Walsall GukPT: Day 1B - At A Glance

[Djinn]

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Chris Bruce -- 9,550
James Atkin -- 12,500
Con Cronin -- 6,100
Joe Beevers -- 11,850
Graham Newman -- 27,100
Alan Dean -- 16,225
Ken Powell -- 14,500
Paul Alterman -- 12,600
C Constantinou -- 8,925
Toni Decesari -- 14,525
John Conroy -- 16,325
John Keown -- 16,800
Brian Welby -- 9,250
Brian Johnson -- 12,650
James Browning -- 11,450
Osman Mustanoglu -- 10,350
Simon Zach -- 13,200
Kevin O'Connell -- 7,225
Shante Somaratine -- 7,450
Steve Jelinek -- 12,925
Jon Hewston -- 14,200
Anthony Nicholls -- 4,075
Colin Gerrard -- 20,700
Ross Boatman -- 11,100
Chri Sokrati -- 30,350
Jerome Bradpiece -- 20,750
George McKeever -- 825
Rob Cook -- 8,300
Bernard Litman -- 13,775
Rebecca Nielsen -- 8,300
JP Kelly -- 21,250
Mick Clarke -- out
Ed Arees -- 12,750
Thomas Dunwoodie -- 2,025
Dave Gregory -- 22,400
Xuyen Pham -- 3,450
James Dempsey -- 20,725
Joe Koumi -- 17,250
Praz Bansi -- 22,400
Jeff Buffenbarger -- 9,150
Paul Moss -- 9,300
Liam Flood -- 15,325
Peter Smyth -- 16,225
Keith Hawkins -- 11,300
Mallissa Clifford -- 5,650
Neil Hossell -- 5,400
Jay Patel -- 18,500
Richard Redmond -- out
Dave Shelley -- 10,400
Irina L -- 7,425
Colin Knapp -- 9,225
BA Kildalen -- 13,150
Nik Hicks -- 4,025
Mohammed Shaffiq -- 14,375
Essy Jahenpour -- 12,100
Stuart Nash -- 6,300
Jeff Rodgers -- 3,575
Ram Latha -- 16,025
Stelia Xanthos -- 9,300
Yilfer Shevket -- 10,250
Ciaron Burke -- 10,025
Paul Wood -- 5,325
John Kabbaj -- 14,525
Paul King -- 18,950
Marc Goodwin -- 14,175
Warren Wooldridge -- 19,725

[snoopy1239]

Richard Owen is OUT, making his swan song with A-K vs K-K, all-in pre-flop.

Jeff Buffenbarger has doubled up after surviving a K-Q vs Hossell's Q-J encounter (J-9-6-Q-5 board). Unfortunately he's still only on 3,850, but he remains confident. "One more of those and I'm back in the game," he exclaims.

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Word on the grapevine is that whilst Ross Boatman has doubled up to just under 30k, Burnley John Falconer has exited stage left courtesy of Welshman Martyn Cavanagh whose Pocket Aces were no match for John's Nines.

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Flushy adds to his stack.

Brian Welby the unlucky victim.

Flop =

Flushy calls a 5.5k bet with , not in too much trouble against Brian's Jacks.

But Flushy sure is greedy, Two Pair on the Turn and then a Flush on the River.

Now approaching 40k.

[snoopy1239]

Colin Gerrard doubled Ross up.

Jon Hewston -- 13,325
Praz Bansi -- 24,875
Keith Hawkins -- 9,600
David Shelley -- 8,900
Ed Arees -- 21,650
Michael O'Donnell -- out
Jerome Bradpiece -- 17,200
Chris Bruce -- 6,350
Stephen Lennon -- 15,450
JP Kelly -- 12,150
Blinds have no gone up to 150 and 300 with a running ante of 25.

Ash Hussain -- 16,475
Adam Stoneman -- 17,325
Ram Lakha -- 19,200
Jeff Rodgers -- 3,425
Mohammed Shafiq -- 39,200
Bryn Lacey -- 15,525
Stevie Rees -- 6,175
Kenworthy -- 9,200
Soxy -- 38,725
Rob Cook -- 6,150
Joe Beevers -- 17,800
John Conroy -- 15,200
Martyn Cavanagh -- 11,650
Paul Rayner -- 20,375
Mark Herron -- 17,250

[Djinn]

any news on dave shelley....he was on 10k last time I heard...he's tighter than a nun's crevice you know.

thanks

Dave Shelley      9,450  (stacked so neatly it's a bit worrying)

And these counts, which you didn't ask for, but they were near:
Osman Mustanoglu   9,800
James Browning       8,650
Stasia Xanthos         7,800
Paul Moss               7,000 (not out, as I might have said before)
Paul King                23,000
Ash Hussain            16,500

Paul has been moved to Ash's immediate left, and they were comparing short stack comebacks.  "I could be Climber of the Day," says Paul King, who's done it many a time before.  "Down to just a couple of thousand..."
"Me too," says Ash, "But I did it on purpose."

[Djinn]

 Back on table Blogger and BA Kildalen gets involved with Nick Hicks - again.  Right at the start he asked me if there was anyone he didn't already know that he should keep an eye on, and I said, "that guy in the hat."  About two levels on, and BA had picked off that early bluff from Nick, whom he said, "plays like a Scandie," which is, I believe, a compliment...

Anyway, they see a flop of , and I think (although please correct me if I'm wrong) it was checked.  The pot wasn't big, in any case, when the came on the turn.  BA checked, Nick bet 1,100, BA called. 
River:  Check again, Nick just shows his , resisting the possible value bet (oddly?).  BA shows , which must have looked better on the turn. 

One all.

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Chris Sokrati performs Double Takedown to achieve leader status:

K-K (his)
vs. K-T and 5-5 (one each for George McKeever and Gary Blake)  all-in preflop, to give him over 40k.

[snoopy1239]

Mad Turk is OUT after being taken down by Broadway third place finisher, Mohammed Shafiq.

Adam Stoneman flopped a Royal flush but couldn't get paid off by opponent C Constantinou, to Adam's dismay.

John Hewston did indeed double up to 22k when his Aces Flopped an Ace against Jacks. He's now on 20k.

[snoopy1239]

Alistair Woods -- 14,350
Shante Somaratine -- 9,525
Brian Johnson -- 16,100
Marc Goodwin -- 17,725
Liam Flood -- 21,675
Keith Hawkins -- 3,575
Ross Boatman -- 30,500
James Browning -- 11,100
Mellissa Clifford -- 7,150
Peter Smyth -- 17,775
Osman Mustanoglu -- 5,375
Praz Bansi -- 5,800
Jay Patel -- 20,000
Joe Koumi -- 29,700
Irena L -- 8,625
Steve Brown -- 19,800
John Kabbaj -- 14,075
Simon Zach -- 27,100
Jon Hewston -- 18,425
Adam Stoneman -- 16,000
Kenworthy -- 10,150
Mohammed Shafiq -- 44,900
Mark Herron -- 16,150
Ram Lahka -- 19,700
Byrn Lacey -- 15,150
Stevie Rees -- 8,350
Toni Decesari -- 30,150
Nik Hicks -- 6,775
Colin Knapp -- 7,100
BA Kiladalen -- 9,625
Graham Newman -- 23,225
Paul King -- 24,575
Ash Hussain -- 11,225
Andrew Douglas -- 12,225
Paul Moss -- 11,800
C Constantinou -- 15,000
Paul Rayner -- 23,825
Martyn Cavanagh -- 10,725
Chris Bruce -- 14,300
Driton Haxihaj -- 2,100
James Atkin -- 17,400
Joe Beevers -- 16,800
Con Cronin -- 9,300
John Conroy -- 18,875
ROb Garfield -- 3,750
Essy Jahanpour -- 5,000
Colin Gerrard -- out
Warren Wooldridge -- 14,925
John Keown -- 18,125
Stasia Xanthos -- 7,250
Dave Shelley -- 6,520
Thomas Dunwoodie -- 18,900
James Dempsey -- 48,000
Dave Gregory -- 6,350
Ken Powell -- 10,100

Driton Haxihaj dropped down to that 2k after running Queens into Kings on an 8 high Flop.

