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

[hannes22]

Moneymaker had the A-7, I give off the image of invincibility but my armour has been dented on this occasion, my mistake. 

np

[Gowardo]

Chris Moneymaker, who took a rather critical look at my trainers as I passed, is on 24,025 after losing with A-T vs. A-7 on a T-2-6-7-5 board.

how does A10 lose there?

Moneymaker had the A-7, I give off the image of invincibility but my armour has been dented on this occasion, my mistake. 

or that

[hannes22]

how are the dutchies doing?

[snoopy1239]

The biggest pot of the day has just taken place, and it involved one of the UK's most popular players, Barney Boatman, who is understandably dejected after losing what was eventually a 100k pot against flying Finn, Jani Vilmunen.

When I joined the action, our plucky Barney was faced with a 22,450 all-in and a board of . Clearly serious about calling, Barney asked for confirmation of the count and rose abruptly from his seat. Leaning slightly over the table, he encountered a brief spell in the think tank before bravely and confidently reaching back for a stack of blues and plonking them in with authority.

And he had a right to be authoritative (and you could tell he was confident in his instincts) as Barney was indeed ahead with Sixes versus Jani's and had ultimately made an excellent call, albeit one that was nigh on impossible to avoid an exit hole flexing Turn and River.

But that relaxation would only last one card, as the turn brought an emphatic . But hold on, Barney noticed his potential redraw, and although he held his breath like a child waiting to open a Christmas present, the on the sorrowful River was a big disappointment and the 90 to 95k pot, and potentially the chip lead in Europe's biggest comp, went sailing over to the young Finnish player pictured below.

Barney couldn't resist a slight bang of the table, but his frustration was understandable and it was hard not to sympathise with him, a near coinflip leaving him with just 15k and virtually ruining his chances of taking this comp by storm, as I am sure he was more than capable of doing.

[NoflopsHomer]

Last break of the evening now...

Quick round up of what I saw before the break...

Steve Jelinek paying off a river move all-in with 9-5 on a for about 10k, his opponent had

Nicholas Levi (1st pic) asks how much his American opponent has left, "About 20k" is the reply. Levi then bets 8k on a and his opponent folds. Levi offers to show if his opponent wants to see, but gets a negative as a response.

Pete Linton is now on 27k (here on the left) and has now got dangerous Swede Andreas Hagen (right) on his table.

Andreas Hoivold and 'El Scoopie' engaged in conversation.

Chris Moneymaker and George Danzer, also tablemates.

[MrLiza]

Paul Gourlay -- 45,800
Kjater Thater -- 16,700
Josh Arieh -- 52,100
Joe Rafferty -- 45,900
Andreas Hoivold -- 12,875
Dave Colclough -- 9,500
Humberto Brenes -- 8,900
Carlos Mortensson -- 22,775
Dennis Plejrup -- 22,625
Theo Jorgensson -- 36,750
Jeff Garza -- 30,200
Jan Boubli -- 24,100
Barney Boatman -- 14,200
George McKeever -- 4,350
Jani Vilmunen -- 90-95,000
John Shipley -- 12,800
Johan Storakers -- 17,225
Levi -- 36,875
Harry Demetriou -- 32,475
Michel Abecassis -- 4,300

Hey Jen or Snoopy, on your next rounds of table visits, any cahnce of finding out how Paul Murrell is doing.....Very Much appreciated......I know you are really busy......

[snoopy1239]

picture of the trainers please

Each to their own I guess.

[Djinn]

A few more as they head into the final level of the day - 200/400 ante 50.

George Danzer                  30,000
Thomas Wahlroos              61,000
Nik Persaud                      33,150  (trying to get the Milkybarkid to bet on what the leader's stack will be at the end of play)
Ben Grundy                      19,000
Barney Boatman                14,500
Ramzi Jelassi                      25,000 (decrease in stack due, apparently, to, "Lots of raising, not a lot of pairs.")
Dave Colclough                 12,150  (now next to, and looking grumpy about it...(picture 1))
Andreas Hoivold                 11,250

Pictures 2 and 3:  Greice Yamaguchi and new(ish) tablemate Greg Raymer.  He seems to have lost his tailing crowd in the table transfer, so I could actually get a photo without a taller person's head in the way.

