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Day two and play has just restarted. No sign of Snoopy or Jen, which is possibly something to do with the fact that when I left the casino at 5.30am last night, they were still here and showing no signs of leaving.

tut...part timers.....


good luck foxy, lovejoy etc etc


carry on bringing it home

...and we have our first casualty - Bullitpete has gone. He returned with 4,000 chips, determined to get them in early and either give himself a decent shout or head straight back to the hotel for some more kip - apprently he didn't get to bed until 9.45 am 'last night'.

He won a couple of small pots before getting it all in with pocket sixes. His caller, holding KQ hit trip queens and Pete, ladies and gentlemen, has left the building.

Jen and Snoopy have now entered the building. They were here until 7am, when they finally managed to coax Tikay and Yoyo away from the cash game.

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Nice one Jon that dogs rubbish  :D

 :hello: Snoops...


Any sign of B4matt?

I think he's off to a museum t'day with RED-DOG and Julian.

Choke chough splutter

Level 7
200/400(50)
15 mins in
Next level = 300/600(75)
87 players left

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:hello:

Nice of you to join us!!!

Is it going to be one of those days????

 reaches for mobile phone ....

Get to work you lazy mutt ..or its a one way ticket to the pound !!    what comps are on today for those who have busted ??

Good luck top Poker Heaven player, Mika Paasonen

YEAHHHHHHHHHHh no pig's ears for you today!



P.S.  I meant the mutt not Kev.  lol

b4Matt? Museum?

guess the subject of the museum

I'll go first.....


1. 19th century kitchen implements

For museum read public house - Come on Foxy

Stuart Fox and Bad Girl are neighbours today.

Could be some action on that table.

What time did you get to bed Oops ny?

And here they are. What a motley crew.

Look closely and you can spot the only remaining player of yesterdays RNG Game, Nate 'The Hair' Keeley.



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ooooh, it was around the 7.30 mark I think.

Feeling slightly worn out as a result, but still battling away.

Wasn't his name  Nate?

Nice work folks . Can we have the payouts?

Just caught a hand between Luzhe Zhang and J Kollarits (no mateyboys here  8))...

Zhang = Kh Kc

J Kollarits = Aspades Qs

Board = Qc 2s 9h Ts Js

Plenty of action as you can imagine.

Matt doesn't drink...tut tut Dewi

How many points would you get for those names in Scrabble?

Did I mention drinking M.  :redcard: for picking on little old me

...about 52 points....give or take a Double Word Score :D

Hi Jen, Snoopy, AlrightJack

Good Luck to the Blondeites :)

Poppet xxx

Good Luck Shannon Shorr......

Amazingly, we have some female players left in:

Nancy Aguinaga -- 2,925
Mary Ann Hayes -- 19,825
Manuela Seliger -- 28,900

It's great to see these female players being allowed to play. It's good for the game if they get a run out.

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What about Bad Girl ?

Bring home the Cash....

You'll never get a date will Isabelle with that attitude...

Big Chip News:

Xuyen raises preflop to 4.2k.

Damir Alidzanovic moves all-in for another 20k.

Xuyen thinks for a while.

Mr Vladar informs me that she's definitely considering the call, no oscar performance.

Indeed, after a lenghty dwell, the little lass makes the call, saying, 'I gotta gamble'.

Bad Girl = Ad Kc

but I think she had a feeling that her opponent held...

 Ahrt Ac

Board gave no excitement.

7d 3h 3c Jd 8c

Jen isn't being lazy, she just can't seem to get in.

The Rookie's here too, but he's not playing anything today. A well deserved rest I suppose, although he suggests that it's because he's a crap player. Poppycock!  ::)

Do you not recall the 'I love snoppy' message she posted? Piccy included?

Kevin O'Leary -- 15k
Stuart Fox -- 49.5k

Snoppy was probably some random Canadian guy called Jeff Snoppy or something....  ::)

Wow.  I have been trying to get on blonde for almost an hour.  Other sites worked, and yet I was barred from the only one I care about :(

Plugging in my laptop seems to have fixed it.  Go figure.  My laptop hates me.  But for now I will give you the first post I've been trying to get on for a half hour...

Hello and welcome back for the Second Day of the PartyPoker Vienna Spring Poker Festival Austrian Poker Championship 2006.  Quite a title the winner is going to have… and as you all know it is Bad Girl who starts day 2 in pole position, looking comfortable if not quite awake yet at the table.

Already a few of the shorter stacks have been eliminated:
Isaac Magolas
Pete Haslam
C. Kusch
Konst Sobol
Mike Noble
Travis Fox

So we just managed to rush round identifying the large number of local and American players before they all start seat hopping.  A BIG thankyou to Thomas Kremser, who understands the deep need we updaters have for player lists by seat position!

James Browning too, it appears, showed up a little on the tardy side, but everyone else appeared on time.  Even those who were still in the cash game at 7am while Snoops and myself were slumped over our bar tables jabbing at our keyboards at random...

Spotted today was El Blondie being filmed at his own private table, like a one man sit'n'go. 

It looks like we have a chip leader, and he's a big name over here in Austria.

With around 80k, Stockinger is now leading the way.



