POKER NEWS

14 May 2010

Self Preservation Society/Cong Bo Le bubbles
Self Preservation Society/Cong Bo Le bubbles

There were no less then six all ins on the bubble but eventually someone had to bust out.

7 Left till the money/ Sleeping in a Hotel doorway
7 Left till the money/ Sleeping in a Hotel doorway

Mad Marty and Scrapy Bhanisha Patel are out!

Only nine people away from the money!
Only nine people away from the money!

Players are currently on a 15 minute break so I thought I'd give you some quick hands before play resumes (blinds (1500 - 3000, ante 300).

I see a light at the end of the tunnel... it's an oncoming train
I see a light at the end of the tunnel... it's an oncoming train

Well sports fans the good news is that I will not be finishing early today as Pokerstars have decided to play down to the money tonight, sorry Rachael, Daddy's got to work, so you my friends are going to be treated a wee bit earlier to the players fighting it out for the money (blinds 1200 - 2400 ante 200).

Breaking News: Pokerstars UKIPT Nottingham to finish day early
Breaking News: Pokerstars UKIPT Nottingham to finish day early

The Pokerstars UKIPT Nottingham main event was meant to have its final table this Monday but players are going out so quick the final has now been moved to Sunday. Which means I get the day off and get to play in the bounty tournament, life is golden (blinds 1200 - 2400, ante 300).

AK to rule them all
AK to rule them all

AK has been doing what it does best and that's crushing the competition, racking up more heads then a cannibal with a skull fetish (blinds 1000 - 2000, ante 200.

Poker Apocalypse!
Poker Apocalypse!

If players keep going out the rate their going out at the moment we good have the final table tonight (blinds 800 - 1600 ante 200).

Mick McCloskey out in the 2nd level
Mick McCloskey out in the 2nd level

All the money went in pre-flop with McCloskey (TT) against Andrew Hulme (AJ hearts).

All in is the name of the game as we lose 53 players in the first level!
All in is the name of the game as we lose 53 players in the first level!

There's a lot less chatter around the tables then there was yesterday as the game gets serious though I think it might also be the fact that a lot of the players hung around at the bar a little bit later then they should have. I could make a fortune selling asprin (blinds 400 - 800 ante 100)!

Over half the field gone already as we head into Day 2 of the Pokerstars UKIPT Nottingham
Over half the field gone already as we head into Day 2 of the Pokerstars UKIPT Nottingham

We're 30 minutes away from the start of Day 2 and players are starting to slowly come in to the club. Some are sitting pretty on big stacks whilst others are likley to be pushing all in, in the first round. Lets have a look at some chip counts: