have lost six players in that level


News is we are playing down to a final 6 today, WPT stylee.....

Unlucky Leigh, great run!

amazing to lose 6 players in level 1! could be a short day! ............... or........Down to 10 after 2 levels and an 8 hour FT bubble!

I don't know.

Unlucky Leigh, but great effort and a very decent pay-day.  Would have been a massively popular win.  Horrible river.

Awesome work Tight, making many an afternoon work session pass by fast.

Are you able to confirm if there will be a stream at any point today?  Will it occur once they are down to nine?  It would be amazing if this would happen.

Thanks,

Jonny C

Stream is tomorrow Jonny.

There's no stream equipment in the building as far as I can see, so assume it is being set up overnight on a stage and all that jazz.

More like this, IMO

Best of luck to Leigh though.  Hope he or Nick takes this down.

Oh my. We hit the set we did not want to hit.

Great effert Leigh, but now you know how much respect the Poker Community has for you, your APAT efforts have been incredible, & helped so many.

Meanwhile, great news for the universally popular Mr Hicks.

Incredible - another unwanted set!

Two incredible run outs!

To lose one player in the opening level, Mr TightEnd, may be regarded as misfortunate.

To lose six just looks like carelessness.



Some hideously unlucky exits on display. Sounds like it was a superb grind by Praz to get this far.

Unlucky Leigh.

That will teach me to get to the end of the thread before posting when trying to catch up with events.

http://www.livestream.com/isptstadium

stream here

very unlucky leigh, nice to meet u over w/e

blinds 30-60k ra 10k

40m in play 14 left.

Playing down to a final 9 right here, right now



chip counts

Alban Juan 7.6m
Nick Hicks 7.1m
Pete Linton 4.3m
Jakub Michalak 4.2m
Florian Hoeller 3.3m
Gwendolen Janot 2.1m
Jerome Brion 2m
Xavier El Fassy 2m
Freddy Deeb 2m
Farhad Sayedi 1.3m
Elia Bassem 1m
Julian Gardner 900k
Juan Miguel Lacerda 850k
David Ulliott 570k

No thats not the live stream, thats just stadium pictures

the live stream is on www.ispt.com tomorrow

wellim watching a livestream where devilfish just bust

Julian Gardner shoves into Devilfish's big blind from the small blind

Julian A-8 called by Devilfish K-J

2-10-6-5-3

Devilfish is out 14th

Farhad Sayedi raises all in

Freddy Deeb calls him with Aces

Sayedi 10-10

2-K-5...

10...

3


For Sayedi to double up

leaves Deeb the shortstack...

Deeb is short.

Tighty

Is there any chance that there COULD be streaming today. If stacks work out, the final table bubble could be absolutely epic, and the most watchable part of the 5 days.

If there is a possibility, worth a mention to Simon, early "afternoon tea" to set up and get it streamed.

Lest we forget that the final could become a damp squib very quickly if no one has anything to play for (even if they play out for 100k)

thank you. was news to me. I'm a mushroom, kept in the dark....

The production stuff is tomorrow but you can see pictures now it seems

In other news, just spoken to Leigh who said he's had a blast and isn't too down about the cooler at the end.  In fact, he said he's now funking for Nick big style.

#class

 :D

The production equipment for the hole card live stream etc is not here until tomorrow

The www.livestream.com thing is running says Mr willrobrobu (actually, its pretty unlikely that rob will rob you...)

I'm wasted on here....most of the time :-)

FYP

i won't post any more spoilers...

Freddie deeb is out  Kd 9d

Jerome Brion  8c 8d

10 3 3 Q 6

Freddie out

Sighhhhhhhh, 3 favs out in a row.  Very unlucky Lads, but well done making it so far!   ;applause; ;hattip;

All down to Nick now.  No pressure. 

Double up for Xavier El Fassy.

Xavier raises to 130K

Juen Alban flats.

Xavier says: 'Hey you like to play with me huh?'

