Another bustout - the 19th within the first 2 Levels today! - leaves James one spot off a nice money ladder.
He is not in great shape, he has a million chips & sits tenth, but that is still around 40 Bigs, so the panic button does not need pressing yet awhile.
Interesting dynamic on James table, they are playng 5 handed, his Table has Rast, the aggro chippie, & three other stacks of similar size to James. In a way, he'd prefer to be on a table with bigger stacks, (more chips to win) but I'm sure he'll adapt a strategy to suit. Strange how newbies to poker always complain when they are on or moved to a table of big stacks - they should prefer that. Posted by Tikay10
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Latest news as at 0615 UK time......
Just 12 players remain, & James remains well in contention, in 7th place.
He has 1,300,000 chips, with the Blinds @ 10,000-20,000/3,000.
He is guaranteed A$95,000.
The next pay jump well be at 9th place, when it goes to A$120,000.
Run good James, run good.
Quite interesting to read the Live Updates by Poker News. They have barely ever mentioned James. Guess it's because he is a Brit.
If he goes much deeper, they will have to mention him.
Here's hoping.
...and then there were 11.
Another bustout - the 19th within the first 2 Levels today! - leaves James one spot off a nice money ladder.
He is not in great shape, he has a million chips & sits tenth, but that is still around 40 Bigs, so the panic button does not need pressing yet awhile.
They are now on their Dinner Break.
11 remain.
It looks like James took a hit just before dinner, & now sits plum last with just over 500,000.
Blinds will be, I assume, 15,000-30,000/5,000 when they return, so he has around 15 Bigs.
They will be playing short-handed, too - 1 x 5, & 1 x 6, so the Blinds whizz round, & those antes soon add up.
He'll need to find a spot quite soon, but I know he'll not be afraid to get it in, or let his stack dwindle too much.
Guess the next Level is when it will all happen, "double or bust".
Fingers crossed he gets the 2xUp.
wow what a call
nice double up for rann
BOOMIO!
That buys him a good bit of breathing space, & puts him closer to the field.
another double up for james. now 1.7M.
Rann the Man
James Rann was all in for a little over 800,000 with the www.pokernews.com/img/cards/5d.gif" border="0" alt="{5-Diamonds}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/5h.gif" border="0" alt="{5-Hearts}" width="25" height="15" /> against the www.pokernews.com/img/cards/ac.gif" border="0" alt="{A-Clubs}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/10d.gif" border="0" alt="{10-Diamonds}" width="25" height="15" /> for Brian Rast. Thanks for a board that ran out www.pokernews.com/img/cards/kd.gif" border="0" alt="{K-Diamonds}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/5c.gif" border="0" alt="{5-Clubs}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/2s.gif" border="0" alt="{2-Spades}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/qh.gif" border="0" alt="{Q-Hearts}" width="25" height="15" />www.pokernews.com/img/cards/7c.gif" border="0" alt="{7-Clubs}" width="25" height="15" />, Rann doubled to 1.7 million in chips.
Well done James.
James has a healthy & very playable 1.8 milly in chips now.
BOOM & BOOM.
All the best
Rainman397
#Losing it !
All the best
Rainman397
Interesting dynamic on James table, they are playng 5 handed, his Table has Rast, the aggro chippie, & three other stacks of similar size to James.
In a way, he'd prefer to be on a table with bigger stacks, (more chips to win) but I'm sure he'll adapt a strategy to suit.
Strange how newbies to poker always complain when they are on or moved to a table of big stacks - they should prefer that.
Strike that - Rast apart, there are only two bigger stacks than James, & only marginally at that.
He now sits 4th of 10.
Not sure, but I think they play down to a Final Table of 7 or 8 today, then resume tomorrow.
BOOMIO!
That's a nice money ladder, A$120,000 locked up now.