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The players will all start with 36,000 chips, & Blinds 100-200.

Start of play has been delayed.

Prize Stucture.

WINNER - £27,000

2nd - £18,000

3rd - £12,000

4rh - £8,000

5th - £7,000

6th - £6,000

In ADDITION, every Day Two player will receive an exta £2,000 for winning their Day One table.

And, everyone who was on the starting table yesterday of today's winner will receive £1,000.

Table 1

Seat 1, Olabode Ayegun

Seat 2, Lee Edwards

Seat 3, Brian Medley

Seat 4, Pete Haslam

Seat 5, Simon Cawley

Seat 6, John Hewston

Table 2

Seat 1, Sai Lee

Seat 2, Chris Sokrati

Seat 3, Micky Wernick

Seat 4, Ali Mallu

Seat 5, Paul King

Table 3

Seat 1, Michael Iiderton

Seat 2, Luke Smith

Seat 3, Steve Read

Seat 4, Richard Sudworth

Seat 5, Mark Emberson

Play has commenced.

Sai Lee is OUT after running A-J into Sokrati's Aces.

Ace on flop, Sai moves all-in, quickly called by Sokrati.

Peter Haslam is down to the felt after losing a Kings v Aces race against John Hewston.

7-3-Q-7-J

Table 3:

(1) Michael Iiderton -- 33k
(2) Luke Smith -- 42k
(3) Steve Read -- 45k
(4) Richard Sudworth -- 23k
(5) Mark Emberson -- 37k

Table 2:

(1) Lee Edwards -- 37k
(2) Sokrati -- 67k
(3) Mickey Wernick -- 36k
(4) Ali Mallu -- 37k
(5) Paul King -- 39k

Lee Sai -- OUT

Peter Haslam is OUT

Table 1:

(1) Olabode Ayegun -- 35k
(2) Brian Medley -- 38k
(3) Mark Cawley -- 34k
(4) John Hewston -- 77k

Read takes a sizable pot off Emberson.

The latter bets 5.4k on a board of 4s 4d 7s 6s

Read moves all-in, Mateyboy folds.

The players are on a 10 minute break.

Players are currently on a short break.

Paul King limps with T-2.

Flop = T-2-6

Edwards bets, King raises, Mickey calls, Edward calls.

Blank on turn.

Edwards bets 8k, Mickey flatcalls, and King folds putting on of them on trips.

Last card = T, and Edwards takes the pot with 6-2 as Mickey missed his nut flush draw.

14 players remaining

Board = Ahrt Ks Qs 3d

Sudworth moves all-in. Emberson folds.

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John Hewston was the man who eliminated Peter Hasan with K-Q versus pocket deuces.

Emberson raises preflop, Smith calls in the big bind.

Flop = 8d Jd 4d

Both check

Turn = 5d

Luke bets 1.5k

Emberson calls

Both check 3s river.

Luke Smith wins with Js 7s

blinds are currently at 300/600

John Hewston is chip leader.

Steve Read is still in 2nd with 66k

Paul King -- 23k
Brian Medley -- 22k
Michael Iiderton -- 19k
Mark Emberson -- 17k

Blinds are 400-800.

John Hewston is probably the chip leader.

Ali Mallu & Luke Smith are both playing very aggrressively, & have around 50k each.

Dinner break will be at 8.15pm.

Ali Mallu is OUT

Lee Edwards announces an all-in preflop overbet, to which Ali calls instantly.

Edwards = Ahrt Qh

Mallu = Ks Kc

Board = Ad Aspades 3d 3s 7h

Michael Iiderton is OUT.

Taken out by Steve Reid's A-J.

Down to 12

Mickey Wernick doubles up courtesy of former chip leader Lee Edwards (following his Mallu scoop) with Aces versus Kings.

5-4-Q-8-7

Players are currently on a 10 minute break

The 3 tables have merged into 2.

Table 1:

(1) Olabode Ayegun -- 45k
(2) Luke Smith -- 48k
(3) Brian Medley -- 34k
(4) Steve Reid -- 70k
(5) Simon Cawley -- 25k
(6) John Hewston -- 81k

Table 2:

(1) Lee Edwards -- 115k
(2) Chris Sokrati -- 43k
(3) Mark Emberson -- 35k
(4) Mickey Wernick -- 48k
(5) Richard Sudworth -- 34k
(6) Paul King -- 22k

Johnny Hewston is continuing to play agressively winning 3 out of 4 hands uncontested.

