Live Update - Newcastle 28-29 May 15

[IrishTom]

Good day to you all, and welcome to our first event of Season 10 - The APAT Grosvenor English Amateur Poker Championship here in Grosvenor Casino, Newcastle, where our Main Event Champion will walk away with the first of our Season 10 Added Value "APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017" pacakges.

A reminder of the weekend events:

Sat 28th May

14:30-23:30 (11 levels) - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1 - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.  Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4. No Deals Facilitated.  Estimated max players 120.

18:00-01:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.

Sun 29th May

12:00 - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship Day 2

12:00-15:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.

15:00 - APAT Vegas 2017 NLHE (Max 1 Rebuy OR 1 Add On £75 for 10k to first break) £75+£7 with 10k chips on a 40/30/20 min clock (40 min to first break/30 min to second break/20 min thereafter) - same structure as Main Event with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4.  No deals facilitated.  Buyins retained for "APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 Packages" for every £1500 - money for lesser amounts paid out - 1 PACKAGE GUARANTEED

Lucy Amos and I will be keeping you updated with news, pictures and chip stacks throughout the weekend - if you have any specific requests for players then just let us know via this thread.

[Luthee13]

And we"re off as the "shuffle up and deal" went across the loud speaker.

Nice to see some familiar faces, old and new, joining us today, good luck to them.

[Fatcatstu]

Me table 4 seat 4, Dave Amos table 4 seat 5, Brian Harland table 4 seat 6, after driving up in the same car.

Fix.

[Luthee13]

Player List at start of play:

Forename	Surname	Table	Seat
Sidney	Button	1	1
Steven	Bradbury	1	2
John	Burke	1	3
Ryan	Pearson	1	4
Ross	Johnson	1	5
Sebastian	Mikolajczyk	1	6
Craig	Dawson	1	7
Hazel	Birchnall	1	8
Ian	Hope	1	9
Robert	Mercer	1	10
Alan	Bowman	2	1
Stuart	Costa	2	2
Keith	Ridley	2	3
George	Dickson	2	4
Craig	Simpson	2	5
Iain	Ayre	2	6
Neil	Pickering	2	7
Derek	Maughan	2	8
Anthony	Stephenson	2	9
John	Young	3	1
Andrew Ian	Hayton	3	2
Kevin	Simpson	3	3
Michael Stephen	Holmes	3	4
Ryan	Kilbey	3	5
Scott	Aspinall	3	6
Bill	Sheppard	3	7
Thomas	Clark	3	8
Alasdair	Mooney	3	9
Joseph	Odonnell	3	10
Richard Oswald	Nicoll	4	1
Andrew	James	4	2
Keith Lewis	Forster	4	3
Stuart	Ward	4	4
David	Amos	4	5
Brian	Harland	4	6
Trevor	Haddick	4	7
Mathew John	Richardson	4	8
Dane	Tallen	5	1
James	Lowrey	5	2
Brian	Ridley	5	3
Darren Colin	Knaggs	5	4
Elizabeth	Costa	5	5
John	Round	5	6
Benjamin	Harris	5	7
Lewis	Bennett	5	8
Dean James	Reay	6	1
Gary	Langley	6	2
Michael	Dickson	6	3
Robbie George	Nixon	6	4
Stephanie	Lowe	6	5
John	Murray	6	6
Alan	Kirton	6	7
Troy	Rutherford	6	8
Bob	Gibson	7	1
Ian	Hayton	7	2
James	Edwards	7	3
Paul	Herbertson	7	4
Andrew Paul	Dodson	7	5
Gerard	Conway	7	6
John George	Nixon	7	7
Derek	Watson	7	8

                        


In Alphabetical order:

