888 Poker Open - Heat 14 LIVE

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Morning all... what a corking heat we bring you this morning – not often you get a legend at the table – let alone four!

Have to start with Mr Shane Warne of course – the finest cricketer to grace the planet and no mug at the poker table either. He’s not the only Aussie at the table, joined by compatriot Tony G who needs no introduction from the likes of me.

You could bill this one as the Ashes of poker with a couple of Englishmen at the table. Hendon Mobster Barny Boatman and sports promoter Barry Hearn won’t want Shane or Tony G to get the better of them so the competition will be fierce.

Two online qualifiers complete the line-up – Riccardo Battistini (a juggler from France) and Remko van der Plas – but all eyes will be on the England v Australia clash!

Just waiting for the final players to arrive so the completed seat draw will be up soon...

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Seat draw:

1 - Barry Hearn
2 - Barny Boatman
3 - Tony G
4 - Shane Warne
5 - Riccardo Battistini
6 - Remko van der Plas

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ready to rumble here... gonna be a lively one if the banter the chaps had in the green room is anything to go by... Shane may struggle early on with the number of autographs he's out on cricket bats so far!

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Padraig Parkinson is in the commentary box with Jesse May

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battistini limps with 6s5s.... 6k from Remko with AA and he takes it... you don't get them every hand Sir....

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limp from Barny with 3dQd, call from Tony with Qs8s... 6hQh4c, barny bets and tony callls, 8h turn, barny checks, 8k from tony, barny calls... 5d on the river... barny check, tony with 15k... great fold there from barny

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Padraig says that Tony beat Warney in a sit and go last night in the hotel... what price revenge there?

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barry raises with A5 and takes it

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remko raises 6k with KsQh... passed round

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barny raises AsJd to 6k... no interest - shows his hand

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black tens for barny, 6k bet, call from Barry with Kc7h... AsJcAh... checked by barry, barny bets and hearn chucks it

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barny gets a walk...

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ricardo raises to 6 AdJc... folded round...

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tony g raises to 6k with QcJh, call from Warney with Ac7c... 3d3h6d... checked, 8d on the turn, 8k from tony and shane folds

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3hQh6h flop is bet by shane with 5d4d to 6k, reraise by ricardo with Jh9h... and warney folds

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Aces rear their head again, this time the black ones for Riccardo who raises to 7k and Remko picks up red queens and calls... AhKs8s... 12k from Riccardo is enough to take it

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call with pocket pair for tony now - 10s - barny raised it up to KcQh... 9h6hJc... checked, Qs, check from G, 5k from barny, call, Js on the river, 8k from barny, tony calls and takes it

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G raises with QQ... no action

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tony limps with As4s... riccardo with AdKc... reraise to 6k and tony calls... 4c6d8d... Tony bets 9k, call... 6c on the turn, check from Riccardo, check from tony, Kh...checked

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barny bets 5k with KsQs... barry calls with 7s8h... 10s9s7c... barry raises 8k... barny calls... turn is 3s for Barny's flush... 8k from Barry... boatman raises to 26k total... and barry says he's all-in... instacall from Barny and the 9c is irrelevant and BARRY HEARN IS THE FIRST PLAYER OUT OF HEAT 14 OF THE 888 POKER OPEN V...

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Warney limps with Ad8d.... boatman calls with 9d2s... Kh6s4d... warney bets and barny folds...

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blinds up to 2/4k - 200k Barny, 135 riccardo, 92 remko, 88 tony, 85 shane...

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boatman raises to 10k with red fives - takes it

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8sKc3d flop and it's barny Qs4s... tony 4h7h.. 9s get 6k from tony, 20k reraise from barny and tony folds

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tony limps with 9cKh... 66 for warney... 34A, 5k from Shane takes it... not a fan of conceding sixes is Warney (boom, boom)

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tony on the button raises 10k with KsAc... folded round for him

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Ac10s for shane who raises to 13k... no interest

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remko raises to 8k with 10d9s and gets no customers

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riccardo 9d8d... raises to 12k... no can do say the rest of the table

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riccardo raises to 12k with AdQd... takes it... few clashes going on at the mo

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warne with 10h2h, riccardo 7s8c... KcKs6s... warne puts a bet out and riccardo bins

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tony raises Ac3c to 10k... all his

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Riccardo limps with KsJh, barny calls with QhJc... Qh2c4c... check from Barny, Riccardo bets 8k... raise to 20k from Barny, riccardo folds

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warne limps with 7s9h... remko calls with Kc8h... AhAd4s... check from remko, 6k from shane, remko calls... Kh checked, 6h on the river, raise to 10k from remko, warne folds

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Black kings for tony who raises to 11k and Riccardo passes 88...