Just joined the biggest pot of the night on the turn.

The board read 7c 6d 4d Kh

John Hewston bet 8k, Luke Smith called.

River = 9c

Luke Smith bet 15k, John Hewston announced all-in, and, after a lengthy dwell, Luke Smith called.

John Hewston showed 8h 9s to win the pot.

Hewston is now the chip leader.

Board = 9s 7d Kd 6d

Lee Edwards bets 8k, Mark Emberson reraises all-in, Edwards shows a King and folds.

Simon Cawley is OUT.

Board = 6d 9h Td 2h 7d

Simon Cawley = Qs Qh

John Hewston = 8c 9s

Brian Medley = Kd 3d

Medley doubles up, Hewston takes a hit, and Cawley is eliminated.

Table 1:

Oladobe Ayegun -- 38k
Brian Medley -- 103k
Steve Read -- 48k
Paul King -- 36k
John Hewston -- 87k

Table 2:

Lee Edwards -- 95k
Chris Sokrati -- 37k
Mickey Wernick -- 30k
Mark Emberson -- 49k
Richard Sudworth -- 16k

Richard Sudworth doubles up through Lee Edwards.

9-9 v K-Q

5-T-4-A-3

Paul King doubles up.

Flop = 8h 5h 2d

King bets 10k.

"Why 10k?"
"Flush draw?"

... asks Hewston to which he receives no response.

Hewston calls.

Turn = Qc

King moves all-in for 19k

Hewston calls

Hewston = 4d 4c

King = Kd Kc

As a result of his double up, Paul King is now on 65k.

Table 1:

Olabode Ayegun -- 40,000
Brian Medley -- 93,000
Steve Read -- 56,000
Paul King -- 63,000
John Hewston -- 83,000

Table 2:

Lee Edwards -- 71,000
Chris Sokrati -- 44,000
Mickey Wernick -- 41,000
Mark Emberson -- 58,000
Richard Sudworth -- 28,000

Dinner Break - 45 mins

Due to the players failing to get their dinner, there is a rumour that the break may be extended.

the players still haven't returned

I am unsure to when exactly play will recommence

The 10 remaining players have finally been called back to the cardroom.

The blinds are now 1k and 2k.

Lee Edwards has just eliminated low stack Richard Sudworth in 10th place.

Steve Read doubles up.

Brian Medley limped for 2k under the gun, Read raised to 8k with A-K, Brian called.

Medley bet the 3-Q-3 flop, read moved all-in, and Medley called.

Medley shows Q-K

Turn = 6

River = A

Brian Medley is on a hot streak after receiving the bad beat from Read.

Short stacked, he moves all-in on a flop of 8s Ks 9h, only to find a quick call from Hewston in the blind.

Hewston flips K-9, Medley the bullets.

Turn = 6h

8d river drowns 'Texas'


Then, on the very next hand, Medley bets 4k, Hewston (seemingly on tilt), moves all-in in, for quite a chunky reraise too.

Medley calls pretty quickly and shows Kd Qd.

Hewston wasn't necessarily steaming after all as he showed pocket tens.

Board = 8d 2c Qc 3s 4c

How quickly the tide turns.

Hewston is now short-stacked and look as though he'll be taking that 9th spot after a bad run of luck.

Hewston raises preflop, Read makes a deep reach, Hewston folds reluctantly showing an Ace. Read reveals pocket tens.

Chris Sokrati raises from the button with pocket eights, Mark Emberson moves over the top from the big blind with tens, Chris folds (very reluctantly).

Socrati is now down to just 16k and found it excruciatingly difficult to release the hand with so few chips.

And John Hewston becomes our 9th place finisher.

His all-in preflop steal with J-8 ran into the pocket kings of Steve Read.

King on the flop.

We're at the final table bubble.

One more elimination and the field be whittled down to 1 table of 7.

A deal has been struck with 7th and 8th receiving 1k each off the top.

1st prize is therefore 25k.

And it's Chris Sokrati who takes that bubble spot.

He was very short anyhow, but made his move with A-3.

Mark Emberson called from the bib blind with A-K.

