Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Poker Forum => Live Updates => Topic started by: danafish on November 10, 2007, 15:25:44 PM
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Morning all! Welcome once again to the Holland Casino Amsterdam where we are all set up and full of coffee, ready to bring you updates of today"s final table.
Our lineup is as follows:
Seat 1 Noah Boeken -- 219,000
Seat 2 Michael Martin -- 819,000
Seat 3 Trond Eidsvig -- 1,062,000
Seat 4 Mikael Norinder -- 647,000
Seat 5 Joris Jaspers -- 219,000
Seat 6 Tony Bloom -- 119,000
Seat 7 Eric Larcheveque -- 435,000
Seat 8 Justin McDonald -- 415,000
Seat 9 Christian Grundtvig -- 330,000
Play is due to start at 5pm local time (4pm GMT). Make your picks now, folks...
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It"s a pretty strong lineup for the final - should be interesting watching today. We"re going top three Martin, Eidsvig and McDonald (Go UK!), although really any of them is capable of taking it down, especially if some of the shorter, aggressive stacks (like that of Tony Bloom or Noah Boeken) gets an early double up.
Basically, we have no idea who"s going to win this, but we"re keen to find out. Currently the €300 rebuy final is being announced over the Casino sound system, which filled me with dread as I entered the building that the final had not only started, but got down to three-handed while we were comatose in our hotel room. But no - we"re about half an hour away from kick-off. Stay tuned.
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Trond Eidsvig has had some great results since he appeared at the Scottish Championships a few months ago. It will be interesting to see if he can get over the line in this one.
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Remember, Day 2 of the Gala Poker Tour Grand Final is here: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=28841.0
It"s where all the cool kids hang out...
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LOL!!! Don"t worry you two...I"ve got em BOTH up! ;)
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god trond is a scary name, i dont like him on mike"s left
goooooooooooo schaefer!
goooooooooooo nancy!
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Might be a little quiet on the APAT front as we are running a regional event in 12 casinos today. :-[
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Well, they haven"t quite shuffled up yet, nor, indeed, dealt, but we have just witnessed an astounding entrance-type ceremony, involving all the finalists being held in a little pen at the top of the stairs while their names and achievements were individually read out to an ooh-ing crowd. After each player had been introduced, a song started to blast out and they grandstanded their way across the casino floor through a kind of parted sea of spectators towards the TV table. I really can"t tell whether they got to pick their own entrance music, because it was seven random dodgy trance selections, "Can You Feel It" for Joris Jaspers, and some kind of Prodigy-esque heavy metally type number for Tristan McDonald. Benjo maintains that it"s all off of a single Europop CD acquired by the casino in 1992.
Anyways, a spectacle indeed. I"m a little disappointed by the lack of pyrotechnics, that would have been awesome, but it was pretty surreal even with their absence. Photos of this madness to follow shortly...
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Seat 1 Noah Boeken -- 219,000
We have decided to give you the comprehensive pictorial coverage - both the portrait we got in the bar (sorry - High Rollers bar) as they were being miked up, and from the back as they headed on the reverse walk of shame Dana described.
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Seat 2 Michael Martin -- 819,000
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Seat 3 Trond Eidsvig -- 1,062,000
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Seat 4 Mikael Norinder -- 647,000
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There has been shuffling up, and a measure of dealing.
First hand, Eric Larcheveque raises to 30k or so. Noah Boeken reraises to 65k, and Eric calls. The flop says K-7-7 rainbow, and Noah moves all in, to which Eric promptly folds. Chips for Boeken.
Then a flop is seen by Michael Martin and Trond Eidsvig - it is 8c :2c: 5d. Michael bets out, and Trond folds. Chips for Martin.
Then Tristan McDonald (that is in fact his name, apparently the Dutch have been calling him Justin because they can"t pronounce Tristan) raises; he takes the blinds.
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Seat 5 Joris Jaspers -- 219,000
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Seat 6 Tony Bloom -- 119,000
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Seat 7 Eric Larcheveque -- 435,000
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Seat 8 Tristan McDonald -- 415,000
It turns out that we were right all along about his name - had an interesting chat with him pre-tourney - more later - but he was written as "Justin" because people were apparently having problems saying his name...
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Seat 9 Christian Grundtvig -- 330,000
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And now some big big action.
Eric Larcheveque raises to 30k or so, and Tristan McDonald makes it 100k; Eric moves all in. There is much dwellage. "What does he have that he"s dwelling so long?" wonders Benjo. Soon we find out, because after some long minutes of knuckle-gnawing, he makes the call. Eric slams his fist on the table in delight. "He must have Aces," says Benjo. Indeed he does.
Eric Larcheveque - ah ad
Tristan McDonald - qc qs
Board - ac 8c :2s: js jh
Larcheveque doubles up, and McDonald is very short.
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Tristan has just moved all-in...uncalled. He says Hi, by the way, to Tracey, Ellen and Jessica. An interesting character, who works in the city and plays rarely (although with statistically unlikely success - he was runner up in this event in "06) McDonald has played the Masterclassics four or five times, and the WSOP Main Event. Apart from that, he considers going pro to perhaps knock some of the fun from the game...but judging from his play it could be a possibility for him.
He says he plays for fun, and is, "From the David Spanier school of poker." His rather odd claim to fame is that he was the last person to win a hand off Spanier before his death, having played in his game the night before...
As for his flush fold yesterday, "the biggest laydown I have ever made," he considered that although, "I would have been cross if he didn"t have it," the situation eventually seemed to him to warrant a - correct - fold. Describing that intuitive poker decision modestly as "guesswork," he says that usually he"s not so expressive while inwardly torturing himself over decisions - it"s just that both his opponents were already all in. Fair enough.
