Pokerstars.com EPT Warsaw: Day 2 - Interactive

[NoflopsHomer]

Andy Black is less loud than before, mainly because of having his Aces four-flushed by pocket Eights, he's currently nursing a 30k stack.

[Djinn]

Some chip counts pre-break, when you'll actually get all of them, more accurately.  Hmm, might want to work on my timing...

Trond Erik Eidsvig -- 32,000
Craig Hopkins -- 45,000
Christoffer Sonesson -- 210,000
Andy Black -- 20,000
Claus Nielsen -- 195,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg -- 75,000
James Honeybone -- 28,000
Fredrik Haugen -- 118,000
Andreas Hagen -- 45,000
Michael Schulze -- 100,000
Jean Claude Perrot -- 237,000
David Robinson -- 24,000
Jari-Pekka Juhola -- 107,000
Michael Hogbom -- 53,000
Antonio Battisti -- 51,000

[claretandblue]

Is 'the apple's' dad looking after him ok during the break?? ;                      


COME ON HOPPO

cupcake;

[Djinn]

Andy Black is less loud than before, mainly because of having his Aces four-flushed by pocket Eights, he's currently nursing a 30k stack.

He was down to under 20k when under the gun managed to raise with and call Andy Black's big blind shove - this time he had and doubled up from very short to short. 

[NoflopsHomer]

from very short to short. 

Like Liz Lieu putting on heels.

[Djinn]

Is 'the apple's' dad looking after him ok during the break?? ;                     


COME ON HOPPO

cupcake;

Probably!  The press room is actually on a different floor from the casino, which is 2 floors below the entrance level.  Kind of like a grotto.  But all covered in 'rough hewn' stone tiles and shiny metal and glass.  What this means is that we don't know what's going on when we're up here writing stuff.  Homer going back down now as the break has surely ended.  Bring on Level 15.  Down to three tables - that's the goal for tonight.

[Djinn]

Andy Black is less loud than before, mainly because of having his Aces four-flushed by pocket Eights, he's currently nursing a 30k stack.

Here he was just a short while ago with stacks.  And where he could be again, you really never know with him.  In the break I asked Mike if he was still sponsored by Full Tilt.

"Yeah, since that WSOP final."
Benjo:  "I thought he was sponsored by Eminem."

[Djinn]

Andy Black is less loud than before, mainly because of having his Aces four-flushed by pocket Eights, he's currently nursing a 30k stack.

Here he was just a short while ago with stacks.  And where he could be again, you really never know with him.  In the break I asked Mike if he was still sponsored by Full Tilt.

"Yeah, since that WSOP final."
Benjo:  "I thought he was sponsored by Eminem."

And somehow, between writing that, taking the lift back to the casino floor, writing a hand down and coming back, Andy Black has turned that into 80k and was blithely raising Christoffer Sonesson's big blind as I passed, standing up and shouting, "I have NO FEAR!"  We all believe him.  We wonder, though, when he announces, "I am sleeping with the angels!"

[Djinn]

We're at the just pre-bubble stage, and among those who have fallen just out of reach of that tasty money - as recorded by Floppy who quite rightly assumed we'd miss the bubble if we looked the other way even for a moment and bravely volunteered to remain down in the Cave where the temperature is rising uncomfortably:

Magnus Petersson, whose 43d fell to the of Juan Lapido (the board a not-much-help )...

But among those who found Aces against Kings at this most crucial of stages (OK the only one so far):

Ricardo Sousa whose scoffed at Jean Claude Perrot's (the former all in pre and doubling up).

[Djinn]

Harsh near- bubble exit for Anton Smolyanskiy.  A raise in mid position found a caller in Seppo Parkkinen (pictured, in ill-fitting hat).  He called the 8,000 on the cutoff and action swung back round to the big blind - Smolyanskiy.  He pushed his whole stack in - 49,500 total.  The original raiser mucked his hand almost immediately, but Parkkinen went into a world class dwell.  After a couple of minutes, the all-in player (outchipped, but not by much) called for the clock.  About halfway through his last minute, he suddenly announced, "I call."  Which surprised us all.  As did the fact that:
Anton Smolyanskiy showed: for the fair-enough squeeze
Seppo Parkkinen showed:  for a hand which was basically slowrolling it. 
The board came out all under Ten and he took defeat well, although with a quizzical "What?" kind of look at everyone around the table, who looked as sympathetic as poker players ever do when they're headed towards the prize money

[claretandblue]

Any chance of an 'Apple' stack photo for his family and friends?

COME ON HOPPO

[Djinn]

Any chance of an 'Apple' stack photo for his family and friends?

COME ON HOPPO

Sure.  I was hoping I could stall until Chris got fed up/heatstroke and came back up, but that's a fair request.  Back in a minute.

[claretandblue]

Any chance of an 'Apple' stack photo for his family and friends?

COME ON HOPPO

Sure.  I was hoping I could stall until Chris got fed up/heatstroke and came back up, but that's a fair request.  Back in a minute.
[thanks, nice one]

[NoflopsHomer]

Andy Black is less loud than before, mainly because of having his Aces four-flushed by pocket Eights, he's currently nursing a 30k stack.

Here he was just a short while ago with stacks.  And where he could be again, you really never know with him.  In the break I asked Mike if he was still sponsored by Full Tilt.

"Yeah, since that WSOP final."
Benjo:  "I thought he was sponsored by Eminem."

And somehow, between writing that, taking the lift back to the casino floor, writing a hand down and coming back, Andy Black has turned that into 80k and was blithely raising Christoffer Sonesson's big blind as I passed, standing up and shouting, "I have NO FEAR!"  We all believe him.  We wonder, though, when he announces, "I am sleeping with the angels!"

I think he was misquoted and has really got into communism and had actually said, "I am sleeping with the Engels!"

[NoflopsHomer]

Brian Jensen finally wins a hand, all-in with against Jean Claude Perot's , though not without a little sweat on the board. A very grateful Brian delighted to rebuild his stack back up to 65k.

Andy Black has doubled up ubermicrostack Raul Paez Corral with Fives against Aces. "Four times, you've doubled me up," says the Spaniard with glee. He still only has 20k though.

Next, Andreas Hagen reraised all-in with against Giuseppe Caciolio, only to find the Italian was holding .

..............!

The Swede gets a lucky double-up!

Antonio Battisti doubles up through one of the Petronack brothers (Dennis) with vs .

Finally,

We've just lost the bubble-bubble, Michael Hogbom, Ace Jack against Dennis Petronack's Eights.

STOP! BUBBLETIME!