Expekt.com Norwegian Championships ME: Day 1b - Interactive

[JungleCat03]

Here are the end of level 7 chip counts, thanks to DTD.

Øystein Halland   108975
Jan Olav Sjavik   77725
Robin Reed   75200
Jostien Petterson   66850
Peter Brusdal   65575
Thomas A. Middelthon   61250
Allan Dyrstad   56425
Thomas Gundersen   55200
Hans Christian Skjonstad   54225
Sondre Sagstuen   53750
Ian Frazer   49850
Rolf Galåsen   47175
Simen Derås Jacobsen   45050
Henrik B. Meidell   44925
Stephen Kirk   43900
Thor Hjertenes   41200
Tage Almark   40700
Odd Eivind Ulvund Balgaard   37200
Per Johnny Nygård   35750
Christopher Bruce   35650
Neil Blatchly   34200
Sam Trickett   34200
Ole Johan Knudsen   33800
Stephen Holden   32625
Svein Arnesen   32500
Stig Moen   31875
Christian Nybraten   31825
Morten Langbraten   30900
Rupinder Bedi   29625
Vegard Nygaard   29550
Benjamin Carpenter   28375
Jim Jakobsen   25725
Marcus Pettersson   25475
Jorgen Jessen   25125
Donal Norton   24425
Øyvind Larsen   24000
Ørjan Skommo   23550
Ole-mats Moskvil   23075
Øyvind Sæter   22500
Mccann Jonathan   22350
Mark Docherty   22300
Martin Sanden   22025
Ronny Losvik   21975
Rune Jacobsen   21900
Nam Phu Pham   21900
Knut Schøning   21775
Ylva Thorsrud   21750
Jarle Aasen   21700
Stig Thomassen   21650
Trond Nordbø   21275
Jan Erik Hoff   21175
Roy Salminen   20925
Noel Hayes   20800
Per-arne Lundekvam   19950
Timm Stokke   19650
Petter Northug   18850
Trevor Reardon   18725
Torgeir Ravlo   18325
Morten Lokken   18050
Steffen Kongelf   17525
Trond Sundby   17000
Knut Magne Whist   16950
Roy Berntsen   16825
Thomas Thorkildsen   16775
Andreas Høivold   16100
Øyvind Løff   15325
Oystein Sather   14900
Thomas Wullum   14750
Thore Andre Nordbø   14625
Martin Kalleberg   14600
Bent Skammersrund   14500
Simen Roligheten   14000
Vivi Sæthren   13875
Roger Johannesen   13600
John Dubland   13600
John Hammond   13250
Dag Arild Hansen   13000
Stig Dahl   12650
Reno Martinsen   11650
Brian Rundhaug   11250
Tommy Birkelund   11150
Bao Lu Hoang   11150
Stein Hansen   10900
Håkon Vierdal   10750
Tobias Holmeide   10550
Sivert Storo   10278
Even Eidebakk   10100
Thomas Olavsrud   10075
Andrew Shepherd   9975
Mike Dao   9925
Odd Rune Orner Karlsen   9600
Knut Arild Vollstad   9525
Svein Roger Simonsen   9475
Petter Pripp   9425
Robert Inge Halstensen   9275
Tommy Fineide   9225
Kent Stenseth   9050
Jarle Traasdahl   9025
Ove Balsnes   8970
Adler Suhr   8900
Tor Salvesen   8475
Morten Eriksen   8350
Helge Røed   7950
Sindre Joramo   7250
Jacob Mandal   7200
Tore Olaussen   7100
Rune Støylen   6950
Siv Vekseth   6275
Øyvind Frigaard   5700
Tormod Valle   5675
Rolf Inge Kvanvik   5650
Kai Marius Klein   5625
Petter Hammer   5600
Christian Karlsen5011   4800
Raj Shina   4250
Stig Rune Kveen   2675

[Djinn]

John Hammond just met his demise, making a short stacked stand with , but finding Jacob Mandal giving him a spin with . 
Flop: 
Turn: 
and now the only possible saviour being a King...which the river wasn't.  Down to just 104 players.
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And another cracker from Chris Bruce, whose table clearly deserves a closer eye applied to it.. A short stack moves in under the gun for around 5k, with , called in mid by the , at which point another short stack goes for it with .  All on their backs, all stand up, two prepare for potential elimination...

Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 

Wait...it's not a split...no... the T-Q guy stacks the other two and probably laughs about it a little inside.

[Djinn]

I think now might be a safe time to say Goooo Jan Sjavik!  From a worrying 12k at last check (admittedly more than three levels ago) to second in chips at the last break.  Here's a picture of one of my favourite players, looking about as threatening as a Jaffa Cake - but don't let his quiet, cheery demeanour fool you - he's tricky, consistent, and definitely got a shot at winning the Norwegian Championships.

[Djinn]

DTD Announcement of the Day:

"Anyone interested in playing £5/£10 short-handed?  Thor is waiting for players to join the game and take his money.  Anyone brave enough to take on Thor at 5/10?  I've seen his play and he really sucks."

[Djinn]

Table 33 News - stuff keeps on happening over there, so that's where I've been hovering...

Ole-mats Moskvil (pictured) just doubled his <10k stack to something worth coming back tomorrow with... all in preflop with against Jan Erik Hoff, with .
Board:  ... (just to keep everyone watching)..........  Broadway for the shortstack, short stack for the Hoff.



Also on that table, the biggest small-denomination stacks of the Day, belonging to Jarle Aasen, I believe.  He might only have 12k, but hot damn it looks like loads.

[JungleCat03]

The Norwegians here certainly have shown they share with the English a deep love of alcohol in all its forms. Simon Trumper related to us how amazed he was at some of the orders put through by the players. Last night a couple of the players ordered themselves a BOTTLE of vodka and four cans of red bull to plough through.

"I just saw something to top that a moment ago though" he told us excitedly. "One of the players at the bar ordered a glass with SIX shots of Jack Daniels in it! I asked the barman...what's he having with that. "Two cubes of ice!" was his response. Unbeleivable!"

As we speak, DTD is abuzz with the sounds of chips riffling, drunken Norwegians high fiving each other, laughter, chatter and shouting emanating from its every pore. It really is a fantastic atmosphere...If you get the opportunity to pay a visit to Dusk to Dawn during the next few days I would definitely take it as it an experience not to be missed!

[Djinn]

Here's another picture of Chris Bruce, who looks to have comfortably over 40k, with the added bonus of a marvellously posing Rolf Inge Kvanvik (although it looks a little like he's holding hands with the guy in the blue stripey shirt behind him)....

[JungleCat03]

87 players remain with 30 minutes left to play out today...

Here are those still battling onwards.

11   1   Jim Jakobsen
11   2   Trevor Reardon
11   3   Torgeir Ravlo
11   4   Mike Dao
11   5   Noel Hayes
11   6   Øyvind Frigaard
11   7   Øyvind Sæter
11   8   Steffen Kongelf
11   9   Timm Stokke
      
12   1   Tommy Birkelund
12   2   Thor Hjertenes
12   3   Stein Hansen
12   4   Petter Hammer
12   5   Simen Derås Jacobsen
12   6   Vegard Nygaard
12   7   Henrik B. Meidell
12   8   Per Johnny Nygård
12   9   Marcus Pettersson
      
14   1   Stig Thomassen
14   2   Petter Pripp
14   3   Morten Lokken
14   4   Knut Magne Whist
14   5   Stephen Kirk
14   6   Ylva Thorsrud
14   7   Robin Reed
14   8   Martin Sanden
      
15   1   Roger Johannesen
15   2   Ole Johan Knudsen
15   3   Morten Langbraten
15   4   Thore Andre Nordbø
15   5   Tommy Fineide
15   6   Allan Dyrstad
15   7   Rolf Galåsen
15   8   Nam Phu Pham
15   9   Jan Olav Sjavik
      
22   1   Mark Docherty
22   2   Ian Frazer
22   3   Ove Balsnes
22   4   Helge Røed
22   5   Knut Schøning
22   6   Robert Inge Halstensen
22   7   Thomas Olavsrud
22   8   Øystein Halland
22   9   Trond Sundby
      
