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14.20 |
Registration is just about complete
and players are settling into their
seats as they eagerly await the
official start of the 2007 Celtic
Poker Tour final.
The finalists, some of whom made
their way to Carlow yesterday, were
in good spirits at registration.
Now however,
the pre-tournament debates are
almost over and it's nearly time to
get down to the serious business of
the big game! |
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14.48 |
"Shuffle up and deal" - the now
famous phrase used by Celtic Poker
Tour director Mike Foley at the
start of each game - has been
called. The second annual grand
final of the Celtic Poker Tour is
now officially underway.
Keep this window open throughout the
event for all of the latest
tournament statistics and news.
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15.35 |
The winner of the high hand during
the first blind was Mr John Flanagan.
John had
a poker
of tens,
6 high.
He wins
€500. |
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16.23 |
The winner of the high hand during
the second blind was Mr Stephen Ryan
from
Cork
city.
Stephen
had a
poker of
twos, Q
high. He
wins
€500.
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16.45 |
We have
lost our
first
two
players
at this
years
tournament
in the
last ten
minutes.
We are
now left
with 196
players
as we
continue
on level
3.
Pictured
left
Damian
Kent,
2nd out.
I asked
him how
he felt
to be
out at
this
early
stage...
"Gutted,
disappointed...
hello to
Anita,
Arron
and
Shauna,
see yee
soon!"
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17.10 |
Noel
Lynch
takes
the lead
in our
High
Hand
Competition
with a
straight
flush to
the
queen.
He wins
€500
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17.45 |
We're
now on a
meal
break
here at
the
Dolmen
Hotel in
Carlow.
Players
chips
have
been
counted
and they
are
currently
enjoying
a hot
buffet
meal.
Join us
in one
hour as
we head
into the
second
half of
day one
at the
2007
Celtic
Poker
Tour
grand
final.
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19.07 |
Welcome back! The finalists are
settling in once again for the
second leg of day one of this two
day final.
The second half consists of six
45-minute levels including a
short break half way through.
The blinds heading into level 5
are now at 150/300 and players who
have not used their buy back can
avail of a top up before the first
hand is dealt. The tournament now
becomes a freezeout.
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19.20 |
Level 4's High Hand winner was
Aonghus Cunningham. He wins €500 on
a poker of Kings, Queen high.
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19.50 |
Level 6 has now begun. The big blind
is 200 and the small blind is 400.
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20.05 |
Tony O'Connor now takes the lead in
our High Hand Competition. His
Straight Flush to the King of Hearts
puts him in the lead to win €1,000.
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20.10 |
With a further 35 players out since
our last player count, we now have a
total of 161 players in the
tournament.
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20.25 |
If you would like to send best
wishes to a player in the
tournament, e-mail:
cptgrandfinal@hotmail.com
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20.38 |
Level 7 has commenced with the big
blind now at 600 and the little
blind at 300.
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21.03 |
There are now 139 players left in
the tournament at the midway point
in Level 7.
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21.20 |
The current top three stacked
players are:
Padraig O'Connor -
111,100
Mark Rayborne -
76,000
Gary Fields - 50,400
For all the most up to date
tournament statistics check the text
box at the top of this page
regularly.
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21.22 |
Level 8 has now commenced. The
blinds are 400/800 and there are now
currently 130 players left in the
tournament.
The prize money for the CPT Grand
Final 2007 is now confirmed at
€129,500.00. The winner will receive
€40,500. The top 20 players will
receive prizemoney with 20th position
taking €1,000.
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22.07 |
Level 8 is now completed and the
players are taking another well
earned meal break. Join us back in
30 minutes when we'll have an update
for you on our current top three
stacked players plus all the rest of
the tournament statistics.
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22.48 |
The players have returned from the
meal break and we are now in Level 9
of the tournament. The blinds are
now at 500/1,000.
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22.52 |
The current top three stacked
players are:
Padraig O'Connor -
116,900
Mark Rayburn - 81,000
Eddie Walsh
-
78,300
For all the most up to date
tournament statistics check the text
box at the top of this page
regularly.
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23.32 |
We are now entering the final level
of day one of the tournament. The
blinds for this level are
600/12,000.
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00.21 |
Day 1 of the 2nd annual national
grand final of the Celtic Poker Tour
has come to a close. 76 players make
their way into day two of this years
tournament, all vying for the CPT
Crown 2007!
Join us from 13.00 GMT on
Sunday, October 28th for continued
live coverage of the 2007 event.
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