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What a croc. I'm snoppy when it suits every1 else. Bah!

 :tikay:

*************BREAK**************

We saw Stuart Fox heading this way and I put on my "Oh, I'm sorry" face, but that was uncalled for as he's probably just off for a snack.  It's already been a whole level!  Amazing how smacking your computer with your fists sucks up the time...

Foxy about to say a rude word, although it should be Bad Girl as she's done most of her 70k today. Down to about 20k now.



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snack..........is that a euphemism for beer ?

gooooooooooooo  foxy

Wow. How many tv screens do we need?!

It's like the front of Dixons here.


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Here's last night's chip count. Big drop for Xuyen.

Xuyen Pham       76,875
Roman Yitzhaki    63,850
Len Collin            63,500
Calle                   62,325
Ernst Hermann    60,475
M. Maier             57,675
Sebastian Skuja   54,600
Stuart Fox          47,500
D. Baghen          46,400
Justoin Leveszwe  45,950
Slaybough          45,050
Travis Fox           43,425
Troake               41,950
Jan Lhotak          41,900
I. Harris              40,675
Sigi Rath            40,525
Jim Kerrigan         40,500
Mark Bartlog        39,000
Kevin O'Leary      37,550
Torres                37,275
Erich Kollmann     36,875
A. Sergej            36,550
Ersungor Omer    35,300
Markus Pohl        34,475
Mike Ivin            34,250
Billy Zheng Fa     34,175
Turrisi                33,700
Andras Karkos     32,475
Joachim Sanejstra 31,825
Klein Bach           30,500
Tsoukalas            30,475
Pollack                30,425
I. Sorensen         30,425
David Yi              29,600
Manuela Seliger    28,900
Walsh                 27,400
Simon Hennessey 26,500
Nikolay Losev       26,400
Philip Yeh            25,875
Shannon Shorr     25,500
Joe Fuda             24,750
Stockinger           23,200
James Browning   23,050
A. Manttii            22,425
Mika Paasonen     22,300
N. Duffy             21,525
Stefan Rapp        21,350
John Lofstrom     20,525
Peter Karall         20,300
Mary Ann Hayes   19,825
Lagana               19,825
Nathaniel Keekey  19,750
Damir Alidzanovic   19,300
Benjamin Lebor     19,300
Roger Jones         19,225
Isaac Magolas        19,175
Damien Kavanagh  18,450
Mike Magee          17,425
Peter Provaznik     17,250
Rene Ludvigsen     17,125
Z. Abamovics        16,500
Luzhe Zhang         16,075
Nicky O'Donnell     16,050
Branimir                15,975
Pontus Khosravi     15,900
Josef Klinger          15,575
Alex Kravchenko     15,350
J. Plens                 14,625
J. Kollarits              13,850
Tibor Tolnai           13,025
Admiral Yu            12,050
Otto Goschl          12,000
Konst Sobol           11,575
Mark Doux             9,375
Dan Goldman         9,200
Richard Toth         9,050
C. Kusch               7,475
Karl Farkas             7,100
H. Marco               6,725
Peter Gould           6,600
A. Alterman          5,200
K. Atkin               5,125
Paul Beduel          4,925

Come on guys, pick a winner.

My Dad's called Peter Goulding and my dentist is Peter gould, so I think I should go for Peter Gould, even though he's a shortstack.

Must be an omen.

A Snoopy pint (which is a cheap half) for any correct answers.

Kevin O'Leary is down to about 15k. He lost a bunch of chips on a missed straight and flush draw.

It will be one of the Irish. Len Collin is favourite.

How many Irish left? How many blondies left ?  :kiv:

71 players remaining

Level 8
300/600(75)
1hr 20mins left

Next Level = 400/800(100)

Kevin O'Leary, Stuart Fox, and Xuyen Pham are still in.

Irishwise, I recall seeing Damien Kavanagh. Does that name ring a bell?

mystic snoops

Stuart Fox is down to less than 10,000 after a rather fascinating hand against Vanja Senic.  I caught up with them on the turn with a board of 4c 3h 8h 9c.  There was 12k in the pot, and Vanja checked in the small blind.  Stuart in mid-position bet 6,000 - call.
The river: 3s.  Vanja checks again, and Stuart bets 8,000 (more than two thirds of his opponent's stack).  After a long dwell and a bit of quiet thinking out loud, he is called.
Stuart holds:  Aspades Qs
Vanja holds:   Ad Kh  and takes the pot.

A couple of other counts from the present:

James Browning   25,000
Nate 'the Hair'     36,625  (I am still rooting for him, he was very friendly)
Simon Hennessey 20,100
Steve Jelinek        5,075
David Bagheri       48,500
Kevin O'Leary       17,800
Bad Girl               25,000
Stuart Fox            8,400

6 whole Irish players left in... and you're right, Len Collin's doing the best with around 60k, although Mike Magee has climbed to 30k after starting with a littlish stack.  And I didn't cheat at all to get this information.

Kevin O'Leary is OUT.

Mateyboy limped with aces, no raise, just 4 callers.

Kevin was one of them with Q-J

Flop came T-9-rag.

Chips went in.

No straight arrived.

