Cardiff GUKPT: Day 2 - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

Eek, I feel I may have bokked him somewhat as Andrew Feldman has just dissected his stack and is back down to 220k, and this time it was the equally celebratory Stefano Fiore (I do hope this whooping isn't creeping into poker permanently) who took the monster pot down with a big "YES!!!" and clenched fist come the Turn.

All-in with , Stefano found himself behind, but still in a coinflip situation, against Andrew's .

Flop wasn't a great one though, as the dealer left Andrew with just the one out on a board.

The Turn was decisive, the River academic and we're now left with a very subdued Feldman sitting in complete silence, 2 columns of his stack being taken by the dealer and sent the way of the Italian.

[Dry em]

a very subdued Feldman sitting in complete silence

Any pictures?

[MoodyRiver]

a very subdued Feldman sitting in complete silence

Any pictures?

would need a very fast shutter speed to get that one

[badhaircut]

Sorry Welsh fans, rumour has it that Alan Davies is out, I'm sure Jen has the details.

Elliot is Welsh,  Even tho I'm sure this is his first ever poker tournament in Wales.

[nickyroma]

what time finish tonite??

[snoopy1239]

It's incredible how much drama a simple battle of the blinds can create, but if anyone's used to drama, then it's Michael Greco, and if there's anyone who can put his acting skills and composure in front of an audience to the test, then it's Roberto Romanello, and that's exactly what happened when Beppe made what initially seemed to be an inncocent 25k raise from the small blind.

Roberto called, albeit after a dwell, and the two characters saw a Flop.

Instantly, Greco announced all-in and shoveled (there wasn't much finesse in this move) in his remaining chips.

As you can guess, Roberto soaked up the spotlight provided by the cameras and eagerly awaiting audience, and threw a host of questions the actor's way.

"What do you have?" "Do you have an Ace?" "How big's your kicker?"

Although most answers arrived in the form of casual shrugs, Beppe did start to reply, saying "Do you really think I'd take that risk?" when asked if he was pushing with a flush draw.

"I think I'm winning," announces Beppe, "I don't mind if you call."

And with that, Roberto mucked his cards, allowing Greco to show (as he promised earlier) his A-8.

Roberto looked a bit stoic, so there's a good chance he had an Ace with a slightly bigger kicker, otherwise I think he would have shown at least a little pleasure in himself and his good fold.

Romanello down to 100k.

[Djinn]

Robert Forsman finished in 16th place (£2,200) after he'd raised in early position, found Vicky Coren in the big blind re-raising all in, and calling with .  Her A-Q held up; we don't know how much the call was in relation to the pot/his stack, but it turned out that he was covered and he's now on the rail.

[Djinn]

Stephen Slavin finishes in 15th place, winning £2,520

Thank you Andy for this one (we thought we'd hit a lull and went to get food.  Of course as soon as they weren't being observed it was Action time):

Roberto Romanello raised preflop to 30k, and when Slavin moved in for 60,600 total, he was told, "It would be rude to pass now," and his A-K was promptly outdrawn by Roberto's .  Oh the peril of the short stack. 

[snoopy1239]

Tony Mackay is OUT in 14th.

He moved all-in (virtually) from seat 1 for around 160k, only for Stefano Fiore to give it more acting than an Italian striker in seat 2, eventually provoking Ian Nelson to call for the clock and Vicky Coren to say, "Come on, we know you're going to fold" - so there's obviously some time eating history there with the Italian.

Anyhow, when the clock was put on him by Zak, he immediately, and although Mackay probably exhaled a slight sigh of relief, I bet he didn't expect Kayshan Muthy to call instantly (no clock need here) with Pocket Jacks.

With Mackay holding A-T suited, it wasn't looking good, and the 9-K-3-7-7 provided nothing but a push towards the exit door.

[snoopy1239]

Previously  , the chip stacks on that table were:

Tony Mackay -- 165k (now out)
Stefano Fiore -- 315k
Kayshan Muthy -- 195k (now with Tony's stack)
Ian Nelson -- 45k
Vicky Coren -- 240k
Andrew Feldman -- 130k
Hoss Parhizkar -- 315k

[Djinn]

And the other table (roughly):

Michael Greco      190k
Roberto Romanello  220k
Steve Craig            280k
Eliott Bowker         330k
Dave Smith             71k
Simon Zach            300k
Anthony Romanello  160k

[Djinn]

what time finish tonite??

In approximately five minutes.

[snoopy1239]

Mama Mia! Italian player Stefiano Fiore has departed in 13th.

Hoss raised it up pre-flop, Stefano pushed and Hoss called.

Hoss =

Stefano =

Flop =

Hoss needs to dodge a few bullets.

Turn =

River =

... which he does indeed do leaving the Italian to turn to his buddies on the rail and gesticulating despair with outstretched arms.

[Dry em]

Tony Mackay is OUT in 14th.

He moved all-in (virtually) from seat 1 for around 160k, only for Stefano Fiore to give it more acting than an Italian striker in seat 2, eventually provoking Ian Nelson to call for the clock and Vicky Coren to say, "Come on, we know you're going to fold" - so there's obviously some time eating history there with the Italian.

Anyhow, when the clock was put on him by Zak, he immediately, and although Mackay probably exhaled a slight sigh of relief, I bet he didn't expect Kayshan Muthy to call instantly (no clock need here) with Pocket Jacks.

With Mackay holding A-T suited, it wasn't looking good, and the 9-K-3-7-7 provided nothing but a push towards the exit door.

Unlucky Tony. Well played and on the back of a cash finish in Dortmund clearly a man in form and due a big result...

[Djinn]

Well - with twelve left, play has stopped for the night, and Snoopy is just getting the final counts fresh from the clipboards downstairs - so no tense waiting until 6am tonight!  That's just as well, as we're scheduled to start again at 2:30pm (!).