Bluesquare.com Grosvenor Grand Prix: Day 1a Interactive

[snoopy1239]

The players are now on the final break of the day. They weren't going to take one at first, but there was one player who was too quick to follow the orders of the voice in the sky and nipped off to the loo, subsequently failing to return when called back by the tannoy.

Anyhow, it wouldn't be fair to carry on without him, so Zak finally agreed to an official time out.

[RED-DOG]

Once again, Red Dog, this is what you're up against. We want a Day 2, er, face-off.

Lightweights.

[danafish]

Toni Dicesare is OUT. He lost a few chips calling with when one Rick Gilby moved all in for pocket change, but his pocket Sixes held up and Toni was down to 4k or so. Here is shortly before all of that.



A few hands later he moved in for his remaining 2.9k, again holding A-T, and got a promising call from Lawrence Gosney holding Q-J, but a Queen came on the flop and now he is gone.

Meanwhile Rick Gilby (below) has made a bit of a comeback, going all in for 5k or so with and finding a caller with . The board came and although one tablemate was muttering bitterly that he had folded pocket Sixes, Rick Gilby now has over 10k. Which is still pretty short, but considerably better than out.

[JP]

Updates on Foxy, Soxy and the Champ..JeffKimber!

I played the last satellite to get in last night so will see you there 2moro!

[snoopy1239]

While we await the passing of the final two players (or the end of the current level), like a dog licking its lips upon hearing the crackling of tin-opener on tin, there has been a flurry of all-ins and almost-gone encounters.

The first of those came from Alan Vicary, who all-in with Pocket Eights managed to spike a third Eight on an A-J-8-9-2 board to overcome Amrat Patel's Queens. Then, just a few hands later, Alan was at it again, moving all-in for 17k after Mateyboy had made the initial raise to 3.5k, followed by Patel to 12k. Incredibly, Patel passed, showing Pocket Nines in the process, leaving the rest of the table rather dumbfounded.

On a neighbouring table, it was Chris Smith with ants in his pants, his all-in of 8k on the River of a board too much for Jeff Kimber to resist when faced with a 30k pot. Unfortunately, there's only value if you're ahead, and Jeff wasn't as he mucked in the face of Smith's . As a result, Jeff drops to circa 20k.

Finally, Allan Rudge's shortstack continues to be er... short, after only managing a split pot when his A-8 ran into a fellow A-8.

[danafish]

It's a moustache disaster! Mr Georgiou found himself all in with against Rob Sherwood's . The board did absolutely nothing for our friend Mr Georgiou, and as soon as the third Eight came out, he had his jacket on and was wandering off. Hair today, gone tomorrow.

But wait! Rob was pretty short too, and Mr Georgiou is called back to collect his change - 1k exactly. That's one big blind. "Oh good," says Mr Georgiou, "still in". And he really sounds like he means it. What a nice chap. Sadly, though, I don't think he'll be joining Red Dog on Day 2.

[danafish]

Incidentally, I believe Alan Rudge has doubled up with the mighty - all in against A-Q on a Queen-high flop with two diamonds on it, another one on the turn.

[snoopy1239]

It's Eye of the Tiger mode at the moment, as Osman Mustanoglu becomes the latest player to survive an all-in and send us bed-thirsty-bloggers into a spin. In truth, he deserved his double-up, all-in with Queens versus the A-Q of Ashfag Ahmed on a 2-4-3 Flop, a Ten Turn and 2 River providing no change.

"I don't mind taking a hit from stacks like that," confesses Hussain brushing off the defeat with panache.

[snoopy1239]

Oh look, what do we have here, oh my, would you Adam and Eve it, it's ANOTHER DOUBLE-UP!!!

This time Midlander Rob Reece is the elated recipient, his A-K outcoinflipping Bambos' Pocket Sixes on a 7-4-7-A-2 board.

[snoopy1239]

And just like Noah's Ark, everything's coming in pairs, the two double ups of previous posts being quickly followed by two welcome (if I am to be biased and favour my wish to hit the sack) exits.

The first of those was C Williams, who all-in with versus the of Henry Griffiths, was unable to find that vital slice of luck when he needed it.

Second to fall was inevitably P Georgiou, who Mr Raab informs us is a dead ringer for Ron Jeremy. Down to just two 500 chips (hey, chips and a chair!), Georgiou's hopes must have diminished quicker than a Gascoigne comeback when he found himself called in four places. By the river of a board, which, funnily enough, was checked down, the desperate shortstacker was up against , , and the leading , which stayed in front as the all-iner peeled out an ineffective .

35 remaining means it's home time for both bloggers and players alike.

[snoopy1239]

And on that note, it's time to bid you farewell and make our way to the bar area in order to taste the fine alcoholic beverages that Walsall has to offer.

In the meantime, why not have a mull over the Day 1B line-up that was posted at the start of this thread and brace yourselves for yet another day of hot poker action at this year's Bluesquare.com Grosvenor Grand Prix.

We've been promised chip counts by tomorrow morning, so we'll try to post them as soon as we can. Until then, ta ta for now, and be sure to join us tomorrow, same bat time, same bat channel. Pow, Whack, Zonk!

 

[RED-DOG]

It's a moustache disaster! Mr Georgiou found himself all in with against Rob Sherwood's . The board did absolutely nothing for our friend Mr Georgiou, and as soon as the third Eight came out, he had his jacket on and was wandering off. Hair today, gone tomorrow.

But wait! Rob was pretty short too, and Mr Georgiou is called back to collect his change - 1k exactly. That's one big blind. "Oh good," says Mr Georgiou, "still in". And he really sounds like he means it. What a nice chap. Sadly, though, I don't think he'll be joining Red Dog on Day 2.

I will be proud to represent soup strainers and lip ticklers everywhere

[RED-DOG]

Good job guys, Now, no cards, sex or booze, get to bed, busy day tomorrow!

[The_nun]

Tx you two. As always great updates.

[amyt]

Awesome updates! Any chance of a list of people who made it through to Day two?