Grosvenor Team Pro Trigg Third in Chips After GUKPT Coventry Main Event Day 1b
Day 1b of the GUKPT Coventry Main Event attracted a total of 219 entries, with just 59 players advancing from a field of 219 to Day 2 here at the Grosvenor Casino at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
This brings the total number of players through to Day 2 to 85 with the Turbo Day 1c still to come.
Grosvenor Poker Team Pro Richard Trigg bagged a healthy stack of 173,900, good enough for third in chips behind anonymous player L M (219,600) and Rodrigo Hernandez (187,400).
Defending champion Steve Jelinek survived through to Day 2 with a stack of 63,500 while fellow WSOP bracelet winner Carl Shaw also made it through with 37,300. GUKPT London champion Timothy Chung (24,500) is also through, as well as Joe Hindry, Sinem Melin and Bhavin Khatri.
Players who failed to make it through include Terry Jordon, Katie Swift, Guy Taylor and Waheed Ashraf.
GUKPT Coventry Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L M | NA | 219,600 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Hernandez | United Kingdom | 187,400 |
| 3 | Richard Trigg | United Kingdom | 173,900 |
| 4 | Andrew Bak | United Kingdom | 160,100 |
| 5 | Sinem Melin | United Kingdom | 133,200 |
| 6 | Jacob Mulhern | United Kingdom | 123,000 |
| 7 | Alan Stearn | United Kingdom | 116,100 |
| 8 | Gary Whitehead | United Kingdom | 114,700 |
| 9 | Chun Hao Man | United Kingdom | 110,600 |
| 10 | Tai Hoang | United Kingdom | 110,500 |
All those who made it through will return at midday on Saturday, March 5 with ten more 60-minute levels scheduled.