ALI Carter has been knocked out of the Pokerstars.com Masters.
Carter, who grew up in Tiptree, lost out to Mark Williams in the second round at Wembley Arena last night.
Mark Williams shook off the effects of whiplash to beat world number five Carter.
Williams hurt his neck in a car accident on Monday night but showed few signs of suffering any ill-effects as he won 6-3.
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