Describing himself as, "Not the nervous type," he does appear very composed at this final table, although he says having played Grundtvig before that he"s a tricky customer and one to watch.
Best of luck, sir.
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And here"s what they"re playing for:
1. €620,000
2. €368,000
3. €216,000
4. €139,000
5. €111,000
6. €87,000
7. €66,000
8. €47,000
9. €34,000
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And more action! Shortstack Tony Bloom moves all in. "He"s not going to get a call," says Jen, and she"s sort of right - Christian Grundtvig now moves in over the top, and everyone else gets out of the way.
Tony Bloom - ah qc
Christian Grundtvig - kd kc
Board - 7s :3h: jd 7d 7h
And Tony Bloom is OUT in 9th place winning €34,000.
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And more action! Shortstack Tony Bloom moves all in. "He"s not going to get a call," says Jen.
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No messing about from the relative shortstacks here - now Joris Jaspers moves all in, but no-one calls and he takes those delicious blinds. Joris is only 20 years old, by the way (or "20 years young," as the announcer insists on phrasing it). He is also responsible for "Can You Feel It" being now irrevocably wedged into the brains of your updaters. Gah.
Big stacks Michael Martin and Trond Eidsvig have yet to see any action at all though.
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And all in two hands in a row, Joris was going to get caught. Probably helped that Michael Martin found Aces.
Joris shoves, and Michael instacalls, just sort of muttering "yup" or similar and flipping his cards as he grabs a stack of chips for the call.
Joris Jaspers - qd jd
Michael Martin - ac :as:
Board - td qs 6s 4c :2c:
So Joris Jaspers is OUT in 8th place winning €47,000. Someone gave him a bunch of flowers as he made his exit.
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Give that Trond hasn"t played a hand yet and Joris had a few nicked blinds and antes to bump up his stack, this may well have tipped the chip lead in Michael Martin"s favour.
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Blinds are up to 6k/12k with a 2k ante.
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goooooooooooo danaaaaaaaaaa
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goooooooooooo danaaaaaaaaaa
Go me! (see attachment below, you signed-in people you)
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Tristan McDonald pushed preflop once again, when it passed to him on the small blind. Expected though that might have been, big blind Christian Grundtvig didn"t find enough to call him with and he picks up another set of blinds and antes.
The next hand, Trond Eidsvig dusts off his stack for a preflop raise, and although it looked for a minute like Micke Norinder was going to give him a spin, nothing else happened.
And there he goes again, raising under the gun to 39,000... this time button Christian Grundtvig is the dwelling potential caller, who turns into an actual caller. The blinds pass and the flop comes:
:3s: 5s js Trond bets out 55k and Christian starts shuffling a larger stack of white chips in a potential-raisy sort of way... yep - he makes it 120,000 with little delay. Trond fixes him with a stare, chip riffling and then re-raises all in! Instacall...
Christian shows: jh jc
Trond shows: kd ks
Turn: 8d
River: 6s
And with a wincing noise from the crowd, that means that the flush for Eidsvig makes Christian Grundtvig our 7th place finisher, winning €66,000!
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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
See that after a visit to their coffee shops and you"re well entertained.
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goooooooooooo danaaaaaaaaaa
Go me! (see attachment below, you signed-in people you)
lol...nice picture!
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goooooooooooo danaaaaaaaaaa
Go me! (see attachment below, you signed-in people you)
Note the random guy in the background who looks as if he"s either dancing or doing something disturbing to the table behind her... that, by the way, is our Breakfast Cafe, about a minute from the casino which serves delicious strong-like-mud coffee to get the updates going every day.
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goooooooooooo danaaaaaaaaaa
Go me! (see attachment below, you signed-in people you)
Note the random guy in the background who looks as if he"s either dancing or doing something disturbing to the table behind her... that, by the way, is our Breakfast Cafe, about a minute from the casino which serves delicious strong-like-mud coffee to get the updates going every day.
Noticed random guy and thought better of descriptive reply...but now that you"ve mentioned it....
still no comment! lol
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Well, there can"t be a top-set-vs-flush-draw all in coup every hand...
So an update on the more restrained progress of some other small pots:
Michael Martin gets two preflop uncontested (once standard raising under the gun and relieving McDonald and Noah Boeken of their blinds).
Then Eric Larcheveque raises preflop to what looks like 40k. Noah Boeken takes him on, but they both then just check it all the way down.
Flop: jh 4h 6d
Turn: 4d
River: th
Showdown...er...sorry couldn"t see. Noah wins though.
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ahhhhhhhhh im losing it
nancy is on business call i need to hold for alone for now, lets do this schafer!!!!!!!!
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Eric Larcheveque in the big blind responds to another of Michael Martin"s preflop raises by re-raising 100k. Martin immediately announces, "All in."
Arms folded, Larcheveque just sort of contemplates his stack, then Martin, then kind of the middle distance, then the stack again. He passes. More for the Michael Martin mountain.
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Undaunted, Eric Larcheveque, who according to the walk-on announcements is a Frenchman who lives in Latvia, and seems a very nice gent, raises it up to 38k on the button. It"s just not his day - Tristan McDonald in the small blind immediately shoves, and he"s unable to call. I think that might be the fifth push from McDonald - any bets on how many times he gets away with it uncalled?
STILL undaunted, Larcheveque moves all in the very next hand only to find Michael Martin moving his huge stack in too - that can"t be good, and it isn"t:
Martin: ks kc
Larcheveque: ah qc
Flop: kd :3d: :2s:
Turn: ts ("JACK!" suggest the optimistic French press)
River: 7h
So the continually re-raised Eric Larcheveque is the 6th place finisher, winning €87,000
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(That last one is of Larcheveque getting a commiseratory hug from Norinder. There seems to be a real camaraderie between the finalists. It"s just lovely.)
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Something happened preflop which ended up with Michael Martin and Noah Boeken facing off on a flop of :2h: :2s: 9c. There may have been a third player in too - but not after Martin bet around 60k on the flop and only Noah, out of position, called.
Turn: 9d Noah checked, Michael checked.
River: Something small (we can"t see too well, and when I asked Benjo he said "It was a Monopoly get-out-of-jail-free card." Thanks, man.)
Now Noah checks again, and Michael picks up a stack of whites and cuts them over the line - a total of 102k. It, however, is ruled as a string bet (in Europe it"s one motion only or any bet goes as whatever the first amount was to hit the felt - not his fault - they do that cutting thing all the time in the States) - so it"s a small call of 25k for Noah... he makes it but then mucks when Michael shows what looked like qh qs but could have been any face-card combo.
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A sizeable yet cagey hand between Martin and Norinder.
Norinder raises and Martin calls.
Flop - 5c :3d: 5h and they both check.
Turn - td - Michael Martin checks and Norinder bets; Michael calls.
River - kh - again, Michael checks, and then calls Norinder"s 42k bet.
Afraid I couldn"t see what Michael was holding, but I"m guessing it was some kind of Ace or middling pocket pair, as Norinder"s K-J is good and he takes it.
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Can"t ye stand on chairs or something? lol
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Trond makes a massive bet, 159k, apparently to put Tristan McDonald all in (afraid we didn"t catch whether Tristan bet first). Trond smirks a bit, not unkindly. Tristan runs his hands through his hair (he does that a lot, we wouldn"t like to speculate as to why); he smiles back at Trond, and then he goes into staring mode. He holds the stare for a minute or so, and then starts to nod twitchily. He folds.
Players are now on a 10 minute break.
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Can"t ye stand on chairs or something? lol
The TV table is on a kind of raised stage, which together with the holecardcamerafilled edge makes it impossible to see anything at all from the floor. We are getting our flop info from the monitors all over the casino. At least you know that when we report the cards, they"re actually accurate...
To be honest this has been one of the worst tournaments to cover access-wise I"ve attended in years, but interesting nonetheless.
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Sounds like they"ve kept you on your toes in more ways than one, but you"re doing a great job dealing with it!
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Hello.
Isn"t Tony Bloom petit, you don"t realise it until you see him.
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Can"t ye stand on chairs or something? lol
The TV table is on a kind of raised stage, which together with the holecardcamerafilled edge makes it impossible to see anything at all from the floor. We are getting our flop info from the monitors all over the casino. At least you know that when we report the cards, they"re actually accurate...
To be honest this has been one of the worst tournaments to cover access-wise I"ve attended in years, but interesting nonetheless.
The table also appears to be tipped at a bit of an angle towards the main casino floor, which means that if we stand at the less-crowded sides of the table as opposed to at the front, there is no view of the felt at all, let alone fripperies like flops and bets. Sigh. Off-the-monitor snaps are our best bet, I"m afraid.
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Hello.
Isn"t Tony Bloom petit, you don"t realise it until you see him.
I know! That lady standing by him as he waits to make his Entrance is just regular-sized, I checked.
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A massive hand between Michael Martin and Trond Eidsvig, and not a card that we were allowed to see.
Michael raises.
Trond re-raises, to well over 100k.
Michael tanks up. There is some discussion with the dealer; perhaps they are threatening to call the clock. He does something a bit unexpected after a dwell like that, though - he re-re-raises to around 400k.
Trond looks ill. Suddenly his good humour has evaporated. He considers for some time (no clock-calling is threatened, by the look of it), but folds.
If by some miracle Michael wasn"t chip leader before, he very definitely is now.
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Tristan has been attempting to get busy the past few hands, but shortstacked, his only move is all in before the flop, and no-one has taken the bait yet. He has to find a caller sooner or later though.
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I recall Tristan from the World Series. I think he got in the money if I remember correctly. Scottish lad I believe, or was he Irish? Well, one of the two anyhow, definitely not Welsh!
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Unbelievable. Somehow all in preflop, Noah Boeken holding ad 9s and Micke Norinder (the official list says Mikael but the name on his shirt yesterday, just underneath the Swedish flag, said Micke) holding ah kc.
They"re already shaking hands before the flop is dealt.
Board - :3d: 5s :2d: 4c 7d
And "all in stays in," as the announcer puts it every time.
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Chip counts from the last break, courtesy of hollandcasino.nl... cheers Vinniebin...sorry about your luck in the €100 rebuy...
Seat 1 Noah Boeken -- 270,000
Seat 2 Michael Martin -- 1,600,000
Seat 3 Trond Eidsvig -- 1,300,000
Seat 4 Mikael Norinder -- 650,000
Seat 5 Joris Jaspers -- OUT
Seat 6 Tony Bloom -- OUT
Seat 7 Eric Larcheveque -- OUT
Seat 8 Tristan McDonald -- 235,000
Seat 9 Christian Grundtvig -- OUT
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The cameras periodically zoom in on Marcel Luske in the audience. Ever since we found that Marcel Luske Poker Box Set yesterday, I can"t think of anything else when I see him. The mystique has gone somehow.
