Wes' winning Poker hand
Published Date:
17 November 2008
Wildcard qualifier Wes Newton has one foot in the second round of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts after back-to-back wins.
After the Fleetwood thrower defeated Colin Lloyd 5-4 in a real thriller, he beat Darin Young 5-3 yesterday at the Wolverhampton Civic Centre.
Now Newton, who battled through against 200 rivals for a place in the ITV-televised tournament, can clinch his place in the next stage with victory over Terry Jenkins in tomorrow's final group match.
Newton edged out Lloyd in a final-leg shoot-out on Saturday. Having led twice, the Fylde ace found himself 3-2 down before hitting back to lead 4-3 as Lloyd missed five doubles in both legs.
The former World Matchplay champion at Blackpool recovered to take the match to a decider, which Newton won with a double 16.
Against American Young, Newton lost the first leg but was never behind again. Young levelled at 3-3 before Newton stormed to victory.
Newton said: "I don't think I'm playing as well as I can but I'm winning.
"The game against Colin was poor but I'll take a win any day of the week. We didn't find our range but I hung in there.
"Over the last month or so I have played really well and I am expecting a lot from myself this week."
Tomorrow's opponent Jenkins also defeated Lloyd but lost to Young.
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Last Updated:
17 November 2008 9:40 AM
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