Frankland States Intentions
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The low grey skies outside the Casino Barrière are threatening rain and the high winds are buffeting the crying seagulls. A perfect day to be inside playing poker but, as is often the case, not everyone has made it to the tables for the start at the event and some players are left waiting for the action to begin.
Mathew Frankland was one who was sat at a table with just one other player who asked the floor when play would start. The floor explained that the minimum required was three but with all tables having sold at least four seats already and in most cases five it wouldn’t be long before action got underway.
Moments later two players sat down and Frankland abandoned his game of Pineapple on his phone to dive straight into the action. The under-the-gun player opened for 250 and Frankland popped it up to 750. The blinds folded and it was heads up to a flop of 
.
Both players checked to see the turn card fall the 
. A check from the initial raiser prompted a bet of 850 from Franklnad and he took down the first pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,900
900
|
900 |