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Good day to you all, and welcome to our first event of Season 10 - The APAT Grosvenor English Amateur Poker Championship here in Grosvenor Casino, Newcastle, where our Main Event Champion will walk away with the first of our Season 10 Added Value "APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017" pacakges.
A reminder of the weekend events:
Sat 28th May
14:30-23:30 (11 levels) - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1 - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock. Structure HERE (http://www.apat.com/index.php/live-schedule/tournament-structure/) with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4. No Deals Facilitated. Estimated max players 120.
18:00-01:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.
Sun 29th May
12:00 - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship Day 2
12:00-15:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.
15:00 - APAT Vegas 2017 NLHE (Max 1 Rebuy OR 1 Add On £75 for 10k to first break) £75+£7 with 10k chips on a 40/30/20 min clock (40 min to first break/30 min to second break/20 min thereafter) - same structure as Main Event with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4. No deals facilitated. Buyins retained for "APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 Packages" for every £1500 - money for lesser amounts paid out - 1 PACKAGE GUARANTEED
Lucy Amos and I will be keeping you updated with news, pictures and chip stacks throughout the weekend - if you have any specific requests for players then just let us know via this thread.
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And we"re off as the "shuffle up and deal" went across the loud speaker.
Nice to see some familiar faces, old and new, joining us today, good luck to them.
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Me table 4 seat 4, Dave Amos table 4 seat 5, Brian Harland table 4 seat 6, after driving up in the same car.
Fix.
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Player List at start of play:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan | Pearson | 1 | 4 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 |
| Sebastian | Mikolajczyk | 1 | 6 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 |
| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 |
| Keith | Ridley | 2 | 3 |
| George | Dickson | 2 | 4 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 |
| Neil | Pickering | 2 | 7 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 |
| John | Young | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Ian | Hayton | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan | Kilbey | 3 | 5 |
| Scott | Aspinall | 3 | 6 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 |
| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 |
| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 |
| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 |
| Benjamin | Harris | 5 | 7 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 |
| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 |
| Robbie George | Nixon | 6 | 4 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 |
| Bob | Gibson | 7 | 1 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 |
| Gerard | Conway | 7 | 6 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 |
In Alphabetical order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 |
| Scott | Aspinall | 3 | 6 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 |
| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 |
| Gerard | Conway | 7 | 6 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 |
| George | Dickson | 2 | 4 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 |
| Bob | Gibson | 7 | 1 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 |
| Benjamin | Harris | 5 | 7 |
| Andrew Ian | Hayton | 3 | 2 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan | Kilbey | 3 | 5 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 |
| Sebastian | Mikolajczyk | 1 | 6 |
| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 |
| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 |
| Robbie George | Nixon | 6 | 4 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 |
| Ryan | Pearson | 1 | 4 |
| Neil | Pickering | 2 | 7 |
| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 |
| Keith | Ridley | 2 | 3 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 |
| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 |
| John | Young | 3 | 1 |
An updated player list will be posted after late registration finishes.
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Having been stood at Table 4for the last half an hour or so, I can thankfully say that the coming together of the Stockton Massive at the table hasn"t caused too much chaos as of yet.
Stuart has yet to play a hand and has already removed himself for an outside break.
David (Pokerpops) Amos saw a few hands to the turn but no further.
Brian Harland being the only one to really get involved - his raise pre to 150 got called in seat 1 and 2 by Richard Nicoll and Andrew James.
All 3 check the Jh 4s Jc flop and Richard folds to Brian"s bet of 250 on the 8h turn.
Adrew flicks in 1k on the 10h river and Bri fairly swiftly calls and shows Ah 5h for the rivered nut flush. But Andrew turns over 4c 4h for the flopped full house and takes the pot.
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Tom Clarke and Bill Sheppard have just had quite a tangle!
Tom 3 bet Bill pre flop and they both saw a Qs 10c 8d first over.
Bill bets 500 and Tom raises to 1700. Bill calls.
6h on the turn sees Bill bet 2k and Tom call.
Kc river and Bill bets out for another 2k and Tom makes the call.
Bill has Qd 9d
Tom has Kh Js and takes a pot of around 15k total.
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In other news, Pokerpops flops a full house with 8d 3h (or similar dirt) after limping from the button...make of it what you will.
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We have our first exit here at Grosvenor Casino in Newcastle - Scott Aspinall is the first man down.
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Some more exits at Level 3:
David Crawford
Benjamin Harris
Gordon Wright
Ryan Pearson
Gerard Conway
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With 10 minutes left of Level 3, John Young departs.
Blinds currently 75/150.
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Daniel Patterson latest to the rail.
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Robbie Nixon is the latest to be busted from the tournament.
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After a wander around the room, I can report that...there is very little to report! John Murray lost around 8k chasing a straight and a flush and missing both.
Stuart Ward managed to play a few hands but hasn"t managed to win any yet.
JP Round has been contending with "interesting" play from an active local regular on his table.
Other than that, with the first break, and end of the late registration period, fast approaching, there is little going on.
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Keith Ridley and Emma Fullarton are the latest players to leave the tournament with 15 minutes left until the first break.
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Bob Gibson is the next to exit.
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there is little going on.
:o
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Neil Pickering has been sent to the rail.
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there is little going on.
:o
Other than that, with the first break, and end of the late registration period, fast approaching, there is little going on are chips and cards flying all over the place with an incredible amount of flurry and excitement.
Better?
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Norman Hall and Andrew Hayton are the latest casualties as we look at less than a minute until the break.
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George Dickson has just handed his player card in, he is now on the rail.
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Sebastian Mikolajczyk snuck out at some point too...
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Players returning from the break and play will re-commence in 1 minute, with a final list of players provided as that is the end of the late entry period.
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Final Player List after close of late registration looks like this:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan | Pearson | 1 | 4 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 |
| Sebastian | Mikolajczyk | 1 | 6 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 |
| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 |
| Keith | Ridley | 2 | 3 |
| George | Dickson | 2 | 4 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 |
| Neil | Pickering | 2 | 7 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 |
| Harry | Charalambous | 2 | 10 |
| John | Young | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Ian | Hayton | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan | Kilbey | 3 | 5 |
| Scott | Aspinall | 3 | 6 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 |
| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 |
| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 |
| Norman | Hall | 4 | 9 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 |
| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 |
| Benjamin | Harris | 5 | 7 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 |
| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 |
| Robbie George | Nixon | 6 | 4 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 |
| Gordon | Wright | 6 | 9 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 |
| Bob | Gibson | 7 | 1 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 |
| Gerard | Conway | 7 | 6 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 |
| David | Crawford | 7 | 9 |
| Daniel | Patterson | 7 | 10 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 |
| Emma | Fullarton | 8 | 4 |
| Daniel Reece | Scott | 8 | 6 |
| David | Gascoigne Owens | 8 | 7 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 |
In alphabetical order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 |
| Scott | Aspinall | 3 | 6 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 |
| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 |
| Harry | Charalambous | 2 | 10 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 |
| Gerard | Conway | 7 | 6 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 |
| David | Crawford | 7 | 9 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 |
| George | Dickson | 2 | 4 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 |
| Emma | Fullarton | 8 | 4 |
| David | Gascoigne Owens | 8 | 7 |
| Bob | Gibson | 7 | 1 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 |
| Norman | Hall | 4 | 9 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 |
| Benjamin | Harris | 5 | 7 |
| Andrew Ian | Hayton | 3 | 2 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan | Kilbey | 3 | 5 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 |
| Sebastian | Mikolajczyk | 1 | 6 |
| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 |
| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 |
| Robbie George | Nixon | 6 | 4 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 |
| Daniel | Patterson | 7 | 10 |
| Ryan | Pearson | 1 | 4 |
| Neil | Pickering | 2 | 7 |
| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 |
| Keith | Ridley | 2 | 3 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 |
| Daniel Reece | Scott | 8 | 6 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 |
| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 |
| Gordon | Wright | 6 | 9 |
| John | Young | 3 | 1 |
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Exits since the break:
Ryan Kilbey
David Owens
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Sebastian Mikolajczyk snuck out at some point too...
