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#249H – London Journal #15H – Million Dollar Cash Game #8 – Ketchup at Dinner

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I’m taking the dinner break at a burger place that advertises itself as “burgers and more.” I may consider hiring a solicitor to bring an action for false advertising. At 5:55 PM, the players broke for dinner. Between the Tony G-Phil Ivey confrontation and the break, there were just two substantial – for these guys – pots, both of which ended before the showdown.

In the first, at about 5:15 PM, Allen Cunningham called $30,000 total on the flop and turn before folding to Patrik Antonius’s $75,000 river bet. A hand between Tony G and Antonius played out the same way, except it was Tony G picking up the pot.

Phil Ivey has relaxed, but he was testy after losing to and doubling up Tony G. The whole matter about showing hands was very tense, and soon thereafter Ivey had a series of very stern discussions – quiet, but with his jaw set, his teeth clenched – about Erick Lindgren’s chips and the props and the chip totals. Uncle Tilty quickly resolved the matter, Phil bought in for another $95,000, and a few minutes later he was laughing between hands with Patrik Antonius.

By the way, how is this for a threesome in Seats 6, 7, and 8?

Seat 6, Phil Ivey.

Seat 7, Patrik Antonius.

Seat 8, Brian Townsend.

I heard unofficially that Brian was, at one point this year, ahead some outrageous amount near $5 million. That had to make him the biggest winner in the Full Tilt (or any other) universe. Now I hear that Patrik is the biggest winner on Full Tilt. In both instances, the people telling me – not Full Tilt people but avid readers of the forums and watchers of the big cash games online – said Phil Ivey, in far fewer hours of play, was number 2.

Seat 1 – Tony G – bought in for $150,000. Now has $279,400.

Seat 2 – Erik Seidel – bought in for $100,000. Now has $120,100. (Erik has decided to call it a night. It was pretty clear that he wasn’t feeling well – of course, if he picked up aces again, his health probably would have improved.)

Seat 3 – Allen Cunningham – bought in for $100,000. Now has $60,800.

Seat 4 – Andy Bloch – bought in for $100,000. Now has $51,000. (Andy pointed out to me that he’s down about $15,000 in the cash game and $35,000 in the props. Keep in mind for the other numbers that I don’t know who got those chips, or how the numbers of Phil Ivey’s sheet of paper impact all this. As you can see, 2/3 of Andy’s loss is the props.)

Seat 5 – Chris Ferguson – bought in for $100,000. Now has $145,600.

Seat 6 – Phil Ivey – bought in for $295,000. Now has $159,700.

Seat 7 – Patrik Antonius – bought in for $200,000. Now has $166,900.

Seat 8 – Brian Townsend – bought in for $200,000. Now has $196,500.

In absentia, Erick Lindgren bought in for $100,000 and now has $139,900.

The quiet men, so far, have been Seidel (won the second hand with aces, rarely heard from since, now out of action), Cunningham (most of his loss occurred on one hand in which he folded to a big river bet from Patrik Antonius), and Brian Townsend (who, like Patrik at the beginning, seems to be taking a little while to wait before jumping in with both feet).

Erick Lindgren’s position as unappointed social director hasn’t yet been filled, though Patrik Antonius has been more active since Lindgren left the seat to Antonius’s left. (Still, it’s hard to imagine he’s HAPPY that sbrugby has the position to the left of him and Ivey – and how is it for Phil to have those two guys to his left? Of course, the absolute worst spot is Chris Ferguson’s seat because he has all three of those guys to his left.)

Andy Bloch and Tony G have both played a lot of pots, but Tony has gotten the breaks. His double-up over Phil accounts for just about all his profit.

That leaves Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson. Ivey is, even in this lineup, the focus of every hand he plays. And Chris? He’s Jesus, quietly getting paid off. [Listen to a quick interview HERE]

I think they’ll play about 4 more hours tonight. There is bound to be a lot more action. Ivey simply generates action. Tony G is too active to stay out of it. Patrick Antonius seems to be warming up to the battle. And for how long will Brian Townsend be able to let his chips gather dust? [Jeremiah Smith interviewed Brian while he was still on the bench, waiting to get in the game. To listen to that interview, click HERE.]

With all those chips itching to get into play, the “sensible” gamblers – Chris, Andy, Allen – may not stay quiet for long. There’s a lot of room for them to play solid and get paid off, make some “uncharacteristic” moves, or sneak in among the crossfire and pick up a giant hand postflop while the gunslingers have their sights trained on each other.

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