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23:55: That's me signing off now. Hope you enjoyed the blog!

23:54: A full list of all prizes paid out:

1st £11,300 Barry Mills
2nd £6,640 Andreas Wiborg
3rd £4,380 Stuart McNally
4th £3,280 Roddy MacNeil
5th £2,550 Elias Saad
6th £2,150 Ian Swan
7th £1,750 Lisa Ferris
8th £1,550 Simon Griffin
9th £1,350 David Rooney
10th £1,100 William Hens
11th £900 Tony Gray
12th £900 Val Gray
13th £750 Mariusz Lewonieski
14th £750 Adrian Nica
15th £600 Dennis Malik
16th £600 Pawel Andrearczyk
17th £500 James MacAuley
18th £500 Jim Kristian Flotre
19th £450 Petter Kastard
20th £450 Colin Malcolm
21st £450  Eddie Sung
22nd £450 Josef Panahi
23rd £450 Rens Van Meegen

23:50: Here is the Unibet UK Poker Tour Glasgow Champion, Barry Mills:

23:41: Andreas opens to 230k. Barry 3bets to 460k. Andreas calls. Flop AsJs3d. Barry leads for 600k, Andreas shoves! Barry makes the call but is caught with 55. Andreas has Ah2h for Top Pair and is well ahead. The Turn comes 8c but the UNBELIEVABLE RIVER is the FIVE OF HEARTS! Barry hits a Set to win the tournament!

23:40: Small one for Andreas next.

23:39: Andreas opens the Button to 230k, Barry calls. Flop KsQs2c. Barry check/raises a 250k bet. Andreas snap-mucks.

23:38: Barry gives Andreas a Walk.

23:37: Andreas gives Barry a Walk.

23:37: Barry makes it 230k on the Button. No call.

23:36: Next pot to Barry.

23:36: Barry makes it 225k. No call.

23:35: Andreas raises the Button, Barry folds.

23:34: Small pot to Andreas next.

23:33: Walk for Andeas.

23:32: Blinds up!

23:31: Andreas now has 1.7 million.

23:30: Barry raises the Button all in. Andreas calls! Andreas doubles up with 99 vs Jc8c.

23:29: Walk for Barry.

23:27: Massive hand for Barry there. Andreas tried a 500k river bluff but Barry immediately moved all in. Andreas down to just over 900k now it looks like.

23:26: Here's what they're playing for. No deals at all today so far.

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640

23:23: This epic battle looks like being even more exciting that the Trump vs Hillary heads up match scheduled for 2am UK time tonight...

23:18: Here are some approx counts heads up. Very rough as neither player is stacking their chips in even stacks and we have 100ks in play now.

Andreas Wiborg 1.9 million
Barry Mills 2.8 million

23:16: Heads up in progress. Barry immediately won a big one from Andreas when he shoved the Turn. Andreas thought it over but folded in the end. Missed most of the hand as I was writing up Stuart's exit unfortunately.

23:10: Stuart all in from the SB with 96o soon after. Barry call with A3 and holds. Stuart McNally is our 3rd place finisher for £4,380.

23:05: Stuart vs Barry here. They get it all in on the Turn when Stuart has KK for an over-pair and Barry Jd7d Flush Draw & Gutshot. Barry gets there on the River and doubles up! Stuart down to a bit less than 200k now.

23:02: Stuart opens the Button, Andreas calls. Flop Kd8s5c. Andreas check/calls 125k. Turn 5d. Now Andreas bets 350k against the flow. Stuart calls. River Qc. Andreas bets 400k. Stuart in the tank. He gives Andreas the old stare down then lets it go.

23:01: Andreas opens the Button for 125k, Barry calls. Flop Ks4s2s. Barry checks, Andreas checks. Turn 2c. Barry check/folds to a 125k bet.

23:00: Barry makes it 150k on the Button, Andreas 3bets from the SB. Barry folds.

22:59: Barry makes it 150k from the SB this time. No call.

22:58:  Andreas' turn to make it 125k on the Button. Same result.

22:57: Barry's turn to raise to 125k on the Button. No action.

22:56: Stuart opens the Button to 125k. No action.

22:54: A couple of rake-and-take-its. Next, Stuart makes it 125k from the SB, Barry folds. Stuart shows QQ.

22:53: Stuart limps the SB, Barry checks. Checked all the way till Barry bets the River for 125k. Stuart calls, Barry, mucks. Stuart takes the pot without showing his hand.

22:52: Stuart suggested to the other 2 that they adjust the prizes so 3rd is guaranteed at least £5k. They weren't keen. No deal.

22:51: We're back! First hand Barry raises from the SB, Andreas 3bets to 350k, Barry calls. Flop 8h6h5h. Barry check/folds to a 225k continuation bet.

