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nflchad 09-29-05 06:44 PM

Anyone know what blinds will be after the dinner break?

Most Recent Chip Count on Card Player

Date / Time: 2005-09-29 15:37:00

Player Amount Table Seat
Karlo Lopez $600,000 0 0
Josh Schlein $339,000 0 0
James English $288,000 0 0
Frank Sinopoli $250,000 0 0
Stacy Matuson $230,000 0 0
James Van Alstyne $225,000 0 0
Johan Storakers $220,000 0 0
Barry Greenstein $168,000 0 0
AVERAGE $134,791 0 0
Freddy Deeb $110,000 0 0
Richard Knucklehead Freire $106,000 0 0
Marc Durand $92,000 0 0
Erik Seidel $83,000 0 0
Steve Hohn $77,000 0 0
Mark Petrillo $75,000 0 0
David Devil Fish Ulliott $65,000 0 0
Al Ardebili $36,500 0 0

Penguinfan 09-29-05 06:46 PM

Looks like a double up may be in order.

BrianSwa 09-29-05 06:46 PM

wow
 
Go Tp Go.

Penguinfan 09-29-05 06:48 PM

500 Ante 4000/8000 for 14 more minutes then upward again, I would imagine 1000 Ante and 5K/10K

Time to look for that suited connector again and push with it.

omahilo 09-29-05 06:55 PM

Hang tough TP... just 1 Double up away from something big.

Seems like you have been grinding it out most of the day, keep it up.

Brijac 09-29-05 07:38 PM

Excellent
 
TP, glad to see that you are still doing well. Keep up the solid play. Wish I was there to see you play. Tell your friend I said hello!!

Talking Poker 09-29-05 07:50 PM

Hey all...

Just stopping in quick after eating dinner.

I'm still alive, as you know, with 75k chips. That's over half the average - I'm fine. No need to panic yet. I've been short(ish) stacked for most of the day, but I'm haning in there and playing great.

The AKs hand was an interesting one. I SHOULD HAVE pushed in with it from the button to pick up the blinds and antes, but after making a standard raise, I knew DevilFish (who I have been playing with almost all day) would push in with any reasonable hand. After long considerating, I decided it wasn't worth racing (I knew he had a pair)... not on the bubble anyway. We were literally at 126 players left. The table (including DevilFish and Jeff Shulman) agreed with the fold, but I still think I should have pushed preflop.

Tons and tons and tons more hands to be discussed some other time... Right now, I have to get back to work.

Oh, and for the record, I would have called with Aces here every time. But please leave the arguing out of the thread. It's annoying. And so is saying, "I'm not arguing," etc, so just cut it all out, please...

Later.

Gordogg 09-29-05 08:54 PM

Hell yeah, great job TP! Gl man.

BrianSwa 09-29-05 08:55 PM

wow
 
devilfish out....

BrianSwa 09-29-05 09:02 PM

another one
 
erik sidel is now also eliminated.

nflchad 09-29-05 09:06 PM

TP's out in 41st:

Date / Time: 2005-09-29 17:43:00
Title: Mark Petrillo Eliminated in 41st Place
Log: Freddy Deeb raises to $16,000 from middle position, and Mark Petrillo calls from the small blind. The flop comes K-10-x with two spades. Petrillo pushes all in for about $54,000, and Deeb calls immediately. Deeb shows K-10 (two pair), and Petrillo shows Qs-Js (flush draw, open-ended straight draw). Petrillo needs to catch a nine, an ace, any spade, or something runner-runner to survive. Unfortunately for Petrillo, the last two cards are blanks, and Mark Petrillo is eliminated in 41st place, earning $6,000.

:(

BrianSwa 09-29-05 09:17 PM

darn
 

nice job TP.

ChipFish 09-29-05 09:29 PM

TP! You so Cool! :cool:

Great showing!
You picked a great spot!
You da MAN!

mrkoontz 09-29-05 09:34 PM

congrats
 
Great Job TP! Good finish against a great field.

BlibbityBlabbity 09-29-05 09:41 PM

Very Nice TP!! :)

Spidey44 09-29-05 09:48 PM

Awesome job TP! Very cool indeed! No relax and enjoy some beverages and the island atmosphere!

Talking Poker 09-29-05 10:12 PM

Thanks guys.... naturally, I'm bummed. Finishing on a $2000 bubble was a little bit annoying, but that wasn't on my mind at all when I played the hand (despite what you may think from my fold on the REAL bubble). I played it correctly, and have no regrets. When the money went in, I was actually the favorite, and getting somewhat short stacked, I felt like it was time to go with it. Had I hit one of my 15 outs, I would have had over $150,000 chips and been in pretty good shape to make it to the end of the day (playing down to 27), and who knows how far after that? Oh well....

It was a great tourney, I feel like I played really well, and I've been having a really good time. No complaints from me.

This will definitely not be my last WPT tourney. I LOVE playing with these guys. It's funny - I was actualy a bit nervous/anxious before we started today, but 20 minutes into it, I felt great, like I knew I would. And hours and hours into it, I was definitely comfortable.

And hey, check me out:


I didn't even know they took that picture. Nice face, eh? Man, that was one tough decision, but I'm confident I made the right one.

Quint 09-29-05 10:15 PM

Nice showing
 
$6,000 and a week in Aruba on what an $80 investment? Not too shabby!

Congratulations!

Talking Poker 09-29-05 10:16 PM

Ok, that's funny. I just found this in the UB blog:

41 -- Mark Petrillo ("What's another two grand?")

I did say that jokingly/sarcasticaly (you'd have to know me) to my friend, but I had no idea anyone else heard it, let alone decided to write it down. ha!

Talking Poker 09-29-05 10:18 PM

Ahem. $82, thank you very much. Can't forget the vig!

:D

lightfungus 09-29-05 10:31 PM

Job well done sir. I am truly impressed with your play. Look at the company you outlasted!

JDMcNugent7 09-29-05 10:38 PM

Geez man, what a guy to lead our forum. You create all kinds of excitement and are obviously one hell of a poker player. Way to go man.

Talking Poker 09-29-05 10:38 PM

ty sir. It was pretty cool hanging with the best in the world. I played all day with Devilfish, for example (until he pushed in with K5o and got busted by 88 - NOT what it says in the online reports). He's really good, of course, but I wasn't afraid of him (maybe because he's too friendly). I honestly think I can hang with just about anyone. I'm still glad I wasn't at the Grinder's table though :)

Aequitas58 09-29-05 10:52 PM

Nice showing! GG, sir. :)

Gordogg 09-29-05 11:28 PM

Awesome job man. You have proven yourself again and again. We will see you on T.V. soon. You got da skillz to pay da billz. Enjoy your FREE vacation now!

P.S. Bikini pics! :D


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