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

[Matt D]

Welcome to Day 1 of the Welsh Amateur Poker Championship being held at Cardiff Grosvenor in Wales. Irish Tom and I are here today, with special guest updater John Murray joining us from tomorrow.

We"ve pretty much a full house for Day 1b. Day 1a started at 6pm with 35 runners. With 3 full hours of late reg tonight, we expect that number to rise considerably.

Day 1a photos:

[Matt D]

Table 1
1	Michael Johns
2	Philip Buttle
3	Gareth Johns
4	Carl Watson
5	Dean Saunders
6	Terry GINGE Davies
7	John James
8	Joseph Fiteni
9	Rob Bulman
10

Table 2
1	Christopher Powell
2	Joel Lang
3	Michael Gale
4	Stephen Cossins
5	Kyle THE WURST Griffiths
6	Keith Thomas
7	Michael Dobbs
8	David Griffiths
9
10

Table 3
1	Rob Thomas
2	Sebastian Morariu
3	James Fisher
4	Barry Harris
5	Anthony Fry
6	Michael Lock
7	Ricky Farbrother
8
9
10

Table 4
1	Richard Freemantle
2	Jamie Morgan
3	Jason Stephens
4	Alun Jones
5	George Fiteni
6	Isaac Palmer
7	Michael Thomas
8	Robert Holloway
9
10

Wai Gal is the first player to exit. Bought in after the table draw above was published. But exited before I was able to post it.

[Matt D]

Few wifi problems here in Cardiff. We"ve a bunch of photos to upload, once we can get a more stable connection.

[Matt D]

2 further local players have exited the fray, making the total number of exits now 3.

Fans of Channel 4"s seminal Late Night Poker series may recognise the name Rob Thomas. That"s because Rob produced the series. Filmed right here in Cardiff at the Splot Industrial Estate, Late Night Poker was the first time UK audiences had seen poker on their televisions. It played a huge part in the popularity of the game here.

Quick bit of Late Night Poker trivia: The show was broadcast for 10 series. The highest ranking hand on record over that time was a King High Straight Flush by... me!

Whilst I"ve been reminiscing, Ricky Farbrother has left the room.

[Matt D]

Up to 46 entries now. We"ve just started level 3. Blinds 75/150.

[Fluence]

Some of the locals are a bit cavalier. At 25/50 two players aipf AJ < AK

[Matt D]

Some of the locals are a bit cavalier. At 25/50 two players aipf AJ < AK

Aye, that was the exit of Wai Gal, a well known "maverick" local player in these parts.

Can you relate the hand sequence pls?

p.s. you asked about APAT players. You"re sat next to one!

[Fluence]

Some of the locals are a bit cavalier. At 25/50 two players aipf AJ < AK

Aye, that was the exit of Wai Gal, a well known "maverick" local player in these parts.

Can you relate the hand sequence pls?

p.s. you asked about APAT players. You"re sat next to one!

AJ opens for 200 AK makes it 700 AJ makes it 6,100 AK shoves AJ calls (stacks about 15k each)

[Matt D]

JP Round, Rodders and Warren Jones all in the house at the bar. All are playing day1b tomorrow.

[Fluence]

Just lost 38k pot AA < KK limpers KK raise I 3 bet he flats. 10 6 2 flop i c bet be flats K on turn I ch he shoves all in for 15k on a rainbow board. I figure no one would b daft enough to shove 15k with the stone cold nuts. Shows how wrong I can be.  Down to 5k.

[Matt D]

Just 26 minutes left of late reg, and we"re down to 42 players from 52 registrants.

[Fluence]

Just doubled to 14k b4 break. Av is 19

[Matt D]

Bob Bulman down to 10k.

Level 5 has just begun. 100/200 with an ante of 25.

53 players for day 1a in the end, of which 42 remain.

[Paulie_D]

 Paulie D in the house.

That is all.

[Matt D]

Irish Tom is feverishly getting some hand histories and tales of note from the tables, whilst I try to work out how to upload pics to Picasa...