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Michael Martin takes another 100k or so off of Trond Eidsvig with, er, K-6, which is good on some kind of board that we can"t see, probably involving a King or possibly a Six. Looks like it"s his day.
Trond, on the other hand, is starting to look like he might cry.
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A board reading qc 4d 7d :3c: 5h is checked down between Tristan and Micke until the river, when Micke bets. Tristan folds. Though he may not be the nervous type according to Jen"s interview with him earlier today, Tristan is starting to look just a little tense now that they"re down to the last five. It"s a lot of money they"re playing for, and the stress may be beginning to show.
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Another dent in Trond Eidsvig"s stack comes when he becomes the first to crack and call one of Tristan McDonald"s preflop all-ins - for around 210k.
Trond shows: ad 9h
Tristan shows: 6s 6c
Flop: kh :3s: 4h
Turn: jd Tristan allows himself a small hopeful smile...
River: :2h:
Double for McDonald; dip for Eidsvig, who looks like he"s eaten a wasp sandwich.
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Players are on a break, possibly a 10 minute one, possibly dinner. Bear with us.
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Well, they"ve turned off the feed to the TV table, and there"s no sign of the players upstairs so I assume they"ve gone for dinner. Expect a restart in about 45 minutes. If they suddenly come back, don"t worry, we"ll write all the interesting stuff down and if you read it with a gap of 5 mins between posts it"ll be like it"s happening real time.
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I recall Tristan from the World Series. I think he got in the money if I remember correctly. Scottish lad I believe, or was he Irish? Well, one of the two anyhow, definitely not Welsh!
He sounds English to me when he talks. Don"t let that name fool you! It"s like how the McDonalds corporation sound like they"re going to be Scottish, but they"re actually from America, or everywhere, or the bowels of Hell, or something.
By the way the failure of the tournament to resume thus far leads us to believe that players are in fact on a dinner break of unknown duration. We"ll be back soon as they are...
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By the way the failure of the tournament to resume thus far leads us to believe that players are in fact on a dinner break of unknown duration. We"ll be back soon as they are...
Oh, Jen said that already. We should probably try talking to each other before we post.
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Dinner Break Counts (courtesy of hollandcasino.nl)
Seat 1 Noah Boeken -- 356,000
Seat 2 Michael Martin -- 1,950,000
Seat 3 Trond Eidsvig -- 955,000
Seat 4 Mikael Norinder -- 670,000
Seat 8 Tristan McDonald -- 415,000
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Dinner Break Counts (courtesy of hollandcasino.nl)
Seat 1 Noah Boeken -- 356,000
Seat 2 Michael Martin -- 1,950,000
Seat 3 Trond Eidsvig -- 955,000
Seat 4 Mikael Norinder -- 670,000
Seat 8 Tristan McDonald -- 415,000
Go Michael Go!!!!!!!!
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Ok, the feed is back up from which we deduce that play is within minutes of resuming. Please stand by...
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UGH!!! Horrible flashbacks of an old high school teacher...cheers
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While the players were being re-announced in case anyone had forgotten them during the dinner break ("NOAAAAHHHH BOEKEEENNNNNNNNNN!" "WOOOOOOOO!!!"), this lovely trophy plate and a bunch of flowers appeared in the monitor. Go, plate!
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UGH!!! Horrible flashbacks of an old high school teacher...cheers
The Dalai Lama was your high school teacher?
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Things are happening...
Trond Eidsvig changes tack and limps preflop, as does small blind McDonald. Big blind Noah Boeken checks.
Flop: td 6d :2c: Triple check (which I believe when mixed with tequila and lime makes a margarita)
Turn: :3c: Now Tristan McDonald bets out 45k, Boeken folds and Eidsvig calls.
River: :3s: Quick check from both players. McDonald turns his hand over - I think it was 6s 9s for a middly pair which was good.
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UGH!!! Horrible flashbacks of an old high school teacher...cheers
The Dalai Lama was your high school teacher?
No, Laxie went to school in Heathrow Secondary.
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Tristan button-raises, but lays it down when Noah re-raises him.
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None of the above...although it all sounds much better than reality. lol
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Ms Gruppen of the casino has just appeared out of nowhere like a happy drinks elf, and handed out two free drinks vouchers to all the press. This has considerably brightened our final table. Thanks!
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Sorted!!! Good woman that Ms Gruppen is. :D
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Pot between Noah Boeken and Micke Norinder (mainly):
Threeway to a King-high flop (K-5-6 I think) with McDonald and Boeken in the blinds and Norinder on the button. Norinder bet the flop (I am going to say 60k) which was called by Boeken only. Norinder announced all-in before the cameras really got to the turn card, but this was a big decision for the young elaborate hoodied player. He didn"t look at all happy about it as he passed and was shown the bare 9d by Norinder whose stack is pretty comfortable while Noah remains the short stack.
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Micke limps in to see a kc jd :2d: flop along with blinds Noah and Michael. He bets it, and they both fold.
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Then another flop is seen, this one by Michael and Tristan - td jc 5s
Michael bets it, and Tristan moves all in. Michael asks for a count, but then sort of rolls his eyes and folds.
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HUGE hand changes the geography of one corner of the table massively...
Michael Martin limps on the button, starting off this whole large chain reaction. Small blind Trond Eidsvig limps too and Micke Norinder checks.
Flop: 6h 8d :2s:
Trond checked, Micke bet out 25k, called by Trond while Michael got out of the way.
Turn: 9s Now this might not have looked too devastating a card, but it brought a check-raise all in from Trond after Micke put a chunky 200k bet in. Call!
Trond showed: th 7c which must have made Micke"s heart sink as he showed: 8s 6d.
River: jc And covering his opponent by just around 150k, Micke propelled the young Norwegian back up to the dominating stack he had at the beginning of the day.
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Mr Michael Martin is a big, fat card rack. That"s exactly what he is. Twice today now someone has open-shoved, only for Mr Martin to look down and find Aces.
This time it was crippled Micke Norinder. His open-shoving hand of choice turned out to be qs kd to Michael"s ah ac. He was putting his coat on even before the first flop card came out of the deck.
Board - ad 7d :2s: qc and actually I missed the river, but it"s irrelevant because Micke was drawing dead by the turn.
So with much hugging and handshakes between Micke and Michael, Micke or maybe Mikael Norinder is OUT in 5th place winning €111,000.
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hollandcasino.nl used the word "unstoppable"... playing well, catching cards... Michael Martin"s stealing the show here in Amsterdam.
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After that, it looks like Noah Boeken and Tristan McDonald are just taking it in turns to shove preflop and pick up the hefty 38k in blinds. No calling as yet.
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What looked initially like it might turn into a big hand between the two chip monsters in fact turned out to be nothing nearly that exciting.
Trond raises preflop and Michael calls.
Flop - :3h: qc ks - they both check.
Turn - 9h - they both check.
River - jd - they both go all in! No they don"t, they check.
Can"t see any cards, but Trond shows something and wins, and Michael mucks.
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As perhaps expected, short stacked Noah Boeken shoves on the small blind when it folds to him once again, and with just under 300k Michael Martin on the big blind eventually makes the call with kc 9h. He happens to be in fantastic shape against Noah"s 9s 7s, but you wouldn"t know it from the grim expressions on both their faces as the board cards are dealt:
:3s: 4c 6h ... jd ... :3d:
So Noah Boeken is OUT in 4th place, winning €139,000
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It"s a pretty strong lineup for the final - should be interesting watching today. We"re going top three Martin, Eidsvig and McDonald...
I would just like to say right now that we were spot on the money, and shall be henceforth betting on every tournament we cover.
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id bet on you guys
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Great job Dana and Jen.....and if anyone fancies a bit of double your money live update action.....then they have reached the last two tables over at the Gala GBPT final in Bristol. Join the blonde team over on channel two :D
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=28842.45
Rough chip counts:
Jim Tierney -- 70k
Bambos -- 200k
Andrew Mitson -- 30k
Barny Boatman -- 126.5k
Neil Channing -- 85k
Stan Essen -- 125k
Manuel Palanca -- 170k
Mark McGill -- 90k
Mark Stuart -- 46k
Paul Gardner -- 30k
Roland De Wolfe -- 115k
Joe Beevers -- 91k
Matt Tyler -- 100k
Rob Akery -- 170k
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Tristan McDonald Makes Bet Which Isn"t All In News Now -
On the button he raised it up to 70k, called by big blind Trond Eidsvig.
Flop: 5c 7s 5s Check-check
Turn: :2d: Trond now bets out 80k and is rewarded with a quick pass from Tristan, who is still not in desperate shape.
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McDonald just won another pot, making these counts not entirely accurate, but thanks hollandcasino, once again:
Tristan McDonald -- 390,000
Trond Eidsvig -- 1,650,000
Michael Martin -- 2,240,000
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It"s good to be in the top three...the mood has lightened considerably, and there"s something which looks a lot like giggling going on at the Eidsvig/Martin end of the table. They just blind-on-blind checked down a board until it read :2h: 8c 4h :2d: :2s: at which point a mere 40k bet from Michael took it down.
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Tristan McDonald has just suffered a huge hit, calling Trond"s chunky bet on the river of a :2h: ts jh 4c 6h only to be shown Trond"s 8h 5h for the flush, leaving him with just 165k.
The next two hands he steals the blinds with a preflop shove - now on 200k or so.
But the third hand in a row he shoves - actually this time to an 80k raise from Trond - and this time he looks to make more than just the blinds.
Trond - kh jc
Tristan - ac kd
Board - 4s 5d :as: ad ah
QUAAAAAAAADS! And McDonald doubles up.
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Incidentally, there are a lot of small breaks at this stage of the tournament...rumour has it Michael Martin isn"t interested in dealing, but you never know. As ever the prize money jumps are highest at the top (unless you count the jump from bubble to first in-the-money spot which is strictly infinite) and often we"ve seen chip stacks level out and deals made at the last minute. Probably not this time though.
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Play seems to have cagey-ed up some since McDonald"s double-up put him back in the running.
McDonald and Martin check down a :3d: tc 6s kc jh board; Martin mucks because McDonald has somehow won it.
Martin raises and takes the blinds.
Martin and Eidsvig check down a 7d 7s ac 4h 6c board, and Eidsvig takes it.
Martin steals the blinds again.
Jen has acquired some photos of dancing girls to keep you entertained until something happens.
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Did someone ask for a picture of the guys with earphones on controlling the huge camera dolly? Well, I couldn"t get in position to snap them, so these ladies will have to do.
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Now Trond raises from the button, as is the vogue currently in this three-way. But Tristan moves all in, and he has to fold.
On the TV monitor, Noah Boeken is giving them all what appears to be the evil eye from the comfort of the rail.
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Here are some shots actually from the table: although they are positioned in such a way that someone is always going to have their back to the camera.
Tristan McDonald
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All three (Martin on left, Eidsvig on right, for those that just appeared on this page suddenly somehow):
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And getting on TV almost as much as his friend is Brandon Schaefer, bang in the middle of the front of the rail, where I imagine he"s been all day, behind Trond.
