Sadly there was to be no final day or final table spot in Venice for Kara Scott who had a cruel end to the WPT Venice event on Friday. Kara had been looking good up until the end of the week but we all know that it doesn’t take too long to turn a winning position into a failing one in the poker world. This sadly ends the British involvement in the event but anyone who appreciates good poker will have found plenty more to keep themselves interested in the big event.
Going into play on Friday, there were just 18 players left in the hunt and Kara Scott was looking good in joint fifth place. She held 414,000 chips, the same amount as was held by Mike Sexton. The chip leader at this point was Erion Islamay who held an impressive 470,000 chips in his stack at the start of play on Friday.
Former chip leader dropping back in the pack
Islamay is still in the running but the player who was the chip leader at the event for a long time found himself back in joint fourth place. Islay was tied with Rocco Palumbo on 406,000 chips. The leader going into the final was Marcello Montagner, who managed to have 1,805,000 chips and he was followed by a fellow Italian, Roberto Begni, who had 1,203,000 chips.
It is funny that the leader, Montagner, is a commentator of the Italian WPT because in third place was Mike Sexton. As you will probably be aware, Mike Sexton is considered by many to be the voice of the WPT so it just goes to show that those who talk about poker also seem to know a lot about it. This gives viewers around the world an added sense of confidence that they are being kept up to date by people who have a genuine love and passion for poker.
The long search for Scott to obtain a WPT finish goes on but she should be able to take a lot of comfort and confidence form her showing in Venice. The fact that she was considered to be in such a strong position and there was genuine surprise and empathy when she busted out indicates the support she has in the community.
Kara found herself facing down the bad end of a couple of big flips, which can happen at any time or to anyone when playing poker. There will hopefully be plenty of other opportunities for Kara to find success with the WPT but there were still plenty of players looking to bring home the big money from Venice and the World Poker Tour.