£1,100 Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 UKIPT London

09-22-2023 21:26 UTC

Domination Rotation as Melten Makes Pair

Matt Warburton

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

Daniel Melten was all in preflop for around 65,000 against Beihao Wang, who had him covered as the cards were turned.

Daniel Melten: A♣Q♦
Beihao Wang: A♠K♥

The board ran out Q♥5♥10♦2♦6♦. Melten came back from behind to make a pair of queens on the flop. He won the pot and doubled up his stack to close to 150,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Melten	140,000
Beihao Wang	90,000

Tags: Daniel Melten Beihao Wang

09-22-2023 21:17 UTC

Dziewierzynski Holds With Pair

Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of 4♥6♦7♥. Bartosz Dziewierzynski was all in for around 40,000 against Dan Wilson, who had the bigger stack as players turned their cards.

Bartosz Dziewierzynski: Q♠4♠
Dan Wilson: 9♥8♥

Dziewierzynski had a pair of fours and Wilson had a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn came the 6♠ and the river was the 2♠. Dziewierzynski managed to fade the outs and hold with his pair of fours. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartosz Dziewierzynski	110,000
Dan Wilson	95,000

Tags: Bartosz Dziewierzynski Dan Wilson

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-22-2023 20:57 UTC

Speranzoni Makes Flush and Doubles Up

Matt Warburton

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

Alberto Speranzoni raised from late position, Marian Ionut Farcas reraised to 12,000 and Speranzoni called.

The flop came 8♣2♠6♠. Speranzoni checked, Farcas bet 16,000 and Speranzoni moved all in for 73,000. Farcas went into the tank and then made the call. Speranzoni was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Alberto Speranzoni: K♠J♠
Marian Ionut Farcas: 5♥4♥

Farcas had a double gutter straight draw and Speranzoni had a flush draw with two overcards to the board.

The turn came the 10♦ and the river came the 5♠. Speranzoni made a flush on the river to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Speranzoni	165,000 165,000	165,000

Marian Ionut Farcas	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Marian Ionut Farcas

09-22-2023 20:36 UTC

Antoin Shoves River to Claim Pot

Matt Warburton

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

Elliot Antoin raised to 5,000 from middle position and Rory Jennings called on the button. Khanh Nguyen reraised to 16,000 from the small blind, Antoin called and Jennings folded.

The flop came 3♣3♥Q♥. Nguyen continued for 12,000, Antoin raised to 27,000 and Nguyen called.

The turn was the 6♥. Nguyen checked and Antoin shoved all in for the rest of Nguyen's chips. Nguyen went into the tank before eventually mucking his hand and conceding the pot to Antoin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elliot Antoin	245,000 245,000	245,000
Khanh Nguyen	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Elliot Antoin Khanh Nguyen Rory Jennings

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-22-2023 20:19 UTC

Chen Fades Outs to Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

David Gassian raised from middle position and Kelvin Chen moved all in from the button for 26,000. Gassian made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Kelvin Chen: K♣10♣
David Gassian: A♦10♦

The board ran out 4♠K♦J♦2♣5♥. Chen hit a pair of kings on the flop. Gassian picked up a flush draw and backdoor straight draw. Chen managed to fade the outs to hold. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gassian	80,000 -25,000	-25,000
Kelvin Chen	55,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: David Gassian Kelvin Chen

09-22-2023 20:13 UTC

Fawzi Makes Showdown With Pair

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Farid Fawzi raised to 3,000 from early position and picked up three callers, including David Gassian, and Kelvin Chen in the small blind.

The flop came 5♠A♥4♦. Chen checked and Fawzi bet 6,000. Gassian and Chen both called.

The turn was the 7♣ and all three players checked. The river came the 8♥ and all players checked again. Fawzi showed A♣Q♠ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gassian	105,000 105,000	105,000
Farid Fawzi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Kelvin Chen	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: David Gassian Farid Fawzi Kelvin Chen

09-22-2023 20:04 UTC

Worley-Roberts Eliminated by Marle Spragg

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded around to Marle Spragg, who pushed all in from the small blind. Deborah Worley-Roberts made the call in the big blind for around 30,000 and players flipped their cards.

Deborah Worley-Roberts: K♠Q♣
Marle Spragg: A♥3♠

The board ran out A♥10♣8♥7♠9♣. Spragg paired her ace on the flop and held to win the pot. Deborah Worley-Roberts wished the other players well as she left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	175,000 147,000	147,000
Deborah Worley-Roberts	Busted

Tags: Deborah Worley-Roberts Marle Spragg

09-22-2023 19:40 UTC

Late Registration Closed; 193 Entries Made

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Late registration has now closed for Day 1b of the UKIPT London Main Event. There have been 193 entries, meaning 29 players will make it through to Day 2 and into the money.

Day 1c, the final starting flight of the event, starts at 7 p.m. local time.