.....to the relief of the updater.
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Chip counts from the break are as follows, with players in current seating order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 | 15500 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 | 17500 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 | 6000 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 | 5500 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 | 39000 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 | 38000 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 | 18500 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 | 21500 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 | 16000 |
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| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 | 18600 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 | 8800 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 | 30700 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 22175 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 | 46000 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 | 25500 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 | 12200 |
| Daniel Reece | Scott | 8 | 6 | 27500 |
| Harry | Charalambous | 2 | 10 | 18700 |
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| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 | 14000 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 | 17500 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 | 12700 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 | 28900 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 | 8800 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 | 17400 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 | 18500 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 | 25800 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 | 42200 |
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| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 | 9100 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 | 13300 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 | 19000 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 | 14200 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 | 19700 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 | 15300 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 | 27000 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 | 11500 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 | 8300 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 | 9000 |
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| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 | 15500 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 | 19000 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 | 16500 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 | 3500 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 | 12500 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 | 24000 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 | 4500 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 | 29000 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 | 21000 |
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| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 | 11200 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 | 12200 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 | 19000 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 | 38300 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 | 17700 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 | 7900 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 | 11100 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 | 40100 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 | 21100 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 | 36200 |
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In chip order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 | 46000 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 | 42200 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 | 40100 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 | 39000 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 | 38300 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 | 38000 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 | 36200 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 | 30700 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 | 29000 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 | 28900 |
| Daniel Reece | Scott | 8 | 6 | 27500 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 | 27000 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 | 25800 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 | 25500 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 | 24000 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 22175 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 | 21500 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 | 21100 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 | 21000 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 | 19700 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 | 19000 |
| Brian | Ridley | 5 | 3 | 19000 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 | 19000 |
| Harry | Charalambous | 2 | 10 | 18700 |
| Alan | Bowman | 2 | 1 | 18600 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 | 18500 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 | 18500 |
| Ross | Johnson | 1 | 5 | 17700 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 | 17500 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 | 17500 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 | 17400 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 | 16500 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 | 16000 |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 | 15500 |
| Dane | Tallen | 5 | 1 | 15500 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 | 15300 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 | 14200 |
| Alasdair | Mooney | 3 | 9 | 14000 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 | 13300 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 | 12700 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 | 12500 |
| Derek | Maughan | 2 | 8 | 12200 |
| Gary | Langley | 6 | 2 | 12200 |
| Mathew John | Richardson | 4 | 8 | 11500 |
| Dean James | Reay | 6 | 1 | 11200 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 | 11100 |
| Richard Oswald | Nicoll | 4 | 1 | 9100 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 | 9000 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 | 8800 |
| Andrew Paul | Dodson | 7 | 5 | 8800 |
| Stephanie | Lowe | 6 | 5 | 8300 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 | 7900 |
| John | Burke | 1 | 3 | 6000 |
| Anthony | Stephenson | 2 | 9 | 5500 |
| Lewis | Bennett | 5 | 8 | 4500 |
| Elizabeth | Costa | 5 | 5 | 3500 |
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More busts since the break:
Richard Nicoll
Gary Langley
Matthew Richardson
Andrew Dodson
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Derek Maughan
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Harry Charalambous is out.
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Guessing it"s too busy for requests up there but if you happen to have a spare second,
I heard a rumour Stu had played a hand? I assume there is no truth to this, the massive closet nit that he is?
In other news how are the following doing
JP
Tom
Brian
David
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Don"t forget we"ve got a Step 2 (£5) Online Satellite starting at 7pm on Grosvenor Poker. Needs 3 runners to start (currently 2 in), 1 x £30 Step 3 token guaranteed.
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Guessing it"s too busy for requests up there but if you happen to have a spare second,
I heard a rumour Stu had played a hand? I assume there is no truth to this, the massive closet nit that he is?
In other news how are the following doing
JP - 19k
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Tom - 18.5k
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Brian - 28k
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David - 34k
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(rough counts)
Re your info on Stu...I can confirm it is so! He actually has more than he started with for now...
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A few more bite the dust:
Alan Bowman
John Burke
Lewis Bennett
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Stephanie Lowe hands me her card on the way out.
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There are currently 46 players remaining.
We are in Level 6 with blinds at 150/300 with a running ante of 50 and an average stack of 24,500.
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Another man down as Ross Johnson heads to the rail.
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Dean Reay exits the tournament.
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Interesting hand on Table 4, apparently pretty standard for the players involved:
With blinds at 200/400, Pokerpops makes it 800 to go from under the gun plus one.
Trevor Haddick in seat 7 makes the call and Alan Carr, in seat 10, makes it 2700 to go.
Pops re-examines his cards and folds. Trevor happily throws the extra chips in.
After the 5c 3s Ad flop, Trevor checks and Alan makes it another 2700. Trevor calls.
They both check the 2s turn and Trevor checks again on the 7c river.
Alan checks and sees Trevor turn over Ks 5s. Alan mucks his hand and says "I had the better hand pre-flop then"
Trevor takes the chips.
Trevor Haddick (left) and Alan Carr...
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Latest exits as we come up to the last 20 mins before the dinner break:
Anthony Stephenson
Elizabeth Costa
Daniel Scott
Dane Tallen
Alasdair Mooney
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Well! Things got a bit crazy over on John Murray"s table just now.
John makes it 1400 from 400. Craig Dawson, in the seat next to John, casually makes it 4k.
Anthony Stephenson moves all in for just short of 9k.
John re raises all in for ever so slightly more and Craig flicks in a chip to indicate a call!
All three go on their backs...
Craig shows Kc Kh
John has Ad Ah
Anthony turns over Ks Qc and admits "I didn"t believe either of you!"
The flop... 9c Qd Qs and Anthony takes the lead with two cards to come...
A s on the turn and it all changes again! John reclaims the lead and is miles ahead with one card to come.
2d as an anti-climax on the river means we lose Anthony from the tournament, Craig loses a fair chunk and John almost triples up.
Mr Murray and Mr Dawson...
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Players proceed on a dinner break, during which we"ll update the player remaining list and chip stacks...
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Two players made a quick exit right before the break - Dane Tallen and Brian Ridley.
