£1,250 Main Event
Day 1a Started
£1,250 Main Event
Day 1a Started
The Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) has been running its first major live event of the year, kicking their season off in style at the famous Victoria Casino Poker Room in London.
Today, Thursday, February 3, sees the start of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event, which gets underway at 12 p.m. GMT. The Main Event has three starting flights, the first starting shortly while the second plays out tomorrow under the same format. Day 1c will be a turbo flight and begins at 9 p.m. GMT on Friday, February 4.
The fields will then combine for Saturday's Day 2. Those who survive Day 2 will then come back on Sunday, February 5 for the event's final day.
Days 1a and 1b will last for ten one-hour levels, with players being permitted three re-entries in that time. Late registration closes on Day 2 at 12:50 p.m. GMT. Players will also receive a starting stack of 20,000 with blinds starting at 100/100.
A plethora of famous British and European players are expected to hop into the Main Event such as Ludovich Geilich, triple crown winner Niall Farrell, Kenny Hallaert, Harry Lodge and 2018 WSOP Main Event 9th place finisher Antoine Labat.
Grosvenor Poker ambassadors Katie Swift and Jamie Nixon will also be in attendance.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as the live reporting team is on hand to keep you updated as the Main Event rolls on.
The tournament start time is slightly delayed while players take their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Euan McNicholas |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Richard Trigg |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Barny Boatman |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Jamie Nixon |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
With 2,700 in the pot and a completed board showing , Barny Boatman bet 2,500 from the big blind before Alex Peffly raised to 7,000.
Boatman called after a few seconds of thinking and his opponent told him he was good. Peffly tabled while Boatman had a set of sevens. "That was a nice bet" remarked the two-time WSOP bracelet winner.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Barny Boatman |
27,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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Alex Peffly |
12,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julien Sitbon | 20,000 | |
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Katie Swift | 20,000 | |
Renee Xie | 20,000 | |
|
With the board reading , Trevor Reardon checked from the small blind before T. L. bet 5,000 into a pot of 6,000.
Reardon thought over his options before putting in the call. His opponent turned over his cards to reveal the for a flush to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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T. L.
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Trevor Reardon |
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Katie Swift has had a good start to the day, already notching one elimination from the Main Event.
Swift limped on the button and T. L. from the small blind checked before C. D. made it 700 from the big blind. Only Swift called.
Both players checked the flop to bring in the turn. C. D. check-raised to 5,000 after Swift bet 1,000. Swift then moved-all-in and her opponent called.
C. D.:
Katie Swift:
The fell on the river and Swift scooped the pot and sealed the elimination after C. D. failed to hit their open-ended straight draw.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Katie Swift |
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |