Saturday, November 19, 2011

Cagey Stuff

All very cagey stuff at the minute with not much happening.
We still have 4 players remaining.
The next player out will receive £2,220 for their efforts.

Level Sixteen Begins

Blinds Up!!

They are now 1600 - 3200 with a 400 ante.

4 players still remaining.

Average stack is 185,000

Farr Gets There!!

On a flop of Qd--Qc--6h

David leads out for 6,000, Paul Farr raises to 20,000, David makes the call.

The turn comes 8h.

David again leads out, this time for 28,000, Paul calls.

The river comes Kh.

David checks to Paul who bets 37,000, David thinks for a few minutes before making the call.

Paul shows 6h-9h for the flush!!

David shows Q-J for flopped trips but it is no good as Paul rakes in the pot.

Treble Up for Tom!!

Paul Ferr makes it 8,000 to play, Gary Jones call on the button, Tom Hall then moves all in from the small blind for 43,000. David Dickson flat calls the all in bet from the big blind.
Action comes back to Paul who passes, Gary thinks for a while and makes the call.

The flop comes 10--7--5

David checks, Gary bets 50,000 and David passes.

Gary shows 5-5 for bottom set, Tom shows 7-7 for middle set, Tom only needs to dodge one out to survive.

The turn & river are both bricks.

Tom Hall trebles up to 130,000 and is now back in the game!!

Level Fifteen

Players have just begun level fifteen. Blinds are 1200 - 2400 with a 300 ante.
4 players remaining.
Average stack is 180,000.

Break Time!

Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Bubble Bursts as We Lose Two!!

Niels Ladeoged moves all in for his 10,000 and is called by Gary Jones & Harron Hussain.

The flop comes 5c--10d--3c

All the money goes in between Niels & Harron and we have a 3 way all in!!

Niels turns over Q-9
Harron has ACES for the over pair.
Gary shows Ac-10c for top pair top kicker with the nut flush draw.

The turn is 2c!!! Flush for Gary and he will take the lot!!

The river is Qc.

Stacks are counted and Gary has Harron covered.

Niels Ladeoged finishes in 6th place and will get £550 as a bubble saver that everyone agreed.

Harron Hussain finishes in 5th place and takes home £1,665!!

Gary Jones (left) now has close to 200,000!!

Niels Felted!!

Harron makes it 7,000 to play from the small blind, Niels Ladeoged moves all in from the big blind and Harron calls.

Niels tables A-2
Harron has pocket nines.

The board runs out 2--9--J--4--6

Harron wins the pot with a set of nines.

The stacks are counted and Niels is left with 10,000 chips. Harron (right) is now up to 100,000.

All in On the Bubble

All the money ends up in the middle blind on blind between Tom Hall & David Dickson.

Tom....K-Q
David..10-10

The flop comes 10--A--4

David flops a set, but can still lose if we see a Jack.

The turn card is a 5.

The river card is a 6.

David doubles up to 140,000!!

Tom is left with 90,000.

Full House for Hall!!

Gary Jones opens the action making it 4500 to play, he gets two callers in Tom Hall & Harron Hussain.

The flop comes Q--6--5

Harron & Gary check to Tom who bets 7,100. Harron smooth calls and Gary folds.

The turn card is another 5, both players check their option.

The river card is a 2.

Harron leads out for 16,225, Tom thinks for a while before raising 26,000 more, Harron moves all in and Tom quickly calls.

Tom shows pocket sixes for a full house!!

Harron mucks his hands and is down to 20,000.

Level Fourteen

Level Fourteen has just begun which is 1,000-2,000 with a 250 ante.

Average stack is 123,300.

6 players remaining.

Alex Martin Finishes 7th.

Short stack Alex Martin gets his remaining 20,000 chips in the middle with K-Q and is called by his nemesis Tom Hall holding A-K.

The board runs out 5--8--J--3--2

Neither help for either player, Tom's Ace high wins and he takes the pot.

Alex Martin is eliminated in 7th place.

We are now down to 6 players and on the bubble.

