GUKPT Grand Final Live Updates Day 2

Level 10/11 - Level 12/13 - Level 14/15 - Level 16/17 -

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23:45: End of day chip counts heading into the final table:

Friedman 911,300
Yusif 544,700
Zach 345,500
Vinson 292,500
Ellis 246,200
Moss 261,800
Barnes 195,200
Walker 136,900
Lock 108,900

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23:14: It's been another great day at the Vic - join us tomorrow for Final Table updates live as they happen. It kicks off at 1.30pm here on Poker Verdict. I'm going to go and trip on some boost bars now.

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23:05: John Kabbaj is our TV bubble boy, going out in 10th and taking home £8,900. He pushed from the button with and was called by Mark Friedman with . The board came sending John to the Cash Desk and leaving Mark Friedman as our chip leader for the final table.

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23:00: On a board of John Kabbaj bets 60k and Sami Yusuf calls. River comes and John bets 70k. Sami calls and turns over for a full house. John mucks his cards and is now the short stack on 130k.

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22:57: We are hand for hand now until we lose our last player, so things could slow dow. I predict that we will be done in 10 minutes.......but then I am known to have been wrong from time to time!

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22:51: Ross Boatman is out, after running his into the of John Kabbaj. No help for Ross on the board and he leaves us in 11th place, taking £5,900 with him.

So 1 more player to go and we have our final table.

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22:48: Michael Ellis is all in with and is called by Ben Vinson with . The board comes and Ellis takes a pot of about 240k to put him back in contention for the final.

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22:45: David Colclough has been eliminated in 12th. He pushed all in with and was instacalled by Mark Friedman with . The board came and Mr Colclough departs with £4,800 for his week's work.

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22:40: Ross Boatman has doubled through Mark Friedman and boy did he need it. He pushed all in with and was called by Mark with . The board came to Ross's rescue, coming as it did . Ross still only hasabout 70k left.

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22:35: Michael Ellis bets 40k and Simon Zach puts him all in for another 60k. He dwells up and finally passes, meaning he was probably on the steal with very little!

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22:30: Paul Smallwood pushes OTB and is called by the small blind Zach and the big blind Walker. The flop comes and Zach bets out to see Walker fold. Zach has for the ful house and Smallwood to finish in 13th for £4,800 on a raggy turn and river.

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22:25: Poker Verdict's Ken Wong finishes in 14th for £4,800. Ken pushes with and is called by Paul Moss with . He is in pretty good shape on a board of Well done Ken, great job. Great cash too!

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22:20: Vinson bets 90k into a 100k pot on a board of . Zach, the only player involved, tanks. After 3 or 4 minutes, Simon passes.

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22:15:

Level 17
	8k/16k (800)
	14
	212,100

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22:05: Hawkins pushes OTB with and is called by Simon Zach with . Simon hits for a beautiful hand and Hawkins finishes 15th for £4,800.

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21:53: A reminder of that prize pool for you with 15 players left:

1st - £197,600

2nd - £106,900

3rd - £71,300

4th - £53,300

5th - £41,600

6th - £32,700

7th - £23,800

8th - £17,800

9th - £14,800

10th - £8,900

11th - £5,900

12th - 15th - £4,800

16th - Free entry to 2008 Grand Final

198 runners make the prizepool total £594k

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21:44: The bubble has burst, unsurprisingly at the hands of James Mault who does not cash but wins a seat to next year's grand final. Sami Yusif called Mault's push with and took him out.

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21:34: Sami Yusif doubles up and leaves James Mault with a rather struggling stack. Yusif's are fine against Mault's . Mault has 27k and little hope of final tabling this event.

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21:28: Chip counts entering this level:

Mark Friedman 656200
Simon Zach 393500
Ben Vinson 302300
James Moult 270400
Carlos Walker 191100
Sami Yusef 180700
Paul Moss 127700
Dave Colclough 127400
Dave Barnes 117000
Ken Wong 104400
Michael Ellis 103800
John Kabbaj 97000
Ross Boatman 89700
Owen Lock 74100
Paul Smallwood 67200
Keith Hawkins 44600

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21:21: John Kabbaj is all in with vs James Mault with pre-flop. Kabbaj hits his for a double up.

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21:17: David Barnes raises to 35k. Michael Ellis, from the small blind, pushes in over the top. David passes and Ellis shows .

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21:10: Just before the start of this level, in a raise re-raise battle, Stuart Fox got it all in with Mark Friedman. Fox held and Friedman . Fox is the bubble of sorts (17th gets nothing, but 16th gets a free seat in the next grand final).

Level 16
	5k/10k (600)
	17
	174,700

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