Jens Kyllonen Busts on the Bubble

Jens Kyllonen flanked by Joni Jouhkimainen at the final table of the £10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the British Poker Open.

We're already down to just five players here at the final table of Event #2's £10,000 buy-in PLO. Jens Kyllonen is the unfortunate player to have left in sixth place, missing out on the money, after he held [9h8h6d6s] against Sam Soverel's [AdQsTs9d] and across the board of [6c8dAs3s7c] saw Soverel

Chidwick On the Attack

Stephen Chidwick has started as he means to go on, taking down a valuable pot of 339,000 after betting 95,000 on the river of a board reading [Jh4cQc6dJc]. Chidwick, holding [Ts9d8d2h], had nothing to help his hand but was able to manoeuvre Soverel off the hand, with the American flinging [Ad9s7s5c] into

Welcome to the Final Table of the £10,000-Entry PLO Event #2

Two British poker players, two Americans and two Finns walk into the Aspers Casino in East London. If it sounds like a joke, then the punchline is a spectacular £120,000 top prize. We're back in action at the final table of Event #2 of this British Poker Open, with six

Grafton & Greenwood Lead Event #1 $10K NLH Final Table

The final table is set for Event #1 of the inaugural British Poker Open at Aspers Casino in London. Leading the way are Luc Greenwood and Sam Grafton followed by Mike Watson. The final table seat draw is as follows. British Poker Open Event #1 Final Table Seat Name Country Chip Count 1 Luc Greenwood Canada 746,000 2 Steve O’Dwyer Ireland 365,000 3 Sam Grafton United

Stephen Chidwick Falls to Mike Watson

Stephen Chidwick raised to 21,000 and Chin Wei Lim called from the button before Mike Watson moved all in from the small blind covering both Chidwick and Lim. Chidwick called all in and Lim folded quickly. Chidwick: [AcQh] Watson: [QsQc] The board ran out [Kd2h9cTh5c] and the field was brought down to the final

Fox Shoves The River

On a flop showing [7s6c9c] Stephen Chidwick bet 16,000 and Elio Fox made the call in position. On the turn the [9c] hit and Chidwick 20,000 bet which was called by Fox once more. The river brought the [7c] and Chidwick check-folded when Fox moved all in for 54,000. Chidwick was

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