Gala Poker Tour Grand Final : Day 2 - Interactive

[NoflopsHomer]

Roland is giving this guy 'evils' because he's just been floated off a pot by this chap, (whose name we don't know).

He button raised, Roland called in the small blind and then bet 8,400 on the board. The button flat-called this bet after a think, Roland checked the turn to him, and the button thought for a bit before betting out 12,000. Roland folded quickly and was shown for his troubles, although it's very possible he's bluffing with the best hand here.

[JungleCat03]

Antonio is obviously enjoying bluffing Jennifer.

Raising her 7k bet on a flop by 15k or so, Jennifer passed before Antonio showed her ...

"Make sure you tell Phil about that hand guys" says Antonio, loving pushing Jennifer about.

Manuel Palanca is chip leader on about 120k.

Antonio's aggression levels have upped his stack to 90k ish...

Jennifer's stack is moving the wrong way after all those Antonio bluffs but is still in good shape at about 80k or so.

Joe Beevers, Mark Stuart and Bambos are not far behind, all hovering about the mid 70k's.

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Incidentally I believe the chap in the photo Homer posted there, being given the evil stare by Roland, is Paul Gardner.

[liam flood]

i do not gamble but i think he has learnt a few lessons and will make the final table

[Laxie]

She'll either catch him when he least expects it or go down trying.

[NoflopsHomer]

Roland's laggy reputation works for him too though. On a board, he bets 9k against DaMatrix,

"Busted flush draw?" but Roland is silent.

DaMatrix calls, only to be shown the rivered Broadway , DaMatrix now short.

[Karabiner]

She'll either catch him when he least expects it or go down trying.

 

[Mango99]

Roland is giving this guy 'evils' because he's just been floated off a pot by this chap, (whose name we don't know).

He button raised, Roland called in the small blind and then bet 8,400 on the board. The button flat-called this bet after a think, Roland checked the turn to him, and the button thought for a bit before betting out 12,000. Roland folded quickly and was shown for his troubles, although it's very possible he's bluffing with the best hand here.

That's Paul Gardiner. Another local Bristol lad, he was seen on in the Poker Nations Cup (won a seat on Party Poker) to join the GB team

[Laxie]

She'll either catch him when he least expects it or go down trying.

 

"Quote me as saying I was misquoted"   

[NoflopsHomer]

DaMatrix is OUT. Kings into Ace Jack which hit both cards, more annoying was the fact that another player had also passed Ace Jack.

Antonio Esfandiari has just lost a 30k+ pot setting his opponent in with on a board and getting a call from , until the river was the . Matey with his coat on (obviously) was forced to take it back off.

[JungleCat03]

I just spoke to Omar Ghandur who is sitting pretty on 69,000 at the moment.

He told me "I'm doing well, but the table hates me now" and a general murmur of assent from the table confirms this!

Omar's story is an interesting one. He doesn't play much poker but when a canadian friend came to visit him he played in a £20 competition at his friend's suggestion.

He won, but discovered it was actually a satellite to a £200 satellite to get into this competition. He duly won that satellite too to find himself playing a £2,500 event with not much poker experience. He has acquitted himself well so far. After the early luck he had of hitting a one out in a set vs set coup, and surviving losing a bit pot at a the end of day one to a 2 outer, he now finds himself in contention with just 26 runners remaining.

Not bad for someone who doesn't play much...

He told me earlier his strategy for today would be to "get drunk and enjoy myself" It looks like his strategy is working so far!

[Dewi_cool]

I just spoke to Omar Ghandur who is sitting pretty on 69,000 at the moment.

He told me "I'm doing well, but the table hates me now" and a general murmur of assent from the table confirms this!

Omar's story is an interesting one. He doesn't play much poker but when a canadian friend came to visit him he played in a £20 competition at his friend's suggestion.

He won, but discovered it was actually a satellite to a £200 satellite to get into this competition. He duly won that satellite too to find himself playing a £2,500 event with not much poker experience. He has acquitted himself well so far. After the early luck he had of hitting a one out in a set vs set coup, and surviving losing a bit pot at a the end of day one to a 2 outer, he now finds himself in contention with just 26 runners remaining.

Not bad for someone who doesn't play much...

He told me earlier his strategy for today would be to "get drunk and enjoy myself" It looks like his strategy is working so far!

it's the way forward

[JungleCat03]

Andrew Flemming is OUT!

I didn't see the preflop action but he had all his chips in on a flop with -Kd versus Bambos' .

a turn and river did nothing to change the status quo, Bambos' Jacks holding and sending Andrew to the rail.

Bambos is now nursing a very large stack and will be up there with the chip leaders at this point.

We are down to 24 runners with an average of just over 60k. 10 minutes remain of Level 12 before the players will be breaking for 45 minutes for dinner.

The level after will be 1500-3000 with a 300 ante...

[NoflopsHomer]

Matt Tyler raises to 6,300. Roland asks him for a count and then calls. Joe Beevers in the big blind starts to think,

"Time for a squeeze Joe?"

Joe decides to just call making an enticing 20k pot.

Flop:

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Checked to Roland who bets 12k and Matt and Joe both pass. How boring after all that build-up...

Jim Tiernay moves in for about 30k on a board. Neil Channing decides to give it up.

[liam flood]

does channing have many chips

[NoflopsHomer]

************** 45 minute dinner break *******************