Short Stacks Go At It

Action is folded round to Tom Hall on the button who moves all in for 23,000. Alex Martin thinks about it in the big blind before making the call.

Tom...A-10
Alex...Kh-10h

The flop comes out 5--7--3

The turn is another 5, putting 2 hearts out there giving Alex a flush draw.

The river is a black 6.

Tom doubles up to 50,000.

Alex is down to 20,000.

Prizepool

Prizepool Payout

1st.........£7,400

2nd.......£4,255

3rd........£2,960

4th.........£2,220

5th.........£1,665

Final Table has Begun

The final seven players have just started playing on the final table. 5 of them will be getting paid.

Full chip counts and seating plan to follow.

Dionne Glenn finishes 8th

Harron Hussain limps in on the small blind. Dionne Glenn moves all in from the big blind for around 20,000 and Harron makes the call...

Harron.....A-K
Dionne......9-8

The board runs out J--5--3--J--J

Harron wins the hand.

Dionne heads out in 8th place.

Players are now being repositioned as we are on a final table.

Level Thirteen

Players are back from their break and play is back underway.

Blinds are 800-1600 with a 200 ante.

8 players remaining.

Average stack is 92,500.

Chip Counts

Table 11

Seat One - Paul Farr - 270,000

Seat Three - Niels Ladeoged - 98,000

Seat Five - Gary Jones - 90,000

Seat Six - David Dickson - 115,000


Table 12

Seat One - Dionne Glenn - 26,000

Seat Four - Tom Hall - 25,000

Seat Five - Alex Martin - 57,000

Table Six - Harron Hussain - 50,000

Break Time!

Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Dan Beresford Eliminated in 9th.

The very next hand Dan Beresford (above) moves all in and he is called by Paul Ferr.
Paul tables pocket Jacks and is looking good as Dan shows A-J.

Dan needs to hit one of his three outs.
The board runs out K--3--5--8--6

Jacks stand up and Paul wins the pot.

Dan Beresford is eliminated in 9th place.

Battle of the Blinds

Blind on blind all in and a call, a classic coinflip.

Dan Beresford....A-Q
Niels Ladeoged...10-10

The board runs out 3--J--8--5--8

Neils (left) wins the coinflip and doubles up to 85,000.

Dan is left with 40,000

Harron Hussain Finds a Double

Alex Martin makes it 2,700 to play, Harron Hussain moves all in and Alex makes the call.

Alex tables pocket nines, Harron is in bad shape as he shows A-9.

The flop comes 5--A--10 Harron hits one of his outs on the flop and takes the lead.

Alex now has one out to eliminate Harron.

The turn is a Two & The river a King.

Harron doubles up to 38,000.

Alex is down to 65,000.

Still 9 players remaining.

Nine Remaining

As with any 6 max tournament the final table is always 7 handed because it's not fair to play 4 handed and 3 handed hand for hand.
At the moment we have 9 players remaining. Meaning we need to lose two to reach our final.
The two tables we have are completely different. On table Eleven(right) we have the top 5 chip stacks and on table Twelve we have the four bottom chip stacks. So we are expecting most of the action on table twelve with the shorties looking to double.

Level Twelve

Players have just started playing level twelve which is 600-1200 with a 150 ante.
9 players remaining. Average stack is 82,200.

Mark Wilson Eliminated

Mark Wilson (above) who had been shoving alot with his 10 big blind stack has just been eliminated at the hands of the only lady in the tournament Dionne Glen. As I got to the table Marks hand had been mucked, but I do know that Dionne had J-10 and she flopped 2 pair.
She has now increased her stack to close to 30,000.
Mark heads out in 10th place.

Paul Twaddle Out In 11th

While we were watching Alex Martin double up, we were shouted over to the other table where Paul Twaddle (left) had just been eliminated.
On a A--5--7--2 board, Paul Twaddle moved all in and Gary Jones made the call holding A-5 for two pair.
Paul needed some help as he held A-Q for top pair.
The river was a 6 and that would be that.
Paul Twaddle out in 11th place.
Gary Jones now up to 100,000.

