Walsall Main Event - Day One LIVE UPDATE

[Djinn]

Snoopy uploading the pics with mutterings like "one more bar, you can do it!"  So please be patient while the good pics crawl on.

[RED-DOG]

ps. Doesn't Barry Neville look cheerful above.

Looks like he's sat on a Magnum

[Djinn]

And Shaun Sharam the official first casualty - after losing his first chips to the kid, he had KQ on a Q44 board, but he was up against Kings and the monster of A4, which scooped the lot!  (The turn and river being 3,2).

[snoopy1239]

DC and Dan Samson looking pretty serious.

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[Djinn]

AlrightJack here again.

Martyn Cavanagh, who finished 3rd in the main event at Blackpool last week has doubled up via Pete 'the bandit' Evans. He's limped with 78 off and the flop comes A78. He bets, bandit raises, Martyn makes it some more and a few raises later all the chips have gone in. Pete turns over AK and the jack and the three on the turn and river dont change the situation.  "Chips please"

[RED-DOG]

Samson looks serious, DC dosn't look pretty

[The_Ant]

Did you play a Walsall this week Red?

[Djinn]

Right, we're working on an initial FULL chip count, two tables at a time.  Giving thoroughness a shot, with the excellent and very quick chip counting of Mr. snoopy:

Robert Binelli    7,300
Ian Woodley   14,000
Kevan Simcock 5,725
Simon Millington  8,350
Tikay                6,600
Dave Finney      6,225
Darren Grosvenor  2,800
Trevor Reardon   6,000
Kevin Zarandi      22,000
John Stamatelopoulos  4,650
The Camel          11,500
D. Shearer          8,050
Michael Greco      5,600
Ash Pervaiz         8,900
Michael Fletcher   11,000
R. Rauf               8,800

The counts are still in a sort of fledgeling state as not everyone has had their second set of chips, but hopefully it's interesting anyway... They're into the second blind level now.

[RED-DOG]

Did you play a Walsall this week Red?

Yes Mate, I played the £300 but I got my QQ involved with JJ and AA and that was all she wrote

[Djinn]

Table 8

A. Chambi     8k
Elias Katzi      9k
Lucy Rokach  8k
Don Jones     5k
D. Sami         8k
Chris Parkes   6.5k
MH Kazi         6k
R. Shorcott   11k

Table 9

I. Patel       8k
M. Irfan      12k
Carl Thomas  8.5k
Harprit Gurnam  5,300
Matt Cartwright  2k
Pascal Perrault   11k
Ali Mallu          9k
Greek Jack      11k

[snoopy1239]

Snoop Doggy AlrightJack here.

Hand between Greg Hill and James Atkin. UTG flat calls, Greg makes it 500 to play. Its folded round to Atkin in the sb, who bumps it up to 1500.

Greg asks how much James has left, then calls after being told he has 8,000 or so left.

Flop

James bets 4,000. Greg passes after a delay that could just about be called a dwell but would be lightning fast if it were Carlo (who is also on the same table) playing the hand.

[Djinn]

Semi-Texan John Hewston is out.  But he was already wandering off when I saw his empty chair and thought better of chasing him for the story...

Snoop is getting the final few tables' counts, and gathering a little list of interesting stories for when he returns, while I assign names to stacks courtesy of the list provided by the ever-helpful cardroom staff here.

[Djinn]

Table 11

Barry Neville    2,100
Geoff Duvall    10,500
Joe Grech      9,500
Tom Burns      8,000
D. Guy           7,000
Essy Jahanpour  8,000
Tim Flanders      7,000
Michael Ellis        7,500
Burnley John     12,700
A. Johnson       17,000
Paul Dargon      18,000
Ian Herbert       11,000
Bambos            9,000
Barkatul Mohammed  16,000
Andy Gomm        2,500
A. Nicholls          6,700

[snoopy1239]

Junior just took a hit. Couldn't see his hand, but he bet about 1800 on the river of an A7AQrag board.

Opponent took the pot with A6.

[Karabiner]

Quick hand of note on table 8.

Mateyboy battle.

Seat 9 raises preflop with AK. 1 caller.

Flop = KQ3

Seat 9 bets, receives call from mateyboy.

turn 10

check check

river 2

Matey boy bets - seat 9 calls.

Mateyboy shows AJ for straight.

Which mateyboy had the AJ ?

I'm confused