[user4144]
The Oriental Express. Chooo! Chooo!
As I recently learned today, Murphy's Law (or what I would refer to as Sod's Law) has just come into play, my prior complaints of little action and a subdued atmosphere triggering a cataclysmic frenzy in the poker jungle.
As DaveShoelace voyeured an all-in on Table 1, young David Lionel was simultaneously all-in on the neighbouring table. His sniper was one Johnny Chan, who was indulging in a spot of good old fashioning coin-flipping with versus David's .
With both players rising from their seats in excitement, the 10-time bracelet winner riffling his chips and still as apprehensive as ever, the dealer dealt out the Chan-friendly flop. If that wasn't enough, the Orient Express was then rewarded with a flush draw on the turn when the popped out.
A and a Queen-high flush later and it was all over for Lionel, Chan scooping in what appeared to be a pot of around 60k giving him a menacing stack of 80k and Cheshire Cat grin to boot.
If anyone questioned the passion and desire to win of these old timers, then one only need look at Chan's reaction to the river, his punched fist proving that he's still hungry for victory.
More importantly, however, who the hell are Murphy and Sod and when did they come up with these bloody laws?
[user46298]
Some mercy for Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier
Such were the words of Isabelle Mercier, who hasn't had the easiest day of it and had reached the preflop shoving point... She was looked up by the dominating of Mats Gavatin, and her needed some help. Like a first card out on the flop!. The rest of the board came out and Isabelle is back in it.
[user38334]
Johnny Lodden eliminated and he takes a bevy of hot Swedish girls with him, who were parked on the rail sweating their favorite pro
On a flop of , Johnny Lodden bet out 4,500, Nicolas Levi raised enough to set Lodden all in, Erik Joergensen folded, and Lodden called.
Lodden flipped over and found himself in excellent shape against Levi’s . The turn was the , but the river was a brutally unlucky , Levi hitting the two-outer to eliminate Lodden.
Lodden and his very attractive rail birds last seen headed out the door.
[user26127]
We grabbed Daniel Negreanu just before start time today as he was on his way to play at the feature table alongside Howard Lederer and Lee Nelson. Daniel talks about playing against Lee Nelson and the 'Kill Phil' strategy, his lack of whistling ability, and tells us that bright colors can be a very manly wardrobe choice.
[user24788]
Gerry Kane gets unlucky with pocket Aces
The kilt-wearing Gerry Kane has been busted off the featured TV table. He was involved in a raising war pre-flop with Magnus Persson. They eventually got all their money in.
Kane:
Persson:
The flop was and Persson took the lead. The turn was the and the river was the . Kane's pocket Aces were cracked and he headed to the rail.
Persson increased his stack to 120,000, which puts him into the Top 5 in chips at the moment.
[user4144]
Ben Roberts has just been eliminated from the tournament. He pushed his shortstack in with but ran into Matthew McCullough's in the big blind.
[user46298]
Nicolas Levi, suavely behatted Frenchman, just took most of Johnny Lodden's stack when his spiked a third Queen for good measure after he got it all in preflop against Lodden's .
[user3511]
A lot of the UK players are complaining about not getting dealt any decent hands. Most are nursing short stacks and telling their friends "One double up and I'll be ok".
Gus Hansen never gets any hands and he is doing ok.
[user46298]
On one table, gregarious Jeff Buffenbarger (known as 'Michigan Jeff' over here in the UK where that is an exotic moniker) had moved in over the top of under the gun raiser Henrik Waltersson. Jimmy Fricke had called in the middle, but the dwell was coming from yet-to-act Julien Bertazzon. Bertazzon eventually called the 17,500 and the rest got out of the way.
Bertazzon:
Buffenbarger:
The board came low with not a hint of a diamond, and the Luton regular doubles up.
At the same time, Brendan Walls was all-in against the pair (Fours) with the overcards (A-Q) and again the pair stood up, busting the Betfair qualifier.
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versus David's 
.
flop. If that wasn't enough, the Orient Express was then rewarded with a flush draw on the turn when the 
popped out.
and a Queen-high flush later and it was all over for Lionel, Chan scooping in what appeared to be a pot of around 60k giving him a menacing stack of 80k and Cheshire Cat grin to boot.
of Mats Gavatin, and her 
needed some help. Like a 
first card out on the flop!. The rest of the board came out 
and Isabelle is back in it.
, Johnny Lodden bet out 4,500, Nicolas Levi raised enough to set Lodden all in, Erik Joergensen folded, and Lodden called.
. The turn was the 
, but the river was a brutally unlucky 
, Levi hitting the two-outer to eliminate Lodden. 
and Persson took the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Kane's pocket Aces were cracked and he headed to the rail.
