£560 UKPC Main Event
Day 2 Started
2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships
£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£556,780
Entries
1,148
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Entries
169
Players Left
1
Packer Leads Final Day at the GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event
Day 1a chip leader Leslie Packer leads the pack of 169 players at the start ofDay 2 of the GGPoker United Kingdom Poker Championship Main Event here in Nottingham at Dusk Till Dawn poker club.
The Welshman has over $77,000 in live tournament earnings and will be hoping to add to that number here at the GGPoker UKPC Main Event. He will face stiff competition as other notables in the field include online Day 1a chip leader Andrew Wilson (3,384,380), Ali Ayub (2,340,000), Waheed Ashraf (2,250,000) and Chris Da Silva (2,035,000), who all bagged over average.
Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts at the GGPoker UKPC Main Event
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Packer | 4,455,000 | 178 |
| 2 | Marius Westlund | 4,150,000 | 166 |
| 3 | Duncan McLellan | 3,650,000 | 146 |
| 4 | Henrik Nowroozi | 3,580,000 | 143 |
| 5 | Simon Wilson | 3,486,394 | 139 |
| 6 | Andrew Wilson | 3,384,380 | 135 |
| 7 | Seth Webber | 3,366,453 | 135 |
| 8 | Francis Obadun | 3,200,000 | 128 |
| 9 | Sandeep Shah | 3,055,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Byron Borburg | 3,052,928 | 122 |
Early in the day all attention will be on the final showdown between Team Firaldo and Team Robin. GGPoker ambassador Lukas Robinson (285,000) is the final member of his team and he will battle Team Firaldo's Gurvinder Shergill (400,000), who also had a below average stack, to see who can win the last longer contest.
The prizepool broke the £500,000 guarantee and generate a total prizepool of £556,780 which includes £95,000 for the champion.
Action will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with blinds being rolled back to 15,000/25,000 with an 25,000 big blind ante. Blinds will be 30-minutes in length with blinds being extended to 40-minutes for the final table. Action will also be live streamed on the Dusk Till Dawn YouTube channel from 7:45 p.m. on a delay.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all the action until a champion is crowned today.
Level: 14
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 14
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament director has announced "Shuffle Up and Deal!" as Day 2 has started.
Gardner Wins Early Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ashley Timms raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Anthony Gardner and Lewis Cowell in the blinds.
Action checked through on the 
flop.
The turn came the 
and Gardner led for 105,000. Only Cowell called.
The 
was the river and Gardner bet 275,000. Cowell folded saying "Your sevens are good, I only had a flush draw" as the chips went to Gardner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
375,000
-455,000
|
-455,000 |
Licollari Takes Pot on Turn
Level 14
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
William Dudgeon raised to 50,000 and Nelson Licollari, who qualified to Day 2 online, called in early position. Malcolm McKinlay called on the button and Chris Wood called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Licollari who bet 125,000. Only McKinlay called.
The 
was the turn and Licollari bet 150,000 which produced a quick fold from McKinlay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
370,417
|
370,417 |
|
|
760,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Adderley Eliminates Kelliher With Set
Level 14
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
There was around 480,000 in the pot. John Adderley was under the gun against Patrick Kelliher in the cutoff.
The board read 
and Adderley checked. Kelliher bet 50,000 before Adderley moved all in for around 600,000 effective covering Kelliher. Kelliher went into the tank using his time bank cards before calling. Adderley showed 
for a set which ensured Kelliher's elimination as he turned over 
for an overpair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Houghton Four-Bet Shoves on French
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kevin Houghton raised to 75,000 from the cutoff before Lee French three-bet to 265,000 in the small blind. Action folded to Houghton who eyed up French's stack before moving in for around 1,165,000 effective.
French went into the tank using a time bank card before making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
900,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Jackson Triple Barrels
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Jackson raised to 65,000 from the hijack and was called by Daniel Maynard in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Maynard check called Jackson's 90,000 bet.
The 
came the turn and Jackson fired 100,000. Maynard called.
The river came the 
and Maynard checked. Jackson pulled the trigger with a bet of 300,000 in which Maynard quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |