$5,000 6-Handed Day Two Live Update - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

payouts of the courtesy of rudders...

1st -- $643,381

2nd -- $357,435

3rd -- $214,461

4th -- $150,123

5th -- $119,145

6th -- $83,402

7th -- $69,104

8th -- $61,955

9th -- $54,807

10th -- $47,658

11th -- $42,892

[snoopy1239]

And as we return, there are 25 seconds on the clock and John Gale is being announced as the $2,500 PL Champion.

Well done that man! 

[Djinn]

And it's a good thing we returned from our dinner break with 25 seconds to spare, for almost right away Michael Banducci pushed in his very short stack on the small blind (45k?) and Jonathon Gaskell went for it, calling with .  It was just as well, as Michael had .
Flop:    (so could have been a lot worse for the all-in guy)
Turn: 
River:     and we are down to one table of 5 and one of 4. 

[Djinn]

And as we return, there are 25 seconds on the clock and John Gale is being announced as the $2,500 PL Champion.

Well done that man! 

Hip Hip Hooray!

[Colchester Kev]

So happy for John Gale ...well deserved and I bet there is not 1 person in poker that begrudges him his victory ... CONGRATS !

[Djinn]

Action-tastic post-dinner play (it's like they've all tanked up on coffee during the hour and a half break):  Perma smallish-stack Cliff Cantor doubles up again: 
It was all in on the turn against Jeff Madsen, with the board reading:  - it looked like the biggest bet had gone in here, presumably push from Cliff, with a call.
Cliff showed: 
Jeff showed: 
River: 

And he's over 200k now.

[Djinn]

And Erick Lindgren gets out of jail again:

He's all in with 33 against Vanessa Rousso's A3 - but on a flop of 2 5 4!  Having flopped the straight and got all the money in the middle, she could only sit and watch as the turn was a Queen and the river an Ace!  "Unbelievable" she was heard to exclaim.  In this instance, fair enough.

[Djinn]

And now Tony Woods (Climber of the Day who started on $19,600) doubles through off Cliff Cantor - It all got in preflop and...
Cliff showed: 
Tony showed: 
Flop: 
Turn:
River: 

[Djinn]

And finishing 9th winning $54,807 is Jenny Kang

This unfortunately happened mid-run-to-press-room, and to be honest I didn't get to see her play much today as she was always in one of those awkward seats with her back to the rail.

Good to see two lady players make it to the last two tables. 

[Djinn]

Captain Tom Franklin, chip leader at the start of the day, is on the button when Pab is on the big blind.  There's inevitably a raise, and the last time Pab called it made it to showdown, at which Franklin took a 60k pot.  Most recently, however, when Tom raised, small blind Vanessa Rousso and big blind Pab called. 
Flop:    (I think - it was all raggy with what looked like a paired rag). 
In any case, when Vanessa checked, Pab bet a confident 40k or so and took it down after a bit of deliberation from the button raiser.


N.B.  Pab bet with a handful of orangey-pink chips, which I didn't notice he had before... at least 90k in those, plus 120 in yellow 1,000s - he's easily around 220,000!  Highest chip point so far...

[Colchester Kev]

Almost soiling myself in excitement here ... GO PAB !!!

[Djinn]

Youngster Jeff Madsen (who was pointed out to me by The Rookie as a wild but talented young player) just doubled up Cliff Cantor.  It seems like every few minutes, someone does...
Anyway, it was against Cliff's
Flop:  8 J A
Turn:  Q   ("Ten coming?" muses Brian...)
River:  J   Definitively not, then.

[snoopy1239]

And to read more about John Gale's victory today, take a butchers at the following news item...

http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/3345

[snoopy1239]

Almost soiling myself in excitement here ... GO PAB !!!

On 3rd pair here...

[Colchester Kev]

Its just started pissing down here in Colchester ...I hope its not an omen !!!