[Djinn]

Big hand for Marc Goodwin, who gave a totally convincing impersonation (to me) of a player re-stealing from the blinds - putting an extra 7,000 over the top of Matey's preflop raise.  He found a push in against him, and either this player (whom we thought was Driton Haxhiaj but probably wasn't seeing as he had 2k last time Snoopy reported) was really, really tight or Marc saying "Oh deary me," was on his opponent's behalf...
Marc called showing .  He was up against .
Flop: 
Turn and river:   and Mr. Cool has just 3,000 left as the blinds are about to be raised to 200/400 ante 50.

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Rug (he says his followers will recognise the moniker) has eliminated Irishman Ken 'KPNuts' Powell with A-K vs Q-J. T-T-8-3-5 Flop.

[Djinn]

JP down to 8k after (eventually) calling a bettor holding A4 on an A-J-5-3-K board, but finding that mediocre hand good enough...
The Camel is out after having to stick the rest of his bowl of rice in with .  Joe Koumi had already raised to 1,200, and the 2,025 total wasn't getting rid of him, even when Keith cried, "Please fold.  Fold.  Please." 
Joe called, showing .  "Oh, no, call with that," revises Camel.
The flop brought an , however, and even though he picked up a straight draw of sorts on the turn, it didn't come, and he finishes in 105th place.

[snoopy1239]

And here are your current chip leaders:

Mohammed Shafiq -- 67,800
Mateyboy -- 47,700
James Dempsey -- 46,200
Joe Koumi -- 44,500
Brian Johnson -- 44,350

[Djinn]

James Atkin is no more - saw him standing up and it looked like that was my cue to come watch some chips change hands...when I got there it appeared James wasn't in bad shape, all in over the top of Con Cronin (who held ) with his ...It was up to John Conroy to call all-in, however, before he saw what they had, and eventually he decided he'd been priced in and called with .
"Anyone fold an Ace?" asks James quietly..."Or a Queen?"

Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 

They good-naturedly chatted about it after that (while Conroy stacked his new wealth and Con Cronin consolidated his 3,700) until James confided, "I have to go now.  I'm out."

[snoopy1239]

Paul Dobson has jumped into second chip lead after a raising war with Tens on a T-9-8 Flop. His opponent had J-Q for the made straight, but a Jack on the Turn and a crowd gasp inducing Jack on the Turn on the River gave Dobson the Full House and the 58k pot.

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Ciaran Burke is OUT.

He had 6k left and made his move with Q-J, but ran into a domineering A-J.

He was unlucky earlier on though, running Queens into Kings on a Q-K-x Flop.

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Irina L is OUT.

Meanwhile, Praz Bansi, who I wouldn't be afraid to put my last dime out, has doubled up courtesy of Peter Smyth with A-K vs A-Q, the board coming all-rag with the exception of a King on the River.

[snoopy1239]

Simon Zach is OUT.

Adopted Welshman, Ed Arees, was the sniper.

Zach raised with A-Q, Ed re-raised with Kings, Zach moved all-in, Ed called.

No help.

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Paul King has also doubled through, eliminating an opponent in the process.

A-T vs K-Q, all-in pre-flop, Q-7-8-9-A

[Djinn]

Just as I was starting to describe BA Kildalen as a "Scandie rock" to the press corps, we were brought a story of his doubling up from a dwindly 11k to 22k.  OK, so it was with , but he got action from on a K-T-rag flop somehow, all-in over the top of Matey's 3k bet. 

"That Unabomber hoody guy just doubled up," was the introduction...

AND Martyn Cavanagh is out...

He raised to 1,200, Ash moved all in for 14k.  Pass
Next round, he raised again, to 1,200. Ash all in.  Pass.
Now, a few hands later, Martyn finds and raises to 1,600  Ash moves all in.  A story from Iwan comes back to Martyn about how Ash did exactly the same thing to him, and eventually the third time he called and found Ash with Aces, busting himself.  Martyn called anyway, found the and is now on the rail.  Mr. Hussain continues to yoyo his stack.  Still one of my picks to win (along with BA, and Praz, although I think JP might have met his end.....)