Chip counts from the break in alphabetical order are:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 | 44300 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 | 24500 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 | 63800 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 | 24000 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 | 12000 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 | 25000 |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 | 20000 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 | 33000 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 | 36200 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 | 22700 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 | 7300 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 | 31000 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 | 46400 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 | 18100 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 | 31000 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 | 39000 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 | 30000 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 | 18000 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 | 49500 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 | 15000 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 | 18200 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 | 12000 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 | 13000 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 | 10500 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 | 43600 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 | 19700 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 | 20300 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 | 27000 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 | 28000 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 | 35000 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 | 78500 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 | 18500 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 | 55500 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 | 21500 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 28500 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 | 18000 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 | 22000 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 | 38800 |
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And in order of stack size:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 10 | 78500 |
| Iain | Ayre | 2 | 6 | 63800 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 6 | 8 | 55500 |
| Ian | Hayton | 7 | 2 | 49500 |
| Michael | Dickson | 6 | 3 | 46400 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 5 | 10 | 44300 |
| Alan | Kirton | 6 | 7 | 43600 |
| Keith Lewis | Forster | 4 | 3 | 39000 |
| Derek | Watson | 7 | 8 | 38800 |
| Richard | Carr | 6 | 10 | 36200 |
| John George | Nixon | 7 | 7 | 35000 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 4 | 10 | 33000 |
| Craig | Dawson | 1 | 7 | 31000 |
| David | Evans | 5 | 9 | 31000 |
| Trevor | Haddick | 4 | 7 | 30000 |
| Craig | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 28500 |
| John | Murray | 6 | 6 | 28000 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 10 | 27000 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 2 | 25000 |
| David | Amos | 4 | 5 | 24500 |
| Steven | Bayliff | 8 | 3 | 24000 |
| Thomas | Clark | 3 | 8 | 22700 |
| Stuart | Ward | 4 | 4 | 22000 |
| Bill | Sheppard | 3 | 7 | 21500 |
| James | Lowrey | 5 | 2 | 20300 |
| Sidney | Button | 1 | 1 | 20000 |
| Darren Colin | Knaggs | 5 | 4 | 19700 |
| John | Round | 5 | 6 | 18500 |
| Michael Stephen | Holmes | 3 | 4 | 18200 |
| James | Edwards | 7 | 3 | 18100 |
| Brian | Harland | 4 | 6 | 18000 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 3 | 3 | 18000 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 7 | 4 | 15000 |
| Andrew | James | 4 | 2 | 13000 |
| Hazel | Birchnall | 1 | 8 | 12000 |
| Ian | Hope | 1 | 9 | 12000 |
| Andrew | Kingan | 8 | 10 | 10500 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 2 | 7300 |
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The departure of Andrew Kingan and Steven Bayliff takes the field here to 38 players with ten minutes of level 8 remaining, blinds at 300/600 with a 100 ante and average stack of 31,200.
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John Nixon hits the rail
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and is followed not long after by Stu Ward!
Stu informs me that Tom Clark took him out by calling Stu"s all in holding a flush draw and two overs against his pocket 8"s on a 10 high board...Tom got there.
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Darren Knaggs has also busted.
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Pokerpops suffers two fairly damaging hands in quick succession:
With the pot at around 5k and 8h 6s 5h Js in the middle, Alan Carr checks to Pops who bets 2400 and is called.
The river of the Kc precedes a 5.7k bet from Alan and Pops thinks and makes the call.
Alan turns over Ks 5c
Pops has a wry chortle and mucks.
Not long after and Pops makes an opening bet from early position. It folds round to Andrew James who pushes all in for around 8k.
Pops makes the call and shows Ks Js
Andrew has Ad A s
Pops hits his king but is left behind by the river and Andrew doubles up.
Pops down to around starting stack... but still there... it"s a sign Pops.... roll on Vegas!
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Exits from the last little while:
JP Round ("Kings don"t beat tens, do they?!")
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Trevor Haddick
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Michael Holmes
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Richard Carr
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With the busts of Ian Hope
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in 29th place and Hazel Birchnall in 28th,
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play has now stopped for today with 27 players on 3 tables returning tomorrow at 12 noon - seating plan and chip counts to follow.
The APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 event will also be starting tomorrow at 3pm with 1 package guaranteed.
(just for you Ian...
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Chip counts are in and tomorrow"s seat draw has been done.
Seat draw, with chip counts, in seat order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 1 | 22300 |
| James | Edwards | 1 | 2 | 38400 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 3 | 19300 |
| Tom | Clark | 1 | 4 | 63700 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 1 | 5 | 36500 |
| Ian | Hayton | 1 | 6 | 41400 |
| BIll | Sheppard | 1 | 7 | 16300 |
| Brian | Harland | 1 | 8 | 16700 |
| Craig | Simpson | 1 | 9 | 36600 |
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| Alan Billy | Carr | 2 | 1 | 21300 |
| David | Amos | 2 | 2 | 13700 |
| Andrew | James | 2 | 3 | 15100 |
| John | Murray | 2 | 4 | 35000 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 57900 |
| James | Lowrey | 2 | 6 | 22600 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 7 | 9200 |
| Alan | Kirton | 2 | 8 | 44800 |
| Sidney | Button | 2 | 9 | 46900 |
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| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 1 | 70400 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 3 | 2 | 70000 |
| Derek | Watson | 3 | 3 | 61300 |
| Keith | Forster | 3 | 4 | 36200 |
| Craig | Dawson | 3 | 5 | 76300 |
| Iain | Ayre | 3 | 6 | 51900 |
| Michael | Dickson | 3 | 7 | 35200 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 3 | 8 | 111100 |
| David | Evans | 3 | 9 | 48400 |
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In alphabetical order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Ali | Ahmed | 3 | 2 | 70000 |
| David | Amos | 2 | 2 | 13700 |
| Iain | Ayre | 3 | 6 | 51900 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 3 | 19300 |
| Sidney | Button | 2 | 9 | 46900 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 2 | 1 | 21300 |
| Tom | Clark | 1 | 4 | 63700 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 7 | 9200 |
| Craig | Dawson | 3 | 5 | 76300 |
| Michael | Dickson | 3 | 7 | 35200 |
| James | Edwards | 1 | 2 | 38400 |
| David | Evans | 3 | 9 | 48400 |
| Keith | Forster | 3 | 4 | 36200 |
| Brian | Harland | 1 | 8 | 16700 |
| Ian | Hayton | 1 | 6 | 41400 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 1 | 5 | 36500 |
| Andrew | James | 2 | 3 | 15100 |
| Alan | Kirton | 2 | 8 | 44800 |
| James | Lowrey | 2 | 6 | 22600 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 1 | 22300 |
| John | Murray | 2 | 4 | 35000 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 1 | 70400 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 3 | 8 | 111100 |
| BIll | Sheppard | 1 | 7 | 16300 |
| Craig | Simpson | 1 | 9 | 36600 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 57900 |
| Derek | Watson | 3 | 3 | 61300 |
And in chip count order:
| Forename | Surname | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
| Troy | Rutherford | 3 | 8 | 111100 |
| Craig | Dawson | 3 | 5 | 76300 |
| Joseph | Odonnell | 3 | 1 | 70400 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 3 | 2 | 70000 |
| Tom | Clark | 1 | 4 | 63700 |
| Derek | Watson | 3 | 3 | 61300 |
| Kevin | Simpson | 2 | 5 | 57900 |
| Iain | Ayre | 3 | 6 | 51900 |
| David | Evans | 3 | 9 | 48400 |
| Sidney | Button | 2 | 9 | 46900 |
| Alan | Kirton | 2 | 8 | 44800 |
| Ian | Hayton | 1 | 6 | 41400 |
| James | Edwards | 1 | 2 | 38400 |
| Craig | Simpson | 1 | 9 | 36600 |
| Paul | Herbertson | 1 | 5 | 36500 |
| Keith | Forster | 3 | 4 | 36200 |
| Michael | Dickson | 3 | 7 | 35200 |
| John | Murray | 2 | 4 | 35000 |
| James | Lowrey | 2 | 6 | 22600 |
| Robert | Mercer | 1 | 1 | 22300 |
| Alan Billy | Carr | 2 | 1 | 21300 |
| Steven | Bradbury | 1 | 3 | 19300 |
| Brian | Harland | 1 | 8 | 16700 |
| BIll | Sheppard | 1 | 7 | 16300 |
| Andrew | James | 2 | 3 | 15100 |
| David | Amos | 2 | 2 | 13700 |
| Stuart | Costa | 2 | 7 | 9200 |
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Welcome back for Day 2, where we have our 27 players seated and shuffle up and deal called. The prizes awarded today will be:
1st - English Amateur Poker Champion, National Championship Gold Medal, APAT Vegas 2017 package & £1,805
2nd - National Championship Silver Medal & £1,280
3rd - National Championship Bronze Medal & £780
4th - £550
5th - £400
6th - £310
7th - £230
8th - £200
9th £170
With the Top 18 players earning points for the Player Of The Year.
