The 2014 WSOP Thread. tikay wins a bracelet, the rest is secondary

[tikay]

British LPPL players Liam Alcock and Dave Burt doing it.

Liam is smashing #23. Currently 1/10 with over 900k. Second 600k, 3rd 300k.

Dave 10/17 in #21.

Quick update on that.

In ONE day, they got down to 9 players, from 1,473. Yikes.

Even more impressive was Liam's effort. I am copying this from the (also) excellent WSOP thead Next Door, run by Cornwall Bloke, aka FCHD.....


Next on the list is Liam Alcock, who according to the WSOP is from Rotherham, and according to Hendon Mob has a grand total of $0 in lifetime earnings, just a couple of mentions of finishing positions in events at a Festival Of Pub Poker. If this is the same guy it is a major step up as he is now guaranteed a minimum of $17K. It's not been easy to track him as PokerNews' updates are calling him Liam Allock, presumably to get around their ultra-sensitive profanity filter.

Later, "murray69" (MintTrav maybe?) replied further......


I know Liam, and yes you are correct he hasnt had many big cashes but finished 2nd at the livepubpoker main event back in march, but he has a great game and im confident that he can win this.


I LOVE these stories, of "little guys" having a day in a lifetime.

Good luck him.

Dave Burt, unforch, is out.

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/chipcounts.asp?grid=1052&tid=13623

Liam, as you will see, is listed as being from Rotherham, EStonia.

[arbboy]

what an amazing story that would be if he binked $250k with nothing other than pub poker experience.  Has he won a sat into this $1k or just took a shot? Staked?

[tikay]

what an amazing story that would be if he binked $250k with nothing other than pub poker experience.  Has he won a sat into this $1k or just took a shot? Staked?

No idea, but I'm going to try & bump into him before the Final, & ask him how he came to be playing this. Maybe "murray69" knows?

I've had a word with Seth Palansky, too, about changing his Country to GB. If he wins it, it'd be a bit sad if he were reported as Estonian.

[tikay]

The 6-Max $5,000 has just began, very few Brits in it so far, thought I might see Flushy, but no sign of him yet. 300 Entrants so far, half an hour in.

Did see this reprobate, & his Rail, though.

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[BulldozerD]

Dave Burt is not in the same event as Liam, he is still in event #21 according to WSOP and pokernews

[tikay]

Dave Burt is not in the same event as Liam, he is still in event #21 according to WSOP and pokernews

Ahh yes, so he is, you are absolutely right, apologies.

It was my reverse anti-bok.

[Marky147]

Haha, wish those 2 reprobates the best of luck from me if you pass them again, please.


Good luck to the other brits that are deep, too!

[tikay]

what an amazing story that would be if he binked $250k with nothing other than pub poker experience.  Has he won a sat into this $1k or just took a shot? Staked?

More from "murray69" next Door........


"He won the trip to Vegas for finishing 2nd in the LPPL nationals in march which included flights and accom, so he has used his own money to buy into the event, he also played event 21 but didnt do too well although his mate Dave Burt is still in with 16 remaining. Not a bad trip for them both"

Amazing stuff.

Gonna try & get a photo & have a word with him, play starts in 10 minutes.

[tikay]

Just bumped into MintTrav, who has fiilled me in about Liam & Dave, then I had a chat with Liam.

Incredibly, with Dave in the last 16 of the other event, & Liam in the Turbo Final, the 2 of them are sharing the same room. What a trip for them both.

Liam paid himself in, after winning the "flight & hotel" package in the Pub League Final.  

Liam has won a good few bob Online, he tells me, but nothing Live that qualifies or a Database entry.

He is an Accounts Clerk for a frozen food distribution company in Sheffield, apparently.

[tikay]

Here's Liam, 5 mins ago, the photo is a bit dark, sorry, but flash photography is not allowed.

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[craigbetts]

Live stream just come online! should be a fun watch and really rooting for Liam!

[tikay]

5 left in the Turbo now, including Liam.

And his room-mate, Dave Burt, is now on the Final Table of the other Event.

[tikay]

Meanwhile, the Boys are in town, Ryan & Posh Bloke.

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[toddswain]

Incred stuff

[Tal]

Hideous lighting. I thought you were a photographer?