PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo: Day 4 - Interactive

[danafish]

ATTN. NAS

Ms Kara Scott has entered the building. In a corset.

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[snoopy1239]

2    8    Antonio Esfandiari                1,640,000
3    2    Robin Keston                   900,000
2    2    Isaac Baron                   815,000
2    3    Maxime Villemure                   790,000
3    3    Denes Kalo                   680,000
3    1    Oyvind Riisem                   650,000
1    6    David Miria                   645,000
5    7    Joe Hachem                   633,000
3    6    Henrik Gwinner                   600,000
5    1    Luca Pagano                   554,000
5    3    Thomas Boekhoff                   533,000
1    1    Glen Chorny                   520,000
2    7    Stig Top-Rasmussen                   460,000
1    8    Johnny Lodden                   420,000
1    2    Noah Siegel                   410,000
2    4    Claudio Pagano                   370,000
2    1    Eric Liu                   324,000
5    6    Vincent Secher                   312,000
1    3    Amit Makhija                   278,000
5    8    Mostafa Belkhayate                   232,000
3    8    Valeriy Ilikyan                   202,000
5    5    Michael Martin                   195,000
3    5    Stefan Geim                   180,000
2    5    Rami Boukai                   150,000
1    5    Walid Bou Habib                   145,000

[snoopy1239]

Whilst my eyes were unavoidably distracted by the consecutive bare-feet in Seats 7 and 8 (is this a first in EPTs?), the second of the shoe-rebellers, Stig Rasmussen, suddenly jumped up from his seat like a kangaroo on a trampoline and paced around the table, in a fashion that we have become more than accustomed with. The reason for his latest bout of fidgetitus was an all-in with Rami Boukai, the latter in steaming hot water with versus and in desperate need of an Ace.

"No Ace! No Ace!" commanding the booming voice of Rasmussen.

Board =

"Yes!" he bellowed as he raced to the rail.

Meanwhile, Rami shook the hands of his opponents and quietly left stage left as an ever-excitable Rasmussen continued to celebrate.

[jpean]

I just have seen a weird spot on EPT live where I have seen you updaters... but why Jen and Dana were perfectly visible while snoop's face was hidden when he spoke

 

[Djinn]

REDRAW - with approx counts...

David Miara -- 660k
stefan Geim -- 235k
Vincent Secher -- 318k
Thomas Boekhoff -- 540k
Joe Hachem -- 630k
Isaac Baron -- 740kish
Robin Keston -- 970k  (Started the day dropping 150k, then "decided to stop haemorrhaging.")
Noah Siegel -- 255k

Glen Chorny -- 568k
Mustafa Belkhayate -- 105k
Amit Makhija -- 270k
Michael Martin -- 342k   (Pictured because he offered his chip count.  Always appreciated.)
Johnny Lodden -- 444k  (Not pictured because he broke the rail rope and then blamed it on me.)
Claudio Pagano -- 360k
Denes Kalo -- 705k
Luca Pagano -- 480k

TV table:  everyone else

[dusterman]

I'm not a huge fan of Lee Jones commentary.

Can you do me a favour and organise a coup to take the ept live commentary box?

[Djinn]

Yes, literally facing each other across the table are Claudio Pagano and Luca Pagano – father and son.  I don’t want to have to have dinner at their house if one knocks the other out.  Actually, on second thoughts, looking at them, they both look unbelievably cheerful – guaranteed a payout of € 46,300 each. 

Wonder if they swapped a percentage?

[danafish]

I just have seen a weird spot on EPT live where I have seen you updaters... but why Jen and Dana were perfectly visible while snoop's face was hidden when he spoke

 

Tee hee!

In case anyone missed that, which would obviously be a great tragedy, here it is again:

[boldie]

I just have seen a weird spot on EPT live where I have seen you updaters... but why Jen and Dana were perfectly visible while snoop's face was hidden when he spoke

 

Tee hee!

In case anyone missed that, which would obviously be a great tragedy, here it is again:

..top class stuff!...They could have just shot Snoops from behind though..he would have been hidden by that giant lump on the back of his neck

[snoopy1239]

There's a lot of luck in poker, and none more so when it comes to winning the coinflips at those vital times. Yesterday, Robin won a couple of races that put him in great stead, and today the Poker Gods have continued to smile upon him. Unwitting to what was about to occur behind him, Isaac Baron's pre-flop raise of 57k triggered a domino effect that led to, first, a re-raise to 102k from Robin Keston and, second, an all-in for around 230k from Noah Siedel. Knowing that Noah had to have a big hand to make such a move, but simultaneously acknowledging that he'd already invested 100k into the pot, Robin made the correct call with Pocket Queens, surely delighted to see Robin reveal A-K. A 6-6-8-7-4 board was good enough for the Ladies to survive, leading to Noah exiting stage left to a nice round of applause. Robin, meanwhile, glanced over at me and released a big sigh of relief, clearly relieved to have won the race.

Playing well and winning those crucial 50/50s, Robin Keston is looking increasingly likely of making that final table.

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[danafish]

We are down one rainbow stripey shirt in this Grand Final - it is that of Mostafa Belkhayate, and it is one Johnny Lodden who is now in possession of Mostafa's chips. Shirt remains with Mr Belkhayate.

Mr Lodden makes it 30k, and Mr Belkhayate makes it All In for 82k more from the small blind. A reasonable amount of dwellage from Lodden, and then just the right amount of call-age to have 'em on their backs, as it were.

Mostafa Belkhayate -
Johnny Lodden -

Board -

And with a massive "WOOOAAAARRRR!!!!!" from the Betsson railers as the Three hits the felt, Mr Belkhayate is OUT.

Johnny ponders whether to call the all-in as Mostafa awaits his fate, probably not helped any by the gentleman blowing raspberries at him behind his back:

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A-leaving, with Steve Frezer looking sort of creepy, like he can see into my soul.

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[Djinn]

I'm not a huge fan of Lee Jones commentary.

Can you do me a favour and organise a coup to take the ept live commentary box?

Mission Underway.

[NoflopsHomer]

Johnny ponders whether to call the all-in as Mostafa awaits his fate, probably not helped any by the gentleman blowing raspberries at him behind his back:

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That's Otis from Pokerstars. Say hello to him from me if you have a chance.

[NoflopsHomer]

I'm not a huge fan of Lee Jones commentary.

Can you do me a favour and organise a coup to take the ept live commentary box?

Mission Underway.

Can you ask Mad if I can do it?

[dusterman]

I'm not a huge fan of Lee Jones commentary.

Can you do me a favour and organise a coup to take the ept live commentary box?

Mission Underway.

Ach you've frightened him off with the photoshopping  

 But there's luck he said he may return to card call later, we will get him then