£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 UKIPT Edinburgh

10-28-2023 17:02 UTC

Marius Varanavicius Eliminated in 8th Place (£6,300)

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg raised from early position and Marius Varanavicius shoved all in with a short stack. Spraggy called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Marius Varanavicius: K♥9♦
Benjamin Spragg: A♣8♥

The board ran out 7♣4♥7♦10♣10♦. Neither player improved, both playing two pair with the tens and sevens on board. Spraggy held with his ace high to win the pot.

Varanavicius was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for £6,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	1,050,000 70,000	70,000

Marius Varanavicius	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Marius Varanavicius

10-28-2023 16:58 UTC

Gormley Gets Aces in Against Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gajathan Kamalanathan raised from middle position and Daniel Gormley reraised to 80,000 from the button. Kamalanathan four-bet to 300,000, then Gormley moved all in for over 1,000,000 chips. Kamalanathan called and the cards were turned on their backs in what was a huge pot.

Daniel Gormley: A♦A♣
Gajathan Kamalanathan: K♣K♥

The board ran out 7♠J♠9♣J♣A♠. Gormley further improved to a full house on the river, aces full of jacks. He won the pot and doubled up to 2,200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Gormley	2,200,000 1,090,000	1,090,000

Gajathan Kamalanathan	760,000 -1,020,000	-1,020,000

Tags: Daniel Gormley Gajathan Kamalanathan

10-28-2023 16:51 UTC

Kamalanathan Makes Trips

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gajathan Kamalanathan raised to 31,000, Benjamin Spragg called in late position, and Stephen Mckay called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣4♦10♥. Mckay checked and Kamalanathan bet 30,000. Spraggy called and Mckay folded his hand. The turn was the 10♣. Kamalanathan bet 80,000 and Spragg called again.

The river came the Q♣. Kamalanathan fired out a bet of 250,000 and Spraggy went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call, an anguished look on his face.

Kamalanathan showed A♠10♣ for trip tens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gajathan Kamalanathan	1,780,000 360,000	360,000

Benjamin Spragg	980,000 -420,000	-420,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Gajathan Kamalanathan Stephen Mckay

10-28-2023 16:33 UTC

Mackenzie Wins Flip to Double

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gajathan Kamalanathan raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Andrew Mackenzie moved all in from the big blind for 255,000. Kamalanathan made the call and players flipped their cards.

Andrew Mackenzie: 8♣8♠
Gajathan Kamalanathan: A♥9♥

The board ran out 3♠10♠7♣J♠Q♦. Mackenzie held with his pocket eights to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gajathan Kamalanathan	1,420,000 90,000	90,000

Andrew Mackenzie	580,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Andrew Mackenzie Gajathan Kamalanathan

10-28-2023 16:23 UTC

Teliani Doubles Up With Straight

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg open raised from the button for 30,000 and Nohad Teliani moved all in from the small blind for 195,000. Daniel Gormley pushed all in over the top from the big blind. Spraggy folded and two players flipped their cards.

Nohad Teliani: J♣9♣
Daniel Gormley: A♥10♥

The board ran out 10♠8♥9♠Q♣A♦. Gormley paired his ten on the flop and Teliani picked up a straight draw along with her pair of nines. The turn gave Teliani the straight and she doubled up her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Gormley	1,110,000 -90,000	-90,000

Nohad Teliani	420,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Daniel Gormley Nohad Teliani

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

10-28-2023 15:52 UTC

Jun Beum Chun Eliminated in 9th Place (£5,460)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg raised to 25,000 from late position and Jun Beum Chun three-bet from the button. Spraggy four-bet to 170,000 and Chun moved all in. Spraggy quickly called for 682,000 and players flipped their cards.

Benjamin Spragg: A♣A♠
Jun Beum Chun: A♥5♥

The board ran out 8♠Q♥Q♣8♣3♥. Spraggy held with his pocket aces to win the pot, chipping up to around 1,400,000 and leaving CHun short.

The next hand, Benjamin Spragg open raised to 25,000 from late position and Jun Beum Chun moved all in for his remaining 180,000. Nohad Teliani got the count and then moved all in over the top. Spraggy folded and two players flipped their cards, with Chun at risk.

Jun Beum Chun: A♠3♠
Nohad Teliani: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out 5♠8♥J♣9♥2♦. Teliani held with her pocket queens. Chun was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for £5,460.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	1,400,000 780,000	780,000

Nohad Teliani	450,000 270,000	270,000
Jun Beum Chun	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Jun Beum Chun Nohad Teliani

10-28-2023 15:28 UTC

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts (full)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips
20	1	Andrew Mackenzie	Scotland	310,000
20	2	Gajathan Kamalanathan	UK	1,330,000
20	3	Benjamin Spragg	UK	620,000
20	4	Jun Beum Chun	South Korea	670,000
20	5	Nohad Teliani	Canada	180,000
20	6	Daniel Gormley	Scotland	1,200,000
20	7	Stephen Mckay	Scotland	620,000
20	8	Marius Varanavicius	Lithuania	500,000
20	9	Fintan Hand	Ireland	1,050,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Gajathan Kamalanathan	1,330,000 661,000	661,000

Daniel Gormley	1,200,000 600,000	600,000

Fintan Hand	1,050,000 -100,000	-100,000

Jun Beum Chun	670,000 -110,000	-110,000
Benjamin Spragg	620,000 10,000	10,000

Stephen Mckay	620,000 -100,000	-100,000
Marius Varanavicius	500,000 130,000	130,000
Andrew Mackenzie	310,000 -110,000	-110,000
Nohad Teliani	180,000 -192,000	-192,000

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Tags: Andrew Mackenzie Benjamin Spragg Daniel Gormley Gajathan Kamalanathan Jun Beum Chun Marius Varanavicius Nohad Teliani Stephen Mckay

10-28-2023 15:20 UTC

Final Table Begins

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event has reached the final table.

10-28-2023 15:19 UTC

Bojidar Boiadjiev Eliminated in 10th Place (£4,730)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bojidar Boiadjiev shoved all in from under the gun with a short stack and Jun Beum Chun called in the big blind. Players turned over their cards.

Bojidar Boiadjiev: 9♦9♥
Jun Beum Chun: A♠10♠

The board ran out 6♠K♠A♥A♣2♠. Chun hit a pair of aces on the flops, trips on the turn, then made a flush on the river. He won the pot and Boiadjiev was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for £4,730.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	780,000 470,000	470,000
Bojidar Boiadjiev	Busted

Tags: Bojidar Boiadjiev Jun Beum Chun