DTD Anniversary Cup - Day 3

[snoopy1239]

Steve Jelinek raised to 7,000 preflop from UTG+1, Kevin O'Connell made the call one seat along and the two players proceeded towards a flop. Check, check to a turn where Jelinek bet out 7,000. O'Connell called. river, and again Jelinek bet out 7,000. Without too much hesitation, O'Connell made the call and showed , whilst Jelinek can only muster .

As Jelinek sighed dejectedly, O'Connell tried to offer some comforting words: "Think yourself lucky, you could have lost more money." "I don't feel very lucky," replied Jelinek.

[snoopy1239]

Faces starting to sag now as plays grinds to a near halt. Ints Grinbaums is fidgeting in his seat relentlessly, whilst even Nick Hicks looks as though he's started to feel fatigued. Meanwhile, John Eames seems a bit tired, whilst David Jones looks like he's going to melt. Long structures don't suit everyone, so it's very much of who will make the first mistake.

"you can't play this long and not get paid," said Paul Gourlay, perhaps beginning to feel the intense loom of the bubble.

[BLUESLASSUK]

keep going alan me and paresh are behind you and keeping an eye lol xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[NoflopsHomer]

LeKnave shoves for 47k on top of Cristiano Blanco's midposition raise. Blanco folds, trying to get to see Jones' cards but fails - like this boat.



Meanwhile Luke Marsh has doubled up through Steve Jelinek.

Jelinek raised from the button to about 8k, and Marsh had reraised another 16k. Jelinek made the call.



Marsh led for 15k and Jelinek made it 30k. Marsh made it all-in and Jelinek made it, "Call."

Marsh:
Jelinek:



Additional outs for Jelinek.



But no, the nine plays and Marsh doubles through.

[snoopy1239]

Just as they were creeping into the break, I tried to note down a few pots of note, but can only say that there simply were't any. The action at the moment is mainly preflop with players conceding blinds with too much resistance. Pots are making it down the streets, but often one bet is good enough to take it down.

[snoopy1239]

Players are now on a 15 minute break, which I feel a few participants were in desperate need of.

[Chili]

gogogogogo Nick Hicks and the Knavester!!

[Linux]

come on jones

[dik9]

Unless a deal is done, I can't see this finishing tomorrow? Would be a great shame if they chopped/had to chop btw

FWIW I spoke to Wadey earlier in the day and from the players left 4 players stood out.

Cristiano Blanco
Nick Hicks
Trevor Reardon
Kevin O'Connell

[NoflopsHomer]

Chip counts:

Cristiano Blanco   11   9   312300
David Anderson   21   3   282800
Bernie Holmes   12   5   280700
Lee Mcmillan   21   9   266500
William Fry           11   6   265900
John Eames   21   7   255100
Nichiei Hicks   11   2   254000
Luke Marsh           12   9   236500
Kevin Oconnell   12   8   227000
James Mitchell   11   3   223100
Trevor Reardon   11   7   221500
Dean Pearson   12   2   176500
Billy Defty           21   5   147100
Steve Jelinek   12   6   130700
Ints Grinbaums   21   2   102500
Alan Jennings   12   4   75700
Mark Wilson   21   6   74400
David Jones   11   5   57800
John Burke           21   4   56600
Paul Gourlay   11   8   52900

[NoflopsHomer]

Looks like they're going to add an extra level on tonight, unless something crazy happens in the next four hours.

[snoopy1239]

Your current chip leaders:

Cristiano Blanco



David Anderson



Bernie Holmes

[snoopy1239]

David Jones is short, but showed the dogged survival skills of Ray Mears in the wild. Having raised it up from the cut-off, Will Fry reraised on the button only for LeKnave to push all in. I imagine it wasn't too much more for Fry to call, because as he folded there was a big sigh from the other players, Paul Gourlay even saying, "How can you fold that?" "I folded a monster," said Trevor Reardon. "Ace jack I had." Either way, LeKnave survives, but remains one of the shorter-stacks.

[NoflopsHomer]

Nick Hicks raises to 7,600. James Mitchell flat-calls next to him. Passed to Trevor Reardon on the button who reraises to 31,600. Nick Hicks folds quickly. James Mitchell eyes up Big TR's stack. before announcing all-in for about 250k more! Trevor stares at him for about 2 seconds, initially looking displeased, but then calls.

James Mitchell:
Trevor Reardon:

Will Fry, "Nick, did you pass an ace?"
James, "Don't ask him that!"
Nick, "I'm not going to say."



Trevor Reardon takes down the biggest pot of the tournament and is now the chip leader.

"Will," says Nick, a little downbeat, "I had quads..." He then turns to me and says, "Shame I never get to see that flop!"

[snoopy1239]

Looks as though LeKnave is enjoying the dizzy heights of a 90,000 stack now and grinding like no man has ever er... grund before.