Paul McTaggart claimed the 25\/25 Series crown in Edinburgh after agreeing a three-handed deal with Chun Lee and Tommy Noble at the Maybury Casino.<\/p>\n
The deal saw McTaggart take the title and \u00a310,400, with Lee the runner-up for \u00a39,160 and Noble third for \u00a38,900.<\/p>\n
Joyce Fleming picked up \u00a33,660 for fourth place after shoving all-in for 559k with pocket fours and getting a call from Chun with AQ, Chun hitting an ace-high straight with a jack on the turn.<\/p>\n
Fifth place went to Willie Cheung who shoved all-in with A-2 over Chun’s opening bet with pocket sevens. The pocket pair held and Cheung exited \u00a32,510 richer. <\/p>\n
Ian Swan departed in sixth position after he moved all-in with A-K after McTaggart’s opening raise to 80k with A-Q. Swan was in great shape after McTaggart made the call but the queen-high flop left him needing a king to stay alive. None came so Swan dived for \u00a31,880.<\/p>\n
McTaggart was also responsible for seeing off Paddy Doonan in seventh place for \u00a31,490. Doonan shoved all-in under the gun for 313k with A-5 and was called by McTaggart with A-Q, with the board offering no help for Doonan.<\/p>\n
James McLean finished in eighth place after he shoved all-in on a 6D-5S-4H flop, with Fleming re-shoving and Lee folding. McLean’s 8-5 gave him second pair and a straight draw, while Fleming’s 7-6 gave her top pair and a straight draw. The bigger pair held and McLean was second to leave the final table for \u00a31,200.<\/p>\n
Gavin McGuire was the final table’s first casualty. He pocketed \u00a31,020.<\/p>\n
25\/25 Series Edinburgh, 4-7 December
\n1 Paul McTaggart \u00a310,400
\n2 Chun Lee \u00a39,160
\n3 Tommy Noble \u00a38,900
\n4 Joyce Fleming \u00a33,660
\n5 Willie Cheung \u00a32,510
\n6 Ian Swan \u00a31,880
\n7 Paddy Doonan \u00a31,490
\n8 James McLean \u00a31,200
\n9 Gavin McGuire \u00a31,020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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