Gala Poker Tour Grand Final: Day 1B - Interactive

[T-V-B]

Do the players have a longer break later?

Yes, the dinner break is for 45 minutes in two levels time. Blinds are now 75/150.

Thanks for that. One more question, is there anywhere to park?

[JungleCat03]

As Thomas Kremser arrives and speaks to some of the players, he is warmly welcomed by Antonio Esfandiari.

"This guys gotta be the best tournament director around, he's tall, good-looking, smart...." If he keeps this sycophancy up, Antonio may undermine his reputation as a ladies man.

Underterred, he continues though....."Every time I'm near you my life equity goes up, Thomas, whilst when this guy's around [points to Phil Laak] my life equity drops. Right now, sandwiched between you it's cancelling out at zero"

Phil is more interested in what's happening on the table though. Josh Tyler folds from the small blind to Phil's big blind and shows he folded J9...

"You folded that!" exclaims Antonio astonished...

"Of course" says Phil. "he's playing good, careful solid poker"

"or he's building a good image before he starts attacking your blinds later" points out Neil.

"Why do you go and say that! I know that! Now you've tipped him off!"

All the while Josh's play and potential future play are being discussed, he just sits there smiling, clearly finding the banter as amusing as everyone else.

As I leave the table I hear Antonio calling Phil " a tard" for how he played the latest hand. The fun continues!

[Numpty Dumpty]

hey guys any chance of an update on stu rutter please? and what is average chips at the moment? ty x

[meds]

Hi,

updates on Manuel Palance and Luke Trottman please.............

[JungleCat03]

hey guys any chance of an update on stu rutter please? and what is average chips at the moment? ty x

Average chips are 18,600....46 players remain....Stu Rutter has 22k at the moment, he just told me.

"Should be more, deck's been smacking me in the face..."

[Numpty Dumpty]

thanks very much

[BigAdz]

Hi update on Dave Smiths brother, Tim Blake please

[jambo22]

Any chance of an update on wee Danny Dodds please.

[mad m3]

great updates guys any chance of chip counts for gourley and tyler plz

[NoflopsHomer]

Hi,

updates on Manuel Palance and Luke Trottman please.............

Luke Trottman has literally this second gone out with Kings against Paul Gardner's Aces. I took a photo then went to check on Manuel Palanca (who has about 13k having just paid off a 3k river to Samuel Wan who showed 3-3 on a 4-4-2-3-A board) sitting next to Anthony Abdullah and Surindar Sunar. I turned around and Luke was gone!





Most of the tables are fairly queit, but the Priyan De Mel/Albert Sapiano sparring battle is now almost at Laak/Esfandiari proportions, certainly it's at equal decibel level, little friendly digs at one another, but you wonder if there's just the tiniest needle involved.

[Ironside]

can someone give bobby williamson the 3rd a piece of my mind i had him in the comp  and he goes and plays like a cross between tikay and m3boy

[NoflopsHomer]

******************We're now on a 45 Minute Dinner break******************

Here's Tim with his twin Dave Smith the other side of the dealer. He just re-raised a 700 bet to 2,000 a took down the pot. He's sitting on what looks to be a 13k stack.



Paul Gourlay, who had been moved to Jennifer Tilly's table, now finds himself back in his old seat next to Stuart Rutter, he's got around 24k, about 1k more than Matt Tyler.



Incidentally speaking of Jennifer Tilly, she's just been moved to the left of Albert Sapiano. I think the iPod came out again pretty fast!

Finally, Danny Dodds seems to be about 21k or so.

[JungleCat03]

Hussein Yilmaz appears to have been busy on Priyan De Mel, Albert Sapiano and now Jennifer Tilley's table.

Raising to 700 from LP, he picks up the blinds. Albert chastises the table..."That's another pot you've let him win!" Hussein shows .

"I had Jack three" Albert continues. "I was going to call but it was too much...500 i call, 700 though, just too much...."

Continuing the aggression, Hussein raises the next hand to 700 too. Priyan De Mel calls from the big blind.

The flop of is checked by PDM and also by Hussein.

The turn is the Ah. PDM checks again, and Hussein also checks...."How many times do I have to check before you bet!" asks Priyan.

The river is the and Priyan bets 500, which Hussein calls.

"King" announces Priyan and Hussein shows T-T before mucking his cards...

Next hand it is Jennifer Tilley who shows aggression, raising to 600 preflop, called by Priyan in the small blind.

The flop comes .

Priyan checks and Jennifer bets 1k, which Priyan calls.

The turn is the .

Priyan bets 1k, which Jennifer raises to 3k..."Oh no" says Priyan, "my turn to play a big pot!" and calls.

The river comes the .

Priyan bets 1k, which Jennifer calls.

"King" announces Priyan for the 2nd hand in succession, but this time Jennifer tables A-K, outkicking what appeared to be K-8 in Priyan's hand.

"Nice hand" he tells her...

The players are now on a 45 minute break for dinner so myself and floppy will scour the tables for chips counts and be back with you shortly.

[Dewi_cool]

thanks very much

good interview on the telly box numpty (Ed watch out)

[Numpty Dumpty]

thanks very much

good interview on the telly box numpty (Ed watch out)

lol ty dewi