Rory Phelan has gone!!

Quicky chipie:

Carlo 8500
Kevin O'Connel 1600
Frank O'Callagham 17,000
George Geary 17,000

Right, enough of story corner, let have some math now.

There were 53 re-buys, making a nice prize pool of 93,000

there are 930,000 chips in play

Prize structure as follows:
1st 38,100
2nd 18,500
3rd 11,300
4th 7400
5th 4650
6th 3700
7th 2800
8th 1800
9th - 13th 950

tikay is in a pot making it 550 with AQ, this is before the break by the way, Matey Boy Re-raises to 5000...!
tikay decides to call this one, Uh OH
Matey Boy has 2,2
board is 5,6,3,7,9

So yet another re-buy for tikay....

Some reports just in form the tables before the break:
We had some niggley action on Willie Tanns table. He was up against action jack holding A4.
The flop comes 235, willie cunningly slow plays his hand all the way getting all the chips in the middle. Action Jack gives Willie some smart comments as he calls with his 77 overpair!!

But, Willie get his own back, while AJ has K2 this time, Willie has the A's
board has 2 diamonds, a chaeck from Paul and Willie raises  getting all the chips in the middle again, and takes the victory with a diamond on the turn.

Turns out they had one more straggler making up the numbers to 133 runners.

level three - blinds 100-200.
129 players left.

Toilet Break - no more re-buys after this.

It was so long ago, he was just doing it to remember what it was like....

Hello Ariston

tikay is doing just fine with his re-buys!!

He had 99 V's AQ against Frank O'Callagan
flop came, 7,2,Q
Both are all in, Frank wins.

next hand AK V's Frank O'C with KK
re-buy for tikay!!

Blondie is doing a bit better. He doubled up with QQ againstDublin local Norman, who went to war with AJ ♠

Well yes that is quite questionable, After only just making it here having weathered two hours at Newcastle airport staring at a cup of tea with her Majesties finest customs officials, Carlo has arrived at his first live tourny in over 12 months.
Only to go all in and out on the first hand with AK in the satellite earlier today!!

Blinds have just gone up to 50-100

there will be 13 paid places. an update on what the prizes will be will follow after the end of the re-buy period.

What does the crystal ball say now?

Oh sorry, I'll try to be more thurough next time.

Rory Liffey is also here

Oh a bit of action going on....

tikay reported to me that George Geary with A6 was up against McKeever who has JJ, fop comes 3,4,7,J,5
These frisky players got all their chips in on this one and it was a re-buy for McKeever, while Geary Doubled up.