APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship 2012

[suzanne]

Is John McMurray MintTrav in a kilt or is there 2 of them?

MintTrav in a kilt. Matt will be happy that someone noticed!

Was kinda hoping for a John Murray v John McMurray HU for comedy updates  

[Matt D]

Murray is playing like a man possessed. He"s been raising, calling, folding. The whole gamut of plays.

Here"s his latest, an all in pre-flop vs 99 special. The King falls on the turn knocking out a local, and pushing Murray up to that magic 57k figure.

[KarmaDope]

Grant Mushet is NOT out. I"m just blind.

However, Matt has some disappointing news...

[Matt D]

Grant Mushet is NOT out. I"m just blind.

However, Matt has some disappointing news...

Yes

We lose last year"s champion Grant Speirs.

Grant shoves all in preflop with 77 for 29k. He"s called by the AA of Jonathan Bannerman which holds. In a strange quirk of fate Grant knocked Jonathan out in this event last year, so the favour has been repaid... 12 months to the day. Spooky!

There"s 8 minutes left of level 13. After which time we"ll be posting up everyone"s chip count for you.

When we return tomorrow blinds will be 1500/3000 with an ante of 300.

[KarmaDope]

Donald Cummin has knocked out one of the unknown locals (my strategy here is to ask the winners name obv) with K-Q vs A-10 all in pre. It was over by the turn of a 4-5-K-K-7 board.

26 left, 5 mins to go. John McMurray, Shug Cairnie, Rodders, Davie Blacklaw and James Eccles among the notables.

[suzanne]

Unlucky Grant  :"(

[KarmaDope]

And we"re done.

27 come back to Day 2. They"re just bagging and tagging. I"ll have chip counts up shortly.

Matt's off for a well earned beer. Me? I"m a degen. I"m off with Rodders to Gala Merchant City to find the Stockton Massive.

Don"t be surprised if I"m not here tomorrow!!

[KarmaDope]

Table 1:

Alan Horsburgh - 62,900
Stuart Fitzsimmons - 83,800
Billy McKay - 97,900
Graham Cornell - 70,600
Shug Cairnie - 59,800
John Little - 102,100
Russell Skimington - 60,800
Mathew Lind - 44,900
Helen Godfrey - 26,200

Table 2:

Craig Dawson - 98,400
Grant Mushet - 151,900
Jonathon Bannerman - 85,600
Steve Roderick - 82,000
James Eccles - 49,600
Donald Cumming - 84,700
Ben Burnhill - 99,800
Steven Tracey - 56,400

Table 3:

John Murray - 36,600
Peter Guild - 71,500
James Allan - 62,200
Paul McFarlane - 70,700
Chris Cunningham - 32,700
David Blacklaw - 36,000
Neil Winston - 65,900
Andrew Galloway - 17,000
Neil Rankine - 106,900

[Santino67]

Superb day gang, loved table 2 throughout with a great bunch of regulars and locals, as well as the unknown soldier who thought it was ok to take his mate"s seat around level 5, when his mate had disappeared into the ether half an hour earlier  

Cheers to everyone for their support, wish i"d been able to do the double, but alas, the wheels pretty much ground to a halt after Craig Dawson decided to join us  . Our blind v blind confrontation almost saw me exit much earlier. I managed to claw my chips back up to around 50k for a while but never really got going again.

Well done to everyone who made day 2 and good luck to everyone I know still in. Busted out by Jonathan Bannerman"s AA and to be honest wouldn"t grudge him after having a few skirmishes with him at last year"s FT. A very likeable guy with a good game, who was unlucky to finish 4th in 2011. He"ll no doubt put my chips to good use tomorrow.

[AJDUK]

Is John McMurray MintTrav in a kilt or is there 2 of them?

MintTrav in a kilt. Matt will be happy that someone noticed!

Was kinda hoping for a John Murray v John McMurray HU for comedy updates  

TBF this didn"t help the all day confusion:

Today"s runners and riders:

...

Table 5:
1. Paul Mchenry
2. James Allan
3. Ben Burnhill
4. George Mackenzie
5. Huge Cairnie
6. John McMurray
7. Thomas Clark
8. Gordon Mcarthur
9. Terence Tochel

...

Table 13:
1. Kevin Harvey
2. Craig Denham
3. Robert Stewart
4. Gary Palmer
5. Gerald Thomas
6. Colin Telfer
7. Frank Bailie
8. Paul Mcsherry
9. John Murray

All the interchangeable Murray and McMurray talk plus the above I genuinely believed they were two different people.

[AJDUK]

GL to Eck, Shug, Alan and Minty, SMASH IT  

VWP and BOL to all day 2-ers.

[suzanne]

Is John McMurray MintTrav in a kilt or is there 2 of them?

MintTrav in a kilt. Matt will be happy that someone noticed!

Was kinda hoping for a John Murray v John McMurray HU for comedy updates  

TBF this didn"t help the all day confusion:

Today"s runners and riders:

...

Table 5:
1. Paul Mchenry
2. James Allan
3. Ben Burnhill
4. George Mackenzie
5. Huge Cairnie
6. John McMurray
7. Thomas Clark
8. Gordon Mcarthur
9. Terence Tochel

...

Table 13:
1. Kevin Harvey
2. Craig Denham
3. Robert Stewart
4. Gary Palmer
5. Gerald Thomas
6. Colin Telfer
7. Frank Bailie
8. Paul Mcsherry
9. John Murray

All the interchangeable Murray and McMurray talk plus the above I genuinely believed they were two different people.

Me too lol

Still a good few regulars left.

Good luck to John McMurray, Shug, Zozzy, Rodders (now they let him in he doesnt want to leave), Jimmy, Ben, Dave and Jonathon but gotta be rooting for Helen...you GO GIRL!!!!

[Pianissimo37]

Is John McMurray MintTrav in a kilt or is there 2 of them?

MintTrav in a kilt. Matt will be happy that someone noticed!

Was kinda hoping for a John Murray v John McMurray HU for comedy updates  

TBF this didn"t help the all day confusion:

Today"s runners and riders:

...

Table 5:
1. Paul Mchenry
2. James Allan
3. Ben Burnhill
4. George Mackenzie
5. Huge Cairnie
6. John McMurray
7. Thomas Clark
8. Gordon Mcarthur
9. Terence Tochel

...

Table 13:
1. Kevin Harvey
2. Craig Denham
3. Robert Stewart
4. Gary Palmer
5. Gerald Thomas
6. Colin Telfer
7. Frank Bailie
8. Paul Mcsherry
9. John Murray

All the interchangeable Murray and McMurray talk plus the above I genuinely believed they were two different people.

Me too lol

Still a good few regulars left.

Good luck to John McMurray, Shug, Zozzy, Rodders (now they let him in he doesnt want to leave), Jimmy, Ben, Dave and Jonathon but gotta be rooting for Helen...you GO GIRL!!!!

+1 to the above Suzanne. Take it down JM. btw I shall have a mirror on my shoe when I see you next.  

[Chipaccrual]

Great updates guys, fantastic work.

Congratulations to everyone that has made day two, looking forward to an exciting finish to the event.

[Fatcatstu]

Can we get confirmation that APAT's technical guru and apparent "nice guy" infact punched Lucy Amos in the face, causeing her nose to bleed?

Oh and pass on good luck to Gollum

Keep up the good work boys