APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship - Live Update: Day 2

[Matt D]

We have our Bronze medal finisher!...

Brendan Payne shoves all in and is quickly called by Jack Kendall.

Brendan has:

Jack:



Brendan finishes in 3rd for £1,370 and an APAT Bronze medal!

[Matt D]

We are now heads up between local Rainbow players Jack Kendall and Jake Dursley.

Jake has final tabled Rainbow"s showcase event "The Masters" 3 times. He has been heads up at this venue once before, and finished 2nd.

Jack has also been heads up at this venue once before. That time he won.

Will history repeat itself?....

[Matt D]

It"s pretty even here between Jack and Jake. Both look to be sporting stacks of around 1,140,000.

There"s 2,280,000 in play in total.

For the winner it"ll be a £3,670 pay day, plus an APAT Gold Medal, plus entry into the APAT WCOAP Main Event, plus - and very possibly the best part - the title of APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Champion!

For the runner-up, the consolation of £2,050 and an APAT Silver Medal.

[Matt D]

Like 2 boxers in a ring, both seem to be sizing each other up and making cautious jabs at each at other (and the pot).

Both have played a great game thus far with many pinpointing this very duo from 20+ players out as being the final 2 left sitting. It would be incredibly hard to pick an eventual winner, but the tide seems to be slowly turning in the direction of Jake Dursley...

Jake 1.3m, Jack 900k.

[Matt D]

Some live hands from the encounter:

1) Jake raises to 60k. Jack makes it 150k to go. Jake makes the call.

Jack checks. Jake carefully measures out 162k in chips, and slowly pushes them across the line.

Jack thinks...

and thinks....

time passes...

[Matt D]

Jack"s all in!!...

[Matt D]

Jake folds, so we"re on to the next hand.

60k to go, and a call. Both check the flop. Both check the turn. Both check the river. Jack"s King high on a board of rags is good enough to take the pot.

[Matt D]

The tide has turned a wee bit, with Jack now getting the better of Jake in a few spots/pots.

Jake has 880k
Jack has the rest. (1.4m)

[IrishTom]

PLO Side Event 42 entries 15k stack 30 min clock (1st £410; 2nd £260; 3rd £160; 4th £100; 5th £70; 6th £50)

Just come back from a short break with blinds now at 3k/6k with average 126k

S1 Vasos Petro 30k
S2 Tom Clark 320k
S3 Jo Harris 120k
S4 Chem Tam 6th
S5 Milana Landale 100k
S6 Paula Cowling 60k

APAT regulars Tom and Jo Bossing it!

[Matt D]

Jake Dursley makes it 80k to go. Jack calls.

It"s check-check-checkity all the way down on another raggy board. This time it"s Jake with the King-high, which is good enough to add 160k to his stack.

[Matt D]

Back to even stacks now, it"s Jake"s turn to raise. Jack folds.

Next hand, Jack is first to act, and raises to 95k. Jake thinks about it, and starts to measure out a collection of chips - enough for a fairly chunky raise...

230k to go.

Jack calls.



Jake methodically measures out another 182k, and slides it across the bet line.

Jack finds the fold fairly quickly, and a chunky 460k+ pot heads Jake"s way.

[Matt D]

Now it"s Jack to act. He makes it 80k. Jake calls.

A board of is checked by Jack. Jake you feel, is applying the pressure well now, and makes it 88k to go.

Jack calls quickly.

The turn is checked by Jack.

Jake fires out another 128k. Almost before it crosses the line Jack announces "all-in"....

[Matt D]

For the following Jack Kendall = JK. Jake Dursley = JD.

JD folds.

[IrishTom]

PLO Side Event 42 entries 15k stack 30 min clock (1st £410; 2nd £260; 3rd £160; 4th £100; 5th £70; 6th £50)

Blinds now 4k/8k we lose Paula who was sitting on 8 BBs in 5th spot for £70 (Tom taking her chips).

S1 Vasos Petro 40k
S2 Tom Clark 370k
S3 Jo Harris 130k
S4 Chem Tam 6th
S5 Milana Landale 90k
S6 Paula Cowling 5th

Tom indeed bossing it - but still plenty of play and action is slow.

[Matt D]

Next hand.

- Jack Kendall makes it 110k to go. Jake Dursley folds.

Next hand is fairly uneventful, as is the one that follows that.

The button is now back to Jake Dursley.