[user4144]
It's very slow going over here on the feature table, and although we have no bias towards any particular player, I must confess to fearing the phrase "double through" -- hopefully, the upcoming dinner break will not only break the monotony from a spectator's point of view, but also the players, who seemed to be suffering from a slight case of fatigue.
Meanwhile, Pauly and I are keeping ourselves occupied with current affairs and hot debates, the latest "What do American's eat at Christmas" discussion being triggered by my very British headline in the previous post.
He claims ham, but I'm just not having that. How can our across-the-pond friends not dig into a turkey at Christmas. So sick.
[user46298]
The outer table, despite being stocked with very aggressive players, has found its pace of play decreasing as the levels increase. One interesting hand recently found John Tabatabai getting a few of those chips Gus Hansen took from him last level. With the blinds at 5k/10k, small blind Tabatabai limped and Hansen checked.
Flop: . Tabatabai bet out 50k (that's just two of the newly introduced 25k chips) and Hansen called.
Turn: . Without a pause, Tabatabai bet 75k, and won the pot there.
Elsewhere newly re-stacked Tino Lechich is in a much more chatty sort of mood. He also just stole James Keys' beer. "Is that your beer?" he asked, pointing at a bottle on their side table. "Yes," replied Keys. "I took a sip out of it. I'll get you a fresh one." Yes, folks, they've started drinking -- perhaps that will shift a few players out of first gear.
[user4144]
I like Turkey
Christmas has come early for William Durkee. After his 35k raise was called in the small blind by Theo Jorgesnen, Durkee bet 85k on a flop. Theo, blowing out his cheeks like a puffer fish, scratched his head inquisitively before flicking in the appropriate chips for the call.
The turn came a second Ace, the . Again Theo checked, and again Durkee bet, but this time it was a tad more, the young American announcing all-in for what looked like circa 200k in chips with .
It didn't take very long for Theo to call, surprisingly with just , but ultimately he was drawing dead.
[user38334]
In addition to adding £56,000 to the prizepool, BetFair also have a special bonus for their Team members. Any Team Betfair member that makes the final table of the tournament will receive a sponsoship deal for entry into the next 3 years of the WSOPE. Assuming the buyin stays the same, that is a total of £30,000.
There are currently 13 players remaining in the tournament with one table of 6 and one of 7. The tournament has been played 9 handed, but the two tables will merge into one with 10 players remaining in the tournament. Play will then continue until one player is eliminated and the final 9 players will return for the televised final table tomorrow.
There are a number of Team BetFair players still in, and the question is being asked - what constitutes the final table for the purposes of the BetFair offer?
[user3511]
Gus Hansen
After a stalemate yesterday with his early chip lead, Gus Hansen has made up for lost time. He has been pretty quiet for the first level today but now is taking charge of the table, playing every hand and putting players to a decision for all their chips.
Most recently he check raised James Keys all in, Keys welled up for a very long time on a flop and eventually folded. Gus really is terrifying with chips.
[user46298]
Hansen: intense
Gus Hansen has moved all in for bucketloads of chips on the flop so far today three times, and it's three for three "no call" from his deepstacked opponents. This hand saw Hansen raising preflop to 33k, called by Oyvind Riisem. Big blind John Tabatabai then re-raised to 120k. Hansen thought for a minute and called, Riisem passed immediately.
Flop: Now Tabatabai checked, and Gus Hansen announced that he was all in (he covered his young opponent, who had around 400k left). While Tabatabai thought for five minutes, his opponent stared at a fixed point on the table in front of him and remained completely motionless. "Can I show a card?" asked John. "Not without receiving a penalty. The answer is no."
Eventually he passed, showing ; Hansen declined to show, and raked in the pot.
[user4144]
With Magnus raising to 31k and receiving two callers in Dominic and William, Johannes Korsar re-raises to 115k from the blind to take down the pot uncontested.
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. Tabatabai bet out 50k (that's just two of the newly introduced 25k chips) and Hansen called.
. Without a pause, Tabatabai bet 75k, and won the pot there.
flop. Theo, blowing out his cheeks like a puffer fish, scratched his head inquisitively before flicking in the appropriate chips for the call.
. Again Theo checked, and again Durkee bet, but this time it was a tad more, the young American announcing all-in for what looked like circa 200k in chips with 
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flop and eventually folded. Gus really is terrifying with chips.
Now Tabatabai checked, and Gus Hansen announced that he was all in (he covered his young opponent, who had around 400k left). While Tabatabai thought for five minutes, his opponent stared at a fixed point on the table in front of him and remained completely motionless. "Can I show a card?" asked John. "Not without receiving a penalty. The answer is no."
; Hansen declined to show, and raked in the pot.
