Main Event Day 2 | 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK

11-05-2015 17:07 UTC

Time For A Break

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The players are on a scheduled 15-minute break.

11-05-2015 17:06 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	160,000 86,000	86,000

Townsend Receives a Gift From Mallu

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Joseph Townsend is up to 246,000 thanks to a gift from Alli Mallu.

Townsend opened to 4,500 and then instantly called when Mallu three-bet all-in for 50 big blinds with what turned out to be ace-seven off suit. Townsend held , which held, and Mallu heads into the cold, Nottingham air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Townsend	246,000 75,100	75,100
Alli Mallu	Busted

Tags: Ali Mallu Joseph Townsend

11-05-2015 16:54 UTC

Men (and Women) Down!

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Here's a list of the latest players to see their dreams of winning this tournament end in tatters.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coates	Busted
Aaron Easom	Busted
Jefferson Dike	Busted
Ross Patman	Busted
Ning Li	Busted
Martyn Frey	Busted
Richard Hawes	Busted
Aleksandr Balashov	Busted
Trevor Pearson	Busted
Daniel Koeninger	Busted
Carlo Citrone	Busted
Martin Hogarty	Busted
Joseph Pateman	Busted
Paul Jackson	Busted
Chris Cancelliere	Busted
Richard Baker	Busted
Stephen Shayler	Busted
Marius Lietuvninkas	Busted
Min Ji	Busted
John Bonadies	Busted
Enzo Del Piero	Busted
Adam Green	Busted

11-05-2015 16:32 UTC

Foggin Wins Flip, Busts Allen

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Kevin Allen's tournament is over thanks to losing a coin flip to Marc Foggin.

Foggin opened, Allen three-bet all-in for 20 big blinds with and Foggin called with . No ace or king on the board and Allen was gone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	275,000 30,000	30,000
Kevin Allen	Busted

Tags: Marc Foggin

11-05-2015 16:28 UTC

Mallu's Gonna Mallu

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We've just been chatting to Tamer Kamel who was in disbelief at what he'd witnessed at his table, hands involving the legendary Alli Mallu.

Mallu is infamous for playing any two cards and playing them like his life depends on them. As you'll see from the following two hands, Mallu is rather unpredictable.

Chi Zhang opened the betting and Mallu three-bet him from the next seat along. Korey Nix was to Mallu's immediate left and he four-bet to 20,000, which folded out Zhang. Mallu then jammed for 200,000 with what turned out to be and then lost to the of Nix.

A short while later, Toby Robinson raised and Mike Tomney called. Mallu pushed his 35,000 stack into the middle only to see Robinson re-shove and Tomney snap call.

Robinson held , Tomney the and Mallu . Mallu's hand improved to be the best by the river and he's suddenly gone from hero, to zero, and back again in the space of an orbit!

Player	Chips	Progress
Korey Nix	252,000 201,900	201,900
Chi Zhang	248,000 8,000	8,000
Alli Mallu	135,000 -30,000	-30,000
Toby Robinson	100,000 -46,100	-46,100
Alex Goulder	97,000 -65,300	-65,300
Mike Tomney	87,000 4,900	4,900
Tamer Kamel	47,500 11,200	11,200

Tags: Tamer Kamel Chi Zhang Ali Mallu

11-05-2015 16:07 UTC

Big Stack Poker

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Dando	520,000 18,000	18,000
Andrew Seden	465,000 331,200	331,200
Michael Mizrachi	390,000 -6,000	-6,000

Robert Davies	380,000 250,200	250,200
Billy Chattaway	310,000 -20,000	-20,000
Bastian Bluem	270,000 110,300	110,300
Phillip Mighall	250,000 10,000	10,000
Simon Deadman	250,000 -30,000	-30,000
Marc Foggin	245,000 -5,000	-5,000
Chi Zhang	240,000 54,400	54,400

11-05-2015 16:01 UTC

Fletcher Doubles Through O'Connor

Matthew Pitt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The action was on Kelly Saxby on the button and the American set the price to play at 5,000. Jamie O'Connor, in the small blind, defended with a three-bet to 12,500. Michael Fletcher, a wily veteran in poker terms, four-bet all-in for 36,000. Saxby got out of the way, but O'Connor made the call.

O'Connor:
Fletcher:

O'Connor took the lead on the flop and stayed there on the turn. Just as it looked like O'Connor would be adding even more chips to his stack, the improved Fletcher to the best hand, much to the dismay of Saxby who said she folded .