£2,600 Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2007 NPL United Kingdom Open
£2,600 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 NPL United Kingdom Open
Buy-in
£2,500
Prize Pool
£85,000
Entries
34
Level
13
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
300
That's A Wrap
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There is no official start time, as often seems to be the case with televised tournaments, but the players are scheduled to return at 4.30pm for interviews and whatnot with the plan being to recommence at around 5.30pm - but, as previously stated, that is only a ballpark figure.
Today has been a thrilling experience for all involved with plenty of banter, big pots and hot poker action - I fully expect tomorrow to be the same, so do please join us for the second Day of this NPL Main Event.
Over and out.
Last Hands of the Night are Action-filled
. This induces a call from James Hart whose 
looked OK until a Ten on the turn ("It's a Ten," says Darren, helpfully) knocks him down to the felt and gives Darren a new lease of life. In fact, the next hand it was another Woods vs. Hart all in blind affair - this time Darren's 
outdrew his opponent yet again, and so 
, all in blind on the small blind, was James Hart's final hand of the tournament.
Late Night Aggression
With Jason Ho raising to 2.8k pre-flop, Peter Gould makes it 8,600, thereby putting Ho to a tough decision late in the day.
Recognising that Gould was possibly preying on the fact that a few of the players might have locked up in order to avoid a final level exit, Ho observes, "You're raising here because you know I have a big stack and would have to face a potentially huge pot."
"I might have a big hand, have you thought of that?" responds Peter.
Ho takes the warning seriously and opts for a fold.
Moments later, Patrik Selin takes the 'no mess' route by moving all-in for around 20k (although it looked like more with so many low denomination chips.)
All folded enabling Patrik to crawl into Day 2.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Meanwhile Josh Gould plays pocket Nines very cagily - calling James Hart's preflop raise from the big blind, and checking it all the way down - shown
after the board had come out Queen high.
Gould Senior Takes A Hit
. Peter reveals
but quickly sighs "well, that's no fun" as the first card out is an Ace.The subsequent cards on a
board fail to provide any needed miracle.
Dan Carter the First off the Final
and came over the top of Darren Woods' preflop to the tune of 12,500 all-in. A dwelling Jason Ho called with pocket Eights after a think, and they stayed good, knocking out the Kid who held the chip lead confidently for much of the day.
Slow Start To Final Table
The Unusual Suspects
There are a few recognisable names remaining in UK circuit regulars Dan Carter, Peter Gould and Jeff Buffenbarger, but it's great to see the likes of Jason Ho and Lee Watts flying the flag for the less experienced players. Lee Watts in particular seems to be living the dream tonight and would be a popular winner up North in his hometown of Sunderland.
The final 10 is as follows:
Seat 1: Josh Gould
Seat 2: Peter Gould
Seat 3: Dieter Dijkstra
Seat 4: Lee Watts
Seat 5: Darren Woods
Seat 6: James Hart
Seat 7: Dan Carter
Seat 8: Patrik Selin
Seat 9: Jeff Buffenbarger
Seat 10: Jason Ho
Pre-Final Monster Pot or Gould Senior
flop, called by Patrik Selin, whose 
were no longer any good against Gould's . He moves on to the final, next to his son, with a decent stack.