Expekt.com Norwegian Championships ME: Day 2 - Interactive

[JungleCat03]

;hello; and welcome as you join us for the third gripping installment of the Norwegian Championships here at Dusk till Dawn.

The 79 players who survived yesterday will join up with those who made it through day 1a as they search for the magic combination of raises, folds and calls that will bring them closer to the title.

Heading the charge for the Brits are Julian Thew of course, looking to add to his already highly prestigious list of accomplishments with yet another success. Stephen Kirk is also well in contention to throw a cat amongst the Norwegian pigeons but both will have to fend their way past Øystein Halland, who at this moment is our chip leader.

Anything can happen in what shold prove yet another exciting day of poker. Join us as we approach the 3 pm start to see what happens!

[George2Loose]

Hello again, its Rupinder Bedi wife Shelley, just to warn you im watching again!!!   Hope its a good one & look forward to your updates

[George2Loose]

Hello again, its Rupinder Bedi wife Shelley, just to warn you im watching again!!!   Hope its a good one & look forward to your updates

Well hes out now anyway!!!! bummer, so good luck to everyone else xx

[I KNOW IT]

So it has started then?
 

[Djinn]

I know that as a general trend, the beginning of a Day Two is usually pretty hectic.  This is not an exception here, just an extreme example... 16 players are already out - that's one every two minutes. 

Here are a couple of them I saw, or heard about, just as a kind of sampler of the elimination frenzy, like when you get a tiny scoop of ice cream for free or a little piece of cheese or something on a stick...

Neil Henshaw is a goner - he said, "I played three hands.  Lost three hands."  Probably the most crucial one involved which called a shorter stack's 12k push, but his opponent's got there and dropped him to the felt area.

Also Martin Kalleberg saw his final chips raced away with vs. .
Flop: 
Turn:
River:

Two pair, Queen kicker, kicks Martin to the rail.

Also gone in last five mins: 

134   Stephen Best
135   Rupinder Bedi
136   Tommy Birkelund
137   Tore Olaussen
138   Neil Henshaw
139   James Keys
140   Ivar Kleive Voll
141   Knut Magne Whist
142   Efraimsen Oyvind
143   Knut Arild Vollstad
144   Mike Dao
145   Øyvind Løff
146   Kenneth Strandli

Sorry George2 - your man is one of the eliminatees - - The Cat currently tableside - he might have caught it...

[Djinn]

Tense moment for Chris Bruce just now.... I saw him staring at a flop of and at Bjørnar Koss, who'd bet 6k.  Eventually he decisively moved all in - covering his opponent, but not by much.  A lenghthy dwell ensued, during which I managed to watch two more people exit and the dealer change on the table... but Koss folded and gave Bruce another nudge upwards in chips.

[JungleCat03]

It is usual to have a whirlwind start to the day when you reach this stage of the tournament, but this is one of the busiest I have ever seen, with multiple players looking to s*** or bust as the colloquialism goes.

One massive pot just involved multiple allins.

The carnage was initiated by a short-stacked shove from Kristian Heimstad. He found a bigger stack behind him in Pal Kristiansen attempted to isolate the raise by shoving allin also, only to be called for most of his stack by Thomas Wullum behind! WOW!

Before the cards were on their backs, speculation was rife amongst the table -

(which includes Dave Smith who is back in the thick of things with his black suit/hat/yellow flower combo and Stephen "King of the Brits" Kirk)

- as to what hands would be revealed. Various hands were mooted but the facts became apparent as Heimstad flipped 6-6, Kristiansen showed his "isolation" had been with ACES, whilst Wullum flipped A-K...

Onto the flop, which came and........

3 way the aces had held, meaning Kristiansen received a juicy triple up, Wullum was left short and Heimstad was OUT! He took his elimination in the good grace and spirit that has been the hallmark of the Norwegians' play in this tournament.

Here is Heimstad, departing the table...



A glum Hullum is left short...



Kristiansen can barely contain a cackle as his stack soars upwards imperiously...

[LLevan]

Can just make out a pink hat on the live feed table and thought for a sec it was a norkage opportunity until I took a closer look 

[JungleCat03]

Remaining players and their configuration at the tables, thanks DTD!

