Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:14:50 -0700
Shorter Still
...And back down to just 170,000 now for Cowley.
He called Naalden's button raise and they checked it down all the way to the end of the
board, at which point Naalden showed
and Cowley mucked.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:10:24 -0700
Cowley Needs Help
Wow, Cowley's in some serious trouble now.
He reraised from the big blind to a button raise from Naalden, and then bet out on the
flop; Naalden called.
He bet again on the
turn and this time Naalden raised. Cowley called, and both players checked the
river -- at which point it transpired that Naalden's
was good to win the pot. Cowley flashed what looked like two paint cards.
He's down to 200,000. Yikes.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:04:59 -0700
Naalden Chipping Away and Chipping Up
Cowley raised it up from the button and then bet to a check from Naalden on the
flop. They both cagily checked the
turn, but Naalden came out betting on the
river and Cowley passed; he's down to 900,000 now.
A couple hands later and it happened again. Naalden called a button raise from Cowley, and this time Cowley gave it up to a check-raise on the
flop.
And let's hear it one more time -- Cowley raised his button, but laid it down to a check-raise from Naalden on a
flop.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:59:15 -0700
Another One for Naalden
Cowley raised the button and Naalden called. They both checked the
flop and Naalden then bet out on both the
turn and
river. Cowley called on both streets, but mucked when Naalden showed him pocket
.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:57:10 -0700
One for Cowley
Naalden raised his button again and once more Cowley called.
Cowley check-raised the
flop and Naalden called, but folded when Cowley bet out on the dangerous-looking
turn.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:55:00 -0700
One for Naalden
Marc Naalden took down the first hand of level 25 when he raised from the button and Steven Cowley called.
Cowley check-called the
flop, and Naalden checked behind on the
turn. Cowley check-called again on the
river, but mucked to Naalden's pocket
.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:52:07 -0700
Off We Go
No more of this back and forth, please, remaining two -- let's see one or the other win it this level...
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:34:40 -0700
20 Minute Break
Naalden: 1,510,000
Cowley: 1,170,000
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:34:15 -0700
Naalden Back in the Lead
He must have missed being chip leader, after being that way since yesterday evening -- Naalden seems to have snuck the chip lead back after pushing Cowley off a pot with a raise on the river of the
board.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:25:56 -0700
Back to Even - Or Are They?
Cowley raised the button and then called the reraise from Naalden. Naalden bet out on the
flop and check-called on the
turn. He check-called again on the
river -- and mucked when Cowley tabled
for two pair.
Cowley's won another hand since then, and it looks as though he has, for the first time, got himself the chip lead.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:14:23 -0700
Cowley Fights Back
Cowley is refusing to lie down and take it -- he pushed Naalden off a pot with a bet on the river of a
board. Cowley showed him
.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:12:35 -0700
Naalden Strikes Again
Naalden took down a very small pot with a check-raise on the
flop, pushing Cowley down to just 600,000.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:11:28 -0700
Cowley Trips Up as Naalden Trips Up
Steven Cowley has got very close on a number of occasions now, but he's been unable to sneak into the lead at any point and he's now back down to 700,000.
Naalden raised his button and Cowley called. A raising war exploded on the
flop but cooled come the
turn, on which Cowley bet out and Naalden just flatted. Cowley bet out again on the
river and called a riase from Naalden, but mucked when Naalden oturned over
for trips.
Naalden takes the pot and is back up to 1.9 million. The railers have started cheering again.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:05:33 -0700
Even Stevens
Wow, and now they're even again.
Marc Naalden raised his button and Steven Cowley called.
Cowley bet out on the
flop and Naalden called; he bet out again on the
turn and this time Naalden raised. Cowley re-popped, and Naalden called to see a
river. Both players checked, and Cowley turned over
for a full house. Naalden mucked, and the counts now stand at Naalden 1.5 million, while Cowley is only just behind on 1.2 million.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:57:13 -0700
Up and Down
...And a few more chips for Cowley, as he rivered a ten to go with his
and found himself newly ahead of Naalden to take the pot.
Board:
Naalden flashed him the
.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:55:16 -0700
Re-Cow-Very
Wow, this is exciting. Cowley's clawed back a few chips after calling Naalden's preflop raise and then checking the
flop, then betting out on the
turn and
river. Naalden called, but mucked to Cowley's trip-tastic
. Cowley's grossly outnumbered railers applauded very loudly, as if trying to make up for their small numbers and relative sobriety.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:48:49 -0700
Cash Cowley
Back up to a decisive chip lead for Marc Naalden after he raised from the button and called the reraise from Cowley.
Cowley bet out on the
flop and Naalden flatted, but when Cowley bet out again on the
turn, Naalden raised. A call from Cowley, but he opted to check the
river -- and then fold to a bet from Naalden.
Since then Naalden has gently whittled away at Cowley's stack, causing Cowley to drop another 100,000 or so. The current chip counts are somewhere in the region of 1.9 million for Naalden, 700,000 for Cowley.
