BlueSq.com GUKPT Bolton: Day 1B - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

Also hitting the deck is Rob Taylor. In an all Irish clash, Bill White took no mercy on his fellow countryman, raising it up preflop from the cut-off with , before calling Rob's push from the small blind with . Bill shook his head dismissively when Rob paired up on the flop, but by the turn and river, justice was served and Rob was gone.

[NoflopsHomer]

Lawrence Gosney has been a one-man wrecking ball since tea, but Ash Hussain has just stopped him in his tracks. The board was reading and Ash was facing a 4,000 bet on the river which at that point represented most of stack. Ash made the call, and in a refreshing change to the almost regularly occurence of a bluffer instantly mucking their cards, Lawrence flipped his Ah up straght away perhaps also to indicate that he does raise with decent hands on occasions. Ash turned over , not much, but enough to keep him going in this tournament.

Pippa Flanders has do-diddly-doubled up with against , no four on the board, but an equally welcome for an increased in her forlorn stack.

Chaz Chattha continues to now represent the HitSquad solo here in Bolton, a quick check/raise from 1,500 to 3,800 on a board elicited a prompt fold from Kevin O'Leary.

[snoopy1239]

At first I assumed Sid Harris had met his match, but no, he'd simply moved table. Tim Flanders did inform me that he near tripled his stack before he'd left, A-J versus K-K keeping the EPT finalist alive. Sid is still short though, with around 13,000 in chips.

[snoopy1239]

For those hoping for a Stephen Walmsley squared interview tomorrow, or, dare I say it, a Walmsley/Walmsley heads up (gulp), the dream is sadly over. After witnessing three players limp before him, Stephen decided to push from the big blind for 3,600 with . Hesitant at first, initial limper Andreas Mihail weighed up his options before opting for the call with . After the remaining two players had side-stepped out of the way, the board came an uneventful to send Stephen home.

[WarBwastard]

Neil Channing looks completely different without his glasses.  Like Superman only different.

[snoopy1239]

There's been plenty of action of late, most confrontations leading to an exit. The first player to depart is Richard Herbert. All I know is that he had K-T versus David LaRonde's 5-3 on a queen high board, five on the flop. Judging by David's post-hand comments ("I was trying to steal the blinds, and got caught"), I imagine he raised it up preflop, Richard shoved from the big blind and David made an obligatory call.

On the neighbouring table, however, Sid Harris continues his climb, this time come over the top of Carl Hoefkens' 3,000 bet on a board. It was only several thousand more to call, but Carl deemed he was buried and released the hand. As a result, Sid is now hovering around the 20,000 mark.

[NoflopsHomer]

Jerome Bradpiece, who looks like a sleepy grizzly bear, has just eliminated Chris Moores with against .

Meanwhile, big hand for Kevin O'Leary betting 1,600 on a flop, J Byrne check/raised to 5,000 and O'Leary instantly moved all-in putting the emphasis back on Byrne. He agonised for ages before eventually folding, but it's hard to see O'Leary having a made hand here given the speed of which he moved in, as surely he would've have thought about the best way to get the most chips in if he wasn't drawing.



Justin Devonport (centre) has doubled up with big slick against the knaves of Steven Clear, meanwhile Neil Channing has just been knocked out and will have to trade in his Lollipop of Grinding for the bitter Boiled Sweets of Defeat.



Chip-stacking, the Chorizo sausage way.

[snoopy1239]

Neil Channing looks completely different without his glasses.  Like Superman only different.

It's funny you should mention Neil Channing (funny peculiar rather than funny haha), as he has also been eliminated from today's event. After limping from early position for 600, Mohammed Shoahebe called from the button, Kenny Burke made up the small blind, and Tony Cascarino checked his option on the big.

Flop =

The action checked round to Moahmmed who led out for 2,000. Kenny and Tony both folded, and Neil called.

Turn =

Again Neil checked, and again Mohammed bet, this time for 5,000. But instead of calling, Neil counted up his chips and announced all in, pushing the 5,000 plus an extra 6,150 more across the line.

As Mohammed considered his options, Neil quickly realised he was ahead. But in the end, the two hearts enticed Mohammed in, as he made the call with . Neil showed .

Although the final card was red, it was a diamond rather than a heart. Sadly for Neil, it was also an ace. A quick look down at the felt, and finally it sank in. Neil tapped the table in acceptance before shaking the hand of Mohammed and making his exit.

Another favourite gone.

[snoopy1239]

Andy Miles has doubled up. versus on an board.

[PocketLady]

Meanwhile, big hand for Kevin O'Leary betting 1,600 on a flop, J Byrne check/raised to 5,000 and O'Leary instantly moved all-in putting the emphasis back on Byrne. He agonised for ages before eventually folding, but it's hard to see O'Leary having a made hand here given the speed of which he moved in, as surely he would've have thought about the best way to get the most chips in if he wasn't drawing.

Hmmm...I wouldn't be so sure about that, you never can tell with him...

[snoopy1239]

Meanwhile, big hand for Kevin O'Leary betting 1,600 on a flop, J Byrne check/raised to 5,000 and O'Leary instantly moved all-in putting the emphasis back on Byrne. He agonised for ages before eventually folding, but it's hard to see O'Leary having a made hand here given the speed of which he moved in, as surely he would've have thought about the best way to get the most chips in if he wasn't drawing.

Hmmm...I wouldn't be so sure about that, you never can tell with him...

Kevin hinted that his giraffe's don't change colour, rather he has four of them hidden away and swaps them round when we're not looking. "Are you having a giraffe?" I replied.

[snoopy1239]

I believe updated chip counts will be arriving at the end of level eight, but for now, get ya teeth into these:

Mohammed Shoahebe -- 63,000
Lawrence Gosney -- 79,000
The Artsit Formerly Know as HWCBN -- 9,000
Dennis Clough -- 63,000
David LaRonde -- 33,000
Pippa Flanders -- 23,000
Jerome Bradpiece -- 23,000
Bill White -- 26,000
Kenny Burke -- 32,000
Tony Cascarino -- 39,000
Sid Harris -- 17,000
Alan Vinnicombe -- 15,000

[PocketLady]

Meanwhile, big hand for Kevin O'Leary betting 1,600 on a flop, J Byrne check/raised to 5,000 and O'Leary instantly moved all-in putting the emphasis back on Byrne. He agonised for ages before eventually folding, but it's hard to see O'Leary having a made hand here given the speed of which he moved in, as surely he would've have thought about the best way to get the most chips in if he wasn't drawing.

Hmmm...I wouldn't be so sure about that, you never can tell with him...

Kevin hinted that his giraffe's don't change colour, rather he has four of them hidden away and swaps them round when we're not looking. "Are you having a giraffe?" I replied.

Lol, it's amazing how many people really do fall for it.  He was out playing in Ireland a couple of weeks ago and one of the dealers emailed him last week saying she had put another dealer straight when they tried to tell her that he had a few of them in his bag...so funny.

[snoopy1239]

As we near the final level, Tim Flanders has doubled through courtesy of pace setter Lawrence Gosney. With Tim looming over the table, he looked braced to leave, but his A-Q versus 3-3 managed to river a queen on an otherwise raggy board to keep him alive.

[trustno1]

Here's Pete Linton's effort from earlier on:

What values do these colours represent?