Trickett Departs Quickly and the Triple Time Bank
Bad news for Team UK as Sam Trickett - their most high profile player - busted and earned no points.
His ace-ten failed to come from behind to defeat Dario Sammartino. Trickett made a very quick beeline for the exit.
No good in the poker event.Lost 100% of all ins.Punted it off in the last heat as we needed a top 2 finish really...Had lots of fun !!!Follow @Samtrickett1
Yesterday at the Draw Party, some teams were concerned that two Time Bank Chips per heat, per team wouldn't be enough. That was proved wrong as very few players have found the need to use them, so teams have amassed quite a few by the time the last heat started.
If you could rely on one man to find a spot to use them up, that man would be Marvin Rettenmaier.
He and Marc-Andre Ladouceur made it to the river where the board rested as . Ladouceur set the German in for his last 6,550 and he took three minutes and thirty seconds (using three Time Bank Chips) to fold face up. Ladouceur was then goaded into showing his bluff with .