Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Sin Melin hasn’t had the greatest of starts today but she bounced back in style not long ago. There was an early position open to 225 and a raise to 650 from the player in the big blind. Melin made the call and after a puzzled look the original raiser folded.
The flop was and a bet of 3,000 saw Melin make the call. The turn card was the which both players checked. On the river card it was checked again to Melin who bet 3,800 which left her around 1,200 behind. Her opponent called, Melin showed her flopped set and her frustrated opponent showed his beaten .
“Like a ninja. A Turkish Ninja.” Commented another player on her coup.
PokerStars Team Pro Chris Moneymaker looks like he is settling in for the day; he has a game of Candy Crush on his iPad and a fresh can of Coke by his side. He opened a pot for 300 and met no opposition. On the next hand he called an open of 300 and three players saw a flop of . The original raiser checked and called a bet of 375 from Moneymaker and the two of them saw the turn card fall the .
Both players checked and the river card was the . Checked to Moneymaker he bet just 300 which got a big grin from his opponent which he returned. There was no call though and the pot was pushed to the man credited with the greatest bluff in poker history.
At the moment, there are 210 entries on Day 1B of UKIPT Isle of Man. Combined with the 145 who played yesterday, this puts the number up to 355 - creating a prize pol of £248,500 meaning that at this point, there's an overlay of £101,500. Late registration is until the beginning of level 5 (around 4.30pm) so you've probably still got time to get here...
Mark Lane is one of the earliest casualties of the day, he was all in with two pair on the turn but Antonis Poulengonis already had a flush by this point and Lane couldn't improve.
Two times EPT Champion Victoria Coren Mitchell is on the same table as two times UKIPT Champion Duncan McLellan (on his second bullet). One of them is tucking into a baked potato and the other appears to be on their second pint of lager of the day. We will leave it to you to imagine which is which.
Coren Mitchell raised from late position for 125 and got called by McLellan in the big blind. The flop was and McLellan check-called a bet of 150 from Coren Mitchell. The turn and river were both checked and Coren Mitchell declared, “Two pair.” McLellan held on to his hand until he was shown her .
“I declared my hand correctly.” Coren Mitchell said, a smile playing across her face explaining that some players might muck a better hand. “It’s a freeroll. It might work. Not for me.” She then either took a mouthful of potato or a deep swig of lager.
After a limper, Yaniv Peretz raised to 200 from late position. Steven Pritchard made it 850 in the big blind and the limper folded. Peretz came back over the top with a four-bet to 2,100 before Pritchard five-bet to 4,850.
Peretz then announced all in and Pritchard tanked for a couple of minutes. "Will you show if I pass?" he asked. Peretz did not reply.
Finally Pritchard folded face up and Peretz took the pot.
PokerStars Team Online Pro Ike Haxton was talking to another player about the chess games he was playing this morning at a Mind Sports Chess / Poker tournament this morning. “You get crushed?” he was asked. “Yeah.” Haxton croaked.
Haxton at the poker table is another matter entirely. On one of the first hands of the day Haxton opened for 125 under the gun and picked up three callers. A flop of saw Haxton bet 350 and get called in one spot. The turn was the and Haxton continued for 1,000 and again got a call. The completed the board and Haxton was in no mood to slow down firing out 2,500. The bet was called and when Haxton showed his opponent mucked.
“Easy game.” another player offered. “Exceptionally.” was Haxton’s response. Easier than chess for it seems.
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and river 
were both checked and Coren Mitchell declared, “Two pair.” McLellan held on to his hand until he was shown her 
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face up and Peretz took the pot.
saw Haxton bet 350 and get called in one spot. The turn was the 
and Haxton continued for 1,000 and again got a call. The 
