EPT Warsaw: Final - Interactive

[NoflopsHomer]

Ok so the running antes have been dispensed with, so it's just 10k/20k now, and with almost 2.9 million chips, there's a lot play to go. So far Farid has been doing all the running, raising pretty much every pot on the button to 60k. Peter is playing slower and more conservatively, just waiting to pick his spot I think.

Just before the action started I caught with Peter talking amicably to John Conroy, Peter was thinking with hindsight he might have called the initial raise with the Aces, and Farid might then have made a move with Eights, and we could have seen an end to the tournament.

John told Peter, "Just play small pots against him, you do that and you'll win."

[Britney]

I think the high odds was meant as a publicity stunt and not so much because they rate Peter as a bad player.

Good luck to Peter. (Unfortunately I didnt place a bet on him myself).

Thanks for the updates.

[NoflopsHomer]

Here's the World Cup trophy they are playing for, (I think I spotted a novelty cheque too).

Heads-up action.

The spectators include a hungover Johnny Lodden, (that's another story, you might have to wait for my tournament report )

[NoflopsHomer]

I think the high odds was meant as a publicity stunt and not so much because they rate Peter as a bad player.

Good luck to Peter. (Unfortunately I didnt place a bet on him myself).

Thanks for the updates.

Apparently, (Peter told Andy Black earlier and Andy announced it) it was because he recently lost a lot of money in Vegas, so they said he was on tilt and made him 500-1. But he told all his friends to back him and 50 or so have!!

[Britney]

I wonder if the bookmaker will consider it as a successful publicity stunt or not if Peter wins.

[snoopy1239]

Apoligies for the lack of hands reported of late, but I can genuinely say that there have been none to report. Although I shouldn't admit it as a live updater, I have to remain honest and confess to witnessing a real paint job. I just sat down there for circa 30 minutes, watching 35 hands, yet not one single re-raise, pre-flop or post-flop. Quite remarkable.

[upquark]

Ok thought those guys would play looser, apparantly not. Anyways, just keep us updated if anything happens

[snoopy1239]

To give you a brief idea of how slow it is going, here are brief write-ups of 25 consecutive hands at the 10k/20k blind level:

(1) Farid folds his small blind.
(2) Farid raises to 50k, Peter fols 7-3o, Farid shows A-9o.
(3) Cheap 7d-3c-9d Flop, Peter bets, Farid folds.
(4) Peter folds his small blind.
(5) Cheap 8c-6d-7c Flop, Farid bets 30k, Peter calls. 4d Turn, Peter bets, Farid folds.
(6) Peter folds his small blind.
(7) Farid raises to 60k, Peter folds 6-2o.
(8) Peter raises to 60k, Farid calls. 9s-Qh-9c Flop, check check. As Turn, check check. 4c River, Peter bets 100k, Farid folds.
(9) Farid raises to 60k, Peter folds.
(10) Peter folds his small blind.
(11) Cheap 6c Ts Ks Tc 7h board, Peter bets 40k, Farid folds.
(12) Peter folds his small blind.
(13) Farid raises to 50k, Peter folds.
(14) Peter raises to 60k, Farid folds.
(15) Cheap Kh-3c-Ad Flop, Farid bets 20k, Peter calls. 4d Turn, Peter checks, Farid bets 80k, Peter folds.
(16) Peter raises, Farid folds.
(17) Farid folds his small blind, Peter shows K-Jo.
(18) Peter folds his small blind.
(19) Farid folds his small blind, Peter show A-Qs.
(20) Peter folds his small blind.
(21) Cheap 2h-9c-6h-7d-Kd board, Peter wins with T-6o, Farid shows 5-4o.
(22) Peter raises, Farid folds.
(23) Farid raises to 60k, Peter folds.
(24) Peter raises to 60k, Farid folds.
(25) Cheap Jd-6c-9s-Js-7h board, Farid wins with what looked like Q-7o.

[snoopy1239]

After that, it still didn't truly pick up, the biggest pot being when Farid's Flop bet of 80k was called by Peter on an board, before they both checked the Turn and River, Farid taking it down with .

[snoopy1239]

Whilst I nip to the loo, have a gander at what PokerStars had to say about Peter:

Peter took up playing poker after serving in Iraq and being sent home injured. Desperate to rekindle “the rush” of army life, he discovered online poker and in a relatively short time had worked his way up from low 0.5/1 NL Hold’em to high stakes play, both cash and tournaments. In 2006, Peter won $165.000 at the Caribbean Poker Classic in St. Kitts. Like Frederik Hostrup, he is a member of Pokerteam.dk.

If anything can add any more, then please feel free to do so.

[b4matt]

Really well don to John Conroy, we had a couple of quiet beers on thursday night, un-fortunately we also had a dozen loud ones too (my head still hurts). Great fella, and he has a great game.

Superb updates as usuall guys, see you in Cardiff!!

[snoopy1239]

Word from Conrad of PokerStars (who is one of the few here in the cardroom), is that Farid is all-in and has been called.......................

[Britney]

Updates???

[snoopy1239]

It's over!!!

[NoflopsHomer]

Ok two big hands in my watch...

First:

Peter raises to 60k and Farid calls,

Flop:



Check check

Turn:



Check, Peter bets 80k, Farid raises to 240k, Peter calls after a dwell.

River:



Now Farid bets 280k and Peter calls, Farid shows and Peters was good. This hand is super interesting, Peter must think that a spade is an out because unless Farid has a made flush why is he check/raising the turn and betting the river?