EPT Dortmund: Day 1A - Interactive

[Djinn]

Jen.........take the memory card out and there should be a switch somewhere on it which locks it............failing that it is in the settings somewhere.

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I don't know about norkage but I will take pictures of the lady players just this once if that's what you want in the way of thanks.

Incidentally, it's the DINNER BREAK - half have already gone for the buffet, and the other half are on break now. 

[Djinn]

So a few updated counts:

Sven Hoffelner    8,400
Michael Ellis         5,500  (a valiant effort after being reduced to 1,700 after his QQ ran into JJ earlier)
Iwan Jones        8,075
Steve Vladar      28,000
Pab                   15,400
Julian Thew        22,500
Osman Mustanoglu  8,600
ElkY                    16,500
Karl Mahrenholz     9,400  (Folded middle set on a 2 3 4 flop to a big blind all-in check-raise, not happy about it; lucky the dinner break fell now)
Henning Granstad   12,000
Mark Bartlog           13,850
Praz Bansi              20,400
Bad Girl                  7,300  (No, wrong, doubled up just now, but I have a story about her losing a pot, so let's pretend that's still accurate)
JP Kelly                  7,200
Torstein Iversen      15,450
Andreas Hagen        26,000  (Too early to tip him?)
Thomas Wahlroos     don't know but James Akenhead tells me he has 11,000.  That's 11,000 more than James.

[loosefingers]

hi
i was wondering if you could tell me how garry harrington is doing?
 he qualified via ladbrokes i think
 many thanks
viva kernow

Yes!  He's wearing a Ladbrokes shirt, which helps.....17,625.

Nice one
we all behind you gaz lets put cornwall on the poker map

any more info on mr harrington ?
 maybe a pict too that would be nice
many thanks

[Djinn]

OK so after just six players were eliminated in the first level, we've had a few more now:

James had an averagey stack (or a bit more, 15k) when a 'rock' raised to 500 preflop (blinds at 100/200).  His Sevens on the cutoff looked like they merited a call - fair enough - and the blinds jumped on the bandwagon.
Flop:  8-7-5  So when the initial raiser bet 2,000, it looked like a correctly identified, and picked off, overpair.  Raise to 5,500.  But no, the small blind pushed in now, which was around 8,000 to call - even if they'd limped their way into a flopped straight, it wasn't the worst call in the world ("I can fold," he says in the clear light of Hindsight)... No pair-up and a dinner-break exit due to the other guy's 6-4 straight.

[snoopy1239]

Lee Mulligan is down to just 3k. He raised it up with and was rewarded with a caller and a board. Even more surprisingly he found someone going all-in against him, his opponent held and although the turn was a blank, the river was a pesky club and cost him a 14k pot.


Steve Vladar, Pab and Thewy are now table chums, Pab just took Steve's BB, Steve mucked his 7-2o face up. Pab flashed Ace King.


Elky, runner-up in Copenhagen with those over-sized glasses.


A prime example of what I call a "Laak-alike".

Your "Laak-alike" is Mike Ellis, a semi-regular on the UK circuit and has also been spotted in some of the recent EPTs. I think he may have cashed (just) in the London EPT near the end of last year.

[NoflopsHomer]

Praz has dropped 3k betting on a flop and having the big blind move in with . Turn and river were and filling the big blind up.

Elsewhere, JP raised from the small blind and was called by the big. He bet out 725 on the flop and was called and check/passed when the came on the turn when the big blind confidently bet 1200.

Finally Tony Cascarino moved all in on a board for 5k and got a quick pass from his opponent.

[Djinn]

That hand with Bad Girl which took half her stack or so - she was in the big blind with .  Limp from Matey in early-mid position, small blind makes up and the flop comes a tasty .  Bad Girl checks, Matey bets, call.
Turn:    Full house gets a check-raise from Bad Girl.  Matey calls.
River:    Now she checks, and resignedly calls the 1,500 (a small bet but a crying call).
Matey shows the mighty for the two-out rivered bigger house.  And as she mucks without showing he says, "King with a smaller kicker?" which was odd...but quite funny.

[NoflopsHomer]

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[Colchester Kev]

Dont forget, 8.30 tonight on blondepoker our $10 NLHE Freezeout ..... Come and join the fun.

[Tim635]

How is Iremark doing, and has he solved the Rubick´s cube yet (he always bring one along)?

[Djinn]

hi
i was wondering if you could tell me how garry harrington is doing?
 he qualified via ladbrokes i think
 many thanks
viva kernow

Yes!  He's wearing a Ladbrokes shirt, which helps.....17,625.

Nice one
we all behind you gaz lets put cornwall on the poker map

any more info on mr harrington ?
 maybe a pict too that would be nice
many thanks

Yep - still in, between 16 and 17k in chips... here he is:

[NoflopsHomer]

A few soundbites I got in the break:

Steve Vladar (28,000 and one of the chip leaders), "It's all going alright at the moment."

Iwan Jones (9,000 Same table as Steve), "I want our table to break and to be put on a table full of scandies who'll give me their chips."

JP (9,950 counted out his chips for me, bless him) "Better than when I had 3k."


Finally Thewy tells me a story, "UTG, old guy makes it 600 with the blinds 100/200 and then a guy in early position makes it 1600. They both seemed fairly rocky and I had Ace King and decided to pass, and then UTG makes it 5100 and the re-raiser calls(!) They both have about 15k back after this and the flop comes Q-7-9 rainbow. UTG asks how much the other guy has before leading out for 6k, other guy eventually passes Jacks. UTG shows 66!!" Julian then adds, "That's what I used to do!"

[Djinn]

Henning Granstad and Mark Bartlog to his left - forgot to relate a hand I saw earlier; not a lot changed hands but it shows the atmosphere on the table:

The cutoff raised to 600 and Henning (on the button) said something along the lines of "You trying to steal my button?" before calling, while the big blind called too.  Flop: checked round.
Turn:  check-check and Henning couldn't help himself betting 1,200.  Pass-pass and a showing of A-9 from a more comfortably-stacked Henning.
Mark told the preflop raiser, "He's calling your raises with A-9 now, you got him set up!"  He's not been knocked down yet, though...

[taximan007]

Just got in from the casino, 4.2am here.

Great updates as per usual:

If you get the chance can you say hi to Gary Harrington from me? Thank you in advance. (i'm hoping he is still in)


GARY HARRINGTON KING OF CORNWALL (couldnt put duke, thats some bloke called Charlie!!!!!)

[Djinn]

Neighbours Pab and Thewy, both with a bit of give in the wrist: