Walsall GukPT: Day 1A - Interactive

[hotdog]

hows lord w doin snoops

[tikay]

Before even making one circuit of the packed cardroom, I already had more information from players to pass on than my cold-infused brain can really cope with (see how I subtly encourage sympathy for my mundane illness). 

One early catch was Ray Brown (pictured) who's made a decent-sounding handful of recent finals, and would like to say a big hello to Snatiramas. 

None other than the World 7 Card Stud Champion a year or two back, I believe?

Where did you hear that, he tends to keep it prett quiet?

I just know it to be so. I don't know how I know though. It'll be on the Databases I imagine.

[Djinn]

Some seat neighbours, adding interest to a few tough tables:

Paul Jackson + Willie Tann
Joe Grech + Mick McCloskey  (Julian and Mr. Burke on there too)
Dave Colclough + Roberto Romanello  (Torstein Iversen and Karl Mahrenholz on there too)
Ryan Fronda + John Gale  (Paul Vicary and Iwan Jones there too).  I arrived at that table when Ryan was saying something like, "Next time I'll be raising with that," to Iwan.  Looks like that could be interesting.

[mad m3]

any updates on nick slade and zippy plz

[snoopy1239]

And after losing that big pot to Ouday Hickary, Richard Ashby has now bitten the dust.

[snoopy1239]

Hello Snoops hows Ariston doing please?

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm still in!" says Ariston ashamed that I have to keep checking.

About several k.

[Djinn]

any updates on nick slade and zippy plz

Nick was apparently down to just 4,800 after the first few hands but is now back to a safer 9k.  No detail yet as to what inspired this quick loss and recovery, although heard something about his betting (with some spanners) on an A-A-8-8-x board and getting called by "the nuts," which I think wasn't actually the nuts, but an Ace wary of the often-present Quads....

[snoopy1239]

Couldn't miss an opportunity to take a piccy of Stephen Seagal (real name Mark Orlwoski). He keeps going on at me about this new romance film he's written. Even chased me around the car park in a golf buggy!

[snoopy1239]

Tales from the Rail.

Here's Micky Herron and Martyn Cavanagh (both playing tomorrow I believe) watching from the sidelines, booze in hand.

"I don't want my piccy taken," pleads the Welshman.

I think I just about got him though.

[vinni]

martin is looking at the other kids bum ,as he is the only gay in the village.lol

[snoopy1239]

Willie Tann (with Actionjack next door) is his usual cheery self, first taking a pot down with a 900 bet on a -Jd-4h (neighbour had A-Q). Up to his usual tricks perhaps?

[Djinn]

I overhear someone telling Nik Persaud off for "calling off 500 on the river with King high," and am all prepared to report that he's started the tournament without his, er, characteristic focus...but no, he gets a chance to explain himself:  He's in the big blind with .  Under the gun flat calls preflop, and it folds round, including the small blind.  So, flop .  Nik bets out 100; call.
Turn:    Check-check
River:    Nik checks, limper bets 500.  Call.  Nik mucks (but tells everyone he had King high) when the limper shows the mighty .

Two things about this story - firstly, surely he should just show that King high to discourage later, more pricey bluff attempts (especially if he's going to tell everyone anyway)?

Secondly, I don't know about the sole preflop limper with T-6 being Under the Gun, for that would make it Paul Parker, legendary "I might play a hand when it gets heads up" player.  If it's true, we're going to have to start to disregard his own highly successful mythology...

[NoflopsHomer]

but an Ace wary of the often-present Quads....

[Peter Costa]

Hi Jen and Snoops,

Would you kindly wish good luck to Maria for me and tell her that I am watching - wish I was there, miss the old place

[Djinn]

hows lord w doin snoops

I'm sure Snoopy is checking on his chips, but here's a picture of said lord to keep you going...