The flop comes  5h 7s 3c

Xavier C bets 225K, which is called.

Alban shoves to another El Fassay C bet.

El Fassay shows 33 for the set and Alban attempts to muck his hand.
'It is a showdown so you must show he is told.'

The dealer separates his cards from the muck and shows K T

He is drawing dead as El Fassay celebrates once again.

Live stream is planes?.....just for Tikay or on a break?

Just an ISPT Air Force advert on loop for me.

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!

its been on up until a few mins ago, a couple of men came over and were debating changing camera position then it went offline and ad started looping. same thing happened yesterday a couple of times and it came back within 10mins or so

it's a shitstream anyway tbh but when someone is allin the hands are read out over the tannoy live as they play out

Nick Hicks opesn to 125,000 UTG

Julian Gardner 285,000 playing 1.6m UTG+1.....

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Hicks passes

--

then a monster pre-flop battle

Alban 125,000 cut off

Hicks 280,000 button

Alban 680,000

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Hicks 2.325m

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Alban all in 8m

Hicks folds immediately

Alban bangs the table with a clenched fist and goes into an 11m chip lead

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Hicks impassive

"all the good players are going out, except me....."

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ynk3udz8xl8/Ua3mLdGwJTI/AAAAAAAAhc4/0ApR1mWWcGo/w400-h597-no/DSC03559.JPG)

lol, not a complaint, just a statement of fact.

Floppy !

 :hello:

Lacerda opens to 135,000 from a 700,000 stack at 30-60k and folds to a Linton shove leaving himself 565,000

Anybody want them planes back?

Back to just Tighty's update until tomorrow's  FT I think.

Might give me a chance to catch up with a backlog of work!

was reallz 2.35??

Double up for Bassam. Julian Gardner raised 125K pre flop.

Bassam shoves for 270K

Gardner makes the call with  Ad Kd

Bassam shows  Qh Th

The flop  Ahrt 5h Qc

At this point 75% of the rail are screaming heart ten, ten, ten, heart.

They get their wish as the turn and river come

 Tc  Ts

As I write this I'm informed Bassam has just 3 bet Gardner off another hand and is up to 700K

Loving the Piano in the background of the live stream.
Best of luck to Linton.

yes see the picture

blue=100k, orange is 25k

Yeah was wondering whether the sizing was reported right

Gardner 125,000 UTG

Bassam calls from the shortstack

4c 2c 3d

Gardner 130,000

Bassam shove

Gardner's cheeks puff out

Bassam stands up

Gardner looks him up and down, and passes

see the picture, see for yourself

where is the live stream?

come on sam elia! Quality bloke sat next to him all day 3!

Linton raises and Brion calls in the big blind

Kd 9d 4h

Brion check

Linton 235,000

Brion check rasies all in 2.1m

Linton "You have a combo draw right? Qd Td or Jd Td?"

"Do I want to flip that here?"

He ponders and passes

Janot 125,000 otb

Nick Hicks calls sb

2s 6d 3h

Hicks check calls 125,000

9c

check check

2c

check check

Janot Kc 6c is good as Hicks mucks

Florian Hoeller raises 3-3 otb and Juan Miguel Lacerda shoves under a million in the small blind with K-10

Call

K-8-7-8-4 doubles Lacerda up...

http://www.livestream.com/isptstadium

I think it is showing a view of table Linton from above.

I repeat the main production bells and whistles is six handed at midday tomorrow....

wow linton showing balls with qj

Rich, sterling work. 

Do you have approx. chip counts for the remaining players, especially the samurai?

Farhad Seyadi raises to 140k

Florian Hoeller put his last remaining chips in 300k

Big blind calls Jerome Brion calls

They both check the board down

 Td Qc 3h 8d Qh

Seyadi win the pot with ace high knocking out Hoeller

11 remain

A quick 5 minute break, requested by the players I believe. 11 remain with average at 3.6 million returning at 40,000/80,000/10,000

Here we go again...

linton and hicks stacks please

and is linton CL on his table

Urgh.... :(

Outstanding effort from a great guy though and what an experience to have.

11 left chip counts in seat order

3.6m average at 40-80k

Linton 6.6m
Sayedi 3m
Lacerda 2.9m
Brion 2.7m
Michalak 3.9m

Alban 9.3m
Hicks 4.7m
Gardner 2m
Elia 1m
El Fassy 3.3m
Janot 2.2m

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000
7 €52 000
8 €37 000
9 €26 520
10-12 €19 000

Hh?

I'm sure I just saw the dealer dealing from the bottom of the deck on the stream.

Sure is possible with a postillian

just know he c/jammed huge otr with qj on axxja lol

is that a disability Jamie?   ;)

Lol, wp :D

Some background information on Bassam Elia, according to one of his more active railers.

He doesn't mind being just called Sam.
He is a frequent home games player who plays 2/3 times a week.
He goes to Vegas once a year with a group of his friends.
This is his first real tournament and he doesn't even really play casino poker.
He bought in directly to the comp.
He is a big charity worker.

For what its worth and what I have seen from him he brings a different dynamic to the table and whilst getting lucky a few times is holding his own.

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?

Surprised it has not slowed down its still looking deep great structure!

Pete Linton has just called a 300K bet on

 Td 5c Jd 8c Td with 77 to add to 6.6 million.

He busts seconds after I write this. WP.

Alban Juen declares: 'I play for the million baby.'

All in pre between Nick Hicks and Bassam Elia

Hicks  Kc  Tc

Bassam  9d 9h

 6c Ks 2c Ahrt 2s

Taking Bassam out in 11th

Pete Linton is up to 9m and probable chip leader

He won a nice pot off Farhad Sayardi with J-8 in the small bind

check calling on 10-2--J-Q

Check check on the K river

Sayardi mucked before Linton even showed


--

I spoke to Pete (who upbraided me for misquoting him earlier. If I did, sorry.)

"This is a life's dream. It's my ambition to be a millionaire before I am thirty"

"How old are you Pete"

"29" comes the reply

I whisper

"Does that mean no deals Pete?"

He gives a slight grimace

"I will play it by ear......"

and none of that is a misquote!


With Alban and Linton having 17-18m of the 41m in play between them it doesn't sound like an early deal is in the offing does it?

Would be so epic if another DTD reg kept this on homes turf. Cmon Pete and Nick!

depending on who makes the final 9 having two monster stacks makes it MORE likely there will be a deal imo.

Interesting move:
Alban limps the button
Nick Hicks limps the SB
Julian Gardner folds.
The rail inform him of his error. He does not look impressed.

The flop comes  6s 5d  4c.

Alban bets 125K.

He says something along the lines of 'Thats an online move, limp then bet the flop from the button. Boom.'

It depends on what deals are allowed, can only see the big stacks pushing for a chip chop.  I wonder if the "Only ICM deal" is in place........

If a deal is discussed are they allowed to factor in the added money or does that still have to go to the eventual winner? Otherwise no point in dealing is there?

yh very true, if any type of deal is allowed then with the top heavy over-lay i could see the two big stacks securing a very good deal, but really depends how flexible the others are willing to be (as in will they take a "bad" deal in a bid to lock up a ton of extra money)

Peter Linton raises on the button to 160k

Big bind who is Miguel Jean Lacerda shoves for 350k Linton calls

Lacerda  Ad  Ac

Linton  Ahrt Qd

 7h 7s 9d Qc 9h

Lacerda doubles up

We are down to the final 9.

There will be a new seat draw and players will now have an hour dinner break.

To add to the excitment, all of the lights just went out...can't have been a power cut as the screen stayed on.

Not sure what happened there.

2 hands later Miguel Jean Lacerda shove again after Ferhad Seyadi raised to 175k

Sevadi calls

Lacerda AJ

Sevadi AQ

8 5 10 K 8

Lacerda out

Down to final table

The final tomorrow is in a box overlooking the pitch, converted into a TV studio.

Six players, a TD and the dealer only.

Live streamed onto Huge screens in the Bobby Moore room and to everyone at home with ahalf hour delay.

It will begin at midday sharp.

Wow that was quick..... Just been building the Blue Blood website.... Look at Blonde to catch up with the state of play and we are down to FT..... GL Linton and Hicks! And Vwp Leigh Wiltshire.

So 3 more to go today Tighty if I've understood you right??

got a bit of biz to do in the smoke tomorrow so might pop along mate. Do u think the sides tomorrow will get any runners or have they died a natural death now?

Had a funny exchange with Pete at the WCOAP at DTD in April.

Pete won the High Roller, which was an open event, but he was a bit sheepish about the pictures that we take after with the winner & bracelet in front of the APAT banners.  

Fair play though, with a bit of explanation he got into the spirit of it, stood there, smiled a smile and everyone was happy.

Fast forward twelve hours and I spot Pete at the cash desk buying into the main event.

'Hi Pete, good job last night, you back for more?'

'Yeah' says he, eyes scouring levels two or three of the cardroom trying to pick out his seat draw.

'Are you playing this?'

'Yes, should be good, how many players are you expecting?'

'We should make four to five hundred' I say....about to pose a delicate question.

'Say Pete...aren't you a pro?'

'Well, urm....what do you mean by a pro?'

'If you make your money just from playing poker, then we'd see you as a pro and this is an amateur event, so you wouldn't be able to play.'

'Aw, I've driven all the way over here to play, you're kidding?'

'Sorry Pete, we'll get asked lots of questions if you play, as will you at the tables.  The forum will be full of it.'

'But I came all the way across....'

'Sorry Pete'

Sighs as his buy in is pushed back across the counter

....'are there any other games going on?'

'yeah, we have a HORSE tournament just starting now.'

'HORSE?  Great, can I get a seat?'

'Are you a pro?'

Cue the stomp off.....nice guy and I hope he or Nick Hicks wins tomorrow, but I was still giggling a couple of hours later.

Of these final nine, what were their chip stacks at the start?

The ESPT got 63 runners

The £250 turbo ran yesterday I think

The £1k freezes have been getting 25-30 runners

Place is busy enough, I am not sure but suppose that is likely to be the case tomorrow too...depends who makes the final

people will be down if Peter or Nick make it?

Out of interest, why is the "final table" 6 handed and not 9 handed... I presume the rest of the tourney has been 9 or 10 handed?

Does the 6 handed final mean that the 7 handed bubble will be played across two tables, 3 and 4 handed, or will the tourney play on one table from 9 down?

Good luck Mr Hicks!

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/JCtheMessiah/Samurai_X-1.png)

anyone would think you had time on your hands

Juan Alban online 187,000
Jerome Brion 52,800
Gwendoline Janot 27,000
Nick Hicks direct buy in on a re-entry 52,800
Pete Linton last online day one 270,000
Julian Gardner direct 52,800
Xavier El Fassy unknown
Ferhad Seyadi unknown
Jakob Michalak unknown

Final table is 9 handed Steve they are playing down to 6 today.

THIS. SO MUCH RUN GOOD VIBES FOR NICK.

BUT Don't forget the tall one!

God bless Peter Linton

And heres the line up for the final 9.

1 Jerome Brion: 1250000
2 Peter Linton: 8965000
3 Julian Gardner: 2770000
4 Ferhad Seyadi: 2990000
5 Nick Hicks: 7385000
6 Jakub Michalak:   5650000
7 Alban JUEN: 6405000
8 Gwendoline Janot: 2690000
9 Xavier El fassy: 3970000

The average is 4.4 million with players returning to 20 minutes of 40,000/80,000/10,000

One table

a final as any other starting in under half an hour.....

then six handed it moves to the studio/box,much like the WPT finals, tomorrow

I can't speak to the reasons behind all this, but strongly suspect its TV facilities driven. Not sure a nine handed table would fit in a Wembley box!

When Lacerda bust, on the other table I gather Alban 3 bet hicks, Hicks 4 bet shoved. Alban passed 10-10, Hicks had Q-Q

Hence the switch round in the counts...

cant see deals tbh with those stacks

I imagine pete will go with the flow and try to get 4 handed (assuming still near top) before he deals

but hey.................. who knows................ big jumps

GLGL Pete and Nick, HU would be sweet!

In chip count order

2 Peter Linton: 8965000
5 Nick Hicks: 7385000
7 Alban JUEN: 6405000
6 Jakub Michalak:   5650000
4 Ferhad Seyadi: 4390000
9 Xavier El fassy: 3970000
3 Julian Gardner: 2770000
8 Gwendoline Janot: 2690000
1 Jerome Brion: 1250000

Playing for...

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000
7 €52 000
8 €37 000
9 €26 520

agree, cant see a deal until at least 5/6 handed unless the shorties all double up as blinds increase

Are railers allowed to chant at Wembley?

I'm three pints in now and developing signs of sunstroke - I don't trust my accuracy.

They will be in a room on there own as not very big it will be in screens around the room

There's chants all ready for the remaining 9

You gonna be there JonnyC?

Dinner break support from Sam Trickett.

Sam Trickett ‏@Samtrickett1: Good luck to Nick Hicks in the final of the ISPT main event.I was on his table for 2 days in this event and he was playing great poker...

Super updates again today Rich - a pleasure to follow.

Very best wishes to Pete and Nick. Both top lads, and very deserving of a big result.

ty mate

Any talk of a 9handed deal yet?

There's no stopping Pete now ;)

Would give anything to come rail if Pete/Nick make the final 6, but got work 10pm-6am tmoro so no way I can. Gutting. Will be following every second though

Very tempted, was planning on going tonight but have a business meeting that I can not defer.  Are you about?  I would like to rail Pete if he makes the "June 6".

Funnily enough he played the APAT HORSE the previous year, must have got in under the radar :)

Many of the players are sat/stood under the stairwell close to where we are writing. LOTS of discussion with everyone weighing up options.

Bad for Linton and the short stack really! Think I'd play on in both their spots.

How is locking up more than second with 200k to play for bad?

How is it bad for the short stack?
Think i would be happy locking up an extra €100k.
What am I missing?

Just unbelievable amounts of money isn't it?!

looks like an amazing event, kudos to rob for seeing it thru,

very best of luck to nick, pete & julian, 3 v nice chaps.

def think the big stacks need to wait it out rather than settle for a decent score, there's just so much up top to share once 2 or 3 handed (if deals are allowed)

because he isn't that short. If he doubles first hand he is right back in the game. Risk/reward isn't it.

Personally, I find the "live streaming" from the point of the "final 6" to be a bit of an ANTI CLIMAX.

A tournament of this magnitude  (where you would think it would appreciate as much spotlight as possible) only to be streamed from 6 players out.

It is possible that a deal could be done & dusted before it even gets to 6 (although unlikely) It is highly likely that some sort of deal will be done at some point making viewing of the live stream, potentially very short.

Fantastic event, fantastic coverage here (as always) Thanks Tighty and team but somewhat dismayed at the bread & butter stage.

The money amounts are all relative to personal circumstance, but the way you are looking at it is kinda skewed as it is a non-traditional pay structure, so for the Super Tuesday, sure it makes more sense, but for this event, each player that is eliminated gives such a boost to earnings that people will ladder, meaning Pete should not deal and apply the pressure.  Of course it is easier to think like this when typing in your boxers whilst watching last weeks "Made in Chelsea" than in the heat of the battle.  But a deal can be done a lot later, with a lot more money earned.

The deal has not happened

Linton refused to deal on ICM

He Suggested Chip Chop

Julian Gardner was not prepared to deal on chip count, and proposed splitting the difference chip count chop and ICL

Linton declined

We are now playing nine handed no deals


I have the details of proposed deals, but not time to post them

Linton in effect turned down e309,000, the chip chop gave him e375,000

GO on Linton Scoop the lot fella

No chops please...

Any deal will have to involve money left to be played for and that will be a lot in actual money terms, whoever is left.

Also, whoever is left is going to want to be the guy with the cheque at the end with the six zeros, even if they're only collecting half of it.

I don't think it was planned to reach a final at 5pm on Day 5 Ken

There studio is not ready to tomorrow, and I don't think it was though ideal to send the players away at 5pm...

the propsed deal left 200k for the winner, with the proviso of no more deals full stop. plenty to play for!

Exactly

Brion, Seyardi, Linton, Gardner, Alban, El Fassy

Janot, Hicks, Michalak

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Is there a cashier at Wembley or just someone issuing cheques?

Did smaller cashers have an option to get paid out in readys?

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No idea

come on then everyone, lets shout Peter, Nick and Julian Gardner home

Give them your support please on here.......


No deals at this stage, and this is a big one for every one of these guys.......

Go on nick and Linton.

All the way to a million Pete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck for the other Nottingham boys!

Don't know any of these guys, but Julian's a northener, so lets get behind him!!

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no deals at this stage...fair enough...interesting to see if the smaller stacks make a comeback.

I thought they might have taken a chunk off 1st and shared it out among 2nd-9th... say 600,000 for 1st and add 50k to every other spot but I like the "i'm gonna take this down" attitude.

as if you've bothered to put pants on Jonny!!




absolute rofls at deeb is short.




GL Nick and Lintanon

Smaller cashes were def offered in cash or cheque.

I guess there will be a limit where they say cheque only. Or, they also have a link with Palm Beach in Mayfair, I guess if you were desperate for readies they could pay you out?!?!?!! No idea, just guessing at the last bit.

I appreciate what you guys are saying but to take into account what has been put in place in just 12 weeks to fall at the last hurdle and have no "live stream table" set up, just in case seems weird.

Awesome.

"Baller said, GAME ON!"

I would love to see a "faux" hand set up as a photo opportunity tomorrow in the centre circle. Would be an amazing keep sake for the final six

go on to ABSOLUTELY BLESS PLINTON AND THE MFKIN SAMURAIIIIIII

Nick and The Long One to bring the cash to DTD would
seem kind of ' fair' .

Blinds are up. 50,000/100,000/10,000

This level was predicted by some to be the deadly level of the day. But I don't think that forecast the amount of early exits.

Anyway the new 500K pink chips are in play and the supporters on the rail are growing in numbers.

Hope Linton wins because of the no deal.

I take it the other 8 were happy to take ICM and play for the 200? Just Pete that refused?

Much like the CPP on the beach, the final will be photo opped on the pitch tomorrow I believe

I think seven were happy either way, or didn't express a dissenting opinion. Linton would not give the shorties equity in ICM. Gardner would not give the big stack equity under a chip count deal

The difference for Gardner was, iirc, e124k and e109k. He declined 109k on principle. probably because it minimises the possible effect of him doubling? (not sure I have explained that correctly..basically chip count chops penalise the short stack yes?)

In the first major action of the final Michalak 250,000 UTG

Gardner 500,000 otb, playing 2.4m

Michalak folds

Heven help these if Gardner gets a top three stack. Fearsomely in the zone,  real handfuls of table presence for Julian

How much difference would te chip chop be ?

Yup, chip chop heavily favours big stacks and penalises short stacks

Linton and hicks HU please!

The view from up top...

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I've no real malice against Pete, as I've never met him, but the poker meme is out there.

Concentration

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Unflappability

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In the small blind Pete Linton raises to 225,000

Gardner calls in the big

Th 9h Ts

Linton 240,000

Gardner 550,000

Peter Linton 2,750,000

sets Gardner in

CALL

Gardner Td 5d

Linton Aspades 8s

turn 4s

river Ks

to eliminate Julian Gardner in 9th winning e26250

Linton up to 13m

Sick Sick Sick hand to eliminate Gardner.

Gwendolen Janot knocks out Jerome Brion in 8th AK suited versus Pocket Tens, King on the flop. Jerome wins 37k euros

Linton eliminates Gardner in a really nasty one, and can't help looking uneasy at doing so. Devilfish is on hand...

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Oh my, oh my......

Very unlucky JG.

For these sums of money, that must pinch a bit.

Guys I can only apologise. Mortified the site crashed again.

If it happens again I am putting exits and big hands on @blondepoker twitter and https://www.facebook.com/groups/2696460540/


It is simply weight of numbers trying to access the site, it blew the table in the database that allows access to the forum. Its not an old server or anything either, we pay a reasonable amount every month for a good service so its disappointing to see this happen two days on the trot

Sorry again



7 left, no business done, and one more player to lose today

Don't think the loss of money will be the only thing that pinches Tony

ten minute break

blinds go 60-120k next

Average is 5.7m

chip counts asap

It is fair to say that Julian was absolutely floored by that run out

An experienced player over nearly two decades, who had played flawlessly for ages to get this far...and then that..............

Would Linton take €550k at this point?

Linton 11.5m
Alban 6.7m
Michalak 6m
El Fassy 6m
Hicks 5m
Janot 3m
Sayadi 1.1m

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000
7 €52 000

would you in his shoes ???#

I don't think I would take less than 750k but easy for me to say sat in my chair at home take it down Pete or nick

Fantastic updates Tighty! keep the news coming about Pete x

will try. the site is struggling, I am fearing the worst to be frank.

Not amused. Me not amused is not fun lol.

Herbie can vouch for that. ;)

Michalak raises

Janot 3 bets

Michalak sets her in with a 4 bet shove

Call

Janot KK

Michalak KJcc

K-6-8-6-5

Janot doubles to 5.8m

Linton sounds like such a boss

Gwendolen on the left about to double up....

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Balla of Pete to reject deal, gl to him but wanna see one for the good guys, Nick Hicks ftw. Sick for Julian, he plays so damn good. Would Pete turn down 550 now? I wouldn't!

Good work tighty, not your fault with the techie issues so no need to apologise

All in and a call

Seyadi all in sb 1.2m

J2cc small blind

Nick Hicks calls bb

77

8-6-2-4-10

Ferhad Seyadi finishes 7th winning 52keuros

Final Six.....

Back shortly, I need to do biography interviews

You won't believe this, but I have been engaged to write official biographies of the final six for tomorrow's press release

Wonder where they got the idea I could do that from?


lol me and my verbosity.

The Samurai!

He turned down an ICM offer when he is chip leader and would expect him to have an edge over the field? Is it just me failing to see how its so amazing that he did so?

Granted 300k is a hell of a lot of money.

GL to him though would like to see it played out.

HE THINKS HE'S GOULDER

I'd struggle to turn down €300,000 if everyone else had to expose their cards for the rest of the comp.

No, I don't think u are failing to see it either

glgl Linton and Nick Hicks, bring it home

Nah, Pete turned down a compromise offer which was based on half-ICM and half-chip counts. Sounded like a very fair deal to me, but it is obviously his right to turn down whatever he wants.

So sick for Jules though. If he won that pot then he would have been up there with the chip leaders, and would have been the favourite to win IMO. He is so good at poker, and more importantly has the most experience of playing under this sort of pressure at the business end of big tournaments. He is also one of the most principled and classy guys I know in poker.

Pete is a degen. Course he's gonna turn down a bowl 300k.

Chip Counts for tomorrow

Linton 11.07m
Alban 7.68m
Nick Hicks 6m
Janot 5.8m
Michalak 4.8m
El Fassy 4.55m

60-120k blinds

Midday tomorrow


stay tuned, more stories coming....