Martin Doubles!!

Tom Hall makes a standard button raise, Alex Martin moves all in from the small blind and Tom makes the call.
Tom.....7-7
Alex....K-10
The flop comes 4--6--5 Tom flop an open ended, but it doesn't change anything as Alex still needs to hit one of his six outs to win.
The turn card brings a Queen, changing nothing.
The river is a KING!!! Alex leaves it till the river but he hits to double up to 55,000.

Aleksandrs Golubevs Eliminated in 12th

Niels Ladeoged makes it 2700 to play, Aleksandrs Golubevs moves all in or 14,600 more, Niels thinks for a while before making the call....
Aleksandrs.....Qh-Qd
Niels................Ad-Js
The flop comes 3d--5d--5c So far so good for Aleks.
The turn comes 2d Now giving Niels a flush draw.
The river is 6d!!!
Flush for Niels as he wins the 30k pot.
Aleksandrs Golubevs heads out in 12th place.

Level Eleven

Players are back and ready to start level eleven.
Blinds are 500-1000 with a 125 ante.
12 players remaining. Average stack is 61,700.

Chip Counts

Table 11
Seat One - Paul Farr - 175,000
Seat Two - Paul Twaddle - 47,000
Seat Three - Niels Ladeoged - 63,000
Seat Four - Daniel Beresford - 68,000
Seat Five - Gary Jones - 85,000
Seat Six - Aleksandrs Golubevs - 24,000
Table 12
Seat One - Dionne Glenn - 21,000
Seat Two - David Dickson - 130,000
Seat Three - Mark Wilson - 12,000
Seat Four - Tom Hall - 60,000
Seat Five - Alex Martin - 28,000
Table Six - Harron Hussain - 48,000

Break Time!

Players are now on their second 20 minute break . 12 Players remaining.
Full Chip count to follow.

HUGE Pot!!!

On a flop of Q--10--5 the two big stacks go at it.
Paul Farr bets 2500, Daniel Beresford raises to 6300, Paul then moves all in for around 90,000!!
Daniel seems bemused by the bet but makes the call with pocket fives for bottom set.
Paul shows pocket tens for middle set!!
The turn is a Seven, The river a Two.
Paul Farr doubles up with a huge hand, he now has 185,000(right) and is massive chip leader!!!
Daniel is down to 40,000.

Final Two Tables

With the eliminated of Richard Cowley we are now down to our final two tables.

Richard Cowley Eliminated

Richard Cowley and Daniel Beresford get in a raising war and get it all in pre flop!!
Richard tables pocket tens and is drawing to two outs as Daniel shows pocket ACES!!
The board runs out 3--4--9--Q--7
Aces hold for Daniel, he wins the pot and now has 130,000!!
Richard is eliminated in 13th place.

Flipping Bad!

Giovanni Vaccarella gets his last lot of chips in with pocket fours against the A-10 of Richard Cowley.
The flop comes A--2--3 Richard moves ahead on the flop but Giovanni can now hit a 5 for a straight.
The turn is no help as it comes a 6.
The river is a Queen.
Giovanni heads out in 14th place as Richard takes the pot.

Level Ten

Level 10 has just begun with the blinds being increased to 400 - 800 with a 100 running ante.
There are 14 players remaining with the average stack at 52,900.

Rajinder Shina Eliminated

Rajinder Shina makes it 1800 to play, Harron Hussain makes the call, David Dickson then raises to 5,000, both Rajinder and Harron call.
The flop comes 3--2--9
Rajinder is first to act as he moves his 5,000 stack across the line declaring himself all in, Harron folds and David makes the call.
David shows pocket tens and is in good shape against the pocket sevens of Rajinder.
The turn is a Queen and the river a 5.
David takes the pot as Rajinder Shina is eliminated.

Dione Finds a Double.

Alex Martin opened the action, Dionne Glenn 3-bet, Paul Farr found a 4-bet from the big blind, Alex got out of the way, Dionne moved her 16k stack all in and Paul made the call for 10,000 more. The cards were on their backs and it was a classic coin flip.
Dionne....A-K
Paul........10-10
The board ran out 6--K--3--8--8
Dionne wins the flip to survive and double to 33,000.
Still 15 players remaining.