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There is some not inconsiderable preflop raising and calling, which results in Trond Eidsvig and Tristan McDonald seeing an 8d :3s: :2d: flop. Trond checks and Tristan makes his favourite move - all in! Trond folds, and Tristan wins a 200k pot.
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Michael Martin raises on the button (80k it looks like) and finds small blind Tristan McDonald re-raising to 340k....that"s a goodly proportion of his stack. Michael thinks for a moment, shows the hole-card camera his kicker and the table his ac and passes.
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Oh oh oh and suddenly we have ACTION!
Trond button raises. Again.
Tristan reraises. Again. But this time Trond moves all in. Tristan calls.
Trond Eidsvig - kh kd
Tristan McDonald - 7d 7h
Board - 9h :3h: 8h 6s (here there is a little "oooh" from the press room at the sudden possibility of a straight) but the river comes jd and pocket Kings win.
Therefore Tristan McDonald is OUT in 3rd place winning €216,000. He is immediately smoking a fag, while all the necessary ceremony is taking place. Good man. Our two remaining heads-upsers are having a short break.
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Ok, they"re back. They see a flop, and a turn and indeed a river - js 9h 4s :3d: ah - at which point Trond bets 85k. Michael calls, but mucks when Trond shows J-T.
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It"s pretty close now in chips between the two remaining players - both over 2,000,000 but Michael Martin with the slight lead.
They have apparently made a deal according to a reliable French informer - €450,000 to be taken each. But they"re both playing as seriously as ever - there"s still money and glory to play for.
DEAL OR NO DEAL...
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It"s pretty close now in chips between the two remaining players - both over 2,000,000 but Michael Martin with the slight lead.
They have apparently made a deal according to a reliable French informer - €450,000 to be taken each. But they"re both playing as seriously as ever.
DEAL OR NO DEAL...
They are therefore playing for about €100k and the commemorative dinner plate.
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The scales tip towards Trond Eidsvig...
Trond raised preflop to 110k, and found button Michael Martin re-raising to 300k. A pause, and he made the call.
Flop: 7d 8h 5c Trond checked, Michael bet 450k. A furrowed brow and sidelong glance at his opponent later, and he surprised us all by announcing All-In...
Michael passed, sending 750k of his stack sailing over to the fearless Trond Eidsvig.
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That is meant to represent the cash cow, by the way.
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While the Heads-Upniks are on a short break, the press room is filled with hilarity at the entrance music for the finalists in the €100 rebuy. Honestly, half of them look like my dad. They very definitely don"t "...Got The Power".
Except, possibly for "Get(ting) Out On The Dancefloor" Rolf Slotboom in seat 9 - he"s had an awesome week, finalling in the Omaha and coming 14th in a Hold "Em event earlier this week too.
Still. It is kind of funny.
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Ok, they"re back. Not that it makes a massive amount of difference currently. Trond steals some blinds. Then they both check a ts 9s td flop, and Michael folds to Trond"s 40k microbet on the 4d turn.
I suspect it"s going to be a bit like this until they both find a hand. It seems pretty good-natured thus far. Some giggling has been witnessed. Although not necessarily in these photos which I took before the break.
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Action! Michael Martin raises to 80k preflop, called by Trond Eidsvig.
Flop: tc 7d td Trond checks, Michael bets 115k, call.
Turn: 5s Trond checks, and so does Michael.
River: ts A third check from Trond - Michael gives it a go to the tune of 175k, but passes quickly to a raise.
Not sure exactly what the stacks are but I would guess the ratio now 3:1 or thereabouts, in Trond"s favour.
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Trond limps from the button and Michael checks. He also checks the 5s tc qs flop - Trond starts merely to fiddle with his chips, and Michael just folds without waiting for anything like a bet. Giggling.
They see a flop and turn, at which point Michael bets and takes it.
They see a flop and turn, at which point Trond bets and takes it.
Actually I can"t remember the last hand where they didn"t see a flop.
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I think that this hand started with a limp/check combo... they get to the flop of ah td qc on which Michael checks and Trond bets 50k. Call. They both check the 5c turn, and Michael wins this one by betting out 90k on the 4c river.
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Several blinds drift back and forth with preflop raising and folding. It is good to see a lot of hands being played out, though - such a good structure means no crapshoot even heads up after four days. Excellent.
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There is a slight move in the general direction of aggression.
Another flop is seen, this one 6h ah 9h. In a break with tradition, Trond bets. Michael, similarly throwing Today"s Heads Up Conventions out the window, raises him. He folds.
Now there is preflop aggression. Trond raises to around 120k, only for Michael to re-raise to around 300k. Trond passes. Michael isn"t going down without a fight...
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Man I wish we could see the players" cards clearly when they reach showdown. Here"s what I think just happened (it"s all quality information til right at the end)...
Trond limps on the button and calls Michael"s preflop raise to 120k.
Flop: 6h 7h 6d Michael bets out 175k, called quickly by Trond.
Turn: jd Both players check.
River: jc Again, check-check.
Trond wins the pot with two pair, Jacks and Sevens - and it looks like Michael had A-4.
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With such a noticeable chip advantage, Trond Eidsvig has started applying pressure, raising nearly every time Michael Martin limps on the button. He did just that a moment ago, winning the pot on the turn with the board reading :3d: 9h ac qc with a 150k bet after they"d both checked the flop.
It looks as though the chips are roughly 700k:the rest, in favour of Trond.
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Every time I pick up the camera the players stop chuckling and go all serious like they"re playing for €100k or something. Most disappointing. I will capture a snicker at least before the end of this...