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And we"re back.
The remaining 27 players kicked off just over 15 minutes ago. They returned with around ten minutes left of level 9, blinds at 400/800 with a running ante of 100, average stack 43,300.
Bill Sheppard, sat on around 14k, gets into a raising war pre flop with Craig Simpson resulting in Bill moving all in and Craig snap calling.
With Bill at risk, the players flip their cards - Craig has Qh Qd and Bill has Ah Js
The board runs out 3h 6h 3d 4d 7s and Bill is sent to the rail in 27th place muttering "no patience!" under his breath.
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26 left with top 9 getting paid.
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It"s a funny game...
Brian Harland and Craig Simpson get to it and Brian ends up all in for 14k
Craig has Ad 10h
Bri has Ac 7h and is at risk and needing to improve.
6c 6s Ks flop is not much help.
Qd on the turn and Bri stands up from his chair...
8s on the river and Bri starts shaking hands as he prepares to depart...Craig begins to rake in the chips...
A small voice from the other side of the table just says "it"s a chop"
The dealer isolates the 6c 6s Ks Qd and both players" Ac / Ad and Bri sits back down and Craig reluctantly gives back the chips! Chop it up!
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On table 3 Keith Foster ships all in on a Board 9h Jc Ac and is called by Michael Dickson, Keith flipping over Ah Jd and Michael totally dominated showing A s 10s.
Turn of Js seals it, with 8c River and Michael is reduced to a short stack.
Next hand it is folded around to Michael in the cut off and he folds.
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Michael Dickson and Joseph O"Donnell are the next two to have it out.
Michael shipped for 3.4k following a beat in a previous hand, he has 7s 9h
Joseph shows Jh Jd
2d Qc 3d Ad 9d and Joseph, ahead all the way, makes a flush on the river to further improve and send Michael to the rail in 26th.
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Table 1 we see Brian Harland involved in another hand, this time all in pre flop holding Ah Jd, against Steve Bradbury with Kd Ks (all in) and James Edwards (chips behind) showing 9c 9h.
Flop runs out 7d 7h Qh, Turn 2h gives Brian many more outs but 6s River sends him to the rail in 25th place, with Steve Bradbury getting a triple up to circa 50k, with blinds 500/1000(100).
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While this was happening, I was stood at Table 3 -
The board has run out Kh Jc 9d Js 10d and there is over 40k in the middle already.
Craig Dawson, first to act, moves all in for 56.9k
Troy Rutherford goes deep into the think tank...he sits for around 5 minutes, playing with chips, talking to himself, trying to work it out - the pot is now over 90k.
Eventually, he looks at his cards and says "I"ll wait for a better time" and folds.
Craig, hoping to ease him a little, shows the Jh 9c for the full house and Troy says he had aces.
Craig now on over 90k.
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It gets busy on Table 2.
Stu Costa is all in pre-flop holding A s 3s again John Murray with Ac Qc and John dodges the outs on a Board Kc 5c Js 4h 5s and doubles up and knocks out Stu in 24th spot - David Amos telling John "I would have won that with my K"... John asking "was there a K on the Board, I was only looking for a 3".
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David Amos ships it all in next hand and gets it through, showing 10 6 off.
David again ships it all in (12.4k) pre-flop, this time getting called by Alan Carr who is set immediately to David"s right. David flips 10d 10c and Alan Ac 7c and hits nothing on a Board Jh Jc 3s 9s 4h and David doubles up.
Next hand Alan is all in pre-flop for 10.6k holding Ac 8c and is called by Alan Kirton with 9h 9s... Board 5h Kh 10c Ad 7s and Alan doubles up.
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Pokerpops gets the double up from Alan Carr - Pops holding pocket 10"s and Alan Ac 7s
Feeling rather crippled after this hand, Alan moves all in pre flop with his Ac 10d and is called by Alan Kirton holding Ad Kc
4d 6s 9s 5c 5d no chop and Alan Carr is sent to the rail in 23rd.
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We join the table with cards on their backs -
6s 6c for Robert Mercer, he is the player at risk.
Ah A s for Andrew James
7h Qd Kd Jh 9s
Robert is out in 22nd place.
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On Table 1 Craig Simpson gets a Double Up when his Qc Qh holds up against the 10c 10d of Paul Herbertson, leaving Paul with 26k behind.
Over on Table 3 it goes to the River with Jh Jc 9h Jd 8c Board and David Evens is all in holding Ah 8h for the low end of the Full House, only for Ali Ahmed to show A s Js for Quads and we lose David in 21st spot.
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Tom Clark getting involved and winds up heads up against an all in Paul Herbertson
Paul has A s Kc and his tournament life is on the line.
Tom has 9h 9s
4h 10d 8c 6h 4c
Tom manages to hold the lead and knocks Paul out in 20th place and he adds around 21k to his stack taking him up to around 75k.
Paul Herbertson
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Joe O"Donnell slips out under the radar in 19th, and we"re down to the final 2 tables.
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Del Watson, a prizewinning entry from Live Pub Poker League, ships it all in for 19.9k and is immediately called by John Murray (plenty of chips behind)...
Del shows 8s 8c
John A s Kh
9c 5c 2c 7c 10d
Del doubles up to circa 40k
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Steve Bradbury and Craig Dawson are heads up in a hand.
The board so far is 10c 9s Qc
Steve bets 5.1k and Craig asks how much he has behind - around 20k. Craig calls.
The turn card A s gets a check from both players and Steve checks the river blind.
Craig sees the Jc and moves all in - he has Steve covered easily.
Steve groans...he did not want that.
He reluctantly makes the call and his groan is justified as Craig shows 5c 9c for the flush. Steve shows the 8h for the straight and is out in 18th place.
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Not long after and Keith Forster makes his move and announces all in.
He is called by Craig Dawson, with plenty behind, and Keith states "wrong time to make a move then?" and shows 5s 9h
Craig has Ac Jc
6c 5c Ks on the flop and Keith takes the lead.
But the Js on the turn means Craig regains the lead and Keith needs to improve to survive...
4d on the river sends Keith to the rail and Craig adds even more to his stack.
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On a board of 9s 2h 3c A s Derek Watson and John Murray get going.
Derek ends up all in with John comfortably making the call.
Del has Ac Ks
John has Ad 3d and is ahead with two pair.
John starts listing the cards he doesn"t want to see...
The Jh is not one of them and he wins the hand sending Del to the rail in 16th place.
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Another raising war pre flop leads to Ali Ahmed moving all in and Tom Clark calling.