Stuart Fox -- 6k
Ian Harris -- around 50k

Don't believe him blondes, my half still hasn't arrived in the post yet.

I have a bit more detail about Bad Girl's early loss - she played  8s Ts and got a call preflop from K2.  The flop came which hit her opponent's two pair, but gave her the flush draw, and she just couldn't let it go... not too expensive, and she doesn't look rattled, although obviously annoyed at herself.  I advised pretending she had just gotten there with 26k, but it's much easier to say that kind of thing than start afresh after an early loss.  Tough one.

Damien Kavanagh -- 15.5k
Xuyen Pham -- 24.5k
Mike Magee -- 30.5k
Stuart Fox -- 5.5k
Steve Jelink -- 9.5k
JAmes Browning -- 31.5k

Guys,

This tournament is as good as over, especially now that Foxy is in the deep stuff.  :(

I have seen Siegfried Stockinger play and he is just awesome. With a big stack he is even better.

He is the finest 7 Stud player that we have here in Austria, but he can put a terrific read on just about anybody and is rarely wrong.

It is a race for 2nd place now, I'm sad to say.

Mike

From what I've heard, it may be difficult to disagree with you on this 1.

All the homegrown players here are bigging up Stockinger and saying what a cracking player he is.

I believe he's a smashing Omaha player too.

My half is on James Browning.

Been on a Big Chip Hunt - 

And your fellow Stockinger has a great 77,000
Also deep stacked are Alex Kravchenko  53,000
Sebastian Skuja  85,500
Roman Yitzhaki   83,000
Mark Bartlog      66,000
Thomas Rasmussen  56,000

I think those are the table chip leaders at the moment - if it looks like they're going to continue in this fashion might need to post some pics.

Stuart Fox has doubled up his 5.5k shortstack.

Made his move with Q-7.

Called by pocket eights, but Stuey hit two pair.

He was very proud of his suck out when I went over and was grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

Alive and kicking.

Jools, Tyler, and Reddy doggy are in town after a trip to a revolving restuarant.

Simon Hennessey doubled up with  Qs Qh -

A tight player raised in early position to 2k, got a raise from another guy in middle position, and Simon decided that it was now or never and pushed with his Queens for 13,500.  The initial raiser folded AK suited, but the second guy had to call with  Ac Jh.
Flop:  Kd Qd Ts  It wasn't looking so great for Simon here. 
Turn:  6c  He was probably about to stand up here.
River:   Th  He was happier now he had 30,000.

This is Roman Yithaki.

Those blue chippies are worth 5k, so he's challenging the chip lead with around 80k.

How old is he though?!?!



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Steve Jelinek is OUT - and they've broken two tables in total.  The room is a nicely traversible size now.

A rather depressed rail. Out the comp, can't find a cash game, no roulette wheel to spin. They just don't know what to do with themselves.



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Jen's tummy hurts.

I asked if she was pregnant, but she said that it would have to one of those 'immaculate conceptions' if she was.

Luzhe Zhang is OUT.

Dan Goldman is OUT

Conversation with Mr Raab:

Raab: Foxy's in great shape now.
Me: Why? Has he got some chips?
Raab: Aah no, he's got no chips, but he's starting boozing now, which can only be good.

Hi Snoops

Message from Gwibbo and Bullit pete to Foxy:

'We are keen that you look after our %'s but if you do get yourself knocked out, then get yourself some food on the way back to the hotel as you are not having any of our Tandoori Pizza!'

Charming hey

LOL


A xoxoxo

Stuart Fox is OUT

Just a race.

K-Q v 4-4

no help.

officially bokked

Oh Maaaan!!!

Can you get a message to Foxy, although he probably won't wanna hear it right now.

Tell him he will have to win a bracelet this Summer instead.....WSOP / EWSOP...there ain't much difference really!

Chin up, Mate. :)

Mike

Nate 'The Hair' -- 23.5k

61 players remaining
15 mins left at Level 8
Blinds = 300/600 (75)
Next Level = 400/800(100)

Irish Poker Team Mate Damien Kavanagh is OUT - eventually called by  Ahrt Jh on an  Ad 7h 7c  9h 4s board, when he moved all in for 16k on the river when it was checked to him.  He held  Th Ts which was no good against the Ace and the call proved the one which knocked him out.  Here he is pictured with sympathetic ear Tom Murphy...

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Xuyen 'Bad Girl' Pham is OUT

Fingers in the till.

Damir Alidzanovic raises 1k from the small blind. Xuyem calls in the big.

Flop = Tc 2c Th

Damir bets 2.8k, Bad Girl calls.

Turn = 7d

Damir bets 4k, Bad Girl moves all-in for 22k.

After a long think, Damir calls with 5h 5d.

Bad Girl shows Kd 4s

River = 5c

Salt in wounds.

Righteo.

With 59 players remaining, we're into the 45 minute break.

Here's Yoyo with Foxy just after his exit.



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This glamorous lady with the extraordinary multitonal highlights is Manuela Seliger, one of a couple of ladies still left in.  No backwards opinions on the ability of women players needed at this point, silly beagle - underestimate the girls at your peril!

