The William Hill Grand Prix Qualifier @ The Sportsman

[Chili]

We are down to 17 players and shortly the blinds will be 1000, 2000.  Cupcake is down to about 14k after a bizarre pot with speach play galore coming from both players.  After some preflop raising we had a flop of

   

matey goes all in and John has something to think about.  Matey was saying go on call, you will lose!!  After a bit of back and forth, John passes and matey throws over   .

He is down but not out.

Unfortunately Tighty is out though.  He had 20k left and was faced with a raise by Richard Ashby.  Tighty reraised but Ashby went all in.  Tighty was now committed and called with JJ.  Ashby had AK and flopped a K for game over Tighty.  Unlucky Rich.

[Chili]

Jim Reid 32k
Brian Johnson 60k
Cupcake 13k
Willie Tan 25k
Bambos 31k
Dave Clarke 18k
David Lloyd 43k

[The_nun]

That was a mighty fine piccy of your good self and Mr Bambos...I cant help but say ,..he is one handsome man.....as i have so said to Mrs Bambos b4...

[The_nun]

and you look mighty pretttty tooo.xx

[RED-DOG]

Maureen, you have to ditch that avitar, I just can't seem to fantasize as much with that one

[Chili]

Dave Clarke OUT
David Lloyd OUT

Bambos doubles up AQ v's AJ

12 left, average is 47k

Jim Reid  25k
Brian Johnson 66k
Cupcake 27k
Willie Tann  36k
Bambos 51.5k

Thanks Maureen - The connection here is still painfully slow, I am struggling to get posts up before everything changes.  I percivere.

[RED-DOG]

Is Percy Vere still in?

[The_nun]

Why ever not Tom.. i have taken out my teeth........

[Chili]

It is now bubble time.  Cupcake knocked out a short stack.  Shortie was all in pre-flop with  and John called with  . 
The flop was no help for shortie so John upto about 68k.  Much better shape.  Couple of cash games still going on including a William Hill Cash game it seams, including Julian, Steve Vladar, Bad Girl, Bobby 1, Tikay and Dave Compton.  Am I jealous - a bit!

[Chili]

Again a great hand involving Cupcake.  Blinds 2/4k John raises to 10k, he gets a caller.  Flop

    

John Checked, matey bet 10k and JOhn went all in.  Matey passes quickly and is now upto 89k. The average is 52k.

On the other table.  Brian Johnson takes a hit trying to push a guy of second pair with his missed straight draw.  Failed - down to 26k.

We are still 11.

[Chili]

Is Percy Vere still in?

Just seen this.  Tut tut Tom, no he went out first hand of the night. x

[TightEnd]

well done tonight Chili.

Gave it my best shot but lost JJ versus AK all in pre flop, when it really mattered

Ludicrously tough field, and those that weren't tough were rebuy maniacs!!

Great night though.


Richard Ashby recovered from 1800 chips with the blinds at 600-1200 to get here chipped up, hope he wins it

[Chili]

We have a final.  Dixie, who had quite a big stack at one point, made a call allin on a flop of

    

His oppo had    Dixie had  .  The turn

    ouch!  Be back shortly with the ten names and chip counts.

[Chili]

Ok, so we now have 10 guys all in the money but only 1 to win the seat for the William Hill Grand Prix II.  In seat order they are:

1- Willie Tann       51K
2- John McGrane  79K
3- D Selin            39K
4- Jim Reed         34K
5- G Patterson     42K
6- S Yusuf          113.5K
7- Brian Johnson  25K
8- Richard Ashby  97K
9- D Gregory       45K
10- Bambos Xanthos  55K

Tidy looking final indeed!!

[Chili]

Nearly straight away we are down to 9.  The chip leader Sami Yusuf raised and Bambos went all in.  Yusuf called the 39K and turned over 

Bambos had 

The board was

     

Very cruel river to send Bambos out in 10th but with a purse of £712.