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Tuesday 15th April 2008

Rule Britannia! Channing Rules the Waves!

Great Britain are the winners of the 2008 PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup! Team Great Britain, captained by Roland de Wolfe and featuring Neil Channing, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers, Ian Frazer and PartyPoker.com VIP online qualifier Charlie Durbin overcome Ireland heads-up to take down the title.

The team event also featured world class line-ups from the USA, Germany, Holland and Sweden and there was no surprise that it was man of the moment Neil Channing who eventually brought the cup home for Britain. All six teams competed in a “tag” final where each team captain’s judgement was vital, as it was up to them to make tactical substitutions and strategic “time outs.”

“I’m absolutely delighted,” said team captain de Wolfe. “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 added.

Channing anchored Great Britain to victory in a tense heads-up with Ireland’s Donnacha O’Dea. After a number of swings, the key turning point was when Channing went all-in with 8 4 off suit, only to get called by O’Dea’s 2 2. The Irish Open champion was behind on the flop and the turn only for a 4 to hit on the river and cripple the Irish. Very soon O’Dea was all-in with 10c 3c, and was called by Channing’s 10h 9h. The 10 on the turn was enough to win Great Britain the cup they had previously won in 2006.

Channing was originally pencilled in as a television reporter for the event coverage but after his Irish Open win was asked by captain de Wolfe to take his place in the line-up. “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.”

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