Tag: Sam Grafton

KK vs. AA: Grafton and Watson Clash Big

Robert Flink raised to 12,000 after which Cary Katz called before Mike Watson three-bet to 45,000 on the button. Sam Grafton was sitting in the small blind and he moved all in for 375,000. The action folded back around to Watson who made the call right away. Watson: [AxAx] Grafton: [KcKd] The board ran

Soverel Ousted by Grafton

Sam Grafton raised under the gun and was only called by Sam Soverel from the big blind as we picked up the action on the [Jc5h3h] flop. Soverel checked to Grafton who bet 12,000 and leader in the High Roller Player of the Year race check-raised to 32,000. Grafton called the

Grafton Goes Early, Doubles Through Flink

Shortly after Manig Loeser doubled back to a starting stack against Steve O'Dwyer, Sam Grafton and Sam Soverel tangled on Table 2. Picking up the action on [Th9d6c], Soverel bet 7,000 from the button. Grafton, who was in the small blind, called before Robert Flink check-raised to 80,000 from the big. Soverel

The Final Two Tables

Play is back underway after an extended dinner break and the table draw is now as following with 21 total entries and 11 remaining players. Seat Table 1 Table 2 1 Elio Fox Robert Flink 2 Luc Greenwood Cary Katz 3 Jake Schindler Mike Watson 4 Stephen Chidwick Sam Soverel 5 Manig Loeser Sam Grafton 6 Steve O'Dwyer

Updated Counts Before Dinner

The remaining 8 players just completed Level 9 and are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Registration will remain open through the recess and when play resumes, just before 8:00 PM local time, the field will be finalized. When play does resume, we expect Event #1 to expand back to two

Sam Grafton Shoves on Flint

In one of the first hands after the redraw, Sam Grafton shoved on Robert Flink and the Swede found a fold to keep himself near the top of the counts. After the [Ts7c6c] flop, Flink bet 25,000 from the blinds and Grafton used a majority of his time bank before moving

Top-Ten at Second Break

The first six levels of the British Poker Open is in the books. Mike Watson still leads, but there has been movement below him on the leaderboard. Most of that movement has occurred on Table 1, where Robert Flink and Cary Katz have built their stacks over 200,000. At Watson's table, Stephen Chidwick,