APAT Newcastle 'Lite' Update

[MintTrav]

Well done Johnny Nixon - another super result.

Your dealers look very smart, Des, though I think the ones in Tallin and Prague still have the edge.

[Mikeyboy9361]

Thanks for the updates Des, shame there are no regulars to shout for, but hopefully APAT are making new friends

[Des]

Afternoon all, we"ve kicked off in event #3 with 14 players in so far.  Whoever suggested a midday start for this event doesn"t fully appreciate the glory that is a Saturday night in Newcastle!  There are people still going home at midday on a Sunday, never mind getting up and coming out. 

On a plus the lovely Phil Tompkinson and his much better half Lillian are in the house, looking a bit battered after having had the sort of Saturday night I mention above.  Legend has it they arrived back at their hotel at 6am this morning and ordered breakfast. 

We are on a 2 hour late registration so are assuming the numbers will climb, but if not - I"ll be on the town myself tonight!  

Phil didn"t know about the two hour late registration and his face was priceless as the penny dropped!

[Des]

The top five in event #2, the £25 NLHE, were as follows:-

1 - Ashuthosh Naik - £420
2 - Adam Pynn - £245
3 - Ian Keltie - £145
4 - DAvid Symes - £95
5 - Gary Cooper - £45

[Des]

To answer Mike"s question, this really reminds me of the series of regional events that APAT ran in season two.  If you recall, APAT events used to run in 19 casinos across the UK where some like Manchester had great numbers and others like Thanet, were starting with 9 or 10 players.

That"s what we have here - an entirely local affair where APAT benefit from being featured in the cardroom schedule for several weeks in the lead up.  Ultimately players will take part if it suits them to do so, but we"ve certainly made lots of friends on this trip.  It"s also worth noting that Aspers appears to be out of favour currently with a couple of the local communities like the Newcastle poker forum, where there are a lot of APAT members.  I hope that gets straightened out as this is a great cardroom and the management as I"ve found them seem to be very sound.

[PHIL_TC]

Quick update 22 players in so far, 1 man down already from my table. Action something like Utg+1 raises to 300 at 50/100 2 callers bb raises to 3.5k utg+1 all in for 5k fold, fold, big blind calls. big blind has AK utg+1 has AQ board runs out and no improvement to either.. AQ out

In other news I feel like death  

[Des]

Another player down...holding  

on a board of   the chips go in

his opponent is holding   which comfortably holds.

[Des]

31 was the final number of entrants in event #3. We have 24 left. Due to the relative quietness here and on the forum I will update once we hit the final table.  I might have taken advantage of the fact that our IT maestro is here to work on some other APAT projects also.

[Des]

Phil Tompkinson has just exited, his pocket fives found opponents with pocket Jacks and Ace King.

A King on the turn was met with glee....but a Jack on the river took Phil and Mr Ace King out.

We lost John Nixon a short while ago.

14 remain.

Blinds at 200 / 400 / 50.

[Des]

We are just setting up the final table of event #3.  Chipcounts to follow.

We are in level 8 with blinds at 400 / 800 / 75.

There are 16 players left in the PLO.

[Des]

Our finalists are:-

1 - David Ridout - 18k
2 - Johnny Bowers - 73k
3 - Ash Naik - 23k
4 - Jamie rowe - 13k
5 - Troy Rutherford - 13k
6 - Gary Miller - 39k
7 - Lewis Bennett - 39k
8 - Andrew Hayton - 62k
9 - Craig McDowell - 30k

[Des]

[Des]

We lose Johnny Bowers in 9th.

He committed his   on a board of  

His opponent called with   and Bowers failed to improve.

[Des]

We"ve just lost Craig McDowell in 8th.

[Des]

We"ve also lost David Ridout in 7th and Lewis Bennett in 6th.



Lewis Bennett, 6th



David Ridout, 7th

7 minutes left in level 12 with blinds at 1000 / 2000 / 200.

7 remain in the PLO.