Final 15 Players

All three tables we have are five handed and so far 30 minutes into this level we haven't seen much action. There are a few short stacks out their, but no-one who is in any mood to hurry. Rajinder Shina is the owner of the shortest stack in the room with 10,000.

Level Nine

Players have just begun Level nine which is 300 - 600 with 100 ante.
15 players remaining. Average stack is 49,300.

Rough Chip Counts

Table 11
Seat One - Giovanni Vaccarella - 34,000
Seat Two - Paul Twaddle - 20,000
Seat Three - Niels Ladeoged - 38,000
Seat Four - Daniel Beresford - 75,000
Seat Six - Richard Cowley - 82,000
Table 12
Seat Two - David Dickson - 105,000
Seat Three - Mark Wilson - 47,000
Seat Four - Tom Hall - 34,000
Seat Five - Rajinder Shina - 12,000
Table Six - Harron Hussain - 41,000
Table 13
Seat One - Paul Farr - 82,000
Seat Two - Gary Jones - 68,000
Seat Four - Alex Martin - 28,000
Seat Five - Dionne Glenn - 29,000
Seat Six - Aleksandrs Golubevs - 42,000

Break Time!

Players are now on a 20 minute break.
16 players remaining.

Gavin Kan Eliminated.

On a flop of A--6--5 with 2 clubs Gavin Kan moves all in and is called by Dan Beresford.
Gavin holds 6-7 of clubs for one pair and a flush draw.
Dan holds A-10
The turn comes a Queen, River a Four neither of them being clubs.
Gavin bricks out and is elimination.
Dan is now up to around 70,000.

Gavin Kan Finds Cowboys!

Gavin Kan who was down to just 8,000 chips has just doubled up!! He found pocket Kings in the big blind and got it in against Niels Ladeoged who was on the button holding A-K.
Gavin dodged the three aces left in the deck and he is now up to 16,000, which gives him some room to play, as it's just over 30 big blinds.

Aces No Good!

Jamie Morris (right) raises pre flop and is called by David Dickson.
The flop comes 10--8--2
David checks to Jamie who bets 3,600, David pumps it up as he makes it 8,200.
Jamie thinks for a while before announcing all in and is quickly called by David.
Jamie turns over ACES but needs help as David shows 10-8.
The turn and river are no help as they both brick out.
Jamie Morris heads out in 17th place.
David Dickson is the first player to reach 100,000!!

Show Me The Money!!

This is what the guys are playing for...
Prizepool Payout
1st.........£7,400
2nd.......£4,255
3rd........£2,960
4th.........£2,220
5th.........£1,665

Moving on Up!!

Level Up!!
Blinds have now increased to 250 - 500 with a 75 ante.
17 players remaining. Average stack is 43,500.

McCann Rivered!

On a board of 8--J--5--3 Jonathan McCann bets 3,000 into a pot of around 4,500. Harron Hussain then moves all in or around 20,000.
Jon only has 12,000 chips behind and has a tough decision to make, he thinks for a couple of minutes before making the call putting himself at risk.
It turns out to be a good call as his pocket nines are ahead of the K-10 of Harron.
The river is a TEN!!!
Sick for Jon as he gets rivered and heads out!!
Down to 17 players.

Lost One!

As I was typing up the last double elimination post, we hear the cry of lost one from the cardroom floor and look up to see Andrey Veselov (left) leaving his seat with Paul Farr raking in the pot.
With this knockout we are down to 18 players as we break a table to leave 3 remaining.

Three Way All In!!

On a flop of 6--7--8 which doesn't look the most action packed flop in the world, three players find themselves all in!!
Andrew Hulme was ahead holding pocket Jacks.
Stavros Ioannou had an open ended straight draw holding K-9
Gary Jones was the third player in the hand also holding an open ended straight draw with the extension J-9
The turn card was a FIVE!! Giving Stavros & Gary the straight and leaving Andrew drawing dead as he left the table.
The river car was a TEN!!! Improving Gary to a Jack high straight.
Both Andrew Hulme & Stavros Ioannou head out.
Gary Jones is now up to 75,000 chips and is chip leader!!

