Bluesq.com GUKPT Grand Final: Day 1A - Interactive

[FRIDAYS]

any more chip updates for Alan Vinson please!!

[snoopy1239]

Jim Reid is suffering a slow death at the moment with just 4,500. We nearly lost next door neighbour Lalit Khajuria, meanwhile, not from the comp, but as a result of the camera flash which almost saw him keel over.

[snoopy1239]

I think I've worked out Patrik Selin's battle plan, and it's some what of the Ali Mallu ilk in that those chips go hurtling in quicker than a hiccup.The most recent example was against Irishman Paul Leckey in which I had to double check the pot, as there only appeared to be about a thousand in the middle. Anyhow, the board read , and a no mess Selin put Leckey all-in for around circa 14k. Initially rather hesitant, an animated Leckey gently prodded his single column across the line in three motions and was relieved to see that his was in front against Selin's .

A 'fair enough' nod from Leckey and out came the Turn, a harmless . Leckey waved his arms as if to say, "Okay, one down, just another bullet to dodge" before pointing gratefully at the dealer as the River brought a .

[NoflopsHomer]

Breaking News!!!

Ok everyone, which is more shocking. The fact that Vicky Coren is reading the Daily Mail, or perhaps worse, she's managed to muck up the 1-star difficulty (out of 5) Sudoku on the puzzle page. (There's a big cross mark through the puzzle which is unfinished)

Perhaps not as clever as her excellent Guardian columns have always suggested?

[Chili]

Watching the table with Dave Colclough on a hand develops between Danny Samson and Dave which on a board of:

 

it went check check then they see

  Danny bet out 1,600 and Dave just called

River    Danny bet 3,200 Dave called and showed    and Danny mucked.


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The very next hand I was beckoned to another table for a question about the £3k bonus for being end of day chip leader (which is true btw), which resulted in me again missing the start of the hand that had Danny Samson all in for his tourny life. The board was

 

the middle of the table was sprinkled in various coloured chips and mateyboy (I miss matey due to the number system that GUKPT's use- his was missing) was on a massive dwell that would have left him very short if he called Danny and lost.  In the end, a shrug of the shoulders is silently declared and his chips crossed the line and we saw 

but Danny lovingly turned over  for the flopped straight, made hands are all I have found today!!  A jack on the river did nothing to help Matey and Danny pole vaults to about 37,000.

[palacedeano]

can one of you extra helpful people over at the vic let me know if registration is open tomorrow? 


great coverage btw

dean

[snoopy1239]

The massueses here are carrying huge buckets, yet there is hardly anything in them. Whats more, they're unlikely to fill up with dosh by the end of the day. Is this a popular strategy that I'm not aware of, do big buckets make people feel inclined to donate or take a massage, perhaps thinking that more people have offered their hard earned cash than they actually have?

[Chili]

My word poker players lead blessed lives sometimes, where are the men massagers (or possibly masseurs?) I say!

[snoopy1239]

My word poker players lead blessed lives sometimes, where are the men massagers (or possibly masseurs?) I say!

I'm braced and raring to go.

[Chili]

can one of you extra helpful people over at the vic let me know if registration is open tomorrow? 


great coverage btw

dean

Hello Dean

Registration IS open tomorrow and open until two hours into the start of the comp, which is 1.30pm incidently.

[NoflopsHomer]

can one of you extra helpful people over at the vic let me know if registration is open tomorrow? 


great coverage btw

dean

Hello Dean

Registration IS open tomorrow and open until two hours into the start of the comp, which is 1.30pm incidently.

Yes, but I think you have to register before 1pm otherwise you'll be put on the alternatives list and won't be allowed to sit down until after the start.

[snoopy1239]

Patrik Selin and Paul Leckey have been locking horns like two water buffaloes where one has just found out that the other has been sleeping with his buffalo wife. The latest encounter swung in the favour of Selin, whose elated yelp spoke volumes. All the chips flew in on a board, both players holding a 7, but Selin with the superior Ace kicker. No miracle 6 (or 4 or King, for that matter) on the River and it was all over for Leckey... but wait, he's still in with a massive 150, which I have to confess lured out an undeniable chuckle from the rail (no names!).

