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

[NoflopsHomer]

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!!

I can confirm all the action, I just to spoke to Greg during the break. Both he and the other player were already down to around 10k and the initial raise was from the button. Meaning that once the other player had made it 1.5k, Greg decided to push because he was out of position, a call would equate to 15% of his chips and he has to fold to any board with Ace, King or Queen on it. He was fairly philosophical about it. He said if they both had 15k still, he'd have probably just re-raised to 4k.

Oh well, what do I know?

[snoopy1239]

This is Cusk Till Cawn's Kevin O'Donnell (joke for the DTD fans there), a renowned American pro who ran well in last year's World Series, 21st I think it the main event, but someone may like to confirm that for me. He may also have finalled in one of the other events. Either way, he's got a reputation as a top notch player, so we'll keep an eye on him this week to see if he takes Monte Carlo by storm too. Not doing too bad so far with 18,550.

[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?

Call Immedietely

You'd risk your whole tournament on it?

[Lurendreiern]

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!!

OutMatey=dmmikkel

[booder]

Any norkage ?

[Djinn]

I don't know if you remember SANTI from Barcelona, was it?  Or Amsterdam?  Well, we do.  You might get the (correct) impression from this picture that he doesn't get it quietly, or do much quietly, actually.  Looks permanently spiked on caffeine, but a friendly, outgoing, ludicrously enthusiastic player.

[ripple11]

Any norkage ?

...first decent question.

[Djinn]

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

You'd risk your whole tournament on it?

Are you crazy?!  Update Team call so fast it breaks the sound barrier.  So there.

[b4matt]

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

You'd risk your whole tournament on it?

Are you serious? I couldn't get my chips in quick enough. There are times where i may pass, but there around the bubble and in sattellites

[laz]

if you see, can u check my man andor again?also if any big name player sitting at his table?

[wsopin07]

4-way raised pot to 150 on Julian Thew's table.



All four check.

Turn:



Checked to Julian who bets 450, the player behind him and the big blind fold, the early position raiser calls.

River:



Check to Julian, who bets 1k, he gets a quick call and Thewy mucks just as fast. The other player didn't show his hand though, which surely he must do to take the pot? No-one on the table objected either, and the other player didn't even ask to see Julian's card. (Surely if you've called, you want to see someone's hand to see what they're bluffing with?)

El Blondie just pulled me up to tell me he just won a 5.5k pot with 74 suited, "It was only the Half-Wilson though." He flopped a Seven and turned the Four. Hope you're reading this Brian...

oh yes I am, I had to have a talk w/ that DC guy, he is going to make this final table, and the old 7/4 never fails

[Djinn]

OutMatey=dmmikkel

Thanks!  It's both great when people tell you stories, and frustrating that one didn't have the opportunity to view said occurrences first hand.  Any information added by you lot is greatly appreciated...  We don't even mind being corrected, if you are suitable apologetic about doing so...

[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

You'd risk your whole tournament on it?

ofcourse, what am I waiting for? 2 Jokers???

[easypickings]

Great work guys as usual.

Jen, is Irish star Paul Higgins (HornswaggleU) playing? That guy has got some moves, but he's been a bit withdrawn recently, and needs cheering up.

Good luck to all the Blondeites

[snoopy1239]

I definitely know this American, and so should all the viewers as it is none other than Josh Arieh who famously upset Harry Demetriou during the 2005 World Series Main before going on to finish a highly commendable 3rd place. He seems to be pretty laid back and non-vocal today, so perhaps it's just an in front of the cameras jobby, or maybe it's when he's well chipped up, because, at the moment, he's only got 13,350.