APAT Cardiff - Day 2.

[Luthee13]

Darren Coleman has made it 3700 to call and finds callers from Richard Evans on the button and Lukman Islam in the big blind.

on the flop.

Lukman checks.
Darren bets 9200.
Richard calls and Lukman gets out the way.

turn sees Darren check call Richard"s 7.6k bet.

on the river and they both check.

Darren has
Richard had and they chop it up.

[Luthee13]

Shirley Cole shoved her last 7 bigs with King Queen off suit and found callers in two places by Queens and Ace Ten. With an ace on the board, Shirley is sent to the rail.

[Luthee13]

It folds round to Rob Davies, in the cut off, who moves all in for around 27k.

Anthony Gregg, on the button, re-raises all in for around 41k.

It folds to Lukman Islam who thinks for a while but folds.

Rob turns over and is at risk.
Anthony has



Rob doesn"t get there and exits the tournament.

[Luthee13]

Manuel Toporeanu and Bashir Ahmed have also exited.

[Luthee13]

According to Richard Rudling-Smith this hand was "vomit inducing"...

Rais Khan raises to 10.7k
Joseph Keegans goes over the top all in for around 20k
Rais makes the call.

Rais has... 10 7 off suit.
Joseph shows Queens.

Exact cards unknown but, end result: Rais rivered a straight to send Joseph to the rail.



Rais Khan

[Luthee13]

Next hand, it folds to Richard Rudling-Smith and Tom Clark in the blinds and Rudders gives Tom a walk...

Tom has

[Matt D]

Karen Mead wins the first Destination Vegas satellite. 2nd one starting now.

Taking part in this one: Terry Evans, Karen Mead, John Murray, Jo Howard and others.

[Luthee13]

Mark Morris made the all in push for around 22k and is called by Richard Evans.

Mark has
Richard has

Very easy board of sees Richard double up.



Mark Morris

[Luthee13]

Martin Colmer comes to hand me his player tracking card, he is now sat looking fairly unhappy.

[Luthee13]

One for all the Alan Vinnicombe fans out there - he was down to 5k ish and after 3 successful all in"s is now on around 40k!!

[Luthee13]

Richard Rudling-Smith adding around 15k to his stack when he raised over the top for 25k all in, of a 10k bet from Stuart Wiltshire, who eventually folded saying "Ace Jack, best hand I"ve seen since we sat back down."

[Matt D]

More news for Alan Vinnicombe fans:

Alan is aiming to hit 100 final tables this year. He"s currently on 73. Can he make it 74 today? He"s on 50k at the mo (average stack 74k).

Alan plays 5 nights a week at the excellent Rainbow Casino in Bristol. Average field size per tourney is 50 players on a week night, meaning his has to final table 2 tourneys a week. That"s no mean feat!


Alan "All in Vinn" Vinnicombe.

[Luthee13]

Jeffrey Hemmerman adding to his stack also.

Pot of around 40k on a board.

Luke Jenkins bets 12k and Jeffrey moves all in for an extra 40k ish.

Luke eventually flicks his cards into the muck and Jeffrey takes the pot.

[Luthee13]

Alan Vinnicombe loses on the river when Keith Thomas" makes a flush.


Not long after and we see Michael Gale raise it to 8k
Jason Kemp moves all in for 27.8k
Alan Vinnicombe re raises all in for 30.5k
Michael thinks for a while but folds (Jacks, he tells me)

Alan says to Jason "You have nothing, right?"

Jason says "no" and tables

"oh" says Alan and shows

Both players stand and ready themselves for exiting...

and Jason is not happy as Alan takes the lead and puts Jason at risk and behind.

turn and river, no help for Jason and he is bust!

[Matt D]

There"s 25 minutes left until the break, at which point full chip counts will follow.

34 players left. 76k average. Blinds 1,500/3,000 with an ante of 400.

Past WCOAP Champion Tristan Chaplin is out! Steve Redfern raises under the gun with . Tristan 3 bet shoves with 99.

Q78 flop. Turn 5. River is a 2.


Steve Redfern, Previously an APAT Gold Medalist.