Live Update - Newcastle 28-29 May 15

[Luthee13]

The English Amateur Poker Championship reaches Heads Up between Ali Ahmed and James Lowrey... with Ali holding circa 90% of the chips in play...



Ali bets 13k on the turn with the board of
James makes the call.

Ali bets 20k on the river and James calls.

Ali says "flush" and shows

James says "Of course you have, you"ve got more jam than a dodger you have!" and mucks his cards.

[Luthee13]

James says "all in" and Ali makes the call.

James has
Ali has



James doubles up to around 320k.

[IrishTom]

Ali and James take a 10 minute break and we chip up the 100s...

James on 309k...


Ali on 816k...

[Luthee13]

Ali raises from the small blind without looking at his cards.

James responds by moving all in.

Ali looks and makes the call.

Ali has
James has

no good for James.

and James takes the lead.

on the river sees James double up.

[Luthee13]

Ali raises blind from the small blind to 20k and James makes the call.

They check to the turn
Ali bets 25k and James calls

on the river, Ali makes it 100k to go and James tanks and folds.

[Luthee13]

Ali makes it 20k, James pushes all in and Ali folds.

[Luthee13]

James flat calls in the small blind, Ali makes it 60k to go.

James moves all in for 373k more.

Ali takes time to think about it...

He eventually makes the call.

James has

Ali has




And James finishes in 2nd place.

James Lowrey
English Amateur Poker Championship
National Championship Silver Medal & £1,180

[Luthee13]

Ali Ahmed is the English Amateur Poker Champion...

Ali Ahmed
English Amateur Poker Champion
National Championship Gold Medal, £1,805 & APAT Las Vegas 2017 Package

[Luthee13]

In the Vegas 2017 Live Final we have:

Paul Herbertson 31k
Tom Clark 8.2k
Matthew Ward 20.4k
James Edwards 9.3k
Brian Harland 18.6k
Craig Dawson 24k
Stuart Ward 9k

[pokerpops]

Obvious winner obviously wins. well played Ali, it was a pleasure to play with you. As it was with everyone throughout the two days. No angry words, no tantrums, just good honest banter.

Have to give a shout out to the dealers, valets and TD too.

[IrishTom]

Huge congratulations to all winners in the English Amateur Poker Championship, especially Ali Ahmed being crowned the English Amateur Poker Champion and winning National Championship Gold Medal, £1,805 and an added value trip to Las Vegas in June 2017...  James Lowrey for taking Silver and Troy Rutherford for Bronze.

Those cashing AND earning APAT Player Of The Year (POTY) points were:

Champion & Gold Medalist - Ali Ahmed £1,805 & APAT Las Vegas 2017 Package
Silver Medalist - James Lowrey £1,180
Bronze Medalist - Troy Rutherford £780
4th - Iain Ayre £550
5th - John Murray £400
6th - Craig Simpa Simpson £310
7th - Sidney Button £230
8th - David Amos £200
9th - Alan Alan "Koyte" Kirton £170

and those finishing in the Top 18 earning POTY Points:

10th - Craig Dawson
11th - Ian Hayton
12th - Kevin Simpson
13th - Andrew James
14th - James Edwards
15th - Tom Clark
16th - Del Watson
17th - Keith Forster
18th - Steven Bradbury

[IrishTom]

APAT List for Vegas 2017

Tom Brady  
Ali Ahmed

Well... we can"t let them go alone!!!

[cuzza23]

How many runners where there in the live Vegas tourney please

[Scousebill]

A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think

[cuzza23]

A few posts earlier in this thread.... Just SIX I think

Just 6 at £82.50 ? To win a trip to Vegas . Jesus great value