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Michael takes a few chips with a bet on a qc 4s :as: flop.
He then gives them and more back to Trond the next hand - he bets 50k on an ac 6h 8s flop and Trond calls. They both check the 4h turn and :3h: river, and Trond in some wise wins the hand.
They are now on a break, I believe because Trond needed to pee.
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Oh, and they"re back.
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OK well, after that fascinating anecdote, some big all-in type action:
Trond raised preflop to 180k...Michael moved in and - call. Sometimes it takes just a second...
Trond showed: ac kc
Michael showed: ks jc
Flop: jh 6h 4c
Turn: :2d:
River: 5s
Mr. Martin did kind of shake his head ruefully on behalf of his opponent, but accepts the needed double up and both players reset to play some more.
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Incidentally, the time here is currently nearing 2:30am. The casino is scheduled to close at 3am, I believe, so I wonder what will happen if they"re still battling after ten hours...
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
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Another pre-flop raised pot taken on the flop, this time by Michael Martin with a bet of 150k when Trond checked upon seeing the ks :3h: :3c: flop. Average pot size probably 200-300k.
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Hi! How are you? I hear the chicken satay is very nice in the Holland casino, and reasonably priced too. Is that true?
PS I really hope this final doesn"t end up getting decided on chip count.
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but I love your not really pointless pictures of waterfalls hehe. I"m in a little final of my own online at the mo, but the stakes are utterly laughable compared to what the boys are playing for right now.
Not long now you two, you are doing awesome...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Dana --
I"m still here....I"m just on the edge of my seat right now. I"m reading everything you report.
TR23
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Hi! How are you? I hear the chicken satay is very nice in the Holland casino, and reasonably priced too. Is that true?
PS I really hope this final doesn"t end up getting decided on chip count.
Has that ever happened before???? I"ve never heard of that.
TR23
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We"re stuck with a similar deadlock over here. Can we conspire to finish each others tournament in a "Strangers On A Train" sort of way?
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Moderate, sleepy mirth, if not actual hilarity:
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Hi! How are you? I hear the chicken satay is very nice in the Holland casino, and reasonably priced too. Is that true?
PS I really hope this final doesn"t end up getting decided on chip count.
I included you in the lonely-nobody-talking-to-us updater contingent, so mock me not!
I hope it ends up getting decided in a wrestling contest, like Benjo suggested.
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Oh joy! Now I feel popular while the cagey cagey heads-up continues towards Closing Time. Hi everyone! Good luck Chili!
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Amsterdam or Bristol? hmmmmmmm
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We"re stuck with a similar deadlock over here. Can we conspire to finish each others tournament in a "Strangers On A Train" sort of way?
Er, I"ll cause a security alert at your casino if you"ll cause one at mine...
I have no idea what you"re talking about. Can we sleep now?
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Amsterdam or Bristol? hmmmmmmm
I assure you, one casino is very like another at 3am on a Saturday night. And the Bristol bar stays open later...
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u see now if chilli was blogging she"d be gettig ready to sit down at a cash table at 3am......
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Almost no hands getting to the river, now, and fewer getting to the flop, too. It"s pretty even on the blind-nicking ranking but I think Trond is just pipping Michael. Just now a board which could have provoked interesting action ( :as: td kc jd ah ) was swiftly checked down until a bet by Trond on the river won it for him.
I think they need some energy drinks. Maybe not this one, though, apt though it might be here (I love Google):
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u see now if chilli was blogging she"d be gettig ready to sit down at a cash table at 3am......
And she"d get thrown off it almost immediately because that"s when the casino closes. That"s the difference between us and Chili.
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u see now if chilli was blogging she"d be gettig ready to sit down at a cash table at 3am......
HEHE, dunno about that. The EPT days are a little shorter and less gruesome I think than the Masterclassics.
Meanwhile in my final, there are 7 left lol.
GOOD LUCK MICHAEL...........CMON!!!!
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Moderate, sleepy mirth, if not actual hilarity:
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Hi! How are you? I hear the chicken satay is very nice in the Holland casino, and reasonably priced too. Is that true?
PS I really hope this final doesn"t end up getting decided on chip count.
I included you in the lonely-nobody-talking-to-us updater contingent, so mock me not!
I hope it ends up getting decided in a wrestling contest, like Benjo suggested.
Dana --
He"s looking quite tired.
TR23
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Dana that"s level 7 poker thinking- I"m only on level 2.7 :(
Which site u on chilli? I"m used to railing after EPT >:(
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Great updates, Snoops ! Keep going !
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Dana that"s level 7 poker thinking- I"m only on level 2.7 :(
Which site u on chilli? I"m used to railing after EPT >:(
Mansion, think I may be out b4 u get here. 25k gtd rebuy.
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Actual smirkage:
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They"re on yet another short break now, during which time Michael went over to chat to his railers. Brandon Schaefer is STILL here, definitely now winning Railer Of The Year. That"s our third-placer Tristan McDonald with him.
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Amsterdam or Bristol? hmmmmmmm
I assure you, one casino is very like another at 3am on a Saturday night. And the Bristol bar stays open later...
Bristol is the UK"s first 24 hour casino. We"ll be at the bar.
Hic.
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Dana that"s level 7 poker thinking- I"m only on level 2.7 :(
Which site u on chilli? I"m used to railing after EPT >:(
Mansion, think I may be out b4 u get here. 25k gtd rebuy.
Life tilt- no observer chat- how much u in for and how much does first pay?
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Dana --
He"s looking quite tired.
TR23
Yeah, I"ll bet. This has been a mammoth poker day, and it"s not over yet, despite the casino actually closing around us as I type.
