Goooooooooooooooo hat pimp!!!! 

Hello! Thanks for the great updates as usual! Any news on how Nicolas Levi is gettin on? I'm hiding in the Fairmont down the road - easier to keep an eye on him from here!! Are spectators allowed near the tables again or is that a no no all day?

Go frenchies 

You can sort of lurk at the periphery, but a stern-looking man in a black suit (or Steve Frazer) will kick you out if you don't have a press badge.  And sometimes if you do.

Cool - thanks Jen - thought I'd double check. Might try catch him at dinner then. Will hopefully bump into you at some point too!

Hello! Thanks for the great updates as usual! Any news on how Nicolas Levi is gettin on? I'm hiding in the Fairmont down the road - easier to keep an eye on him from here!! Are spectators allowed near the tables again or is that a no no all day?

Go frenchies  

Hey guys, just logged on for frenchwatch - Nicolas Levi and Anthony Roux - how they doin? I would come and bring Nick his hat but my sofa's way too comfy  

A big hand just knocked a stack of blues from Annette's towers and sent them Nicolas Levi-wards...

It looks like the action preflop saw a raise from Nicolas and a call from Annette in the blinds (I could be wrong by one position, in which case it was a early position raise by Annette and a call by Nicolas in late - I know this makes a difference but I only have one set of eyes and lots of other stuff was happening at the time...)

Anyway...

With about 6k in the pot the flop was down .  A slow check from both players.
Turn:    Annette bet out around 10,000...called.
River:    Annette checked, and since no chips moved and the pot was shipped to M. Levi I can only surmise that he announced all-in and was not called.

Thank you for the updates Jen! Anything on Hat-Pimp is always muchly appreciated Here's hoping more people send chips Nicolas Levi-wards!!!

One last hand picked from the ether from the last 6 hands called by TD Thomas Kremser as the clock hit 10:00...

Dan Carter (now up over 42,000) raised pre to 1,700.  Button Annette Obrestad joined battle with a re-raise to 4,450.  Then small blind Vikke Toumaala popped in 12,300 (over half his stack) resulting in a double instapass.

I didn't say it was an exciting hand.

No, wait!  Marc to the rescue again with a BIG hand - Andreas Hoivold is busted with by Nicolas Levi holding ... all in pre.  Never in doubt - only quad Aces for the behatted Frenchman, and a very juicy stack going into day two...

Wow!

Go Nicolas Levi and Arnaud Mattern!!!! 

Bonjour, Madame!  Such synchronicity...

Lol - Couldn't resist! Nearly put my pic as a hat with a flower on top too!! Thanks for the updates - happy to see Nick with a chunky stack - mmmmm chips

Go Nicolas Levi and Arnaud Mattern!!!!  

Good luck to Nicolas Levi!! Go Hatpimp! 

Just for you Vic, Nicolas Levi has 75k. He lost a coinflip with Queens to Ace King but feels he has enough to choose his spots tomorrow, so isn't feeling too down.

Thank you!! Same time tomorrow then

Nicolas Levi (here pcitured with WPT Barcelona runner-up Ludovic Lacay) has got over his earlier setbacks and now has approaching 150k.

Yey - Go Nick! Thanks for the updates - doin a fab job as usual

Yes, I didn't see or hear the hand, but the sight of Nicolas Levi dancing around like a madman gave it away.

LOL Do I wish I was there to see this...!

That's my crazy frenchman!

PS thanks for all the fab updates guys - you're doin a great job! I have achieved NO work today!

Is it safe to assume you're Nic's better half?

Lol - dunno about better - I dont play poker and I cant speak french! Workin on both tho

Yey to Arnaud for making the final table !!!!

Yes, I didn't see or hear the hand, but the sight of Nicolas Levi dancing around like a madman gave it away.

LOL Do I wish I was there to see this...!

That's my crazy frenchman!

PS thanks for all the fab updates guys - you're doin a great job! I have achieved NO work today!

Come on Arnaud!!!!!!!!!!