Paris WPT Live Update - Day 1a

[Djinn]

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[DOCTOR]

Are the pic`s for use on other publications?

[tikay]

Are the pic`s for use on other publications?

If you give accrediatation to www.blondepoker.com, then yes, that's fine.

Welcome to blonde, Doctor. Doctor Who?

[snoopy1239]

Are they staring into each other's eyes?

[tikay]

Here's a bunch of Reprobates I encountered in the rather swish & laid-back Lounge here.....

Left to right, Thewy, Ian McDonald, Ed Giddens, & Matt Tyler, all of whom except Ed play tomorrow.

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[tikay]

I have not forgotten Tighty's request for some "overview" pics of the Aviation, give me time, but here's another view of the gentleman's Club type Lounge here.

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[Djinn]

Are they staring into each other's eyes?

LOL you should get a prize for that, but no, it's this (I think, now I'm not so sure):

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[tikay]

One of the nicest men in Poker, WPT Winner Mr John Gale. Choose your own Caption, needs a song title methinks.

"......I Love Paris in the Spring"

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[tikay]

Achilleas Kallakis has had a bumpy ride, down to 7k at one point, but he's Yoyo'd back to 18.4 now. He's aiming for 30k by close of play. Don't bet against him.

[Djinn]

Here's the hand which was predominately responsible for getting Ramzi up to a nice 31,500:

Under the gun+1 he finds 99 and raises to 300.  Vanessa Russo calls, and two more.
Flop: 7 7 Q.  He bets 600, she raises to 1,500.  The rest get out of the way and Ramzi re-raises to 3,600 (putting her on AQ and expecting a fold, perhaps).  She calls.  The turn was a low rag, checked round.  The river is a Nine bringing a sneaky set and a call of Ramzi's 6,400 river bet from Vanessa's KK.

In return for a scrap of paper and a biro, the successful Swede is letting me read his tourney notes, written in the handwriting of a 5-year-old, with the insight of a much older player.  I do think it's a bit worrying that he doesn't remember his hands, though...

[The Baron]

One our to go for the blonde $10 bounty comp guys. I hope to see a few of you there.

[Djinn]

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Here are some chip counts:

Padraig Parkinson    16,150
George Danzer    9,450   ("I am getting bad cards, playing bad, losing my chips.  On a good day I can tell what cards they have and what they're going to do.  It's not a good day.")
Mark Bartlog      5,075
Isabelle Mercier  20,000
Martin Wendt     14,450
Juha Helppi        14,000
Joe Beevers      22,600
Angelo Besnainou  22,425
Tony Chessa       7,600
Mark Teltscher    8,500
Noah Boeken     19,500
Frode Fagerli       9,275
Devilfish              9,100  (just took a pot with against a river bluffing , with the usual "I knew you had a King or nothing at all..."
Tim Anders          9,200  (this is the guy with the AJ)
Johnny Lodden     6,250
Achilles Kallakis     18,200  (Just hit the A A 4 flop well with AJ, then the J turn better - got payment from the other guy's case Ace...)
Phil Hellmuth        32,000
Rob Hollink          22,300
Jan Heitmann      10,450

[Djinn]

Bet you've never seen players look like they're having as much fun as Mark Teltscher (right) and Tony Chessa.  They're both under 9k.  Earlier, Noah Boeken stole a 2,225 bet from Mark by raising all-in (a further 6,275) on a board.  I don't think Mark liked releasing that hand, whatever it was.

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And here is my good friend Achilleas, doubtless doing some shopping. "Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, I'll buy the lot".

He's been smashing to me, helped me see how the other half live, but treated me as an equal. Top Bloke. Got a tidy little boat, & he took me to Annabelles a few months back. Usually, he has Robert Cooper with him, but I've not seen him today.

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[NoflopsHomer]

One of the nicest men in Poker, WPT Winner Mr John Gale. Choose your own Caption, needs a song title methinks.

"......I Love Paris in the Spring"

It looks like John sneezed so hard his glasses fell off.