Michael Farrelly opened for 900 and was raised by Martin Stausholm to 1,100. Jamie Burland saw an opening and shoved his entire stack over the line.
“How much is it?” Farrelly asked. He got the count, 9,000 exactly.
“And how much have you got?” Farrelly asked Stausholm.
Stausholm spread his arms to let him have a count. It was enough to cover him. Farrelly was between a rock and a hard place with what looked like a borderline decision. A few calculations later he released his hand.
Stausholm too folded. Farrelly took the Lord’s name in vain under his breath and shook his head.
We didn't catch the action, but we did see the dealer pushing a sizable pot to Kuljinder Sidhu, who had just doubled through Ludovic Geilich. The former had held and managed to hit a set to crack the latter's .
In the very next hand, Geilich shoved his last 3,625 all in under the gun and received a call from Chris Day on the button.
Geilich:
Day:
According to the learn.PokerNews.com Odds Calculator, Day was the 55.45% favorite, but he was essentially flipping as Geilich's two overs would win 44.10% of the time.
The flop was kind to Day as his fives were still good; in fact, they had a 76.45% chance of winning the hand. The turn meant Geilich needed either an ace or seven to stay alive, but one of those would only come 13.64% of the time. Fortunately for the German, this was one such time as the dealer burned and put out the .
Here are counts for the two players as well as those for the other players at Table 10:
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We just watched a monster pot take place over at Table 10 between big stacks Mick Graydon and Chris Day.
When we arrived, there was roughly 13,000 in the pot and a flop of . Day was first to act and bet 4,300, which Graydon called from the button after some thought. After the dealer burned and turned the , Day led out for 11,700, leaving himself about 28,000 behind. Graydon made a relatively quick call and then the river put four clubs on the board.
Day slowed down with a check and Graydon followed suit. "You got it," a crestfallen Day said before showing the . Graydon then showed the for the same hand. Day's spirits picked up a bit when he saw that he'd get his chips back. "Hero calling?" he asked his opponent. "If it's not the I can shove."
With around 5,000 already in the middle, Paul Weekes checked across to Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody who bet just 300 with the board reading . Weekes, slightly bemused by the bet , opted to just call and Cody showed .
"I was trying to get him to raise," explained Cody to one of his tablemates.
We've already told you quite a bit about the Players' Lounge here at the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Festival, including some picture of the action. What we failed to mention is the food to be had at the Poker Face Cafe.
We won't list the entire menu for you, but here are some of the more delicious and interesting options available for order:
Breakfast Bap - "Freshly frilled Bacon, fried Egg, Sausage, Hash Brown in a fresh floury bap" - €6.10
Yoghurt of the Gods - "Light Greek style Yoghurt, served with fresh Fruits and a drizzle of honey. High in protein and low in cards - helps promote fullness for longer" - €6.95
Traditional Irish Ale Fresh Fish - "served with Lemon, Mushy Peas, Tartare Sauce and Trunck chips" - €12.95
Sticky Barbeque Chicken Wings - "served with a honey and orange dip" - €5.95
Homemade Pie - "Warm and Hearty Pies, Straight from the oven. Choose from: Galway Bay Fish Pie or Chicken and Leek Pie" - €8.95
Members of the PokerNews Live Reporting Team recently tried the Poker Face Cafe and have assigned the following grades to their meal:
Chad Holloway - Fresh Market Vegetable Soup... A
Chris Hall - Traditional Irish Ale Fresh Fish... B
flop was kind to Day as his fives were still good; in fact, they had a 76.45% chance of winning the hand. The 
turn meant Geilich needed either an ace or seven to stay alive, but one of those would only come 13.64% of the time. Fortunately for the German, this was one such time as the dealer burned and put out the 
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and the 
. Day was first to act and bet 4,300, which Graydon called from the button after some thought. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Day led out for 11,700, leaving himself about 28,000 behind. Graydon made a relatively quick call and then the 
river put four clubs on the board.
for the same hand. Day's spirits picked up a bit when he saw that he'd get his chips back. "Hero calling?" he asked his opponent. "If it's not the 
. Weekes, slightly bemused by the bet , opted to just call and Cody showed 
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and failed to spike on a 
board.
