Luton Christmas Cracker: Final Day - Interactive

[Colchester Kev]

Personally, Im glad to see Ali back on the tour. He is always good value.

[danafish]

Double-up for Hanger-On Of The Weekend Devon Shearer.

To general "you've got to make a move some time" cajolery, Devon moves in for his last, er, 3,025. Arco raises, and it's the two of them on their backs, as it were.

Shearer -

Zuyderduyn (I have studied) -

Board -

"Sorry lads, I'll be here for another half an hour yet."

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[NoflopsHomer]

Play has finally slowed down after a frantic start to the day. The mood, however, remains tense. Anyone got a knife?

Move the shortstack.

[danafish]

I found these photos, apparently of Yilfer Shevket and the inner workings of his mind put to paper, on the camera when I went to upload photos. I take no responsibility.

[danafish]

Derek Lawless (please, please someone insert funny joke here) and his monstrous chipleading stack now warrant their own bodyguards.

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[snoopy1239]

Dev Shearer must be writhing in anger at this point in time, his patient game being punished by a split pot. After Ali Mallu raised it up to pre-flop for 5k with , Dev made what turned out to be the correct push with . Mallu made the obligatory 6.5k call to see that he was dominated, but following a a board and look of befuddlement from the dealer, it was chop chop time. Dev didn't look too chuffed and proceeded to mumble expletives under his breath.

"I taught Mickey Wenick everything he knows," joked Dev prior to the break. "Shortstack play was his weakness, but I taught him how to tighten up."

[snoopy1239]

After that slice of good fortune, Ali Mallu encountered some bad luck, his Tens on the big blind finding Arco in the small with the Bullets. The inevitable raise, all-in, call occurred, and we had another mammoth pot on our hands. Although he picked up a cheeky flush draw on the Turn, it was ultimately fruitless with the River delivering a brick on a -3d-Ks-8d-Js board.

Ali drops to circa 50k in chips.

[danafish]

Disaster for Dervis.

He finds himself somehow all in with pocket Kings against the of Ali Mallu.

Board -

And with much swearing and shaking of head, he is down to loose change. All in the next hand with , he is called by Arco holding .

Board -

Thus Dervis Ozkarapinar is OUT in 6th place winning £2,200. He's not a happy bunny.

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[snoopy1239]

Dev Shearer --8k
Derek Lawless -- 177k
Arco Zuyderduyn -- 141k
Ali Mallu -- 116k
Ryan Fronda -- 17.1k

After being bashed down to 50/60k in the Tens v Aces hand, Ali moved into fifth gear before winning a big hand off Arca with a Q-T that Turned a straight. Arca folded to a bet on the River, but, nonetheless, Ali jumps back over the 100k mark.

[snoopy1239]

Meanwhile, as I write, Dev Shearer doubles up with A-Ko in the big blind, the Midlander catching Ali Mallu with his hands in the cookie jar with 8-9o. A scary K-T-J-3-9 rainbow board later and the chips went to Dev. "Couldn't slip out of that one then, Ali," laughed Dev.

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Bah, Dervis had his luck.

[77dave]

Any idea of how many runners for the £100 f/o sloppy??

What a great story if Ali Maliu wins this   

[snoopy1239]

Any idea of how many runners for the £100 f/o sloppy??

What a great story if Ali Maliu wins this   

38 I think the board says.

[snoopy1239]

I found these photos, apparently of Yilfer Shevket and the inner workings of his mind put to paper, on the camera when I went to upload photos. I take no responsibility.

I can explain this... sort of. It would appear as though our Mr Yilfer Shevket is somewhat of a sex addict because after saying something along the lines of... "Like making love, we should enjoy playing pot limit tournaments for hours on end," he then proceeds to draw a diamond on a piece of paper and ask, "Can you guess what I'm about to draw?" almost reminiscent of that notorious Rolf Harris question.

My response of "is it a woman's fanjita?" was actually quite near the mark, as Yilfer continued to inexplicably doodle two naked bodies in the process of copulation. At first, I took a couple of sneaky photos as evidence, but in a mild state of panic, Yilfer claimed that it wasn't clear what was on the paper in the first picture and that the second picture could belong to anyone. "I think people will recognise that hand anywhere," I threw back at him. He seemed unconvinced.

[danafish]

And another one bites the proverbial dust.

Ali Mallu raises to 6k from the button and Devon Shearer moves all in for another 2.7k. Call, obviously.

Ali -

Devon -

Board -

"Did you tell everyone how he stuck it up me?" Devon inquires of my reporting afterwards. Not quite, and although most astoundingly excellent hanging-on-for-fifth-place there, sir, Devon Shearer is nevertheless OUT in 5th place winning £3,310.