£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 2 Completed
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Hippodrome London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Hippodrome London
Buy-in
£120
Prize Pool
£54,475
Entries
468
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Andrew Barham Leads Final Eight in Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
From a field of 468 just eight players remain here at the Hippodrome Casino at Le Meridien, Piccadilly and it is Andrew Barham who bags the chip lead.
Barham acquired the majority of his chips in a stunning one-two combo of back to hands, cracking queens with ace-queen thanks to a rivered ace and then having aces hold against the queens of long-time chip leader Stephen Baker to move into the lead.
All eight players have locked up £1,204 and first prize will be £10,454. However, they will all be looking at the ultimate prize that the winner will take away - a Platinum Pass worth more than €26,000.
Final Table
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Baker | 1,170,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Simon Green | 1,170,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Andrew Barham | 3,615,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Ken Wong | 1,200,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Alan Lambert | 1,700,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Justin Bateson | 2,100,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Jay Yerby | 2,060,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Zayn Mushtaq | 990,000 | 17 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout (GBP) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £10,454 | $13,381 |
| 2 | £6,524 | $8,351 |
| 3 | £3,745 | $4,794 |
| 4 | £3,737 | $4,783 |
| 5 | £2,937 | $3,759 |
| 6 | £2,293 | $2,935 |
| 7 | £1,727 | $2,211 |
| 8 | £1,204 | $1,541 |
Day 2 Recap
After topping the last flight in Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020, it was Chris Moneymaker himself who held the overall chip lead coming into Day 2 with just 71 players in the money.
However, Day 1c chip leader Stephen Baker put his foot on the gas as soon as play began, and quickly lept into the lead. He was sitting pretty on close to a million in chips, but it was Barry Sweeney who was the first over a million after a big double through Moneymaker.
PokerStars LIVE at the Hippodrome Ambassador Kelly Saxby was eliminated in 20th place for £468 after losing out with ace-jack to queens.
Baker moved back into the lead eliminating Peter Sweeney, and was in the lead with play down to two tables. It was then that Barham made his move, scooping two massive pots back-to-back to move into a chip lead he never relinquished.
Moneymaker departed shortly thereafter, losing out with aces after Zayn Mushtaq rivered a flush, taking home £588 for his 14th place finish.
With the blinds continuing to climb, Arie Juliusburger bubbled the final table in tenth for £790 before Marian Calota falling in ninth one short of making Day 3.
The final eight players will return to play down to a winner to discover the latest Platinum Pass winner at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the information and live updates.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,615,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
2,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
2,060,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,700,000 | |
|
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,170,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
1,170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
990,000 | |
Marian Calota Eliminated in 9th Place (£953)
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Marian Calota moved all in for 275,000 from the button.
"I need a count regardless," said Jay Yerby in the big blind as Justin Bateson thought in the small blind.
Bateson folded and Yerby looked at his cards. "I call, I have aces." He turned over 
and was up against the 
of Calota.
There was no help on the 
runout and Calota was eliminated. The remaining eight players are bagging up ahead of Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Wong Doubles Through Mushtaq
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Zayn Mushtaq opened to 190,000 and called a shove from Ken Wong on the button for 500,000.
Zayn Mushtaq: 
Ken Wong: 
The flop came 
and although the 
gave Mushtaq additional straight outs, the river was the 
and Wong doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
990,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Final Table Draw
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Baker | 900,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Simon Green | 1,150,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Andrew Barham | 3,575,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Ken Wong | 800,000 | 13 |
| 5 | Alan Lambert | 1,700,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Marian Calota | 325,000 | 5 |
| 7 | Justin Bateson | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Jay Yerby | 1,600,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Zayn Mushtaq | 1,550,000 | 26 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,575,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,500,000 | |
|
|
1,700,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
900,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
325,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Juliusburger Bubbles Final Table
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Arie Juliusburger opened to 200,000 and called a shove from Justin Bateson for his last 450,000.
Arie Juliusburger: 
Justin Bateson: 
The board ran out 
and Juliusburger was eliminated, bubbling the final table of nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Gough and Schneider Eliminated
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Shortly after the elimination of David Gough, Eduardo Schneider three-bet all in from the small blind for 275,000 after Simon Green opened to 125,000.
Green didn't seem too happy but eventually called with 
. Schneider would need to win a flip with 
but an eight on the 
flop gave Green the lead and the turn and river 
changed nothing and Schneider was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000