Gala Casinos Poker Tour - Teesside Day 2 - Final

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John Murray gone

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 19:20 by Reporter

Two shortish stacks get it all-in preflop, with Dean Kay moving in for around 42,000 and John Murray obviously calling with his pocket aces. A jack on the flop though and John is Murray is eliminated from the tournament.

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Colin Wu makes Move

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:59 by Reporter

Colin Wu pushes all in OTB. He picks up the blinds and shows the table A K

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Keith 'The Camel' Hawkins

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:54 by Reporter

Blinds: 3000/6000 Ante: 600

Keith Hawkins raises utg to 15,000. B Ngo shoves OTB for around 46,000. Keith tanks and then folds. B Ngo shows the table A K

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Dean Kay's bluff

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:52 by Reporter

Dean Kay moves all-in pre-flop for 29K.
James O’Connell thinks for good 4 minutes and finally calls.
Dean Kay says “I was bluffing” and reveals 4 5.
O’Connell has A 10 and thinks that he’s way ahead. He couldn’t be more wrong…
The board is 2 A 9 3 2 and Kay makes a straight.

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Bluff? What bluff?

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:35 by Reporter

Rirchard Hare bets 10K on the button.
Richard Howe calls with little hesitation.
The flop is A J 4.
Check… Check…
The turn is 2.
Check… Check…
J completes the board.
Howe is first to act and he bets 10200.
Hare reraises him to 34K.
Howe thinks for about 3 minutes before passing.

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Rich 'Action Man' Trigg - Chip Count

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

Blinds: 2000/4000 Ante: 400

Rich is on about 140,000

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Double-up for Kay.

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:08 by Reporter

Kay moves all of his 19700 chips into the middle and after a while gets a call by J Murray.

Kay tables pocket 10’s to Murray’s 6’s

The board is K A 9 8 A that awards Kay the pot and a much needed double-up.

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M Libertini - Out

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:02 by Reporter

Blinds: 2000/4000 Ante: 400

Short stacked M Libertini pushes all in from mid position. He is called by Colin Pearson in the BB.

M Libertini: K 6

Colin Pearson: J T

The board: Q K T 9 T

Colin Pearson is now on around 80,000

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Slow play kills

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 18:01 by Reporter

Blinds: 2000/4000 Ante: 400

Richard Howe completes and Ray Bone checks in a blind vs blind battle. The flop is:

(11600) 9 4 3

Richard Howe checks as does Ray Bone. The turn is:

(11600) 2

Richard Howe checks and Ray Bones announces that he is all in. Richard calls faster then you can say: ‘Wez is a nit’.

Richard Howe has 65 for the nuts

Ray Bone: K 9

Ray is drawing dead and is now out. Richard Howe is up to 114,000

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Richard Cowen - Out.

Sun, Oct 26th 2008, 17:52 by Reporter

Blinds: 2000/4000 Ante: 400

John Murray raises in late position to 12,000. Richard Cowen tanks and then goes all in for just over 20,000. John Murray insta-calls.

John Murray: A Q

Richard Cowen: A J The flop:

A K J The turn:

3 The river:

T

John Murray rivers a straight! Richard Cowen hits the rail.

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