Wow!
 

Nice laydown?

This was just before the bubble.

again, from cardplayer

Date / Time: 2005-09-29 11:39:00
Title: Mark Petrillo Folds to Survive the Bubble
Log: Mark Petrillo bets preflop, and David "Devilfish" Ulliott pushes all in. Petrillo takes a long time to consider the call, finally saying, "I think we'd be racing," and he folds A-K suited faceup. Devilfish returns the favor by showing pocket threes. It would have been a race situation, but Petrillo would be risking his tournament life on the bubble, and chose to wait for a better spot.

Edited to add: So much for the theory that TP would get to play at a soft table for most of the day. Can't wait to hear the Devilfish story.

If anyone besides TP makes this fold, the board would be all over them.

Congrats on making the money TP, you deserve it.

You really think so? On the bubble and everything? This isn't chump change.

A case could be made either way
 

But right on the bubble like that, I think you fold into the money. $5g is just too much to put on a horserace.

Fantastic job TP. Keep at it.

Not sure what his stack looked like at that time, but considering his goals; make the money, reach the break-even stage for his backers, etc... it was the right play.

They've passed another bubble already and should be within 45-50 places of the break-even level for his backers.

This refers to threads of the past. I think laying that down in that situation is perfectly acceptable.

A case could be made for playing it, DevilFish is certainlly known for making a move like this with ANY two cards, putting him on a pair was a good read, hell it was a great read.

I do find it funny that he had to make a big decision like this ON THE BUBBLE considering what has been discussed here before, maybe it's a sign of things to come, like a MILLION THINGS TO COME?

Good luck TP

Wow TP good stuff. Keep hanging in there, were all behind you!

keep it up man, one double up and ur all good.

Uh Oh
 

Wonder why he isn't listed in the most recent chip count?

Hopefully the just forgot him considering the connection problems they are having.

Who's more up to date?
 

The UB blog lists ...
MARK 'ymark' PETRILLO -- 57

which would put him not that below Cardplayer's average count and gaining momentum ...

Got a little worried myself, but the UB log shows him at 57,000 at the end of level 12 (no idea where that puts him in relation to average).

average 76k

I was just looking at the Cardplayer.com log since he said they would be updating his chip count. Thanks for the info. Him and his buddies here dislike me, but I am still rooting for him.

man i wish we could watch this thing live. that would be so awesome.

Stop being a whiny little bitch.

Everybody in the world makes that fold. He wouldn't have folded AA, like some people.

If you don't leave the forum LIKE YOU SAID YOU WERE, I'm gonna have to request your name gets changed to BitchSwa.

You will
 

you can watch him when they air the final table.

get a life

As if on cue, what's up Pshabi?

no
 

can we not do that to this thread please I want to hear about TP.

I'm on my best behavior in this thread.

*Snicker*

Recent finishers:
72nd place -- Dennis Seagle
71 -- Brent Sheirbon
70 -- Dewey Tomko
69 -- Michael Mizrachi
68 -- Earl Socha
67 -- Mike Ross
66 -- Pete Hassett
65 -- Cliff Josephy
64 -- Mac McCord

Did Not expect him to be leaving so soon.

Are they playing down to the final table today?

The way he plays? No chip stack is safe in front of him. Big stack or bust it seems.

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

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

Looks like a double up may be in order.

wow
 

Go Tp Go.

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.

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.

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!!

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.

Hell yeah, great job TP! Gl man.

wow
 

devilfish out....

another one
 

erik sidel is now also eliminated.

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.

:(

darn
 

nice job TP.

TP! You so Cool! :cool:

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

congrats
 

Great Job TP! Good finish against a great field.

Very Nice TP!! :)

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

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.

Nice showing
 

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

Congratulations!

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!

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

:D

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

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.

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 :)

Nice showing! GG, sir. :)

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