Jamie O'Connor opened for 800 in mid-position and got one caller in Tom Ward. The two players saw a flop of . Check by Ward, 1,300 from O’Connor and Ward called. They checked the next two streets and . When Ward showed his O’Connor nodded and mucked.
Robbie Bull opened for 800 on the button and the blinds were in no mood to fold to a min-raise at this point. Isle of Man resident Andrew Campbell called in the small blind as did Matthew Mckenzie in the big blind. They saw a flop of . Checked to the raiser, Bull continued for 1,325 and got one caller in Campbell. on the turn and Campbell checked. There was a pause as Bull assessed his options and he decided that 3,200 was the right amount. Campbell riffled his chips and wondered if his hand was still good. Perhaps the prospect of a river bet was too much and he let the hand go, waiting for a better spot.
Lee McCann bet 3,300 on a board of and with one card to come and a decent sized pot building Kovacs Gergo from Hungary made the call. The last card was the and McCann took a stack of T1000 chips, enough to put Gergo all-in, and pushed them forward. Gergo folded face up in disgust. It’s not Guy Fawkes Night until the 5th of November but Gergo felt he had to release those pocket rockets facing the fire power of McCann’s bets. After the chips were stacked and the smoke had cleared a little, McCann said to a visibly upset Gergo, “If it makes you feel any better I had a king.” We’re not sure that it did.