Young UK player Stuart Fox arrived a little late today, grinning and looking ready to play. He made his way to his table which he shares with Barny Boatman, Jeff Madsen, Magnus Persson and an (even later arrival - still no sign) Isabelle Mercier. Sitting down in the Ten-seat, he found no chips in front of him, and called over the floor. "He wants to play with chips, for some reason," helped Madsen, as the floor thought for a moment and then notified Stuart he was in the wrong seat.
"You are in seat Six," he informed him, and ushered him to his new chair. Meanwhile, he'd been dealt in one hand, in which button Barny Boatman had already created action, and it looked like a flop was coming. "He can't have a hand, no redeal," came the sensible decision, "Just continue play." Bet he was the one in the class who got left on public transport.
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Doyle Brunson gunned down by ZeeJustin
From the Empire Casino...
A legend has headed to the rail. The veteran grizzled gunslinger Doyle Brunson was busted by young gun Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo. The flop was . The turn was the and both players got all their money in at that point.
ZeeJustin:
Brunson:
Brunson has flopped a set, but ZeeJustin turned The Wheel. The river was the and Brunson could not get the board to pair. Alas, he headed to the rail and is one of the first eliminations at The Empire today.
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At the Sportsman -- The first cry of, "All in!" attracted the film crews as cutoff Tore Lagerborg and button Patrick Jouven had their hands face-up.
Lagerborg:
Jouven:
What positions for those hands, and what a flop for them: . People made the set-over-set face (eyebrows down, slight grimace, gentle head shake) as the turn brought a bit of tension with the but the river all but knocked out Lagerborg and gave his opponent a very healthy early stack.
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THE FIFTY-- We have our first man down here on St. James's Street. Sandor Demjan moved all in with Q-4 on a 2-2-4 flop and ran into his opponent's pocket jacks before making a hasty exit from the tournament area.
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Martin Johnson - sportswriter
From the floor of the Empire Casino...
A couple of players showed up late such as Jon "Pearljammer" Turner, Alan Goehring, and Kirk Morrison.
If you are an avid sports fan in England, you might recognize the name Martin Johnson. I'm told he's a well-known sportswriter for the Telegraph. He's sitting in between Pearljammer and Phil Gordon.
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Has anyone seen Gavin Smith? He is expected here at the Sportsman but no sign of him yet.
His occassional prop bet buddy Jeff Madsen is here, and we really want to see one dare the other to do something socially and physically irresponsible for money and our amusement.
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THE FIFTY-- Former soap opera actor Michael Greco once won that honor, and has ponied up his £10,000 to try his luck at the Main Event. Between his presence and the imminent arrival of Mr. Antonius, I just may faint...
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Hand number 1 from the Sportsman as most players still taking their seats.
Jeff Madsen raised to 300 from the button and picked up the blinds. "I'm the chip leader" he proudly proclaimed. Three seconds later someone else at the next table makes the exact same joke. "And now I'm not," he says, "I'm ok with that."
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. The turn was the 
and both players got all their money in at that point.
and Brunson could not get the board to pair. Alas, he headed to the rail and is one of the first eliminations at The Empire today.
. People made the set-over-set face (eyebrows down, slight grimace, gentle head shake) as the turn brought a bit of tension with the 
but the river 
all but knocked out Lagerborg and gave his opponent a very healthy early stack.