22:44: Here's a reminder of the payouts remaining and so far:

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640
3rd £4,380
4th £3,280 Roddy MacNeil
5th £2,550 Elias Saad
6th £2,150 Ian Swan
7th £1,750 Lisa Ferris
8th £1,550 Simon Griffin
9th £1,350 David Rooney
10th £1,100 William Hens
11th £900 Tony Gray
12th £900 Val Gray
13th £750 Mariusz Lewonieski
14th £750 Adrian Nica
15th £600 Dennis Malik
16th £600 Pawel Andrearczyk
17th £500 James MacAuley
18th £500 Jim Kristian Flotre
19th £450 Petter Kastard
20th £450 Colin Malcolm
21st £450  Eddie Sung
22nd £450 Josef Panahi
23rd £450 Rens Van Meegen

22:43: Players back from break in 5 mins. Here are the chip counts 3 handed:

Andreas Wiborg 1.849 million
Stuart McNally 1.414 million
Barry Mills  1.658 million

22:39: Break time! Back in 10 minutes.

22:38: Andreas takes a medium-sized pot from Stuart there.

22:34: Break coming up in 3 minutes.

22:32: Roddy shoves for 379k with QhTh. Andreas makes the call with KJo. He holds up and Roddy is out in 4th for £3,280.

22:29: The Final 4:

Roddy MacNeil

Stuart McNally

Andreas Wiborg

Barry Mills

22:24: Stuart raises to 120k from the SB, Barry calls. Flop AcTs3h. Stuart continues for 100k, Barry calls. Turn 4c. Stuart asks if he's on a Flush draw. Barry says No. Check/Check. River 7d. Stuart checks, Barry bets 150k. Stuart folds.

22:23: Andreas makes it 100k from the SB. Stuart folds his BB.

22:22: Barry opens the Button to 125k. All fold.

22:21: Stuart and Barry tangling in a pot now. Barry has just min-raised the River to 300k. Stuart tank/folds, showing T5 for 2 Pair. Barry shows a Flush (8d6d).

22:20: Roddy has about 550k. Andreas about 1.1million. Barry 1million.

22:19: Stuart has over 2 million now!

22:18: Stuart calls Roddy's raise the next hand and wins it when he rivers trips. Missed the rest of the action.

22:16: Roddy ships and takes it. Stuart tells him he's "going to get stung soon" if he keeps shoving.

22:12: Stuart makes it 100k on the Button. Elias ships for 215k. Stuart calls. It's Stuart's KT vs Elias' A3. Stuart flops Trip Tens and Elias is dead on the Turn and out despite rivering a Full House of his own. He was 5th for £2,550.

22:11: Stuart limps the SB, Elias checks. Flop Th6d5c. Check/Check. Turn Ad. Check/Check. River 7c. Check/Check. Stuart wins with 8s5s.

22:10: Roddy must be happier with his stack now as he opens to only 85k on the Button this time. Still no callers however.

22:09: Roddy shoves all of his chippies in the middle. No interest.

22:08: Walk for Roddy.

22:07: Walk for Barry.

22:06: Small one BvsB, Stuart vs Elias. Stuart takes it.

22:05: Roddy shoves all in from the Button. No call.

22:04: All players locked up £2,550 now:

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640
3rd £4,380
4th £3,280
5th £2,550

22:03: Latest approx stacks:

Andreas Wiborg 1.25million
Stuart McNally 1.5million
Elias Saad 400k
Barry Mills 1.25million
Roddy MacNeil 500k

22:00: Blinds up! 5 players remain.

21:51: Stuart makes it 75k in the cut-off. Elias calls on the Button. Ian shoves from the BB. It's 437k. Back to Stuart and he's thinking. He still thinking. He shoves all in for more! Elias gets out the way. Big Swanning is on the steal and has KTo. Stuart has AQ. A Ten on the flop gives Ian hope but an Ace on the Turn and a Blank River send him out in 6th for £2,150.

21:48: Ian opens to 65k. Barry calls from the BB. Flop AdQd8s. Barry check/calls 60k from Ian. Turn 3h. Barry checks, Ian checks. River Qs. Barry now leads for 160k. Ian snap-folds.

21:44: In a small pot where Stuart limped the SB he overbets 175k on the River and gets a call from Elias. Stuart has 87o and flopped Trips.

21:43: Roddy shoves the Button. No action.

21:40: Roddy makes it 75k from the SB. Andreas calls in the BB. Flop 9c8h2s. Roddy bets 80k. called. Turn Th. Roddy checks, Andreas bets 135k. Roddy tank/calls. River Ts. Roddy checks, Andreas checks. Roddy has AJ, Andreas 55. Andreas takes it with 2 Pair.

