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

[Djinn]

Attention was drawn to table Parkinson as this monster of a hand went down just before the first break:

So, we have threeway action on the turn.  Padraig quietly announces that a bet of 41,000 has been made on his table. 
The board reads .  Amazingly, there is interest, to the tune of all-in from all three players at this point.  Padraig guesses, quite correctly, that the lady to his left has just hit the nuts.  She apparently managed to spill beer on the table ("I love it when someone spills beer on the table and it isn't me," adds Parkinson) but looked pretty calm as her opponents showed and respectively (incredibly).
"No pair!" she predictably requests, and the river brings a to a bit of a shriek of delight, as she now has 130k+.

Her name:  Anna Wrobelski, a 21-year-old who qualified for this event by winning one at this festival earlier in the week.

Pictured:  The gent next to Phil Ivey who held the Aces, while standing up, the owner of the busted Jacks, now OUT.
Also, the chip leader, who said, "Don't take a picture of me with beer, I'll look like an alcoholic."  Just at that moment, the waitress brought her another one and she seemed to relent, "Two beers is OK."  Pictures on Interactive thread (must be signed in to see them)...
Bonus photo:  The winning hand, and some ludicrous piles of chips.

[snoopy1239]

Also stuggling is Peter Haslam (we've decided to call him Birmingham Pete seeing that he's next door to John Cernuto).

Birmingham Pete's currently on 40k after his flopped set was outdone by a Turned straight.

Still plenty of time, even JP can come back from 4k with this structure.

[snoopy1239]

Paul Alterman is treading water with 50k.

"Won a bit, lost a bit, not really had anything worth playing."

[wsopin07]

anna won a prelim event for like 300k and the seat, she is a rags to $$$$$$ story, was broke a few weeks ago

[snoopy1239]

Marc Goodwin is finding life strange but rewarding at this WPT Championship final.

Currently on 70k, he first rivered a flush in a truly bizarre hand:

Raise and two calls (inc Marc) pre-flop.

Flop

Caller bet 1k, OR makes it 2k and Marc re-raised to 4k. Both players call.

Turn =

Caller bets 1k again, OR makes it 2k (again) and Marc ruins the cycle by smooth calling.

River =

Both check and fold to Marc's 13k bet with .

"The guy who'd been betting 1k each time had a set of Fours and the original raiser had Aces. Wierd hand or what?!"

[snoopy1239]

Marc also won another pot after limp raising under-the-gun with Aces. The guy called the 3.5k pre-flop re-raise (which isn't small change pre-flop) and bet 4k on the Flop and Turn of a board before folding to Marc's 7k bet on the River with the nut flush.

[snoopy1239]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

[steels]

Hi. Any news on lodden and Kris85???

[Micko]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

He is for sure... Had a good run in the recent irish open

[DesD]

Any news on the Golf?  

[HornswaggleU]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

compared to who?

Did you check smurfits birth cert yet?

 ;m3boy;



any chance of this been turned off, generally

'Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post'


It's just annoying, especially when you have to click it 2 or 3 times cause new posts are going up  ;m3boy;

[NoflopsHomer]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

compared to who?

Did you check smurfits birth cert yet?

 ;m3boy;



any chance of this been turned off, generally

'Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post'


It's just annoying, especially when you have to click it 2 or 3 times cause new posts are going up  ;m3boy;

Go to your profile and switch it off then.

[HornswaggleU]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

compared to who?

Did you check smurfits birth cert yet?

 ;m3boy;



any chance of this been turned off, generally

'Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post'


It's just annoying, especially when you have to click it 2 or 3 times cause new posts are going up  ;m3boy;

Go to your profile and switch it off then.

touché
that was my round-a-bout way of asking if that was possible.

Thanks.

[NoflopsHomer]

Joe Rafferty, who is definitely Irish (I think), is up to 61k. Not played too many hands, but he River a flush one hand.

"I think I overbet the River though," he added afterwards.

compared to who?

Did you check smurfits birth cert yet?

 ;m3boy;



any chance of this been turned off, generally

'Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post'


It's just annoying, especially when you have to click it 2 or 3 times cause new posts are going up  ;m3boy;

Go to your profile and switch it off then.

touché
that was my round-a-bout way of asking if that was possible.

Thanks.

Sorry, sounds rude, I only read the last line. It can be annoying I'll admit.

[Djinn]

Hi. Any news on lodden and Kris85???

Johnny Lodden has 68,000 (pictured, back lit from the huge windows, tough to get pictures round that side of the room).  I would have thought this type of event would suit him - didn't notice he was here or he'd have made the tip list...