APAT English National Amateur Championship: Day 1 Live Update

[Philippos13]

any photos of Philippos Papadopoulos...errmmm myself?  

[KarmaDope]

Richard Milsom, Nigel Johnson and Nick Peters are all OUT.

There are 31 players left, with approximately 1 hour"s play, or 11 knockouts (whichever happens first)

Average chips is 62,800. Blinds are currently 2,000/4,000 for another 20 mins.

LeKnave is playing musical chairs. Everytime its his big blind, Tighty moves him!

[KarmaDope]

any photos of Philippos Papadopoulos...errmmm myself?  

All the photos will be up on the website within the next week.

We are down to 30. Steve Talbot has just eliminated Tom Fielding with AA vs KK, all in preflop, for a 180k pot. He"s joint chip leader with Mike Hopkinson.

[KarmaDope]

LeKnave is OUT. 29 left.

LeKnave pushed all in from the cut off with A-J, and was called by Hopkinson in the BB with 4-4. No help for David and he"s off to the rail.

[KarmaDope]

Mark Briggs has 27k...we couldn"t find Glen Wisbey, sorry!

Top 5 (estimate)

1. Craig Daye - 82,000
2. Steve Talbot - 65,500
3. Paul Cowland - 63,000
4. Christine McCormick - 53,500
5. Richard Offless - 50,500.

Is Christine McCormick still in??
Ta

Nope. Sorry!

Jon Spinks has 56.5k.

Mike Hopkinson has just been moved to Steve Talbot"s right. Expect a massive pot very soon. We"re all on tenterhooks...

[KarmaDope]

PRIZES

1st:  A payment of £3,500 + Engraved English Championship Cup + Gold Medal + Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Package + 18 ranking points + Significant Media Exposure.

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour package comprises an expenses paid entry to a televised GUKPT event being played next year.  The GUKPT package is worth in the region of $3,000. 

2nd: £2,250 + Silver Medal + 17 ranking points.

3rd:  £1,250 + Bronze Medal + 16 ranking points.

4th to 9th:  £600 each + 10 to 15 ranking points.

10th to 18th:  £400 each + 1 to 9 ranking points.

19th to 20th:  £400 each.

21st: £75.

[Stealer]

Are channel 4 televising? the programme at 1:30

Thanks

[KarmaDope]

Are channel 4 televising? the programme at 1:30

Thanks

Channel 4 are not televising this event. They televise the GUKPT.

[mary07]

How many are left now?

[KarmaDope]

28 left.

Dafydd Jones pushed with -Jh from the cut off and ran into Q-Q of the SB. No help on the board and Dafydd exited in 29th.

[chip_chik]

28 left.

Dafydd Jones pushed with -Jh from the cut off and ran into Q-Q of the SB. No help on the board and Dafydd exited in 29th.

25 left now - Mark Briggs on 50k - CMONNNNNN  

[KarmaDope]

We have just begun Level 14, Blinds 3,000/6,000. This is the last level of the day.

Josh Sugarman has just been eliminated by Richard Offless. There are 27 left, Average chips 74,400...and as I type this, the clapping starts again...

[KarmaDope]

...as Mark Briggs is eliminated, he ran A-Q into K-K.

Leon Rossiter is also OUT. 25 left.

We stop at 20 or the end of this level.

[KarmaDope]

28 left.

Dafydd Jones pushed with -Jh from the cut off and ran into Q-Q of the SB. No help on the board and Dafydd exited in 29th.

25 left now - Mark Briggs on 50k - CMONNNNNN  

I"ve just double checked, Mark finished in 26th.

[KarmaDope]

24 left. Richard Iwaniuk is OUT.