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<\/a>\nWe’re heading into the last level of play here at the Aspers Casino in Newcastle. \u00a0With 18 players remaining, there are some big stacks out there, headed by James Brady (pictured), who edges out Darren Mapley at the top of the leaderboard. \u00a0Will that be the case when cards are downed? \u00a0We shall see, and you’ll find out the chip-counts first here, once the dealers have counted everyone’s stack.<\/p>\n
We lost Paul Hempseed, after the talented pro shoved for eleven big blinds with ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\")
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which held. \u00a0He earned \u00a3615 for his min-cash along with a priceless WPT Hendon Mob flag! \u00a0Here are the current standings amongst the chip-rich as the players battle it out for the overnight lead heading into the final day…<\/p>\n
James Brady 1.1 million<\/p>\n
Darren Mapley 1.05million<\/p>\n
Mark Harding 800,000<\/p>\n
Jack Lam 610,000<\/p>\n
Alex Walton 600,000<\/p>\n
Mark Gray 550,000<\/p>\n
Mapley’s Route To Victory Past Vlad?<\/h3>\n
Vladimir has been one of the most fun players in this WPT-National Event in Newcastle and we’re sad to see him go – but he’s just been undone expertly by the precision play of Darren Mapley, who has (just) cracked a million chips, the first player this tournament to do so.<\/p>\n Mapley min-raised pre-flop, was re-clicked by Vladimir and Mapley called to go heads-up to a flop of [Qsd] Darren Mapley: Vladimir: A river Imagine if you’d qualified for this tournament (like many of our players here this weekend) for just a few dollars on partypoker<\/a>? How great would that feel?<\/p>\n Table 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Gary Collins 400k<\/p>\n Paul Hempseed 100k<\/p>\n Hamid Rowshanaei 120k<\/p>\n Mark Gray 290k<\/p>\n William Bennett 200k<\/p>\n Vlad Cymbaxko 400k<\/p>\n John Maddison 140k<\/p>\n Table 4\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n David Hudson 158,000<\/p>\n Darren Mapley 357,000<\/p>\n Di Fan 349,000<\/p>\n Eldon Orr 284,000<\/p>\n Jack Lam 525,000<\/p>\n Mark Harding 635,000<\/p>\n Andrew Beatty (pictured above, left) can feel mightily hard done by, having bubbled the WPT National Event here at Aspers in the cruellest of circumstances. \u00a0All-in for 95% of his chips with Jack the Lam<\/strong><\/p>\n We’v surely just seen the play of the tournament so far from Jack Lam, who along with Eldon Orr is one of the biggest stacks at his table. \u00a0Lam raised to 26,000 pre-flop, only for Orr to raise him – to 76,000. \u00a0With the other tables folding, Lam re-raised to 144,000 and was called by Orr to see a 300,000 chip flop of Level 16 : Blinds 3,000\/6,000\/ante 1,000 – 36 Players Remaining – Average Stack 216,000<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n With just five tables left, action has slowed a little, with the bubble now approaching at 27 players. \u00a0Every decision is under the microscope now, each call meaning a huge amount to the table dynamic and chances of every remaining player. \u00a0We had 412 entries, now just 36 players have a shot at the WPT-National title and \u00a317,500 top prize!<\/p>\n Paul Hempseed (above) has given himself every possibility of running very deep, after hitting a magical ‘ace from space’ to treble up. \u00a0He shoved over the top of a raise with Elsehwere, Eldon Orr raised UTG to 10.5k, called only by Darren Mapley, who has a real pokerface on him in a hand. \u00a0On the flop of Table 4 features the impressive, quietly determined form of Eldon Orr (pictured, above) who has turned out some terrific live skills this week. \u00a0Having not personally seen him in action, he’s been excellent value to watch, and he heads the counts from Table 4…<\/p>\n Eldon Orr 410,000<\/p>\n Darren Mapley 283,000<\/p>\n Jack Lam 280,000<\/p>\n Nick Finn 217,000<\/p>\n Jason Bateman 115,500<\/p>\n Andrew Beatty 111,000<\/p>\n Dorothy Littlewood 110,000<\/p>\n Gerald Conway 73,000<\/p>\n Table 2<\/p>\n With chip-leader Brady pounding his opponents, only six are sitting at this table, here they are:<\/p>\n Errol Taylan 96,500 (pictured)<\/p>\n James Brady 510,000<\/p>\n Jono Beck 198,500<\/p>\n Sidney Button 37,000<\/p>\n David Morris 96,500<\/p>\n Nathan Watson 236,500<\/p>\n With only 27 players being paid, we head for the dinner break here at Aspers Casino in Newcastle with 44 players left, an average stack at 177k. \u00a0Ross Mannion has precisely 177,000 less than that, however, after his dream of the title ended in the final hand before refreshments. \u00a0The WPT National Event has brought us great drama all tournament, and shows no signs of slowing down, with a further five levels to come!<\/p>\n Mannion moved it in with Raising to 50,000 pre-flop, Hazel saw her opponent shove, quickly called, and was in a classic coinflip situation with No emotion, just focus. \u00a0Incredible.<\/p>\n With 15k or so in the pot, only the two players named saw a flop of Selected chip-counts from the first break:<\/p>\n James Brady 290,000<\/p>\n Eldon Orr 270,000<\/p>\n Aan Tinlin 231,000<\/p>\n James Charlton 215,000<\/p>\n Andy Hills 175,000<\/p>\n James Mitchell 152,500<\/p>\n William Gravell 151,000<\/p>\n David Morris 150,000<\/p>\n Paul Hempseed 142,000<\/p>\n Gladys Jarvis 125,000<\/p>\n Karan Bengani 89,000<\/p>\n Richard Knowles 44,000<\/p>\n Ross Mannion 39,000<\/p>\n We’ve lost Mike Hill – one of the most gregarious of our players bowing out to a classic coin-flip:<\/p>\n 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a317,500.00<\/p>\n 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a312,245.00<\/p>\n 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a37,875.00<\/p>\n 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a35,825.00<\/p>\n 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a34,375.00<\/p>\n 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a33,500.00<\/p>\n 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a32,905.00<\/p>\n 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a32,325.00<\/p>\n 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,740.00<\/p>\n 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,275.00<\/p>\n 11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,275.00<\/p>\n 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,275.00<\/p>\n 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,045.00<\/p>\n 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,045.00<\/p>\n 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,045.00<\/p>\n 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3885.00<\/p>\n 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3885.00<\/p>\n 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3885.00<\/p>\n 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3775.00<\/p>\n 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3775.00<\/p>\n 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3775.00<\/p>\n 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3695.00<\/p>\n 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3695.00<\/p>\n 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3695.00<\/p>\n 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3615.00<\/p>\n 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3615.00<\/p>\n 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a3615.00<\/p>\n We’ve lost actor and poker enthusiast, Neil Pearson in Level 2 as he was unlucky to be eliminated by overnight chip leader Khadir Khoshawy, who started the day on 163 and now sits second in chips on around 210,000. \u00a0 He called Neil’s four-bet shove all-in and was way behind, having After a topsy-turvy opening first 45 minutes of play, play is beginning to settle at the thirteen tables left here on Day 2 of the WPT National Event in Newcastle. \u00a0We’ve lost a few players, but those with a stack and in a routine, processing information quickly, with the quality in the field rising to the top. \u00a0Paul Hempseed won another flip when his William Gravell (pictured above) went heads-up to a flop with David Murphy, Gravell holding What a gift, and he features in our brief run-down of some of the bigger stacks in the room right now:<\/p>\n Andy Hills 223,000 (suspected chip leader)<\/p>\n Alan Tinlin 185,000<\/p>\n William Gravell 170,000<\/p>\n Dave Morris 165,000<\/p>\n James Brady 108,000<\/p>\n Paul Hempseed 105,000<\/p>\n Ross Mannion 101,500<\/p>\n Stuart Hall, pictured above, finally lost his seat and was ‘knocked out’ from the WPTNUK by Mark Harding in a very cold spot. \u00a0Stuart raised to 3400 pre-flop with Elsewhere, we saw Paul Hempseed squeeze his way through to a fine double. \u00a0Overnight chip leader Khadir Khoshawy opened, Daniel Trett raised in the next position and next to him, Hempseed shoved with That’s around average now – back in the game…<\/p>\n Until then, we’ll be bringing you all the drama, excitement and bust-outs in glorious colour, with photographs of our players throughout.<\/p>\n Here is a reminder of the full chip-counts from Flights 1a, 1b & 1c accumulated:<\/p>\n Chip-counts:<\/p>\n Khadir Khoshawy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 163600<\/p>\n Alan Tinlin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 163500<\/p>\n Eldon Orr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 162800<\/p>\n Luke Slisz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 150500<\/p>\n Andrew Hills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 142100<\/p>\n James Charlton 129300<\/p>\n John Pogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 128600<\/p>\n Cristos Katsikas 127500<\/p>\n Steven Graham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 126600<\/p>\n Nathan Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 120300<\/p>\n Jonathan Beck\u00a0\u00a0 118300<\/p>\n William Gravell\u00a0 118000<\/p>\n Erol Taylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 117700<\/p>\n Alistair Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 116400<\/p>\n Robert Patrick\u00a0\u00a0 115700<\/p>\n Gary Collins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115200<\/p>\n David Morris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 111700<\/p>\n Daniel Trett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 103500<\/p>\n James Mitchell\u00a0 103300<\/p>\n Jordan Dungey\u00a0 101900<\/p>\n James Arthur Brady\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100000<\/p>\n Mark Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99600<\/p>\n Paul Woloszyn\u00a0\u00a0 95300<\/p>\n Gwok Fung Shek\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91400<\/p>\n Paul Simm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91300<\/p>\n Alexander Walton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 82900<\/p>\n Gerard Conway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81700<\/p>\n Richard Knowles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81500<\/p>\n William Bennett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81000<\/p>\n Ross Mannion\u00a0\u00a0 80800<\/p>\n Nicholas Finn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 78300<\/p>\n Wlodzimierz Cymbalko\u00a0 77200<\/p>\n Andrew Ferguson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 77100<\/p>\n David Anthony Hudson 76900<\/p>\n Peter Agnew\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 76400<\/p>\n Jonathan Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 76100<\/p>\n Kelvin Weeks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 75200<\/p>\n Gladys Jarvis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 73900<\/p>\n Gary Copeland\u00a0 73500<\/p>\n Jack Lam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71300<\/p>\n Scott Hughes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68900<\/p>\n Iain Maberly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68600<\/p>\n Kieran Sharpe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68300<\/p>\n Paul Castledene\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 67700<\/p>\n John Maddison 67500<\/p>\n Matthew Hardy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66600<\/p>\n Malcolm Sandler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66200<\/p>\n Mark Harding\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65300<\/p>\n Akshay Berappa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65100<\/p>\n Catherine Taylor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 64900<\/p>\n Sam James\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 64900<\/p>\n Jun Lau 64800<\/p>\n Huseyin Houssein\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 64200<\/p>\n Jonathan Lundy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 63600<\/p>\n Darren Mapley\u00a0 60300<\/p>\n Daniel O\u2019callaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59200<\/p>\n David Murphy\u00a0\u00a0 58200<\/p>\n Andrew Hetherington\u00a0\u00a0 57800<\/p>\n Jamie Rutherford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57700<\/p>\n Yifan Zheng\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57500<\/p>\n Stephen Odysseas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57200<\/p>\n Andrew Carlin\u00a0\u00a0 56900<\/p>\n Charles Stewart\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56800<\/p>\n Robert Martin\u00a0\u00a0 56700<\/p>\n Richard Cosgrove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56200<\/p>\n Glen Whitehead\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54900<\/p>\n Lee Robert Blood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54900<\/p>\n Alexander Jobling\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54200<\/p>\n Basyr Nagshband\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53100<\/p>\n Stuart Hall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52900<\/p>\n Thomas Dunwoodie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52100<\/p>\n David Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 48200<\/p>\n Jason Bateman 47900<\/p>\n Craig Mcdowell 47800<\/p>\n David Phethean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 47000<\/p>\n Karan Bengani\u00a0\u00a0 45700<\/p>\n Samantha Griffiths\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44300<\/p>\n Surinder Sunar\u00a0 43700<\/p>\n Colin Adams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 43000<\/p>\n James Ellis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42900<\/p>\n Vamshi Polu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42300<\/p>\n Clay Dalton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41700<\/p>\n Linning He\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39600<\/p>\n Gareth Walker\u00a0 38300<\/p>\n Arthur Cross\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38000<\/p>\n Mohammed Karim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38000<\/p>\n Ian Bland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36800<\/p>\n Adam Swain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35700<\/p>\n Steven Owens\u00a0 35400<\/p>\n Sidney Button\u00a0\u00a0 35200<\/p>\n Rizgar Qadir\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34800<\/p>\n Abigail Louthan 34100<\/p>\n Ronald