GUKPT Luton Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton
GUKPT Luton Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton
Buy-in
£1,250
Prize Pool
£375,100
Entries
341
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
191
Players Left
47
Khera Leads After Day 1b of the GUKPT Main Event Luton
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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.
End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
252,200 | -400 |
|
186,000 | -14,000 |
|
152,600 | 52,600 |
|
148,100 | -1,900 |
|
146,000 | 56,000 |
|
133,600 | 13,600 |
|
121,000 | 26,000 |
|
114,300 | 48,300 |
|
|
108,500 | 108,500 |
|
107,900 | 107,900 |
|
|
99,990 | 76,990 |
|
|
92,500 | 92,500 |
|
91,900 | -18,100 |
|
91,400 | -8,600 |
|
|
90,100 | 25,100 |
|
|
89,100 | 89,100 |
|
87,600 | 12,600 |
|
|
87,100 | 87,100 |
|
86,900 | 56,900 |
|
|
82,200 | 82,200 |
|
|
79,800 | 44,800 |
|
|
79,000 | 79,000 |
|
74,500 | -5,500 |
|
|
74,400 | |
|
|
72,700 | 72,700 |
Day 1b ends with 47 players remaining
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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 |
Christoforou Doubles
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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: 
Catterson: 
Board: 
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 |
|
65,000 | 52,000 |
Six More Hands
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Each table will play six more hands before all remaining players bag their chips.
Cloud Nine For Morreale
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Calogero Morreale, Mauricio Pais, and one other player were all in preflop with the cards on their backs.
Morreale: 
Pais: 
Player 1: 
Board: 
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 | |
|
Busted |
Set For Hynam
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andrew Christoforou raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Mitchell Hynam called in the big blind. The flop fell 
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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
13,000 | -29,000 |
Final Level Underway
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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