Paddy Power Irish Open: Day 1 - Interactive

[Ironside]

Only 706 listed. Think the reason there was meant to be 708, was 70 tables of 10 and one feature table of 8.

one table has 2 less players on it that the other tables surely that aint right?

[Djinn]

Dave Colclough Reports as the blinds are raised to 50/100:

DTD's DC (that's a lot of initials) is handing us notes from his starting table which he describes as "good - I recognise two or three Dubliners from previous visits, but no names, three qualifiers..."

The first hand he played:  in the small blind.  Two limpers, unraised, flop 7-7-Q.  Checked round.
Turn: 3   Dave bets 200, the big blind deliberates re-raising, but eventually smooth calls. 
River:  Q  Check-check; early loss for DC but no real harm done (9,750)...

...which bumps back up to 11k after 25 minutes when he sees a T-3-2 flop (raised to 250, with a caller pre) with , check raising to take it down.
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Third hand (he notes 'buses' which I think must ring a bell for anyone who's got a rush in triplets):

He makes it 250 with , the small blind re-raises to 525; call from DC.  Flop:  J-Q-K rainbow.  The small blind bets out 500 - call ("I think this is cheap..").
Turn:  9  He checks, Dave bets 1,500, he raises to 6,000, Dave is all-in and...

He passes face up for his last 3k.

18,300 for El Blondie, and it's only Level Two.

[NoflopsHomer]

18,300 for El Blondie, and it's only Level Two.

Can you tell him I want my pen back? (And wish him luck too)

[kinghawko]

Oh, and here's another name in Elvis Presley, looking rather youthful for his 72 years. Where's Bruce Atkinson when you need him?...

I didn't think Dave Shallow was flying over!!

[snoopy1239]

Apologies for the lack of updates over the last several minutes, but these are troubled times for us updaters. Whilst I'm sitting on a box with my lappie on my laptop, everyone else is complaining about the lack of wifi (as you would). Luckily, I have my vodafone card for such emergencies, which means I can inform you of George Geary's double up to 20k with Aces vs. Ace King on an Ace high Flop. According to the Liverpudlian, he's had Aces four times already, and he's darn proud of it.

[AlexMartin]

GL to Moorman. Also to the D2D crew.

[vinni]

good day to you all, can you wish maz nawab good luck from the colonel plz.

[steadyHand]

Any chance of seeing the breakdown of the tables??

[snoopy1239]

18,300 for El Blondie, and it's only Level Two.

Can you tell him I want my pen back? (And wish him luck too)

I may hold back for a while before making that request, as Dave has just dropped back down to 13k (after a super duper start).

With a Flop of , Dave's 1,250 bet was smooth called by the button, and then again on the Turn, this time 1,825.

Dave gave it up on the River and checked, but called his opponent's 3.5k bet, mucking as his opponent showed Pocket Queens.

[vinni]

didn't realise george was playing AA four times ,he\ll be in his elements.

wish him luck plz ,thx.

[snoopy1239]

Last year's champ, Vincent Melinn, is making a rare appearance at the felt, clearly determined to defend his crown. Not much movement from Vincent though as he's still on 10,150.

[Djinn]

Yes, I've abandoned wireless ship too now (though it pains me to do it) and gone for the practically cups-on-some-string approach.  Facilities here stretch to one chair per three updaters, half the room has to get power through a complicated system of fourway-to-fourway chain, and no one is online apart from us currently.

Never mind!  The tournament is going wonderfully, an amazingly prompt start, 700 happy players and an interesting mix of international jetsetters and qualifiers.  The room is speckled with PaddyPower T-shirts, in their tasteful black/gold colour scheme (what a good choice, reminds me of ours) which makes it tricky for me as I am terrible at facial recognition of players, and tend to describe Mateys by hair/shirt/amusing accessories. 

Back to the floor, then (Dana has no Vodafone card so her wonderful photos are coming via me in a minute).

[simonow]

Dave Colclough Reports as the blinds are raised to 50/100:

DTD's DC (that's a lot of initials) is handing us notes from his starting table which he describes as "good - I recognise two or three Dubliners from previous visits, but no names, three qualifiers..."

The first hand he played:  in the small blind.  Two limpers, unraised, flop 7-7-Q.  Checked round.
Turn: 3   Dave bets 200, the big blind deliberates re-raising, but eventually smooth calls. 
River:  Q  Check-check; early loss for DC but no real harm done (9,750)...

...which bumps back up to 11k after 25 minutes when he sees a T-3-2 flop (raised to 250, with a caller pre) with , check raising to take it down.
___________________________

Third hand (he notes 'buses' which I think must ring a bell for anyone who's got a rush in triplets):

He makes it 250 with , the small blind re-raises to 525; call from DC.  Flop:  J-Q-K rainbow.  The small blind bets out 500 - call ("I think this is cheap..").
Turn:  9  He checks, Dave bets 1,500, he raises to 6,000, Dave is all-in and...

He passes face up for his last 3k.

18,300 for El Blondie, and it's only Level Two.

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaar Come on DC

[Djinn]

Any chance of seeing the breakdown of the tables??

That's the very thing we're after... when we know, you will (and the earlier requests will be dealt with too)...

[snoopy1239]

Shortstack, but still cheery as ever, George 'The Panzer' Danzer, has just doubled up to 6.2k with A-Q vs. 5-5 on a 6-2-A-8-8. Looked like Simon Mycock was the contributer.