2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Chris Brice
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
£187,500
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,000,000
Entries
1,076
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Hands #10-14: Olympis and Morgan Chop it Up, Again!

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #10: Chris Brice raised to 550,000 with {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} in the hijack and Andreas Olympios picked up {a-Spades}{q-Spades} in the small blind. Olympios moved all in for 5.5m and Brice took a look at his opponent's stack before folding.

Hand #11: Olympios raised to 525,000 with {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} on the button and Daniel Morgan called in the small blind with {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Thomas Hemming called in the big blind with {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} giving both Olympios and Morgan the nut straight. It checked to Olympios who bet 650,000. Morgan called and Hemming folded. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Morgan checked to Olympios who bet 1.7m. Morgan check-raised all in and Olympios called. The river was the {a-Diamonds} and the players chopped it up.

Hand #12: Morgan raised to 575,000 on the button with {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Ryan Mandara three-bet to 1.9m with {k-Clubs}{3-Spades} from the big blind. Morgan moved all in and Mandara folded.

Hand #13: Morgan raised in the cutoff to 575,000 with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Hemming called on the button with {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Lu [also called in the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and both Lu and Hemming folded to a bet of 750,000 from Morgan.

Hand #14: Olympios raised to 625,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
33,000,000
Chris Brice gb
Chris Brice
16,000,000
Ning Lu cn
Ning Lu
14,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
13,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Daniel Morgan us
Daniel Morgan
10,000,000
3,300,000
3,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Andreas Olympios gb
Andreas Olympios
7,500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
7,400,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
Daniel Clark gb
Daniel Clark
6,600,000

Tags: Andreas OlympiosChris BriceDaniel MorganNing LuRyan MandaraThomas Hemming

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Hands #15-19: Lu Hits a Flush Against Morris

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #15: Andreas Olympios raised {a-}{k-} and won the pot after everyone folded.

Hand #16: Steven Morris made it 625,000 with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} from early position, and Ning Lu called on the button with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} with both blinds folding. The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Morris bet his overpair and Lu called.

On the {4-Diamonds} turn Morris slowed down and checked, and Lu also decided to see the river for free.

The {4-Hearts} fell on the river. Morris put 1.5million into the middle, and Lu thought through his options before he called and swooped the pot with a flush.

Hand #17: Daniel Morgan opened with a raise to 675,000 from early position with {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and Morris defended in the big blind with {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Morgan bet 775,000 after the action was checked to him on the {6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop and his opponent called.

Morris then checked to Morgan on the {7-Clubs} turn and folded to a continuation bet.

Hand #18: Chris Brice raised to 625,000 from the cutoff with {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, and Andreas Olympios called in the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Olympios checked the {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop and folded to a bet from Brice.

Hand #19: Action folded to Olympios in the small blind, and he woke up with {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. He raised to 750,000 and Morgan folded in the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
28,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000
Ning Lu cn
Ning Lu
17,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Chris Brice gb
Chris Brice
16,000,000
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
13,000,000
Daniel Morgan us
Daniel Morgan
12,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Andreas Olympios gb
Andreas Olympios
7,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
7,400,000
Daniel Clark gb
Daniel Clark
5,900,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Andreas OlympiosChris BriceDaniel MorganNing LuSteven Morris

Hands #20-22: Lu Moving Up the Chip Counts

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #20: Steven Morris raised to 675,000 with {k-Spades}{j-Spades} in the cutoff. It folded to Daniel Morgan in the small blind with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and he three-bet to 1.7m. Morris called and the flop came {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Morgan bet 1.3m and Morris folded.

Hand #21: Ning Lu raised to 625,000 from under the gun with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Morris {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} called in the hijack and Morgan {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} called on the button. All three checked the {8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop and the turn was the {j-Diamonds}. Lu bet 850,000 and Morris folded. Morgan called and the river was the {6-Spades}. Both players checked and Lu took down the pot with his pair of jacks.

Hand #22: Ryan Mandara limped with {10-Spades}{6-Hearts} in the small blind and Lu checked {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the big blind. Mandara bet 300,000 on the {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop and Lu called. The turn was the {10-Hearts} giving Mandara two pair but Lu a straight.

