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

News & Reports

Still not a bad week

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 18:55 by Reporter

Nik Persaud knocks out Tom Middleton shortly after play resumes. Tom can console himself with the fact that he won his entry, along with £22,150, in the £500 side event,

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Chip Leaders At First Break

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 18:48 by Reporter

1 Rupinder Bedi 34,300
2 David Smith 32,525
3 Michael Greco 31,025
4 R Knut 29,225
5 Gerald David 27,075
6 Rob Akery 26,800
7 Richard Kellett 25,600
8 Mark Mcgill 25,275
9 Adam York 21,375
10 Marko Clare 20,675

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Play resumes.

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 18:44 by Reporter

The players are now back from the break.

The blinds are now 75 – 150.

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Players on a break

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 18:17 by Reporter

Play will resume in 15 minutes

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And after over 100 minutes of play.....

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 18:03 by Reporter

.... we have our first elimination. Geoff Mockford. By the look of his stack it was David Smith who was the eliminator.

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Hames in action

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 17:56 by Reporter

Ashley Hames is getting involved in a lot of pots early on. Shortly after apparently bluffing Rob Akery off a fairly substantial pot with king high, he limps under the gun then, along with Robin Yitalo, calls M Hanninen’s raise. The flop comes 8 Q 8 Hanninen bets 500 and Yitalo folds, Hames raises another 1000 on top and Hanninen quickly calls. The turn is a 3 and Ashley Hames thinks before betting out 1,900, again quickly called. The river: 6 and the action reverses again, with Hames now calling Hanninen’s bet but quickly mucking when he sees his A Q Ashley Hames is down to about 10,000.

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Kotronakis in action!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 17:56 by Reporter

Blinds: 50/100

Sam Robinson-Davis opens from MP and makes it 300 to play. I Kotronakis rer-riases from the SB and makes it 850. Sam flat calls.

(1750) The flop: 9 10 4

I Kotronakis leads for 1150 and Sam folds

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Wu'd you believe it

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 17:40 by Reporter

Colin Wu raises from mid position and is called by Kai Paulsen on the button. The flop comes Q Q K and Wu checks to Paulsen who bets 500, about 2/3rds the pot. Colin Wu thinks for a short while before calling. The turn brings Q and again it’s checked to Paulsen, who throws in a thousand chip declaring a bet of 800. Again Wu calls. The river is a meaningless 2 and now it’s quickly checked by both players. Wu turns over pocket 7s and the aggressor, Kai Paulsen, quickly mucks his hand.

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Bluffage.

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 17:40 by Reporter

On a board of 9 K 2 8, R Knut bets out 600 and is quickly re-raised by Steven Ruttens to 1600 – Knut calls.

A 4 falls on the river and Knut bets out 3250. After a while, Ruttens folds.

Knut shows AQ for a bluff while he’s stacking his chips.

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We have Action!

Thu, Dec 4th 2008, 17:38 by Reporter

Blinds: 50/100

P De-mel raises it up utg and makes it 350 to play. Johan Ocklind flats in the BB.

The flop: K 7 5

Johan checks, De-mel bets 300, Johan calls.

The turn: 2

Johan checks again, Demel bets 1100, Johan announces “raise” and makes it 3500 to play.

De-mel folds.

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