WSOP $5,000 Short-handed NLHE: Day 1 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Here will begin our live coverage of the $5k short-handed, an event eagerly anticipated by many players from the UK and the global community of the internet...should be a change of pace (for the quicker) so the whole team will be here reporting from 12pm (8pm UK time) as the action gets underway.

Playing in this will be a host of the names already having dipped a toe in the World Series, and of course Paul Foltyn who final tabled the short-handed event last year.  We guess also likely to attend are Ali Masterman, Karl Mahrenholz (fresh from chopping the Bellagio $1k last night), Praz Bansi, Devilfish, and a host of others who can't resist the combination of a format they've been perfecting online and the large field/decent buy-in.  Post here if you're playing/know anyone who is that you'd like us to keep an eye on and we'll do our best.  Good luck to all giving it a shot.

For the non-interactive, text only version of the live update, click:  http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25111.0

[LeKnave]

gl pablooooooooo

[kinboshi]

Bring back the bracelet Pab!!

[The Baron]

Come on Pablo! Bring it back!

[77dave]

good luck to jeff bufenbarger and jp kelly both playing this today

[NoflopsHomer]

Ok, here's how today is going to work. Sadly this crossover of events coincided with us changing our hotel from the Gold Coast back to the Orleans.

So, I'm here and will be covering the $5,000 six-handed event, then when Jen and Snoopy arrive shortly. They'll take over that and I'll be watching the HORSE Final and reporting on the other thread which starts at 2pm, (10pm UK)

Therefore, start opening up a few tabs!

[NoflopsHomer]

This event is proving massively popular. So much so that people are still registering now. I've been trying to mark particular 'hotspots' with some photos.

Board:



Chips flying in...

MB1:



MB2:



Turn:



River:



Our first mateyboy squared moment of the WSOP 2007...

[boldie]

Ok, here's how today is going to work. Sadly this crossover of events coincided with us changing our hotel from the Gold Coast back to the Orleans.

So, I'm here and will be covering the $5,000 six-handed event, then when Jen and Snoopy arrive shortly. They'll take over that and I'll be watching the HORSE Final and reporting on the other thread which starts at 2pm, (10pm UK)

Therefore, start opening up a few tabs!

cool..I'll be watching this in a few hours then and don't have to bother with the Horse event

This should be a great event...it's the one I was hoping to play as, even with shitty chips you can still get involved plenty Have fun Homer!

BTW..is Aces playing this?

[NoflopsHomer]

Chip Reese and Barny Boatman.

Bill Chen, Elky (who must be incredibly excited about the fact there's a new Starcraft game coming out) and Jeff Buffenbarger.

Joe Hachem in his Stars denim.

Devilfish and Howard Lederer.

[NoflopsHomer]

Henning Granstad (in Seat 1) and Ross Boatman (in Seat 3)

Joe Beevers and Jonas 'mini-Laak' Molander (who chopped one of the big Bellagio comps a couple of days ago with Iwan Jones for $60k each)

Jennifer Harman and Phil 'Regular-Laak' Laak

EPT Monte Carlo Champion Gavin Griffin. Any hair-raising comments about his...err...red T-shirt?

[quantify]

good look to gourlay if you see him flop,  hechopped the sat this morn

[NoflopsHomer]

El Blondie is sitted opposite Andy Black and with the Scandie guy to his right, who I think looks like Josh Charles in Dead Poets' Society.

Chad Brown, Johnny Lodden and Sammy Farha. Now THAT's the table I want to watch.

Shaniac, Pascal Perrault and Donnacha O'Dea.

[snoopy1239]

Coooeeee, we've arrived. 

[LLevan]

Coooeeee, we've arrived. 

Phew let the norkage begin..................oh and if you get time you could do some updates on the tournament.

[NoflopsHomer]

More photos.

Foxy (in shorts! drinking water!)

Scotty Nguyen folds after Johnny Chan check/raised his 500 bet to 2100 on an board.

Antonio Estfandari, not in UB gear, but Tao, which I think is a Vegas nightclub.

Tony Cascarino and Jamie Gold.

Roland does his statue impersonation.