Apat Regional Champion!!

Had it confirmed on the http://www.apat.com/ website that I have won the Northern Regional rankings with 31 points in 5 games.

I win a seat at the World Amateur Championships at the Grosvenor Victoria on 31st Aug to compete against the 3 other regional champions and 200 other entrants. Best of luck all

How i got on in WSOP Event 52

Hi all

Firstly, thanks for having faith in me and buying some shares, it means a lot to me that people will gamble their hard earned income on an idiot like me!

I lasted just over 3 hrs in my event, after being sat on a table with a WPT circuit winner (no idea of his name), a Bracelet Winner (william mckinnie) and a 2x 2008 wsop final tableist (larry wright) so i knew my chances of bossing a table of very experienced players was doomed.
3 hands in i pick up AJ in mid position and with the rest of the table folding i make a standard 3x bb raise, to be called by the wpt circuit winner. Flop of J 8 4 and he checks to me, i then fire off 1200 into a 1000 pot leaving myself 1500 behind. he insta re-raises me all in and i have a decision. But what makes it worse, is it came str8 into my head that i was playing with other players money and how could i explain that i went out after only 3 hands. I reluctantly fold and he turns over a bluff...AK and i have to rebuild.

I do well over the next few hours and build my stack from 1500 to 6.2k and am feeling comfortable. The 5th hand after the break i pick up 10 10 in my BB. all fold to the button who raises me to 2k, which is a massive overbet. I sense his weakness and re-raise all in, he takes an age, and eventually calls.

I have 1010 and he calls with 8 8.....a smile creeps on my face and im thinking of how i can comfortably play the next few hours with no problems!
However the gods again shat on me from a great height, and not even bothering with the good old river shafting, they give it the 1st card instead, a flop of 8 J A And im drawing slim. I forget the turn and the river cards now as i never hit the 10 and no str8 for me so im gone, gutted and cursing my bad luck.

Ill be there again next year tho, and hopefully do people proud!

Thanks again all

Graeme

Aspers Win Night Before Vegas!

Its 7pm and we have 12hrs til we leave for vegas, im not packed, im feeling like shite and the last thing i want to do is play poker, well....thats til i get a phonecall from Geordigaz inviting me to play at aspers. I think for a few mins, and say nah, i need to pack and we wont have time....

Well 10 mins later were in the car and on our way up haha!!!

I end up dealing for 2 hrs and deal quads over a fh, a str8 flush 1 outer and then get myself up to 16k, which I keep and take with me to the final table which began just after 1am....feck i still aint packed my case and we need to be at airport at 6.15am!!

The final table begins with blinds at 2k/4k and i have 16k in chips, and immediately ask for a deal so the 9th and 10th players get £100 each for their troubles, this is agreed and its time to push with any picture card. I get some luck and get a walk in the BB so am up to 18k and fold my way around til my 2nd bb, which i look down and see i AJ hearts, bingo!! Im all in i announce to 1 caller, who calls my 16k bet, he then turns over KQ....I hit an Ace and double up to just over 34k!!! whoo hoooo

Well in almost no time at all were down to 5 players and im still the massive short stack and we have only 4hrs to be at the airport haha. So again i try and make a deal, now at this point, a 5 way deal would have meant around £650 each, which was a little under 2nd place, to which the 3 big chip leaders all said no....cant blame them but come on, guarantee of £650 for a £20 stake or maybe go home with £260?? easy one in my eyes but hey, each to their own!

Well lady luck shone on me and in turn i take out the remaining 4 players 1 by 1 starting with the big stacks who look decidedly sick at losing out on a bigger pay day!! Always deal ladies, always deal!....Heads up was the easiest heads up ive ever had....the kid didnt make a single bet against me, until the end where i had the str8 and he had called my re-raise all in with.....AK.....nowt!!

£1100 win and just under 2hrs til checkin haha

Fri, 27 Jun 2008
£20 No Limit Texas Holdem Freezeout Entries: 169 Prize Pool: £3380

1 G Morl £1160
2 C McGarr £680
3 A Young £340
4 C Simpson £270
5 J Harmer £240
6 J Gargan £200
7 S Reavley £170
8 A Carling £140
9 C Holmes £100
10 A Leung £80

June Winnings

$55

$23 ............................................$33

$22...................................................$21