Wilkinson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33400<\/p>\n Kieran Sharp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32100<\/p>\n Lee Peake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31800<\/p>\n John Littlewood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30900<\/p>\n Di Fan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30600<\/p>\n Robert Ewing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30400<\/p>\n Stephen Hetherington\u00a0 30300<\/p>\n Mohammed Latif\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30200<\/p>\n Clive Underwood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28800<\/p>\n Hamid Rowshanaei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28600<\/p>\n Andrew Beatty 28400<\/p>\n Paul Hempseed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27500<\/p>\n Paul Allen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26800<\/p>\n Hamza Nasir\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26600<\/p>\n Owen Mcdowell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26500<\/p>\n Michael Hill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26400<\/p>\n Neil Pearson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26300<\/p>\n Cheung Tai Law 23400<\/p>\n Syed Zaidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23100<\/p>\n Dorothy Littlewood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22600<\/p>\n Sami Yusuf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22400<\/p>\n David Waites\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21700<\/p>\n Darie Ilie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20800<\/p>\n Hazel Birchnall\u00a0\u00a0 20400<\/p>\n Lee Kiat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20300<\/p>\n Austen Burness\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20000<\/p>\n Luke Fern\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19100<\/p>\n James Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18700<\/p>\n Gary Langley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17500<\/p>\n Owen Shiels\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17000<\/p>\n Luke Mcintyre\u00a0\u00a0 16400<\/p>\n Gary Graham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16200<\/p>\n Bobbie Brummitt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16000<\/p>\n Raymond Irving\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15700<\/p>\n Gillian Martin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13700<\/p>\n David Barnes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12000<\/p>\n Martin Wilson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8800<\/p>\n Younes Sayad Sarvari\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7700<\/p>\n Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favorite social media outlets. You can\u00a0Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Like us on Facebook.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" End of Day 2 Chip-counts: Here are the remaining 16 players who wil fight for the WPT-National title tomorrow! Darren Mapley\u00a0 1,367,000 Mark Harding\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,018,000 Kelvin Weeks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 998,000 James Arthur Brady\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 802,000 Alexander Walton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 659,000 Eldon Orr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 582,000 Gary Copeland\u00a0 370,000 Robert Patrick\u00a0\u00a0 326,000 Hamid Rowshanaei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 296,000 Mark Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 247,000 Hazel Birchnall\u00a0\u00a0 237,000 Andrew Hetherington\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"WPT_9326\"](\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7429\/13912189030_8d955ecace_z.jpg\")
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. \u00a0Vlad bet 51k, less than half the pot and Mapley called. \u00a0On the ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\")
turn, Vlad checked, Mapley bet out 75k and Vlad shoved over the top, getting a very quick call…<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\")
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was enough to end Vlad’s chances and with his stack being 400k before the hand, we’ve witnessed the biggest pot of the tournament so far, giving Darren a massive chance of getting nearer that \u00a317,500 top prize.<\/p>\nTables For Two<\/h3>\n
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\nHere are how the players look in chips at Tables 3 & 4 where we haven;t focused as much as the others. \u00a0Players will have three more levels of play before play stops around 10.30pm and the players head to the VIP area of Tiger Tiger club in Newcastle for the exclusive partypoker <\/strong>Players Party!<\/p>\nAndrew Beatty is WPT-National Newcastle Bubble Boy!<\/h3>\n
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against Di Fan’s ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\")
