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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.

Marcus doubles up James

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:29 by Reporter

Marcus raises all-in from the small blind with Q7 and James Dempsey has an easy call A J in the big blind. He hits trip aces and is very much back in the game.

Marcus raises from the small blind....

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 01:22 by Reporter

Michael Punn calls 20,000 more in the big blind. The flop is K 5 7 Both check. The turn is 3 and the chips go in. Marcus shows K T and Punn 5,6. The river is 2 Michael Punn is out in 4th and the short stacked James Dempsey is generously offers an even chop. The offer is refused.

Michael Punn takes £10000 for fourth.

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.

Farthing hits quads, Gurnam out

Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:50 by Reporter

Dempsey raises to 50k in mid position, Farthing re-raises to 150k, Gurnam moves all in for 194k total in the small blind.

Dempsey folds. Farthing calls for 44k extra.

Farthing turns over J J and Gurnam tables A A

Flop is 2 J 4

Turn 9

River J

Gurnam leaves in 6th place for £4000

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…