I sure would of turned down €300,000 but from what I have read he wasn't going to deal without been compensated.

Linton running so sick (runner runner)
and Nick...well he's just Nick.(Cool customer)
GL to both hope they get heads up..

Who needs to deal when you can win 7.67% shots!?!

Savage beat ...

A massive +1 Stu

Peter Linton

Peter is a poker professional from Nottingham, England. Twenty Nine years old, his main focus is cash games at his local club Dusk Till Dawn. In 2012 he had his breakthrough tournament performance when officially second in WPT National Marbella for €107,000. A player renowned for his aggression throughout the UK circuit, he was chip leader on Day 2,3 and 4 and reached the final nine chip leader, consolidating his position when knocking out Julian Gardner with a runner runner flush against flopped trips

Alban Juan

Twenty two year old Alban is originally from Lyon but now resides in London. A recent business graduate, he has no career plans as yet. This is not yet Alban's best live tournament performance. In his first WSOP Main Event last year he finished 59th for $128,000. Alban was the Online Day One chip leader and was in the top three chip counts at the end of each day's play in the ISPT

Nick Hicks

Nick has been a professional poker player for just under two years. Resident in Nottingham, England and a regular at the Dusk Till Dawn Club he is an extremely popular player in the UK poker community with a reputation for sportsmanship. He has a GUKPT final and several major DTD finals to his name

Gwendolen Janot

Gwendolen is an Occupational Therapist who now resides in London. Until her move to England she was a regular participant in Ladies Tournaments in France, and had a deep run in WPT Amneville in which her partner, Tony Blanchmand finalled. Gwendolen qualifed for the ISPT for €30 in an Online Day One and reached Wembley with just 27,000 chips and was down to just eight big blinds yesterday. Her main poker games are Online cash games.

Jakob Michalak

Jakob from Sopot in Poland has been a Poker Professional for four years. He is the Number One ranked Polish player Online at Pocket Fives and plays Online as Olorion. Live his biggest cash is a 3rd place finish in IPT San Remo for €115,000. Online, he won a WCOOP event in 2011.

Xavier El Fassy

Thirty two year old Xavier is a barman from Calais, France who has taken the tournament by storm with his extrovert personality and tremendous enjoyment of the whole Wembley experience. Xavier arrived at Wembley on Saturday, travelling across by ferry on the day without a seat in the ISPT and won into the event via the Live Satellite that evening.

Kudos to Xavier for optimism, what a story.

I hope he comes 3rd behind the Nottm. Two.

That's us signing off for the evening. Tighty will be commentating tomorrow so for those that prefer the text updates or are on phones etc you'll just have me to contend with. Have a good evening guys and see you tomorrow.

OK I think that is us done for the night

Tomorrow play begins at midday

I am slated for the comentary box, alongside whom I do not know yet. Not an opportunity I am going to turn down!

The stream on www.ispt.com will be on a thirty minute delay

Glenn will be updating off that stream on the big screens here for what will be the conclusion of a really fun six days


I would be very grateful if you would please post on the updates, and support Glenn, while you are watching the stream.


Thank you for your support and patience today.

Thinking exactly the same Ralph. GL to him.

thankyou once again for great updates Tighty

Excellent updates! Gutted the stream is in work hours but will follow the updates here. Best of luck to the final 6!

Missed all the action for the past hour , just refreshing every 10s.. Great work you Richard!!!! Leggo Pete and Nick!!!

People keep paying off Gwen and she has a monster every time. Fair play to her.

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Will be on the rail tomorrow! Can't wait. Gl nick and pete.

Great updates as usual Rich
Well done on all who cashed
All to play for !!!
can't wait LOL

lol me and my verbosity.
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Eat a few bananas im sure it will help  ;D

Excellent updates

What an event

Been great fun keeping up to date on here, great updates from the guys. Linton runs like God!

Great updates Tighty - Gl to Nick Hicks - that would be a very popular win.  ;applause;