he saw a board of ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\")
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decimate his stack, before shoving in the next hand for precisely 1.2 big blinds with ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\")
![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\")
, only to be – obviously – called four ways. \u00a0The first four cards of ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7h.gif\")
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hinted danger, and with Eldon Orr raising and Mark Harding getting out of the way, the cards were turned over and Orr’s ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7d.gif\")
was enough once the river bricked to sent Beatty out for nothing. \u00a0Harsh.<\/p>\nLevel 17: Blinds 4,000\/8,000\/1,000 – 28 Players Remaining (The Bubble!) – Average Stack 278k<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nWith Paul Hempseed getting a move through just before the bubble was announced, we have moved into hand-for-hand action here at Aspers in Newcastle as the tension and action ramps right up!<\/p>\n ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9s.gif\")
. \u00a0Orr checked, Lam jammed the whole lot in for another 250,00 and Orr was sent into the tank. \u00a0On the other side, he folded, but what an amazing play from the dead-pan Lam, who bumps his stack to over 600k with that pot and with another player at the table guessing that he had kings, he denied that calmly, and stacked his chips, not one more word to pass his lips. \u00a0Orr is shell-shocked, having gone from big in the game to below average in one hand!<\/p>\nTaylor Teetering?<\/h3>\n
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\nCatherine Taylor just lost a massive pot that has left her extremely short with just 32 players left here in the WPT National Event in Newcastle. \u00a0Having called 30k on the turn at a board that read ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7c.gif\")
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and had 90k in it already, Catherine made a crucial decision to check behind her opponent, Alex Walton on the river. \u00a0She showed ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qh.gif\")
for the stone-cold bluff, but saw Alex flip ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3h.gif\")
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for the turned house. \u00a0If she’d bluff-shoved the river, she would be out…as it is, she has 60,000 and a dream.<\/p>\nAll Or Nothing<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0and when one player called and another moved all-in for chunks, the first player folded J-J. \u00a0Q-Q was the other hand, but an ace on the flop more than trebled Paul up to 173,500!<\/p>\n ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\")
, Mapley checked to Orr, who continued to 10,000 – again a call from Mapley. \u00a0The turn of prompted two checks to the river of , when Mapley led out 30,000. \u00a0that got a fold, and Mapley has shown he doesn’t care if it’s a big stack or shortie he’s attacking, he just wants to win every pot!<\/p>\nChip-counts At The Dinner Break \/ WPT National Newcastle<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMannion Crashes Out<\/h3>\n
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but was snapped off by Darren Mapley, who held ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\")
. \u00a0The dry board of ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5d.gif\")
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heralded a polite exit for the classy Mannion, someone we’re sure we’ll see a lot more of in the late stages of a WPT National Event.<\/p>\nBirchnall Doesn’t Blink<\/h3>\n
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\nHazel Birchnall (pictured above) was down to fresh air yesterday, in Shoveland and looking like she needed a miracle to get back into this WPT National Event up in Newcastle, where the locals are rejoicing as their football team won their final home game of the season 3-0. \u00a0Yes, the ale will be flowing in ‘toon’ tonight, and Birchnall might well be celebrating herself if things continue as they are going today. \u00a0Hazel came into play today with just 20,400 chips to show for her Flights 1a-1c efforts. \u00a0She now has over 200,000 after winning a big flip to bust a player.<\/p>\n ![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jd.gif\")
against her opponent’s \u00a0The flop came , giving her opponent the lead, but Hazel didn’t even blink, let alone get up out of her chair\/stand-up\/curse imaginary poker gods\/order three drinks at once… (what, just us?). \u00a0She sat calmly and stared at the cards…as the magical popped up on the turn, the completing her full house and leaving her with 200,000 and an above average chance of getting even further in this tournament.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Level 14: Blinds 2,000\/4,000\/ante 500 – 58 Players Remaining – Average Stack 134,400<\/h3>\n
Bennett Beaten By Gray<\/h3>\n
