European Championship 2015 - Day Two

[Des]

With blinds at 3k / 6k (600) and an average stack of 212k, there"s plenty of play and that"s reflected in what we"re seeing now.  Quite a few flops, but no significant all ins.

We remain on the final table bubble.

[Des]

Disaster for Rodders fans as we just lose our hero in tenth.

Pushing with   , he finds a caller in Steve Timms with   .

The board doesn"t change anything and we lose Steve Roderick.



With Steve"s exit, we"ve now reached the final table.

[Des]

Our final tablists and their chipcounts are as follows:-

Carl Fitzpatrick - 73,800
Jacob Anderson - 319,200
Craig Dawson - 549,400
Steve Bradbury - 91,600
Steve Timms - 219,200
Kayode Brown - 102,600
Martin Norbury - 194,000
Harry Zammit - 245,900
Peteris Brambats - 384,000

[Luthee13]

The pace at the final table has slowed right down and we have seen a walk and a few flops but nothing much else.

The pressure of the live stream maybe...

[Luthee13]

Just to prove me wrong...

We have our 9th place finisher in the form of Carl Fitzpatrick.

no good against Kayode Brown"s   when the   fell on the river.

Congratulations to him on his finish.



8 handed...on we go.

[Des]

Our final tablists, prior to Carl"s exit.

[Luthee13]

We have just entered Level 17

Blinds 4000/8000 ante 800

Average stack is 264k.

[Des]

Of our finalists, Craig Dawson is the only player who has ran this deep in an APAT national previously.  This is Craig"s third final table and fourth cash. 

Craig, who is well known on the forum as "Zozzy", is being railed by his wife.  New shoes beckon perhaps!

SEASON	EVENT	CASINO	CITY	SERIES	CLASS	FIELD	PLACE
5	APAT  English Amateur Championship	G Casino	Coventry	APAT	Main	156	2
6	APAT  Scottish Amateur Championship	Alea Casino	Glasgow	APAT	Main	121	8
8	APAT  UK Amateur Championship	G Casino	Leeds	APAT	Main	123	12

[Luthee13]

Steve Bradbury pushes all in for around 60k and gets a call from Jacob Andersen

Board runs out  

Anderson is left behind holding  

Bradbury"s   sees him double up.

He is currently now on 130k+

Anderson still has a healthy stack of just less than 300k.

[Des]

The link to the final table livestream is as follows:  https://livestream.com/accounts/5986244/events/4395514

[Luthee13]

Craig Anderson just recouped some of his chips from Harry Zammit when he bet the river and Zammit passed.

Pot was around 60k.

[Luthee13]

Lots of short hands here, bets on the flop are getting folds and raises pre flop are the same.

Lots to play for and lots of play in the structure - average stack in 264k with a big blind of 8k.

[Luthee13]

Steve Bradbury doubles up again, this time courtesy of Craig Dawson.

Jacob Andersen raised to 17k

Dawson re-raises to 41k

Bradbury ships for 120k

Andersen folds and Dawson calls.

for Dawson
for Bradbury.

After a sweaty flop of   , the turn and   river meant the aces hold!

Bradbury is now on 250k+

Dawson still has a massive 500k+

[Luthee13]

Fairly sizeable hand between Jacob Anderson and Craig Dawson.

Four spades on the board by the river, including the  

Dawson is holding the  
Andersen the  

Pot is more than 120k by the river and Dawson bets 47k with Andersen raising to 147k.
Dawson calls and sees the bad news that Andersen is holding the only card that beats him.

[Luthee13]

And we are down to 7 players.

Martin Norbury pushed his remaining 66k in pre-flop.

Andersen called and Dawson also pushed from the seat to his left.

Andersen asked for a count but folded  

Norbury shows  

Dawson has  

Board comes   and Norbury leaves us in 8th place collecting £400.