ISPT Wembley Day2a

[horseplayer]

Eso Kral, who qualified in the genting luton sat this week

gd luck eso

[TightEnd]

Nice of Beaker from The Muppets to show up

[KarmaDope]

As you can imagine, with the average stack being 300bbs and 1 hour levels, it can be described as rather slow going out there.

I cannot confirm or deny that one person has said it will be like "wading through treacle" today

However, Barny Boatman has started off like a rocket, I caught a hand where he was mulling a raise after Xavier Besnier bet 1100 on a flop, with Andrew Olssen calling. Boatman did raise to 6100 and Besnier quickly mucked his hand. Olssen wasn't to be beaten though, and called.

The turn was the and Olssen pretty quickly check-called another 5k from the Hendon Mobber. The river was the and Olssen again checked. Boatman went into the tank and eventually bet approximately 17k. I say approximately because Boatman bet all his lower denominational chips, leaving himself one orange 25k chip in reserve. Olssen just smiled ruefully and folded his hand.

[TightEnd]

APAT's Leigh Wiltshire and Matt Dale

[KarmaDope]

The downside for all the players who appear to have bought in direct today is that as they bought in after the seat draw, they are all getting sat together.

Jamie Sykes has therefore found himself with Jamie Burland on his direct left. I'll be keeping an eye on their table for fireworks, even with 300bb stacks to start!

[TightEnd]

Barny Boatman, one of the Hendon Mobsters playing today

[TightEnd]

The small print

Clause27f(1)(iii) If you are drawn in position to Albert Sapiano, you may not complain for the rest of the tournament about bad luck

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[c4ught]

Looks amazing, gutted not to be playing.

Good luck to everyone hope it gets close to hitting the mill for 1st.

#ISPT

[reaper30]

the queue to buy in

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Wow thought we were in a recession lol
Congrats to Simon and Rob for getting involved and making this happen!
Gutted I can't get the time off work so wasn't me worth trying to qualify. Maybe next year.
Good luck all those blondes playing!

[KarmaDope]

Some quick twitter updates from #ISPT

Matt Dale @gusmangofish Wow. Just got slowrolled. . Board . I call an 8.5k river. I show . Opponent sighs and flips .. Then #ispt

Rupinder Bedi @gb2loose Up to 63k after second hand. Michael mizrachi bet bet bet on aj79k found the call with a9cc he shows queens #ispt

It's also getting a bit hot down there - thankfully the press room is air conditioned

Amy Trodd @Amy_T Warning to anyone playing the #ispt. Wear as little clothes as possible. I am now donning my new IWEMPLAY tee.

[mikeyboy9361]

This looks like an absolutely awesome event and massive congratulations to all who made it happen, lets hope it is the great success it deserves to be.

[TightEnd]

In level 2 with over 350 runners

All the DBIs/late regs are co-tabling, and we have some spicy ones

Mizrachi/Trigg and Bedi for example

Toby Lewis on another

Burland and Sykes side by side


and man is it hot in there!

[TightEnd]

I thought he was in Vegas, but the brilliant Mr Brammer is here, snoozing through the early levels

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sorry wrong photo

[TightEnd]

One massage girl lands the plum gig

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[TightEnd]

One the right, James Bond before a month in the jungle

On the left, after that month

Sykes and Burland about to lock horns again

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