Live från Showdown Poker Tour London 2006

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 191 .

Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) dealer
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) small blind (600)
Mats Gavatin (Sweden) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Barny Boatman raises to 3300
Dan Wicks raises all-in 11.100
Barny Boatman calls

Barny Boatman A♦ 4♦
Dan Wicks A♣ 2♥


Flop :7w: :5w: :3w:


Turn :8w:


River :4w:


Dan Wicks rivers another straight and doubles up!

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 190 .

Mats Gavatin (Sweden) dealer
Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) small blind (600)
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Mats Gavatin bets 4.000 and wins the pot

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 189 .

Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) dealer
Mats Gavatin (Sweden) small blind (600)
Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Mats Gavatin bets and wins the pot

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 188 .

Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) dealer
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) small blind (600)
Mats Gavatin (Sweden) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Barny Boatman raises to 3300, wins the pot

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 187 .

Mats Gavatin (Sweden) dealer
Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) small blind (600)
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Mats Gavatin raises to 4.000
Dan Wicks raises to 12.000
Mats Gavatin calls


Flop 7♠ 4♥ 3♠
Dan Wicks checks
Mats Gavatin 10.000
Dan Wicks raises to all-in
Mats Gavatin calls :3w: :3w:
Dan Wicks K♠ Q♠

Turn 6♥


River J♣

Mats doubles up in the largest pot in the tournament, leaving Dan quite shortstacked

Vi fick en kort pratstund med Björn Helander.

Grattis Björn till en fin fjärdeplats
- Tack, tack.

Hur var motståndet?
- Motståndet var väldigt bra och det har tagit på krafterna.

Hur hittade du hit?
- Jag vann platsen på min lokala kortklubb för ca. 2 veckor sedan och på den vägen är det.

Vi säger grattis till Björn och hans vinst på £7.884


We had a short chat with Björn Helander.

Congratulations Björn for a well deserved fourth place.
- Thank you very much.

How was the tournament and the opponents?
- The other players were very good, so I am pretty tired right now.

Björn you are from Sweden, how did you manage to get to this tournament in London?
- I won a satellite at my local card club about two weeks ago.

We congratulate Björn, who recieves £7.884 for his fourth place.

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 186 .

Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) dealer
Mats Gavatin (Sweden) small blind (600)
Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Mats Gavatin bets 4400, wins the pot

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 185 .

Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) dealer
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) small blind (600)
Mats Gavatin (Sweden) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Dan Wicks calls
Mats Gavatin checks


Turn :Aw: :4w: :6w:
Dan Wicks bets 1200
Mats Gavatin raises to 3700
Dan Wicks calls


Turn :Jw:
Dan Wicks bets 7.000
Mats Gavatin calls


River K♠
Dan Wicks calls
Mats Gavatin checks
Dan Wicks and Mats Gavatin both have :Aw: :2w: for a split pot

Table Final Table SDPT London , Game 184 .

Mats Gavatin (Sweden) dealer
Barny Boatman (UK, Hendon) small blind (600)
Dan Wicks (London, Gutshot) big blind (1200)
Ante 200

Mats Gavatin bets 3.000
Barny Boatman raises to 11.000
Barny Boatman wins the pot

Chip Count:

Mats Gavatin (Sweden) 60.000
Barny Boatman (UK) 80.000
Dan Wicks (UK) 83.000