PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo: Day 4 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Michael Martin’s tournament hung in the balance just now (no knowing which way it would have been swinging, though)…

Michael raised to 50k preflop, found big blind Stig Top Rasmussen re-raising a stack of pink 10k chips.  It was about 185k… Michael then moved in.  The rail (now three deep including a layer standing on chairs) held their breath as Stig requested the full countdown.  It was another 371k to call.  I sort of anticipated the tortured dwell that would follow, complete with crouching in front of his chair, staring at Michael, standing up arms behind head, nudging of a stack equalling the call towards the line, then nudging his hand there instead.  He started to mutter numbers:  “I need 30%.  I have 20%.  You give me 50/50?  2, 3, 5,7,11,13,17…”*

Eventually he passed, handing a considerable pot to the young American, no showdown.


*last bit not true

[Djinn]

Hello, Dana here on Jen’s computer because mine freezes up while I’m importing photos, sigh.

As you might already know, Michael Martin has just doubled up off of Stig Top Rasmussen.

Henrik Gwinner made it 55k utg and Michael called. Stig on the small blind asked for a count on Gwinner – it’s around 360k. Stig re-raises 180k. Gwinner gets out of the way, but Michael flat calls. Interesting…

Flop – – and it goes superfastMichaelcheckStigallinMichaelcall

Stig –
Michael –

“I knew it! I knew he had that!” Stig is saying, which rather begs the question why did he do that, but no matter.

Turn –
River –

Photos a-coming…

[TheReader23]

Can you guys do me a favor?  It's saying on Cardplayer that Michael doubled up in that last hand and they even reported that on the EPT Live reporting.  Can you check to see if that's true?

Thanks so much as you're the only one I can count on for accurate reporting.

TR23

[NoflopsHomer]

Go the Astronaut!!

[snoopy1239]

Can you guys do me a favor?  It's saying on Cardplayer that Michael doubled up in that last hand and they even reported that on the EPT Live reporting.  Can you check to see if that's true?

Thanks so much as you're the only one I can count on for accurate reporting.

TR23

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[jpean]

updaters... what do you think about Joe Hachem's activity actually (or his inactivity...) ?

[Gobbomom]

Michael Martin Doubles Through Stig Top Rasmussen

Martin doubled his stack to 1,610,000.



YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

[danafish]

Can you guys do me a favor?  It's saying on Cardplayer that Michael doubled up in that last hand and they even reported that on the EPT Live reporting.  Can you check to see if that's true?

Thanks so much as you're the only one I can count on for accurate reporting.

TR23

Hello, Dana here on Jen’s computer because mine freezes up while I’m importing photos, sigh.

As you might already know, Michael Martin has just doubled up off of Stig Top Rasmussen.

Henrik Gwinner made it 55k utg and Michael called. Stig on the small blind asked for a count on Gwinner – it’s around 360k. Stig re-raises 180k. Gwinner gets out of the way, but Michael flat calls. Interesting…

Flop – – and it goes superfastMichaelcheckStigallinMichaelcall

Stig –
Michael –

“I knew it! I knew he had that!” Stig is saying, which rather begs the question why did he do that, but no matter.

Turn –
River –

Photos a-coming…

[snoopy1239]

Can you guys do me a favor?  It's saying on Cardplayer that Michael doubled up in that last hand and they even reported that on the EPT Live reporting.  Can you check to see if that's true?

Thanks so much as you're the only one I can count on for accurate reporting.

TR23

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Hello, I didn't write this. I think someone used my computer uninvited whilst I was away.

[snoopy1239]

Approximate counts from the outer table:

Valeriy Ilikyan -- 350,000
Henrik Gwinner -- 465,000
Michael Martin -- 1,675,000
Luca Pagano -- 1,000,000
Stig Top-Rasmussen -- 695,000
Denes Kalo -- 880,000

[danafish]

The hand before the double up -

Michael shoves:

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Stig dwells while Martin waits:

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Stig is actually sitting on the floor while he dwells. Martin waits:

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Now Stig stands up to dwell. Martin still waiting. Doesn't he look small in these photos?

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Joy! For Stig has folded.

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From the double-up hand -

Henrik Gwinner receives encouragement/threat from Gus Hansen for some reason:

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This is the face of a man who has smacked himself right into Michael Martin's Aces. Seems also to have stolen a camera from somewhere:

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[Tuffster]

Guys, get yourselves over to the EPT Live thread;

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=32581.0

Vicky Coren's in the Com Box.

[danafish]

Daniel Negreanu has just conducted a poll in the press room. "How many of you in here are potheads?" Some sniggering, but he comes to a figure of 40%. "Wow, 40% of the press are potheads. No wonder you get it all wrong."

BOOOO!!! 

[snoopy1239]

I spoke to Michael Martin soon after his double through. He was understandably jubilant and celebrating quietly with his friends on the rail, two of whom included Brandon Schaefer and Dani Stern. Michael seemed particularly pleased that Stig Top-Rasmussen had been the recipient of his double up, mainly because he'd called the clock after no time at all on Eric Liu when Eric was making a decision for his tournament life. Moving off on a tangent, I asked him about some of the other players in the tournament. He agreed that Johnny Lodden's loss was a bonus (although they remain good friends), but claimed that Johnny stopped messing with him after one specific hand. Moving on to the Paganos, Michael was amazed at how loose Claudio was compared to his son, thereby disproving that famous cliche 'like father like son.' Finally, he picked out Maxime Villemure, Antonio Esfandiari and Isaac Baron as particular dangermen, the latter "one of the best tournament players around".

[Gobbomom]

those are just great, great pics.