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

[Djinn]

Rolandinho - this is you while you still had chips - I like this photo so it's going on, gone or not gone.  I will pass on your good luck messages. 

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[bobby1]

Increase the buyin.

how would increasing the buy in improve the structure of the event?

[M3boy]

Snoopy

Can you remember the last time the Vic had a major tourney?

We had a similar thread then re structure, and correct me if I am wrong, but wasnt that one 45 min clock?!?!

I would think that The Vic must take norice (if it is indeed the Vic that have set the structure), but will they?? In a word.... No - Not until they have such a poor turnout - will that ever happen? Again I think No.

Take what Blue Square have done on Tribecca,,,, for ages people who play there have been screaming for a higher buyin f/o with a better structure. So Blue Square lay on a $3.5 guaranteed $100 f/o - which has yet to make the guarantee!! - Go figure

[M3boy]

Neway, nighty night all

Great updates as always guys - see you tomorrow!!

[snoopy1239]

Rolandinho - this is you while you still had chips - I like this photo so it's going on, gone or not gone.  I will pass on your good luck messages. 



Roland.

Were you wearing makeup for this event??? 

[Djinn]

The Deckster has 36,000, and, who else... ah yes Jeff Rogers has 30,000 - sorry we didn't keep very good track of him to begin with.

Blinds are now 500 - 1,000 with a 50 ante, and this, I believe, is the last level of the night.

Sorry for a little bit of quiet there, just a Vodafone hiccup, nothing serious.

[Rolandinho05]

no!

just the cheap Indian takeaway style llighting at the Vic

why do we play it? i dont know i think i will only play the EPT Vic event for the rest of the year. Im really sick of being treated like shit.

[tikay]

The Deckster has 36,000, and, who else... ah yes Jeff Rogers has 30,000 - sorry we didn't keep very good track of him to begin with.

Blinds are now 500 - 1,000 with a 50 ante, and this, I believe, is the last level of the night.

Sorry for a little bit of quiet there, just a Vodafone hiccup, nothing serious.

So the rent is 2,000 per orbit, after 6 hours, with a starting stack of 10k? Eeekk.....Gonna have to get busy tomorrow it seems!

[snoopy1239]

 Im really sick of being treated like shit.

sry m8, I was only kidding about the make-up.  0:-)

[vinni]

its not only the structure ,
luton blackpool  wallsall and no end of other casinos give free buffet,
 the 750 buy in had a 35 add on then you have to pay 10 sovs for a buffet
which was to say the leased horrid

[The Baron]

Grea updates guys.

[Djinn]

Ben here....

Colchester Kev has arrived and is livening up the place with some quality one liners..

He is trying to persuade Jon Raab to sponsor him claiming he has blue square tattoed on his p*n*s. LOOOOOOOOOL

John Kabbaj took a BIG setback just before the last break. on a   board. it went bet  raise re raise re raise all in from some mystery German geezer who has never heard of the great Thomas 'Buzzer' Bihl. John took 8 minutes before deciding that his hand wasn't good enough. I personally think John was on a re steal and didn't have anything, but then again im not sure the German geezer had anything either. They had been at loggerheads for hours and this pot was inevitable. The pot was around 70k and propels the German fella to the chip leader with 110k.

John however is not so well off and is down to 20k or so.

Barny Boatman is struggling on 10k and Blondie is well poised with a shade over 20k.

chow for now, im handing you over to Jen

[dpommo]

By increasing the buyin, it reduces the size of the field therefore alllowing more flexibility in terms  of adjusting the structure.

[Djinn]

Yes hard luck to Kev who oh so nearly won a seat to the Irish Open... next time.

Counts from the Floor, on which play the remaining 48...

James Vogl        17,000
Dave Barnes      26,500
Woody             42,000  (just pushed Simon Nowab off a raggy flop by moving in on the button)
Simon Nowab    14,500
Simon Zach       13,000
Rumit Somaiya   24,400
RED-DOG          14,600
Peter Davidsen   25,025
John Kabbaj       38,000
Kevin O'Leary      8,600
Shah Koumi       27,000
Paul Testud       22,000
Lauren Szidak     11,800
Bambos             19,800
El Blondie           17,500
Barney Boatman  21,000
Kieran Walsh       19,500
Jim Kerrigan        32,000
Jac Arama           10,800
Marky147           7,600
Stephen Pearce   81,000 

[Djinn]

The Deckster has 36,000, and, who else... ah yes Jeff Rogers has 30,000 - sorry we didn't keep very good track of him to begin with.

Blinds are now 500 - 1,000 with a 50 ante, and this, I believe, is the last level of the night.

Sorry for a little bit of quiet there, just a Vodafone hiccup, nothing serious.

So the rent is 2,000 per orbit, after 6 hours, with a starting stack of 10k? Eeekk.....Gonna have to get busy tomorrow it seems!

Forewarned is forearmed.  Not that you have problems getting busy with slower structures though... remember Helsinki