The Isle of Man leg of the UKIPT is special for many reasons, one of which being the fact PokerStars and Full Tilt employees are allowed to play in the Main Event. Two such employees just clashed at Table 5, namely Baard Dahl and Ankit Ahuja.
Dahl opened to 1,800 from the cutoff and Ahuja defended his big blind with a call, before check-calling a 2,200 bet on the flop. Ahuja checked again when the dealer put the onto the board and then quickly ducked out of the way when Dahl bet 4,100.
Dahl works in the PokerStars Poker Room Management team but when he's not working he's an avid poker and chess player and won the combined chess and poker tournament here at the UKIPT Isle of Man festival in 2014.
The following 11 players have used their option to re enter within the first four levels of play. Amongst them Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier, a former high stakes MTT player with over $5 million in online cashes. He now works for PokerStars though, and he played this £400 Main Event twice already.
67 players are currently playing the tournament, with an average stack of 41,400. 100 players entered and a total of 11 re entries were made, for 111 entries total.
James Loudon got his last 7,025 chips in before the flop from early position. Action folded to Simon Hamilton in the cutoff and he called. The button and both blinds folded and it was time for the two of 'em to table their cards.
Simon Hamilton:
James Loudon:
The flop came and the door was already open for a chop. The on the turn gave Loudon some more outs and the on the river sealed the deal for the split pot.
Former World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Chris Moneymaker raised to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Kenneth Chih-Hung to his immediate left. Wai Kwen Yuen called from the cutoff only to see James Loudon move all-in for 11,425 from the button.
Both blinds folded and Moneymaker called only to see Chih-Hung move all-in. Moneymaker instantly called to put both players at risk of elimination.
Moneymaker:
Chih-Hung:
Loudon:
A board reading saw Moneymaker send two opponents to the sidelines and his own chip count to the top of the leaderboard.
Moneymaker informed his table mates that he's having to leave the tournament for 90-minutes once play resumes after the dinner break, this massive pot should help prevent that downtime being too costly.
Simon Trumper raised to 1,200 from the cutoff, Stephen Charlton called on the button and David Wilkies squeezed all-in for 7,050. Trumper called, Charlton folded and the cards were revealed.
Trumper:
Wilkies:
Wilkies went into the lead on the flop and stayed there through the turn and river.
Adam Owen opened for 1,400 from middle position and the player in the cutoff and Finn Zwad in the big blind both called.
The flop came and Zwad checked. Owen made a 2,200 continuation bet and the cutoff immediately released. Zwad wasn't so eager to throw away his cards though, and called.
Both players checked the on the turn and the hit the river. Zwad bet out 2,675 and Owen tossed in three 1,000 chips to call not much later.
flop. Ahuja checked again when the dealer put the 
onto the board and then quickly ducked out of the way when Dahl bet 4,100.
, Christopher McNicholls checked from the big blind. Kelly Saxby, who abttled with McNicholls before today, made a bet of 8,500. 
and the door was already open for a chop. The 
on the turn gave Loudon some more outs and the 
on the river sealed the deal for the split pot.
saw Moneymaker send two opponents to the sidelines and his own chip count to the top of the leaderboard.
river.
and Zwad checked. Owen made a 2,200 continuation bet and the cutoff immediately released. Zwad wasn't so eager to throw away his cards though, and called. 
on the turn and the 
