2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
£84,875
Event Info
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£556,780
Entries
1,148
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
169
Players Left
1

Packer Gives Up on Bluff

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There was 95,000 in the pot and action was three ways.

Online qualifier David Thomas was in the cutoff against Nicholas McLennan and start of day chip leader Leslie Packer in the blinds.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Thomas bet 75,000 when checked. Action folded to Packer who check raised to 225,000. Thomas snap called.

The {q-Diamonds} was the turn and action went check check.

Action went check check on the {5-Spades} river and Packer revealed {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for nothing while Thomas showed {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top pair to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Leslie Packer gb
Leslie Packer
4,150,000
-305,000
-305,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
David Thomas (UK) gb
David Thomas (UK)
690,000
-1,833,222
-1,833,222

Tags: David ThomasLeslie PackerNicholas McLennan

Level: 16

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Styrvoll Gets River Shove Through

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Fredrik Styrvoll was in the hijack against Christopher Johnson in the big blind.

The pot was around 600,000 and the board read {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Johnson checked to Styrvoll in the hijack who moved all in for 670,000. Johnson used a time bank card before laying down his hand as the chips went to Styrvoll.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Johnson (UK) gb
Christopher Johnson (UK)
1,900,000
590,000
590,000
Fredrik Styrvoll gb
Fredrik Styrvoll
1,270,000
-233,818
-233,818

Tags: Christopher JohnsonFredrik Styrvoll

Halliday Doubles Through Houghton

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shaun Halliday moved all in for 405,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Kevin Houghton in the big blind and made the call.

Shaun Halliday: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Kevin Houghton: {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Halliday was ahead and needed to hold. The board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} which gave Halliday a crucial double up.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Houghton gb
Kevin Houghton
1,900,000
-450,000
-450,000
Shaun Halliday gb
Shaun Halliday
870,000
485,000
485,000

Tags: Kevin HoughtonShaun Halliday

Sayers Gets Four Bet Through

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Online qualifier Craig Sayers raised to 80,000 from middle position before Thomas Brady raised to 350,000 on the button. Action folded back to Sayers who four-bet all in for 1,240,000.

Brady went deep into the tank using a time bank card before showing {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and throwing his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Brady gb
Thomas Brady
3,125,000
895,000
895,000
Craig Sayers gb
Craig Sayers
1,700,000
419,320
419,320

Tags: Craig SayersThomas Brady

Level: 17

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Bickley Wins at Showdown

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

There was 350,000 in the pot. Razvan Purcara was in the cutoff against Robert Bickley in the small blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Purcara continued for 80,000. Bickley check called.

The {9-Hearts} was the turn and action checked through.

The {3-Spades} was the river and action went check check. Bickley showed {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for one pair which was enough to take down the pot as Purcara mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
2,700,000
1,145,000
1,145,000
Razvan Purcaru gb
Razvan Purcaru
2,400,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Razvan PurcaraRobert Bickley

Styrvoll's Kicker Plays

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was three ways to a flop. Christopher Johnson was in the hijack, Andrew Wilson was on the button and Fredrik Styrvoll in the big blind.

There was 375,000 in the pot and Johnson bet 125,000 when checked to. Both Wilson and Styrvoll called.

Action checked through on the {j-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {8-Diamonds} and action checked to Johnson who bet 200,000. Wilson folded and Styrvoll decided to look Johnson up. Johnson showed {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for top pair while Styrvoll showed {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to have Johnson outkicked to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Wilson gb
Andrew Wilson
3,500,000
115,620
115,620
Day 1A Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Christopher Johnson (UK) gb
Christopher Johnson (UK)
2,200,000
300,000
300,000
Fredrik Styrvoll gb
Fredrik Styrvoll
1,925,000
655,000
655,000

Tags: Andrew WilsonChristopher JohnsonFredrik Styrvoll