Grovsenor Grand Prix 2006 - At a Glance Final Day

[NoflopsHomer]

We're on a 10 minute break and then the blinds will be 2k and 4k with a 49k average stack. The money goes up to £250 from 45th...

[NoflopsHomer]

Zahir Aslam and Surindar Sunar have both added to their stacks knocking out short stacks.

Zippy's A-2 took out a K-J on a 8-Q-7-6-3 board.

Whilst Surindar made a small bet on a board and matey moved all-in with and Surindar called with Aspade which held.

Kev's pick is Mick Fletcher, and I'm going for Surindar.

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Shift change here - I am taking over from Chili.

45 players left, half an hour left at 2k-4k, ave stack is some 53,300. (thats 13 x BB).

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Gareth The Magician Jones - 80,000

Dr Tom Sambrook - 36,000

Zippy Hussain 74,000

Rumit - 42,000

Mick Fletcher - 120,000

Peter Smyth - 88,000

Roberto - 120,000

Martyn Cavanagh - 30,000

Soxy - 14,000

43 left, & 20 minutes at 2k-4k.

[NoflopsHomer]

According to Dani, levels may be lengthened from 45 minutes to 1hr soon dependent on the number of players left.

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OUT are.....

Steve Read

Mr Abbass

V Nguyen

P Aviston

B Wilson

Khalil

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Mick Fletcher took a 45k pot against Glen Ashworth who is now down to 28k.

The Board came thus.....

 

Fletch put Glen all-in on the end & Glen gives a goodly dwell before calling, & showing the J - he never showed his other card.

Fletch had flopped the stone cold nuts -  ......

[NoflopsHomer]

Blinds are now 3k/6k and there are 35 left.

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Tom Sambrook is OUT.

[NoflopsHomer]

Ramazanali Abbassi who is a bigger name than Roberto (17 letters!) is OUT, he held a 4 on a Q-4-4-Q-K board but his opponent had a Queen.

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The 3 Chip Daddies appear to be Zippy, Mick Fletcher & Roberto.

Chip counts soonest.

Martyn Cavanagh is OUT

[NoflopsHomer]

27 are left, meaning everyone gets £750 now.
15th to 18th gets £1,000
13th and 14th get £1,500
12th gets £2,000
11th gets £2,500

[NoflopsHomer]

Shahla Javadi, the remaining lady in the comp, is OUT in 21st place. She got it all-in with against Tony Adderley's  the board came with a  rag but the reared it's ugly head on the river. The rest of her chips went in with Tens again, this time she was up against Aces and no help came.

Elsewhere Rummit has pushed off Romanello a hand moving all-in preflop, Roberto passed after convincing Rumit to show pocket tens if the former would fold, Roberto flashed a Jack.

We are now on a half hour break after which the blinds will be 5k/10k.

[NoflopsHomer]

MrAlex2u -- 72k
Zippy -- 39k
Rumit -- 85k
20 players left, 120k is the average. Blinds are now 5k/10k

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Play is about to re-commence.

20 players are remaining. Blinds are 5k-10k. The Average Stack is 120,000, equal to 12 x Big Blinds.

The Clock will stay at 45 minutes for the next 2 Levels for sure, but they will review it after that & MAY increase it to 60 minutes thereafter.

The Blind increases AFTER this 5k-10k Level are very slow - the Big Blind only increases by 2k per level.