Tom is the player at risk and shows A s Kc
Ali has Qh Qs
2d 5c 6h 6s 3d
Tom does not improve and he is out in 15th place.... and jumps into the live Vegas Satellite...
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Action on Table 1 when Ali Ahmed bets 15.8k on a Board Qh 3h Jd 5d 7c and Craig Dawson takes a while.. then folds as he expect Ali is ahead... as always.
James Edwards gets a few All In pre-flop through with his short stack, David Amos picks up some chips...
Ali Ahmed with plenty of chips bets 6k with Ad 6d Jc on the Board, and Craig Simpson ships all in and Ali calls...
Craig shows A s 6s for 2 pair... Ali holding Ac Ks... Board completes with Qc 7h and Craig doubles up...
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As we approach the first break of the day, over on Table 2 we have a Board Qc 4h 2s 10d 6s and Alan Kirton is on the Button and All In... Iain Ayre gets out of the way and John Murray calls.. saying you may have the same hand as me as he flips over 5h 3d... and Alan flips 5s 3h... split pot
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In an intersting (but important) side note, a win today would propel John Murray back to the top of the APAT All*Stars rankings.
On points earned today (if he cashes), James Edwards will leapfrog Warren Jones to become all time #5. He could go joint #4 if he wins the event.
| RANK | | POINTS | CASHES | FIELD | BUY INS | FINALS | MEDALS | WINS |
1 | Steve Roderick | 135 | 14 | 142 | 182 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
2 | John Murray | 118 | 17 | 109 | 126 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
3 | Andrew Duncan | 110 | 14 | 135 | 73 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Darren Shallis | 101 | 9 | 164 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
5 | Warren Jones | 84 | 9 | 131 | 107 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
6 | James Edwards | 83 | 8 | 160 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Christopher Webber | 82 | 14 | 115 | 121 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
8 | Tod Wood | 81 | 6 | 184 | 149 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
9 | Don Roberts | 79 | 9 | 130 | 91 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
10 | Paul McGuinness | 77 | 11 | 99 | 99 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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Remaining player seats and chip stacks at the break:
| David | Amos | 30k |
| James | Edwards | 27k |
| Ali | Ahmed | 250k |
| Ian | Hayton | 41k |
| Andrew | James | 75k |
| Craig | Dawson | 113k |
| Craig | Simpson | 80k |
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| Troy | Rutherford | 100k |
| Iain | Ayre | 100k |
| John | Murray | 92k |
| Kevin | Simpson | 28k |
| James | Lowrey | 30k |
| Alan | Kirton | 50k |
| Sidney | Button | 75k |
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Pokerpops makes it 4.5k to go.
James Edwards re raises all in for 22.9k total.
Pops thinks for a minute and puts in the extra chips to make the call.
James groans as Pops flips 8h 8s as he shows 7h 7d
6h 5h Qh Ks 5s
And James does not improve and busts in 14th place.
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Kevin Simpson and James Lowrey do a chip swap two hands in a row:
In the first hand, Kev has James covered by not very many.
Kev has Kc Jc
James has Ad Qs
James is on his feet by the turn as the cards come Kh 3s 9d 7d but sits back down when the river Ah falls.
The next hand and Kev is at risk this time, he has Kd Jh and James has 6c 9c
10d 2d 7d Qs Jd and Kev makes the flush to claim back at least some of his chips.
Kevin (left) and James in action...
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Pokerpops manages to questionably wrangle some chips from Ali Ahmed...
It folds to Pops in the small blind and he makes the call. Ali checks.
Pops checks the 6d Ks 10c flop.
Ali goes to bet 2.5k but the way the chips fall he is forced to bet 3k. Pops raises to 8.7k and Ali calls.
They both check the Kc on the turn.
Ac on the river sees Pops lead out for 12.9k and Ali quickly make the call.
Pops announces "flush" and shows 3c 5c "I kinda backed into that one..."
Ali mucks and chuckles.
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122 stakes were placed on the event, as follows (Staker / Player / Percentage)
Carl Pilgrim - James Lowery - 33%
Carl Pilgrim - Craig Dawson - 33%
Carl Pilgrim - Brian Harland - 33%
Matt Dale - Tom Clark - 20%
Matt Dale - Craig Dawson - 20%
Matt Dale - John Murray - 20%
Matt Dale - David Amos - 20%
Mark Rowbottom - Derek Maughan - 33%
Mark Rowbottom - John Murray - 33%
Mark Rowbottom - JP Round - 33%
Des Duffy - Dave Collins - 33%
Des Duffy - Andrew Dodson - 33%
Des Duffy - Gary Collins - 33%
Leigh Wiltshire - Andrew Dodson - 33%
Leigh Wiltshire - Tom Clark - 33%
Leigh Wiltshire - Stuart Ward - 33%
Tom Brady - Craig Dawson - 26%
Tom Brady - Brian Harland - 26%
Tom Brady - Stuart Ward - 26%
Tom Brady - Derek Maughan - 20%
Richard Baker - JP Round - 100%
Craig Dawson - Craig Dawson - 100%
Glenn Townsend - Stuart Ward - 50%
Glenn Townsend - Dave Collins - 24%
Mark Duguid - Tom Clark - 100%
Gary Langley - Darren Knaggs - 33%
Gary Langley - Craig Simpson - 33%
Gary Langley - Kevin Simpson - 33%
James Edwards - JP Round - 33%
James Edwards - Tom Clark - 33%
James Edwards - Bill Sheppard - 33%
Iain Ayre - Dave Collins - 40%
Iain Ayre - Craig Simpson - 26%
Iain Ayre - Darren Knaggs - 20%
Del Watson - Derek Watson - 26%
Del Watson - Brian Yates - 33%
Del Watson - Derek Maughan - 20%
Del Watson - Carl Pilgrim - 20%
Alan Ellis - Andrew Dodson - 33%
Alan Ellis - Gary Copeland - 33%
Alan Ellis - Kevin Simpson - 33%
Tom Feilding - Brian Yates - 100%
Dave Paxton - Steven Bradbury - 66%
Dave Paxton - John Murray - 33%
Suzanne Hayward - James Edwards - 33%
Suzanne Hayward - Brian Harland - 33%
Suzanne Hayward - John Murray - 33%
Warren Jackman - Trevor Haddick - 0%
Rob Swindells - John Murray - 40%
Rob Swindells - Craig Dawson - 60%
Terry Evans - Steve Roderick - 33%
Terry Evans - Derek Watson - 33%
Terry Evans - John Nixon - 33%
Alan Steer - Tom Clark - 33%
Alan Steer - Stuart Ward - 33%
Alan Steer - Matt Dale - 33%
Christopher Kelly - James Edwards - 33%
Christopher Kelly - Tom Clark - 33%
Christopher Kelly - John Murray - 33%
Simon Lawlor - Carl Pilgrim - 46%
Simon Lawlor - Bill Sheppard - 13%
Simon Lawlor - Tom Clark - 13%
Simon Lawlor - Matt Carter - 13%
Simon Lawlor - Brian Yates - 13%
Charlie Press - Derek Maughan - 33%
Charlie Press - Steven Bradbury - 33%
Charlie Press - John Murray - 33%
Graeme Morl - Dave Collins - 50%
Graeme Morl - Craig Simpson - 49%
David Amos - David Amos - 40%
David Amos - Brian Harland - 20%
David Amos - Stuart Ward - 20%
Ross Freeman - Troy Rutherford - 33%
Ross Freeman - Craig Dawson - 33%
Ross Freeman - David Evans - 33%
Paul Haycock - Tom Clark - 100%
Debbie Kimm - Stuart Ward - 26%
Debbie Kimm - John Murray - 26%
Debbie Kimm - Thomas Clark - 46%
Di Watson - Derek Watson - 100%
Wayne Parker - Bill Sheppard - 46%
Wayne Parker - Barry Simpson - 53%
JP Round - Tom Clark - 40%
JP Round - Brian Harland - 33%
JP Round - Stuart Ward - 26%
Jo Howard - Tom Clark - 33%
Jo Howard - JP Round - 33%
Jo Howard - David Amos - 33%
Steve Redfern - Tom Clark - 33%
Steve Redfern - Brian Harland - 33%
Steve Redfern - David Amos - 33%
Keith Forster - Keith Forster - 100%
Tom Clark - Stuart Ward - 40%
Tom Clark - JP Round - 40%
Tom Clark - Tom Clark - 20%
Karen Mead - Tom Clark - 26%
Karen Mead - Jp Round - 26%
Karen Mead - Brian Yates - 13%
Matt Carter - David Amos - 20%
Matt Carter - James Edwards - 20%
Matt Carter - Craig Dawson - 20%
Matt Carter - Stuart Ward - 20%
Matt Carter - JP Round - 20%
Gerry Thomas - Tom Clark - 26%
Gerry Thomas - Tom Clark - 33%
Youngseo Yoon - Dave Collins - 40%
Youngseo Yoon - Darren Knaggs - 60%
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Good luck Craig Simpa, have a 50% stake using staker! You da man!
Craig feeling lucky...
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he looks thoroughly delighted to be playing
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Craig Simpson having a great run at the moment.
With a raise to 9k pre from Craig Dawson, Simpson makes the call.
10d Ah Qs flop and Dawson leads out for 18k and Simpson counts it out and makes the call.
The turn is the 7h and Dawson bets out but is quickly re raised all in by Simpson and even more quickly makes the call, all the chips go in. It is Simpson at risk but he triumphantly tables his Ks Jc and is massively ahead of Dawson who has Qd 10s
The river is Ad and Simpson takes down a pot worth around 180k.
Dawson down to around 17k.
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And it is not long until Craig Simpson is chip grabbing again!
Craig makes it 7.5k from early position and it folds round to Andrew James who moves all in for just shy of 65k.
Craig thinks for a long time...and makes the call.
Andrew shows Ah 10h and is the player at risk and behind to Craig"s Ac Qc
Kd 5s 9h Ad A s board means that Craig will add that 65k to his stack and Andrew exits in 13th place.
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Troy Rutherford, who started Day 2 as Chip Leader with 111k, is all in with Qs Qc against Kev Simpson (at risk) holding Ac Jd.
Board comes 10c 9d 10s Kd 6h and we lose Kev Simpson in 12th...
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We get to the Bubble soon after when Ali Ahmed calls an all in bet holding Ad 2s... he"s up against the at risk player Ian Hayton holding Kd 9d and with the cards coming A s 6h Jd 4h 6s Ian departs in 11th spot
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Alan Kirton makes it 7k to go and Craig Dawson pays the price and they go to the flop.
4c Ac A s
Alan makes it another 7k and Craig calls for a large portion of his remaining stack.
3d on the turn sees Alan move all in and Craig quickly move the last 6.5k of his stack across the line and show the Ad 7h
Alan has Kd Qh and the Qc river is no good and he doubles Craig up.
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The two monster stacks at table 1 go at it.
Ali Ahmed and Craig Simpson - both with 200k+
Ali makes it 7k pre flop and Craig calls.
6d 10c 3c flop and Ali bets 7k again. Craig calls.
Ah on the turn gets checked by both.
Ali bets 10k on the 10d river and Craig calls.
Ali has 10s 8h and Craig mucks.
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Still on the Final Table bubble - L14 1500/3000 (400) Average 112k
| David | Amos | 55k |
| Ali | Ahmed | 352k |
| Craig | Dawson | 45k |
| Craig | Simpson | 225k |
| Alan | Kirton | 25k |
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| Troy | Rutherford | 75k |
| Iain | Ayre | 120k |
| John | Murray | 70k |
| James | Lowrey | 125k |
| Sidney | Button | 65k |
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Craig Dawson and Ali Ahmed get tangled pre flop and they finish up all in.
Craig, at risk, has Ac Ks
Ali shows Jh Jc
5c Qc 9s on the flop...not much changes...
9c turn gives Craig extra outs but Ali remains ahead.
7s on the river and Craig Dawson is out of the tournament in 10th place.
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The bubble is burst and the remaining 9 players will all receive a minimum cash of £170. .
Players are on a short break before the final table commences.
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And we have our Final Table 9 for the English Amateur Poker Championship...
| Forename | Surname | Seat | Stack |
| Craig | Simpson | 1 | 255,700 |
| Sidney | Button | 2 | 54,700 |
| Iain | Ayre | 3 | 120,500 |
| James | Lowrey | 4 | 110,300 |
| Troy | Rutherford | 5 | 82,300 |
| Ali | Ahmed | 6 | 371,900 |
| Alan | Kirton | 7 | 16,600 |
| David | Amos | 8 | 36,900 |
| John | Murray | 9 | 75,700 |
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First casualty of the final table comes in the shape of Alan Kirton.
His 7c 7d couldn"t hold up against the Ah 6c of Iain Ayre on a 2c Ac 10d 9h Ks board.
Alan exits in 9th place for £170.
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Iain takes a small chunk from John:
Iain raises to 6.5k pre and John calls from the big blind.
Qh 2h 2s on the flop.
John "how much do you have back?"
Iain "more than you!"
John "check" Iain checks behind.
They both check 7d turn.
Iain bets 6.5k on the 5c river and John calls.
They both have a 7 but it is John who chucks his cards in frustration as Iain shows the A s with his 7.
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Last few hands at final table:
Pokerpops moves all in for around 30k and gets it through - he shows me Aces as he slams them into the muck...
Ali raises to 10.4k and gets it through.
Ali raises to 10k and Pokerpops moves all in.
It folds to Ali who thinks for a minute and then calls.
Pops says "you"re good" and shows Kc 9c
Ali shows A s 10d
2c 2s 4h 6c gives Pops outs but 7h puts Pops on the rail in 8th place for £200.
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We are currently in Level 15 with blinds at 2k/4k with a 500 ante.
7 players remain with an average stack of 160,700.
Last few hands:
Craig took it pre with a raise to 10.2k.
Iain raised to 9k, Troy re-raised it to 19k and Iain folded.
Sidney moved all in for 44k under the gun and got it through.
John moved all in from the button and collected the blinds and antes.
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*Sidney moves all in from the small blind and Iain tank folds from the big.
*Ali raises to 10k.
It folds to James in the big blind who begins to banter and eventually, chuckling, shows 2c and says I will give you the benefit of the doubt"
Ali shows 2h !! He then shows 2s - a nice atmosphere at the final table :)
*Ali raises to 10k from under the gun. Everyone gets out the way round to Troy in the big blind. He flicks in a 25k chip and is a little taken aback when the dealer starts asking for change - he didn"t announce raise but, he intended to. He didn"t state it so he is held to a call.
The flop comes 2c Qd 6s
Troy leads for 10k and Ali folds.