Ask and You Shall Recieve

We had our first all in and a call between two of the short stacks on table fourteen.
Andrew Hulme was the player all in holding pocket aces against the A-7 of Stavros Ioannou.
Stavros stands up and says "Let me get lucky, one time!"
The flop comes K--J--J, so good so far for Andrew who came into the day as the shortest stack.
The turn card comes a Queen.
The river is a TEN!!
Both players river a straight and Stavros does get lucky.
Andrew still short stack and looking for a double up.

Off We Go!!!

Play is now underway.
Blinds are 200-400 with a 50 ante.
Average stack is 35,200, 21 players remaining.

Day Two Seating Plan

Table One
Seat One - Giovanni Vaccarella
Seat Two - Paul Twaddle
Seat Three - Harron Hussain
Seat Four - Daniel Beresford
Seat Five - Gavin Kan
Seat Six - Richard Cowley
Table Two
Seat One - Jonathan McCann
Seat Two - David Dickson
Seat Three - Jamie Morris
Seat Four - Tom Hall
Seat Five - Rajinder Shina
Table Three
Seat One - Paul Farr
Seat Two - Andrey Veselov
Seat Three - Mark Wilson
Seat Four - Alexander Martin
Seat Five - Dionne Glenn
Table Four
Seat One - Niels Ladeoged
Seat Two - Andrew Hulme
Seat Three - Stavros Ioannou
Seat Four - Gary Jones
Seat Five - Aleksandrs Golubevs

That's All Folks!

That's all for today. The European Short-Handed Poker Tour will continue tomorrow with 21 players coming back. Join us here and on the live stream from 1pm.

End of Day Chip Counts

Chip Counts
Dan Beresford........65,475
David Dickinson......58,975
Richard Cowley.......55,700
Gary Jones...........55,325
Mark wilson..........54,250
Paul Farr............49,075
Jamie Morris.........47,000
Aleksandrs Golubevs..38,625
Paul Twaddle.........38,250
Tom Hall.............37,700
Dionne Glenn.........32,450
Harron Hussain.......32,125
Gavin Cann...........30,750
Niels Ladefoged......30,625
Andrey Veselov.......22,175
Alex Martin..........18,400
Stavros Ioannoi......18,200
Raj Shina............17,150
S. Vaccarelli........17,100
Jon McCann...........13,975
Andrew Hulme.........12,975

Play has Finished!!

Play has now finished after 6 levels. 21 players have made it through and will return tomorrow.
Each player was given a red and black card, but on the very first table there was an objection. So we will be playing on till Sunday until we have a winner.

Gambling Late On

Harron Hussain raises, Alan Woodcock moves all in and Harron says "Let's gamble" and makes the call.
Alan.....A-J
Harron...7-6
The flop comes Q--8--2
The turn is a 6!!!
River a 3.
Harron Hussain takes the pot, Alan Woodcock heads out.

Lost One!!

On a board of Q--6--6--3--A with 3 spades. Vicent Calenti bets 5,500 into a pot of around 8,000. Richard Cowley then moves all in and Vincent calls. Richard tables A-6 for a full house. Vincent mucks his hand and heads for the door saying he rivered the flush.
Down to 24 players with 5 minutes of play left.

5-Bet Shove FTW

Stavros Ioannoi opens up the action with a standard raise, Gary Jones then 3 bets him in position, Stavros clicks the action back with a four-bet.
Gary thinks for a while before announcing all in and is snapped off by Stavros who has the cowboys K-K!! Gary is drawing to two outs as he tables pocket sixes.
The flop comes J--4--8
The turn card is a 10. All good for Stavros who just needs to dodge two outs on the river to win the 40k pot.
The river card is a SIX!!!
Gary gets there and doubles up to 45,000!!!
Stavros is left with 32,000.

Thomas Myland heads out!

