APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championships 2009 Day 2

[TightEnd]

blinds are 1500-3000/200 when we resume Sunday 2pm

chip counts

table Juantorena

Richard Hinds 52,700
Caroline Dunn 36,600
Malcolm Howell 35,500
Will Young 42,200
Steve Redfern 28,800
Mike Saban 17,600
Nick Newport 64,800
Ben Dixon 95,300
Sean Kenny 79,500

table Stratosphere

Brian Greene 64,900
Brian Murphy 37,500
Brendan Byrne 17,500
Brian Martin 58,800
Paul Garnham 71,300
Phil Tompkinson 18,600
Michael Patterson 36,000
Richard Rudling Smith 39,400
Steve Bayliff 38,200
Martyn Sharp 39,000

table Boing Marbles

Mark Redshaw 53,200
Gianluca Ragusi 64,600
Mark Barsley 40,400
Richard King 69,400
Darren Shallis 42,100
R Chambers 30,000
Joe Carrhill 27,200
Brian Yates 99,100
Andrew Tracey 80,900
S Basu 46,100

[lukybugur]

Good Luck All (great to see so many APAT regulars still in there).

[MAIR]

Good luck all, especially Mike Saban n MickyP

[Glorious]

GL Micky P!!

[kinboshi]

[Hammerite]

Just back after a long night at Dublin Airport.  Thanks Des & Rich for another great tourney I seem to be stuck between 25th & 50th every tournament. Can"t complain at least I am getting a lot of play for my money and showing consistency.

Best of luck to all today with a special mention for Scouse, Phil t & Darren.

[Mikeyboy9361]

My two tips still in there. Brian in the lead and Will handily placed mid pack. Go guys. Also rooting for Mike (I need a double/triple up) Saban, Steve ( another day 2) Redfearn, and Mark (Leeds team mate) Redshaw

[voiceofjoe]

Good Luck for the two Creswell, Ace of Clubs members

Mike Saban and Mark Bardsley

Also - although he assures me he needs no Luck, when your blessed with the Skill he posseses .......

...... Good Luck to Brian "Crack-a-Smile" Martin  

[TightEnd]

Good afternoon again from Dublin

It is once again scorching here, and in about an hour"s time the 29 players resume play battling for the title of APAT Irish Amatuer Poker Champion 2009, Euro3400 to the winner, GUKPT Champion of Champions seat and Blankety Blank chequebook and pen

I had a troubling night. Settling off to sleep at 2am I received a phone call from Dawn Dineen telling me they were going clubbing and my presence was required

A few minutes of futile resistance later I had relented and was dressed and going out of the door of my first floor hotel room

As I rounded the corner I was met mid stairs by a middle aged American Woman dressed in nothing but a dressing gown. Interesting, I was tempted to think. Until she opened her mouth.

From this mouth trailed a splurge of East Coast American accent invective, think Joan Rivers minus most of the facelifts, berating me for making too much noise.

I apologised halfheartedly and was told I should "respect people operating in different timezones" I replied, perhaps undiplomatically that if I was "in the Solomon Islands now it would be tomorrow, let alone a different timezone, and you would have a point but you are actually in the same timezone as me"

She seemed nonplussed by this, but part-recovered and then told me she had to be up at 6am for a flight. I congratulated her on this, and wished her a good night"s sleep

[  ] I sure hope that when I finally retired to bed at 5am 800 Euros lighter I did not wake her up

[teachai]

Good Luck, Richard King, played a blinder yesterday.

[Des_D]

Good afternoon everyone and as Tighty offered above, "welcome to Dublin".  I wisely selected the "go to bed" option last night and feel well refreshed as a result this morning.  My co-host for today"s production on the other hand, looks a little rattled, on what is shaping up like a scorching day here in Dublin.  Bless. 

Pics of last night"s final 29 finishers are coming right up.  Pics of the lap top club revellers will not be coming right up.  Thank God you might say, rightly so too.

[TightEnd]

 Pics of the lap top club revellers will not be coming right up. 

ROFL

I was revelling with My Toshiba and My Sony VAIO

[Des_D]

First of all, table Boing Marbles

Mark Redshaw 53,200



Gianluca Ragusi 64,600 - Gianluca travelled over from Italy for the event.



Mark Barsley 40,400 - Mark started last year"s final as chipleader here in Dublin



Richard King 69,400



Darren Shallis 42,100 - defending champion Darren can become the first APAT player to win a second title if he completes today



R Chambers 30,000



Joe Carrhill 27,200



Brian Yates 99,100



Andrew Tracey 80,900



S Basu 46,100

[Des_D]

Now for table Stratosphere

Brian Greene 64,900



Brian Murphy 37,500



Brendan Byrne 17,500 - Team member in the victorious Irish team at the European Amateur Team Championship last year and a finalist in this event in 2007



Brian Martin 58,800



Paul Garnham 71,300



Phil Tompkinson 18,600 - went deep at the APAT European Amateur Championship in Vienna last year



Michael Patterson 36,000 - APAT OnLive Champion in 2007 and like Darren, can become first APATer to win a second title today.



Richard Rudling Smith 39,400



Steve Bayliff 38,200 - APAT Season Two Online Champion



Martyn Sharp 39,000

[Des_D]

and finally table Juantorena

"Belfast" Richard Hinds 52,700



Caroline Dunn 36,600



Malcolm Howell 35,500



Will Young 42,200 - finalist at the Welsh Amateur Championship two months ago



Steve Redfern 28,800 - UK Amateur Champion 2009 and another who can scoop a second APAT title today



Mike Saban 17,600



Nick Newport 64,800



Ben Dixon 95,300



Sean Kenny 79,500