£1500 European Poker Classic at the Vic - LIVE UPDATE DAY1A

[Djinn]

With no dinner break it's Jen back as Ben takes a "10 minute McDonald's trip."  Totally necessary, believe me.  If I were playing, I'd be stockpiling biscuits about now.

Dan Pedersen is OUT (sorry, don't know the details)

They've lost a whole tableful already.  The blinds are now 200 - 400 (wow) and the shorter stacks are already taking the plunge.

[tikay]

200-400 after 3 hours! In Vienna, we were on 150-300 after 7 hours if I'm not mistaken. Took me an eternity to bust out.

[Dewi_cool]

That McDonald fellow has done quite well for himself, when I was a lad he only had a farm

[Djinn]

Jon Kalmar occasionally graces the update corner with his presence on a cig break - he let me in on a little nickname secret - apparently his brother coined the 'Skalie' name, but now he's so well known online by it that he's kind of become Skalie... ah the price of fame.
 

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[Ironside]

if you have a new pic your your avatar tikay email it to me and i'll do the rest

[ostlers]

yeah, the blind structure is a bit of a joke......... they didnt decide the clock for levels until yesterday......... they have a lot to learn........

thanks for the photo of Lauren and the chip update Djinn, its appreciated, as I struggle to win some cash online........its nice to have updates on how the better half is doing.

[Djinn]

I am also going to take this golden (arches) opportunity to whack on this pic of Ben which he told me not to.

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[tikay]

I am also going to take this golden (arches) opportunity to whack on this pic of Ben which he told me not to.

Nice jumper Ben, you are clearly a new recruit to the anti-cool brigade.

[Ironside]

is ben related to robertHM?

[Djinn]

As so often happens, a lot of chips are finding their way on to one table - there are now three stacks over 30k on Iwan's table (his not among them, though).  In fact, the whole thing does seem to have a pacy feel I am not used to after the good ol' EPT.  Not that it's all bad - from our point of view action is action and there's already been plenty of it.

Dave Shallow   12,500.  He's wearing those giant headphones which I am sure effectively blocked another guy's blonde joke - "Fire away," said Dubai and donned the 'phones as the joketeller got going.  Heheheh.  Not a bad joke though...

Mickey Wernick says his current 6,000 chips feels like quite a lot, after an initial drop right down to 3,000.  I saw him bet a river not too long ago and then pass to a big raise, leaving himself just 5k.  The board was , and his opponent showed him when he passed.  It wasn't clear whether that was winning.  But I reckon it was.

[Karabiner]

I am also going to take this golden (arches) opportunity to whack on this pic of Ben which he told me not to.

Nice jumper Ben, you are clearly a new recruit to the anti-cool brigade.

I knew Robert HM was a trend-sweater 

[Djinn]

is ben related to robertHM?

Rather looks like one of HM's, but with the setting on 'black-and-white.'

[vinni]

the german kid next to micheal greco ,
hes a loony tune , called a 25 k raise after the 5 cards were dealt
with KQ off.
k high

[Ironside]

the german kid next to micheal greco ,
hes a loony tune , called a 25 k raise after the 5 cards were dealt
with KQ off.
k high

yeah but did he beat your queen high?

[vinni]

noooooooooooo