*Iain raises to 12k and James, looking pained, lets his hand go. Ali calls from the big blind.
7s 4s 3h
Ali checks.
Iain bets 15k
Ali puts in a stack of black 25k chips amongst some others - enough to see Iain out of the tournament...or out of the hand as he folds and Ali takes the pot.
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*Sidney moves all in from early position and gets folds all round.
*Craig gets a walk from John!
*James makes it 9k, Ali makes it 26.2k. James asks "will you fold if I shove?"
Ali responds "erm, probably not"
James eventually folds instead.
*Sidney moves all in from the small blind and takes the chips uncontested.
*Troy makes it 11k from under the gun. John folds an ace. Everyone else also folds.
*Troy, in the small blind, makes it 10k to go.
Ali, in the big blind, once again moves a stack of black chips amongst others across the line - enough to cover Troy.
They chatter for a bit before Troy shows A s 9s and folds. Ali shows Ah 10c
*Troy raises 11k on the button and Ali moves all in from the small blind.
Troy asks "have you got it in for me??" and folds.
*James raises to 9.5k. John is so eager to show his fold that he forgets Craig is still in the hand and flips he 9h 3c as he mucks them. Craig folds anyway and James takes the chips.
*Raising pre and on the turn, Craig and Troy are at the turn with 9d 7h Kc 6d on board and Troy checks.
Craig puts in 16k and Troy calls.
They both check the Ah on the river and Craig shows A s 3s and takes the pot.
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*James raises to 13k pre and takes it down
*Sidney moves all in and is re raised all in by Troy from the small blind.
Ali, in the big blind says "can I get two for one?...No" and folds.
Sidney has Ah 9h
Troy has 10h 10d
Js 4s 6s Qd 3c and Sidney is sent to the rail.
Sidney finishes in 7th place for £230.
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*James raises to 13.1k.
Ali asks how much James has back and then announces "all in"
James "you"re a nuisance you are!" and folds.
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Craig raises to 16.2k from the button and James, in the big blind, re raises all in for 96.3k.
Craig thinks about it for a while and then makes the call.
James has Qh 10h and he is the player at risk. Craig is ahead with 8h 8d
Kc Kh 5d flop, nothing changes.
Jd on the turn opens things up and gives James outs.
Harsh river of Js means Craig"s 8"s are now no good and James wins the pot.
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Down to the final 6 players:
| Craig | Simpson | Seat 1 | 160,000 |
| Iain | Ayre | Seat 3 | 55,000 |
| James | Lowrey | Seat 4 | 210,000 |
| Troy | Rutherford | Seat 5 | 120,000 |
| Ali | Ahmed | Seat 6 | 600,000 |
| John | Murray | Seat 9 | 25,000 |
| Craig | Simpson | Seat 1 | 160,000 |
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| James | Lowrey | Seat 4 | 210,000 |
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| Troy | Rutherford | Seat 5 | 120,000 |
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| John | Murray | Seat 9 | 25,000 |
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It folds to Ali in the small blind who looks at John"s stack (big blind) and says "I don"t need to look, I just need to raise" and flicks in a black 25k chip.
John moves all his chips across the line and makes the call.
John has Qs Jd
Ali shows 6s 7h
9c 3d 9h 10s 4c means John gets the double up.
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Not many hands later we see Ali flick in another 25k chip and announce the raise.
Craig moves all in and Ali instantly makes the call.
Craig shows Kh Ks
Ali has Jd Jc and has Craig comfortably covered.
Ac 2s 9c 2c Qc
Ali makes the flush on the river!
Craig finishes in 6th place for £310.
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Iain Ayre doubles up when his Ac 10c stays ahead of James" Ah 3h... Iain on circa 50k
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*John has gotten two all in pre flop moves through and has gathered the blinds and antes both times, he is now on around 56k.
*Ali has upset James by seemingly always raising his big blind. Ali made it 15k and James folded.
*John moved all in again from the small blind and Iain folds the big blind.
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We have just entered Level 17 with blinds at 4k/8k and an ante of 800.
Average stack is 225k.
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James raises to 18k pre from the button.
Ali calls from the big blind.
They both check the Qc 10s Jc and Ali bets 25k on the 8s turn.
James folds and, when Ali shows the 9d says "what else were you gonna have there??"
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Ali Ahmed has a commanding lead... moving further ahead of the field...
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| Forename | Surname | Seat | Stack |
| Iain | Ayre | Seat 3 | 60,000 |
| James | Lowrey | Seat 4 | 150,000 |
| Troy | Rutherford | Seat 5 | 100,000 |
| Ali | Ahmed | Seat 6 | 855,000 |
| John | Murray | Seat 9 | 60,000 |
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*Iain moves all in pre and takes it down, he shows Ad
*Ali raises from the button to 16k
Iain pushes all in over the top for 60k
Ali folds.
*Iain completes the small blind and James checks from the big.
They check it down and Iain announces "jack high" on a 5c 10s Qs Ks 6s board and James mucks.
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*Ali gets a walk in the big blind.
*James raises to 18k and everyone folds - he shows A s Kh (John tells me he folded Ac 4d )
*John pushes for 30800 and gets the folds - Iain, in the big blind, debated it but decided his cards just weren"t quite good enough and folded.
*Ali raised to 17k and everyone folded.
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Today"s APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 Live Final is underway... the winner guaranteed a package for June 2017...
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Ali raised all in blind from the small blind.
John, in the big blind, makes the call.
Ali shows Ad 5s
John has Jd 6d - he is behind and at risk.
10d 3s Qh 7h 10s
And John Murray is out in 5th place. He wins £400.
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We are now on the "Medal Bubble".
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It didn"t take long to burst!
Iain moves all in from the small blind with Kc 9c
James has him covered and makes the call with Ks Jc
The flop is all over with Js Qc Jd
The turn is the 7h
And the 5d on the river sends Iain to the rail. He will collect £550.
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No more than five minutes later and we are heads up when Troy runs into Ali.
Troy has Ad Qs
Ali has Ks 9c
Troy is ahead but at risk.
Qh 7d 5h first card down sees Troy extend his lead.
But the turn is in Ali"s favour Kc
The river is 10h and no help to Troy and he finishes in 3rd.
Troy Rutherford
English Amateur Poker Championship
National Championship Bronze Medal & £780
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The English Amateur Poker Championship reaches Heads Up between Ali Ahmed and James Lowrey... with Ali holding circa 90% of the chips in play...
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Ali bets 13k on the turn with the board of 10h 9h 3d Jd
James makes the call.
Ali bets 20k on the 8d river and James calls.
Ali says "flush" and shows 10d 2d
James says "Of course you have, you"ve got more jam than a dodger you have!" and mucks his cards.
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James says "all in" and Ali makes the call.
James has Ac Jh
Ali has Ah Qc
Js 2d 8c 5h 9h
James doubles up to around 320k.
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Ali and James take a 10 minute break and we chip up the 100s...
James on 309k...
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Ali on 816k...
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Ali raises from the small blind without looking at his cards.
James responds by moving all in.
Ali looks and makes the call.
Ali has Jd Js
James has Ah Ks
Qc 8h 4c no good for James.
Ac and James takes the lead.
A s on the river sees James double up.
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Ali raises blind from the small blind to 20k and James makes the call.
They check to the turn 5s 4d 6d 6c
Ali bets 25k and James calls
7d on the river, Ali makes it 100k to go and James tanks and folds.
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Ali makes it 20k, James pushes all in and Ali folds.
