DTD £100,000 GTD £150 April Deepstack; Day 1a

[JGill_DTD]

Simon Sweeney gets it in pre with AA
Cowen finds the call with QQ
Flop is Q-K-K, Sweeney is eliminated.

[JGill_DTD]

4.5k in the middle on a   board
Samir Khan checks, Jon Salfi bets 4k.
Khan put Salfi all in for 15k.
Salfi tanks for a good 3/4 minutes, thinking out loud, talking plenty.
Dipak Makawana said "you could think instead of talk"
Salfi responds with "well if you are going to be a knob about it I will take eve..."
"clock" Dipak announces, before Salfi has finished his speech.
For the next 40 seconds after the clock has been called on him, Salfi continues saying "why aren't you polite, I clearly have a big decision" with Dipak and Salfi discussing the decision to call the clock.
Salfi eventually mucks, Khan shows  

2x  :O

oops, 3rd cock up of the day,

[Cooperman]

is there 2x  in that deck then???

[TightEnd]

As we near the end of Level 5, with late reg open til 9pm

241 unique entries, 25 re-entries, 266 total. Fabulous stuff

216 remain

blinds are 100-200 ra 25

Average 18,470

Darren Burden, Alan Armitage and Larry Mayes the chip leaders with 50,000+ each

[JGill_DTD]

2k in the middle on 
Mistri bets 1,225, Sharkey calls. Van Le jams for 5k, Mistri reshoves, Sharkey siigh folds.
Mistri - 
Van Le - 
Dangerous  on the turn, but the river is a blank, Van Le out.

[JGill_DTD]

About 8k in the middle on 
Batey puts Stephen Dyke all in for about 5k.
Dyke agonises before folding.
Batey says "you show i show"
Dyke shows  , Batey shows  for 8 high

[TightEnd]

Ian Gascoigne, on his second bullet, chip leader with over 80,000

"How?2 I ask incredulously

"I rivered a full house"

pause

"I got it in with top pair and nut flush draw against second nut flush draw and held"

pause

"playing well, great bet sizing, learnt everything I knew off Mitch in the cash game"

Next to him, cambridgealex barely stifles a chuckle

[TightEnd]

Leethefish Williamson doubles through Gary Phillips

Lee with  flops the draw-tastic  and gets it in against 

Instant service for him on the  turn

[smashedagain]

Click to see full-size image.

Sure would of got that

It's road kill obv

Good boy girgy

[leethefish]

Leethefish Williamson doubles through Gary Phillips

Lee with  flops the draw-tastic  and gets it in against 

Instant service for him on the  turn

Hmmm if only mr end!!
River 7 to give straight on board but higher straight to the other fella !
Re-entry imminent

[JGill_DTD]

Sunil Mistri out
Kings against a turned straight

[TightEnd]

British Gas raises to 900 at 150-300

Paul Bowser calls

Johnny Zaib makes it 3,000 in the small blind

Gas flats the 3 bet

Bowser now shoves for 16,000

Zaib re-shoves 28,000

Gas playing about 35,000 has 

His own fault for playing trappy to the 3 bet I suppose

Long dwell, reluctant fold. Thoughts?

Bowser 

Zaib 

flop  more than doubles Bowser up

[TightEnd]

Leethefish Williamson doubles through Gary Phillips

Lee with  flops the draw-tastic  and gets it in against 

Instant service for him on the  turn

Hmmm if only mr end!!
River 7 to give straight on board but higher straight to the other fella !
Re-entry imminent

apoloies. confession time, I moved to the next table after you binked the turn!

[TightEnd]

Jamie Moult up to 80,000

Three big coups

All in with 9-10 on a 8-10-J two spade flop. Called by Q5ss and he held

Knocked out Colburn Tomlin with Kings against Jacks


Finally Sunny Mistri raises with KK, with two callers before him Jamie calls with 

flop 5-8-10

Moult check calls Mistri's flop bet

turn is gin, Q

Moult check raises Mistri, Mistri 4 bet shoves, Moult obviously calls with the nuts

[TightEnd]

Three limpers, and Sonia Hazledene on the button makes it 1,100

Mike flushthemout in the big blind makes it 5,000 with K-K

Sonia calls

flop 10-x-x rainbow

Mike leads, Sonia raises, Mike shoves and is called by 10-10 to knock him out