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

[bobby1]

After a short 15 minutes break, the players have returned for what I believe is the last level of the day, and then it's buffet time. Woohoo. 

That Bellagio buffet is something else isnt it, you thin guys dont get the real value that us fatlads get.

[Djinn]

Empty seat next to Carlos Mortensen means Phil Laak has gone.

Bad news for hoodie fans.

Consolation for the hoodie fans...  Here are my top Eight still in the competition, first the four runners up - (side quiz, if anyone still awake back home - how many can you name?)

[wsopin07]

DC wins, DC wins, DC wins, DC wins

[Djinn]

And the top four, winner at the bottom...

[snoopy1239]

"You fold and it'll be all over, baby" Nope, hold on... "You raise and it's..." No, that's not it. Oh forget it, Scotty's got 66,500... babies.

[snoopy1239]

Apoligies for the dark photos, it's due to a ban on flash photography. If anyone knows of a simple way to lighten them up, then please let me know. ta

[snoopy1239]

Sweden's Nester Ygborn is low, but surviving, his last move being an uncontested all-in from the small blind for 10-15k.

[snoopy1239]

Kevin O'Connell (39.5k) and Chip Reese (90k)

Several tables down is fellow Dusk Till Dawner, Michael Greco, who, although earlier said he'd be happy to end the day with 30 or 40k when he'd dropped down to 16k, actually doesn't seem too happy now that he has 41k. Guess that's poker.

[snoopy1239]

The action has slowed down slightly, as you might expect for the end of the day, so I doubt there will be a flurry of exits in this last level. I did notice that Layne Flack's seat is empty, which either means he's popped to the local strip bar or is actually OUT (or probably both).

[snoopy1239]

After a short 15 minutes break, the players have returned for what I believe is the last level of the day, and then it's buffet time. Woohoo. 

That Bellagio buffet is something else isnt it, you thin guys dont get the real value that us fatlads get.

It's not bad, but I'd say the one at the Rio is the true fatties' heaven.

[Djinn]

Counts from the Cash Room:

Jan Sjåvik    65,500
Erica Schoenberg  71,700
Daniel Negreanu  70,000
Paul Testud    80,400
Robert Williamson III  36k
Praz Bansi       128,425 exactly

But overtaking fairly solidly:
David Benyamine  140k+
Sam Farha      150k+

[snoopy1239]

In this room anyhow, it looks as though these chaps are you current chippy leaders:

John Racener -- 190,500
Ronald Haeri -- 158,500
Carlos Mortensen -- 136,000
Paul Wasicka -- 130,000
Freddie Deeb -- 123,500
David Baker -- 119,000

[snoopy1239]

Apoligies for the dark photos, it's due to a ban on flash photography. If anyone knows of a simple way to lighten them up, then please let me know. ta

If your pics open in Microsoft Picture Manager when you double click them then select the 'Picture' menu, then 'Brightness and Contrast', then slide the adjusters up until you like it, then hit save.

Hmm, working from a Mac I'm afraid. I'm sure there's a way.

[snoopy1239]

Edward Moncardo is OUT, his all-in with Tens on a board of Qc-5s-Qs-Js being called by trip fives. Academic 7h on the River.

[Djinn]

Double up for Joe Beevers: 

Saw the Hendon Mobster involved in a pot on the turn, with the board (I think in that order).  There was then an immensely long, tense period of dwelling, during which Joe and the player opposite him chip riffled and stared like their lives depended on it.  I thought they were heads up and this was on of those two-cats-swishing-tails-on-a-fence situations, but then to my surprise a player in the middle whose cards I hadn't noticed passed to the 4k bet, which was called out of position by John Racener (Hoody winner, I think, unless a new player snuck in early).
The river came the - Joe looked pretty short after the betting up until this point, and his opponent bet out 16k which effectively suggested he pass or go all in.  It was the latter, and his were good, the being shown for what was in all probability a dangerous pair+nutdraw combination which missed the river.