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VEGAS MAIN EVENT - The Ben Nuttall Time-Line
Follow Ben in this Thread, & Adam's Blogs, through the day.
They are about to start - Good Luck Ben!
Let's Shuffle up & Deal.
30,000
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I was talking to Ben at DTD. Tell him to remember he is as good as any of them playing, good luck to him
colin
Thanks again for the updates Sir Tikay.
Hi Tikay
these post are great give nutter all my best.
how did BONZIE2 get on?
keep posting
DAI
25 minutes in.
24,000
Details coming right up.
I arrived to see Ben & Villain dwelling up on this Board. (Not sure what order the cards fell). Villain has Position.
A-K-5-T-6, no flush.
There is about 3k in the middle by now, & Villain is facing a 2k River Bet from Ben.
Villain now makes it 4k.
Ben clearly hates this Bet, but it's tough to Pass for 2k into that Pot.
He agonises, he hates it, he wants to Pass, but he has to Call, & he does.
Villain shows 5-5, for a set of 5's.
Ben shows A-T, for 2 Pair.
Tough spot that.
It's shaken him a bit, but with 24k behind, he has no need to fret.
Test of character for a young man, though.
Good luck
I'm afraid BONZIE faild to survive Day 1a, after his Kings got coolered by a bad Ace.
col
Tortoise and the Hare Ben....
GL.
I've just added a new blog in guys Click Here to read
It includes some amazing hands from Will's guest Anthony's super satellite success.
Well worth a read (if I dont say so myself ;-)! )
Go on Ben and Anthony - good luck!
Adam
If he check called he might lose less, but he has to bet if he thinks he is ahead and why shouldnt he...
After 1 hour of Level 1.
He's BACK!
28,800
I was thinking of the mental perspective, having to last for another 2 hours to get to day 2, imo, means you have to re evaluate the amount of chips needed to get through.
col
Interestingly it was supposed to be 5 levels per day from the start, Harrah's changed it for 1A and 1B at the last minute.
Right we are approaching the 1st break so i am on my way back to the cardroom to get an update from our boys....
If I were playing I'd not complain, though I suppose it's a bit of a niggle.
1.50pm, 10 mins from the End of Level One.
28,300
Stay cool honey bunny, stay cool.
I've got to go to bed, i'm up at 530 am for work.
Please pass my best onto Ben for the rest of the day, and i look forward to read the posts and blogs in the morning.
As the Americans say, have a nice day.
col
Chatted with Ben at the Break. He has the Railing Crew there, too.
He's cool, comfy, & chilled.
His Manhatten went 30k-24k-19k-26k-29k.
The dip from 24k to 19k - 3 hands after the 2 pair v set jobbie - was Ben's T-T v Villain's K-K. The Board came 7 high, so you can work out how that one played! It was against 5-5-5 man, too.
Level Two about to start.
28,200
Will's guest, Anthony, is on about 35k I think.
Ben is back up to nearly 29,000 chips, from a low of 18,000 – here’s how it happened
After being down at around 24500 after his A10 ran into a set of 5’s earlier, Ben picks up 1010 and raises it up, with one caller, the same player who made the set.
Flop comes 9-5-2
Ben Bets
Villain Calls
Turn comes 6
Ben bets
Villain calls
River is a Jack and ben check calls
Villain turns over KK
Ben then bounced back from this setback scooping a nice pot:
Ben QsJs raises it up with one caller #
Flop Ks 9s 2c
Ben Bets out 900 with gutshot straightflush draw
Villain Calls
Turn is 2s making his flush
Ben bets 1500
Villain calls
River was a blank and Ben check/calls for 2500, aware of the full house possibility and the villain flips over just KJ for Top Pair – Ben takes down a big pot and gets some nice info there….
His big pot was with 86 os in the BB. Early position raiser and a call by in Anthony's words "The Table Fish" meant he wanted to be in the pot so he called from the BB.
Flop came 954 and the fish bets about 150 into 1500 (!), Anthony calls and hits his straight on the turn with a 7.
The fish pays off meaty pot bets on the Turn and River and mucks to Antony's straight - nice work! :-)
All the best Ben, nice bounce back after those two early coolers, I'll be waiting 4u in the usual place when you come back with your new found fame and fortune! 8- />
1 hour into Level 2......
26,000
He's incredibly confident, & is playing his own game now.
1 hour & 50 mins into Level 2.
We will try & grab a short Interview with him at the Dinner Break, which is imminent. We interviewed him at the first Break, so that'll be up on the Viva Las Vegas site very shortly I think.
He's playing quite aggro now, mainly because he's getting action hands.
He's been back down to 24,000, but he's Yoyo'd again.
28,200