No help arrived.

They are yet to draw for seats, but, for the moment, here are the final table chip counts:

Lee Edwards -- 100,500
Mickey Wernick -- 81,500
Mark Emberton -- 60,000
Olabode Ayegun -- 51,000
Brian Medley -- 61,500
Steve Read -- 149,500
Paul King -- 73,000

With seat draw:

Olabode Ayegun -- 51,000
Lee Edwards -- 100,500
Brian Medley -- 61,500
Mickey Wernick -- 81,500
Paul King -- 73,000
Steve Read -- 149,500
Mark Emberton -- 60,000

Very little action early on...

Lee Edwards raises to 12k from the small blind.

Brian Medley moves all-in from the big blind for an extra 50k.

Edwards folds.

Mickey Wernick and Brian Medley see a flop of 2d 9d 7s

Brian bets 10k, Mickey calls.

Turn = 6c

Brian moves all-in, Mickey folds.

Mickey shows Q-6

Brian exposes A-9

Brian Medley limps on the button.

Mickey Wernick makes it 26 from the small blind.

Paul King folds the big.

Brian flat calls.

Flop = Kh 5h 8c

Both check.

Turn - 9d

Mickey bets 15k, Brian checks.

Lee Edwards is OUT and becomes the 7th place finisher winning £5,000

Edwards moves his shortstack all-in for 32k.

Steve Read calls from the big blind.

Edwards = Kh Td

Read = 8c 8d

Board = Ad 9c Jh Jc 2c

Mark Emberson is OUT and becomes our 6th place finisher winning £8,000

All-in preflop with A-9 versus Medley's Aces.

Blinds are currently 6000/12000

All stated prizes include the £2,000 reward for reaching Day 2.

crucial double up for Paul King.

His Jacks versus Medley's eights.

Board = A-T-9-7-Q

Latest chip counts:

(1) Olabode Ayegun -- 40,000
(2) Brian Medley -- 110,000
(3) Mickey Wernick -- 85,000
(4) Paul King -- 120,000
(5) Steve Read -- 215,000

Players are on a short ten minute break.

the remaining players have been called back to their seats

Board = 6d Th 9h Ad

Mickey bets 10k, Brian makes it 40k, Mickey folds, Brian shows a straight.

Mickey Wernick is OUT and becomes the 5th place finisher winning £9,000

Mickey moved his last 19k in, but was knocked for six when Steve Read's Ad 8h flushed with the eight. Mickey mucked.

(1) Olabode Ayegun -- 90,000
(2) Brian Medley -- 60,000
(3) Paul King -- 110,000
(4) Stephen Read -- 290,000

Ayegun doubles up through chip leader Read.

Read bet 25k from under the gun with 5-5, Ayegun moved all-in (for not too much more) with tens.

Read called, but didn't hit on a 9-K-J-A-5 board.

And now Brian Medley doubles up off Read.

A-J v 9-9

First card Ace.

Approximate chippy counts:

Ayegun -- 120,000
Medley -- 125,000
King -- 120,000
Read -- 175,000

players are currently discussing a deal

Current chip counts:

(1) Olabode Ayegun -- 103,000
(2) Brian Medley -- 118,000
(3) Paul King -- 125,000
(4) Steve Read -- 233,000

They have decided on a deal.

Read -- £20,000
Medley -- £16,000
King -- £16,000
Ayegun -- £16,000

Play for £4,000

Read reaises 36k preflop, Medley moves all-in, Read shows and Ace and folds.

Paul King is OUT and becomes the 4th place finisher winning £16,000

His all-in button move with fives was met by a call from Read's A-J in the small blind.

Board = K-A-T-K-3

Olabode Ayegun is OUT and becomes the 3rd place finisher winning £16,000

Battle of the blinds

Flop = 5-7-6

Ayegun checks, Medley bets 20k, Ayegun moves all-in, Medley calls.

Medley = 7-4

Ayegun = 6-9

Turn = 5

River = A

330k - 240k (approx) in Read's favour

And it's over!

Brian Medley is OUT and becomes the 2nd place finisher winning £16,000

Flop = 3-5-9

Brian bet 20k, Steve raised to 50k, Brian moved all-in, and Steve called.

Brian = 2-5

Steve = 9-5

Turn = A

River = J

which means...