Gala Casinos Poker Tour - Teesside Day 1A

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D Collinson gets a Boost.

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:40 by Reporter

Tony Caygil opens in mid position to 3600, Keith Hawkins flat calls in the co. Short stacked D Collinson pushes all in for the BB for about 8000. Tony Caygil folds and Keith Hawkins tanks, asks if D Collinson is suited, then flips a coin and finally folds.

D Collinson is up to around 15000

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Level Up

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:29 by Reporter

Blinds 600/1200 with a 100 running ante.

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Big pots here

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:27 by Reporter

We have lots of action but it doesn’t always end up in elimination. Like in this case.
Kevin White goes all-in pre-flop for about 18K and Richard Whitmore calls. Whitmore still has a decent stack. after the call whatever happens.
Whitmore shows K Q.
White has Q Q.
The board ends up 5 J 6 8 8.

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Hudson kept at bay today

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:20 by Reporter

Kevin Smith cracks David Hudson’s pocket kings with pocket 7s. You just can’t trust those Kray Twins.

Related Tags: Kevin Smith

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Kevin Humphrey doubles-up.

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:17 by Reporter

Humphrey’s AJ beats Keith Hawkins pocket Jacks when he hits an Ace on the flop and another one on the river.

Hawkins stack is hardly scratched by this loss.

Final board: 2 8 A 6 A

There is currently 12mins left on this level.

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Spent

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:10 by Reporter

Keith Hawkins open with a raise and gets action from Spencer Lawrence and Tony Caygill. The flop comes down Q 6 9 and Tony and Keith check to Spencer who bets. Now Tony Caygill wakes up and reraises, only for Spencer to move in. Caygill makes the obligatory call with K Q and Spencer Lawrence turns over J J

The turn and river are 2 9 and Spencer Lawrence, 2nd place finisher in a World Series Omaha Hi/Lo tournament this year, is out.

Related Tags: Spencer Lawrence, Keith Hawkins

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Double-up for Stamatelopoulos.

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 23:09 by Reporter

Moving all-in pre-flop for 9175 with AK and getting a call by a player holding AJ gives Stamatelopoulos a needed double-up to around 19,000.

Final board: 8 7 Q 10 4

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Syed Zaidi - Out

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 22:53 by Reporter

Syed Zaidi was knocked out while in a 3-way pot.

On a flop of 10 J 6 Zaidi makes a raise and Stephen George re-raises for the rest of his chips. CT Law makes the call and Zaidi calls for the rest of his chips.

The players table their hands:

Zaidi: A10
George: KQ
Law: QJ

The turn and river of 3 K gives George the best hand and sends Zaidi to the rail. Stephen George is up to 48,000

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C.T. Law wins another big one

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 22:44 by Reporter

This time knocking out Franchi Pepino along the way, if he hasn’t taken the chip lead he is very close.

Related Tags: CT Law

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J Davies Doubles Up.

Fri, Oct 24th 2008, 22:42 by Reporter

Big stack J O’connell raises otb to 2400, short stacked J Davies pushes all in, J O’connell insta-calls

J O’connell: A K

J Davies: A 2

The flop comes: 8 3 4

The turn brings the 5 giving J Davies the wheel straight.

The river bricks the Q and J Davies doubles up!

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