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I’m home in Philadelphia now, but I’m pretty tired after getting only a few hours of sleep last night, doing stuff all day, then driving for five hours. Therefore, I’ll just post the pics with a few comments. I’ll have to talk to Jeff/Kush on AIM to get hand reports anyway.

Jeff getting paid after busting in 5th

4 handed

Kush playing HU

Kush after busting in 2nd

The winner getting paid and making phone calls

Although not related to the 1K main event, this is Exitonly4 (Ray Coburn) in the $200 second chance tourney. He made the final table of this event. Murs316 is also barely in the picture in the blue hat on the left… and no, I have no idea what the dealer is doing.

He takes 2nd for 32K.

The last hand was AT v K6 and I think they both paired on the flop. I’m not sure of the action or board because I was outside of the room at the time.

Kush is heads up now (down 210K to 330K), more main event updates later.

Exitonly4 is down to 12 in the $200, he’s apparently got all the small denomination chips, which just means he’s been stealing like crazy to pick up a ton of blinds and antes. Just now, gobboboy told me that he got AQ v A6 AIPF and lost. He still has chips, but it was a big hit.

I can’t put any pictures up right now, but I do have a final table update.

Jeff got 5th for 10K.

There are three players left (Captain Morgan got 4th) and Kush has a nice stack.

Payouts:

1. 55K
2. 32K
3. 20K

I’ll be posting hands and pictures when I can get on a faster internet connection. That will most likely be tomorrow night.

Oh, and Exitonly4 has a nice stack in the $200 tourney today. First is 8-9K (not sure) and there are about two tables left.

Day one, which lasted 13 hours, finally came to an end around 11:30 PM Saturday night. The tournament is down to 18 players, which means the average stack is around 30K. Jeff has 56K and Kush has 82K, which is 2nd in chips. There is still some time in the 600/1200/200 level, but it’s not a full level left. Also, unlike on Stars, the payouts go up slightly for each place.

Jeff’s stack varied quite a bit throughout the day. After the last blog, he had about 35K. He hung out around there for a bit, then had four more big hands during the day.

1. Captain Morgan raises to 2700, Jeff re-raises from the cut-off to 9200, BB goes all-in for 12,000, Captain Morgan thinks for a bit, then re-pushes, Jeff insta-folds QQ. Captain Morgan shows AA, BB shows TT. AA holds and Jeff takes a decent hit.

2. Captain Morgan raises from MP to 2700, Jeff called from the cut-off with A9s, everyone folds. Flop is QQ3 with no suit help, check check on the flop. Turn was 3, Captain Morgan checks again, Jeff makes a small bet, Captain Morgan folds after saying he thought it would be a chop.

3. Folds to Captain Morgan, he makes it 2100, SB shoved for 10K, Jeff moved all-in from the BB with TT to isolate, button insta-folds, SB shows AK. A on the turn takes a chunk out of Jeff’s stack.

4. On the bubble, Captain Morgan opens cut-off for 3800, button folds, Jeff calls in the SB with another 17K behind, BB folds. Flop is JT5 with two clubs, Jeff bet 4500, Captain Morgan pushes, Jeff calls and shows AA. Captain Morgan shows 75 and the AA holds. Jeff doubles through to 42K-ish.

He stole his way up to the high 50s.

Also, the poker superstar known as Kush “Omnipotent” Patel won a huge pot when there was an all-in, a call for half of a stack and he woke up with AA. Naturally, he moved in and the caller had to call for the rest of his stack. The first all-in had 66 and the caller had KQ. After winning this pot, Kush had about 40K, then he basically stole his way up to 82K to finish the day.

Once again, I managed to get some pictures ninja-style.

This is the hand when Jeff had QQ, Captain Morgan is the big guy with the backwards hat and the red shirt guy that is partially in the picture is the one with TT. They are counting out Jeff’s stack while Captain Morgan is thinking.

Jeff, Kush and Aaron talking during a break

Bill Ivey (real name Lee Gaines) and beck_AA

Murs316 and Bill Ivey… they’re brothers.

All three of them… Murs316, Bill Ivey, beck_AA

Kush and Jeff… this is after play ends for the day

Kush and Jeff again

This is the $2500-min 25/50 NL game, which is a huge game even for a real card room (TS is kinda a piece of crap compared to the real casinos in AC and LV). Some people are sitting with $25K+… there’s at least $100K on the table.

They took a 5 minute break at the end of the 300/600/100 level. Jeff has about 35K in chips while Kush has about 50K (? not sure).

The next level is 400/800/100 and they’re playing to 18 with 22 left right now.

I don’t have any pictures because the players are really sensitive about it, but there was one hand at the 300/600/100 level that I wish I could have gotten a picture of ….

Folded to the button, guy makes it about 2000, SB calls, Jeff calls in BB. Flop is AJJ, SB checks, Jeff checks, button bets 3300, SB calls, Jeff makes it 8K (so only a bit more than a minraise). Button thinks shortly, then folds. SB thinks for a little while, then folds KK face up. Jeff shows 5c4c and the button says he folded an A. Jeff waves his finger at the button telling him not to mess with Jeff and the SB calls Jeff a punk, then proceeds to look angry for awhile. Really would have been a classic picture, oh well.

Okay, I’m going back to the tourney area now. It shouldn’t be too much longer before play is complete for the day.