Mandara bet 1.1m and Lu called again. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and Mandara bet 1.9m. Lu then moved all in for around 19m. Mandara folded leaving himself around 3.5m behind.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
26,000,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Ning Lu cn
Ning Lu
24,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
Chris Brice gb
Chris Brice
16,000,000
Daniel Morgan us
Daniel Morgan
13,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
12,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Andreas Olympios gb
Andreas Olympios
7,100,000
-300,000
-300,000
Daniel Clark gb
Daniel Clark
5,900,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
3,500,000
-3,900,000
-3,900,000

Tags: Daniel MorganNing LuRyan MandaraSteven Morris

Hands #23-28: Mandara's Shove Gets Through

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Ryan Mandara
Ryan Mandara

Hand #23: Action folded to Ning Lu in the small blind. He was sat with {j-Spades}{7-Hearts} and limped while Chris Brice checked the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. The flop came {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}, and Lu's bet got a fold from Brice.

Hand #24: Andreas Olympios raised to 650,000 with {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} from early position. Daniel Clark was in the big blind with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and flat called. {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} hit the flop and both players checked.

Olympios bet 650,000 after Clark's check on the turn, and his opponent called.

On the {8-Diamonds} river Clark checked once again. Olympios bet 1.5million and Clark let his hand go after counting his chip stack.

Hand #25: Steven Morris got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #26: Ryan Mandara moved all in for 3.2million from early position with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and won the pot.

Hand #27: Morris raised to 675,000 on the button with {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and both the blinds folded.

Hand #28: Andreas Olympios raised {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} from the button to 650,000. Thomas Hemming was in the big blind with {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} and called before check-calling the {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Hemming checked the {q-Hearts} turn and Olympios checked behind to see the {8-Diamonds} river. Both players checked once more, and Hemming won with two pair at showdown.

Tags: Andreas OlympiosChris BriceDaniel ClarkNing LuRyan MandaraSteven MorrisThomas Hemming

Hands #29-36: Morgan Bluffs Brice to End the Level

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan

Hand #29: Ryan Mandara received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #30: Steven Morris raised to [675,000 with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Ning Lu defended his big blind with {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The pair checked the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop and the turn was the {8-Diamonds}. Lu check-called a bet of 375,000 and the river was the {q-Spades}. Lu check-folded to a bet of 950,000.

Hand #31: Morris raised to 675,000 with {a-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Daniel Morgan called with {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} in the hijack. Thomas Hemming was in the cutoff with {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and three-bet to 1.8m, forcing both opponents out of the pot.

Hand #32: Andreas Olympios raised to 650,000 from early position with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Hand #33: Ning Lu raised to 650,000 with {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in the cutoff and took down the pot.

Hand #34: Daniel Clark moved all in from the button for 3.4m with {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} and took down the pot.

Hand #35: Chris Brice raised to 650,000 in the hijack and Morgan defended his big blind with {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Morgan check-called a continuation bet of 475,000 from Brice. The turn was the {k-Clubs} and both players checked.

The river was the {10-Hearts} and Morgan bet 1.6m. Brice min-raised to 3.2m forcing Morgan out of the pot.

Hand #36: Morris raised to 675,000 with {10-Spades}{9-Hearts} in the cutoff and took down the pot.

Tags: Andreas OlympiosChris BriceDaniel ClarkDaniel MorganNing LuRyan MandaraSteven MorrisThomas Hemming

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break, and here are the updated chip counts. Steven Morris has extended his chip lead over Ning Lu, with Chris Brice and Thomas Hemming closing the gap between them and Lu.

At the bottom of the counts Ryan Mandara and Daniel Clark are in a fight for survival, and they will return with around 11 big blinds each.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
27,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Ning Lu cn
Ning Lu
23,775,000
-225,000
-225,000
Chris Brice gb
Chris Brice
17,875,000
1,875,000
1,875,000
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
14,850,000
2,850,000
2,850,000
Daniel Morgan us
Daniel Morgan
8,800,000
-4,200,000
-4,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Andreas Olympios gb
Andreas Olympios
6,900,000
-200,000
-200,000
Daniel Clark gb
Daniel Clark
3,975,000
-1,925,000
-1,925,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
3,950,000
450,000
450,000

Level: 35

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 350,000

#Hand 37-38: Ryan Mandara Eliminated in 8th Place (£16,500)

Level 35 : 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante
Ryan Mandara
Ryan Mandara

Hand #37: Daniel Morgan raised to 750,000 from the button with {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} and won the pot.

Hand #38: Daniel Clark raised from early position with {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and Ryan Mandara moved all in from the small blind for 3,550,000 with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} which Clark called.

Flop: {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Turn: {2-Clubs}
River: {9-Hearts}

The unluckiest of rivers for Mandara as Clark hit one of his two outs to eliminate his opponent in 8th place.

Mandara is the first player to leave the final table and will collect his prize of £16,500.

Tags: Daniel ClarkDaniel MorganRyan Mandara