Thomas Myland who has been short stack for a while has been eliminated at the hands of Mark Wilson. I didn't see the hand but we have lost 2 players so far in the first 10 minutes of this level. Down to 27 players.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Terry Glen Eliminated

Terry Glen shoves his last 3,000 all in pre flop and is called by Stavros Ioannoi in the big blind.
Terry turns over 10-9 and has live cards against the K-Q of Stavros.
The board runs out 3--6--7--A--4
King high is good enough for Stavros to win the pot.
Terry heads out the door.
Stavros building nicely as he now has close to 60,000.

Final Level Of Today

Level Six has just begun which will be the last level of play today.
Blinds are 150 - 300 with a 25 ante. 29 players remaining. Average stack is 25,500.

Red or Black??

Well with 5 minutes left of this level to play we still have 29 players remaining. No exits and no car crashes so far this level. Players are just about to begin the last level of the day.
After the final level has finished each player will be given a red card and a black card to decide whether they want to play 40 minutes levels tomorrow and play down to the winner. Rather than play for the full 3 days. Black will mean yes to the decrease in level and red will mean no.
If there are ANY red cards when they are all collected then we will continue with hour long levels tomorrow.

Dionne Glenn Doubles Up!!

Dionne Glenn raises pre flop and gets two callers in Mark Wilson & Alex Martin.
The flop comes K--6--4 with 2 spades
Dionne continuation bets, Mark calls. Alex then squeezes in a raise, action comes back to Dionne who 4 bets. Mark gets out of the way and Alex calls.
The turn is a 9.
Dionne moves all in and Alex calls. Dionne tables pocket kings for top set!! Alex is drawing dead as he shows K-Q.
Dionne doubles up to 34,000.
Alex is down to 25,000.

Money Money Money

Prizepool Payout
1st.........£7,400
2nd.......£4,255
3rd........£2,960
4th.........£2,220
5th.........£1,665

Level Five

Players are back from their break and level five has just started.
Blinds are 100 - 200 with a 25 running ante. 29 players remaining. Average stack is 25,500.

Break Time!

Players are now on their second 20 minute break before they return to play the final session of today.

Wilson busts Woodley

Ian Woodley lost a big pot on a J--8--9 flop with top pair against the bottom two pair of Mark Wilson.
Down to 5,000 chips he shoves 3 hands in a row and is eventually called by Mark again who had pocket threes. Ian finds himself flipping as he turns over 9-5.
The threes hold up for Mark as he increases his stack over 20,000 for the first time today.
Ian Woodley heads out.

Lets Go Clubbing!!

I reach the table on the turn as the board read Js - 3c - Qc - 8c
Harron Hussain makes a pot size bet of 2100 and Daniel Beresford makes the call.
The river comes 3d
Daniel bets out 5025, Harron throws out 4 brown 5k chips putting Daniel all in, Daniel snap calls and shows Ac-9c for the nut flush.
Harron tables 2c-6c for a flush also.
Daniel doubles to 35,000.
Harron still has 55,000.

Ryan Spittles Eliminated

Sky Pokers Ryan 'scotty77' Spittles has been eliminated!! Gary Jones his nemesis who took 'the lot' off him. Eventually finishing Ryan off with A-2 hitting three of a kind on the turn as Ryan got it in with top pair.
Ryan exits the tournament and goes to tell his mate that it's the WORST he has EVER played!
Gary now on close to 50,000.
31 players remaining.

More chippies

More random chip counts from around the cardroom
Gary Jones.................40,000
Niels Ladefoged.........23,000
Hemang Nathwani....24,000
John Durand..............22,000
Giovanni Vaccarella..20,000
Terry Glenn..............18,000
Jamie Morris..............12,000
Aleksandrs Golubevs..9,000
Thomas Myland...........7,500

Level Four begins

The price of poker has gone up as level four begins.
Blinds are 100-200. 32 players remaining from the 37 that started.
Average stack is 23,100.
This is the last level for alternates.

