DTD £500 Deepstack £200,000 Gtd: Day1a

[JGill_DTD]

11,500 in the middle on 
Chinese Frankie leads or 6,050, Dan Ward to 14,000.
"Ah I knew you were going to do this, it's so sick" says Frankie
"I should just check and let you bet. Queens up? you are playing your hand face up. You don't raise with AQ there"
He then asks the player next to him "you fold a Queen?" in a jokingly manor
"You play Queens face up. One hand, you don't have Aces" as he shows us 
"but Dan, you have Queens up yeah?"
The instant Dan says clock to the dealer Frankie throws his chips in
Frankie shows  , Dan Ward shows  for a split pot
As Frankie is having a heart attack Dan says "nice hand Frankie"

[RobbieBottle]

Limp from EP, Bradshaw to 475, Tuna flats, on the button John Black makes it 2k (possibly a little less).
David L'honore to 4,700. Rahim Tadj-saadat from the big blind now gets involved, making it 11k.
Folds to John Black who tanks and tanks. Eventually he makes it 18,500.
L'Honore gets out the way, Rahim tank 7 bet jams for 27k, call by Black.
Rahim -  
Black -  
Kings hold, monstrous pot for Black who I think is around the 100k mark. "what's that about my hedge" he remarks after, in jubilant mood

Did John give a story about how he should have played QQ lol!!

[JGill_DTD]

John Black actually on 85,500, making him current chip leader

[JGill_DTD]

Limp from EP, Bradshaw to 475, Tuna flats, on the button John Black makes it 2k (possibly a little less).
David L'honore to 4,700. Rahim Tadj-saadat from the big blind now gets involved, making it 11k.
Folds to John Black who tanks and tanks. Eventually he makes it 18,500.
L'Honore gets out the way, Rahim tank 7 bet jams for 27k, call by Black.
Rahim -  
Black -  
Kings hold, monstrous pot for Black who I think is around the 100k mark. "what's that about my hedge" he remarks after, in jubilant mood

Did John give a story about how he should have played QQ lol!!

Nope, he was too busy fist pumping I think

[Vinodh]

Limp from EP, Bradshaw to 475, Tuna flats, on the button John Black makes it 2k (possibly a little less).
David L'honore to 4,700. Rahim Tadj-saadat from the big blind now gets involved, making it 11k.
Folds to John Black who tanks and tanks. Eventually he makes it 18,500.
L'Honore gets out the way, Rahim tank 7 bet jams for 27k, call by Black.
Rahim -  
Black -  
Kings hold, monstrous pot for Black who I think is around the 100k mark. "what's that about my hedge" he remarks after, in jubilant mood

INSANE EDGE works again!!!!
Did John give a story about how he should have played QQ lol!!

Nope, he was too busy fist pumping I think

[TightEnd]

David L'Honore out

4 bet folded A-K

4 bet shoved A-K same orbit, called by J-J and lost

[TightEnd]

After three limpers at 100-200 ra 25 Ben Spraggons makes it 750 in the cut off

Both blinds call

The first two limpers call

The third limper, to surprise around the table, folds

Five way then to 

It is checked round

 

Checked to Spraggons who makes it 1,500

The original limper Orlando Anderson is the only caller

river 

check check

Anderson flips 

Spraggons looks across, looks a touch surprised to win a nice pot with 

[JGill_DTD]

Rastafish has now picked up some chirping chips on 50k or so
His voice currently echoing around the room "I'm on FIRE! do not mess with me! when I'm talking, just fold! that's a tell for you right there, listen to me!"

Blinds now up to 150/300/25, 122 entries so far as well as 4 re-entries, needing a total of 400 entries over today and tomorrow.

[TightEnd]

Tony Curant, below, knocks out a short-stacked Simon Deadman

Deadman runs Jacks into Pocket Kings, pre-flop

[welsh1980]

Emyr Wyn Lewis

tell the Welsh legend to smile

[TightEnd]

James Keys just arrived

[TightEnd]

Anthony Nicholls knocks out Wadey Ashraf. Only caught the tail end of the hand as Wadey headed in the direction of the table games

Nicholls had J-10 on 8-9-J and held

[Mitch]

James Keys just arrived

Years on the Meth finally starting to take its toll.

[TightEnd]

Van Tuan Phan doubles through Bash Mahmood with Aces against Kings, all in pre

Phan was short, so Mahmood is still in

Board ran out Q-10-6-6-Q

[TightEnd]

Chelsea Fan Gabi the front of house, in the club colours

Arsenal fan Delta the dealer, in a suitable black shirt as 3rd place slips away...

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