FATHER AND SON ON NPL FINAL TABLE FOR UK OPEN CHAMPS

24 August 2007

But the old man takes the title....

The weekend saw the final table of the National Poker League's UK Open Championship play out, with father and son Peter and Josh Gould competing for the GBP 2 600 buy-in Main Event champion's honours with close initial chip counts of 63 000 and 57 000 respectively.

But all's fair in love and poker, and the older Gould busted son Josh along with Darren Woods and Jeff Buffenbarger on his way to the winner's prize.

The heads up pitted Peter Gould against Patrik Selin, but two hands later it was all over and Gould collected the GBP 34 000 main prize and the title. Gould said it was his biggest win to date, although he recently cashed for $25 101 at the 2007 WSOP Main Event and won two Five Diamond Classic tournaments in Las Vegas.

Second placed Selin took home GBP 21 250.

Other players who reached the final table after a tough contest were Dieter Dijkstra, Lee Watts, James Hart, Dan Carter and Jason Ho.

Players like Mel Judah, Rolande De Wolf, Dave Colclough and Tony G were all entrants at the Loose Cannon Club in London on Day 1 of the tournament but did not shape in some fierce poker action, although TonyG managed to make it to Day 2.

The NPL is building a reputation as one of the most aggressive and international tournament organisations in the industry. The company's next outing will be the Asia Open, which takes place October 10-13 in Manila in the Philippines. Watch out for High Definition Television coverage of the tournament roster ahead.

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