Bolton GPT: Day 2 - At A Glance

[Djinn]

Big Stack Triumvirate:

Joe Grech     126,000
Andy Miles     115,000
Karl Mahrenholz  96,000

Just now Simon Nowab took on the unstoppable Joker, calling his raise to 3,175 preflop on the button.  Position didn't help him, however, Joe just check-raised him all in on the flop and he had to pass. 

[snoopy1239]

Matino Libertini -- 8,950
Andy Miles -- 104,775
Joey LoveLady -- 46,450
Tony Kendall -- 23,350
James Dempsey -- 37,250

Paul King -- OUT, Nines vs Aces, all-in for 17k.

[snoopy1239]

Theo Dalton is OUT.

He check raised Karl Mahrenholz's 5k bet on a Flop of for a total of 21,225.

Karl eventually make the call, showing to Theo's dominated .

The Turn and River brought two blanks.

[snoopy1239]

Mike Ellis is OUT.
Tens into the Kings of Mahrenholz.
As a result, Karl Mahrenholz is now up to 128,400.

Karl Mahrenholz -- 128,400
Pete Singleton -- 8,925
Paul Moss -- 12,975
Mick McCloskey -- 39,200
Matt Williams -- 24,200
D'Cruz -- 16,000
Alan Vinnicombe -- 27,550
Paul Webb -- 25,300
Keit Fitzgibbon -- 21,650
Stepen Holden -- 19,975
Richard Ade -- 36,000
Trevor Reardon -- 11,600
Praz Bansi -- 35,100
Vincent Birt -- 87,900
Des Jonas -- 16,900
Nick Persaud -- 32,500
Paul Higgins -- 31,325

[Djinn]

Praz Bansi performs double take-out with KK against a tilting big blind and lone Swede Matthias Samuelsson with 99.  Two new players to filter in to dangerous table Tikay...

More chip counts, as they finally break Table Tikay - 60 players remaining...

Nik Persaud     31,000
Ash Hussain     30,000
J. Lovelady      44,000
Ray Wyre        54,500
Nick Slade       50,000
Simon Nowab  44,000  (Just doubled up with against , but most went in on the T-9-2 flop)
Flushy             40,000
Joe Grech       98,000
Ken Wong      28,000
Tikay              21,000
Mick Fletcher   34,000  (his merciless multiple re-raising of his previous small blind from the bb paid off)
Stuart Nash    44,500
James Browning  28,400
Paul Moss        11,000
Des Jonas        19,000

[Djinn]

We want Higgins news!

All right all right - I told him to curb his fanclub, it's making us work harder than we're used to...

Anyway, just when it looked like he was drifting dangerously towards the felt, a player whom he felt he'd sized up about right and was looking for a chance to get some chips off raised (either on the button or in late position, I can't remember.  I had a late night playing Cluedo yesterday).  SO, Paul looks at , reckons it's in all probability good, and repops it for 12k, all in - this is a pretty big call to make with , but the Raiser did it anyway, and the Ace stayed good.  After that double up Paul's got a bit more room to manoeuvre...

[snoopy1239]

James Dempsey has just disposed of two opponents simultaneously.

Winning a three way all-in with A-K vs A-Q and John Kay's Tens.

The board came 3-7-K-Q-J and Flushy scoops what looked to be a pot of around 40-50k.



Meanwhile...

Mick McCloskey just called shortstacker Martino Libertini's all-in.

Tony Kendall folded Eights from the blind, but it would have been in big trouble as Mick's A-K quickly saw off Martino's K-5 on the emphatic A-9-K-A-T board.

[Djinn]

This is the part where chips fly around for a while...expect a three-table lull around 1am.  A reminder of what they're playing for...

Official Prize Breakdown

1  £65,500
2  £35,500
3  £23,600
4  £17,700
5  £13,800
6  £10,800
7   £7,900
8   £5,900
9   £4,900
10  £3,000
11  £2,000
12-15 £1,600


Current clingers:

Praz Bansi -- 10,800
Trevor Reardon -- 20,200
D'Cruz -- 24,100
Nick Persaud -- 25,300

Ollie Boyce -- out

[Djinn]

50 players remain; average chips 39,400.