11   1   Alan Stearn
11   2   Erik Kindlien
11   3   Ørjan Skommo
11   4   Øyvind Frigaard
11   5   Stig Rune Kveen
11   6   Øyvind Sæter
11   7   Andrew Shepherd
11   8   Henrik B. Meidell
11   9   Michael Greco
12   1   Frank Porturas
12   2   Stein Hansen
12   3   Ole Morten Melby
12   4   Trond Sundby
12   5   Alf- Eirik Klinge
12   6   Ian Frazer
12   7   Bjørn Andre Kildalen
12   8   Geir Lian
12   9   Stig Moen
13   1   Jorgen Jessen
13   2   Stian Bruheim
13   3   Morten Langbraten
13   4   Morten Lokken
13   5   Peter Lars Micael Lindstrom
13   6   Karl Inge Skogholt
13   7   Jon Somby
13   8   Nam Phu Pham
13   9   Brede Sandkjernan
14   1   Erik Borkvik
14   2   Kai Danilo Paulsen
14   3   Gary Christopher
14   4   Ole Johan Knudsen
14   5   Andreas Berge
14   6   Peter Brusdal
14   7   Peter Conduit
14   8   Rolf Galåsen
14   9   Waheed Ashraf
15   2   Arne Kristian Falkenhaug
15   3   Per Johnny Nygård
15   4   Billy Ngo
15   5   Øystein Halland
15   6   Thor Hjertenes
15   7   Bent Skammersrund
15   8   Kai Marius Klein
15   9   Ken-vidar Sara
21   1   Jan Erik Hoff
21   2   Robin Reed
21   3   Mark Docherty
21   4   Magnus Skumsnes
21   5   Joachim Lundgård Thorkildsen
21   6   Simen Derås Jacobsen
21   8   Mazhar Latif
21   9   Benjamin Carpenter
22   1   Carsten Syvertsen
22   2   Tage Skare
22   4   Ole-mats Moskvil
22   5   Edvard Hatle
22   6   Timm Stokke
22   7   Hans Christian Skjonstad
22   8   Øyvind Larsen
22   9   Roger Johannesen
23   1   Per-arne Lundekvam
23   2   Jim Jakobsen
23   3   Sondre Sagstuen
23   4   John Dubland
23   5   Frode Hoel
23   6   Jan Olav Sjavik
23   7   Kim-ove Hagerup
23   9   Thomas A. Middelthon
25   1   Andre Hansen
25   2   Odd Eivind Ulvund Balgaard
25   4   Julian Thew
25   5   Platten Daniel
25   6   Tommy Fineide
25   7   Daniel Rudd
25   8   Brian Rundhaug
25   9   Mads Aamot
31   1   Sven Hugo Vian
31   2   Petter Hammer
31   3   Ove Balsnes
31   4   Jan Roger Larsen
31   5   Linda Kristin Suhr
31   7   Thore Andre Nordbø
31   8   Barlien Sondre
31   9   Kristoffer Ustad
32   1   Thomas Thorkildsen
32   2   Vegard Nygaard
32   3   Kim Rud Pedersen
32   4   Svein Arnesen
32   5   Jarle Aasen
32   7   Kjetil Skau
32   8   Jostien Petterson
32   9   Donal Norton
33   1   Erling Voje
33   2   Martin Gudvangen
33   3   Thomas Olavsrud
33   4   Tage Almark
33   5   Michael Mccool
33   7   Paul Gourlay
33   8   Stig Thomassen
33   9   Roy Salminen
34   1   Håvard Holder
34   2   Steffen Kongelf
34   3   Martin Rasch
34   4   Bjørnar Koss
34   5   Trevor Reardon
34   6   Thomas Gundersen
34   7   Christopher Bruce
34   8   Marcus Pettersson
34   9   Bjørn Andre Hovden
35   1   Stephen Kirk
35   2   Pål Knudsen
35   3   Daniel Steine
35   4   David Smith
35   5   Pal Kristiansen
35   6   Ylva Thorsrud
35   7   Thomas Wullum
35   8   Marius Grotan
35   9   Noel Hayes

[The_nun]

You sure about M Greco still being in ? if so he has been cloned as he is sat here in London at the recording studios playing cash.

[The_nun]

Obv.. not real cash, here , shovel dig etc.

[Djinn]

My tips to win/go deep/do Norway proud:

Julian Thew (not the last one, obv)
Jan Sjavik
BA Kildalen

My tip to definitely not make Day Three:

Michael Greco.   He hasn't bothered to turn up today, despite having 16k (now whittled to under 8k).  Gives new meaning to, "You have to be in it to win it."  Caught some railers/staff/busted guys wistfully staring at this sad but still definitely in stack, with "What a waste," written all over their faces.

[The_nun]

Ahh.. he has just explained.

[Djinn]

Can just make out a pink hat on the live feed table and thought for a sec it was a norkage opportunity until I took a closer look 

Nope, it's this guy - who made all fashion awards here at blonde for this event pointless.  Here he is again, with Stein, living the dream.

[LLevan]

Can just make out a pink hat on the live feed table and thought for a sec it was a norkage opportunity until I took a closer look 

Nope, it's this guy - who made all fashion awards here at blonde for this event pointless.  Here he is again, with Stein, living the dream.

OMG those trousers look like the snakes bollox...............cuse my french!