£1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 GUKPT Coventry
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 GUKPT Coventry
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£374,400
Entries
416
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
100
Players Left
26
Davenport Among Chip Leaders After GUKPT Coventry Main Event Day 1a
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The first flight of the GUKPT Coventry Main Event is in the books with 26 players advancing from a field of exactly 100. Plenty of players took it upon themselves to jump straight in at the first opportunity, including Grosvenor Poker Team Pro Jamie Nixon.
Unfortunately for Nixon, he was eliminated before the end of play but will have ample opportunity to secure his spot in Day 2 with two more flights on Friday, March 4 here at the Grosvenor Casino Coventry.
The chip leader is Mitchell Hynam who bagged 169,700 ahead of anonymous player G D with 154,100. Matthew Davenport sits in third in chips and is the only other player above 150,000, after bagging 152,600. Other players who bagged above 100,000 chips include Lee French (141,000), Dawid Chmiel (120,500) and Leon Campbell (108,000).
GUKPT Coventry Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Hynam | United Kingdom | 169,700 |
| 2 | G D | NA | 154,100 |
| 3 | Matthew Davenport | United Kingdom | 152,600 |
| 4 | Lee French | United Kingdom | 141,000 |
| 5 | Dawid Chmiel | 120,500 | |
| 6 | Leon Campbell | United Kingdom | 108,000 |
| 7 | Jay Yerby | United Kingdom | 106,500 |
| 8 | Donald Jones | United Kingdom | 97,200 |
| 9 | Paulius Kostickis | Lithuania | 90,100 |
| 10 | I M | NA | 71,100 |
Other players advancing to Day 2 include Renee Xie, who bagged the Day 1a chip lead in the GUKPT London Main Event last month, along with Yucel Eminoglu, Jack Allen, Simon Taberham, Ali Sarkeshik and Daniel Stacey.
They will return for Day 2 at midday on Saturday, March 5. Meanwhile PokerNews will return on Friday for two more flights in the GUKPT Coventry Main Event.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
169,700 | 115,700 |
|
154,100 | 24,100 |
|
152,600 | 17,600 |
|
141,000 | 84,000 |
|
120,500 | 44,500 |
|
108,000 | -12,000 |
|
106,500 | 66,500 |
|
97,200 | -7,800 |
|
90,100 | 57,100 |
|
|
71,100 | |
|
70,500 | 26,500 |
|
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
67,400 | 38,400 |
|
66,300 | 34,300 |
|
60,000 | -22,000 |
|
58,400 | -16,600 |
|
57,900 | 7,900 |
|
55,000 | 24,000 |
|
50,900 | 14,900 |
|
49,800 | 27,800 |
|
49,600 | 27,600 |
|
39,500 | 6,500 |
|
|
39,000 | 17,000 |
|
38,100 | 3,100 |
|
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
Last Four Hands
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tournament officials have announced that there will be four more hands tonight before players bag up for the end of Day 1a.
Jacks vs Kings
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With 25,000 chips in the middle on a 
flop, Yiannis Liperis and another opponent both checked the 
turn and the river was the 
Liperis bet 15,000 and his opponent snap-called. Liperis showed 
but his opponent held 
and chipped up to around 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 83,000 |
|
25,000 | -2,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 45,000 |
|
110,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
76,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
41,000 | 29,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
39,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
27,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -22,000 |
|
14,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
10,000 | -12,000 |
|
9,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Eminoglu Takes From Hitchens
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Oliver Hutchins opened to 2,000 and was called in two spots by Renee Xie and Yucel Eminoglu.
The flop was 
and was checked through. The turn was the and Eminoglu bet 3,700. Hutchins called and Xie folded.
The river was the 
. Eminoglu bet 7,500 and Hutchins folded. Eminoglu flashed the 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
31,000 | -2,000 |
Jones Denied Knockout as Taberham Hits Miracle Flop
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Donald Jones opened to 2,000 and Simon Taberham three-bet all in for 13,800. Jones called.
Simon Taberham: 
Donald Jones: 
Taberham was dominated, but the 
flop saw him flop Broadway and move into the lead. Jones could still hit running cards, but the 
board secured the double for Taberham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
29,000 | -11,000 |
Sarkeshik Takes On Hutchins
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Oliver Hutchins opened to 2,000 and was called by Ali Sarkeshik in the small blind.
"I check dark," said Sarkeshik, and Hutchins checked back the flop.
The turn was the 
and Sarkeshik bet 3,000. Hutchins called.
The river was the and Sarkeshik checked. Hutchins bet 3,500 and Sarkeshik snap-called.
Hutchins showed 
for a rivered top pair, but Sarkeshik had turned a set with 
and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 5,000 |