[NoflopsHomer]

picture of the trainers please

Each to their own I guess.

Fashion Police!!!! CHAAAARGEEEE!

[The Camel]

The biggest pot of the day has just taken place, and it involved one of the UK's most popular players, Barney Boatman, who is understandably dejected after losing what was eventually a 100k pot against flying Finn, Jani Vilmunen.

When I joined the action, our plucky Barney was faced with a 22,450 all-in and a board of . Clearly serious about calling, Barney asked for confirmation of the count and rose abruptly from his seat. Leaning slightly over the table, he encountered a brief spell in the think tank before bravely and confidently reaching back for a stack of blues and plonking them in with authority.

And he had a right to be authoritative (and you could tell he was confident in his instincts) as Barney was indeed ahead with Sixes versus Jani's and had ultimately made an excellent call, albeit one that was nigh on impossible to avoid an exit hole flexing Turn and River.

But that relaxation would only last one card, as the turn brought an emphatic . But hold on, Barney noticed his potential redraw, and although he held his breath like a child waiting to open a Christmas present, the on the sorrowful River was a big disappointment and the 90 to 95k pot, and potentially the chip lead in Europe's biggest comp, went sailing over to the young Finnish player pictured below.

Barney couldn't resist a slight bang of the table, but his frustration was understandable and it was hard not to sympathise with him, a near coinflip leaving him with just 15k and virtually ruining his chances of taking this comp by storm, as I am sure he was more than capable of doing.

That is a truly excellent piece of writing young snoopy.

Top work.

[snoopy1239]

Hans Varsi -- 35,625
Peter Linton -- 30,000
Mark Teltshcer -- 41,900
Victor Ramdin -- 42,725
Barry Greenstein -- 38,750
Mihai Manole -- 11,800
Ben Grundy -- 18,650
Fabrice Soullier -- 4,350
Nik Persaud -- 32,000
Odd Lavik -- 36,475
Mark Vos -- 77,225
Tony Cascarino -- 11,600
Dave Clayton -- 38,750
Dean Sanders -- 25,800
Ramzi Jelassi -- 25,775
Carlo Olsen -- 7,600
Stuart Fox -- 16,300
Daniel Makowski -- 28,825
Johnny Lodden -- 45,500
Ricky Nielsen -- 18,500
Pete Giordino -- 13,300
Ben Callinan -- 18,500
Greg Raymer -- 49,200
Patric Martensson -- 27,500
Joseph Karl Michael -- 22,700
George Danzer -- 23,300

[NoflopsHomer]

Andreas Hagen is OUT, courtesy of Pete Linton, Hagen was short (about 5kish) and pushed. Pete called with but Andreas was holding ...

Flop:

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Turn and River, nothing resembling the case King...

[snoopy1239]

how are the dutchies doing?

Well, browsing around the room, it would appear that Marc Naalden, who finalled in the 2006 Copenhagen EPT, is nowehere to be seen (although this needs to be confirmed)

I spoke to Kettle of Norwegian Poker Magazine and he said recently passed Rolf Slotboom on the left hand side and noticed that he had 47,000.

Also, Peter Dalhuijsen is still plugging away.

[snoopy1239]

Paul Gourlay -- 45,800
Kjater Thater -- 16,700
Josh Arieh -- 52,100
Joe Rafferty -- 45,900
Andreas Hoivold -- 12,875
Dave Colclough -- 9,500
Humberto Brenes -- 8,900
Carlos Mortensson -- 22,775
Dennis Plejrup -- 22,625
Theo Jorgensson -- 36,750
Jeff Garza -- 30,200
Jan Boubli -- 24,100
Barney Boatman -- 14,200
George McKeever -- 4,350
Jani Vilmunen -- 90-95,000
John Shipley -- 12,800
Johan Storakers -- 17,225
Levi -- 36,875
Harry Demetriou -- 32,475
Michel Abecassis -- 4,300

Hey Jen or Snoopy, on your next rounds of table visits, any cahnce of finding out how Paul Murrell is doing.....Very Much appreciated......I know you are really busy......

I'm sorry, but his original table has been broken. Do you have a picture of him to aid the identification process?

[Ukgatsby]

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