£1,000 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2022 GUKPT Coventry
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2022 GUKPT Coventry
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£374,400
Entries
416
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
299
Players Left
86
Two More Flights in the GUKPT Coventry Main Event
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the GUKPT Coventry Main Event. Today sees two starting flights get underway, with Day 1b starting at midday and the Turbo Day 1c starting at 8 p.m.
Both see players start with 20,000 in chips, with Day 1b having 60-minute levels and Day 1c having 30-minute levels.
In Day 1b, there will be 15-minute breaks after every two levels, with an extended 60-minute break after Level 4.
Yesterday 100 players entered Day 1b, with Mitchell Hynam bagging the overnight chip lead with 169,700. He will be the man to beat once cards get in the air later today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Start of Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1b, with 72 players in their seats. The live stream will begin shortly on a delay, accessible using the tab above.
Early Counts
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 |
Defending Champ Faces Filth on the River
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Steve Jelinek opened and Tom Bacon three-bet from the button. Philip Tate called in the big blind, as did Jelinek.
The 
flop checked to Bacon who bet 700 and Jelinek, who won GUKPT Coventry last year, was the only caller.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
. Jelinek checked again and watched as Bacon bet 2,500.
Jelinek called, with Bacon turning over 
for top pair. Jelinek showed 
having been out kicked.
"Filth on the river," he said, handing over chips to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
|
16,000 |
Here Come the Girls
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Former WSOP Ladies event runner-up Deborah Worley-Roberts has joined the field. In 2017, she finished second to Australian Heidi May in the $1,000 Ladies Championship for $83,459.
Also in the field is Sinem Melin who has two GUKPT Main Event final tables to her name.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
First Elimination Goes to Penescu
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cosmin Penescu had already taken a huge chunk of an opponents stack, and after an open, Penescu three-bet and called the shove for that opponent's remaining 4,100 chips.
The initial raiser folded and Penescu called.
Cosmin Penescu: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
with Penescu sending the first player of the day to the rail, moving up to around double starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 |
"No Set, No Bet"
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Deborah Worley-Roberts has been amongst the action early on. In this hand she defended button after an open.
The flop came 
and the pre-flop raiser checked it across.
"Oh you don't have a pair," said Worley-Roberts who bet 600.
"No set, no bet," replied her opponent who mucked. Worley-Roberts showed 
showing she had in fact flopped a set and took down the small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000 | 1,000 |
Penescu Rising Further
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With action on the turn and 1,600 in the middle already, Christopher Johnson had bet 1,300 and Cosmin Penescu raised in the next position to 3,500.
Johnson called and the river was the 
.
It checked to Penescu who bet 4,200. Johnson counted out the chips early, but went deep into the tank. Just as his tablemates were contemplating calling the clock he folded. Penescu turned over 
for a set of fours and chipped up further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 6,000 |
|
15,500 | 15,500 |