Gala Casinos Poker Tour 2008 Grand Final - Bristol Day 1A

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ZOMG!!!!1

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 21:26 by Reporter

Blinds: 150/300

Owen Lock limps UTG its folded around Barny Boatman in the BB who checks.

Flop: Q 6 7 both players’ check.

The turn: 9

Barny checks and Owen bets out. Barny calls.

The river: 9

Barny checks again and Owen Lock bets out 1200. Barny tanks momentarily and open folds Q7 for a flopped two pair. Barny says “what a sick river”

Owen Lock laughs and says: “what a sick turn” as he tables 99 for QUADS!!!

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Current chip leaders.

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 21:09 by Reporter

1. Rysstad Knut – 44,600
2. Richard Kellett – 37,725
3. Michael Greco – 36,900
4. H Gumnam – 36,425
5. Marko Clare – 35,150

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Dinner Break.

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:43 by Reporter

The players are now on a dinner break.

When they come back, the blinds will be 200/400.

67 players remain.

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Joe Grech - Out

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:38 by Reporter

He got knocked out just before the dinner break.

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Kevin Bond Trebles Up!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:23 by Reporter

Blinds: 100/200

On a 7 9 8 board 3 players’ are all in!

Peter Akery: 7 7 for bottom set

Owen Lock: 9 9 for top set!

Kevin Bond: J T for the top straight!

The turn 2

The river: 6

Peter Akery is out

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3 way all-in

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:09 by Reporter

Frank Flanaghan has around 10,000 chips and J J, to his left in the cut-off is William Martin with A A and on the button is the unfortunate Adam Vinson holding A K, he does however cover the other two. By the time the dust has settled all the chips are in preflop. The board comes:

3 6 6
6 2

The pots are chopped and all three players remain, with William Martin now with a much more playable 10,000 stack, and Adam Vinson down a little over 4,000.

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Erik Svanes takes down a pot.

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:06 by Reporter

Blinds: 100/200

Erik Svanes raises to 600 pre flop and Marko Clare calls. We see a flop

A 9 6

Erik bets out 700 and Marko calls.

The turn: A hearts.

Erik bets out again, this time for 1200.

Marko folds.

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Runner runner for Fletcher!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:02 by Reporter

On a flop of 8 3 6, Adam York and Michael Fletcher both get their chips into the middle.

Adam York shows pocket 3’s for the set against Michaels A 8 for top pair.

Turn: 8

River: A

Fletcher takes down a pot of around 16750

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No sympathy for Dale

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 20:01 by Reporter

Ashley Hames knocks out short stack Matt Dale, and he’s quick to claim the tenner Matt owes him from their last longer.

Related Tags: Matt Dale, Ashley Hames

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And there goes the 5th

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 19:54 by Reporter

Robin Yiltalo, who came 2nd in Edinburgh, moves in with the flush draw but is called by a pair of nines, and the flush doesn’t get there.

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