"All in and a call," is the cry, and as I race over to the rail, the featured table does indeed have an all-in confrontation, The Hoff de Steve all in for 200-250k in the small blind with , racing against under-the-gunner Magnus Persson and his .
As seems to be the trend at the moment, the board was clinical and it was of no suprise to hear the announcer spout out the words, "drawing dead" by the turn.
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Tabatabai
Being out of position against Gus Hansen is something of a nightmare to most players, but John Tabatabai has positivley thrived on it. He has taken pot after pot from the Great Dane and done his fair share of stealing. Gus still has plenty of chips though, so it could still end in fireworks for one of these two players.
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James Keys
Ben Mayhew, who has been friends with James Keys since the age of five (and taught the lad the game of poker) has given me some insider information on this dark horse. He is a student at Durham University, and has done work experience for Betfair, the site on which he qualified for just $70. His regular game online might be "Twenty-five/fifty" -- that's $0.25/$0.50 -- so this tournament represents some serious money for him. He's been playing for three years so doesn' t lack experience, but has been waiting for a break just like this to try his hand at the major tournament scene.
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12th Place Finisher Tino Lechich
Tino Lechich moved all in from UTG for his remaining 167,000 and was called by Ovyind Riisem in the big blind. Lechich turned over , but Riisen had woken up to . The flop was , the turn was the , and the river was the , making a set of kings for Riisen. Lechich left to applause from the rail and the Aussie graciously shook his opponent's hand.
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Mumble mumble
Dominic Kay has been relatively quiet today, staying out of the big pots and rarely getting his feet wet. However, he did just tangle with Magnus Persson, the Scandinavian raising what the announcer called "the P O T" from the small blind, the Brit smooth-calling from the big.
Once both players had meekly checked the flop, Dominic bet 50k on the turn, which was called by Magnus. Come the river, Dominic was reaching for chips once again, this time increasing the bar to 101k. Why he added the 1k, I'm not sure, but it was enough to make Magnus fold.
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It seems as though James Keys' fan club had a few pints at dinner. After picking up the last pot, he raised and picked up the blinds, to a very, very enthusiastic response from the rail. It is starting to resemble an English football match in here.
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, racing against under-the-gunner Magnus Persson and his 
.
, but Riisen had woken up to 
. The flop was 
, the turn was the 
, making a set of kings for Riisen. Lechich left to applause from the rail and the Aussie graciously shook his opponent's hand.
flop, Dominic bet 50k on the 
turn, which was called by Magnus. Come the 
and is called by John Tabatabai in the blinds with 
.
