Pokerstars.com EPT London: Day 1A - Interactive

[booder]

the last blonde covered EPT ... and we get the cat pics plastered all over it... sigh i will miss them
























NOT.

Just for you Kev

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stop posting cat pics and answer your pm's

[JungleCat03]

Skalie-wagged!

Sadly for Bev Pace and any other followers of last year's WSOP Main Event finalist, Jon "Skalie" Kalmar is OUT!

I caught up with him shortly after he's busted and he had this to say...

"I'm toast. I got short and went for it with A-8, only to run into A-T...I can't buy a hand at the moment. I'm off to the bar to have a few drinks!"

Good game sir...

[NoflopsHomer]

Any chance of a chip update on Craig 'Apple' Hopkins

Nice work as usual

Afraid he's gone, 'The Apple' pushed for 4,800 during the 200/400 level with A-K and was called by the big blind (only playing 6k himself) with which spiked a seven in call that might be described as rotten to the core...

Jon 'Skalie' Kalmar is also presumed out, he was spotted sinking a pint at the bar.

[NoflopsHomer]

George 'Wellchief' McDonald is another casualty, a day of grinding ending up with A-Q < A-K.

[snowbed]

Any chance of a chip update on Craig 'Apple' Hopkins

Nice work as usual

Afraid he's gone, 'The Apple' pushed for 4,800 during the 200/400 level with A-K and was called by the big blind (only playing 6k himself) with which spiked a seven in call that might be described as rotten to the core...

Jon 'Skalie' Kalmar is also presumed out, he was spotted sinking a pint at the bar.

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrubish

Thanks for the info though

[NoflopsHomer]

Despite the frequent flowing of casualties, we've already lost around 2/3's of the field due to what Canadian Martin Derbyshire says is "Eurodonkery" there will still be one more level, this got a roll of the eyes from some, including Michael Martin who probably is feeling a little jet-lagged (he has 60k atm, he'll be fine!). I think though that those in charge have got it right playing it out tonight since we won't know how many are coming tomorrow. Rather have the short nights later this week than tonight I think is the plan.

[NoflopsHomer]

Brandon Cantu, who always seems to amass a big stack in tournaments, has a face like a smacked bum after his A-K was outdrawn by A-T for a 30k pot. I didn't see where the money went in, but Cantu wasn't looking too happy, though he still has another 30k left.

[Rhonda T]

Could u check on Justin "truesyalose " Truesdell please? He is wearing a blue cap with a K on it. ty

[jslaso]

Girl On Girl Action!

Not just posted for the tittilation, this was a key pot between Annette Obrestad and Team Pokerstars sponsored Vanessa Rousso...

I joined the hand on the flop of a T-3-3 board.

Annette had bet out 2,600  from late position, flatted by the small blind and check raised by Vanessa Rousso from the small blind to 6,000.

Annette went deep into thought before picking up her entire stack and pushing it over the line, approximately 30k more! Wow!

The small blind somehow managed to tank for a minute before passing and Rousso insta-called!

With a $55,000 pot brewing, they flipped their cards.

Vanessa had 3-2 for trip threes, while Annette showed down 3-6 for better trips, though a split was by far the most likely outcome.

The turn came a DEUCE! Sick card, putting Rousso in the lead.

Here was Annette's reaction.



Needing to now spike a 6 or T to salvage the pot, neither arrived on the blank turn and river, meaning Vanessa Rousso moves up into what is likely to be the chip lead, whilst Annette looked forlorn and crippled, down to a few thousand chips. Rousso delivered what sounded like a sincere apology to Annette but I don't think the Norwegian could hear it as she stacked up her remaining handful of chips in her sealed world of pain and misery.

Horrible luck for the Norwegian, who would have been a massive danger if she could have won that crucial pot. As it is though, it's Rousso who now holds a dominant stack.

My reaction upon waking up to this:

[Madone]

Any news on Alan Vinson's progress?

[NoflopsHomer]

People on the non-stop service to Bustoville; Calling At No Chips, Donked Out, Outdraw City and Lost Coinflip Boulevard.

Dag Martin Mikkelsen
Henning Granstad
Greg Howard
Nick Gibson (set over set)

[NoflopsHomer]

David Benyamine had about 8,000 about half an hour ago. He now has around 50,000. I hadn't seen the earlier double up but on the turn of a Benyamine check/raised his opponent's 2,000 bet to 6,500. The button thought for a good minute before setting Benyamine in, to which the Frenchman called instantly. Benyamine flipped for the flopped nuts while his opponent showed the not entirely drawing dead just yet . But the river was a blank and Benyamine was found to just have his opponent covered, consequently busting him.

[Kev B]

Come on Mark "Realdeal" Deacon show em the way.

[TheReader23]

Despite the frequent flowing of casualties, we've already lost around 2/3's of the field due to what Canadian Martin Derbyshire says is "Eurodonkery" there will still be one more level, this got a roll of the eyes from some, including Michael Martin who probably is feeling a little jet-lagged (he has 60k atm, he'll be fine!). I think though that those in charge have got it right playing it out tonight since we won't know how many are coming tomorrow. Rather have the short nights later this week than tonight I think is the plan.

I'm loving that 60K stack!!!!  Thanks for the update.

TR23

[JungleCat03]

I was watching Jim Reid's table, getting a few counts, when Jim raised it up on the button to 3k or so...

The blinds both folded, and it looked like Jim went to muck his cards, only for them to flip over and reveal J-6 offsuit...

OOPS!



Anyway he had a bit of a laugh over it with neighbour Kathy Liebert. When I asked him if he meant to flip them over, he said "Yes. Of course!" I think he might have been bluffing though...

Here he is giggling away like a naughty schoolboy as he sweeps up the blinds.