21:39: Walk for Roddy.

21:38: Roddy opens to 65k UTG. Ian shoves from the BB. Roddy snap-folds.

21:37: Ok, here are the approx counts 6 handed:

Andreas Wiborg 980k
Stuart McNally 650k
Elias Saad 730k
Barry Mills 1.2million
Ian Swan 540k
Roddy MacNeil 800k

21:35: I'll see if I can estimate the chip stacks now. Back in a bit.

21:34: Elias makes it 150k (yes, one hundred and fifty thousand) UTG. No callers.

21:33: A walk for Roddy.

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21:30: Andreas opens to 75k in the Hijack. No action.

21:28: Roddy, undeterred, opens to 65k again next hand. Andreas 3bets to 150k in position. Back to Roddy and he throws them into the muck.

21:27: Roddy opens to 65k in the cut-off. Call from Andreas on the Button. Stuart, in the SB, has a wee think then jams all in! Roddy folds. Andreas is thinking about it. He also folds. Stuart's shove was for about 350k.

21:26: Next pot for Elias. No calls on his pre-flop raise.

21:25: Spurred on by the tasty biscuits, Ian opens to 70k on the Button and takes it down.

21:24: Nice wee biscuit selction for Ian Swan to enjoy with his cup of tea:

21:23: Roddy opens to 64k UTG. No callers.

21:21: Andreas opens again. 64k this time. No callers.

21:20: Andreas opens the Button to 65k. No callers.

21:19: The big blind is 32k now. Not cheap. Andreas raises from the SB to 75k. Stuart in the BB, calls. Flop ThTs5h. Andreas leads and Stuart calls. Turn Qc. Check/Check. River 6d. Check/Check. Andreas wins with KK.

21:18: Level up!

21:17: Ian opens to 60k on the Button. It's good.

21:16: Stuart tries again with another 55k next hand. No callers this time. Better result for him.

21:13: Stuart makes it 55k from the Button. Elias calls from the SB. Flop AdJs2s. Elias check/calls 50k. Turn 8s. Elias check/calls 150k. River As. Elias shoves for about 300k. Stuart gives it up.

21:12: Roddy makes it 55k. No takers.

21:11: It's catching. Walk for Stuart.

21:10: A walk for Roddy.

21:09: 6 remain. All have £2,150 locked up.

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640
3rd £4,380
4th £3,280
5th £2,550
6th £2,150

21:08: Andreas makes it 60k. Barry calls from the BB. A rare bit of post-flop poker coming right up! Flop Ad5d2c. Barry check/folds to an 85k bet.

21:07: Barry opens to 65k. He wins it.

21:04: Lisa open-shoves, Roddy raises. No other callers. Its her Ac4c vs his ATo. She flops a Gutshot, turns a Flush Draw but bricks out on the River to go out in 7th place for £1,750.

21:01: Ian moves all in next hand. Looks like about 280k. Simon calls with the shorter stack. It's Ian's AJ vs Simon's KQ. Ian hits an Ace to send Simon out in 8th for £1,550.

21:00: Lisa shoves the Button next hand for 179k with A9. Simon chucks in his last chips and has woken up with AK. He doubles his 58k stack through Lisa.

20:58: Next hand Simon opens and calls with JJ when Andreas shoves for about 350k with AA. The Aces hold again and Andreas doubles up. Simon in the BB now with about 30k behind.

20:54: Elias shoves all in again. Barry tank/calls this time! It's AA vs 88. The Aces hold up and Elias doubles up.

20:53: Walk for Stuart!

20:52: Ian opens to 55k on the Button. No callers!

20:51: Elias open-shoves from the Hijack. Looks like about 250k. No callers.

20:50: Stuart raises to 50k mid-position. All fold.

20:49: Andreas opens to 60k in the Hijack. No one interested.

20:48: Elias shoves from the SB into Simon. No call.

20:47: New development. Barry limps UTG+1 for 24k. Stuart makes it 80k on the Button. Back to Barry and he gives it up.

20:45: Ian open shoves for 261k. Andreas asks for a count. He folds as do the others. One for the Swannydog.

20:44: Andreas completes from the SB. Staurt raises to 75k. Andreas calls. Flop AcTc5d. Andreas checks, Stuart bets 75k. Andreas in the tank here. He decides to give it up in the end.

20:43: Lisa shoves again. Gets it through again. Shows AK this time.

20:41: Lisa shoves for 173k. Ian Swan thinks about it in the BB. He..... folds.

20:40: Barry raises to 60k and David shoves all in! Barry calls and shows JJ. He's against AK. The Jacks hold and David Rooney is out in 9th for £1,350.

