Gala Casinos Poker Tour - Teesside Day 2 - Final

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An All-in!

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:58 by Reporter

Blinds: 8,000/16,000 Antes: 1,500

Rick Trigg open raises OTB to 80,000. Its folded to Tony Caygill who flat calls in the BB.

The flop is: 8 7 4

Tony Caygill checks and Rick Trigg bets 95,000. Tony Caygill announces that he is all-in. It will cost Rick around 240,000 more to call – which he does.

Rick Trigg: A 7

Tony Caygill: Q 5

The turn: Q

This card swings the hand into Caygill’s favour; but it also gives Rick Trigg a flush draw.

The river: 5

Tony Caygill wins with two pairs, and is the new chip leader on 556,000

Rick Trigg has about 130,000

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All-in again

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:50 by Reporter

Billy Ngo shoves from middle position and it’s passed around to David Dring’s big blind, he looks and quickly passes. Ngo is back over 100,000.

Related Tags: David Dring, Billy Quang Ngo

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James O'Connell doubles up to 210,000

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:47 by Reporter

James O’Connell goes all-in with A K pre-flop.
Billy Quang Ngo calls him A Q.
The board is A 7 4 9 8.

Related Tags: James O'Connell , Billy Quang Ngo

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Anthony Arlot doubles via Wu.

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:41 by Reporter

Arlot opens from UGT+1 for 55,000 and its folded to Colin Wu in late position who makes the call, the blinds get out of the way.

The flop comes 8 9 10 and Arlot moves in for 109,000.

After two minutes of thought, Wu makes the call and tables AJ for the straight draw.

Arlot shows Queens.

Turn 10

River. 10, giving Arlot a full house and doubling his stack.

The pot size was around 350,000.

Related Tags: Colin Wu, Anthony Arlot

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Wu takes a stand

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:31 by Reporter

Colin Wu is not going to be run over by chip leader Richard Trigg. Trigg raises under the gun to 36,000 and Wu calls from the big blind. The flop comes:

8 A Q and Wu checks. Trigg bets 43,000 and now Colin Wu makes his raise, shoving forward around 120,000 in mostly pink 5000 chips. Trigg throws his cards in without a second thought.

Related Tags: Colin Wu, Richard Trigg

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Ngoing all in

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:18 by Reporter

After a couple of uncalled raises around the table David Dring makes it 36,000 from the cut-off. Billy Ngo in the big blind pushes all-in leaving Dring with the decision whether or not to call 65,000 more. Although he holds only Q 3 the odds being laod are just too good for him to fold now and he makes the call. Ngo shows 4 4 which hold up on a board of:

6 T K 7 8

Related Tags: David Dring, Billy Quang Ngo

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Ceri Rees now out.

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:11 by Reporter

In the very next hand, Dring raises to 38,000 in seat one and Rees calls with all his chips, and the cards go on their backs.

Dring: 66

Rees: A9

Flop: 8 8 8

Turn: 5

River: 4

Rees goes out in 9th place and collects £2400 for his troubles.

Related Tags: Ceri Rees

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Ceri Rees crippled

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 23:09 by Reporter

Tony Caygill goes all-in with 6 5 suited.
Ceri Rees calls with A 10.
The board is completed with Q 4 K K 5.
This leaves Rees with 5500 chips.

Related Tags: Ceri Rees, Tony Caygill

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The Final Table

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 22:59 by Reporter

Play has just restarted. Blinds are still 8/16k with a 1500 ante.

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The Final Table

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 22:37 by Reporter

We are down to our final 9 of the GCBPT Teesside 2008 event:

Seat 1: David Dring – 252000
Seat 2: Colin Wu – 229000
Seat 3: Richard Trigg – 563000
Seat 4: Billy Ngo – 122500
Seat 5: Ceri Rees – 168500
Seat 6: Tony Caygill – 155000
Seat 7: Anthony Arlot – 167000
Seat 8: James O’Connell – 239000
Seat 9: Keith ‘The Camel’ Hawkins – 197000

Play will resume in a few minutes time.

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