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An All-in!

Mon, Dec 8th 2008, 00:14 by Reporter

Blinds: 20000/40000 Antes: 4000

Alan Vinson raises to 90k OTB Rob Akery calls.

The flop: J T 2

Rob Akery checks, Alan Vinson c-bets 80k. Rob Akery thinks for a while and announces raise. The moment Rob Akery’s chips are over the line (about 300k) Alan Vinson announces that he’s “all-lin”. Rob Akery makes the call. He has to win this hand to stay in the tournament…

Rob Akery: Q 9

Alan Vinson: J 6

The turn: 6

If the river is not a King or an 8, Alan Vinson is the Gala Casino Grand Champion 2008

The river:

3

Alan Vinson is the Gala Casino Grand Champion 2008. He wins the 1st prize of £83,000 and a seat at the 2009 WSOP.

Rob ‘Vaga Lion’ Akery finishes in 2nd place for the 2nd year running! He takes home £52,000 and a seat at the Aussie Million tournament in Melbourne January 2009

An All-in!

Mon, Dec 8th 2008, 00:02 by Reporter

Blinds: 20000/40000 Antes: 4000

Alan Vinson raises and Rob Akery says “all-in” Alan Vinson makes the call – on yer backs!

Alan Vinson: 6 6

Rob Akery: K 7

The flop: Q T 6 Alan Vinson hits a set!

Rob Akery needs runner runer for a straight.

The turn: 8

Well there’s one card he needed…

...The river: Q

Alan Vinson wins the pot with a full house!

Vinson is now the chip leader.

We're now heads up!

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:58 by Reporter

Chipcounts:

1 Rob Akery 1,720,000
2 Alan Vinson 925,000

Prizes:

1st: £85,000 & WSOP Seat
2nd: £52,000 & Aussie Millions Seat

Here we go!

Alan Vinson...

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:46 by Reporter

Blinds: 20000/40000 Antes: 4000

Alan Vinson in the SB puts mega shortstacked Richard Haile all in, Richard laughs and open folds 73 off

Rob Akery...

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:45 by Reporter

Blinds: 20000/40000 Antes: 4000

Makes it 100k to play in the SB Alan Vinson in the BB folds.

Rob Akery shows K Q

Chips on the move

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:42 by Reporter

Rob calls on the SB.
Alan checks on the BB.
The flop is Q 7 3
Both players check.
5 comes on the turn.
Rob bets 20K.
Alan calls.
2 completes the board.
Rob bets 90K.
Alan calls.
Rob first to show – Q 10.
Alan mucks.

Player Chipcounts.

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:34 by Reporter

1 Rob Akery 1,250,000
2 Alan Vinson 1,169,000
3 Richard Haile 246,000

Last Hand of the session

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:28 by Reporter

Blinds: 15000/30000 Antes: 3000

Alan Vinson completes, Richard Haile checks in the BB

The flop: A T 4

Alan Vinson leads, and bets 50k, Richard Haile calls

The turn: 2

Alan Vinson leads again, he now bets 280k Richard sighs and folds.

Double up for Haile!

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:22 by Reporter

All player see a cheap flop of 9 8 10

Alan Vinson checks it to Richard Haile who moves all-in for around 400,000 – Rob Akery makes the call!

Richard Haile: 7 9
Rob Akery: K 10

Turn: J

River: A

Haile wins the pot with a straight he made on the turn and doubles up to around 900,000

Akery Akery Akery!

Sun, Dec 7th 2008, 23:03 by Reporter

Haile makes the call on the button and the small blind completes (Akery). Alan Vinson checks and we get a flop.

9 8 8 – Check check check.

Turn: K – Rob Akery bets out 60,000, Alan Vinson folds and Richard Haile makes the call.

River: J – Rob Akery leads out with a bet of 120,00 and is called by Haile.

Akery: 8 3
Haile: KQ

Akery takes down a pot of around 459,000