£1,000 Main Event
Day 3 Started
£1,000 Main Event
Day 3 Started
PokerNews welcomes you to coverage of the final day, of the £1,000 GUKPT Reading Main Event. Just 14 players return to play out Day 3, playing down to a winner by the end of play today.
108 players returned on Day 2 that saw 34 players make the money, after Duc Cao was eliminated on the bubble.
First place is to be paid £78,260 as well as the title of GUKPT Reading champion. Play will resume at 12:00 p.m. local time with blinds at 600/1200 with a 1200 big bling ante. There will be breaks every two levels and a 40-minute break after the fourth level of the day.
Some players still in with a chance at winning the event are previous champion Jack Hardcastle who comes into the final day in third position (680,000), Christopher Brammer (397,000) and Grosvenor sponsored player Richard Trigg (486,000).
There will also be a live-streamed feature table presented by the GUKPT, available to watch on YouTube and Twitch free to watch on a 30-minute delay.
Join PokerNews as the live reporting team will bring you all the up-to-date action on the GUKPT £1,000 Main Event as they crown a winner.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Cards are in the air in the Main Event. Play will continue as usual before a short 30-minute pause from PokerNews updates when they are down to a 9-handed final table so live updates follow in sync with the stream.
RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
1 | M. B | United Kingdom | 1,190,000 |
2 | David Anderson | United Kingdom | 1,125,000 |
3 | Jack Hardcastle | United Kingdom | 680,000 |
4 | Jack Loraine | United Kingdom | 565,000 |
5 | Kuljinder Sidhu | United Kingdom | 505,000 |
6 | Richard Trigging | United Kingdom | 486,000 |
7 | Anthony Gardner | United Kingdom | 439,000 |
8 | Emrah Yildiz | United Kingdom | 410,000 |
9 | Christopher Brammer | United Kingdom | 397,000 |
10 | Vikrum Mehta | United Kingdom | 349,000 |
11 | Benjamin Creasey | United Kingdom | 322,000 |
12 | Phil Tate | United Kingdom | 172,000 |
13 | Andrew Bullen | United Kingdom | 150,000 |
14 | Robert Maile | United Kingdom | 141,000 |
After Vikrum Mehta opened 24,000 from the cutoff, Christopher Brammer three-bet before Mehta moved all in. Brammer quickly called and it was a bit of a cooler for Mehta.
Vikrum Mehta:
Christopher Brammer:
The board ran out clean for Brammer in the end, as it came to give Brammer the essential double and sending Mehta to the rail in 14th for £3,660.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Brammer
|
885,000 | 488,000 |
Vikrum Mehta | Busted |
After Andrew Bullen opened from the cutoff, Robert Maile called in the big blind.
The flop came down and they got the rest of Maile's 100,000 chips in.
Robert Maile:
Andrew Bullen:
The board ran out turn river to send Maile to the rail in 13th for £3,960.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Bullen | 350,000 | 200,000 |
Robert Maile | Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
After Christopher Brammer opened to 35,000 under-the-gun, the small blind Emrah Yildiz jammed all in for 158,000 and Brammer called
Emrah Yildiz:
Christopher Brammer:
The board ran out to bust Yildiz in 12th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Brammer
|
780,000 | 180,000 |
Emrah Yildiz | Busted |
Benjamin Creasey opened under the gun to 35,000 before Anthony Gardner moved all in for 185,000 from the big blind and Creasey called.
Anthony Gardner:
Benjamin Creasey:
The board of gave Creasey rivered top-pair to send Gardner, the ex-professional football player, to the rail in 11th, good for £4,570
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Creasey | 270,000 | -52,000 |
Anthony Gardner | Busted |