O’Dwyer Takes Two From Grafton
O Dwyer held [6d6c] Sam Grafton flicked up the corners of [QcJh] and short-stack Robert Flink had [Ts8h] with 90,000 chips in the pot before that came [9d6sQh].
O’Dwyer, having made bottom set, bet out 50,000 after Flink’s check, Grafton alone called.
On the turn of [Ad] O’Dwyer fired out 115,000 and got a fold from the chip leader, dethroned by that skirmish.
“What’s the delay, an hour?” asked Grafton after the hand. He wants to see the stream, and in the next hand, O’Dwyer’s shove with pocket tens saw Sam Grafton make the right fold again, holding pocket eights.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 740,000 |
-99,000  |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 350,000 |
112,000  |
Grafton Reclaims Chip Lead
After joking that winning any hand at this early stage would see Grafton “reclaim” the chip lead, the Brit has definitely done that after this early clash.
Steve O’Dwyer looked down at [8s8d] hijack in the hijack and bet 22,000, with Grafton, holding [JcJh], choosing to three-bet on the button to 68,000. Action was folded round to O’Dwyer, who elected to just call, leaving himself 24 bigs behind.
The flop of [Ks4dQc] saw O’Dwyer check and Grafton was happy to check behind to a turn of [7d]. Again, O’Dwyer checked and Grafton did likewise, with the same actions on the [2h] river seeing Sam Grafton reclaim the chip lead with the superior pair.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 839,000 |
59,000 |
| Luc Greenwood | 788,000 |
78,000 |
| Mike Watson | 581,000 | - |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 238,000 |
-92,000 |
| Robert Flink | 145,000 |
-35,000 |
Flink Starts Short on the Bubble
With play underway, all five players will be very aware that play begins on the bubble. No-one will want to leave with nothing in 5th place when whoever finishes in fourth place will take home £26,600.
Most under threat to leave without profit is Robert Flink, who has just 17 big blinds to play with at the start of play. Flink will need to start well to put himself back into contention early on.
Cards are in the air here at Aspers Casino in East London. Let’s find out who the first trophy winner at the British Poker Open will be.
Five Hopefuls Battle Over First British Poker Open Title
Get set for the first of 10 final tables of the British Poker Open as the action gets underway at 1:00 pm local time. Last night saw five players manage to make it through to the final table and with four places paid, it’s Luc Greenwood who leads the way from home town favorite Sam ‘SquidPoker’ Grafton.
The final five players stack up 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 Kingdom | 734,000 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 581,000 |
| 5 | Robert Flink | Sweden | 165,000 |
Watch the final table live on PokerGO starting at 8:00 am ET/5:00 am PT, where someone will leave with nothing before players battle to the top prize of £119,600.
Poker Central Live Reporting will provide written coverage of this final table in line with the action on the stream, so you don’t need to miss a thing and there’s no spoilers!
Who’ll take down the first title of the British Poker Open 2019? You’re about to find out.
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 Kingdom | 734,000 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 581,000 |
| 5 | Robert Flink | Sweden | 165,000 |
Watch the final table live on PokerGO starting at 8:00 am ET/5:00 am PT
The day started with 12 players spread out across two tables and Manig Loeser started out by doubling through Koray Aldemir right off the bat. Giuseppe Iadisernia, however, was the first player to get eliminated when he ran into Mike Watson’s aces. Watson continued to push players as he also busted Stephen Chidwick, Koray Aldemir, and Barry Shulman in the early goings of the event.
After the dinner break, Steve O’Dwyer, Elio Fox, Danny Tang, Alex Foxen, and Chin Wei Lim entered the event to bring the eventual total to 26 entries creating a prize pool of £260,000.
Shortly after registration closed, Sam Soverel, the current High Roller of the Year leader was eliminated by a surging Sam Grafton. Soverel shoved on the turn with top pair and the nut flush draw only to run into Grafton’s top set.
Grafton’s ascent continued when he ran his kings into Mike Watson’s aces with the board bringing four diamonds to give him a winning flush. This pot put Grafton at 780,000 with 2.6 million in play and still 13 players remaining.
Danny Tang, Jake Schindler, Elio Fox, and Manig Loeser busted in quick succession to bring the field down to its final table of nine lead by the aforementioned Grafton. Cary Katz was the first to bust at the final table followed by former GPI No.1 Alex Foxen.
In seventh place, the current No.1 in the world, Stephen Chidwick hit the rail. Chidwick found himself all in with ace-queen versus Mike Watson’s queens to bring the field down to just six.
On the final hand of the night, Chin Wei Lim shoved his last 116,000 into the middle with ace-seven only to get called by Mike Watson’s ace-jack. The board brought blanks and Lim busted in sixth place.
Tune in to watch the final table tomorrow as the final four places will get paid. The winner will get £119,600, second place gets £72,800, third gets £41,600 and the fourth-place finisher cashes for £26,600.
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British Poker Open recap written by Remko Rinkema.
Chin Wei Lim’s Elimination Ends Day 1
With just under 10 minutes remaining in Level 13, Chin Wei Lim shoved his final 116,000 from the cutoff and Mike Watson called on the button. The blinds quickly folded and Lim was at risk for his tournament life, with [Ah7d] against Watson’s [AdJd].
The [Kc5c3sQs6h] board came clean for Watson’s suited broadway and Lim was eliminated in 6th place. The remaining five players have bagged up for Tuesday’s PokerGO streamed final table and a full recap of the first day of the British Poker Open will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 581,000 |
116,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | Busted |
-135,000 |
Updated 6-Handed Counts
The remaining 6 players are on what should be their final break of the night before bagging and tagging chips for tomorrow’s live PokerGO final table stream. Sam Grafton and Luc Greenwood remain atop the leaderboard, while Chin Wei Lim and Robert Flink will be under pressure as the short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 780,000 | - |
| Luc Greenwood | 710,000 |
170,000 |
| Mike Watson | 465,000 |
-120,000 |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 330,000 |
10,000 |
| Robert Flink | 180,000 |
70,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | 135,000 |
35,000 |
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 six. The players are now on a 10-minute break after which they will play until there is one more elimination before the end of the night. The final five players will return for the live-streamed final table on PokerGO.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 585,000 |
293,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
-60,000 |
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