Gala Casinos Poker Tour 2008 Grand Final - Bristol Day 2

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An All-in!

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:32 by Reporter

Blinds: 4000/8000 Antes:800

Rob Akery raises on the button and Sze-ching Ngui shoves in the SB

The bb folds and Rob Akery thinks for a while before calling – he covers Ngui.

Rob Akery: J J

Sze-ching Ngui: 9 9

The flop: 6 9 6 Ngui has hit his two outer!

The turn: A

The river: T

Ngui has double up through Rob Akery and is now on around 600K to Akery’s 200K or so. Full counts to follow shortly.

Related Tags: Rob Akery, Sze-ching Ngui

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Double up for Richard Haile

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:28 by Reporter

His AK hit against the pocket 10’s of Michael Fletcher.

All the money went in pre-flop.

Board: A 3 8 5 2

Pot size: 168000

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Yucel Eminoglu finishes 12th

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:22 by Reporter

On a flop of J 8 9 Rob Akery bets 18K.
Yucel Eminoglu reraises all-in for 68700 and says “I want to go home”.
Akery thinks for a while and says “I’ll gamble”.
Akery shows A 10.
Eminoglu is on K 10.
The board is completed with 8 and 4 and no improvement for either of the players.
Yucel Eminoglu finished 12th and takes £3,750.

Related Tags: Rob Akery, Yucel Eminoglu

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Tables Balanced

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:20 by Reporter

Alan Vinson has been moved to chip leader Rob Akery’s table. If the two find big hands at the same time we could have some real fireworks.

Related Tags: Rob Akery, Alan Vinson

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Joachim raises again...

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:15 by Reporter

Blinds: 4000/8000 Antes:800

The very next hand Joachim raises to 20k, Rob Akery re-raises to 55k, Joachim goes all in and Rob Akery makes the call

Joachim Mattson: A 8

Rob Akery: 4 4

The flop: 2 5 4

Rob flops a set but Joachim can win if a 3 hits the turn

The turn: A

Joachim needs the river to be a 3 or he’s out!

The river: 7

Joachim Mattson is out in 13th, winning £3600

Related Tags: Rob Akery

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Joachim Mattson

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:12 by Reporter

Blinds: 4000/8000 Antes:800

Joachim Mattson goes all in for 87,000 OTB, Rob Akery (sb) and Sze-ching Ngui (BB) both fold and Joachim takes the blinds.

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Kevin Parkes finishes in 14th place

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 00:02 by Reporter

Rob Akery raises to 18K.
Kevin Parkes goes all-in for 63K more.
Akery thinks for a couple minutes and calls.
Akery shows 7 8.
Parkes got A Q.
The board is completed with 9 3 6 5 Q.
This gives Akery a straight and Parkes just one pair.
Parkes finishes 14th and gets £3450 for his efforts.

Related Tags: Rob Akery

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Sze-ching Ngui

Sat, Dec 6th 2008, 23:56 by Reporter

Blinds 4000/8000 Antes: 800

Sze-ching Ngui raises OTB, both players’ in the blinds fold. He shows the table A A

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Sze-Ching Ngui doubles up again

Sat, Dec 6th 2008, 23:43 by Reporter

Sze-Ching Ngui goes all-in and Yucel Eminoglu insta-calls.
Eminoglu shows K A.
Ngui is on Q Q.
No improvement for either of the players until the river: 2 9 8 4 and Q.
Ngui makes trips and nicely doubles up. He’s on about 265K.

Related Tags: Sze-ching Ngui, Yucel Eminoglu

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Mad Turk at it again.

Sat, Dec 6th 2008, 23:29 by Reporter

Blinds: 3000/6000 Antes: 600

On a board which was: K 2 Q Q 7

Mad Turk says to Rob Akery – the other player in the pot – “ how much do I have to bet to make you fold?” The pot at this point is around 70,000

Mad Turk then bets out 50,000 . Rob Akery thinks for a bit before making the call.

Mad Turk was at-it and Rob Akery’s T T takes down the pot

Rob Akery is now on 308,000

Related Tags: Yucel Eminoglu

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