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Fierce UK player Ben Grundy has just come upstairs, he was telling Richard Ashby that he is purposely sitting out of the Razz level on his table because he "sucks at razz big time" (his words).
Howard Lederer was near elimination about 40 minutes ago but has impressively got his stack back up from 3000 to 10,000.
EPT champ Andreas Hoivold is not faring so well; he is on 3000 and doesn't seem to be able to hit a flop to save his life at the moment.
Dan Shak is STILL on the phone, buy low, sell high. Presumably whatever shares he is dealing in might be a little more lucrative than the £2500 he bought in with.
Ted Forrest is doing well at his table, he lost a few big pots earlier but still has around 14,000.
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Players have returned from break. Betting limits are up to 300-600 with blinds of 150-300 in flop games and a 75 ante and a 100 bring-in in stud games.
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Patrik Antonius
During the break, Kirk Morrison and Patrik Antonius chatted about their present location. Antonius recently moved back to Europe after a short stint in Las Vegas.
Antonius: "It's so nice to be back in Europe."
Morrison: "I hear you. I'm staying. I'm not going to leave. I love it here."
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The Grinder
Before he turned to professional poker, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was a former poker dealer in Florida. He's currently sitting in Seat 1 next to the dealer and has been providing assistance from time to time. Some of the dealers have limited experience in dealing split pot games (Omaha 8 and Stud 8) and very few have experience dealing Razz. Thankfully, The Grinder has been helping out and making sure the flow of his table runs smoothly.
[user4144]
As our American blogging counterparts near the end of their shift, Djinn and I have set up camp here at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square ready to continue reporting the hot Horse action.
As I arrived, the players were actually on a break, and although there were some inevitable grimaces, there were also some broad Cheshire Cat grins, one of which was being worn by Hendon Mobber Joe Beevers. Joe is currently on 19k, a near double up of his 10k starting stack, and in seemingly good spirits.
Not quite enjoying the same dizzy heights, but with his head just above water nonetheless, is fellow teammate Barny Boatman. Barmy Barny (formally nicknamed 'Bellygance') is hovering around his starting stack, but is in confident mood:
"Razz is probably the most straight forward game," he reported. "You can bluff, not often though. I paired a card earlier on, and it looked good for me, so I bluffed my opponent out of the pot."
[user3511]
Howard Lederer was away from his seat for a while and a German tourist sat in his seat with a bunch of notes in her hand, between Patrik Antonius and JJ Hazan.
German Lady: "Is this the 2-4 table?"
Dealer: "This is a tournament."
German Lady: "Ok.....are we playing Texas Hold'em?"
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Ben 'milkybarkid' Grundy
As is normally the case with HORSE events, chips don't fly about too much early doors. Ben Grundy, who is renowned for being one of this country's most talented Omaha players, is one of those players who hasn't seen too much action. Perhaps one reason for this is what he reported to me during the twenty minute break when I asked him what his weakest game was:
"I think Razz is my weakest game," commented the Milkybarkid. "I know how to play, but not to the extent of the other games."
"Do you just fold your hand and wait for the next game then?" I inquired.
"No, I'll play the hand, but just play it solidly," he replied.
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