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boatman limps with 7s5h tony bets 12k with 42... barny folds

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remko with 9s9h... 12k raise and Barny has the Kings (h and s)

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barny reraises to 28k... remko passes

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tony limps with Ad7d, warne calls Ks9h, as does Riccardo with 2s8h... 3sQc9c... checked, Qd... warne bets 8k, riccardo and tony fold

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Barny 238k, 103k riccardo, 91k warney, 84k each for Tony and Remko - blinds up to 3/6k

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Warne on the button Qc7s raises to 13k and Riccardo with 9h8h on the sb calls and remko with Ah4d calls

flop 4cQs5c riccard ochecks and remko bets 20k and Warne calls. riccardo folds.

turn Kc and remko checks and warne checks and the river is the 8d and remko checks as does warne, and he takes the first pot of the 3k/6k level

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all-in for Remko with 4c4h... Barny with AcQc... and he's all-in - As9s7h... 3c... Ks AND REMKO VAN DER PLAS IS THE SECOND PLAYER OUT OF HEAT 14 OF THE 888 POKER OPEN V... Barny Boatman ruling the table so far...

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295k Barny,137k warney, 90k riccardo, 78k Tony G

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barny bets 17k with Ah8d... Tony all-in with Ac10s... 61k for Barny to call... can he resist or does he want to take the Aussie out...?

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and he passes

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Tony limps 10s9s... Riccardo raises to 24k with Ah9c... tony bins it

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riccardo limps with 10s9s.. barny checks 2h4s... 10dQh5d... checked, turn is the 2d checked Riccardo, 8k bet from barny is called, 3s on the river.. checked down... riccardo takes

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riccardo raises to 20k with 10c10h.... G with 3h3c folds, riccardo takes it.

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warney on the SB.. Ah9d - riccardo with As6c... 7d10cKc, turn Jd checked, 6s on the river gets 7k from warne, riccardo calls

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boatman with Kh6c... and riccardo with KdQc... 5d5s3c ... riccardo bets 12k, barny folds

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boatman limps 9s8d... tony checks with 8s8c... 5s7s9d... 7k from Barny, tony calls... Qh - checked, 6h on the river - barny bets 13k... tony raises to 40k... Barny's all-in and Tony calls... and it's a chop

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barny raises to 15k with 10d7d.... Tony all-in with black aces... 77k for Barny to call... and he folds...

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tony limps with 6s6d... red eights for Riccardo who checks... barny checks Qd3d... 8cKhAc... check by Barny and Riccardo to Tony who bets 8k, reraise by Riccardo to 25k, barny passes... tony passes

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barny with JhJc raises to 19k... no action from TG

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barny limps with Ah8s... tony calls Qs9s... check from Warne with As8h... 8cQc5h... 10k for Tony... shane folds, barny calls, 8d on the turn - warney looks a bit sick... tony checks, barny bet 10k, tony calls, 4s on the river, tony checks, all-in from Boatman...

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tony passes

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272k for boatman, 155k riccardo, 104k for warne, 70k for Tony G

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barny limps with Ah7s... Riccardo with As7d... calls... 6h5s10s... checked, 10d on the turn, barny bets 6k, riccardo calls, 3c is checked for the chop

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Riccardo with JcJh.. raises but gets no customers

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limp from barny with Qs10h, tony calls with 7h6s, warney raises with black aces to 21k and barny and TG fold

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warne limps with Qs6c... 6h3s form riccardo.. 2d7c4c checked, Qh... warne bets 12k, riccardo folds

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267k barny, 157k Riccardo, warne 118k, 58k for Tony g - end of the third level and a short break now

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blinds are up to 5/10k

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tony all-in first hand with Ah2c... barny with KsJc... and he calls...

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5d9cAs... Kd... river is

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6s and Tony says this could be the energiser as he doubles up

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tony gets a walk

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barny limps with As7h.. tony raises 90k with 10c9c... and barny folds

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warney raises Qh8h to 20k, call from Barny with 7h10h... 4c2h2s, checked, 3c gets 15k from barny

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219 barny, 152 riccardo, 146 tony g, 83 shane

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riccardo limps with As8c and into Boatman's AhKh and he raises to 35k.. and tony and riccardo pass

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riccardo with the black kings.. 35k... tony g is all-in with QcAs...Riccardo...

