Dermot Blain had a phone interview for Full Tilt scheduled for just after 3pm (the tough life of an Ambassador!) and asked the rest of the table if they could take the twenty minute break early. Everyone agreed to that so we're now on a short break.
UK & Ireland Poker Tour Galway
Jan Przysucha raised to 4,300 from the cutoff and was met with calls by Kyle Maguire and Full Tilt Ambassador Dermot Blain. All three checked the ![]()
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flop and Maguire fired 5,500 on the
turn. Blain made the call and Przysucha folded.
The river was the
and Maguire bet 12,000 before Blain made it 27,400. Maguire wasn't too happy but he made the call and the Irishman showed ![]()
for a turned flush to win the pot.
Dermot Blain raised to 4,200 and was raised by Chris Day from the big blind to 10,600.
Blain responded with a 4-bet to 19,200. When Day shoved all in the ambassador quickly called and showed ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Blain survived to double his chips.
Jan Przysucha doubled up through Kyle Maguire when he shoved with ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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to put a dent in Maguire’s stack and keep Przysucha in the game.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Dermot Blain opened to 4,000 from the small blind and Sergio Aido made it 9,600 in the big blind. The Full Tilt Ambassador checked his stack and moved all in for about 70,000 more. Aido got a count and then made the call.
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The board came Queen high with a single diamond but Blain couldn't catch the unlikely runner-runner for a double up and was instead forced to chop with his Spanish opponent.
Jan Przysucha opened to 3,300 from the button and was called by Chris Day and Kyle Maguire out of the blinds. The ![]()
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flop was checked around and when Day checked the
turn, Maguire bet 6,500. Przysucha folded and Day called to see the
on the river.
Day checked a third time and Maguire bet 11,000 which Day quickly called. The Scot mucked and Day tabled ![]()
to win the pot.
Sergio Aido opened to 3,600 from the small blind and Jan Przysucha made the call in the big blind to see a ![]()
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flop. Aido bet 3,000 and Przysucha made the call to see the
on the turn. Aido now check-called a bet of 5,000 from his Polish opponent and the
river paired the board. Aido checked again and Przysucha bet 11,200 - instantly being called.
Przysucha looked crestfallen, "Queen-high."
Aido flipped ![]()
to win the pot.
Full Tilt Ambassador Dermot Blain opened to 3,300 from UTG and it was passed around to Niall Farrell, who moved all in from the small blind. Kyle Maguire in the big blind then reraised all in and Blain quickly folded.
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and Farrell became the first casualty of the final table.
Sergio Aido opened preflop to 3,300 before Niall Farrell made it 8,200 from the big blind. The Spaniard made the call to see a ![]()
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flop where Farrell bet another 8,500. As quick as a flash, Aido stuck his entire stack of blue 5k chips to commit Farrell and the Irishman quickly gave up his hand.