Chip Counts

Some chips counts from around the room.
Harron Hussain........70,000
Richard Cowley........45,000
Alex Martin..............35,000
Ryan Spittles............22,000
Andrey Veselov.......21,000
Ian Woodley.............17,000
Paul Twaddle...........16,000
Dion Glenn................16,000
Jon McCann..............13,000
Mark Wilson.............12,000

Callum Noble Eliminated

Stavros Ioannoi makes it 400 to play from the button, Callum Noble who is short stacked moves all in for 4,425. Terence Glenn thinks for a few minutes in the big blind before passing. Action comes back to Stavros who snap calls!!
Stavros turns over pocket Kings!! Callum is crushed as he tables K-3.
The board runs out 6--8--10--4--3
Callum Noble heads out as we are down to 32 players.
Stavros is up to 32,000.

Back Underway

Play is now back underway as we begin level 3.
Blinds will be 75 - 150 for the next 60 minutes.
33 players remaining from the 37 that started. Average stack is 22,400.

Break Time!

Level Two has finished as the players now take their first 20 minute break.

Another One Bites The Dust

Ian Barnett is the third player to be knocked out of the tournament. I missed the hand but Harron Hussain (left) has his chips.
Harron is the first player to move over the 50,000 mark. No bad going with the average still at 21,000.

Level Two Begins

Level Two has just begun here in Luton with 34 players remaining from the 36 that started. We weren't expecting to lose anyone in the first level with each player starting with 400 big blinds, but as happens in any tournament someone just has to get it in, in the first level.
The two players who are already in the car on the way home are Chandrakant Khajuria & Albert Sapiano.

Standard from Sapiano

On a Flop of A-J-9 all hearts Albert Sapiano gets all his chips in holding A-J for top two pair.
His all in bet is called by Richard Cowley holding Qh-8h for the second nuts.
Albert needs the board to pair to survive, but he obviously isn't confident as he starts walking away from the table with the turn and river still to come.
The turn is a 3 and the river a 6.
No help for Albert as he heads out the door.
Richard Cawley is now up to 45,000 and is the proud owner of this stack.

Lost One!!!

Chandrakant Khajuria is the first man to be eliminated today. He gets all his chips in on a flop of A-K-5.
Chandrakant holding A-K for top two pair and is up against the flopped set of Paul Farr who holds pocket fives!!!
The turn card is another five giving Paul QUADS!!! Chandrakant heads for the rail. As Paul becomes chip leader with 38,000 chips.

Player List.

The Eight tables that are in play...
Table Seven
Seat One - Harron Hussain
Seat Two - Tom Hall
Seat Three - Paul Farr
Seat Four - Alan Gray
Seat Five - Chandrakant Khajuria
Table Eight
Seat One - Andrey Veselov
Seat Two - Vicent Calenti
Seat Three - Jonathan Durand
Seat Four - Alan Woodcock
Seat Five - Jamie Morris
Table Nine
Seat One - Niels Ladefoged
Seat Two - Dionne Glenn
Seat Three - Hemang Nathwani
Seat Four - Aleksandrs Golubevs
Table Ten
Seat One - Stavros Ioannoi
Seat Two - Callum Noble
Seat Three - Terence Glenn
Seat Four - Gary Jones
Table Eleven
Seat One - Albert Sapiano
Seat Two - Richard Cowley
Seat Three - Jon McCann
Seat Four - Paul Twaddle
Table Twelve
Seat One - Gerald Morris
Seat Two - Ian Barnett
Seat Three - Daniel Beresford
Seat Four - Onein Saeed
Table Thirteen
Seat One - David Dickinson
Seat Two - Giovanni Vaccarella
Seat Three - Rajinder Shina
Seat Four - Andrew Hulme
Table Fourteen
Seat One - Alexander Martin
Seat Two - Thomas Myland
Seat Three - Ian Woodley
Seat Four - Mark Wilson

Shuffle Up & Deal!!

Cards are in the air and play has begun with 34 players taking to the felt today. 20,000 chips starting stack with the blinds beginning at 25 - 50.
Players will be playing 6 levels today and the ones who make it through will be coming back tomorrow. Levels are one hour long.