Some people do not want to hang around here and they're getting stuck in fairly quickly.
Milan Tomasz Rabsz opened to 300 preflop from the hijack before Niall Farrell reraised to 1,000 in the cutoff, Jamie Burland folded, Ben Warrington then made it 2,550 in the small blind with a cold four-bet. We thought that might be the end of the action but then Michael Farrelly slid out a five-bet to 6,350 in the big blind. Rabsz and Farrell quickly gave up their hand, Warrington thought for a little longer before he too mucked.
Farrell, "Well, at least I know I had the second best hand..."
Warrington shot back with a smile, "You don't think I'm folding kings there?"
One of the best experiences of the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway Festival is that participants get the chance to play against some tops pros. Of course that applies on the poker felt, but also to games of a different variety such as billiards, video games and air hockey.
Jack Salter fell foul of the controversial new rule that states your cards are mucked if you are not at the table when the first card comes off the deck.
Vehemently opposed by a number of players, most notably and vocally, Daniel Negranu, the rule is nevertheless in place and strictly enforced.
Salter was chatting to a friend while a hand played out at his table and was caught on the hop as the next deal commenced. He was in early position and was way too late to play the hand as his second card reached his empty seat.
The dealer insisted he surrender the cards, but before he did Salter flashed the bottom card, the , and immediately sheepishly apologised as the dealer exposed the card to the rest of the table.
“Probably pocket kings.” He reflected ruefully. Isn't it always?
No grumbling from the other players and Paul Fevers raised from the small blind and was met by a fold.
A setback for Full Tilt Ambassador Dermot Blain. He'd fired 625 on a flop only for Ian Cordts to check-raise to 2,000. Blain made the call to see the on the turn and Cordts now checked again.
Blain seized the opportunity and fired a bet of 2,700 but Cordts came back with another check-raise, this time to 7,000 with a similar amount left behind. Blain looked galled and ended up folding his hand rather than risking any more chips.
Jake Cody at the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.
A new face has just entered the tournament, and it's a familiar one in Jake Cody.
For those unfamiliar with Cody, let us tell you a little about this poker phenom. Born in 1988 in Manchester, England, Cody started grinding online at a relatively young age at the same time improving his skills and game knowledge by reading books, discussing hands in poker forums and analyzing his own game. His first live tournament cash was at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour's £200 No-Limit Hold'em event in April, 2009. Cody placed sixth in that tournament taking home £1,740 in prize money.
Cody is also one of the very few players in the world to obtain poker's “Triple Crown”, which are three major poker titles in a World Series of Poker bracelet, gracing the World Poker Tour Champions' Cup and an European Poker Tour title. Aside from his “Triple Crown” Cody also has the UK & Ireland Poker Tour's High Roller title, which he won in Nottingham in 2011. Cody took down the £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / High Roller event for £34,200. That same year Cody final tabled two more local poker events. He came in second at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final's £2,500 Main Event in London collecting £115,054, and then just a few days later finished third in the £1,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Re-Entry event at the Monte Carlo, Nottingham for £31,293.
Cody is without a doubt the most accomplished player in the field thus far, and only time will tell if he's able to add a FTP UKIPT Galway cash to his already impressive résumé.
Three players put in 1,300 preflop and took a flop of . Jan Przysucha was first to act and wasted little time in betting 2,200 from the small blind, which prompted Niall Farrell to raise to 5,125 from the under-the-gun position. Kevin Williams quickly folded the button and Przysucha thought for about 45 seconds before tossing in a three-bet to 12,000. No sooner did the chips hit the felt than did Farrell fold.
Laura Cornelius has made it to Galway, Ireland for the inaugural Full Tilt Poker festival. Whilst all the poker players are sleeping, she takes you on a guided tour of what the festival has to offer.
Guilabert Bernabeu looks to be the first player out of the eight-handed High Roller event. He saw his 1,200 bet on a board check-raised to 2,800 by Paul Fevers. Bernabeu called to see the turn and Fevers bet 3,475 which the Spaniard quickly called again.
The river was the and Fevers moved all in, only to be instantly called by Bernabeu.
With three players to a flop of Paul Fevers led for 1,000, was called in one spot but faced a 3-bet to 3,200 from Alex Lindop. Fevers thought for a while before calling and seeing the other player fold.
The dealer burned and turned the .
Lindop bet a chunky 6,200 into a pot of just over 7,000. Fevers went into the tank and started working out the puzzle. A couple of minutes ticked by before he finally released his hand.
A raised eyebrow from across the table prompted Fevers to comment, “I folded two pair.”
“Ace five?” Asked Jack Salter, eager to soak up any free information, but answer came there none as Lindop stacked his freshly won chips with some well-timed aggression.
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, and immediately sheepishly apologised as the dealer exposed the card to the rest of the table.
flop only for Ian Cordts to check-raise to 2,000. Blain made the call to see the 
on the turn and Cordts now checked again.
. Jan Przysucha was first to act and wasted little time in betting 2,200 from the small blind, which prompted Niall Farrell to raise to 5,125 from the under-the-gun position. Kevin Williams quickly folded the button and Przysucha thought for about 45 seconds before tossing in a three-bet to 12,000. No sooner did the chips hit the felt than did Farrell fold.
board check-raised to 2,800 by Paul Fevers. Bernabeu called to see the 
turn and Fevers bet 3,475 which the Spaniard quickly called again.
and Fevers moved all in, only to be instantly called by Bernabeu.
Paul Fevers led for 1,000, was called in one spot but faced a 3-bet to 3,200 from Alex Lindop. Fevers thought for a while before calling and seeing the other player fold.
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