EPT Monte Carlo – British Luck Runs Out

Day 4 of the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final ended with the exit of the last British player Craig McCorkell.

Going into Day 4, McCorkell had just under 1.5 million in chips. But following a general trend of the day where three of the top four chip leaders exited, McCorkell busted out on the final table bubble, exiting in 9th place for €100,000.

McCorkell’s departure came within minutes of fellow Briton Matt Perrins, who after starting the day on just over 2.5 million, felt a run of bad luck, exiting in 10th, also for €100,000.

As Perrins made his exit, the remaining nine convened to the unofficial final table (the official final table being eight handed) where McCorkell sat mid field on 1.7 million.

EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo – End of Day 3 Report

Day 3 wound up with just 24 players still in contention for the €1.7 million first prize and title of EPT Grand Final Champion 2010. Among them, two plucky Brits that slipped under our radar.

As if from nowhere, Matt Perrins and Craig McCorkell staged a comeback that would do Kylie proud, ending the day on 2,518,000 and 1,498,000 respectively.

Perrins was the centre of attention as the poker gods looked over him with loving eyes in the biggest pot of the tournament up to that point…

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EPT Grand Final – End of Day 2

Play has closed on Day 2 of the PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo started with just 119 players in the running to take the coveted €1.7 million first prize.

The morning kicked off with 413 hopefuls and at the end of the day Britain’s hopes for glory rest on Irish Open champion James Mitchell and former EPT champion Victoria Coren who both have healthy stacks.

Still in the running, albeit with slightly less healthier stacks are Neil Channing, Toby Lewis and football legend Teddy Sheringham. All are in the money after the bubble burst just before the end of play.

Somehow Tweeting throughout the day, Coren vented her agony as the bubble drew nearer, ‘Down to 133. 5 more still to go. It’s slower’n molasses in January.’ And her patience almost slipped getting involved in a massive hand that could’ve seen ‘er end.

Sidhu Sweeps Leg 4

Kuljinder Sidhu from Birmingham has won leg number four of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the G Casino in Manchester. The 29-year-old professional gambler bested a field of 192 players to take the first prize of £54,850.

His victory took just two hands of heads up against Chris Brammer of Winchester. Going into heads up, Brammer wasn’t far behind having eliminated Manchester’s Ken Clark into thrid place. On the first hand of heads up, the chips were in the middle pre-flop. Sidhu’s pocket sixes slicing Brammer’s A-Q at the finish line of a classic race. Brammer was crushed. His last 200,000 of 3 million in play went in on the next hand.

Liv Boeree Stuns EPT San Remo

UK poker pro Liv Boeree has won the EPT San Remo €5,000 Main Event, winning €1,250,000 and silencing her critics with an awesome performance over the six day event.

Her victory makes her the third woman to win an EPT event and is the second British player to take down an EPT in 2010 following Jake Cody’s victory at the EPT Deauville.

In the biggest EPT event staged in Europe, Boeree outlasted her 1239 opponents in the last EPT event before the Grand Final in Monte Carlo which kicks off on Sunday.

She defeated Jakob Carlsson in the heads up battle with a classic all-in race. Raising and then calling Carlsson’s pre-flop all-in, her fate was in the hands of the poker gods as her pocket fives raced the Swede’s A-6.

Brits Liv Boeree and Michael Piper Make EPT Final Table

Day 5 of the PokerStars.it EPT San Remo ended today with Britons Michael Piper and Liv Boeree still in the running for the €1.25 million first prize.

Going into the final day Michael Piper has 4.6 million in chips, while babe Boeree is towards the sadder end of the pack with 3.44 million. Swede Jakob Carlsson has chip lead on 13,525,000.

In Boeree’s biggest pot of the day she knocked out Per Linde of Sweden in 13th place. Boeree opened the pot for 180,000 under the gun. With the table folding round to Per Linde, he pushed all in for 1.78 million. Boeree had to take a second look at her cards before making the call.

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Busy Weekend For Live UK Poker

This weekend sees two great live events taking place in our fair Isles.

In Manchester, Leg 4 of the GUKPT kicks off at the G Casino. Meanwhile, the Vic hosts the next leg of the APAT (Amateur Poker Association & Tour) tour in London.

The GUKPT has 11 events going on at the G over the space of just 9 days: