09-09-2007 18:22 UTC Ted Lawson Eliminated in 12th Place (£11,700) [user24788] Ted Lawson - 12th Place Ted Lawson was crippled by Andy Bloch. Lawson missed a straight draw and a flush draw and slipped to 75,000. He busted out shortly after. Bloch increased his stack to 420,000. Tags: Andy BlochTed Lawson
09-09-2007 18:09 UTC Down to 12 [user24788] The final table is nine-handed, so we have three more eliminations to go before a final table is set. Dinner break is scheduled as soon as there are nine players remaining or 8:45pm local time... whichever comes first.
09-09-2007 18:07 UTC Breaking News! [user4144] Roland De Wolfe and Tony G have more in common than one might think, both ordering green teas. At this point, I suggested to the TD that I'd pay good money to see the waitress bring one mug over with two straws.
09-09-2007 18:03 UTC John Duthie is Out in 13th Place [user3511] John Duthie Sherkhan Farnood is running very very nicely right now, as he gets John Duthie all in. Farnood: Duthie: Flop: Turn: River: And Duthie is out in 13th place. Tags: John Duthie
09-09-2007 18:02 UTC The Bank Of Farnood [user4144] oooooh, that feels goooood Word on the grapevine is that Sherkhan Farnood owns the Kabul Bank in Dubai and perhaps didn't require backers for this event. He's obviously a very friendly banker, loaning out a chunk of chips to John Duthie and doubling up the EPT entrepreneur in the process. With , the Duthster had Farnood's pipped pre-flop, and even more pipped on the flop. A turn followed by a river gave Duthie the winning hand with just one pair, avoiding the King or Eight that would have straightened Farnood's hand. Tags: John DuthieSherkhan Farnood
09-09-2007 18:01 UTC Top 5 Chip Counts [user24788] Sherkhan Farnood - 400,000 Istvan Novak - 330,000 Dario Alioto - 320,000 Antoine Arnault - 305,000 Tony G - 300,000
09-09-2007 17:56 UTC Andreas Hagen Eliminated in 14th Place (£10,140) [user24788] Andreas Hagen - 14th Place Andreas Hagen was short stacked and busted out when Sherkhan Farnood's set of Queens took down the pot. Tags: Andreas Hagen
09-09-2007 17:52 UTC Rupert Housden is out in 15th place (£10,140) [user3511] Rupert Housden - 15th Place Rupert Housden gets all his money in with a pair of queens, he is called by Dario Alioto with . And a hits the flop and no joy for Housden thereafter. Tags: Rupert Housden