Manchester GUKPT: Day 2 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

Alan Vinnicombe is OUT, he made a push for 50k from the small blind with T-8, slight problem was that El Blondie had picked up Aces in the big blind knocking the South Westerner to the rail.

Richard Ashby -- 150k
Alan Armitage -- 165k
Rumit -- 140k
Barry Neville -- 400k+

Two tables remain.

[danafish]

Not a great deal to report right now, there's an awful lot of blind-nicking and cautious folding going on. Nevertheless, something must happen soon - blinds are up to 5000/10,000/800 and there are a few very short stacks, most notably Barry Carter, who folds every time Dave Colclough raises his big blind and nicks the blinds every time he's on the button. Have some photos though...

[danafish]

Barry Carter is OUT -  v Greek Jack's  preflop.

Flop - 

He'd been very short for a while - "I only need to double up 16 times and I'm back in the game," he said while they were reseating.

Unfortunate, but he's done very well, given how demoralised he was in the first 2 levels. 

[NoflopsHomer]

Barry Carter is 'Dave Shoelace' on blonde and a fellow updater, so well done to him.

Ryan Fronda pushed his short stack in with Q-9 and found Cuoung Trinh giving him a spin with 8-9, nothing hit for either and the Luton Xmas Cracker winner survives.

Rumit has doubled up Steve Laker with against . Queen came on the flop, though Rumit had the nut-flush draw on the turn but the river was a blank.

[NoflopsHomer]

Rumit is out in 17th winning £2,000

Having folded K-Q on the button after Steve Laker pushed from the small blind with A-Q. Rumit was short and pushed with , Laker pushed with behind him.

Board:

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[danafish]

Gary Chatterton is OUT in 16th place winning £2000 in probably punnable Gary v Barry scenario.

Barry Neville raised to 37k, Gary went all in; call.

Gary - 

Barry - 

Board - 

Farewell, that Hawaiian shirt. Plenty of opportunities left to lose it in the casino. 

[NoflopsHomer]

Short break now then 6k/12k/1k will be the blinds and antes.

Barry Neville is chip leader with about 700k. Between him and Dave, they have almost 50% of the chips in play.

Chris Bruce just doubled up with against Dave's Ace King. Ace and two hearts on the flop and the flush on the river.

Barry just had a big all-in too, with against Cuong Trinh's . But no flushes were even hinted at.

[danafish]

Barry Neville is indeed chip leader, with exactly 688,500.
Cuong Trinh - 99,000
Richard Ashby - 181,000
Paul Leckey - 90,000
Katherine Hartree - 73,000
Ryan Fronda - 55,000
Victor Kaye - 86,000
Tom Sambrook - 62,000
Greek Jack - 253,500
Steven Laker - 300,000
Nick Slade - 116,000
Gavin Priestley - 95,500
Chris Bruce - 98,000
Big Alan Armitage - 133,500
Dave Colclough - 549,500

[danafish]

With the huge blinds and the gaping chasmic chip imbalances, it's not impossible that they'll play down to final table tonight.

[NoflopsHomer]

Cuong Trinh is OUT, he had Ace King against Richard Ashby's Kings and failed to improve.

[danafish]

Dave C raises to around 35k preflop, Gavin Priestley reraises for another 40 or 50k.

Dave - 

Gavin -   

Board - 

Gavin Priestley is OUT in 14th place, and Dave goes from strength to proverbial strength. "I am on fire," he deadpanned.

[NoflopsHomer]

Katherine Hartree is OUT, very short she pushed and Richard Ashby was committed to call in the big blind.

Katherine:



Richard:



"Make it interesting!" said Katherine.

Flop:



Well err... not exactly what she wanted.

Turn:



Queen for a split.

River:



Nick Slade has doubled up with against the of Steven Laker. Board: .

Ryan Fronda has doubled up with A-4 against Richard Ashby's Nines. Ace on the turn.

[danafish]

Saw Richard Ashby pass pocket queens face up to a massive reraise form Barry Neville. Barry showed pocket tens. Kind of hand gives you indigestion just thinking about it.

[NoflopsHomer]

Alan Armitage doubled against DC, sb vs bb

Alan:



Dave:



Flop:



Turn:



Not Dave's favourite card.

River:




However shortly afterwards, Dave raised again and Steven Laker pushed. Dave called.

Steven:



Dave:



Board:



Quote from Dave, "I need to get it in miles ahead or miles behind, I can't win coinflips."

[NoflopsHomer]

Dave, fellow DTD player Richard Ashby and Barry Neville are all uberstacked compared to the remaining 7 players. Why 7? Barry just called the push of very short stacked Paul Leckey with T-3 against Fours.

Board: Q-J-9-8-x leaving us with 10 remaining.