MONTE CARLO - DAY 1

[Junior Senior]

Interesting to see who thinks they are the most cool! - Luca or Rob Yong (battle of egos methinks!)

good scene setting tikay - if only someone had invented a teleporting device and would give me 10,000 euros!

[Jim R]

Jr i know just how you feel

[Ironside]

Interesting to see who thinks they are the most cool! - Luca or Rob Yong (battle of egos methinks!)

good scene setting tikay - if only someone had invented a teleporting device and would give me 10,000 euros!

getting 10,000 euros is not a problem being able to afford to lose 10,000 euros on one bad beat and still remain sane is a different question

[tikay]

OK, in the "right hand" room, I noted.....

Vicky Coren on T 9. Marcel on T22. Xuyen & John Gale on T21. And Joe Beevers & David Benyamine sat next to each other on T18.

But here's a hottie, on T25....

Gary Bush, Yoyo Thew, a dude with a sleeveless singlet on (ooh-er), Ross Boatman, & Daniel Larsson. Jeez, I hope Thewy & Daniel dont get lairy too early.

[Junior Senior]

Bushy will only play AA or KK in the first 6 hours!

Sounds like a good table! - Can't see anyone getting too busy too early

[Ironside]

Bushy will only play AA or KK in the first 6 hours!

Sounds like a good table! - Can't see anyone getting too busy too early

what playing rags like KK within the first 6 hours? i wont even play that loose on a $5 single table SnG

[tikay]

But last weeks French Hero Pascal's extraordinary luck continues - he just had a huge confrontation with his QQ against KK, but being Pascal, caught his Q....!

And on the adjoining table, EXACTLY the same coup, this time Big Os Mustangolu was the lucky winner. Pascal & Big Os both now got around 18k.

[tikay]

Just noted that T26 - Nowab & Boeken - also includes Tony Bloom & Alan Betson.

And T3 has Devilfish & Martin de Knijff.

Gus Hansen is on T14, Mel Lofthouse - blonde forum-ite - is on T10 with the young Swedish gentleman with very long blonde hair who was on the cover of Poker Europa two months ago - Michael Thuritz maybe?

T 8 includes John Shipley & Richard Gryko in adjacent seats. Gryko seemed "tired & distressed" last night, but has scrubbed up well this morning.

[tikay]

On Table ?, we have Big Os, El Blondie, Steve Jelinck, & Bo ?, the Swedish guy (Legato on PokerStars) who is sponsored by Martin's Room.

[Junior Senior]

Just how lucky can Pascal be!!

he just can't lay a hand down!

[Ironside]

has anyone been knocked to the rail yet?

[tikay]

I cant believe Pascal's luck Junior. But don't forget, he's French.

Don't think we've had any exits yet.

[tikay]

Marcel Luske is sat next to John Kabbaj. John has a new Noble Poker Baseball Cap, but it's too small for him - it looks like a pimple on a piecrust. His wife is there too, she looks just beautiful.

And Isobel Mercier just waved at me - swoon, swoon. I think she fancies me, she seemed to be undressing me with her eyes.

[Rolandinho]

Keep em coming Tony. Updates for Willie and Bengt please.

Tired and emotional is i believe the phrase for Gryko

[tikay]

William Hill's Xuyen in action early. She had JJ against John Gale's QQ, on a T high board, & did well to only lose 1k.

But she got it back with interest against elderly American gentleman with her nut flush against his AK. He bet on the end, she said "wow, that lot of cheep you bet meester" & put in a gentle RR, he called, she says "I got nut fwush, you no take my cheeps meester?".

Not seen Smoking Steve, but he's here somewhere.

Vicky Coren has more than she started with.

Bushy says that 8 handed has forced him to re-assess his game plan - gotta play hands now. He looks shocked.