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894 entries, and we're on Day 2.... here's the list of remaining players, up to date as of about a half hour ago....

Rob Hollink 157,500
Terrence Chan  87,100
Freddy Deeb  84,600
Roland de Wolfe  81,300
John Gordon  80,600
Young Phan  76,400
Howard Lederer  73,500
Joseph Hachem  72,100
Alex Balandin  72,000
Barry Greenstein  70,200
Patrick Bruel  70,200
Robert Aran  70,000
Lee Wilson  67.800
John Kim  67,000
Gary Do  63,300
Paul Deng  62,700
Ayaz Mahmood  55,700
Devilfish  55,000
Tim Stephens  54,100
Patrick Kraus  53,400
Michael Gabriellson 52,800 
Bill Gazes  48,400
Carl Olson  47,800
Derek Leforte  45,600
Can Hua  44,300
Greg Warner  43,200
Mohammed Irfan  40,800
Mohammed Imran  40,600
Michel Abecassis  40,000
Steve Piasecki  39,800
Odett Fremilloy  39,200
David Wells, 35,900
Vegard Nygaard  35,300
Matt Lefkowitz  32,200
Mike Gracz  31,600
Walter Kusiak  31,000
Renee Wexler  29,400
David Levi  27,000
Glyn Banks  26,300
Tony Rila  22,200
Les Amoils  20,900
Joe Toth  20,600
David LaGattuta  17,900
Peter Eichhardt  15,200
Wendell Barnes  12,400
Danny Dang  12,200
Tony Nasr  8,500

I have spotted a table where the lineup looks like this - 1:Devilfish  2: David Levi  7: Mike Gracz  8: Roland De Wolfe 9: Barry Greenstein.  Better go keep an eye on it.

And in the 2-7 lowball up & down whatever it's called jobbie, we spotted Mr Hellmuth sat right next to Tony G. Nice, quiet table, eh?

more than 40 playing in the lowball?

Ironside,

The "Deuce to Seven $5,000 Rebuy" had 67 runners.

OK we're down to around 32 players and I am sneaking back and forth between the protective layer of chairs to keep an eye on some of them:

The blinds are now 1500, 3000, and they have yet to get rid of the 100 chips, and so there are absolutely enormous stacks in front of, say, Lederer and Devlfish, but it's really hard to say exactly how many they have.... I have noticed some purple 5000 chips slowly making their way on, and I estimate Barry Greenstein has about 220,000, Devilfish 50,000 and the last remaining female player Odett Fremilloy has just doubled up to about 100,000 with AKvs AQ.  Not sure who she is but she sticks out partly for being a lady and partly for her daringly bright blouse. 

Google has never heard of her either

guess this is the game to buy a bracelet

Pot hunting eh? I've hreard that the International Irish Championship is a happy hunting ground for Pot Hunters too......

Anyone know the stack for the Norwegian Vegard Nygaard? We REALLY want a Norwegian at a final table now. Nice if u can keep me up to date on his stack, and then I will post it on the Norwgian forum, I will make sure they know it's Blonde Copyrighted...

Come on Tikay, the Norwegians are biting their fingernails here...

atleast irish is a legit poker game and the compertition at the international alot tougher than the rio

Sorry mate, i can report your friend was out 27th for $ 11,750

Too bad... I guess we will have to wait until the Main Event for the Norwegian bracelet then.

I am sorry to report that Vegard Nygaard just headed over to the cash desk, which intimated his having been just now knocked out....

It turns out that he came a very respectable 27th, receiving $11,750, about 10 minutes ago.  Sorry to everyone following from Norway.

Down to 22 players; chip counts in a sec

While I am waiting for the tournament to go to two tables, and a list of players go up so I can fill in the blanks of names which nobody seems to know, here's the top of the money payout, just for interest's sake:

1 $611,015
2 $324,305
3 $188,000
4 $164,000
5 $141,000
6 $117,500
7 $94,000
8 $70,500

Robert Aran 220K
Joe Hachem 115K
Peter Eichhardt 95K
John Kim 70K
Patrick Bruel 100K
Alex Balandin 400K
Paul Deng 130K
Joe Heneghan 180K
Gary Do 150 K
Les Amoils 170K
Odett Fremilloy 80K
John Gordon 20K
Deeb 185K
Devilfish 35K
Young Phan 90K
Howard Lederer 10K
Barry Greenstein 220K
Rob Hollink 250K

hi,
can anyone confirm if   les amoils is in fact not greg amoils or maybe a relative?

cheers 

port

Greg A (South African) is not in this comp as he was in a comp i played last night an he said he busted out early

Take it down Devilfish!

