Gala Casinos Poker Tour - Edinburgh Day 2 - Final

News & Reports

Nick Wright out in 13th

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:37 by Reporter

Nick Wright pushes for about 70,000 with KQ preflop and Richard Lapwood thinks for an age before calling with AQ. The Q comes on the flop and the ace on the river and Nick is out in 13th.

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D'Agostino on the brink

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:31 by Reporter

He’s all in pre-flop with A 8 against Greenwood’s A K but there is a lifeline for D’Agostino when the Q Q 3 3 and 7 makes it a split pot

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The next level

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:25 by Reporter

Blinds are now 4000/8000 with an 800 running ante.

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Wright doubles, DeMarco out

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:19 by Reporter

Rory Mathews raises to 100,000 from the button but neither of the blinds have that much. Nick Wright calls from 39,700 and Ramon DeMarco calls for a little less.
Mathews has A 8 , Wright J K and DeMarco 6 2
The 4 J 7 flop is good for Wright and he seals things after J 5 hit.
Wright is back in the hunt whilst DeMarco exits.

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Higgins miscues

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:15 by Reporter

John Higgins raised on the button and big blind Mark Greenwood moved all-in for another 30k. Higgins made the call with 3 3 and was pleased to find Greenwood with A K. However, the first card out was K and the remaining cards 9 Q T A were too high to help Higgins. Greenwood gets his second double-up in quick succession and is now a force in this tournament.

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Higgins can do little wrong

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:10 by Reporter

John Higgins has been steadily accumulating and has broken the 100k mark. He currently stands on around 106,000

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Greenwood stays alive

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:10 by Reporter

Having nursed a small stack for what seems like the whole day, Mark Greenwood moved all-in from the cut-off for 22.5k. After some thought John Lynch called the additional 16.5k from the big blind. A 8 for Greenwood, J 9 for Lynch. The Q 2 5 6 K board connects with neither hand and Greenwood stays alive.

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Welsh conquered

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 21:00 by Reporter

Rory Mathews raised in early position and big blind John Welsh moved all-in. It was an easy call for Mathews with A K but Welsh’s Q J were live. The board ran out 5 6 T 4 7 and Welsh went out in 15th place.

Related Tags: John Welsh, Rory Mathews

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Lynch pins his hopes on a draw

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 20:58 by Reporter

The flop of 8 7 4 prompts Jamie Coonan and John Lynch to get all their money in. Lynch has 5 10 but Coonan is ahead and has a couple of the cards Lynch needs with 6 6
9 and 3 see Coonan through and he doubles up.

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Demarco doubles up

Sun, Mar 2nd 2008, 20:50 by Reporter

Short stack Ramon Demarco moved all-in for 11k in middle position and John Welsh re-raised on the button to isolate him. 7 7 for Demarco, A J for Welsh. The board fell 2 9 4 3 9 and Demarco survived again.

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