£1,000 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading

07-21-2022 15:33 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalwinder Dohil	72,000 8,000	8,000
Paul Linton	70,000 20,000	20,000
Gaurav Gupta	49,000 7,000	7,000
Vadim Cojocaru	45,200 25,200	25,200
George Sandford	16,000 10,000	10,000
Jack Hardcastle	13,000 7,000	7,000
Jamie Nixon	8,700 6,800	6,800

Players On 40 Minute Break

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Phil Toogood

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

All players in the field have been sent on a 40-minute break.

When they return play will be in level 5, with blinds at 200/300 with a 300 big blind ante.

07-21-2022 15:17 UTC

Set Versus Straight Benefits Linton, Busts Yerby

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Phil Toogood

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With three players seeing a turn of , it was Navas Robles betting 5,300 into Paul Linton in middle position and Jay Yerby in the cutoff. Linton had just called the 5,300 from Robles, but Yerby wasted no time moving all in for around 20,000.

Robles let his hand go fairly quickly and Linton snapped off the jam, covering Yerby.

Jay Yerby:
Paul Linton:

It was a rough one for Yerby, who had flopped a set against Linton's turned straight. The only gave Linton a 'mega straight' and busted Yerby after he failed to pair the board. Linton sits among the early chip leaders as we head into break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Linton	90,000 42,000	42,000
Jay Yerby	Busted

07-21-2022 15:00 UTC

Wang Pumps It Into Condon

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Phil Toogood

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With a raise to 900 from early position from Lei Wang, Cian Condon called from the cutoff before the small blind threw in calling chips too. The big blind folded and they were three-ways to a flop.

fell, causing Wang to continue for 1,600. Condon made the call and the small blind got out of the way.

On a turn Wang didn't slow down, gesturing to see Condon's stack. He then decided to keep the pressure on, betting 3,400. Condon mulled over his decision before calling, leaving himself 9,200 behind.

It was a welcome sight to Condon when Wang put him all in on the river, as Condon snapped.

Wang showed against the full-house of Condon to give him the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cian Condon	24,500 24,500	24,500
Lei Wang	16,000 4,000	4,000

07-21-2022 14:37 UTC

Sandford Welcomes Nixon to the Table

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Phil Toogood

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jamie Nixon had just sat down at the table and was involved in a pot against George Sandford.

PokerNews arrived to the hand late, but they were heads-up on a river with the board reading . Sandford was all in from the cutoff with around the same stack as Nixon, the pot about 11,000 chips in the pot. Nixon, who was under-the-gun, decided to let this one go facing the jam, giving Sandford the pot.

It's worth noting players can re-enter on Day 1a twice, giving them three entries total on the flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Sandford	26,000 6,000	6,000
Jamie Nixon	15,500 15,500	15,500

07-21-2022 14:30 UTC

Seaton Takes a Little One Against Gupta

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Phil Toogood

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With action on the turn with the board reading , Guurav Gupta had checked from the big blind over to Archie Seaton in the hijack. Seaton bet 2,500 into a pot of about 3,500 chips and Gupta didn't waste much time letting his hand go, now Seaton is back around starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaurav Gupta	42,000 22,000	22,000
Archie Seaton	19,500 2,500	2,500

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

07-21-2022 14:12 UTC

More Names Take To The Stage

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Phil Toogood

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Sandford	20,000 20,000	20,000
Christopher Cooper	20,000
Jack Hardcastle	20,000 20,000	20,000
Daniel Laidlaw (UK)	20,000 20,000	20,000
Niall James Fisher	20,000 20,000	20,000
Harvey Norris	20,000 20,000	20,000
Jacob Stone	20,000 20,000	20,000