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They look like they just won the lottery!  Marvellous to see such high spirits after a tourney exit.  Being able to take the downs with the ups all in your stride is clearly a valuable talent.  Laughter is the best medicine anyway.

Bah. She must be a transexual then.

Bad Girl is currently discussing the ins and outs of her exit hand with Foxy, Brian, and Yoyo.

I almost got Bad Girl to sign a 'I promise to give 100% of my Monte Carlo winnings to snoopy'.

Unfortunately, she turned the page over at the last minute.

Bah.

Stuart Fox in a familiar pose...



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Bad Girl dishes out revenge for a disrespectful raise with 74 off...



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Just looking at the menu. Any1 want anything?

Dog on toast please, if no bread just dog will do  :)up

Have a night out at the Babylon Club Snoops, Ive heard its very good ;)

They're up and running again, and that just reminds me how hungry I am.  So we're chip counting in shifts while I carefully consider my next snack.  It will be hard to follow this morning's strudel, however.

Pictured below is young Sebastian Skuja, an early chip leader today who is still right near the top with 81,000

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Table 27:

C Kusch -- 28,000
Damir Alidzanovic -- 87,000
Mateyboy -- 35,000
Stefan Rapp -- 40,000
John Lofstrom -- 11,000
Stockinger -- 95,000
Vanja Senic -- 22,000
Travis Fox -- 23,000

What do they serve there?  :dontask:

Hee hee hee,

Snoops....Don't get taken in, mate.

The Babylon Club in Vienna caters for....well.....single guys, shall we say!  :D

Table 4

K. Atkin              20,000
M. Maier               7,500
Alex Kravchenko  60,000
Otto Goschl          9,400
Tim Miles             61,000

Table 28

Mike Magee         43,000
Tibor Tolnai          4,000
Turrisi                 59,000
Sebastian Skuja    81,000
Philip Yeh            62,000
Roger Jones         7,000
Sigi Rath              31,000
Pollack                 33,000

Table 23:

Roman Yitzhaki -- 86,000
Tsoukalas -- 28,000
Nathaniel Keeley -- 24,000
Rene Ludvigson -- 38,000
Richard Toth -- 14,000
A Sergej -- 51,000
Mateyboy -- 44,000
Justoin Leveszwe -- 37,000

James Browning is up to 40,000 or so after a slow (late) start to building up his short stack.

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What do you get if you cross playing cards with road signs?  You get this young man's outfit.  The only name we have for him is Slaybough, but he's got a reasonable stack. 

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Table 24:

Torres -- 37,500
Andras Karkos -- 73,000
James Browning -- 44,500
Collin Len -- 80,500
Mateyboy -- 75,000
Slaybough -- 95,000
Manuela Seliger -- 28,000
Mateyboy #2 -- 62,000

Is he eating cheese??

Here is a slightly blurry Simon Hennessey who was suspicious about the number of pictures I am taking of him.  But he's one of the last great British hopes in this tourney so I feel obliged to follow him, grumpy or not.

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I think that Simon fella looks like Marilyn Mansun, but without the long hair and make-up.

Any1 agree or am I going crackers?

yes, i can see a vague resemblence

53 players remaining
Level 8
Blinds = 400/800(100)
45 mins left
Next Level = 600/1200(100)

The gent on the right here has been hoodified since his more staid yesterday - David Bagheri, who is still up near the top in chips.  The guy next to him isn't doing badly either, but I have yet to search out his name as he's come from another table.

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now that you're here, he looks a little like this lad...



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If he is, it's that creepy "cheese food" substance more usually found in pre-packed slimy slices disintegrating on top of hamburgers.

maybe if i went on a diet...

Some folk, like American Mark Bartlog here, are just complete addicts. Nice guy though.



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Noooooo Simon Is OUT!

In 53rd place! (he tells me)

And sums up the hand nice and simply, "I found pocket tens under the gun, and decided to go all in.  The big blind had Aces, and decided to call."

Short and sweet story there.  He's having a short rest before presumably plunging into the Omaha game at Pokerworld (that sounds like the place he inhabits in his head).

If we squashed your head in a vice, I think you'd be a dead ringer for him...

or maybe just dead.

I hear there's a spare kennel in Battersea Dog's Home with your name on it Oopsyn.

Breaking news...

Today, Big TK has discarded the matching tie and hankie and just pumped for a stripey tie.

 ;hide;

Big TK is letting himself go. Next he'll be in jeans and trainers.

:o :o :o :o :o

James Browning still flying the flag with 40k +

Eyesight competition now - who can tell what Mark Bartlog's chip stack protector is?

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he's actually on 46k

is it a lion made of wood?

Oy!  :redcard:

I would never say that.

He's Austria's answer to Des Lynam.

Who says I'm lazy??



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Take it that's a no then?

or a squirrel

Roman Yitzhaki has eliminated Justoin Leveszwe.

All-in preflop.

First unpronouncable player = Aspades Qc

Second unpronouncable player = 7s 9d

Board = 5h 5s Kh Qh Ad

Thanks Dewi for your response to the chip-protector-quiz... going to keep you all hanging for a few more minutes (while I go eat ice cream with a certain Jon Raab) but before I go, here are the fruits of my last scouting...

