Scotland at the GSNP Championships
Dave “The Hat” Mitchell representing Rio Café, brought his typical measured game to the GSNP Championships in Manchester, as he attempted to repeat the successes of previous Poker in the Pub qualifiers at big events. Joining him was Marc Darcy from Pro-Lane Bowling, who was playing in his first major tournament. They both knew that there was more at stake than a typical regional final with an £83,500 prize pool and £27,000 for the winner.
Marc was definitely thrown in the deep end, sitting just two seats away from Lucy Rokach who is ranked 8th in the world on the all time women’s money list. Unfortunately Marc was never really able to get going, but I am sure it was good experience for him and he has already said that he hopes to return and do better next time.
Dave has much more experience of playing and quickly settled into his stride, finishing Day 1 with 19,600 chips leaving him in a decent position for Day 2. Unfortunately in this particular tournament the poker gods were not smiling down on the Rio Café player and he found himself unable to build his stack. Eventually the blinds forced him to make a move. It was a good performance by the two time Scottish Poker in the Pub champion who finished 30th just 15 places shy of the money. Dave will definitely be one to watch at the National Final in May where he will attempt to improve on his result from last year. Both players can be happy in the knowledge that they played in a tournament with the likes of Dave Colclough, Marc Goodwin and Lucy Rokach and in Mitchell’s case he outlasted the lot of them.
If you would like to get some poker practice in time for the next GSNP league, the next Poker In The Pub in league in Scotland starts on the 21st of April. We currently have over 50 registered pubs in the area with Bobby, our dedicated agent in the area. Poker in the Pub is held on different days of the week (depending on the pub’s preference) and promotes a friendly atmosphere. If you would like to sign up your pub for the Scottish League, or would like to find out where your nearest participating pub is, visit www.pokerinthepub.com or call 01752 675 392.
Player Name Chip count
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Omar Khan 267,800
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Andreas Olympios 267,200
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Hannu Korva 200,100
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Graham Clarkson 194,700
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Sanntu Leinonen 172,800
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Isaac Kelsall 139,600
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C Hughes 125,700
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R Wong 120,900
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Dave Black 112,800
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Che Wys 71,900
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