HU has been dramatic and see-saw with the pokergods turning against Eck
Phil regained the chip lead by constant aggression until all the money went in pre
Phil had K9, Eck 10 10
flop K K 9!
this left eck with 85/- out of the 1.3m in play and visibly shaken. Nervous all day he was tantalising close to victory until that flop
Eck then outdrew QQ with 10 5, two

on the board to double up, did so again and then lost the final hand with an up and down straight draw against top pair flopped. He missed
Eck therefore finishes second and the Scottish Amateur Poker Champion is Phil Starrs from Whitburn