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Amsterdam or Bristol? hmmmmmmm
I assure you, one casino is very like another at 3am on a Saturday night. And the Bristol bar stays open later...
Bristol is the UK"s first 24 hour casino. We"ll be at the bar.
Hic.
We have just this second realised that we haven"t cashed in our free drinks vouchers. Benjo is on the case right now.
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Amsterdam or Bristol? hmmmmmmm
I assure you, one casino is very like another at 3am on a Saturday night. And the Bristol bar stays open later...
Bristol is the UK"s first 24 hour casino. We"ll be at the bar.
Hic.
We have just this second realised that we haven"t cashed in our free drinks vouchers. Benjo is on the case right now.
NOOOOOO!!!! The bar is closed. We have no beer. The heads-up continues. :(
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Big pot for Michael Martin, and not a card to be seen. Trond had stuck in a healthy looking preflop (re?)raise of what looked like 300k... Michael then moved in to take several towers of white 5k chips and add them to the sort of dashboard of 1k chips he"s resting the big ones on...
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Dana that"s level 7 poker thinking- I"m only on level 2.7 :(
Which site u on chilli? I"m used to railing after EPT >:(
Mansion, think I may be out b4 u get here. 25k gtd rebuy.
Life tilt- no observer chat- how much u in for and how much does first pay?
Told you, got fourth for $2,200, in for $30 though so it"s all good. Sorry to hijack the Amsterdam masterclassics lololololol....
GO GO Michael.....
Dana/Jenn - was that Hass from siktilt next to Brandon couple of pics back?
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Dana that"s level 7 poker thinking- I"m only on level 2.7 :(
Which site u on chilli? I"m used to railing after EPT >:(
Mansion, think I may be out b4 u get here. 25k gtd rebuy.
Life tilt- no observer chat- how much u in for and how much does first pay?
Told you, got fourth for $2,200, in for $30 though so it"s all good. Sorry to hijack the Amsterdam masterclassics lololololol....
GO GO Michael.....
Dana/Jenn - was that Hass from siktilt next to Brandon couple of pics back?
Hey, that"s profit! Fine work ma"am.
Nope, Siktilt aren"t here, that was our Third Place Finisher Tristan McDonald.
Meanwhile Trond has raised and Michael has called. The flop has come down kd 5c :3d: and Trond has bet around 290k. Michael has folded. We have not convinced the bar to serve us. Good thing I sneakily bought me a glass of bourbon about half an hour ago, but now I have to share it with Jen. :(
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Jeez you two are gonna have to have a whole dinner service set stuck at ya"s after this.
NANCY, hang in there love!!
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Big Pot Alert!
The crucial dwell is taking a very, very long time... but just wanted to warn you to get ready for Dana to report a very big hand...
wait for it...
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Jeez you two are gonna have to have a whole dinner service set stuck at ya"s after this.
NANCY, hang in there love!!
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I"m on the edge of my seat.
Nancy
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We see a turn, at which point I stop feeling sorry for myself about the bar being shut and become interested in the tournament. The board reads:
6d js 8h 5c
Trond bets big, around 400k. Michael calls. It"s a big flat call. We forget about the bar entirely and pay attention.
River - ad
Dwellage. Then Trond goes all in, although it takes us a moment to realise it as the stacks are far too large to actually push over the line. Then more dwellage. Slight twitching. Dwellage dwellage. And a call!
Trond shows 6-8 offsuit for a flopped two pair, and I think Michael mucks because suddenly the announcey guy is telling us that it"s over.
So Michael Martin is OUT in 2nd place officially winning €368,000...
Which means that Trond Eidsvig is the WINNER of the Amsterdam Master Classics Of Poker, officially winning €620,000!
Jen"s run upstairs to get some snaps.
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Wow, can I really say unlucky Michael?? Not really - he did awesome to get this result.......Congratulations Mr Martin and congratulations TheReader for giving birth to a great and talented son.
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Ok, we"re totally getting thrown out now, so I shall say a brief goodbye all, thanks to the casino etc, congratulations to the Eidsvig camp, congratulations too to the Martin camp for an excellent 2nd place finish, and goodnight. I"m going to make excuses for Jen to the security guys while she posts the photos. Adios!
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Night guys, wdwdwdwdwd!! Thanks for the entertainment.
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The final moments in photo form, as the Norwegians go mental and Michael Martin quietly steps from the spotlight, having performed extremely well in the Masterclassics Main Event. The Plate is awarded, and the casino looks like it"s going to throw us out at any minute.
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Please someone talk to us so I don"t feel obliged to post pointless pictures of waterfalls. Chili? Reader? Anyone?
Great updates, Snoops ! Keep going !
Cheers, Benjo, long heads up, but am doing my best.
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A mild hysteria is setting in. We are toast. Unless we can crash a party somewhere...
STICK A FORK IN US, WE"RE DONE
(http://www.blondepoker.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4337&g2_serialNumber=1)
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hey everyone, this is michael using brandon schaefers account. just wuold like to say thanks to everyone for the support you guys do a great job here its always fun seeing you around at the tournaments. thought i had this one it wasnt meant to be though. i had a blast from start to end it was a memorable experience to say the least. it was a great way to end three months of europe and the epts ill hopefully play them again next fall. also would like to thank brandon who is really an incredible friend, he railed for two days straight his endurance is impressive. anyway, thanks again for the support and the good times bp.com
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Super updates as usual- well done Michael and well play Trond- final tabled EPT Dublin and then wins in Amsterdam. IMpressive stuff
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Congratulations, Michael.