GUKPT Luton Main Event
Day 1b Completed
GUKPT Luton Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Play has concluded in Day 1b of the GUKPT Main Event Luton with 47 players from 191 entries lasting all 10 levels and progressing to Day 2.
Aaron Khera tops the list with a massive 252,200, followed by Mitchell Nyman (186,000), Timothy Chung (152,600), Jack O'Neill (148,100) and Tom Hall (146,000).
Other notable names include Alexandru Papazian (114,300), Bhavin Khatri (107,900), Joe Hindry (87,600), Guillaume Soumier (74,500), Ryan Mandara (70,000), Leon Campbell (63,000), James Rann (59,300) and Benjamin Winsor (39,500).
Team Grosvenor will have Day 2 representation in the form of Andrew Hills, who bagged 66,400.
Day 1c Turbo flight is still in progress, and those who last all 10 20-minute blind levels will also progress to Day 2.
Join us back here at PokerNews on Saturday, June 4 at noon for coverage of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
252,200
400
|
400 |
|
|
186,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
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|
|
152,600
52,600
|
52,600 |
|
|
148,100
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
|
146,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
133,600
13,600
|
13,600 |
|
|
121,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
114,300
48,300
|
48,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
108,500
108,500
|
108,500 |
|
|
107,900
107,900
|
107,900 |
|
|
99,990
76,990
|
76,990 |
|
|
92,500
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
|
91,900
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
|
91,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,100
25,100
|
25,100 |
|
|
89,100
89,100
|
89,100 |
|
|
87,600
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
|
87,100
87,100
|
87,100 |
|
|
86,900
56,900
|
56,900 |
|
|
82,200
82,200
|
82,200 |
|
|
79,800
44,800
|
44,800 |
|
|
79,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
74,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
74,400 | |
|
|
72,700
72,700
|
72,700 |
The action is over in Day 1b with an unconfirmed 47 players remaining.
Aaron Khera looks to have secured the chip lead with a stack worth 252,600.
All confirmed chip stacks and a recap of the day's action will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
252,600
82,600
|
82,600 |
Eliot Catterson raised to 2,200 from middle position, and Joe Hindry called from the hijack. Andrew Christoforou moved all in from the button, and only Catterson called.
Christoforou: ![]()
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Catterson: ![]()
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Board: ![]()
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Christoforou hit top pair on the turn and took the lead, which ultimately was enough to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
65,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Each table will play six more hands before all remaining players bag their chips.
Calogero Morreale, Mauricio Pais, and one other player were all in preflop with the cards on their backs.
Morreale: ![]()
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Pais: ![]()
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Player 1: ![]()
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Board: ![]()
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Morreale had by far the worst of it, but a nine on the flop completely changed the scenario and he held to win a 100,000 chip pot, and Pais departed from the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
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Busted | |
Andrew Christoforou raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Mitchell Hynam called in the big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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and Hynam led for 1,400. Christoforou called, and both players checked on the
turn. The
fell on the river, and they checked to showdown.
Hynam tabled ![]()
for a set, and Christoforou showed ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level 10 has begun and in 60-minutes the remaining players will bag their chips and progress to Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000