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

News & Reports

Anthony Kennedy

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:40 by Reporter

Anthony Kennedy is out

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Nice pot for Stephen Jones

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:38 by Reporter

Stephen Jones makes a small raise pre-flop.
Joacim Mattson calls.
The flop is Q 3 4.
Both players check. 2.
Check. Check. Again.
K on the river.
Jones shows K K and makes three of a kind.
Mattson mucks.

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Tomas Bergstrom - Out

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:28 by Reporter

He got his chips in pre-flop with AJ and was called by Ali Mallu with AQ

Board: A Q 2 10 Q

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Double up for Powen!

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:10 by Reporter

Powen moves all-in for around 8000 and is called by Damir Alidzanovic.

Powen: Pocket 10’s
Alidzanovic: AQ

Flop: 5 4 7

Turn: 2

River: J

Powen collects a pot of around 16600.

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Danny O'brien takes down a pot

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:07 by Reporter

Blinds: 150/300

On a board that read: J 5 K 2 .clubs K

Danny O’brien bets 5000 into a 8k pot. Carl Eglintine tanks for a good few minutes and finall makes the call.

Danny O’brien tables K J for a full house.

Carl mucks his hand

Danny’s up to around 42000

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Jerome out

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:05 by Reporter

Jerome Bradpiece has been eliminated from the tournament

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James Akenhead on the rise

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:05 by Reporter

Blinds: 150/300

James raises utg to 900, its folded around to Keith Hawkins in the BB who makes the call.

The flop: 4 J 6

Keith checks and James bets 1400. Keith calls and we saw a turn…

The turn: Q

Keith checks again and James fires 2550, Keith folds.

James is looking like a dominant force at the table.

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3 Way Action

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 22:03 by Reporter

Blinds: 150/300

Anthony Mackay raises from early position. Dave Colclough calls the raise on the button, Surinder Sunar in the BB calls as well. 3 players see a flop

The flop: 8 2 T

Surinder checks, as does Anthony. Dave Colclough bets 2000. Surinder raises to 4500, Anthony calls and its back on Dave.

Dave folds, meaning Surinder scoops the pot.

Surinder is now on around 18000

Related Tags: Surinder Sunar

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Fronda - Out.

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 21:58 by Reporter

We didn’t catch the hand, but he was eliminated by Yucel Eminoglu.

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Current chip leaders.

Fri, Dec 5th 2008, 21:47 by Reporter

The current chip leaders are as follows:

1 Yucel Eminoglu 72,450
2 Azzy Asghar 53,050
3 H Tran 46,725
4 Reyaaz Mulla 43,525
5 Adam Stoneham 41,925
6 Keith Hawkins 36,000
7 Adam Noone 34,975
8 Rodolph Lacerda 32,600
9 Carl Eglintine 30,925
10 David Maudlin 29,725

We’ve had word from another player that Azzy Asghar (currently 2nd in chips) placed a bet of £50 at 12-1 with Neil Channing that he would make the final table.

He’s also got a 20-1 bet with Priyan de Mel.

We also have word that Barny Boatman has a similar bet with Dan Furnival (£20 at 20-1) for the same outcome.

If Azzy keeps going at this rate, there will be a lot of money exchanging hands on sunday.

Related Tags: Keith Hawkins, Adam Noone

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