Cardiff GUKPT: FINAL DAY - Interactive

[littlemissC]

BIG DOUBLE NEEDED FOR DAVE,COME ON

[bobby1]

Hoss calls a 49k bet preflop from Kayshan (surprise).  Simon thinks for a long while but no one else is interested, including short stacks Ian and Dave Smith, even though in the small blind there's quite a bit of value...

Flop:   Kayshan checks, Hoss stares from beneath the brim of his GUKPT hat before betting 60k.  Kayshan immediately announces all in; Call just as quickly, and it's obvious why - he's flopped bottom set and is on the way to cracking a bigger pair (the only one which wouldn't have a bigger set now, incidentally)...

Hoss: 
Kayshan: 

Turn: 
River: 

They measure up the chips, and it turns out Kayshan Muthy finishes 9th, winning £6,300

Personally, I think Kayshan could have bet this one out rather committing his chips on a check-raise, especially with a flop this dangerous (think about all the hands Hoss could have). Also, if you bet out and find action on a flop like this, you know pretty sharply that your Aces are probably in trouble. Does that make sense or am I talking out of my exit hole.

i agree mate but im still gutted for him.

same here - seems like a nice guy.

He's a great fella, he and Cupcake are good mates after meeting in St Kitts a few years ago, he qualified via Hills for that comp and we spent some good times together. He plays good cash games online most of the time.

[snoopy1239]

Final table starting chips in brackets...

Chip counts:

Seat 1: Kayshan Muthy -- out (508,500)
Seat 2: Elliot Bowker -- 342,000 (422,000)
Seat 3: Ian Nelson -- 55,000 (89,000)
Seat 4: Hoss Parhazkar -- 1,125,000 (623,500)
Seat 5: Simon Zach -- 333,000 (253,500)
Seat 6: Steve Craig -- 453,000 (449,500)
Seat 7: Michael Greco -- 261,000 (167,000)
Seat 8: Roberto Romanello -- 489,000 (496,500)
Seat 9: Dave Smith -- 125,000 (139,500)

[hotdog]

your bang on snoops he aint flat calling with ak or aq the only hands he  is going to bet the flop on that he can have are a set    

if he bets he cant call then he is still in the comp

[Djinn]

That extremely large pot which eliminated Kayshan and gave Hoss a fair to monstrous lead was an odd one - both players, apart from the brief dwell for appearance's sake on the flop by Hoss before he bet his set after it was checked to him, acted very quickly.  Neither one was short, and Kayshan had been doing a good job of stealing preflop (I think; we can't see their hole-card cameras in here, sadly).  Counting to ten before making decisions, is something Hoss in particular looks like he could benefit from  (see: tilt all-in with eight high into Romanello's trips earlier). 

Kayshan had been flat called preflop - an insta-check-raise all in was a very strong move (and perhaps made without reference to the sorts of hands which can easily call 40k to take a flop against an aggressive player; K-Q, A-T, etc).  Instacalling is also pretty brave - a real hand check-raising all in there probably isn't any weaker than two pair, or at a push Aces.  I wouldn't have been surprised to see A-T or a bigger set with that kind of move - and neither would Hoss, probably.

It is, of course, really tough to coolly contemplate players' ranges when you're on the televised final (I imagine) and either have Aces you're trying not to see lose, or flop a set, regardless of the other board cards.  Just worth mentioning that while some players might dwell until the rest of the table feel like time is stretching, others act hastily, sometimes with interesting (or disastrous) consequences.

[snoopy1239]

Ian Nelson is OUT and becomes the 8th place finisher winning £9,450

[snoopy1239]

Ian Nelson is OUT and becomes the 8th place finisher winning £9,450

Michael Greco raises it up to 40k pre-flop and Ian, in the big blind (16k), sticks in his last 39k.

Michael of course calls and shows A-To. Ian turns over K-7o.

Board = .

We've lost the Liverpudlian.

[snoopy1239]

Ian Nelson is OUT and becomes the 8th place finisher winning £9,450

Michael Greco raises it up to 40k pre-flop and Ian, in the big blind (16k), sticks in his last 39k.

Michael of course calls and shows A-To. Ian turns over K-7o.

Board = .

We've lost the Liverpudlian.

Seems like a really odd play this by Nelson, who has a history of letting himself getting very low. However, it worked in Bolton as he managed to climb the ladder right up to 3rd place.

In this case, though, I think he should have made his move earlier, perhaps on the last hand when he was under the gun - at least that way he has a chance of stealing the blind and surviving the round.

Personally, I'm not keen at all in waiting for the big blind to hit me and then calling (pretty much) off all my chips with King high. I'd much rather be the agressor.

[marbella kid]

GO GRECO GO

I even have the DTD girls cheering for you:)

[snoopy1239]

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[snoopy1239]

GO GRECO GO

I even have the DTD girls cheering for you:)

Could we have photo evidence please?

[snoopy1239]

9th place finisher Kayshan Mutyhy is gutted to have departed and is kicking himslef. "I can't believe I didn't get away from it," he cried.

[Djinn]

Eliott raises to 51k, winning a brief pot off Simon Zach, albeit with another lengthy consider.  He remarks something like, "I keep getting people who don't believe me on my left," after being made to sweat a bit.

Dave Smith announces all in again; no callers.  He's not really climbing in chips, still a short stack - the only call resulted in that split pot earlier.  Well, nick enough blinds pushing preflop and you'll get all the chips eventually.

[marbella kid]

GO GRECO GO

I even have the DTD girls cheering for you:)

Could we have photo evidence please?

If I new how to include a photo I would.. You will have to trust me.

[snoopy1239]

Eliot Bowker is OUT and becomes the 7th place finisher winning £12,600