Lightbourne Shoves on Betts
The action folded to Iaron Lightbourne in the small blind and he set Russell Bets all-in. Betts folded and Lightbourne won the blinds and antes.
The action folded to Iaron Lightbourne in the small blind and he set Russell Bets all-in. Betts folded and Lightbourne won the blinds and antes.
Russell Betts' tournament is over, his superb run coming to an end in fifth place, a finish worth £50,000.
Betts raised to 160,000 from the button, Fraser Bellamy called in the small blind and Craig McCorkell put in the extra chips from the big blind. An all-heart fop saw all three players check.
Bellamy led for 275,000 and both McCorkell and Betts called on the turn before Bellamy checked the river. MCorkell pushed a bet of 760,000 across the line and Betts called; Bellamy folded.
Betts flipped over for a straight, but McCorkell had flopped a flush with his . A quick count of the stacks confirmed Betts had bust and only four players remain in contention for the £200,000 first place prize.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig McCorkell |
4,300,000
2,015,000
|
2,015,000 |
Russell Betts | Busted |
Iaron Lightbourne opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 410,000 by Fraser Bellamy seated to his immediate left. With the action back on him, Lightbourne made it 720,000 to go, and Bellamy went into the tank for close to two minutes before finally relinquishing his hand.
Fraser Bellamy was first to act and he raised to 175,000. Only Craig McCorkell, on the button, called so it was heads-up to the flop.
Bellamy continued with a 215,000 bet and McCorkell called it. Both players checked the turn, but on the river, Bellamy pushed two yellow stacks, with two pink chips topping them, forwards, worth a combined 1.2 million.
McCorkell quickly folded and Bellamy won the pot.
Craig McCorkell limped in from the small blind only to see Andrew Seden move all-in. McCorkell wasn't interested in calling and folded.
The next hand, Fraser Bellamy limped in from the small blind and folded when McCorkell raised to 240,000.
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
Andrew Seden and Craig McCorkell have just had an all-in and showdown. Seden turned over pocket fours, and McCorkell was well behind with pocket threes. The board ran out and McCorkell shipped 820,000 over to Seden.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig McCorkell |
3,200,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Andrew Seden |
1,700,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne checked from the big blind on the flop and then called a 215,000 bet from Craig McCorkell. Both players checked the turn, with Lightbourne leading for 425,000 on the river, prompting a fold from McCorkell.
A raise to 220,000 from Iaron Lightbourne on the button was called by Craig McCorkell in the big blind. Both McCorkell and Lightbourne checked the flop and McCorkell check-called a 180,000 bet on the turn.
McCorkell checked on the and released when Lightbourne bet 525,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fraser Bellamy |
5,500,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne |
4,600,000
2,395,000
|
2,395,000 |
|
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Craig McCorkell |
2,000,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Andrew Seden |
1,400,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Fraser Bellamy called from the small blind and Craig McCorkell checked in the big blind. The action checked to the turn on and McCorkell called a 125,000 Bellamy bet. The river card was the , Bellamy checked, McCorkell bet 275,000 and Bellamy made a quick call.
McCorkell showed for top pair, but Bellamy showed for two pairs.