EPT Dortmund: Day 2 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Dinner Tale #1:

Pablo Rua looks excitable as he's suffered the loss of a 120k pot right before the break, but says it's been going "very very very well."  We needed some elaboration:  He'd built his stack against the table chip leader (we think Sebastian Ruthenberg) when he raised in second position with AQoff and big blind leader called, checking the flop in the dark.  It was A-7-9 rainbow; Pablo checked behind.  King on the turn and Leader bet out 15k (Pablo's words, "I am waiting his raise for pushing...") and that was that - all in took the pot down.

Then it went a bit wrong - he raised early again to 12k (blinds were 2k/4k), this time with , and the big blind (we think this might have been Pab) raised another 13k.  Call.  Flop:  .  Push in from the big blind.  He thought for a good while, and I believe there was some chatting, before he decided he was ahead and called.  His opponent did have the xspades and when it hit Pablo was down to 42,000, in danger of tilt, and in need of the dinner break.

[NoflopsHomer]

Dinner Tale #2

Just been speaking to Pab and Ben, (It wasn't Pab that re-raised Pablo in Jen's story but the guy to his right). Neither of them are looking to limp into the money and both want big stacks and are prepared to gamble for them. Pab has 45k and is in 'pushbot' mode, he did have to release A-J to a re-raise all-in from the big blind who showed A-K though pre-break. Ben has 70k but is also looking for a big double up, he thinks we may well be down to around 30 players by the end of this level.

[Djinn]

Dinner Tale #3

Brief Paul Gourlay update - been moved three times, no time to settle, but, in his words, "Hanging on with 100k.  No hanging on for me though, if I get a hand I'm going to be in there..."

And I think that's all we have time for as a restart is planned for around now.  I can tell because the commentators have all gone towards the commentary booth in a purposeful manner.

[Djinn]

Oh, OK one more - Mikey Tse is on just under 100k too.  Plus he got quads.  Under the gun raised, he re-raised (from 12k to 20k) on the button with , call.
Flop:    Check-check
Turn:  Check; Mike slow checked
River:  Slow check back, and the cameras were all over that table by this point so Mike bet 17k.  A dwell for a long time, a pass, and a show of the Four Queens, thereby almost guaranteeing that he'll get on TV.

[Djinn]

Mattias Andersson in the hat next to Christer Johansson - both are actually now on the TV table.

[NoflopsHomer]

Henning Granstad is OUT, I spied him putting his coat on from my vantage point along the balcony, Mark Bartlog was the assassin.

[rudders]

how many left please... great updates as ever guys- oh and can you tell pab good luck from me oh .......... and that he looks like a tramp..

[AlrightJack]

50 players left. One more and they go hand for hand.

[AlrightJack]

49 now, which can only mean one thing......

[NoflopsHomer]

STOP: BUBBLETIME!!!

[oioisavaloy]

any news on faffa cake and mickey the legend plse guys?

[oioisavaloy]

any news on faffa cake and mickey the legend plse guys?

more of a jaffa than a faffa - or is he?
wish them luck plse

[AlrightJack]

Still 49 left, very tense situation...

[Djinn]

Lots of shouting from Frederik Hostrup, but it turns out that he's happy - still in after what looked like a river bluff for a big pot (there was some high-fiving involved).  Meanwhile Climber of the Tournament Thomas Fougeron has topped the 200k mark, having been down to just 600, with the blinds at 150/300...

[AlrightJack]

Jaffa is out.

Mickey is still in, on about 90,000.

Average stack is 100,000.