Updates - Welsh Championship at Cardiff Grosvenor 28th-30st Aug 2015

[MintTrav]

We have lost former big stack Diane Marie Chevrier.

[Matt D]

We"re now on a dinner break. Chipping up is taking place (the new blind structure has gone down a storm, and sped up play measurably!).

The blind structure we"re playing today:

Level	Small	Big	Ante
1	25	50
2	50	100
3	75	150
4	100	200
5	100	200	25
6	150	300	50
7	200	400	50
8	300	600	100 (previously 75)
9	400	800	100
10	500	1000	100 (previously 150)

[MintTrav]

Some other players who have completed their participation in the main event:

Don Roberts
Dan Dennehy
Adrian Lovelock
Steve Kearns

[Matt D]

Scott Berridge leaves us. His AJ early position shove for 7.5k, is folded all the way round to the big blind who wakes up with AK. The first card out is a King and that seals the deal.

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Scott Berridge (right, tuning out).

[MintTrav]

At the dinner-break, there were short-stacks scattered around, but quite a few players on similar 20-30k stacks.

The leading stacks were:

67k Mark Channer
59k Dylan Herbert
59k Dann Williams
48k Terry Evans

Then there was a gap back to the peleton.

[Matt D]

2 players running above the curve and looking strong today are Dan Owston and Warren Jones. They are sat with 47k and 55k respectively.

Dan says he will wear his £50 suit if he makes it to the final table, and I"m sure we"d all like to see that

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Warren "The Poker" Jones

[MintTrav]

There has been some serious action on Table 3 since the break.

Kyle Hyman has moved up to over 60k after knocking out a couple of players, while the new chip-leader is Jason Kemp, with 74k on the same table.

[MintTrav]

Debbie Kimm min-raises from the button and Ken McBride shoves from the small blind for 13k. Debbie considers her options and finds a call.

Ken     66
Debbie TT

Debbie eliminates Ken and moves up to 35k.

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Ken in an untrusting mood.

[MintTrav]

A significant moment.

Sharon Dallas is all-in for 28k against Stephen Bradbury, who only has about 4k more.

Sharon   TT
Stephen AK

We see a K and Sharon is out, while Stephen is up to 60k.

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Steve Bradbury (in the green).

[Matt D]

Disaster for Team Gotham as Chris Webber busts out, and Dann Williams loses a large 3-way pot to Rodders.

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Steve Roderick (right, glasses) eyeing up Dann Willaims (left, glasses) stack earlier on today.

[MintTrav]

Terry Evans has lost most of his large stack, and the culprit appears to be Dan Owston.

As I reach their table, there is a bunch of chips in the middle, with the board reading   .

The Turn goes check/check.

The River is   and both players give up on the pot with another check/check.

Terry shows   and Dan shows to inherit the pot by default.

Terry is down to 20k. Dan is on 70k.

[MintTrav]

Bashir Ahmed is chip-leader with 91k.

Jason Kemp on 81k.

[MintTrav]

Two out in one hand.

Rudders grinds his stack down but finally finds the hand he has been waiting for and shoves for 5k.

Mark Channer goes all-in over the top and Terry Evans calls for just over 20k.

Rudders says "I hope no-one has a Q".

Rudders  Q9
Mark       AQ
Terry      QQ

The Flop is AA8.

Rudders picks up a straight draw but very unluckily misses his outs.

From S9 - APAT Cardiff - Day 1b - 29.08.15

Richard Rudling-Smith (checked shirt, mid-grind)

[Santino67]

How"s Tom Clark doing John???

[Matt D]

The Welsh contingent here are doing very well. Dan Owston up to 70k. Dylan Herbert 72k.

We"re halfway through the last level of the day, with 31 players remaining from 85 starters. Blinds 500/1000/100. Average 28.3k