Matt 'ch0ppy' Kay Eliminated by Peter Roche
Apr 12, '08
Matt Kay got all in preflop against Peter Roche. Kay was a severely short-stacked, and he turned over pocket queens. Roche held A
K
and it was a classic race. The flop came 5 3
2, leaving Kay in the lead, but giving Roche even more outs to win with a wheel draw. The turn completed that draw with the 4, and Kay needed an ace or 6 to chop the pot and stay alive. The river was the 10 and Kay was eliminated from the tournament. Roche now has 32,000.
Player Tags: Peter Roche, Matt Kay
Flying High
Apr 12, '08
The Flying Dutchman, Marcel Luske, won a 20K plus pot calling a big bet on the river with a king-high flush. Marcel’s read was good – his opponent didn’t have an ace, just a nine-high flush. He has about 30,000 in chips now and was trying to console his heartbroken opponent.
Peter Roche continues to send his chip count north by “winning pots I’m not supposed to” while “losing pots I’m supposed to win”. Grinning sheepishly he said, “I think this could be my day – I runner-runnered a straight flush, not a straight or a flush a straight flush.” He slinked back to his seat to play with his 29,000 chips.
Player Tags: Marcel Luske, Peter Roche
English and Irish Through the Wars
Apr 12, '08
Peter Roche from Dublin is no stranger to going deep in tournaments having made both a World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker final table as well as finishing 18th at the PokerStars.com EPT San Remo tournament recently.
Primarily a cash game player, Roche was moaning before the start of the tournament about the long days ahead. “I hate these things,” he said with a half smile. “You have to get massages,” he noted, referring to the obvious back pain he suffers during the long sessions.
At the second break he reported losing a large pot which would have left him with over 40,000 in chips. His opponent “player the hand really badly out of position” but managed to out-flush Roche on the river with AK
to Roche’s made Queen-high flush.
The Irishman was philosophical though. “I got lucky earlier,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders. With 22,000 in chips he’s not doing to badly still.
Englishman John Kabbaj was rather nonplussed about his progress, or lack of it. While he was just below average with 16,000 in chips he confided he’d had a late night due to being unable to sleep after watching the golf on TV. He looked fresh enough though and having cashed three times previously in EPTs including a final table in Barcelona, he’s a good bet to last the distance today.
Player Tags: Peter Roche, John Kabbaj
