World Amateur Poker Championship 2009 - Day 1a - Live Update

[TightEnd]

Wots the average chips ,please Rich

20,500

[cashman]

tell dawn laxie dineen to get back to cork quick as the pubs are loosing money while she"s not around

[APAT]

Some chipcounts:-

Marcin Rejmak 24k
Wayne Parker 21k
Bruce Shannon 15k
Jamie Reeve 60k
Ian Witt 23k
Dewi James 19k
Harry Briggs 10k
Richard King 16k
Dave Potter 12k
Ralph Shalson 18k
Lyne Etches 8k
Phil Tompkinson 17k

[APAT]

Martin Rice 12k - As I did the counts I saw a hand where Martin called Phil Tompkinson"s all in with Ace Ten.  Phil"s Ace Queen held up and he raked a 17k pot.

Derek Liddle 21k
David Graham 14k
Ian Wheeler 8k
Leigh Wiltshire 14k
Neil Blatchly 48k
Neil Dawson 22k
Fran Creed 13k
Rich Stevenson 20k
Andrew Tracey 19k

[APAT]

There are 25 minutes remaining in level 9, with the blinds and antes at 600/1,200 100.  74 players remain on 9 tables with an average stack size of 21,216.

Some more chipcounts:-

Anthony Williams 16k
James Barber 30k
Will Young 9k
Paul McGuinness 20k
Dan Owston 38k - Just taken a big pot against Ian Holman with 2 pair versus an overpair
Ian Holman 20k
Jon Woodfield 43k
Kevan Ridley 17k
Dylan Herbert 13k
Chris Filus 16k
Tom Steurt-Feilding 16k
Kenny McKenzie - 26k

Gerard Harraghy 12k - Gerard was third in chips at the end of level 6, but recently lost a massive pot when his pocket Kings lost to Ace Ten.  Ten on the flop, with the inevitable Ace falling on the river.

[APAT]

Leigh Wiltshire just out and looking pained

Early position raiser to 3k

Leigh finds Ace King and rams 14k into the middle

After a dwell, the call is made with Queen Jack of hearts

The board - 6 7 7 7 Q!

Opponent claims he had the odds to call, but having played spiderman all day, Leigh looks shattered.

[APAT]

Exits over the last 20 to 30 minutes are as follows:-

71   Andrew Cowl
72   Leigh Wiltshire
73   Debjani Duncan
74   Karl Jones
75   Rita Galvin
76   Martin Rafferty
77   Iain Bowden
78   Paul Davis
79   Andrew Price
80   Tony Trippier
81   Jon Seal
82   Daniel Phillips
83   Andrew Drago
84   Darren Clayton
85   Luke Dawson
86   Dawn Dineen
87   Nigel Pike
88   Matthew Friend
89   Susan Gallagher
90   Peter Smithson

[TightEnd]

more exits

63   Peter Booth
64   Kenneth Mcbride
65   Ian Holman
66   John-paul Round
67   Alex Arquier
68   Spencer Edwards
69   Richard King
70   Ian Witt
71   Chin Chai Koh

As the blinds rise to 800-1600, the pace of exits accelerates. Average is 26,000

Three more levels tonight

[jacklevel06]

Is Dewi still going ?

[TightEnd]

Alex Jobling raises with Queens

Bruce Shannon re-raises all in with 55

Jamie Reeve re-re-raises with KK

Alex calls all in

Flop K-x-x-x-5

Jamie knocks out two and goes from strength to strength

[TightEnd]

Is Dewi still going ?

still there with 20,000 or so

[TightEnd]

Jon MW up to 70,000

Flopped top pair and nut flush draw.

On the flop his opponent shoved third nut flush draw and gutshot, Jon called and held on

[TightEnd]

Kev "I had 75 chips you know!" Ridley up to 28,000

[jacklevel06]

Is Dewi still going ?

still there with 20,000 or so

Yipee,just watching Faith no more at the reading festival.Dam good imo"

[janc]

Yipee,just watching Faith no more at the reading festival.Dam good imo"
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Bit old for that arnt" you Micky