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Triple up for Dan Furnival!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 23:06 by Reporter

Dan Furnival gets all his chips in pre-flop, after a button raise.

Duncan Macrae and Barny Boatman both make the call.

Flop: 8 K 6 which is checked.

Turn: A, check check.

River: 7 check check.

Boatman turns over pocket Queens but is beaten by Furnival’s KQ, Macrae folds.

Furnival collects a pot of around 12900.

Related Tags: Barny Boatman

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Stephen Ruttens on the rise

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 23:06 by Reporter

Blinds: 200/400

Short stacked Steven Ruttens tangles with Robert Price

Flop: 2 6 8

Steven checks, Robert Price bets, Steven calls

The turn: 5

Steven checks as does Robert price

The river: K

Steven Ruttens goes all in, Robert Price tanks and folds.

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Fletcher gets away with it

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 23:02 by Reporter

Michael Fletcher moves in with 5 7 with his last 5000 chips, Nik Persuad calls on the button and the blinds move aside. Nik has with A Q but this one-sided race is over as soon as it started, with the underdog flopping trip 7s and Persaud failing to get the runner runner he needs.

Related Tags: Nik Persaud

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An All-in!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:57 by Reporter

Blinds: 200/400

Short stacked T Haden is all in vs Mick McCool

T Haden: A A

Mick McCool: J J

No help on the board and T Haden doubles up through Mick McCool.

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The very next hand

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:50 by Reporter

Blinds: 200/400

Richard Kellett raises PF

Tim Hughes calls the raise, two players see a flop

The flop: K 3 7

Richard Kellet cbets and Tim Hughes tanks for a bit and calls.

The turn: 2

Richard bets again and Tim Hughes folds

Richard said he had K Q ;-)

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Richard Kellett on the rise

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:47 by Reporter

Blinds: 200/400

Richard Kellett and Laurence Houghton tangle in a pot

6 5 8 J

Richard Kellett bets 3500 Laurence tanks and folds

Richard Kellett showed QQ

Laurence showed A K

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Vaga_Lion gets tricky!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:30 by Reporter

Last year’s GCPT Main Event runner up Rob ‘Vaga_Lion’ Akery gets tricky.

2 players see a flop Adam York and Rob Akery

The flop: 8 Q J

Rob Akery checks and Adam York bets 1500, Rob Akery calls

The turn: J

Rob Akery checks, as does Adam York

The river: 7

Rob Akery checks again as does Adam York and we have a showdown

Rob Akery: A J

Adam York: K Q

Rob Akery scoops the pot with trips.

Related Tags: Rob Akery

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Barny gets rivered again!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:23 by Reporter

Blinds: 150/300

On a: A K 5 7 T board

Barny checks and Owen Lock bets 1500 into a 5k pot

Barny insta calls and tables

K 5

Owen Lock tables: A T

Unlucky Barny :-(

Related Tags: Barny Boatman

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Triple up for Gerald "Skullman" David

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:21 by Reporter

There is a UTG raise Neil Blatchley which get two callers (Skullman & Colin Wu).

The flop brings Q J 3

Neil bets out 2200, Skullman moves all-in for 4800 and gets a call by Colin Wu. After a while, Neil folds his hand.

Skullman tables K Q to Wu’s J 8

Turn: 5

River: K

Skullman takes down a pot of around 11200.

Related Tags: "Skullman" Gerald David

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Carl Williams

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 22:17 by Reporter

is out

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