Aqeel Butt raises UTG
Trim Nikollaj calls in the small blind
John Exley 3 bets out of the big blind and both call
flop
Trim checks, Exley bets and Butt calls
Shortest stack Trim now check shoves, Exley shoves, presumably to try to get the short-stack heads up and Butt calls too
Trim
Exley
Butt
turn is , but Trim is still trying to fade a heart or a gutshot 3 for Butt
river
Trim trebles up
Exley wins the side pot with Ace high
the 1pm flight is in level 9 with 247 entries
the 5pm flight is starting with 81 players, late reg to 8.20pm
three more day ones follow this
online on partypoker at 7pm and 9pm
live at DTD at 8pm
Sharon Collins, up from Cardiff. Probably the best female poker player in Cardiff* (* i only know one female poker player in cardiff)
in the middle Ian Turner, normally a cash player here, playing his first tournament of the year
Daniel “Kinboshi” Phillips, now close shaven up top, beardy lower down
James Ablott, the subject of possibly the worst photograph i have taken today.
waiting for more players
800-1600
111 of 237 left
64,000 average
Joe Hall 190,000
Nick Round 180,000
Ben Chambers 170,000
Trim Nikollaj 140,000
Mark Stokes 140,000
Daryl Haney bounds ocver to me to tell me he hadc “won my first pot in five bullets” early in the 5pm flight
He flat called a raise on the button with Q-Q. Sneaky
Both blinds called included Yvonne Smmer in the big blind
J-J-7 flop
checked to Hany in position he bets 2,000
Sommer the only caller
Q turn (nice)
check to Haney, 2,000 again. Sommer check raise to 5,o00
Haney all in for just under 30,000
Sommer calls with J-7
Full double up for Haney and Sommer heads for the rebuy desk
With 163 of 189 left headed to level 5 which is 250,000
Online the 7pm flight has just started on partypoker
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that leaves two more chances to play day ones
a) live at 8pm at DTD. You can buy in with cash
b) online partypoker 9pm
OR
midday tomorrow £550 for 200,000 chips, late reg to 2.20pm
£30,000 for 1st, £250,000 GTD
Today’s figures:
1pm flight: 237. 5pm flight: 205. 7pm Online: 74.
We still have 8pm Live & 9pm Online
If we hit we go to £300K next time
Joe Hall, 250,000 in the first of the three live flights today, is the chip leader with three levels to go
here’s what that looks like.
I’ve had a few (lots) of questions about the Day2 buy-in rules for the DTD Grand Prix. Here’s a handy FAQ:
Can I buy-in Cash?Yes, you can buy-in £550 sterling at the desk.
Do I have to buy-in at the start of Day 2?No you can Late Reg until 2.20pm.
How many chips do I get?You will get 200,000, which is 100bb.
Can I surrender a Day 1 stack and buy-in to Day 2?Yes, this is completely fine.
Can I re-enter if I buy-in to Day 2?If it is before 2.20pm then you can yes.
Can I re-enter if I bust Day 2 with a Day 1 stack?If it is before 2.20pm then you can yes.
Day 2 starts at 12pm
From the day ones there are a whopping 373 players through, plus any £550 day two buy ins to come (late reg 2.20pm)
The blinds are rolled back to 1000-2000 so a long long day awaits for those who go deep
Live stream all day here
Payouts on here
Seat draw to follow
At 3pm at the club, late reg 8.10pm
Remember for the first 100 through to Day 2, you get your £550 buy in back in cash
75 of those 100 cash buy backs remain