APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship

DaMatrix looking good before blowing it (Photo from APAT.com)

Finished 9th/211 in the APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship at Aspers Casino, Newcastle today.

Very disappointed that I didn't finish in the top 3 but I managed to blow a 212k FT stack - the last 87K by going all-in blind UTG like I did at the Poker Player Open. This time I had 59o instead of 52o!

Day 1

Day 2: My 83k starting stack

FT Stack: 212,000

9th/211

AMATEUR POKER ASSOCIATION AND TOUR

UK AMATEUR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP

2ND-3RD DECEMBER 2006

ASPERS CASINO NEWCASTLE

£75 FREEZEOUT

RESULT

UK Amateur Champ - Max Ward (Photo from APAT.com)

1 Max Ward - £3,750 and 2007 WSOP Main Event Package
2 Steve Lacey - £2,500
3 Thomas Hunter - £1,500
4 Adam Spratt - £750
5 Raymond Norton - £750
6 Steve Talbot - £750
7 Leon Rossiter - £750
8 David Groom - £750
9 DaMatrix - £750
10 Vicky Glynn - £750
11 Robert Ingoldby - £250
12 Gary Collins - £250
13 Scott Henderson - £250
14 Dan Brown - £250
15 Caroline Burgess - £250
16 Kevin Shutt - £250
17 Tom Phipps - £250
18 Richard Stevenson - £250
19 Geoff Keddy - £250
20 Matthew Milne - £250
21 Paul Taylor - £250
22 bubbleman £75

DaMatrix Chip Stack Progression and Key Pots

Day1
a) 10,000 - 8,100
b) 8,100 - 43,700 [AA v KK, QQ v KK]
c) 43,700 - 61,600 [KK v AA]
d) 61,500 - 83,000 [TT lost to AK, 63 v AK]

Day2
a) 83,000 - 212,000 [QQ lost to JJ v AK v 99 - AK raises, 99 calls all-in, I push all-in for over 100k, JJ calls all-in, AK calls all-in (JJ won main pot c.200k, I won very small side pot v AK) JJ v AJ]
b) 212,000 - 132,000 [AQ lost to A8] Terrible play/fold v new player I hadn't played. Cost me the game.
c) 132,000 - 0 [59 'UTG blind' lost to AJ]

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