They've coloured up the green 25 chips (finally, after what seems like aeons of play) and the shorter stacks are more visible - nowhere to hide behind those green towers any more.  Like our friend Nate Keeley who is down to 15,000.

ok Jen, take it your tummy is better now your having Ice cream  :D

Cagey Play Of Big Slick News Now -

Manuela Seliger raised to 2,200 in mid position, and found Len collin re-raising out of the big blind to 6,000.  After a few minutes, she called.  The flop was Qd Jh Js, and when he bet out 10k, she couldn't fold her  Ahrt Kh face-up fast enough.

Then Mark Bartlog raised to 2,400 and after a lot longer called the buttons re-raise to 8k.  The flop: 9s 4d 7h.  check check.
Turn: 3s  check check.
River: Ac (deep breath) check check.

Mark flipped over  Ac Kh which ended up in front of the button's  Aspades Ts. 

ruddy interesting hand news now.

Mateyboy moved all-in on a raggedy flop with two hearts.

Thinking the other guy had called, he flips over his Ahrt Kh

This was a slight faux-pas however as his opponent hadn't actually announced call.

Big TK bowls in to clarify the rules.

The hand isn't dead, but mateyboy can still call.

He dwells for a while, the crowd er... crowd (good English) around the table.

Eventually he calls showing pocket fours.

They hold up and he wins the pot.

From what I understand, the pock fours were underdogs, which is interesting.

If he hadn't seen the cards though, he may well have folded.

I've never seen someone think so long though after seeing their opponent's cards.

Quick word on the 90 minute clock.

RED-DOG didn't think it was too slow, but doesn't see too much difference between the 1 hr clock and the 90 min one. Given the choice, though, he'd rather take the 90 min clock.

Chunkymick grew up on 20 minute clocks and so found it hard to adjust.

I exit early whatever the clock, so my view is irrelevant.

 ;tk;

Quote from RED: 'I like this chinese bird with the big knockers, but I'm a leg man really.'

I'm yet to look as it will seem too obvious. I'll have a glance through the reflection in the tv screen.

Tom says he's not particularly big on boobies.

I don't see to much difference but, as with the the clocks, I'd rather take the big ens.

D Troake is OUT

A brief modification on this hand.

The A-K raised preflop, and turned his hand over, not realising that the big blind had called.

With a rag rag flop and two hearts, the guy with pair of fours decided to move all-in.

Not the best of moves really as the A-K can't make any more betting action and is bound to call the bet with the flush draw and two overcards. He should have waited to the turn and, if the A-K missed, then make the move so the A-K doesn't have the pot odds to call.

They'll have you working on the Full Tilt Poker Tips next!  ;iagree;

BTW - I don't think you've ever posted the prize structure..... to work.

Hello Mrs Mason  :hello:

Just caught up with last nights play and todays antics

I am backing my main man Nate "the hair" as the fella won me a lovely Blonde cap,(Man i know my players) :D

Good job guys/girls

Jim.

Prize structure:

(1st) 145,300
(2nd) 79,900
(3rd) 40,900
(4th) 31,700
(5th) 27,300
(6th) 22,700
(7th) 18,200
(8th) 13,600
(9th) 9,120
(10th-12th) 5,450
(13th-15th) 4,540
(16th-18th) 3,630
(19th-27th) 2,720

[All in Euros]

Hello Mum - we have slowed to a slug-like pace as the last 41 realise that they could be among the 27 who get paid from this event.  It is quite possible that the hectic flurry of eliminations seen earlier will pretty much stop now and they might well get through all 6 levels scheduled for play today, rather than whittling themselves down to three tables nice and quickly.  Not that there's any need for all but the shortest stacks to really go for it, as the long clock is still there, and the blinds just 300 - 600.

Level 10
600/1200(100)
35 mins left
Next Level = 800/1600(150)

41 players remaining.

I believe we're playing down to 27 (3 tables) which is where the money starts flowing.

Chip count for Nate "The Hair" please?

Depends whether one of matey-boy's 4's was a heart.

James Browning -- 51k

I can't saying anything lest I bokk him.

Nate is struggling at 9.5k

Hi i'm new this is my first time posting.  I read a post about Slaybough and that he had a sizeable stack.  His actaul name is Cody Slaubaugh.  He's a 20 year old poker player from America,  North Dakota to be specific.  I'm Renee his girlfriend, stuck back in North Dakota.  Any updates that you can give on him would be greatly appreciated.  

 :hello: ;welcome; :hello: ;welcome; :hello: ;welcome;

 ;karabiner;

Hi. I think I remember him. I'll go have a gander.

Nothing like two scoops of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate sauce wedged between two syrupy pears covered in whipped cream with two big biscuits shoved in it to perk you up.

I'm afraid it looks like he's a gonna.

If I remember rightly, he had a cap with a cross on it and a t-shirt with two cards with little stick men.

He had a nice hefty stack earlier on, but he must have encountered a few accidents.

Sorry.

Alright well thatnks for the updates.  This was the only place I could find that knew what was going on.  Keep up the good work.  ;applause;

That taint food girlie.

hi jen @ sloopy wish james browning luck ,havent seen him for a time ,
whos left in british.

Ian Harris is still going strong whislt James Browning is still hovering around 50k.

Here's a nice snap taken by the more photographically able Tom from antesup.com - probable chip leader Irishman Len Collin

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We're down to 39 now.

The Brits are slightly thin on the ground today.

  YOU ARE SOOOOO GROUNDED!!!!!!!! :redcard: :redcard: :redcard:

Len Collin is borderline.

He may have an Irish passport and an Irish wife, but he grew up in England, so we're claiming him...

... mainly because he has a few chips.

If he loses them, the antes up gang can have him back.

Red's gonna be on bread and hotchiwitchis for a week at least.


 rotflmfao rotflmfao

  Oh no! I think it will be CHINESE!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

still 39 players left.

Really slowed down now

Len Collin -- 152k

After some preflop action, James Browning moves all-in for 43k on a flop of 8s 9s Jc

Mike Ivin passes.

After a long hiatus, we finally stumble upon a hand.

As you can see from the crowd, this is where the action took place.

Jen has the news...



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Big old hand after twenty numbing minutes of raise-fold preflop play...

Manuela Seliger, the deepest stacked lady so far, raised to 6k from mid position.  There was a flat caller in the middle, and when it got round to Len Collin in the blind he said "raise" but didn't push enough chips into the middle to make up the minimum raise.  This he was forced to make (despite wishing to make it 14k) and they saw a flop threeway.  It was:
9c 8d 3s.  Len immediately pushed all-in for his whole large stack.  Manuela almost as immediately moved in too.  The third player immediately folded.
Len showed Td Jc   Manuela showed 9h 9s  and the straight didn't straighten. 

Big old 70k hit to Len's stack - I can see Tom looking grim...

Ian Harris -- 32k
James Browning -- 61k
Len Collin -- 64k
Zane Keeley -- 11k

Oh, and that looks like Manuela is on 140k+ making her the most likely leader at the moment.  And still Snoops doesn't want to give the ladies credit - watch her storm to the final now, I'm betting she'll make it all the way.

As I said be4, she's must be a transexual. The only possible explanation.

 ;hide;

Well, I may need a hat on stand-by.

We have TWO women left in. Blimey. Absolutely incredible. One day a female might even win a comp.  ;scarymoment;

Manuella just raised 4k into quite a chunky pot, but her opponent, Andras Karkos, mucked on the 9-K-4 flop.

Jim Kerrigan is out.

He had 82k after the last break, about double the average stack.

Pocket tens, he raises 6,000. Guy moves all in over the top for another 28k to call. Any other player he would pass to but he describes hi oppo as a panic merchant. So he calls. His Spanish opponent has pocket fives.

Flop... 4d 6c 7h

Turn 8s...

Suddenly half of Barcelona descends and no 5 on the river means Jim loses the pot and almost half his stack.

The next chapter in Jim's demise follows shortly.

Three hands later Jim is in the sb. Its folded round to him. He looks down to find Kd Jd

He raises 3,000 with another 37,000 left behind.

BB calls.

Flop 4c Ks 7h

He trap checks his top pair. BB bets 3,000.

Jim reraises another 9,000.

His quiet oriental opponent pushes all-in.

Its only 5,000 for Jim to call, so its a compulsory one, but the alarm bells couldn't be ringing any louder, according to Jim (he's beginning to smile now as he's telling me this one)

The oriental guy turns over his inevitable pocket sevens and after a blank turn and river Jim is sitting with 21k left and a silly, if somehwat disgruntled look on his face.

One of a trio of friends who journeyed here for the EWSOP (and the shortest stack all day) has made quite a comeback - pictured here one of his friends gave his name as Santi but not being on the list I will verify when he's not listening to his ipod!

Anyway, Len Collin raised with  Ad Js, and this fellow moved in with  Th Td.  There was again a very excited band of watchers as the flop brought the Jack, but the turn the 10 for a set and a double through.  And the crowd went wild!  Well, perhaps not the Irish crowd, but at least a crowd.

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Another table has been disbanded, and the final 36 are nicely condensed in one corner of the Concord.  This venue is just the right size, with no stairs and a constant supply of food and card games.  Lovely.

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A new man challenging for the chip lead is Tim Miles who has climbed up to 161.5k.

He has the biggest pile of chips, but just the one blue 5k chip.

His last hand saw him call an all-in move with Kd Aspades. His opponent flipped over 7d 7h and was relatively happy with the 5d 5h Qh flop.

The 8d turn was also a blank, but he looked gutted when Miles spiked the Ks on the river.

part 3 of the Jim Kerrigan saga...

His big blind is called by an early position raiser. Two of them in the pot. This guy has been annoying Jim for a while - shouts when he wins pot, no grace, in short he's French.

Jim is holding Jc 5h

Flop Aspades 2c 5d

checkity check

Turn is 6s

checkity check

River Ad

Jim checks, French guy raises 4k.

Jim then asks him 'do you have sixes?'. To his astonshment he says no, I've got an ace but I'm worried about my kicker, its only a ten.

'RULING'!

Big TK saunters over. Jim asks him, 'this player has just declared his hand to me'

Protestations abound, everyone has an opinion. The eventual ruling after 10 mins or so of deliberation is that he has broken the rules by declaring the hand, but because he didn't know the rules, TK rules that the bet stands. But, if Jim calls and he has got AT, the French guy will suffer a penalty, although the penalty is not specified.

TK says he has ruled against Jim because he has tricked this player into declaring his hand.

Jim passes. No action is taken. The hand is not shown.

Nearly over, I promise....

34 players remaining.

For the elimination of the 38th and 37th place, the atmosphere suddenly got all rowdy, with shouts of "Yes!" and "Arggh" so loud that lots of people just standing at the bar started drifting over anticipating something like a fight.  But it was the victors making the noise as short stacks doubled or exited.  Perhaps the tension in the room may start to rise above tepid (if tension is describable in heat words) as they approach the money.

Part 4

Jim is down to 17k and the verbal between him and the French guy from part 3 continues and escalates over the course of the next few hands, until the French guy makes an utg all in raise with 28k on Jim's small blind.

Jim calls instantly. The big blind swiftly gets out of the way. The Frenchie turns over A8 off, '"slamming it down like its the absolute nuts"

Rather slowly but not rolly Jim turns over his pocket aces and "as only a french person could" shouts out loud

"give me a straight"

"Don't beg" retorts Jim, which sends the French guy berserk.

No straight appears and now they have swapped stacks.

2 hands later the French guy gets knocked out and after leaving the table comes back and asks Jim

"I want to know what your name eez!"

To which Jim replied "They call me Jimmy Vegas"

"I remember you Jimmy Vegas, we will meet again" says the French guy, wagging a finger.
 
At which point the dealer says "Oi Jimmy Vegas, where's your ante?"

Blimey, there's more to come....

I heard exactly the other side of this story from the friends of the Spanish guy (I think one of us has the wrong nationality, but I'm pretty sure) -

He apparently thought anything could be said at the table, especially as he was encouraged to talk about his hand, and the fact that he told (ostensibly) the truth and was about to get punished for it incensed his supporters, who ended by saying "We don't think you should say anything like this at the table anyway.  It's not sportsmanlike."  So they're both wrong...?

Great story Jon  rotflmfao

Nate Keeley is OUT.

Eliminated by Mary Ann Hayes.

I didn't quite see what Nate had, but there was an ooh from the table on when the river 5 joined a board of 9-6-A-K.

With Hayes holding 9-4, I can't quite work out what he had. Pair of fours or sixes maybe?

Mary Ann Hayes is fairly lucky to still be in after her all-in A9 beat David Bagheri's AQ when she was nearly down to the felt... she knows that, though, and it looks like that bit of good fortune has given her a kind of kick start.

And here sat shortstack Nate pre-exit.  Cheerful to the bitter end.  Hard luck, sir.

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Awwwww  Unlucky big man

Part five of the 5 part trilogy and to cut a short story long, one round later Jimmy Vegas makes a substantial raise in early position, about 6,000 of his 28k stack with Ac Jc

Its folded to the Spanish pocket fives guy on the button. He puts JV all in.

Folded to Jim, who asks him as a joke "have you got pocket sixes?"

Based on previous Jim made a reluctant but confident call and finds himself up against pocket tens.

Flop 3d 4c Jh

Jim then makes a bit of mistake and celebrates early, shouting "yes", which he puts down to playing with too many French people recently.

The turn is of course the Tc.

"Manuel goes through the roof"

A blank on the river but Jim says he refused to beg for his card. He's knocked out and as he exits stage right his vanquisher says

"Its been a pleasure to play with you Jimmy Vegas"

To which Jim replies "Indeed, the pleasure has been all yours, next stop Monte Carlo"

End of story.

Postcript, Jim qualified for this online, as he has done for Monte Carlo and btw he has already won two wsop packages.

But the irony is that a traditional Spanish deck of cards has 48 cards...no tens...

The Break Fanfare has resounded - only one more level of play tonight, unless they are down to 27 before it's over.  In that case we all go home early and come back tomorrow.  But I rather think it's going to enter another 5mph zone now.

Guys   where is  ;tk;???

Nate had 6-3

32 players remaining

Level 12
Blinds = 1000/2000(200)

On a side note, tikay, RED-DOG, John Hewston, and Julian are playing cash together.

Blimey, what a fishy table. Get me on there!

Here we have (I believe) A. Sergej (left) and Alex Kravchenko, who have both been steadily progressing today, not been short yet, as far as I can see. 

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Top quality reporting Jen, Jon and Opsnoy.

Helloooooooooooooo is anyone answering questions?

And the ridiculous beginning-of-level Dramatic Music is playing.  Sounds like when boxers get into an arena.  They need a laser show to go with it.

Anyway, you've probably forgotten about Mark Bartlog's chip stack protector, but I just wanted to get a closeup as I think it's rather nice.  He's probably more interested in the chips beneath, though, I reckon.


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Sorry Trace - Tikay stayed at home this afternoon to work (for 'work' read 'have two hour bath and fall asleep' but he's shown up now.  Don't know where exactly he's got to at this minute, but I'm fairly sure that his laptop didn't make the 20 minute cab ride over here.

report from the cash game...

tikay = :)up

RED-DOG = thumbs middle (can't find a smilie)

julian = (http://www.peerweb.org/forums/images/smilies/icon36.gif)

Thanks Jen hun.