Forename	Surname	Table	Seat
David	Amos	4	5
Scott	Aspinall	3	6
Iain	Ayre	2	6
Lewis	Bennett	5	8
Hazel	Birchnall	1	8
Alan	Bowman	2	1
Steven	Bradbury	1	2
John	Burke	1	3
Sidney	Button	1	1
Thomas	Clark	3	8
Gerard	Conway	7	6
Stuart	Costa	2	2
Elizabeth	Costa	5	5
Craig	Dawson	1	7
George	Dickson	2	4
Michael	Dickson	6	3
Andrew Paul	Dodson	7	5
James	Edwards	7	3
Keith Lewis	Forster	4	3
Bob	Gibson	7	1
Trevor	Haddick	4	7
Brian	Harland	4	6
Benjamin	Harris	5	7
Andrew Ian	Hayton	3	2
Ian	Hayton	7	2
Paul	Herbertson	7	4
Michael Stephen	Holmes	3	4
Ian	Hope	1	9
Andrew	James	4	2
Ross	Johnson	1	5
Ryan	Kilbey	3	5
Alan	Kirton	6	7
Darren Colin	Knaggs	5	4
Gary	Langley	6	2
Stephanie	Lowe	6	5
James	Lowrey	5	2
Derek	Maughan	2	8
Robert	Mercer	1	10
Sebastian	Mikolajczyk	1	6
Alasdair	Mooney	3	9
John	Murray	6	6
Richard Oswald	Nicoll	4	1
Robbie George	Nixon	6	4
John George	Nixon	7	7
Joseph	Odonnell	3	10
Ryan	Pearson	1	4
Neil	Pickering	2	7
Dean James	Reay	6	1
Mathew John	Richardson	4	8
Keith	Ridley	2	3
Brian	Ridley	5	3
John	Round	5	6
Troy	Rutherford	6	8
Bill	Sheppard	3	7
Craig	Simpson	2	5
Kevin	Simpson	3	3
Anthony	Stephenson	2	9
Dane	Tallen	5	1
Stuart	Ward	4	4
Derek	Watson	7	8
John	Young	3	1

An updated player list will be posted after late registration finishes.

[Luthee13]

Having been stood at Table 4for the last half an hour or so, I can thankfully say that the coming together of the Stockton Massive at the table hasn"t caused too much chaos as of yet.

Stuart has yet to play a hand and has already removed himself for an outside break.

David (Pokerpops) Amos saw a few hands to the turn but no further.

Brian Harland being the only one to really get involved - his raise pre to 150 got called in seat 1 and 2 by Richard Nicoll and Andrew James.
All 3 check the flop and Richard folds to Brian"s bet of 250 on the turn.
Adrew flicks in 1k on the river and Bri fairly swiftly calls and shows for the rivered nut flush. But Andrew turns over for the flopped full house and takes the pot.

[Luthee13]

Tom Clarke and Bill Sheppard have just had quite a tangle!

Tom 3 bet Bill pre flop and they both saw a first over.

Bill bets 500 and Tom raises to 1700. Bill calls.

on the turn sees Bill bet 2k and Tom call.

river and Bill bets out for another 2k and Tom makes the call.

Bill has
Tom has and takes a pot of around 15k total.





In other news, Pokerpops flops a full house with (or similar dirt) after limping from the button...make of it what you will.

[Luthee13]

We have our first exit here at Grosvenor Casino in Newcastle - Scott Aspinall is the first man down.

[Luthee13]

Some more exits at Level 3:

David Crawford
Benjamin Harris
Gordon Wright
Ryan Pearson
Gerard Conway

[Luthee13]

With 10 minutes left of Level 3, John Young departs.

Blinds currently 75/150.

[Luthee13]

Daniel Patterson latest to the rail.

[Luthee13]

Robbie Nixon is the latest to be busted from the tournament.



After a wander around the room, I can report that...there is very little to report! John Murray lost around 8k chasing a straight and a flush and missing both.

Stuart Ward managed to play a few hands but hasn"t managed to win any yet.

JP Round has been contending with "interesting" play from an active local regular on his table.

Other than that, with the first break, and end of the late registration period, fast approaching, there is little going on.

[Luthee13]

Keith Ridley and Emma Fullarton are the latest players to leave the tournament with 15 minutes left until the first break.

[Luthee13]

Bob Gibson is the next to exit.

[MintTrav]

there is little going on.

[Luthee13]

Neil Pickering has been sent to the rail.