Blondie lyrics aside, Maria Demetriou has just eliminated Jennifer Tilly, the American poker pro re-raising all-in with but being picked off by Maria's .
A was menacing enough for Maria to place her head in her hands as if watching a scary movie, but she was allowed to breathe a sigh of relief as the dealer peeled off the turn and river.
"That's the best hand I've seen all day," added Jennifer. "It was raise or fold really."
Darren Woods
Table Talkative has moved on to the wine as the midnight hour slips by - so far we have Peter Gould (red) Darren Woods (white), Tony G (white) and it's not doing anything to inhibit their previously noticed penchant for gambling. Darren Woods raised the last hand before the current brief break with , no less, sort of goading big blind Tony G to call and then push the flop. No bite from the short stack and Darren talks on through the break. At least he's openly admitting to having fun, something which doesn't happen enough at these high buy-in events...
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly wouldn't fair too badly on a deserted island with the amount of surviving she's done today, and it looks like she's being picking her spots well as many of her pushes have gone uncontested. Her latest move was on a flop where she shoved for 5k, but with no callers, Jennifer was left snap up the smallish pot and live to fight another day.
She seems to be having plenty of fun though, and even offered mango slices to the rest of the table. Maria Demetriou, a virgin of such a dried fruit, happily obliged, but later confessed that it felt like she was chewing on a flipflop.
I was dying for a mango slice, personally, but the offer failed to arrive. I am currently wiping away the tears. :-(
Tony G
He may be pushing up the daisies in terms of this tournament, but Roland de Wolfe is still loitering on the rail, insuring that he is on hand to deal out any needling necessary to the shortstacked Tony G.
"Whatever you do, snoopy, make sure you report that Tony is being anted away," stated Roland in front of his nemesis.
A tired looking Tony G refused to bite, but he has been in this situation a hundred times before and can grind with the best of them. I hope he likes Star Trek though, because with just 6k in chips he'll be looking to 'clingon' for a little longer.
Eric Tran
A sizeable crowd of eliminatees and filmers is permanently stationed around one of the two remaining tables, which makes it very obvious indeed when something noteworthy is taking place... Like Jason Ho moving all in on the small blind for 14,750 with just big blind Eric Tran between him and the antes...Tran, however, woke up with . On their backs, and it appeared that Jason Ho had found the ...
Flop:
Turn:
River:
"Justice!" shouts Ho. "Justice?" queries a bemused Woods. "That's what you call poker justice!" insists the victor, as Tran is knocked back to 13,300 after doubling him up. It might not make sense, but it makes great TV. Especially as just as they were calming down after the count-out Tony G added deadpan, "He played it like a set."
Darren Woods
Short-stacked Tony G moved in preflop in mid position for around 5k, called by pretender to the Throne of Table Talk Darren Woods on the button. So continuous is his chat that neighbour Jeff Buffenbarger, no stranger to making noise at the card table, has resorted to an iPod himself, an unusual occurrence. "I was just after a scalp," remarked Woods as he showed the , which was up against Tony G's .
"On your bike," railer Roland said helpfully as the flop came down , which garnered a reply of "Hold my hand Rol-y" from the insouciant Lithuanian. The turn and the river spared him, though, doubling him up to just under 10k.
Here is your current chip leader, Dan 'Sideshow Bob' Carter, now on a massive 40,100 in chips.
If you're wondering where the nickname derives from, it's due to his former scruffy, wild haircut that he once wore. To my dismay, he then proceeded to shave it all off, but judging by today's outing, it seems to be threatening a comeback, so watch this space for more crucial Dan Carter haircut news.
In the meantime, I was discussing Dan with his backer, Matt Dale, when Dan overheard his name mentioned and removed his iPod.
"My ears are burning," announces Dan.
"Why, what are you listening to?" I replied.
"Must be the Red Hot Chili Peppers," adds Matt.
Oh dear, the gags just get worse and worse and worse...
Forget Doyle and Todd, this is the true father and son force in poker: Josh and Peter Gould.
With Peter trundling along with 25k, son Josh Gould is hanging in on the other table, although he was only a spectator as short-stackers Lee Watts and Jennifer Tilly strode into battle.
Tilly =
Watts =
Board =
A big sigh of relief from the American actress as she doubles up to a rapturous applause, although it was instigated by an onlooker who informed us that "it's okay to clap".
but being picked off by Maria's 
.
was menacing enough for Maria to place her head in her hands as if watching a scary movie, but she was allowed to breathe a sigh of relief as the dealer peeled off the 
turn and 
river.
, no less, sort of goading big blind Tony G to call and then push the 
flop. No bite from the short stack and Darren talks on through the break. At least he's openly admitting to having fun, something which doesn't happen enough at these high buy-in events...
flop where she shoved for 5k, but with no callers, Jennifer was left snap up the smallish pot and live to fight another day.
, which was up against Tony G's 
, which garnered a reply of "Hold my hand Rol-y" from the insouciant Lithuanian. The turn and the river spared him, though, doubling him up to just under 10k.
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