After the dinner break, 17 players returned along with a few updaters who ran the three or four miles along the Rio just in time to see Howard Lederer heading out in 17th.  With 16 left, I find that Devilfish has doubled through and is now on about 110,000, with Freddy Deeb about the same and Barry Greenstein sitting on what looks like near 400,000 now.  Rob Hollink has 220,000 while the biggest hand of the last half hour involved the doublethrough of John Gordon.  He called a raise from the cutoff, the raiser checked the A 4 Q rainbow flop, Gordon bet all-in for about 50,000, was called.  He had Q 10, his opponent A K.  The turn brought a 10, the river 9 and now he's breathing more easily as they head towards a final table.   Might be a while. 

DEVILFISH OUT IN 16th...

Devilfish had been up and down in chips fairly dramatically in the last half hour or so, and eventually took a stand with A6, which ran into 99, and although the flop brought 6 5 K, the following 7 3 were no help and he had to settle for $16,450.

Patrick Bruel out in 15th, taking $21,150.

Rob Hollink out in 14th

Peter Eichhardtt 13th

Odett Fremilloy, whom I have kept an eye on just fell in 12th, when John Gordon called her short-stacked all-in with a 10 8 of spades.  She showed AQ, but the board ended up 2 8 J 8 6 and she was out, leaving just 11 players remaining.  So final table just around the metaphorical corner.

poretfolio - yes, Les Amoils IS related to our Greg.

MORNING ALL. HOPE U ALL WELL. INTERESTED IN TIKAY'S 18 HOLES AFTER 3 HOURS SLEEP.  HOW DID IT GO BUD? BIRDIES? OR BUNKERS AND BOGEYS ALL THE WAY?

Err, actually I overlaid, so did Paul Maxfield, so the 4 ball became a 2 ball - Brian Wilson and Dave Colclough.

By the way, I saw Ralph tonight, but not seen Gricey yet.

RALPH SHALSTON ? WHAT HE DOIN THERE? HAS HE QUALIFIED FOR MAIN EVENT?

TOO MANY QUESTIONS IN ONE POST? U WANT ME TO ASK THEM INDIVIDUALLY?

I THINK IF U GONNA PLAY GOLF U SHOULD TRY 18 HOURS OF SLEEP AND JUST 3 HOLES

Question 1. Yes.

Question 2. Yes.

Question 3. See answer to Question 2.

18 hours of sleep? Not had that in total since I arrrived here!

ANOTHER QUESTION -HOW DID GREG DO IN SATELLITES FOR MAIN EVNT?

No luck so far, but he was playing one tonight. Let's hope he gets his seat.

My first game since I arrived in Vegas is today (Wednesday). You can ask me what sort of comp it is if you like.......

.......... and what sort of game is that then tikay??

Funny you should ask that Robert, but then you always were bright, intelligent and perceptive. I have rescinded all your Yellow Cards.

It's an "Invitation Only" affair, you have to meet certain criteria before they will invite you. So, no Thewy, no Colclough, no Ariston.

The receipt I have for my entry says, and I quote......

"World Series of Poker, Celebrity Tournament".

I kid you not.

Which other 'celebrities' are you playing against?

You going to have to get yourself an agent now, he can collect the fees people pay to simply speak to you.

SORRY I GOTTA GO. LITTLE MATTER OF GOLF . SUNNINGDALE. BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR NEW CELEBRITY MATES. SHOW EM WHAT A YOUNG HANDSOME TALENTED BRIT CAN DO.

Hi Robert, nice idea, but I'm not sure I want to start talking to the general public at any price.

snoopdog - no idea. But no doubt the event will be extensively covered in the media. I feel quite sure blonde will carry a Live Update. They'd better, or else that Jen will be on the next plane home......

Just in case anyone was interested, John Heneghan won it, having only a single rebuy!!
$611,000

Wow,what value is THAT? $611,000 for $1,000? Sheesh!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DJINNNNNNNN

Love and kisses from Bruce Campbell.

xxx