Main Event Day 1a | 2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

02-21-2018 16:02 UTC

Vamplew in the Field and Going Steady

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Vamplew's last two cashes have been at Dusk Till Dawn; in the MILLIONS back in April 2017 and later at the DTD1000 in August. Vamplew is back and in this hand defended his big blind after the cutoff opened to 5,000.

The flop came [jsh9hjh] and Vamplew check-called a bet of 5,000. The turn was the and both players checked.

The pair checked the river and Vamplew showed and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vamplew	140,000

Tags: David Vamplew

02-21-2018 15:51 UTC

Johnson Over 300k After "Just Smashing Some Flops"

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Johnson	320,000 200,000	200,000

02-21-2018 15:43 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:30]	190,000 -30,000	-30,000
Manig Loeser	180,000 80,000	80,000

Tom Hall	155,000 -35,000	-35,000
Artan Dedusha	121,000 66,000	66,000
Paul Jackson	120,000 20,000	20,000
Ludovic Geilich	120,000 20,000	20,000

Nicholas Todd	100,000
Natalia Breviglieri	70,000 -26,000	-26,000

Steven Warburton	37,000 -26,000	-26,000
Tom Middleton	26,000 -19,000	-19,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-21-2018 15:26 UTC

Garland Rivers Two Outer for the Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The button limped and Andrew Garland completed in the small blind. Tim Slater was in the big blind and raised to 6,600. The button folded and Garland called.

Garland check-called a bet of 8,000 on the flop. The turn was the . Garland checked and Slater moved all in for 57,600. Garland called.

Slater showed for top pair and Garland said "Bad call," and turned over .

The river was the giving Garland trips, and Slater shot to his feet. "Ridiculous," he said, "Fucking ridiculous," as he was sent to the rail at the hands of a two-outer.

Garland, who is affectionately known by the moniker 'The Elderly Maniac,' now sits on a healthy 370,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Garland	370,000 370,000	370,000
Tim Slater	Busted

Tags: Andrew Garland Tim Slater

02-21-2018 15:10 UTC

Breviglieri At Starting Stack, But That's Half the Story

Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Natalia Breviglieri may be at starting stack, but that's half the story according to her.

"I was down to 22,000," said Breviglieri, "I had nines against an opponent with . The board came so my opponent rivered a wheel.

"ThenI picked up kings to double up. Next hand I had jacks and cracked queens after I flopped a jack. I just doubled a short stack up so I'm back to starting stack!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalia Breviglieri	96,000 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: Natalia Breviglieri

02-21-2018 15:07 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dritan Arapi	260,000 65,000	65,000
[Removed:30]	220,000 117,000	117,000
Usman Kashmir	170,000 40,000	40,000
Andrew Christoforou	140,000 55,000	55,000
Marcel Luske	105,000 5,000	5,000

Christian Thiry	99,000 -1,000	-1,000
Thomas Stannard	69,000 -24,000	-24,000
Steven Warburton	63,000
Artan Dedusha	55,000
Jamie Whyte	31,000 -59,000	-59,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

02-21-2018 14:59 UTC

"Nice Bet" Forces Leckey to Fold

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

On a double-paired board of Paul Leckey was facing a bet of 82,500 into a pot approaching 85,000. Leckey asked what the bet was and the dealer counted out.

Eventually Leckey folded, and his opponent took down the pot without showing. "Nice bet," said Leckey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Leckey	105,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Paul Leckey

02-21-2018 14:57 UTC

More Players Join the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

A handful of big names have joined the field including Manig Loeser, who has sat down in between Tom Middleton and Marcel Luske. We will have to wait and see whether these three clash at all over the course of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brammer	100,000
Manig Loeser	100,000

Paul Jackson	100,000
Guy Taylor	100,000