Team GB rules the baize

Author: Simon Dexter

Great Britain, anchored by a man in form Neil Channing, have triumphed in the 2008 Poker Nations Cup and regained the trophy they had won two years ago.

Roland De Wolfe led a formidable line-up which included ‘Bad Beat’ Channing, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers, Ian Frazer and online qualifier Charlie Durbin.

And the Brits beat plenty of other world class line-ups from the USA, Germany, Holland and Sweden, and it was the recent Irish Open champion Channing who steered the team past the Irish challenge heads-up to emerge victorious.

The former bookmaker effectively decided the game when he went all-in with 8 4 off suit and hit a 4 on the river to beat Donnacha O’Dea’s pair of twos, with the final nail coming moments later.

“I am just as proud of this as I am of my win in Ireland,” said Channing. “It was an honour to be picked to represent my country and great to be chosen to play the crucial final leg for the team.”

The six teams competed in a ‘tag’ final where each team captain’s strategy, tactical substitutions and use of ‘time outs’ was crucial, and De Wolfe was quick to pay tribute to all his players, even though Channing may have stole the limelight.

“I’m absolutely delighted. In many ways it is even better to win a team event for your country than win an individual title. I am so proud that the selections for my team were vindicated,” he said.

“Even though neither Ian Frazer or Charlie Durbin were involved at this stage, both were key to our success. Both played excellently in the heats and the decisions were hard but we were only allowed to play four players in the final.”

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