Meanwhile... Karl Mahrenholz has just doubled up Joseph Lovelady with Kings v Aces.

[Djinn]

Mick Fletcher was down to just 300 (no longer even classed as a short stack) after an unlucky confrontation between his A-K and A-T.  A spiked Ten and some late bad luck pretty much guarantees an exit shortly.

Meanwhile...Keir Fitzgibbon takes on a short stack in the big blind (c. 15k) raising to 7,000 preflop, and getting called.  The flop comes , and the now seriously short blind checks, Keir autobets 7,000, putting him in, and now he's made it slightly more painful for himself to call all-in with his .  However, he eventually comes to the conclusion that there's nothing for it, calls, and finds himself ahead of Keir's .  The turn and river are raggy, and a roar of "Something-something BACK IN IT" rather surprisingly comes from the doubler-upper.  Name to follow.

Elsewhere Simon Nowab plays it cagey against Eileen Patterson (I think)... he got a call raising preflop, and bet the flop when it was checked to him - 4,500.  They then check down the turn and river, and Simon finds his well ahead of her , although the dealer briefly tried to award the pot to the lady.  Simon was having none of it.

[Djinn]

Chip And Chair News Now -

Oh, too hasty to write of Mick Fletcher with his, ahem, 300 chips.  All-in blind four hands in a row, called all four times, won all four times, and back to 16,000.  He tells the table, "You double me up one more time, I'll win this."


Robert Bright -- 35,000
Nigel Willis -- 10,000
Simon Nowab -- 70,000
Iwan -- 22,000
Mick Fletcher -- 14,000
Gary Fox -- 95k

[snoopy1239]

Righteo, better get these in before they go out of date...

James Dempsey -- 43,100
Richard Ade -- 37,300
Paul Higgins -- 64,300
Stuart Nash -- 43,000
Damon D'Cruz -- 36,200
Joe Lovelady -- 32,500
Andy Miles -- 66,300
Nick Slade -- 69,100
Tony Kendall -- 24,40
Mick McCloskey -- 26,000
Karl Mahrenholz -- 94,200
Keir Fitzgibbon -- 36,800
Paul Moss -- 17,100
Mick Clarke -- 28,400
Gary Fox -- 28,400
Iwan Jones -- 22,300
Peter Singleton -- 35,200
Trevor Reardon -- 31,500
Eileen Patterson -- 11,000
Praz Bansi -- 73,800
Vince Birt -- 49,500
Jamie Miller -- 329,800
Nick Persaud -- 43,900
Paul Webb -- 20,600

And after doubling up in four consecutive hands, Mick Fletcher has finally bitten the dust and is OUT.
Also missing and presumed lost is Day 1 chip leader, David Kingsley.

[Djinn]

Unusual Double Up News Now:

Stuart Nash and Joe Lovelady were b.b. and s.b. respectively.  Joe made it up, Stuart checked.
Flop:  8-8-9  check; All-in from Stuart, call from Joe...

Stuart held A-8
Joe held K-4
Despite the turn and river coming K-4, Stuart stayed safely ahead, and inexplicably he's been given a 60k stack back.

[Djinn]

Latter Stage Race Gamble!

Ken Wong raised preflop, Lawrence thought about it, and then pushed all-in.  Ken called in a flash with .  He was against .
Flop: 
Turn: 
River:    Just narrowly covered, Lawrence doubles to over 60k, leaving the totally calm Ken Wong with under 10k and slight hope of recovery.

[Djinn]

Vince Birt leaks a few more chips, calling Karl Mahrenholz's under the gun raise to 6,500 (blinds 1k/2k ante 200) and then check-passing on the flop.  McCool laments lack of late stage aggression...

MEANWHILE - Chubbs races into the chip leader spot with 160,000+

Joe Grech raised preflop.  Nick Slade re-raised.  Simon Nowab pushed in (for his whole 75k).  Joe passed, then this happened (thanks, Ariston, for this one):
Nick, "Have you got Aces?"
Simon, "Yes."
Nick, "Will you show if I pass?"
Simon, "Yes."
Nick, "Are you sure?"
Simon, "Yes - what do you want, blood?"
Nick calls all in with .  Simon flips , and takes him out.