£1,000 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 GUKPT Coventry

03-03-2022 18:38 UTC

Danut First Player to 100,000 Chips

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Looking around the GUKPT Coventry Main Event field, one player's stack appears to be towering above others with Radu Danut's seemingly the first player above the 100,000 in chips mark.

The Romanian has over $400,000 in live cashes, the majority of that coming in 2018 with two runner-up finishes in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. According to his Hendon Mob, he's never cashed a tournament in England. Will GUKPT Coventry seem him break that duck?

Player	Chips	Progress
Radu Danut	100,000 15,000	15,000

03-03-2022 18:47 UTC

"Good Poker, Nice Hand"

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop, Donald Jones called 37,000 from early position against an opponent in the blinds. The turn was the and this time it checked to Jones who bet 6,500.

His opponent check-raised all in and Jones snap-folded. His opponent's hand was exposed and they took down the pot.

"You re-raise preflop," mused Jones aloud. "C-bet and then check-raise all in. Good poker, nice hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
G D	37,000
Donald Jones	35,000 -10,000	-10,000

03-03-2022 18:56 UTC

Taberham Cracks Jacks to Double Up

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Wendy Watson raised to 1,000 from under the gun and got calls from Donald Jones and Nicholas Wilkinson. Simon Taberham was in the big blind and three-bet all in for 18,000.

Watson took her time, but eventually folded, as did Jones. Wilkinson asked for a count before calling.

Simon Taberham:
Nicholas Wilkinson:

"I was trying to get through those two," said Taberham, "Not you!"

The flop gave Taberham the lead, however, and he held on the runout. After the hand, Watson revealed that she had folded , saying "It's a jamming hand not a calling hand."

Meanwhile Jones added that he had folded .

Player	Chips	Progress
Wendy Watson	42,000 7,000	7,000
Simon Taberham	40,000
Donald Jones	35,000
Nicholas Wilkinson	19,000

03-03-2022 19:10 UTC

Bacon Avoids the Exit

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Damien Pilkington-Lewis opened to 1,000 from early position and called a small shove from Tom Bacon for 5,000.

Tom Bacon:
Damien Pilkington-Lewis:

The board came with Bacon dodging some chop outs to stay alive and double in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Pilkington-Lewis	12,000
Tom Bacon	10,000

03-03-2022 19:13 UTC

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

The tournament clock shows 55 of 89 players remaining on Day 1a of the GUKPT Coventry Main Event. They are now going on another 15-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

03-03-2022 19:45 UTC

Bacon Cooked After Aces Cracked

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 200/500, 500 ante

After Jamie Walden opened pre-flop, he got calls from Tom Bacon as well as Lucas Charles-Alexander in the big blind.

It checked to Walden on the flop and he continued for 2,000. Bacon raised all in for 8,800 and after contemplating his decision, Charles-Alexander called. Walden mucked.

Tom Bacon: [adc]
Lucas Charles-Alexander:

Bacon was looking to stay alive, but the turn improved his opponent to two pair, and he was eliminated after the came on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Charles-Alexander	45,000
Jamie Walden	33,000 -4,000	-4,000
Tom Bacon	Busted

03-03-2022 20:01 UTC

London Champ Chung Below Average

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 200/500, 500 ante

Oliver Hutchins check-called 1,000 from Timothy Chung on a flop.

The turn brought the and both players checked. The river was the and Hutchins bet 3,000. Chung quickly folded.

He sits with 29,000, below the average of 36,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Hutchins	45,000 3,000	3,000
Timothy Chung	29,000 -9,000	-9,000

03-03-2022 20:02 UTC

Jones Picks Off The Bluff

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 200/500, 500 ante

There was only 6,000 chips in the middle, but that didn't stop a confrontation between Donald Jones and one other opponent.

The board was and it had checked to Jones who bet 4,000. His opponent check-raised to 20,000 and Jones took his time before calling.

"You win," said his opponent. "I play the board." They showed

Jones showed for a full house, fours full of aces, and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Jones	75,000 40,000	40,000
G D	20,000 -17,000	-17,000

03-03-2022 20:22 UTC

Watson Back to Average

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 200/500, 500 ante

On a board Wendy Watson bet 2,000 and an opponent raised to 5,000. A third player in the hand folded and Watson quickly made the call.

The turn was the and Watson checked to her opponent who bet again, this time for 8,000. Watson folded and sits with around average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
G D	47,000 27,000	27,000
Wendy Watson	35,000 -7,000	-7,000