Strike that, 119. Still assume Tikay's siting tight starting Day 2 with 25BB if my maths are right. Tommy Le on his table has chipped up by 24K though.
Daniel Negreanu has picked up some more chips too (on a different table)
108 left, among those who have departed in the money are 112th placed 4-bracelet holding Max Pescatori and 110th placed angle-shooting piece of slime Ivan Frietez (from Tikay's table)
Just seen Ben Squiri from Tikay's table had also busted, so our man's getting some new friends to play with (or to fold to).
108 left, among those who have departed in the money are 112th placed 4-bracelet holding Max Pescatori and 110th placed angle-shooting piece of slime Ivan Frietez (from Tikay's table) Posted by FCHD
Some ladderage has been done with the field down to 97. Don't get too excited, the ladder was only for 60-odd dollars, less than Tikay's daily tab at Starbucks.
Some ladderage has been done with the field down to 97. Don't get too excited, the ladder was only for 60-odd dollars, less than Tikay's daily tab at Starbucks. Posted by FCHD
90 left now, and another ladder, so that pays for TWO days at Starbucks.
Well done Tikay, lets hope for a deeper run than that 12th the other year. Posted by Brrrrrrr
The memory of that remains fresh in my mind, as I made a bad play. If I ever got 12 handed in a WSOP again, I'll never make the same mistake, it still haunts me.
The Gentleman is Seat 2, Ivan Frietez. If you have 3 minutes to spare, you'll enjoy this absolutely delicious footage of a really nasty person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxcBy6js7s When you want to win THAT bad, its a sad state of affairs. Posted by Tikay10
Thanks for this clip TK. I think in this situation, where there is a known villain and it is a CLEAR angle shoot, the Tournament Director (TD) should have the power to return the extra amount wagered when the "victim" called the re-raise.
Having said this, I think the TD did all he could within his power by informing the players of similar moves that the offending player had made before.
Also, casinos should ban repeat offenders, however, all too often they think a bit of controversy is "news-worthy" and adds to the paradoxical attraction to the game. (everyone likes someone or something to moan about)
If this situation occurs more than twice in an MTT from the same player, the TD should have the power also to remove the offender from the tournament (after an initial warning).
It's easy to get "upset" by this type of thing, however I think more discretionary powers for the TD could reduce the occurrence of this, and we should seek resolution not retribution for this type of angle shoot.
So a punishment that assists with the resolution is appropriate, otherwise the odd "bad egg" will always try something like this.
Of course this requires knowledgeable, non corruptible and clear thinking TD's. Particularly because we have all probably done something accidentally that could appear to be an angle shoot.
I checked out of turn, on the river, accidentally with a full house once, which received criticism, when I then re-raised my opponent.
It was however, a genuine mistake and I apologised.
So the TD's judgement capabilities are paramount in determining the intentional and the accidental.
Your dollars ain't going be worth as much in terms of sterling as you might have thought, the pound has surged since the 10pm close of polls in the referendum.
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Strike that, 119. Still assume Tikay's siting tight starting Day 2 with 25BB if my maths are right. Tommy Le on his table has chipped up by 24K though.
Daniel Negreanu has picked up some more chips too (on a different table)
wp tony, wp wp
Just seen Ben Squiri from Tikay's table had also busted, so our man's getting some new friends to play with (or to fold to).
Recent departures include Tom McEvoy & Leif Force.