WPT $25,000 Final: Day 1A - Interactive

[Djinn]

With just 15 minutes left of today's play, a few counts from the Row We Left Behind:

Gavin Smith    80k 
Jamie Gold     105k
Maureen Feduniak  29.5k
John Duthie   14k
Victor Ramdin  12.8k
Dan Alspach   65.5k
Ram Vaswani  45.6k
Liz Lieu          45k
Gavin Simms    105k
Martin Wendt  20.5k
Barney Boatman  81k
Noah Boeken    48k
Tim Anders      36.5k
Sorel Mizzi        105k
Andy Black        33k
Stuart Fox        48k
Peter Gould      95k
Jani Sointula      72k

[Djinn]

At this point, rather unexpecteldly, with 15 mins left on the clock, the TD says, "Hold up dealers at the end of your hand...we are going to draw for the number of hands to be played til the end of the day...since last year's champ is still in it, we're going to let him draw..."

Joe draws Three More Hands, and that will be the End Of The Day.  Unusual.

[snoopy1239]

A brisk scour of the room informs me that this motley crew are all challenging for the chip lead:

Anna Wroblewski -- 224,000
John Smith -- 171,000
Marc Goodwin -- 170,000
Shannon Shorr -- 153,000
Eric Hershler -- 142.500
Paul Lee -- 142,000

[Djinn]

They've just made the best announcement of the day.  Media get to go to the buffet for free.  I no longer care that we're only getting one meal a day, because it's going to be really nice, and really enormous.  Awesome.

Most of the tables, incidentally, are done with their final hands, and everyone is heading off with the minimum of fuss.  My battery is on 3% and I think it might die at any moment, so I'll just pre-empt that with a

[snoopy1239]

They've just made the best announcement of the day.  Media get to go to the buffet for free.  I no longer care that we're only getting one meal a day, because it's going to be really nice, and really enormous.  Awesome.

Music to my bad beat infested ears.

 

[da_poker_monkey]

  Thx u2 enjoyed following that 

[Indestructable]

Go Jamie Gold.
 

[tikay]

At this point, rather unexpecteldly, with 15 mins left on the clock, the TD says, "Hold up dealers at the end of your hand...we are going to draw for the number of hands to be played til the end of the day...since last year's champ is still in it, we're going to let him draw..."

Joe draws Three More Hands, and that will be the End Of The Day.  Unusual.

That is just bizarre.

Only in America....

[tikay]

Thanks Jen, snoops, a great read. Just 5 day to go then!

[Micko]

Just caught up Great updates!!!

[The Sweeney]

Jen, Snoops, just caught up.  Top job again.  Cheers.

[boldie]

just caught up with this..top stuff as usual..and did I read that right, Jamie Gold with 105k chippies?...Who ever said lightning can't strike twice was quite clearly wrong

[The Camel]

At this point, rather unexpecteldly, with 15 mins left on the clock, the TD says, "Hold up dealers at the end of your hand...we are going to draw for the number of hands to be played til the end of the day...since last year's champ is still in it, we're going to let him draw..."

Joe draws Three More Hands, and that will be the End Of The Day.  Unusual.

That is just bizarre.

Only in America....

It's what they always do at the Bellagio at the end of the days play...

The reason?

With 10 minutes to go, someone has 2 hands to face before he has to post the big blind. So he dwells up on both hands and saves the big blind.

This way, dwelling up is pointless.

An excellent solution.

[Bluesq]

Any news on the Gecko?