On the board of , Mehdi Senhaji checked to Kevin Wiliiams who bet out 1,300. Senhaji thought for a bit and then raised to 3,400. Another few moments went by while Williams thought and then he made the call.
Upon Williams making the call, Senhaji checked in the dark before the fell on the river. Action was now on Williams and he thought for a minute or so, counting down his stack and eyeing the pot in the process. He then moved all in. Senhaji immediately got out of his chair, removed his sunglasses and shades, then asked for a count. The dealer broke down the stack and informed Senhaji that Williams was all in for 13,100.
"I have two pairs, I rivered two pairs," said Senhaji.
Eventually, Senhaji announced a fold and tossed the into the muck, having rivered aces up. His stack was knocked down to about 22,000 as he got from the table after the next hand to go for a smoke break and probably to regroup. Williams is up to about 22,000.
I was told upon entering the room that Ramsey Ajram and Martin Hansen were playing looser than a clown's trousers and entering into some big pots, but their latest one happened to be the biggest of the day.
According to my source, Ajram had opened and received two callers. On a flop, Ajram continuation bet and Hansen called.
On the turn, Arjam fired again, but this time Hansen was less hospitable and put in a raise. Ajram made the call.
Ajram pressed on the breaks on the river and checked, triggering Hansen to move all in for 17,025 into a pot of around the same figure. Despite dwelling for longer than Rodin's 'The Thinker', Ajram made the call, but was swiftly shown for the turned nuts.
As the table looked on aghast, a monstrosity of a pot sailed its way over to Hansen and rocketed him into the chip lead with around 50,000 in chips. Ajram, meanwhile, was left with just 5,000, despite having the majority of the green 25 chips in the room.
We didn't see the preflop action, but it was clearly very heavy as there was over 15,000 in the pot with Matthew Jarvis having just 1,100 behind against his young female opponent.
The flop came down and Jarvis pushed his remaining chips into the middle. Despite now getting over 16-1 on the call, it did not come automatically as his opponent took about a minute before she slid in the extra chips and flipped . Jarvis turned over and held on the turn and river.
Julian Quance has doubled through. With a raise and a reraise before him, Quance moved in for his final 2,875 with , leading to a showdown with the second raiser who held . A minor scare on the board, but Quance dodged the outs to double through.
On one of the first hands back from break, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet a raise from Martin Hansen only to get four-bet all in and forced to fold.
Moments later, Ramsey Ajram raised to 600 and Esfandiari three-bet to 2,000. Ajram four-bet all in and this time Esfandiari didn't fold. He called with the for his last 9,000 or so and Ajram tabled the .
Off to the races they went and Ajram took a commanding lead on the flop of . The turn was the and the river the to finish off Esfandiari and send him to the rail. He wished the table good luck and was out the door.
As the rest of the Shadow Room dispersed for the 90-minute dinner break, Ramsey Ajram became entwined in an interesting pot with an unknown assailant.
It was Ajram who kick-started the action, raising it up to 400 from the button. Martin Hansen, who I was told had entered numerous battles with Ajram, folded in the small blind, leaving the big blind to throw in the extra 200.
On the flop, Ajram made a continuation bet of 500, which was duly called, before firing out for 1,200 on the turn. This time, however, the big blind check-raised to 3,650, putting the pressure back on Ajram.
Although seemingly uncomfortable with the situation, Ajram made the call leading to a river where the big blind announced all-in for what appeared to be around the 6,500 mark.
"Will you show me?" probed Ajram, utilising a familiar line.
His opponent shrugged, and replied, "What you gonna fold?"
After some inane back and forth questioning, Ajram folded what he claimed was for two pair, muttering "Sick" in the process. He then dipped into his pockets and offered ten pounds for a peak at his cards.
The big blind, however, counter-offered with fifty pounds, which was evidently outside of Ajram's pay-to-see 'roll as he retrieved his ten pounds and exited the room.
Despite this setback, Ajram still has around the 20,000 mark.
, Mehdi Senhaji checked to Kevin Wiliiams who bet out 1,300. Senhaji thought for a bit and then raised to 3,400. Another few moments went by while Williams thought and then he made the call.
fell on the river. Action was now on Williams and he thought for a minute or so, counting down his stack and eyeing the pot in the process. He then moved all in. Senhaji immediately got out of his chair, removed his sunglasses and shades, then asked for a count. The dealer broke down the stack and informed Senhaji that Williams was all in for 13,100.
into the muck, having rivered aces up. His stack was knocked down to about 22,000 as he got from the table after the next hand to go for a smoke break and probably to regroup. Williams is up to about 22,000.![[user4144]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop, Ajram continuation bet and Hansen called.
turn, Arjam fired again, but this time Hansen was less hospitable and put in a raise. Ajram made the call.
river and checked, triggering Hansen to move all in for 17,025 into a pot of around the same figure. Despite dwelling for longer than Rodin's 'The Thinker', Ajram made the call, but was swiftly shown 
for the turned nuts.
. Jarvis turned over 
turn and 
river.
. A minor scare on the 
board, but Quance dodged the outs to double through.
for his last 9,000 or so and Ajram tabled the 
.
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
flop, Ajram made a continuation bet of 500, which was duly called, before firing out for 1,200 on the 
turn. This time, however, the big blind check-raised to 3,650, putting the pressure back on Ajram.
for two pair, muttering "Sick" in the process. He then dipped into his pockets and offered ten pounds for a peak at his cards.