Luton Updates - APAT European Amateur Poker Championship

[Luthee13]

Last hand before the break sees David Griffiths move all in from the button and get a call from Paul Haycock in the big blind.

They have similar sized stacks but Paul just has the chip edge.

David has
Paul has



David keeps the lead, improving it to a flush by the river and doubles up.

Paul is left crippled to around 8.5k.

[Luthee13]

Unsurprisingly, Paul Haycock gets all of his 8.5k in first hand after the break.

Alan Ellis moves all in from mid position and it folds to Paul, who calls.

Paul has
Alan has

"I have live cards, I need a 9 or 10" says Paul...



Paul takes the lead.

He keeps it with and, with the blinds and antes, he almost triples up.

[Luthee13]

An exit hand:

Ten minutes into level 14, blinds at 1500/3000 with an ante of 400.

Jack Hipkiss makes a move from the button and announces all in.

Graham Cutler, in the big blind, makes the call and the cards go over

Graham has
Jack is at risk and behind with




Jack exits in 18th place.

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Paul Haycock, still very short stacked, pushes his stack across the line.

Graham, not short stacked, re raises all in and the rest get out of the way.

Paul has
Graham has

no help for Paul

on the turn and on the river means Graham"s Jacks hold up.

Paul is out in 17th place.


(Paul Haycock)

[Luthee13]

Alan Ellis and Del Watson get all of their chips in the middle and they are very evenly stacked.

Alan flips his and Del groans and turns his and stands up.

He is quickly sat back down again with a flop of

on the turn and on the river means Del gets the full double up.


Funny ol" game.

[Luthee13]

Not five minutes later and Alan moves the remainder of his stack across the line and Sam calls him.

Sam has

Alan has...

not a safe enough flop for Alan, considering!

...can he avoid the heart?

and he survives it and more than doubles up.

[IrishTom]

And the 3pm APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 event (£75+£7) kicks off with 9 runners... 10k stack on a 40/30/20 min clock with 1 Rebuy OR Addon allowed... 1 PACKAGE GUARANTEED

[Luthee13]

Michael O"Mahoney getting two double ups in very quick succession.

First we see Michael and Del Watson going toe to toe.

Michael is at risk with only around 19k but ahead with
Del has



Michael doubles up.


Not long after it is Michael and Craig dancing.

Michael with this time and Craig with

and Michael gets another double to around 100k.

[Luthee13]

Level 15, blinds 2k/4k with 500 ante.

John Murray makes it 8k in mid position.

Kev O"Hanlon calls from the small blind.

Anthony Napolitano re raises all in for just over 20k.

John thinks for a while and eventually folds.

Kev swiftly makes the call and turns over

Anthony has and is at risk and needs to improve.




Anthony doubles up.

John "quietly" suggests he folded the best hand and would have won...

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Alan Ellis moves all in from late position.

David Griffiths confidently moves all his chips across the line with a similar sized stack.

Alan has
David shows



And Alan is sent to the rail in 16th place.

[Luthee13]

Big action on Table 2!

JP raises in very early position.

Shirley moves all in from for just under 40k.

Kev, with a large stack, makes the call.

JP re raises all in and Kev snap called him.

Kev has both players covered and has

JP has more chips than Shirley but less than Kev and has

Shirley is at risk and has



Shirley set for the triple...



JP will make a small profit too...




Or, Kev will take them both out with a 9 on the river!

Shirley finishes in 15th place



JP finishes in 14th place and simply, quietly, left the room.

[IrishTom]

Over at the APAT Vegas 2017 event Shirley Cole joins the action with the original 9 players all remaining...

[Luthee13]

Del Watson moves all in from early position and it folds to Craig Dawson in the big blind who moves his stack straight in and shows

Del has and is at risk and behind.



Del doesn"t improve and exits the tournament in 13th place.

[Luthee13]

Down to 12 players with 11 players paid.

Play is now in hand for hand mode until the next player exits...


All remaining players after that will make the money.

[Luthee13]

Lots of all in moves getting through, flops being bet and taken down without contention, Kev getting Aces but no action etc...very hand for hand typical.