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\nMark Gray has really started hitting cards. \u00a0After four-flushing his opponent in the last hand for a 100k pot, the affable chap has just taken a pot from William Bennett that’s left the young man cursing his luck and shaking his head.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3s.gif\")
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with Bennett betting 8,000 – quickly called by Gray. \u00a0On the turn, Bennett checked, but called Gray’s value-looking bet of 12,500. \u00a0It was the same story on the river of , whereupon Gray turned over and that was enough to send Bennett’s cards into the muck, the youngster dropping his head and ruefully shaking it as he sees a turn card destroy his hopes of raking a 70k pot.<\/p>\nLevel 13: Blinds 1500\/3000\/ante 500 – 71 Players Remaining – Average Stack 110k<\/h3>\n
Catherine Taylor Flipping Well<\/h3>\n
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\nCatherine Taylor played some great stuff to survive, then in turn thrive in yesterday’s flights 1b and 1c, and today, she’s getting the rewards, winning most of the hands she’s played to put herself well in contention for the victory here at Aspers in Newcastle for the WPT National Event. \u00a0She’s just had hold against an opponent’s Kh] to add to her 160k+ stack!<\/p>\nLevel 12: Blinds 1200\/2400\/ante 400 – 81 Players Remaining – Average Stack 96,296<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Mike](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mike-hill-busto-300x78.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBrady Leads At The Break<\/h3>\n
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\nJames Brady came into play on a good number of chips – exactly 100,000 – and he’s since turned that into the biggest stack in the room, having 270,000 as the players head for a break. \u00a0He told us that a lot of them came courtesy of having pocket aces hold against pocket queens on a flush-draw looking board, but the truth is he’s played some very solid stuff. \u00a0Clearly in his element, James is marginally ahead of Alan Tinlin, who sits second in chips on around 235k.<\/p>\nShow Me the Money!<\/h3>\n
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\nThe prizes have been published for this fourth stop on the WPTNUK tour, with a whopping \u00a317,500 up for grabs for the winner – now who fancies that?…<\/p>\nLevel 11: Blinds 1000\/2000\/ante 300 – 96 Players Remaining – Average Stack 81,250.<\/h3>\n
Khoshawy Khrushing<\/h3>\n
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. \u00a0But a board that ran out 9-J-Q-5-A saw Pearson busted and Khoshawy’s loose style rewarded.<\/p>\nLevel 10: Blinds 800\/1600\/ante 200 – 110 Players Remaining – Average Stack 68,000<\/h3>\n
Big In the Game<\/h3>\n
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was pretty dreamlike, so Gravell bet 8,000 and Murphy called. \u00a0The turn of found an even better chnk of William’s chips heading central, 20,000 bet and quickly called by Murphy. \u00a0On the river of , Murphy open-shoved the whole lot into the middle with and Gravell gleefully called with the nuts!<\/p>\nHall Down And Out While Hempseed Doubles<\/h3>\n
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\nWe’ve lost Bantamweight Boxer Stuart Hall in Level 9, the first level of the day here at Aspers Casino in Newcastle. \u00a0The WPT National Event has kicked off in fine style, fast-paced with bust-outs everywhere. \u00a0‘Seat open!’ is the cry, and while tables are chopped, players moved to the main cardroom’s snug interior, we’ve caught the big action for two of our big names here in the North-East.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2c.gif\")
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on the turn got all the money in from Harding and Hall called to show his set… but was crestfallen to see Harding held for the turned straight. \u00a0There was still a re-draw to the full house of course, but no pair on the board came for the pugilist, who bows out with a smile on his face and a handshake for everyone here. \u00a0He’s shown himself to be the champion he is this week at Aspers, not just at the felt, but away from it. \u00a0What a guy.<\/p>\n , called only by Trett with . \u00a0Paul hit to win his flip and more than double his overnight stack of 27,000 all the way up to 64,000.<\/p>\nLevel 9: Blinds 600\/1,200\/ante 200 – 129 Players Remaining – Average Stack 60,000<\/h3>\n
Day 2 – A Time For Heroes<\/h3>\n
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\nHere we are, then – right back at Aspers Newcastle for Day 2 of this WPT National Event. \u00a0With stars of stage, screen, poker and a boxing ring in attendance, 130 players will funnel down to just two or three tables worth by the end of the day, where play will finish at approximately 10.00pm.<\/p>\n![\"Logo](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Logo-medium-size.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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