Cardiff GUKPT: Day 2 - At A Glance

[Djinn]

Robert Forsman finished in 16th place (£2,200) after he'd raised in early position, found Vicky Coren in the big blind re-raising all in, and calling with A-6 suited .  Her A-Q held up; we don't know how much the call was in relation to the pot/his stack, but it turned out that he was covered and he's now on the rail.

[Djinn]

Stephen Slavin finishes in 15th place, winning £2,520

Thank you Andy for this one (we thought we'd hit a lull and went to get food.  Of course as soon as they weren't being observed it was Action time):

Roberto Romanello raised preflop to 30k, and when Slavin moved in for 60,600 total, he was told, "It would be rude to pass now," and his A-K was promptly outdrawn by Roberto's .  Oh the peril of the short stack. 

[snoopy1239]

Tony Mackay is OUT in 14th.

He moved all-in (virtually) from seat 1 for around 160k, only for Stefano Fiore to give it more acting than an Italian striker in seat 2, eventually provoking Ian Nelson to call for the clock and Vicky Coren to say, "Come on, we know you're going to fold" - so there's obviously some time eating history there with the Italian.

Anyhow, when the clock was put on him by Zak, he immediately, and although Mackay probably exhaled a slight sigh of relief, I bet he didn't expect Kayshan Muthy to call instantly (no clock need here) with Pocket Jacks.

With Mackay holding A-T suited, it wasn't looking good, and the 9-K-3-7-7 provided nothing but a push towards the exit door.


Previously, the chip stacks on that table were:

Tony Mackay -- 165k (now out)
Stefano Fiore -- 315k
Kayshan Muthy -- 195k (now with Tony's stack)
Ian Nelson -- 45k
Vicky Coren -- 240k
Andrew Feldman -- 130k
Hoss Parhizkar -- 315k

[Djinn]

Previously  , the chip stacks on that table were (courtesy of Snoops):

Tony Mackay -- 165k (now out)
Stefano Fiore -- 315k
Kayshan Muthy -- 195k (now with Tony's stack)
Ian Nelson -- 45k
Vicky Coren -- 240k
Andrew Feldman -- 130k
Hoss Parhizkar -- 315k

And the other table (roughly):

Michael Greco      190k
Roberto Romanello  220k
Steve Craig            280k
Eliott Bowker         330k
Dave Smith             71k
Simon Zach            300k
Anthony Romanello  160k

[snoopy1239]

Mama Mia! Italian player Stefiano Fiore has departed in 13th.

Hoss raised it up pre-flop, Stefano pushed and Hoss called.

Hoss =

Stefano =

Flop =

Hoss needs to dodge a few bullets.

Turn =

River =

... which he does indeed do leaving the Italian to turn to his buddies on the rail and gesticulating despair with outstretched arms.

[Djinn]

Well - with twelve left, play has stopped for the night, and Snoopy is just getting the final counts fresh from the clipboards downstairs - so no tense waiting until 6am tonight!  That's just as well, as we're scheduled to start again at 2:30pm (!).

[Djinn]

Oh, actually, thanks AWOP for looking over the shoulders of the staff for our collective benefit - here are the end of day counts:

Kayshan Muthy     374,200
Ian Nelson             79,000
Victoria Coren       202,200
Roberto Romanello  331,100
Andrew Feldman     138,000
Hoss Parhazkar        488,500

Michael Greco         164,000
Steve Craig            420,400
Eliott Bowker         392,700
Dave Smith            134,850
Simon Zach            322,400
Anthony Romanello  141,000

[snoopy1239]

They're just about to throw us out, so it's time to go folks, but please join us tomorrow for the 2.30pm kick off, but be sure to get in earlier to build the atmosphere that can sometimes make these updates so much more fun.

And don't forget those picks - ONE only, tikay!