Bluesquare.com Grosvenor Grand Prix: Day 1b Interactive

[snoopy1239]

Mohammed Hussain -- 20,000
Michael Greco -- 11,250
Jonny Pescod -- 9,550
Dave Penly -- 8,675
Mick Fletcher -- 15,225
Lam Trinh -- 11,250
Stuart Rutter - dirty stack
Tom McCready -- 6,725
Richard Ashby -- 3,875
Rick Trigg -- 6,900
Andrew Bradshaw -- 10,600
Martin Green -- 14,500
Dean Mitchell -- 3,950
Roberto Romanello -- 2,500
Paul Parker -- 19,000
Dave Clark Junior -- 4,275
Andy Johnson -- 15,400
Steve Jelinek -- 9,325
Jonothon Butters -- 11,050
Mickey Wernick -- 5k
Thomas Dunwoodie -- 3,425
Ash Pervais -- 10,800
Ved Maden -- 14,800
Gordon McArthur -- 9,500
Dave Knight -- 8,475
Dan Owston -- 20,200
Dave Welch -- 7,775
Jeff Burke -- 7,000
Mark Lowe -- 17,450
Dan Rudd -- 7,775
Chris Bruce -- 7,575
Ian Woodley -- 6,000
Gehan Zaib -- 7,850
Yilfer Shevket -- 6,850
Nick Gibson -- 5,300
Willie Tann -- 10,500
Glynn Rees -- 3,500
Chao Li -- 24,350
Dave Clark -- 20,150

[snoopy1239]

Richard Ashby is OUT. Clearly enchanted by the swirling hypnotic locks of Rick Trigg, Ashby pushed his shortstack in with but found himself up against Action Man's , both players seemingly hesitant to reveal until Ashby finally confessed, "Yeah, you're in good shape."

A board was a no go for Ashby who rises from his seat in defeat and quietly trundles out of the cardroom.

[snoopy1239]

Nick Gibson's stack has been bisected in half after his flopped full house was runner runnered by a bigger full house.

[booder]

go on the Twiggster

[danafish]

Mickey Wernick is OUT, amazingly.

I'm guessing that he and Mad Turk were on the blinds, as Mickey was holding 7-5 and Turk was holding, er, 7-2. Anyway, the flop comes with both remaining Sevens and some sort of blank on it, and there is a Flurry (technical term) of betting.

The turn is similarly a blank, and Mickey goes all in for his remaining 2.6k. Turk calls, and the river comes down the cruel Deuce.

Mickey is very unhappy about all this. He says that Mad Turk couldn't have put him on anything but a Seven, in which case he should have folded, knowing that he was outkicked, but instead Mickey has been kicked out. Of the tournament. No Mickey! No Mickey!

[danafish]

Blinds 100/200, 92 left in of 107 starters, average chips 11,600. I think we get to break for dinner after this level, too.

[danafish]

Poor fluey Alan Armitage has not cheered up, he's in fact just taken a massive hit to his previously-pleasantly-almost-doubled-up stack, courtesy of Nick Risdale.

All in at some point towards the flop or turn, I believe, Alan's was no match for Nick's  on the board, and he's now back down to a starting-esque 9.2k, while Risdale is on around 18k. Back to Russia!

[snoopy1239]

On the Grand Prix scrapheap are:

Glynn Rees
M Moore
K Zarandi
R Fleissner
K Simcock
Yilfer Shvket
A Erd
Marco Clare
Stephen Lennon

[snoopy1239]

Mark Lowe is so low that he is actually on zero and therefore out. GUKPT finalist Jonothon Butters (yes, three 'o's, it's not a typo) was the assassin, his too much for Mark's to handle on a board. No club or Jack meant Mark was toast rather than Butters, the latter climbing to circa 20k as a result.

[snoopy1239]

He may look 14, but JP Kelly has a calculated poker brain and one that came into good effect as he justifiably slowplayed his flopped full house.

The flop itself actually read with Chao Li's 1.5k bet being called in two places, the other being Dave Clark.

Everyone checked the Turn before JP Kelly's all-in on the River with was understandably called by Li's , the latter probably might relieved not to be up against a bigger stack.

[snoopy1239]

88 of 167 players remaining
100/200 blinds
12,200 average stack

[AgentChip109]

Meanwhile, I did spot Danny Rudd, and a photo will indeed be on the way shortly. The Ruddster, or UpTheMariners as he more commonly known on the blonde forum, is currently on the 8.5 to 9k mark, so he's still there.

lol @ the ruddster. i just txt him his new nickname. but where is this photo!!!

[stewart]

anychance of the results from yesterdays £100 comp, ?  thankzx

[danafish]

Ian Woodley is OUT.

He was getting a bit short, and found himself holding on a Queen-high, two-club flop, so he check-raised his opponent, who duly called. He missed the turn, but was pot-committed and pushed, and was insta-called by his opponent who, pretty predictably, had A-Q. No club on the river either, and you can't see the Woodley for the Queens, or some similarly weak pun, and he's gone. Doesn't seem too upset, though. Not sure if it's a cheery disposition all round or hysteria. I hope not hysteria.

[snoopy1239]

As we approach the final 10 minutes of this level, and subsequently din dins, I feel it worth mentioning that this Grosvenor Grand Prix has been a rather subdued affair thus far. Whether it's the foreboding effect of the GUKPT events, the slight decrease in numbers or simply a lack of 'colour' in terms of characters, attire and whatnot, I don't know, but either way, that 'big event' feel just doesn't seem to be present.

Perhaps the thrill will be heightened tomorrow when the two pools of players meet, but for now, it feels like the monthly £300 freezeout. Maybe it's just me, but these local events seem to be losing their momentum with the incredible success of the GUKPT and the increased buy-in, and numbers, of the EPT's. I wonder if Blue Square will drop any of them come 2008.