EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo: Day 1A - Interactive

[ripple11]

Big hand reported to me now - resulting in an early elimination - It was watched by this perma-ring of spectators round Greg Raymer's table, and since he's the victor in the hand that crowd will only grow during the day, making it increasingly hard to get next to the WSOP Champ.  Never mind, if I'd wanted to shake his hand I could have done so in the lift which Floppy and I shared with him this morning...

OK the hand - all the action preflop.  OutMatey raised it to 150 preflop.  Hard to realise at this point how 100x this amount is about to get into the middle, isn't it...
Greg Raymer made it 450.  OutMatey re-re-raised to 1,500.  Raymer moved in.  Call.
Raymer showed: 
OutMatey showed: 

No spiked higher pair and I find this all so improbable I am going to have to go and count his stack.  I trust my source though, so up the story goes.

Amazing all in ....and even more amazing call......after so little time gone so far!!

[ElC]

in American Forums there are rumors about more arrests in the online gambling world and one of the names often mentioned is Lee Jones (I guess because he announced, that he is going to stop working at stars and moving to the EPT)

Is he in Monaco?
What are players talking in Monaco (about this rumors - not general chit chat)

[NoflopsHomer]

No drama from Nottingham Gala's Pete Linton (15,300), although he looks very happy and is in supremely confident mood.

Could be a dark horse perhaps?

DEFINATLY,I THINK HES GOING TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR,HOPEFULLY THIS WILL KICKSTART IT.

Maybe then he'll be able to buy another jumper....

HIS CLOTHING IS THE CONSTANT SOURSE OF JOKES,HE TAKES IT ALL WITH GOOD HUMOUR THOUGH.
I THINK IF HE WON HE STILL WOULDNT BUY A NEW ONE

I've just spoken to him, he says, "No mistakes this time." (He made a bad move at the last main event at the old Luton Casino and was kicking himself about it.)

[Djinn]

While on my last tour of the room, two tables were broken.  Now, I don't reckon we've lost two tables' worth already, so I think that they've been filled in to the occasional empty 9-seat... although in just that 15 minutes I saw set-over-set put a second player under 2k.  Who knows?  Anyway, the reshuffle sees John 'Rock Star' Conroy sat next to George 'The Tank' Danzer - pictured below:

[NoflopsHomer]

in American Forums there are rumors about more arrests in the online gambling world and one of the names often mentioned is Lee Jones (I guess because he announced, that he is going to stop working at stars and moving to the EPT)

Is he in Monaco?
What are players talking in Monaco (about this rumors - not general chit chat)

Lee is currently trying to fix a power cable to his Mac as I type, and he almost just knocked over the widescreen TV in the pressroom. We've not really heard much rumours and hearsay at the moment...

[ElC]

well they can´t arrest him in the states if he is in Monaco ...

[HornswaggleU]

well they can´t arrest him in the states if he is in Monaco ...

...never a true-er word said.

[NoflopsHomer]

There's a 15 minute break now, (and at the end of each level). We've been told that play will be 9-handed until the third day, which is when the feature table will be brought in, and at which point all tables will be 8-handed from then on.

[Graham C]

well they can´t arrest him in the states if he is in Monaco ...

Best tip him off not to pop home after the EPT

[Djinn]

Here's Ben Grundy (two dodgy photos= one crystal clear well-posed one, wouldn't you agree).

He tells me "I was nearly back in my room after 40 minutes.  I folded Kings preflop.  I can't believe I did that."

Well, the betting did go:  250 to his right, Ben makes it 1,000, Guy goes all in for the full 15k.  In level one.  Fair enough.  He seems to be raising to 200 preflop every hand now to make up for it.

[snoopy1239]

This could well be the only three Englishman line-up in the room a the moment: Roland de Wolfe, Barny Boatman and Tim Blake the victims of my paparazzi hands.

Didn't catch a hand, but I did overhear Roland saying to Barny, "Raising me with K-2, huh? Okay then," so I'm guessing Barny is sticking it up (for want of a better phrase) the Dublin EPT winner during these early stages.

[KarmaDope]

Raising all in on the first level *shakes head* is just pot-stealing. You're pretty much guaranteed to get no callers...I don't think I'd call with AA. Would anybody else?

[snoopy1239]

in American Forums there are rumors about more arrests in the online gambling world and one of the names often mentioned is Lee Jones (I guess because he announced, that he is going to stop working at stars and moving to the EPT)

Is he in Monaco?
What are players talking in Monaco (about this rumors - not general chit chat)

Lee Jones (in fact, I can see him as I write) is definitely here, but I wouldn't say there is too much gossip going around, I guess people are more interested in the comp itself and being in the wonderful Monte Carlo. However, I did indeed hear that rumour, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

[gasman]

Raising all in on the first level *shakes head* is just pot-stealing. You're pretty much guaranteed to get no callers...I don't think I'd call with AA. Would anybody else?

Call Immedietely

[ElC]

Did not want to spoil the party ... would love to be there, too ... but the rumors are frightening