25   1   Sondre Sagstuen
25   2   John Dubland
25   3   Roy Salminen
25   4   Thomas Gundersen
25   5   Thomas Thorkildsen
25   6   Petter Northug
25   7   Donal Norton
25   8   Martin Kalleberg
25   9   Thomas Wullum
      
32   1   Thomas A. Middelthon
32   2   Simen Roligheten
32   3   Brian Rundhaug
32   4   Knut Arild Vollstad
32   5   Tore Olaussen
32   6   Svein Arnesen
32   7   Trond Nordbø
32   8   Jostien Petterson
32   9   Tage Almark
      
33   1   Ole-mats Moskvil
33   2   Per-arne Lundekvam
33   3   Bent Skammersrund
33   4   Andrew Shepherd
33   5   Jan Erik Hoff
33   6   Peter Brusdal
33   7   Stephen Holden
33   8   Jarle Aasen
33   9   Stig Rune Kveen
      
35   1   Ørjan Skommo
35   2   Kai Marius Klein
35   3   Rupinder Bedi
35   4   Odd Eivind Ulvund Balgaard
35   5   Ronny Losvik
35   6   Hans Christian Skjonstad
35   7   Svein Roger Simonsen
35   8   Jacob Mandal
      
36   1   Rune Støylen
36   2   Sam Trickett
36   3   Øyvind Løff
36   4   Jorgen Jessen
36   5   Benjamin Carpenter
36   6   Stig Moen
36   8   Christopher Bruce
36   9   Rolf Inge Kvanvik

[Djinn]

As the final level of Day 1B draws to a close, it may well be time for....



...Name That Stuff!

So...crumbly-ish...wet...brown...leaves a weird residue that soaks through paper... comes in little block about the size of a glacier mint...  ?

[JungleCat03]

Svein Roger Simonsen is a casualty of war, his shortstacked push with running into the rather more impressive of his neighbour, Jacob Mandal.

A board that was of no use to Svein transpired, meaning he grabbed his coat to team up with the ever more rowdy group of Norwegian brothers at the bar, whilst Jacob increases his stack nicely.

Here is Jacob following that coup...

[Djinn]

Here's Rupinder Bedi once again, after what looks like a bit of a downswing in chips, however, after his promising accumulation during the midlde stages of the day.  Down to what looks like around 25k, although my eyesight is going a bit weird so might not have my usual eagle-like accuracy.

[NoflopsHomer]

Here's Rupinder Bedi once again, after what looks like a bit of a downswing in chips, however, after his promising accumulation during the midlde stages of the day.  Down to what looks like around 25k, although my eyesight is going a bit weird so might not have my usual eagle-like accuracy.

Nice to see a one-slime volleyball t-shirt imo.

[Djinn]

The clock has gone red, which means there are only five minutes of play remaining.  Having a quick scout round, it looks like there are a few hefty stacks, but we'll need chip count confirmation to be sure of whether or not anyone has topped Julian Thew's tasty 120k-or-so...  Today's start day did have a few more runners - 167, I reckon, to yesterday's 149.  Still, got to hand it to these players for getting down under 80 in just nine short hours.

[Lurendreiern]

As the final level of Day 1B draws to a close, it may well be time for....



...Name That Stuff!

So...crumbly-ish...wet...brown...leaves a weird residue that soaks through paper... comes in little block about the size of a glacier mint...  ?

Mmm, yummy! In Norway its called "snus", and its some sort of tobacco to have under your upper lip... Very popular in the scandi countries...

[Djinn]

Well, we're headed for Day Two now, after a pretty frenetic couple of days.  It has to be mentioned that everyone at DTD has made our lives as easy as can be, with great access, good internet connection, nice cake and excellent chip counts.  And thanks to Simon Trumper for keeping us informed of the extraordinary behaviours being exhibited at the bar.  Speaking of which...until 3pm tomorrow...



PS Thank you Lurendreiern for interacting with us!! Yay!! I tasted a bit of the stuff, it was weird.  Are you meant to eat it afterwards?