But oh how we jest, the very next hand it was Leckey who was laughing at us, all-in on the small blind (David Gross was fooled by the all-in and put 300 in for the big instead of 400), protection was offered by Selin who raised it up to 1,300 in late position, but it went three handed when Gross called from the big.

Both inevitably checked down the Flop, before Gross pushed his man off the Turn with a 1,800 bet. A reveal from Gross raised a few eyebrows, and it was behind to Leckey's which survived the River. "Why did he bet that with Leckey all-in?" inquired the rail, but I didn't see anything too wrong with the bet personally, the side pot was worth taking if he thought his man was weak. Not too sure about the pre-flop call though with K-6 suited, seems unnecessarily adventurous. Anyone disagree?

[Chili]

We have lost Davood Merhmand & John Murphys chips have been shipped to Robin (Alexis) Keston.

Keston




Jeff Rogers goes all in after raising to 2,100 and Michael Denton passes to put Jeff upto 10,400.

[Chili]

Chip counts at the start of this level (7).  Play will end after level 9 tonight...

1   1   1103   John Kabbaj   37200
1   2   102   Fowzi Baroukh   2550
1   3   103   Brian Gilbert   19150
1   4   1005   Manuel Palanca   39175
1   5   105   Chris Moore   19300
1   6   1107   Alan Vinson   21325
1   7   107   James Moult   56025
1   9   1207   Stuart Fox   25250
2   1   201   Josh Gould   9800
2   3   203   Ali Zihni   20550
2   4   1102   Bambos Xanthos   41025
2   5   206   Gary Wilson   19600
2   6   205   Eughan Odea   17050
2   7   207   Priyam Demel   33050
2   8   208   Mickey Wernick   9825
2   9   701   Dave Mayall   10850
3   1   301   Arshad Hussain   24925
3   2   302   Haran Paheerathan   24625
3   3   1202   Victoria Coren   6800
3   4   905   Jeff Rogers   11175
3   6   1006   Jon Heath   22150
3   7   609   Roberto Romanello   46875
3   8   308   Michael Denton   44475
3   9   403   William Martin   15250
4   1   704   Ketul Nathwani   47775
4   2   402   G Shaw   10375
4   3   1101   Robin Keston   17300
4   4   404   Carlos Walker   13800
4   6   907   John Murphy   11775
4   7   407   Mazhar Nawab   38450
4   8   408   Danny Dborin   25425
4   9   409   Robbo Karoly   25600
5   1   1007   Ken Wong   44900
5   2   502   Chris Sokrati   21450
5   3   504   Horace Harvey   17400
5   4   904   Sami Yusuf   15350
5   5   1003   Davood Mehrmand   5900
5   6   807   Neil Channing   49775
5   7   307   Jim Reid   5400
5   8   508   Lalit Khajuria   16750
5   9   509   Surinder Sunar   42725
6   1   801   Ian Frazer   16050
6   2   804   Ian Nelson   5750
6   3   1205   Nathan Lee   48550
6   4   604   Dan Carter   34850
6   5   605   Dan Samson   36925
6   6   606   Dave Colclough   32975
6   7   607   Anthony Hardy   9150
6   8   608   Mark Forrester   16950
7   1   806   Richard Herbert   45500
7   2   702   Patrick Slusarek   52525
7   3   1204   Patrik Selin   47500
7   4   1002   Alan Dean   18700
7   5   705   Paul Leckey   550
7   6   706   David Gross   18650
7   7   707   F Lopez   18300
7   8   204   Hongi Liu   16575

[snoopy1239]

Jeff Rogers is out, calling a pre-flop raise with A-Q before pushing a on a King high flop. Roberto Romanello called with Aces.