His laptop is flying solo then?  lol

Probably safer that way.

Jen, what is it?

Totty chippy count:

Mary Ann Hayes -- 35.5k
Manuela Seliger -- 248k (!!!)

It is an ornately carved highly shiny wooden elephant. 

African or Indian?

Britty chippy counts:

James Browning -- 49k
Ian Harris -- 49k

Another saga for you...

Part 1:

Irishman Len Collin raises preflop with Q-T.

Mateyboy reraises around 20k with A-K.

Len announces call.

Both players simultaneously flip their cards over.

No help arrives, and Len is out...

until someone notices 300 chips on the felt that everyone else had missed.

As both hands were exposed, it is declared that neither player could make action and therefore the hand would have been checked out. Therefore, the hand stands, but Len is still in with his 300.

Part 2:

The very next hand, Len chucks in his 200 ante leaving him with 100, which he shoves in blind.

2 other players

The dealer deals the flop, but their seems to be 4 cards, a cheeky little 3 tucked underneath an A-J-T flop.

Their has been no action  and the flop is declared a misdeal. The dealer mucks those cards and deals out another flop, which turns out to be 3-2-2.

The hand is checked down.

Mateyboy #1 = A-T (2 pair on the misdealt flop, but just ace high on the second)

Mateyboy #2 = T-T (trips on the misdealt flop, but just a pair of tens on the second)

Len Collin = 3-2 (3 high on the misdealt flop, but full house on the second)

Len finds a miracle.

Part 3:

Len moves in yet again.

Once again, there are two other players eager to check the hand down.

We reach a river on a board of Ahrt 9s 4s 8c 3h

Mateyboy #1 bets 5k, Mateyboy #2 beats the table in frustration and folds.

Mateyboy #1 = 5s 2h

Len Collin = 4c 6h

Rivered.

The dream comeback is over and Len Collin is OUT

I think...

what, only three parts to this trilogy?

he's copying the ring thing just like blue sq did Jon, don't worry lol  :D

It's not a trilogy, it's a quadrilogy.  ::)

the Jimmy Vegas saga... was great entertainment
nice reporting!

Only 45 minutes left for someone to dive off the bubble platform... which is looking like it may not even happen.  Hand for hand (which I am sure is Thomas Kremser's absolutely positively favourite part of every deep-stack tourney) - and they're not willing to go for it.  Only a muppet would gamble at this stage ;)

The closest we've come is the rather surly Mr. Turrisi raising about a third of his short stack, getting a very long dwell from the player two to his left, and then a pass round (blinds are 1k - 2k, 200 ante, and his raise was to six).  When the big blind passed, he flipped his  Ac Ad violently over on the table, saying "s - t" in at least two languages.  Not best pleased then.  Would hate to see what would happen if his Aces were called and outdrawn on the bubble.

At this brown pants moment, the smallest stack appears to be Mika Paasonen with 20k.

It's in the ears - one of them has smaller ears, only I can't remember which one.

I thought one had one hump and the other has two ???

The male one has the smaller ears

And a new big stack (or at least one I've just noticed) is PartyPoker Hoodied Ernst Hermann.  Counts in a moment - for we've just heard the BUBBLE CLAP!!

bad piggy

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this is the time to gamble and steal like a good en ;goodvevil;

lol


just caught up reading: great reporting guys!!

Stop!

Bubble time.

(http://www.wanderingbuddhist.com/images/MCHammer.jpg)

The hand?

A-K v T-T on an A-T-9 flop.

Both biggish stacks.

The fourth ten was kinda emphatic.

Is that Jen poking a piggy?

One of Paul Parker's slightly less outlandish oufits...

Jon, did you apply for your job, or did you find a genie and make a wish?  :D

What job?  :D

ah ha ha ha ha

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very very good answer  :)up

OK That's enough young lady - or I'm buying a scanner and you know what kind of old photos I have of you...

We're sombrely waiting for the end of day counts (prediction: 52 minutes) and we will not have the mood lightened (or weirded).

I want to see the photos.  :dd:

Oh no, not the leggings!

No I think he means Red's Chinese Friend :D

Yes Dana the leggings

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The shame!

James Browning is having an end of day update chat, and says, "I've had a horrible dry spell, but I'm still in - 33,000 now."

We're now in that kind of limbo where we know who's gone through, but aren't sure about the chip standings.  Meanwhile tikay et al are embedded in a cash game from which they are unlikely to emerge any time soon...

chip counts plz

just been on the phone to lawrance ,wish ian harrison good luck from the 2 of us

Will make sure I pass the message on tomorrow vinni  :)up

has it finished for the night

Yep. They'll be back at 3pm on the morrow.

27 left

cheers nighty night ,sleep tight sloopy jen well done brill

Just caught up on the days play nice work guys.   :)up

If you can drag TK and Red off the cash games you might get an early night

And the only reason the female has the larger ones is cos the male keeps pulling on them.....

:D :D

Just catching up with the thread, but calling for a ruling here is pretty much angle shooting. If you didn't want him to reply AT don't ask him what his hand is!