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calls... JsAc9d.. 4h.., warne folded a King... river is 10c... and Tony G more than survives, he's the chip leader now

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riccardo is all-in from the BB before we start... tony raises to 22k with Qd7s... shane all in with 5c5d... riccardo with 6h2h... tony says he'll fold cos he doesn't want to bust Shane...

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8sJs3c... 6h... Jh and Riccardo lives to fight on

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tony g raises 24k with As8d... Qc10s for warne who folds, Qd4s for riccardo who folds, 2c9c fold from barny who calls...

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6s7d9h... check from boatman... check from Tony... 9d on the turn.. barny puts in 20k and tony calls, 5s on the river... check from barny... tony bets 45k... barny calls...

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barny limps with A8, tony calls A7.. 874 8k from barny is called, Ac turn... barny with 20k... all-in from tony and a call, 2d on the river... that'll shut me up says tony as his chip lead doesn't last long, barny on exactly 300k now...

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riccardo all-in with 2d2s... QsJh for Tony who calls, as does Warne with Kh5d... 10dAh4s, 8c, 7d and riccardo trebles up to 39k, showing great fight

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tony all-in with Ad6d...folded to him

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riccardo all-in with Kd4d.. Ac5c call from Barny... 9hQs5s... 2c and 3s and RICCARDO BATTISTINI IS THE THIRD PLAYER OUT OF HEAT 14 OF THE 888 POKER OPEN

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barny raises to 25k with Ad5c... tony all-in with 8s7h, fold from barny

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warne all-in with Ad10s, barny with Ac4d... calls... ouch he says... tony dumped A6...

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2h8s10d... 3d... 9s... warney takes it

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limp from tony with 10s9c, call from warne 10h9h... 4d7dQh...checked, 6c checked, 8s tony bets 15k, shane raises to 50k, all-in from tony and call... chopped

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shane limps with 33, call from tony with 10s8d, AJK gets a 10k bet from shane which takes it

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no customers for tony's red Queens - 269k barny, 226 tony g, 105k for warne

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KdJc raise to 85k from tony g, shane with 10c10h... all-in from warney... call from G... 10sQh8h... 8c...Ks and Warney gets the double up...

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barny with KcJc... all-in and call from Tony with 4h4s... Ah8c2c... 4d.. 6s... great news for Tony...

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tony g 242, warne 225, 133 barny... Aussies leading this ashes battle...

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tony bets 60k with 10hAs... barny with Qd3d... passes

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warne raises 45k with 5d6d... tony with KhJc... call... Qs7sQs checked, Jh checked, Kd tony bets and shane folds

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barny all-in with 9c10c but the aussies have nowt

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barny all-in with Kc7d, tony instacalls with Ad9s... JdJc5c... 2d... Qc.. and BARNY BOATMAN IS THE FOURTH PLAYER OUT OF HEAT 14 OF THE 888 POKER OPEN V... and it's an all-Aussie heads up between Tony G and Shane Warne...

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and we're back - blinds still 7/15... - 446k for tony, 154k for shane

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warne raises Ac2h to 30k, tony calls with Qs5h... 9h3s3d checked, 7d tony bets 35k and shane folds...

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raise from TG with KhJd and shane gets nowt...

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tony said he'll call if you move all-in.... warney moves all-in with 6c6h - tony said it's the only hand he cant move in with

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shane limps with 2sQd... tony calls with 6s4s... 6d9cKc... checked, as is 10h turn, 5s... checked...

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warney limps with 6s5d... tony all-in with 2s2h... shane chucks it

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limp from tony with 10c8h... warne all-in with 4d3s... G calls and laughs as shane puts em on their backs...

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5dKcQd... 4s... 7c... shane breathes again...

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warney all-in with QJ and tony curses the 95 as he chucks

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Tony all-in with Kc10c... warne's 6c2c isnt enough... but he thinks the next hand is the one... 494k for tony, 106k for warney - blinds up to 10/20k

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it wasnt the hand for warney or G..

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warne with As8s is all-in... tony with 6c2c folds...

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tony all-in with 5d6d... warne calls with Ks8h.. they are both begging the board.. Ah3sJc, 6c... date with an eight... Js and TONY G WINS HEAT 14 OF THE 888 POKER OPEN V... great heads-up with the two Aussies after a very entertaining heat and Shane Warne has another crack in the Turbo...