20:39: Swan raises the next hand and wins the blinds and antes.

20:35: Folded to Stuart in the SB. He raises to 72k. Lisa shoves! He snap-calls. Stuart has AK vs Lisa's 33. He hits a King on the Turn to double up his 302k stack. Lisa down about 200k.

20:34: Roddy opens to 55k from the cut-off. No action!

20:33: Barry opens to 60k UTG. Once again, no callers.

20:32: Simon opens the next one, no action.

20:31: Lisa opens to 61k now. Elias shoves all in! Lisa calls! Both have AK though. Chop it up!

20:30: Lisa opens to 56k this time, no callers.

20:29: Andreas opens one to 56k, no callers.

20:25: David all in for his remaining 129k and called by Elias! It's KJ vs 99 and this time David wins, doubling up.

20:24: No messing about here! First hand Elias Saad shoves his 185k all in with 55 and is called by David Rooney with KK. Elias flops a Set and doubles up!

20:20: Ok, here we go! Here are the players in seat order:

1 Andreas Wiborg 333k
2 Stuart McNally 368k
3 Lisa Ferris 470k
4 Elias Saad 185k
5 Simon Griffin 514k
6 Barry Mills 1,650k
7 Ian Swan 326k
8 Roddy MacNeil 759k
9 David Rooney 317k

20:12: Here's a reminder of the payouts:

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640
3rd £4,380
4th £3,280
5th £2,550
6th £2,150
7th £1,750
8th £1,550
9th £1,350
10th £1,100 William Hens
11th £900 Tony Gray
12th £900 Val Gray
13th £750 Mariusz Lewonieski
14th £750 Adrian Nica
15th £600 Dennis Malik
16th £600 Pawel Andrearczyk
17th £500 James MacAuley
18th £500 Jim Kristian Flotre
19th £450 Petter Kastard
20th £450 Colin Malcolm
21st £450  Eddie Sung
22nd £450 Josef Panahi
23rd £450 Rens Van Meegen

20:11: The Final 9 in stack size order:

Barry Mills 1,650k
Roddy MacNeil 759k
Simon Griffin 514k
Lisa Ferris 470k
Stuart McNally 368k
Andreas Wiborg 333k
Ian Swan 326k
David Rooney 317k
Elias Saad 185k

20:01: Players on a break as we prep for the final table. Back soon with the chip counts.

19:54: We've just lost William Hens in 10th place on the last hand before the break! He was all in with KhTh vs Simon Griffin's Aces! The Bullets held and William is 10th for £1,100. Break time now and we'll be back soon for the Final Table.

19:51: We have a 20 minute break coming up in 3 minutes. Unless of course we lose a player in 10th place before that.

19:48: Barry now on about 1.5 million. Roddy won the next hand vs Andreas and is back up to about 800k though.

19:40: Big hand for Barry Mills vs Roddy MacNeil. Roddy opened in late position and Barry 3bet from the blinds. Roddy decided to call and take a Flop. It came down Ah5h3s and both players checked. Turn 4d and Barry now bets 150k, Roddy calls. River 3h, pairing the board and bringing the 3rd Heart. Barry bets 250k and Roddy calls immediately. Barry shows AA for Aces Full and it's good.

19:30: 10 players left now. We go to the Final Table once we hit 9 so still playing on with 3 x 5 handed tables at the moment.

19:29: Tony Gray all in next hand with A9 for his remaining chips. He is against A5 and gets unlucky! He's out in 11th for £900.

19:27: Nice pot for Barry Mills there vs Tony Gray. Barry called Tony's 150k River Bet with Second Pair and it was good. Tony showed KJ for King High.

19:22: Here's a wee reminder of the payouts so far and what's left:

1st £11,300
2nd £6,640
3rd £4,380
4th £3,280
5th £2,550
6th £2,150
7th £1,750
8th £1,550
9th £1,350
10th £1,100
11th £900
12th £900 Val Gray
13th £750 Mariusz Lewonieski
14th £750 Adrian Nica
15th £600 Dennis Malik
16th £600 Pawel Andrearczyk
17th £500 James MacAuley
18th £500 Jim Kristian Flotre
19th £450 Petter Kastard
20th £450 Colin Malcolm
21st £450  Eddie Sung
22nd £450 Josef Panahi
23rd £450 Rens Van Meegen

19:16: Level 21 now with 15 remaining. Latest approximate chip counts:

Table 1
Stuart McNally 400k
Elias Saad 340k
Lisa Ferris 310k
David Rooney 340k
Ian Swan 300k

Table 2
Tony Gray 460k
Roddy MacNeil 1.1million
William Hens 340k
Andreas Wiborg 140k
Simon Griffin 340k
Barry Mills 770k