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Beevers has to leave us
The Table of Doom and Certain Death continues to wield it's eliminating stick with the departure of Hendon Mobber Joe Beevers. Again, all in preflop, Beevers ran into the of Jason Mercier, and was unable to summon the spirit of Houdini as the board came .
Beevers sensed the end was near as he commented, "That's not good," on the turn, and his negative vibes were justified when the San Remo EPT champion made a straight on the river to add another scalp to his already impressive poker CV.
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"Barman!"
With more departures than Heathrow and Gatwick airports combined, charismatic Irishman Padraig Parkinson has become the latest casualty, eliminated at the merciless hands of Jason Mercier.
All in preflop, Padraig was slightly behind with versus , and failed to improve on an commanding board.
Parkinson is used to saying, "Make mine a double," but no such luck on this occasion as he departs in 13th. A dirty dozen remain.
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Justin, just out
Before I'd barely finished reporting my last exit, we had ourselves another all-in on what has clearly become the Table of Doom. This time, it was a three-way encounter, involving Joe Beevers, Tomi Nyback, and short stack Justin Smith.
Smith =
Nyback =
Beevers =
The flop was decisive, and one that spelled the end for Smith. And whilst Beevers could still hit running cards to take it down, no such miracle occurred, the turn teasing the outdraw, but ultimately failing to deliver on the harmless river.
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Well, you certainly don't want to get aces on this table, as Chris Bjorin becomes the third player in the last couple of levels to exit with the bullets in hand.
It was actually Padraig Parkinson who kicked off the action, his preflop raise leading to a call from Joe Beevers, followed by an all-in for 69,000 from Chris Bjorin. Although Parkinson ducked out of the way, Beevers was less accommodating and decided to make the call.
Bjorin =
Beevers =
Board =
Beevers takes it down with a full house, as Bjorin exits in 16th.
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Justin "BoostedJ" Smith opened for 14,000, Sorel Mizzi called, David Penly re-potted, Smith moved all in, Mizzi folded, and Penly called. Smith had Penly covered.
Penly:
Smith:
The board ran out , Penly rivering a queen-high straight to double his stack to nearly 270,000. Smith was left with only 50,000.
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They're dropping like bungee jumping elephants now that we've surpassed the bubble, the latest player to munch on the bitter taste of dust being Scandinavian pro Stephen Kjaerstad.
Kjaerstad made a standard preflop raise from middle position, before being flat-called by Theo Jorgensen in the big blind. On the flop, Jorgensen checked, Kjaerstad made a continuation bet of 21,500, and Jorgensen deep-reached for a tall stack of blue chips. After a momentary hesitation, Kjaerstad called all in.
Jorgensen =
Kjaerstad =
"That's nice," observed Jorgensen as the turn came a decisive . The on the river was academic, and Kjaerstad was gone.
And on that note, the empty seat is filled by Jason Mercier, who comes armed with more racks than a torture chamber. Sixteen remain.
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Within just a few hands of the bubble bursting, a short-stacked Jolyne Thompson made her move from late position with , but was looked up by Allen Cunningham in the big blind who tabled .
"One jack would be nice," requested Thompson as the dealer laid an unfortunate on the felt. A further and turn and river changed nothing, and Jolyne was gone in 18th. "Ahhh well, at least I made the money," she concluded sincerely, genuinely relieved to have evaded the dreaded bubble.
As players depart and the money nears, the banter remains rife, with Padraig Parkinson telling Theo Jorgensen that he has, "The brain of a Dane and the liver of an Irishman."
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