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

03-03-2022 13:09 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Sotiris Georgiou	42,000 17,000	17,000
Adam Neal	Busted

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Ene	32,000 11,000	11,000
Zi Yuan Tang	27,000 7,000	7,000
Wendy Watson	25,500 500	500
Richard Horton	19,000
Ali Sarkeshik	17,000
Rod Hall	14,000
Ivor Sampson	10,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

03-03-2022 12:47 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Kostickis	35,000
Matthew Davenport	Busted

Jordon Gone; Tang on Top

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The first cry of "Seat Open" came from the tournament floor with Terry Jordon's seat now empty having been eliminated by Zi Yuan Tang who now sits with over 30,000 in chips midway through the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zi Yuan Tang	34,000
Sotiris Georgiou	25,000
Wendy Watson	25,000
Renee Xie	20,000
Adam Neal	20,000
Terry Jordon	Busted

03-03-2022 12:19 UTC

Jordon Down From Starting

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Action was on a board between Terry Jordon and another player. With over 6,000 chips in the middle, there had already been considerable action on previous streets.

However, the pair checked the turn and the river was the . His opponent bet 2,000.

"Well my eight-high isn't good," he said, mucking and his opponent flashed the for a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	17,000

03-03-2022 12:12 UTC

Ene Up and Running

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Richard Horton raised to 300 from under the gun and Gabriel Ene defended out of the small blind. The pair then checked the flop.

The turn was the and Ene check-called a bet of 400 from Horton.

The river was the and Ene bet 800. Horton folded and Ene took down the early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Ene	21,000 21,000	21,000
Richard Horton	19,000 19,000	19,000

03-03-2022 12:03 UTC

Cards in the Air

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Cards are in the air here at the GUKPT Coventry Main Event.

With late registration open until the start of Day 2, there are currently 25 players seated.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

03-03-2022 10:23 UTC

Welcome to GUKPT Coventry! Main Event Day 1a Gets Underway at 12 p.m.

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Will Shillibier

Welcome to the Grosvenor Casino Coventry for the latest event on the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT). Today's Main Event gets underway at midday with the first of three starting flights in the £1,000 buy-in tournament.

Last month in London, Timothy Chung defeated a record 702-player field to take home £185,560. Players heading to Coventry this weekend will be hoping to emulate his success with another large field expected.

That's because when the GUKPT last visited Coventry, that Main Event used to hold the record for largest GUKPT Main Event field, before it was beaten by London in February. Steve Jelinek was the victorious player, defeating a 607-player field for £105,050.

The Main Event again benefits from a generous 60-minute structure with ten levels played on Day 1 and a 20,000 starting stack. Players are allowed up to three entries per flight, with late registration open to the start of Day 2.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage from the event as we crown the latest GUKPT champion.