Pokerstars.com Bahamas EPT: Day 3 - Interactive

[taximan007]

Hi thanks for great updates!

Could you follow Håkon Bentsen today as well? It would be much appreciated!

Table 17 seat 6 i think.

With a stone in my hand and two birds seated next to one another, I quickly took the opportunity to snap neighbour Asa Smith and Hakon Bentsen, both in seemingly high spirits. It certainly a thumbs up from Asa.

We don't seem to know too much about these two chaps, so if you can provide us with any more information on them (what they play, how long have they been playing, etc), then please let us know.

Asa has been playing Nl hold'em online poker for a living for about 2 years now and doing very well out of it. This is his 1st live tournament, he travelled over on his own and met a friend he had made from playing online and apart from in his own words "feeling buckled" he is loving every minute of it.

Just wanted to add my congratulations to Asa, playing his 1st live tournament. Well played  that man.

Did he win a seat or buy in? either way he has a nice result.

[snoopy1239]

Now we're into the nitty gritty, it would appear as though the pace has slowed down to snail's pace with players taking the maximum amount of time on every decision. To prove that it's not just rollercoaster all-ins here at the Atlantis resort, here are a few hands that I witnessed recently:

-- Richard Fohrenbach pushed all-in from under the gun plus one for 166k, everyone folds.

-- Lance Gettler raises it up from early position, Eric Van Den Burg re-raises from the button and Lance calls. Gessler checks the 4h-3c-2h Flop, Van Den Burg bets 88k, Gessler folds.

-- 7c-3s-Qc-9d, ElkY pushes for circa 480k, Jared Maloney folds. ElkY up to 700k.

-- Bryan Colin raises from the cut-off, Allisen Connor makes it 100k more to play, Colin folds.

[NoflopsHomer]

Elky has doubled through twice both times against A-J, the first time he held 9-9, then the second time A-Q knocking out Hevad Khan in process. He's up to 600k.



Asa Smith has knocked out Jon Friedberg, against on a board. He's back up to 300k.

Joseph Elpayaa, who has a little following of 'balla' boys just doubled through I think Garrett Adelstein with Aces against Tens on a 9-high flop.

Kris Kuykendall's Tens faired better on the 9-high flop against Jose Cuenca's Ace King knocking the Spaniard out.



Peter Jetten is OUT. He moved all-in on the river of a board. Emil Timberg dwelt for an age before calling with . Peter insta-mucked.

[bother84]

Hi thanks for great updates!

Could you follow Håkon Bentsen today as well? It would be much appreciated!

Table 17 seat 6 i think.

With a stone in my hand and two birds seated next to one another, I quickly took the opportunity to snap neighbour Asa Smith and Hakon Bentsen, both in seemingly high spirits. It certainly a thumbs up from Asa.

We don't seem to know too much about these two chaps, so if you can provide us with any more information on them (what they play, how long have they been playing, etc), then please let us know.

Asa has been playing Nl hold'em online poker for a living for about 2 years now and doing very well out of it. This is his 1st live tournament, he travelled over on his own and met a friend he had made from playing online and apart from in his own words "feeling buckled" he is loving every minute of it.

Just wanted to add my congratulations to Asa, playing his 1st live tournament. Well played  that man.

Did he win a seat or buy in? either way he has a nice result.

He bought in for the tourney but like you said still a cracking result.... so far

[bother84]

Sick, unlucky asa!

[iggy]

Very Very unlucky well played asa

[snoopy1239]

For a long period of time, we remained on 41 players and the bubble gradually expanded until it almost filled the room. However, just moments ago, that bubble stretched to its very limit and finally burst, a huge swarm of onlookers swamping the table to see the unfortunate victim make his untimely exit.

With Glen Chorny limping from early position, the action folds around to Asa Smith who double checks with the dealer that Chorny has in fact limped (I assume this is a rarity) before making up the small blind. Bertrand Grospellier, in the big blind, follows suit with a check.

After the dealer has popped out a dangerous, perhaps action provoking Flop, Smith quickly checks and ElkY bets out 25k, perhaps hoping to take the pot down there and then. Two seats down, the pre-flop limper limps once again and flat-calls, but is soon put to the test when Asa makes a deep reach and, with a slightly trembling hand, shoves out a column of blue chips worth 105k more.

ElkY takes a second glance at his cards, sighs momentarily and folds. Chorny, however, is less reluctant to let his hand go, and after a quick peek back down at his chips, nonchalantly announces all-in for approximately 350k more. Before he has barely reached the end of the all-familiar phrase, Asa is announcing call and virtually beating him into the pot.

The crowd buzzes around the table and the dealer urges the players to reveal their hands. As Chorny confidently flips over his for bottom two pair, Asa swiftly shows his rather nutty, but still vulnerable for the made straight.

Whilst your British blogging team hold their breath in anticipation, the remaining players secretly and selfishly chant for an outdraw so they can boast of a venture in Day 4 of this PokeStars Caribbean Adventure. And, with a on the Turn they get their wish, triggering Chorny into an uncontrollable fit of shouting "Yes!" and Asa into a state of devastation.

Great performance from Asa, getting it in with the best of it and ended his night with a bout of misfortune. His facial expression and dropped shoulders said it all, but as the 41st place finisher from such a big field of players, who should be immensely proud of his performance here in the Bahamas.

[NoflopsHomer]

Play has now ended for the day. We'll restart with the final 40 players playing down to the final table tomorrow from 12pm (5pm uk time). One Brit remaings, Craig 'The Apple' Hopkins, whilst David 'The Dragon' Pham remains chip leader with about 2 million chips, roughly 10% of those in play, and it's hard to look past him as the favourite for this event.

Tomorrow also sees the beginning of EPT live, so we'll probably be more focused on the remaining four tables. Feel free to post/discuss hands from the live feed table on the update thread tomorrow though, as we won't be able to catch many hands from it for much of the time, (also we wouldn't mind knowing what goes on there too!).

Sadly I'm behind Raymer and Negreanu and about 40 other people in the commetary pecking order...Neverends....

[taximan007]

Well played Asa, very unlucky to get knocked out (poker is so rigged) , but still a performance to be proud of.

[taximan007]

Once again I say

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For the excellent coverage.

[NoflopsHomer]

Chip Counts:

David   Pham   2003000
Kris   Kuykendall   1302000
Glen   Chorny   977000
Emil   Timberg   959000
Marius   Olsvik   910000
Christopher   Klodnicki   901000
William   Thorson   874000
Garrett   Adelstein   733000
ElkY   729000
James   D'Ambrosio   723000
Allisen   Connor   692000
Eric   Lynch   660000
Craig   Hopkins   656000
Bryan   Colin   643000
Christian   Harder   623000
Benjamin   Reed   619000
Joseph   Elpayaa   598000
Jesse   Chinni   564000
Pierre   Neuville   535000
Eric   Van   531000
Kristoffer   Edberg   527000
Jacques   Zaicik   524000
Evan   Tindell   524000
Rhett   Buttler   494000
Lance   Gettler   427000
Michael   Cooper   426000
John   Zioulas   387000
Thierry   Van   371000
Mikko   Pirinen   355000
Gregory   Byard   330000
Jon   Dull   313000
Paul   Holub   277000
Richard   Fohrenbach   239000
Elton   Tsang   231000
Justin   Phillips   229000
Robert   Lederer   229000
Hafiz   Khan   223000
Victor   Ramdin   206000
Magnus   Karlsson   202000
Jared   Mahoney   194000

[taximan007]

have a feeling this guy will run well today:

Thierry Van Den Berg   Netherlands   4   7   156,600

Still in with a shout 

Thierry   Van   371000

[g0drun1time]

Hey u guys are doing a sicko job on the reports. not many sites get as much info as u guys do i mean hands wise. anyways keep up the sicko work! Also tormorrow can u get info on my canadian-boy Dr Choron if hes not on the TV table? I would like to get info about his stack etc. if thats possible, that would be awesome!
tomorrow is obv the TRAUMA day.. so i need info on Chorny!!! plzz and ty!
GO DR C!!!
cheers

[AndrewT]

Justin Phillips

I assume the dress code at this casino is 'relaxed'.

Great updates guys.

[Zpaceman]

Just want to say a big thanks to blondepoker and the team here for all the updates.

I posted my Day 3 report here:

http://www.pocketfives.com/FCDC70DA-D4BF-4450-BD03-230A556F6706.aspx

I saw Chris in the lobby last night, but was focused on learning (and crushing) Chinese Poker with annette_15 and some others so maybe tonight I'll get a chance to buy them a very expensive beer!

Cheers,

Stu