Petering Out

Nottingham based player Pete Linton has seen two thirds of his stack go missing after running kings into aces. "It could have been more," he concluded, his sneaky opponent not only flat calling an opening raise, but also Linton's reraise.

On the J-9-9 flop, Linton bet around half the pot, only for his foe to make the call and then come out firing on the raggy turn. The river made three to the flush, and led to a check from both players.

"He's a solid player, from South Africa, I think," continued Linton. "I was worried about jacks full, it seemed to play out that way, but couldn't quite find a fold on the turn. I almost let it go though."

Meanwhile, fellow running buddy and recent GUKPT winner Sam Trickett has just eliminated a player with A-J versus pocket sevens on an ensuing J-9-3-9-2 board. However, it was only for 2,500, meaning Trickett still has around his starting stack.