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Neil Blatchly wins!!

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 02:03 by Reporter

Neil Blatchley takes the prize for the 2008 GCBPT Bristol.

In the final hand, Marcus Farthing moves all in for his recently-reduced 200K stack with A T and is called instantly by Blatchly’s A 7

The flop of 2 K Q offer no help for Blatchly and neither does the turn card of 8

But the 7 on the river give Blatchly the trophy, the seat in the final and £34,750* first prize money.

*after the deal between the final 2 where both took £30,000 and played for the remainder and the trophy.

All but game over

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 02:00 by Reporter

On a flop of T 8 4 Marcus on the button bets 50,000 and is called. The turn is a 7 and Marcus again bets, 70,000, there’s a reraise from Neil and Marcus moves all-in. Neil shows 5,6 for the straight, Marcus has K,6. The river is another 4.

Heads up counts

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:47 by Reporter

Marcus is on 1.34 million and Neil 1.15. Given the deal made it’s likely to be a short heads up though.

Dempsey out in third place

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:36 by Reporter

Dempsey raises to 35k extra on top of the 20k big blind, Blatchly re-raises 108k more, Dempsey moves all in.

Blatchly insta-calls and tables A Q and Dempsey shows A 2

Board comes 4 9 T 7 Q

Dempsey goes out in third place for £16,000

The Neil and James show continues

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:13 by Reporter

They have been going at each other all evening and this time it’s Neil who comes out on top. James Dempsey raises on the button and Neil moves all-in for 286,000 more and is called. James shows A9 and Neil has 88 – the race is on. The flop is T J 5, the turn brings an ace to send James Dempsey into the lead, Neil hits one of the two 8s left on the river though to double through to over 600,000.

Vedhara - Out

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:00 by Reporter

In a 3-way pre-flop raising war, Rickie Vedhara moves all in and elicits a call from Blatchley. Farthing, sat one after Blatchly and has Blatchly covered in chips, immediately re-raises all in.

After a long dwell, Blatchly folds.

Farthing tables A K and Vedhara, who has played an excellent game throughout the tournament, shows 9 4

The board runs 2 8 T 5 5

Vedhara is out in 5th place for £6500.

Dempsey still applying pressure

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:59 by Reporter

Neil raises to 56,000. James Dempsey raises 60,000 more from the big blind and Neil calls. The flop is 4 8 3 and Dempsey bets 160,000. Neil takes off his glasses and ponders and it looks like James may be trying to encourage a call with some speech play, although his doesn’t give away anything when Neil folds.

Blatchly calls clock on Dempsey

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:46 by Reporter

In a pre-flop raising bout, Dempsey raises to 50k total with the big blind currently at 16k.

Blatchley re-raises to 150,000 and after 4 minutes, calls the clock on Dempsey.

Dempsey folds quickly afterwards.

Chip counts on break

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:19 by Reporter

James Dempsey 599,500
Michael Punn 522,000
Neil Blatchley 504,500
Marcus Farthing 434,000
Harpit Gurnam 219,500
Rickie Vedhara 214,500

Double Up for Marcus Farthing

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:18 by Reporter

Farthing bets 109K. Neil Blatchley raises to 240K. Farthing calls.

Farthing shows A Q.

Blatchley’s got 8 8.

Flop comes 9 Q K… 3… 3…