Bluesq.com GUKPT Grand Final: Final Table

[NoflopsHomer]

Dave raises to 60k from the button, and Mark Friedman gestured all-in from the big blind. And just as we're all thinking Dave can't pass having put 1/3 of his chips in the pot, he does fold.

"What?" cries the pressroom in unison.

[Chili]

Mark Friedman limps, Ben makes it up from the sb & Owen checks.  3 way pot see:

     check x3
  Ben makes it 33k and takes down the blinds and antes...


Very next hand, Friedman looking a bit bored - makes it 60k, David Barnes dwells and passes.....


A little like watching these dry:

[NoflopsHomer]

Sami Yusuf raises to 65k and takes the blinds. Can we overstate how uninspiring this final is?

But hark! Carlos Barrera moves all-in and our hopes briefly are raised for a second, but are subsequently dashed by an incredibly fast sequence of passes that would rival the 1970's Brazilian football team.

Mark Friedman looks to be as bored as us, and has decided to up the aggression, the rest of the table haven't seemingly woken up yet, as he makes it 70k again, this time though Carlos is alert enough to realise that perhaps Mark doesn't always have a hand and moves all-in. As soon as Mark is told it's another 168k to call, he insta-mucks.

Mark still has 1.45 million chips though. A country mile (better than your stinky city miles) ahead of the rest with Sami Yusuf unmoved still in 2nd with around 530k.

[AlexMartin]

This is bollox, Fattermarra was supposed to win this easy. How did he go from 200k to 100k in like 2 minutes. I hope this is a hoax, do bluesq do refunds? I want my score back damnnit!!!!

[NoflopsHomer]

This is bollox, Fattermarra was supposed to win this easy. How did he go from 200k to 100k in like 2 minutes. I hope this is a hoax, do bluesq do refunds? I want my score back damnnit!!!!

Winner of 'The most sentences in two lines' award.

[Chili]

Seat 1   Mark Friedman   1,391,000   

Seat 3   Carlos Barrera   280,000   

Seat 5   Sami Yusef   532,000   
Seat 6   Ben Vinson   284,000   
Seat 7   Owen Lock   254,000   
Seat 8   Dave Barnes   122,000   
Seat 9   Michael Ellis   123,000   

[Chili]

Alex[/url] Martin link=topic=29332.msg600846#msg600846 date=1196617911]
This is bollox, Fattermarra was supposed to win this easy. How did he go from 200k to 100k in like 2 minutes. I hope this is a hoax, do bluesq do refunds? I want my score back damnnit!!!!

Winner of 'The most sentences in two lines' award.

In real time it was a bit longer than 2 mins and it was just the blinds and one raise and a pass to an all in.

I'm upset too, the two players I wanted to win or get close have gone out 9th & 8th.... Pah!  Thats why I don't openly root for people.        OR PUNT!

[NoflopsHomer]

Stephen Bartley, who is here for Bluff magazine and use to do the excellent Gutshot updates also (and has said I can't call him a mild-mannered reporter), looked at the chip counts and said, "What the hell are some of these guys still doing here? They should each go into a room with a revolver and put themselves and us out of our collective misery..."

[NoflopsHomer]

is seen between Mark (who limps from the cutoff) and the big blind Ben Vinson.

Check check.



Check check.



Check check.

Mark's J-9 is good.

[hotdog]

the reason i think its being played out like this is because for prob most of them its a massive amount of money prob by far the biggest win eva well done for all that have made it

[Chili]

the reason i think its being played out like this is because for prob most of them its a massive amount of money prob by far the biggest win eva well done for all that have made it

Yes, of course you are right hotdog - a hell of a lot of money by anyone's standards.  Its just when you have to watch EVERY hand its drawnnnnn out, buts it ok - I know they are just setting us up for a grand finale when one of them snaps and the rest follow suit 

[NoflopsHomer]

Michael Ellis moves all-in for 87k, Mark Friedman and Sami Yusuf call.



Mark flips Kings(!) Sami shows A-T but Michael Ellis rivers a set of Nines.

I believe we may be here for eternity.

[hotdog]

action action i wana c firworks lol

[Chili]

Ok told you, no one snapped actually - It just took big hand V big hand for action.

Owen Lock made it 75,000 and Sami Yusef moved all in, Owen called instantly.  Turn them over boys and we see:

Sami   
Owen 

It came     


Which means Owen Lock is OUT in 7th place winning £23,800.

[NoflopsHomer]

Finally, some serious action! Ben raises to 100k from the small blind against big blind Dave.

"You fancy going home?" says Dave, which seems a little odd given that Ben has him well-covered. He moves in though for less than Ben's raise.

Dave Barnes:



Ben Vinson:




Board:



Dave Barnes is OUT in 6th place winning £32,700