Bluesquare.com Grosvenor Grand Prix: Day 1a Interactive

[njbh86]

Can anyone else detect an uncanny resemblance between Mick Jones and former Ireland international footballer Paul McGrath, suspiciously drinking tea in this picture?...

A bit harsh on Mick, I feel.  Nonetheless, I see your point...

[snoopy1239]

Good Lord, this is the face of our new chip leader who is sitting behind 78k. 

[snoopy1239]

I think I may have bokked him with my Paul McGrath comparison as the not-quite-as-alcohol-loving Mick Jones is now whizzing down the M6 at break neck speed after his failed to improve against Pocket Queens, although two diamonds on the Flops teased in that fashion only the Poker Gods seem to be accustomed to.

[njbh86]

Where's the Henry-love?  I'm getting withdrawal haha

Ok, now I'm worrying myself with my cheerleading...

[oyoysavaloy]

any news on martyn cavannagh snoopy? wish him all the best from iwan along with the rest of the welsh clan and jaffacake tx alot m8

[danafish]

Yes, well, Alan Mclean is no longer chip leader anyway. He was down to less than 30k, and that was before he doubled up Rumit (although admittedly for not very much), reraising him all in after Rumit raised to 2.1k utg. Mclean turned over  and Rumit turned over the mighty , which duly hit the board. Guess I'm not asking Mr Mclean for that record deal tonight. I don't think he's cheered up any after that.

Rumit's double up put him at 6.5k, not including the big blind which he immediately posted and promptly folded.

[snoopy1239]

Also gone is Greg Hill. According to former table companion Ed Arees, he raised for the majority of his stack pre-flop and found himself committed to calling a re-raise from an early position limper.

Whilst Greg knew he was in trouble with a vulnerable A-6, he perhaps couldn't have imagined he'd be up against Aces and looking to turn water into wine.

No wine appeared.

[snoopy1239]

Ian 'The Sherbert' Herbert (okay, I confess, I made up that nickname) is also pushing up the daisies (in poker terms, not literally).

He got jiggy on a K-Q-x-J board (3 clubs), but was dismayed to see his Pocket Queens had been caught by A-T. A blank on the River and it was all over for the Welshman and former GUKPT finalist.

"I think the club on the Turn gave him a chance to get away," added Jeff Kimber.

[snoopy1239]

Other departures include:

Neil Saunders
David Diggler
Peter Evans
M Keighley
Tony Cartwright
A Astley
Rob Stevens
Martino Libertini
John King

[danafish]

Des Jonas amazingly split a pot with continuing shortstack neighbour Matthew Haden, Jonas holding 5-7 and Haden holding 6-7 on an A-6-7-x-A board. "How do you do it, Des?" asks another tablemate.

[danafish]

Shortstack Richard Simmonds doubles up somehow with A-K against Mateyboy's Q-8, on a board that contains none of those cards.

[snoopy1239]

Double up for Marcus Bebb-Jones who has, for the first time in a while, silenced the alcohol induced Stuart Fox who, up to that point, seemed to be having a ball. The hand was a simple affair, a cut-off versus button confrontation with Marcus's A-Q dominating his younger foe's A-T.

A raggy board later and Foxy's looking slightly less jovial with just 4 or 5k.

[danafish]

And then almost immediately double up for Stuart Fox.

All in on a board, the gent to his left, who we are fairly certain is Alan Rudge, calls, but mucks his hand to Stu's . He's still drinking.

[snoopy1239]

According to the magic screen, we have 48 players remaining with the blind levels about to jump up to 400/800.

At 35, we will be stopping for the day (everyone, that is, not just us).

[njbh86]

Any magic chipcounts?

and just for some forum banter, who knows what hand is the gay waiter?