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James flat calls in the small blind, Ali makes it 60k to go.
James moves all in for 373k more.
Ali takes time to think about it...
He eventually makes the call.
James has A s 5d
Ali has 5s 5c
3s Qh 4h 8d Ks
And James finishes in 2nd place.
James Lowrey
English Amateur Poker Championship
National Championship Silver Medal & £1,180
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Ali Ahmed is the English Amateur Poker Champion...
Ali Ahmed
English Amateur Poker Champion
National Championship Gold Medal, £1,805 & APAT Las Vegas 2017 Package
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In the Vegas 2017 Live Final we have:
Paul Herbertson 31k
Tom Clark 8.2k
Matthew Ward 20.4k
James Edwards 9.3k
Brian Harland 18.6k
Craig Dawson 24k
Stuart Ward 9k
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Obvious winner obviously wins. well played Ali, it was a pleasure to play with you. As it was with everyone throughout the two days. No angry words, no tantrums, just good honest banter.
Have to give a shout out to the dealers, valets and TD too.
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Huge congratulations to all winners in the English Amateur Poker Championship, especially Ali Ahmed being crowned the English Amateur Poker Champion and winning National Championship Gold Medal, £1,805 and an added value trip to Las Vegas in June 2017... James Lowrey for taking Silver and Troy Rutherford for Bronze.
Those cashing AND earning APAT Player Of The Year (POTY) points were:
Champion & Gold Medalist - Ali Ahmed £1,805 & APAT Las Vegas 2017 Package
Silver Medalist - James Lowrey £1,180
Bronze Medalist - Troy Rutherford £780
4th - Iain Ayre £550
5th - John Murray £400
6th - Craig Simpa Simpson £310
7th - Sidney Button £230
8th - David Amos £200
9th - Alan Alan "Koyte" Kirton £170
and those finishing in the Top 18 earning POTY Points:
10th - Craig Dawson
11th - Ian Hayton
12th - Kevin Simpson
13th - Andrew James
14th - James Edwards
15th - Tom Clark
16th - Del Watson
17th - Keith Forster
18th - Steven Bradbury
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APAT List for Vegas 2017
Tom Brady :-X :-* :o
Ali Ahmed
Well... we can"t let them go alone!!!
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How many runners where there in the live Vegas tourney please
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A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think
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A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think
Just 6 at £82.50 ? To win a trip to Vegas . Jesus great value
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A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think
Just 6 at £82.50 ? To win a trip to Vegas . Jesus great value
Even better if you satellite in for £11, or less.
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A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think
Just 6 at £82.50 ? To win a trip to Vegas . Jesus great value
Even better if you satellite in for £11, or less.
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I just find that unbelievable. Thought there would have been loads more, even local players
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A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think
Just 6 at £82.50 ? To win a trip to Vegas . Jesus great value
Even better if you satellite in for £11, or less.
Started with 6... A couple of latecomers so 8 runners in total. We are currently three handed with Matthew Ward (who did satellite in for £11) Stu Ward and a local player.
Stacks relatively even
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120k in play.
Matthew around 70k
The other 50k evenly split between Stu and the local player Paul Herbertson
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Paul doubles through Matthew to around 40k
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Paul knocks out Stuart 7c 7d holding against A s 10d AIPF
HEADS UP between Matthew and Paul. Stacks quite similar
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Great updates, thanks JP :)
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Congratulations to Paul Herbertson who wins the first Live Vegas Final and wins the "APAT 10th Anniversary Las Vegas 2017 Package" in June 2017.
1st - Paul Herbertson
2nd - Matthew Ward
3rd - Stuart Ward
4th - Brian Harland
5th - James Edwards
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Congratulations to Paul Herbertson who wins the first Live Vegas Final and wins the £1500 package to Vegas in June 2017.
I"m sure Paul is a lovely chap, but BOOO? How does a Ward Brother not get this?
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I have a funny feeling that more will be entering these in the future...
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great weekend love the structure etc just wish i ran better on final table well played all
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great weekend love the structure etc just wish i ran better on final table well played all
Welcome
From where I sat you ran pretty good in the run up to it :)
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Congratulations to Paul Herbertson who wins the first Live Vegas Final and wins the £1500 package to Vegas in June 2017.
I"m sure Paul is a lovely chap, but BOOO? How does a Ward Brother not get this?
Because apparently Paul is the single luckiest person alive!
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Great updates, thanks JP :)
Cheeky sod! ;)
I was several pints deep and thought basic updates were better than no updates. The main had finished and Tom & Lucy were taking a well earned dinner break.
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Great updates, thanks JP :)
Cheeky sod! ;)
I was several pints deep and thought basic updates were better than no updates. The main had finished and Tom & Lucy were taking a well earned dinner break.
Nothing cheeky about it. Appreciated an update on who was bagging a £1500 Vegas Package, especially as there were plenty of APAT "names" in the mix.
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Congrats to our top 10 Stakers at the APAT English Amateur Championship. We"ll be in touch with details of how to get your Goliath satellite tokens (£30 - 1st, £5 - 2nd to 10th). Ful leaderboard at www.staker.co.uk (http://www.staker.co.uk). WSOP starts this week, get your stakes on!
Staker Profit
Ross Freeman £185
Rob Swindells £85
Graeme Morl £78
Matt Dale £60
Suzanne Hayward £58
Christopher Kelly £58
Dave Paxton £58
Mark Rowbottom £58
Charlie Press £58
Debbie Kimm £32
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Great to be back playing APAT poker
Big thanks to Tom and Lucy this weekend along with the staff at Newcastle G - a well run card room with excellent dealers and a top casino overall
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A really good weekend and good venue. Great work by Tom and Lucy over the course of the two days and the Vegas package game yesterday was especially good fun. Luton the next one for me then it"s a 6 month sabbatical until Edinburgh :(
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Great updates, thanks JP :)
Cheeky sod! ;)
I was several pints deep and thought basic updates were better than no updates. The main had finished and Tom & Lucy were taking a well earned dinner break.
Nothing cheeky about it. Appreciated an update on who was bagging a £1500 Vegas Package, especially as there were plenty of APAT "names" in the mix.
I believe you when you said you appreciated them :)
I was less convinced when you said they were great ;)
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Congrats to our top 10 Stakers at the APAT English Amateur Championship. We"ll be in touch with details of how to get your Goliath satellite tokens (£30 - 1st, £5 - 2nd to 10th). Ful leaderboard at www.staker.co.uk (http://www.staker.co.uk). WSOP starts this week, get your stakes on!
Staker Profit
Ross Freeman £185
Rob Swindells £85
Graeme Morl £78
Matt Dale £60
Suzanne Hayward £58
Christopher Kelly £58
Dave Paxton £58
Mark Rowbottom £58
Charlie Press £58
Debbie Kimm £32
A correction to the above result, in that Carl did indeed have the second placed finisher in the event, and with that result added in - Carl scoops first place from Ross, with Debbie moving down to 11th. As Matt has relinquished his prize, Debbie will retain her voucher after all. We move to Hendon Mob updates for the WSOP so a spelling error should not be a factor going forward. Apologies for any inconvenience, particularly to Ross. The final top ten was as follows:-
Carl Pilgrim £318
Ross Freeman £185
Rob Swindells £85
Graeme Morl £78
Matt Dale £60
Mark Rowbottom £58
Dave Paxton £58
Charlie Press £58
Suzanne Hayward £58
Christopher Kelly £58