£1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 UKIPT Edinburgh

10-27-2023 02:29 UTC

Filho Busts on Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrew Hawksby moved all in for 60,000 from under the gun and Manoel Filho asked for the count before making the call in the small blind. Players flipped their cards, with Hawksby at risk.

Andrew Hawksby: A♣2♣
Manoel Filho: 10♣10♠

The board ran out A♥Q♠3♦9♥2♥. Hawksby hit a pair of aces on the flop and two pair on the river. He won the pot and Filho was left with just 22,000 behind.

A couple of hands later, Filho moved all in from late position and James Mclean called in the big blind. Players flipped their cards.

Manoel Filho: A♣10♦
James Mclean: K♠J♥

The board ran out 6♣Q♣2♠3♦K♣. The king on the river gave Mclean a pair to give him the pot. Filho was eliminated on the bubble. The rest of the players bagged and tagged.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawksby	130,000 89,000	89,000
James Mclean	120,000
Manoel Filho	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hawksby James Mclean Manoel Filho

10-27-2023 01:22 UTC

Nielsen Busts Before Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Manoel Filho was all in preflop from the big blind against Nicolai Nielsen in the small blind. Players flipped their cards, with Filho at risk.

Manoel Filho: A♥8♠
Nicolai Nielsen: Q♥8♥

The board ran out 4♣J♥9♥6♦6♣. Filho held with his ace high and the pair of sixes on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Nielsen was left short and, moments later, was forced to get his chips in the middle. He lost the pot and was eliminated from the tournament. With that, the bubble began.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manoel Filho	185,000 185,000	185,000
Nicolai Nielsen	Busted

Tags: Manoel Filho Nicolai Nielsen

10-27-2023 01:17 UTC

Vessella Left Short, Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Kane was all in preflop against Stefano Vessella, with Kane at risk as players flipped their cards.

Michael Kane: A♣K♦
Stefano Vessella: A♦J♣

The board ran out 5♥8♥2♥8♦3♠. Neither player improved and so both had the pair of eights with ace high. Kane's king kicker played to give him the pot and the double up.

Vessella was left short and, a few hands later, busted from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	220,000 -5,000	-5,000
Stefano Vessella	Busted

Tags: Michael Kane Stefano Vessella

10-27-2023 00:49 UTC

Elder Busts as Bubble Looms

Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Kane open raised from late position and Jun Beum Chun called on the button. Rupert Elder then shoved all in from the big blind for 27,500. Kane folded and Chun made the call with the bigger stack. The cards were turned.

Rupert Elder: 2♥2♣
Jun Beum Chun: 7♣7♥

The board ran out K♠J♠K♥5♠J♣. The board double paired and both players had their pocket pairs counterfeited. Chun's seven high played to give him the pot. Elder was eliminated from the tournament with just a few players remaining before the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	220,000
Rupert Elder	Busted

Tags: Jun Beum Chun Michael Kane Rupert Elder

10-26-2023 23:11 UTC

Docherty Loses Flip, Busts to Kane

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Kane raised from the button and David Docherty moved all in from the small blind for around 60,000. Kane called with the bigger stack and players turned over their cards.

David Docherty: 10♥10♠
Michael Kane: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 7♥J♥Q♣3♣9♠. Kane paired his queen on the flop to get ahead and held to win the pot. UKIPT leaderboard front-runner Docherty was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	260,000
David Docherty	Busted

Tags: David Docherty Michael Kane

10-26-2023 22:29 UTC

Tian Calls With Higher Pair

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mengshi Tian open limped under the gun and Alexander Gordon also called. Donald Rae then moved all in over the top and Tian isolated. Players flipped their cards, with Rae at risk.

Donald Rae: 5♣5♦
Mengshi Tian: 6♣6♠

The board ran out J♥9♦10♠Q♥7♦. Tian held with his pocket sixes against Rae's fives. He won the pot and Rae was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	128,000 128,000	128,000
Alexander Gordon	41,000 5,000	5,000
Donald Rae	Busted

Tags: Alexander Gordon Donald Rae Mengshi Tian

10-26-2023 21:03 UTC

Mauron Wins Flip, Clements Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jacques Mauron raised from the button and Paul Clements moved all in from the big blind for 26,000. Mauron called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Paul Clements: Q♠Q♥
Jacques Mauron: A♠K♠

It was the most classic of poker races. The board ran out J♦9♦10♥3♣Q♦. The flop gave Clements a straight draw with his pocket queens. The river, however, brought Clements the set and gave Mauron the straight. Mauron won the pot and Clements was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Mauron	200,000 80,000	80,000
Paul Clements	Busted

Tags: Jacques Mauron Paul Clements

10-26-2023 17:04 UTC

Jennings Runs Into Trip Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of A♥K♠8♦10♠. Rory Jennings checked and Jacques Mauron bet 8,000. Jennings check-raised all in for 32,000 and Mauron made the call.

Jennings showed K♣8♠ for two pair, kings and eights. Mauron showed A♦A♣ for trip aces.

The river came the 9♠ and Mauron held. Jennings was eliminated. Jennings has since jumped back in for his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Mauron	120,000 120,000	120,000
Rory Jennings	Busted

Tags: Jacques Mauron Rory Jennings

10-26-2023 16:34 UTC

Hand Wins Flip, Laghzaoui Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Tom Laghzaoui raised to 1,000 from middle position, Valeriy Hrachov called in late position, and Fintan Hand reraised to 4,000 from the button. Laghzaoui moved all in for a little less than 20,000 and Hand called with more chips.

Tom Laghzaoui: 6♥6♣
Fintan Hand: K♣Q♣

The board ran out K♠2♠2♣10♦5♥. Hand hit a pair of kings on the flop, two pair with the deuces on board. He held to win the pot and Laghzaoui was eliminated.