Paddypower.com Irish Open : Day 1b - At a glance

[NoflopsHomer]

Frank Caierro -- 8k

[danafish]

The gent with the interesting facial hair and floral shirt/leather jacket combo, one Jan Helander, bets out on a flop; David Smith raises. Helander dwells for a bit, and calls.

The turn is the and Helander checks. Smith announces all in, and Helander promptly folds.

[danafish]

There are a few limpers preflop, and the flop comes down .

It checks around to one Glen McCabe, who bets 725. Tony Phillips calls from the button, but Martin Vallo makes it 2675. McCabe quickly passes, and so too does cheeky chappy Phillips, who shows , saying, "I take it this is no good."

By the way I'd like to make it clear that Mr Phillips is NOT wearing make up, as he appears to be in Junglecat's photo; this is merely an occasional side effect of the red-eye removal function. Repeat, Tony Phillips is NOT wearing any fetching blue eyeshadow.

[NoflopsHomer]

What about Norway's Andreas Hoivold??? Nice updates btw:-)

Andreas Hoivold just went out, he opened for 450 with Sevens and found a caller from Seat 5. Andreas then announced he was all-in in the dark for his remaining 2k or so, before the flop was dealt. The flop came out Q-T-x with two clubs and seat 5 called with and hit his club. And that was that.

[NoflopsHomer]

Double bits of bad news for the Frenchies.

First Ludovic Lacay is steaming, he bet 5k on the board and was called, the river was the and it went check/check. His opponent turned over a surprisingly non-river betted for the 17k, leaving the Frenchman is pure exasperation.

Next, Arnaud Mattern contemplates a 2.1k bet from Seat 9 on his table on a 9-7-5-T-J board, eventually he makes the call. His opponent shows the and then a little dwell before turning over the for a slightly unnecessary slowroll.

[danafish]

Mr Jonathan Paul again, this time on 11k.

HOW MANY RUNNERS IN THE LADY'S EVENT,ANY POSSIBLITY OF A ENTERANCE LIST?

THANKS

Good Idea ! Who is playing the Lady's event ?

There are 146 runners. No chance of a player list, I'm afraid, but I can tell you that not among them is Ms Jennifer Mason, who happily accepted my €3 for 1% of her yesterday, and has now decided to take the money and run. I want my €3 back! And £100 for the emotional hurt.

[danafish]

Ludovic Lacay is talking very quickly and very loudly to some people in the press corner. All I can make out is "French French French donk French French check French French French call French call French French tapis!!! French French donk French donk."

[danafish]

Mr Nicky Power, who insists that blondepoker.com ceases to slander him by unfairly suggesting that he physically resembles a certain evil baby from a particular satirical animated television programme, has 10.3k. Watch out Snoops, he's clearly plotting your downfall...

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Sharing his table is Mr Julian Thew, himself on a similar 10-point-something-k. I think I may have a lead on the theft of Mr Stuart Rutter's scarf.

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[danafish]

I spied with my eagle eyes



the end of a hand while I was staking out Table Stewie/Thewy. The board was a complete and Roberto Merida bet 350. Julian passed, but David Craig made it 1650. Merida passed...

[danafish]

Mr Stuart "Scarfless" Rutter is down to 7k and most upset about it. "Every time," he says, an edge of hysteria clearly audible in his voice, "Pocket Queens against Pocket Tens. There was 11k in that pot." I point out to him that he has indeed been bad-beaten, but that 7k is still perfectly manageable. "Yeah, but it should have been 17k." Poor old Mr Rutter.


Also doing not massively well is Rumit - he's down to 5k through "a series of small, badly played pots." You have to admire his honesty.

[NoflopsHomer]

Jeff Kimber is OUT. Ace King into Aces.

Arnaud Mattern is OUT, He had top pair against middle-set (complete with another slowroll!) and then Ace King vs Nines.

Mark Teltscher is OUT, vs on a board, all-in on the flop...

[danafish]

London GUKPT finalist Mr Fran Egan, on 14k.

And surely among our chip leaders, Mr Mick McCloskey is on 33k or so, acquired largely through turning a nut flush against top two pair, and then flopping the Devil's Own Hand, a set of Sixes, and getting paid in full.

[JungleCat03]

A few chip counts for you

First off we have Liam "The Gentleman" Flood, suited and booted as is usual. His stack size is 11,800 at present and he seems content if not overjoyed at the present state of play...




Next up grizzled, seasoned, lightly toasted and covered in sesame seeds campaigner Mickey Wernick (ok the latter part of the description may be pushing poetic licence a little far) is on 13,500 at the moment.




Finally a hand - ooh and an elimination too!

Brice Cournot and Apuhan Derya became entangled on a 2 spade flop and both committed their chips.

Brice showed As and Apuhan the nut-tastic .

The turn changed things somewhat however as the fell, cruelly turning the tide in Brice's favour, but more drama was to come as a further paired the board, re-asserting Apuphan's dominance, causing him to yell "YEESSSSSSSS!" in relief, fist-pump the air as is contractually obliged for all players who hit the river in this comp and send Brice spiralling out of the competition.

Here he is looking intense after this blockbusting hand that propels his stack over 18k...

[NoflopsHomer]

Marty Smyth -- 14k
Paul Leckey -- 5k

[NoflopsHomer]

Would welcome an update on Steve Jelinek please. He was listed to start at Table 12 Seat 4 and should look something like this:

He spoke to us briefly about 30 minutes, said he had 15k but everyone on his table thinks he's an absolute nitty rock which left him giggling.

Priyan De Mel just doubled up his microstack with Aces vs Kings for to around 5k.