Live & Interactive Update - Blue Square Poker 6 from Bolton, Day One

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Mickey 'The Worm' Wernick versus Neil Rutter

Mickey bets 2.5k preflop, Rutter moves all-in, Mickey folds.

Still wouldn't bet against the leg end though.

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Here's a pre-exit Paul...

caught with a glass of wine in his hand and his mouth chattering away.

How bizarre...

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Micky is really gonna have to go some to beat his sole opponent.

On a 4 spade board, Micky bet out on the end, Rutter called, Micky turned over 2nd pair, no spade, "good call, no spade" he says. Matey Boy turned over top pair, no spade!

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John Hewston is heads up with R Romonelo.

The latter holds a slight chip lead, but it's pretty even.

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"It wasn't me guv!" says Ali Mallu as the post-mallued Table 5 surround him.

He looks so innocent, doesn't he? Who would have thought he was one of the most dangerous players on the circuit?



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David Chavda is OUT.

Just 2 left on Table 2 of Pool 2.

Blimey, that's a lot of 2's!

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A big hand between Rutter & Wernick goes Micky's way.

Micky filled up on the end with a boat, but he seemed to sense that Neil had rivered his fluh & made a big overbet on the end, which Neil readily called. Around 30k-6k in Micky's favour now.

The longer you play against Micky, the more he wears you down. Remarkable.

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Micky Wernick has won his table - there's a surprise.

Just as William Hill made a wonderfully inspired signing with Thewy, Blue Square got it spot on with Micky.

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Pool 2, Table 6:

(1) Neil Fox -- OUT
(2) Michael Johannson -- 5,800
(3) Jason Oliver -- 8,175
(4) Michael Liderton -- 19,025
(5) Lawrence Gosney -- OUT
(6) Tony Cartwright -- OUT

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Brian Medley wins Table 2 of Pool 1

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Before I anwser Tighty's "format" question, I must tell you this story.

Ariston & Lord Wernick are at it hammer & tongs (verbal-wise) after a huge Pot that has severely weakened Ariston.

I never saw how it played out, but THIS was the board, & all the chips were in the middle when I arrived.....

 

Ariston's hand was  , & Micky's was  . (Ignore the suits, I have guessed them & I don't think they were relevant).

Ariston was steaming big time, suggesting that Micky played it badly, & Micky was, well, lets just say "defending himself vigorously".

But if you look at the hands, & the flop, it pretty much was bound to end in tears. Thems the breaks in poker, & I'm buggered if I know which of them got the luckiest. But I know that each of them are having just a tinsy winsy struggle to see the others point of view. All good stuff, proper poker, poker at it's best. Those 52 cards have so many ways of laughing at us.

I guess that one of the reasons that I'll never be much good at this game is that hands like that, whatever end I'm on, never bother me, they just make me smile. It's poker!

Ok let me explain why I think he played it badly. limped all round preflop (I was button). Flop checked to me of K45 so I bet 1100 to find out where I am as I suspect Mickey maybe slow playing a big hand and I want to find out cheap, he considers the reraise and decides not to and just calls- I am now finished with the hand and not another penny is going into the pot...until- Turn off suit 9 and Mickey moves in for over 10k (current pot around 3k)- I instacall and ask if he has a set or AK. He shows AK and rivers the ace. Mickey thinks I got lucky on the turn and thought he may get me to call on the turn with KQ, KJ etc but I had found out what I needed to know on the flop with the probe bet. The only way I call the turn is if I have him beat so he was betting to lose. We shook hands and no problems after and it was a pleasure playing on a great table with some great poker being played, it was also good to play with 2 of Europes top 3 ranked players from last year. I managed 8 mistake free hours and feel very drained but also very confident  for my world series quest. Good luck to Mickey and I hope he wins it- after having him allin on the turn twice once as an 82/18 favourite and once as a 94/6 favourite I think the luck may be with him for this event. In his own words I beat the **** out of him tonight but it wasn't meant to be- this game can be so great one minute and an absolute bstrd the next. Also many thanks to bluesquare for a great structure that allowed us to play.

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And after a marathon slog, John Hewston has eventually won his table.

Nearly done now!

The end came in bizarre fashion. With a mere 2,400 in the Pot, John set his oppo all-in on the end, & the guy said openly "I have the T flush", before openly speculating upon what John might have. He eventually deduces that despite John's massive overbet, John can ONLY have a flush. "So how big is your flush?" he muses......

After a huge dwell, he calls, & John slaps the table & whoops, turning over the nut flush.

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Bullit Pete (aka. the Terminator)




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And the marathons are still going, one of which is Bullit Pete's table.

Pete has just doubled up his short-stacked opponent, George Annan (who I'm told won the Blue Square league 3 months running) after losing a 50-50 race... Q-J v 3-3

The threes held up, although the 9-K-2 gave Pete four more outs.

The battle continues.

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The valet's are shocked by the product of Mickey and Ariston's ash tray.

Boy, those guys can smoke!

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