£1,000 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 GUKPT Coventry

03-06-2022 00:24 UTC

"Mad Turk" and Richard Ashby in Contention for GUKPT Coventry Main Event Title

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Just 15 players remain in the GUKPT Coventry Main Event after Day 2, with plenty of familiar faces from the UK poker circuit still in with a chance of victory and the £93,450 first-place prize.

Leading the way is Gary Whitehead (1,226,000) who rode a wave of hands on the feature table during the final level of the night to be the only player above one million in chips. He is closely followed by Stephen Kehoe (990,000) and Joe Hindry (956,000) who will look to put pressure on Whitehead when play resumes on Sunday, March 6 at midday.

However, UK poker regulars including WSOP bracelet winner Richard Ashby (434,000), Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu (519,000) and Waheed Ashraf (725,000) will all be looking for a positive outcome as the bigger prizes get handed out.

The bubble burst on Day 2 with Rodrigo Hernandez losing a flip to fall short of the money, having come into the final day third in chips. Players who cashed include Michael Kane (37th - £2,250), Archie Seaton (30th - £2,400), and Grosvenor Poker Team Pro Richard Trigg (20th - £2,950).

All the remaining players have locked up £4,100. Here are the remaining tournament payouts:

GUKPT Coventry Main Event Payouts

Place	Payout
1	£93,460
2	£65,350
3	£39,600
4	£25,300
5	£16,550
6	£12,100
7	£8,800
8	£7,500
9	£6,450
10	£5,850
11	£5,500
12	£5,150
13	£4,750
14	£4,400
15	£4,100

The tournament will resume tomorrow with PokerNews live updates on a 30-minute delay in line with the GUKPT stream. Stay tuned for continued coverage as we crown a winner here in Coventry.

03-06-2022 00:00 UTC

Christopher Collins Eliminated in 16th Place (£3,650)

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Collins shoved on a turn and was called by Waheed Ashraf.

Christopher Collins:
Waheed Ashraf:

The turn had given Collins two pair, but Ashraf was still ahead with his flopped two pair. The river was the and Collisn was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Waheed Ashraf	750,000 170,000	170,000
Christopher Collins (UK)	Busted

03-05-2022 23:52 UTC

Christopher Johnson Eliminated in 17th Place (£3,650)

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Johnson moved all in from the cutoff for 119,000 and Simon Taberham called in the big blind.

Christopher Johnson:
Simon Taberham:

The board came and Johnson was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Taberham	489,000 217,000	217,000
Christopher Johnson (UK)	Busted

03-05-2022 23:51 UTC

Garinder Purewal Eliminated in 18th Place (£3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrew Bak limped in the small blind and Garinder Purewal jammed for 270,000 in the big blind. Bak called.

Garinder Purewal:
Andrew Bak:

Purewal had jammed straight into aces and was drawing dead on the turn of a runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bak	890,000 150,000	150,000
Garinder Purewal	Busted

03-05-2022 23:32 UTC

Lee French Eliminated in 19th Place (£3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lee French moved all in for 16,000 from under the gun. Joe Hindry and Christopher Collins called in the blinds.

Hindry bet 20,000 on the flop and Collins called. They checked the runout an d all cards were shown. Hindry and Collins chopped it up, with French's failing to connect with the board and he was eliminated.