£1,000 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£304,200
Entries
346
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
108
Players Left
14
Day 2 of GUKPT Reading Concludes; 14 Players in Hunt For Title
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 2 of GUKPT Reading £1,000 Main Event is in the books, after ten levels of play from The Grosvenor Casino Reading South. The Main Event108 hopefuls, including 11 max late registrations before play started, all with a chance at the title. Just 14 remain going into the final day's action.
Play took until about half way through the day to get down to the bubble, with 34 players getting a return on their investment. It was Duc Cao who finished in 35th after he got in top pair in a multiway hand against a full house. The remaining 34 players were playing for a top prize of £78,260.
From the bubble to the end of Day 2 saw 34 turn to 14, with no bust outs in the entire level 19. In the money were Lithuania’s Migle Kriksciunaite in 26th, Leo Worthington in 25th and Renee Xie in 20th, just to name a few.
Some stack coming back to Day 3 are pros Jack Hardcastle (680,000), Jack Loraine (565,000) and Kuljinder Sidhu (505,00), all of which had a swingly last hour of play, trading stacks and bluffing in big pots against one another.
Chip Counts
| 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 |
That concludes Day 2 of the £1,000 GUKPT Reading Main Event. Play will resume from 12:00 p.m, local time on Sunday 24 July. Follow PokerNews as the action from Day 3 continues, where they will play down from 14 players to an eventual champion on the GUKPT tour, live from Reading.
Full End of Day Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
1,125,000 | 905,000 |
|
680,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
565,000 | -325,000 |
|
505,000 | 75,000 |
|
486,000 | 176,000 |
|
439,000 | 119,000 |
|
410,000 | -140,000 |
|
397,000 | -73,000 |
|
349,000 | -551,000 |
|
|
322,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
172,000 | -148,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
141,000 | -259,000 |
Bagging and Tagging
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final 14 players are bagging and tagging for the night.
A full recap of today's action will be available shortly.
Ian Berry Eliminated in 15th (£3,360)
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ian Berry was all in preflop against M. B for his last 315,000. M. B. had him well covered.
Ian Berry: 
M. B: 
The 
run out send Berry to the rail in 15th for £3,360.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,175,000 | 675,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Robert Malvasi Eliminated in 16th Place (£3,360)
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
PokerNews didn't catch the bust out, but according to Benjamin Creasey at the table the short stacked Robert Malvasi had got in his last 70,000 or so with 
against the 
of Kuljinder Sidhu, who had opened from middle position.
The board ran was run and Sidhu hit a king to send Malvasi packing in 16th, good for £3,360.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Hardcastle Gets One Back With River Bluff
Level 19
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Loraine had bet 47,000 into a pot of around 65,000 on a board of 
against Jack Hardcastle in the big blind.
Hardcastle responded by raising to 240,000, most of his chips. Loraine then took a look at Hardcastle's chip, sat back in his chair and contemplated his options.
Ultimately Loraine folded and Hardcastle turned over 
for a pair of eights that he turned into a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
480,000 | 80,000 |
Loraine Five-Bets It Preflop
Level 19
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After Jack Hardcastle opened the hijack. Jack Loraine then three-bet from the button to 50,000. Hardcastle responded by four-betting to 125,000, but Loraine then five-bet to 201,000.
Hardcastle ended up folding, awarding Loraine the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | 68,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -120,000 |
Trigg Versus Hardcastle, Blind on Blind
Level 19
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After Rick Trigg limped the small blind, Jack Hardcastle checked behind and went to a 
flop where Trigg continued for 10,000. Hardcastle made the call.
The 
turn got a 22,000 lead from Trigg once again, Hardcastle still called.
On a 
river, Trigg fired 75,000 into the pot and Hardcastle let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 40,000 |