**** GCBPT Season 2: Day 2 Live Reporting ****

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Welcome to the last day of GCBPT 2008 in Edinburgh. Follow all the action on www.thehendonmob.com/live

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Welcome

The play will start shortly. We have 41 players remaining.

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We're off

The blinds are 800/1600 with a 100 ante.

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Early action
On the first hand of the day Kevin Stebbing raises to 5000. Immediately to his left Richard Lapwood re-raises to 15000 before John Dick moves all in from the button for 45200. Stebbing folds and Lapwood dwells up before deciding he can’t call. It’s a nice early pot for John Dick.

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A good opening break for Higgins

We were pleased to see our prediction that short-stacked John Higgins might not return for the final day’s action was wrong. He moved all-in on the button with 6 5 and was called by Neil Stewart on the big blind with K Q. A flop of 3 A J brought draws for both players but Higgins hit his first when 4 landed on the turn. The meaningless river was K and Higgins got a much-needed early double-up.

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Time to Haile a taxi

Nick Wright picks up aces against Richard Haile’s pocket 9s and it’s an early exit for him

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Early bath for Eglintine

Carl Eglintine got it all-in pre-flop with A-3 against P. Scott’s A-K, which made broadway to send Eglintine to the rail after 5 minutes of play.

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Rizwan Hussein won't be bullied

With 10,000 in the pot, John Welsh bets 7,000 on the flop of 9 J 4 Hussein does not have one of the bigger stacks so he needs to get his decision right here. He calls and Welsh fires again for 8,000 when J is the turn card. Hussein calls again and the river is 8
With two bets already called Welsh presumably thinks he will not be able to get Hussein off his hand with a third bullet.
He checks, Hussein checks behind and turns over his cards. His 8 10 for the straight draw turned into one pair on the river and that’s good enough to win. Welsh mucks.

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Shahid Aslami eliminated

Shahid Aslami got it all-in pre-flop with A-T against Jamie Coonan’s 8-8. Aslam must have thought he was home and dry when he flopped K-Q-J for the broadway straight. The poker gods, however, had other ideas. Turn 8, river Q and Aslam hit the rail.

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Angus Murray eliminated

Angus Murray has been eliminated and play is now down to four tables.

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J Clarke doubles up

J Clarke moves the last of his chips in pre-flop with A K . Mick McCool calls from the big blind with 2 K and picks up a flush draw on the flop of 5 Q 7 . Fortunately for Clarke the flush never materialises and he doubles up.

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They don't last long though

J Clarke moves in with KQ and finds Keith Wright in the small blind with pocket aces. No help from the board and he’s out latest elimination.

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Prayer not Granted

Rory Matthews raised to 4500 under the gun and Steven Grant re-raised all-in for an additional 13900 from the cut-off. Matthews deliberated before making the call with A J. He had Grant’s A T dominated. Grant prayed “Come on the ten!” but the board ran out 6 Q J 8 4, sending him to the rail.

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Morelli bites the dust

Robbie Morelli doesn’t give Charles Denton’s re-raise credit and he moves all in. Denton calls and shows A K which is looking good Morelli’s K 8 . Morelli needs an 8 or exactly 3 clubs to stay alive but his hopes soon fade. A 10 4 Q 2 sees Denton collect all Morelli’s chips