Paris WPT Live Update - Day 1a

[tikay]

Amd some great news for the DtD Fan Club - following a number of calls from Rob Yong, who'd previously decided to give Paris a miss, I've just sorted it with Bruno & Sabine that Rob & Chubbs WILL play Day 1a, tomorrow, & Bruno has accepted their entry from me.

Whahoo! What a DtD double THAT would be, eh?

[tikay]

IFM, that was Vienna but on previous live updates from Paris there where posts in live update threads on the cash games there and tk and jen playing in them

No problem, I just have an elephantine memory for such trivia.

I bow to your elephantine memory.
So were they playing cash games in Vienna or am i even more confused than i thought?

You are probably showing signs of old age Ian. How old are you - 60, 62?

[tikay]

NameChecks - seen around so far.....

Ramzai - he chopped the Helsinki main Event on Friday, & won the €1,000 in Barca. 2 years too young to play WSOP.....! Good guy, good mate.

Paul Testud.

Sverre Sundbo

Pascal Perrault

Padraig Parkinson

Rob Hollink

Joe Beevers

Tony Chessa

[ifm]

You are probably showing signs of old age Ian. How old are you - 60, 62?

I'm half your age Tikay.......

[tikay]

Achilleas Kalakkis.

Alan Smurfit

Jim Kerrigan (well, a Kerrigan, not sure which one).

Boy Band Devilfish

Brian Johnson

Nottingham Nick Gibson, aka Gwibbo - on the same table as Marc "Mr Cool" Goodwin & Sverre Sundbo!

[Djinn]

Unlike Tikay, I have my laptop well trained to pick up the Aviation Club's excellent Wifi, and I am sitting here on an unused cash table since the journalists have multiplied since last year and the whole atmosphere is pretty frenetic.

I think that what was just announced in French was "shuffle up and deal!"  so what great timing I have - only 45 minutes off schedule and I return just as the players are filling in the gaps on the tables.

At the risk of repeating Tikay's Names And Faces, I spotted Phil Hellmuth walking down the Champs Elysees (although it was away from the ACF so I don't know if he's playing today), and in the super-crowded bar area Johnny Lodden, Henning Granstad, Padraig Parkinson, Jan Heitmann, George Danzer, Ramzi Jelassi, Kiril Gerasimov.

I overheard an estimate of the total field being about 240, so  bigger than last year, and the ACF is positively heaving.

[tikay]

More great blonde news - just seen Matt Tyler, aka b4Matt - here! Last minute decision, he plays tomorrow. How wonderful.

And PLAY HAS BEGUN! 90 minute Levels, 15k Starting Points, blinds start at 25-50

[tikay]

Yes, I just saw Johnny Lodden, boy HE has game.

And I spotted Phil Hellmuth, but he feigned not recognizing me. Jealousy, I guess, he's aching to do the Luton Triple Bill Treble.

[tikay]

You are probably showing signs of old age Ian. How old are you - 60, 62?

I'm half your age Tikay.......

I think you need help with your Maths as well as your Memory.

[tikay]

Long-time buddy & foe, Mark Bartlog - Demian on PokerStars - has the most extraordinary daft hat on. Photo later.

He has Brian Johnson to his left, & Paul Testud to his left.

[snoopy1239]

Amd some great news for the DtD Fan Club - following a number of calls from Rob Yong, who'd previously decided to give Paris a miss, I've just sorted it with Bruno & Sabine that Rob & Chubbs WILL play Day 1a, tomorrow, & Bruno has accepted their entry from me.

Whahoo! What a DtD double THAT would be, eh?

speaking of Yongsta and Chubbs, here's a news report and a couple of cool piccies from last night's fun and frolics...

http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/2652

[snoopy1239]

Unlike Tikay, I have my laptop well trained to pick up the Aviation Club's excellent Wifi, and I am sitting here on an unused cash table since the journalists have multiplied since last year and the whole atmosphere is pretty frenetic.

I think that what was just announced in French was "shuffle up and deal!"  so what great timing I have - only 45 minutes off schedule and I return just as the players are filling in the gaps on the tables.

At the risk of repeating Tikay's Names And Faces, I spotted Phil Hellmuth walking down the Champs Elysees (although it was away from the ACF so I don't know if he's playing today), and in the super-crowded bar area Johnny Lodden, Henning Granstad, Padraig Parkinson, Jan Heitmann, George Danzer, Ramzi Jelassi, Kiril Gerasimov.

I overheard an estimate of the total field being about 240, so  bigger than last year, and the ACF is positively heaving.

 

Howdy ho

enjoy!

[Djinn]

Wow, that's great adventuring spirit from B4Matt - says he decided on this trip at 8am this morning!  And what a great place to be adventuring to at this time of year - sunny to the point of discomfort, but what a beautiful city. 

All the best bloggers are out here, Rolf, BA, and the Norsemen's own - and despite the lack of space we're getting good access to the ever-so-slightly air-conditioned pleasant rooms here.

Joining Gwibbo and Marc Goodwin on table 547 are Henrik Olander and John Duthie, should be interesting...

I'm sure there's another room here besides Corridor, Lounge and Parlour - back in a minute.

[snoopy1239]

Achilleas Kalakkis.

I think I had that injury once.

[The Baron]

Just to let people know we do have a $10 event on blondepokerleague tonight at 8PM.

Thanks guys - great updates so far, keep it up!