2022 GUKPT Coventry

£1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 GUKPT Coventry

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
£93,460
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£374,400
Entries
416
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
129
Players Left
15

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Break

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day. The tournament clock shows 82 players remaining from a field of 416.

A reminder that 38 places are paid with a min-cash worth £2,250.

Abhyankar Runs Kings into Aces

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Nealkantha Abhyankar sat with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} face up on the table and was all in for around 100,000. His opponent was L M who had {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} with Abhyankar sent to the rail, and his opponent moving back above 200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
L M
L M
270,000
50,400
50,400
Day 1B Chip Leader
Steve Jelinek gb
Steve Jelinek
135,000
50,000
50,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
David Anderson ca
David Anderson
105,000
47,100
47,100
Calogero Morreale gb
Calogero Morreale
100,000
80,000
80,000
Gabriel Ene ro
Gabriel Ene
65,000
-1,300
-1,300
James Rann gb
James Rann
42,000
-35,900
-35,900
Ali Sarkeshik gb
Ali Sarkeshik
35,000
-15,900
-15,900
Christopher Trick gb
Christopher Trick
25,000
5,000
5,000
Nealkantha Abhyankar gb
Nealkantha Abhyankar
Busted

Mulhern Doubles Through Dimsa

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a {4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} river, Lukas Dimsa had bet 25,000 into a pot of around 50,000 and Jacob Mulhern raised all in for 60,000.

Dimsa tank-called and Mulhern flipped over {a-Spades}{4-Clubs} for a rivered two pair. Dimsa showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for top pair and handed over the chips.

Meanwhile at the table, Zahir Aslam has rocketed up the chip counts to sit with close to 300,000 in chips. It appears that most of those chips have come from overnight chip leader O M.

Player Chips Progress
Zahir Aslam gb
Zahir Aslam
295,000
208,300
208,300
Jacob Mulhern gb
Jacob Mulhern
185,000
62,000
62,000
Benjamin Teague gb
Benjamin Teague
165,000
125,400
125,400
G D
G D
160,000
5,900
5,900
Razvan Chelu gb
Razvan Chelu
90,000
-5,200
-5,200
Razvan Purcaru gb
Razvan Purcaru
85,000
-9,500
-9,500
O M
O M
85,000
-170,000
-170,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
50,000
-90,000
-90,000
Peter Hackshaw gb
Peter Hackshaw
35,000
-22,500
-22,500

French vs Bedson

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Blind on blind, Daniel Bedson checked and Lee French bet 7,000 on a {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop.

Bedson called and the turn brought the {q-Clubs}. Bedson checked again and French continued for 16,500.

This time after some thought, Bedson threw his hand away.

Player Chips Progress
Varun Gaur
Varun Gaur
170,000
27,900
27,900
Lee French gb
Lee French
135,000
5,000
5,000
Jay Yerby gb
Jay Yerby
105,000
-1,500
-1,500
James Parker gb
James Parker
87,000
9,400
9,400
Garinder Purewal gb
Garinder Purewal
80,000
38,500
38,500
Daniel Bedson
Daniel Bedson
60,000
24,500
24,500
Sanjay Patel gb
Sanjay Patel
42,000
-9,800
-9,800
Tom Bacon gb
Tom Bacon
40,000
14,000
14,000

Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
215,000
120,000
120,000
Ivor Sampson gb
Ivor Sampson
165,000
115,200
115,200
Gary Whitehead gb
Gary Whitehead
105,000
-9,700
-9,700
Day 2 Chip Leader
Charles Denton gb
Charles Denton
83,000
28,000
28,000
Dawid Chmiel gb
Dawid Chmiel
65,000
-55,500
-55,500
Damien Pilkington-Lewis gb
Damien Pilkington-Lewis
55,000
35,000
35,000
Lawrence Cullen gb
Lawrence Cullen
20,000
-5,900
-5,900
Ben Maregedze gb
Ben Maregedze
15,000
-24,000
-24,000
A S
A S
Busted
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
Busted
Colin Gillon gb
Colin Gillon
Busted
Michael Brown (UK)
Michael Brown (UK)
Busted
Anthony Kennedy gb
Anthony Kennedy
Busted
Kevin Parkes gb
Kevin Parkes
Busted
Carl Shaw gb
Carl Shaw
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Zeligman Eliminates Yao

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bixi Yao was all in with {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for around 35,000 against Alexander Zeligman who held {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The flop {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades} which gave Zeligman a flush draw. The turn was the {3-Clubs} but the river {2-Hearts} completed Zeligman's flush and sent Yao to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Johnson (UK) gb
Christopher Johnson (UK)
200,000
Alexander Zeligman gb
Alexander Zeligman
75,000
75,000
75,000
Alan Stearn gb
Alan Stearn
75,000
-41,100
-41,100
Simon Taberham gb
Simon Taberham
70,000
2,600
2,600
Daniel Stacey gb
Daniel Stacey
65,000
15,400
15,400
Masoud Etemadi
Masoud Etemadi
65,000
65,000
65,000
Timothy Wright gb
Timothy Wright
55,000
55,000
55,000
Robert Jackson us
Robert Jackson
40,000
13,100
13,100
Bixi Yao gb
Bixi Yao
Busted

Muse Pushes Out Collins

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Mahamed Muse opened to 3,200 and got called by Christopher Collins and Tai Hoang in the big blind.

The {3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop checked through to Collins who bet 4,000. Hoang folded and Muse then raised to 15,000.

Muse had around 3,000 behind and Collins contemplated his decision before ultimately folding.

Meanwhile at the table, Rodrigo Hernandez sits with around 190,000 in chips having started the day third in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Hernandez gb
Rodrigo Hernandez
190,000
2,600
2,600
Tai Hoang gb
Tai Hoang
170,000
59,500
59,500
Matthew Davenport gb
Matthew Davenport
125,000
-27,600
-27,600
Paul Rigg gb
Paul Rigg
105,000
-3,400
-3,400
Chun Hao Man gb
Chun Hao Man
80,000
-30,600
-30,600
David Haslam gb
David Haslam
47,000
13,300
13,300
Christopher Collins (UK) gb
Christopher Collins (UK)
39,000
Mahamed Muse gb
Mahamed Muse
32,000
-29,000
-29,000
Adam Bonham gb
Adam Bonham
22,000
2,000
2,000

"Always Trust a Greek" as Neophytou Doubles

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

David Gee opened to 3,200 and Leon Campbell three-bet to 7,700 from the next position. Sunil Mistri then four-bet to 15,500 and Neophytos Neophytou five-bet all in for around 40,000.

Gee and Campbell quickly folded and action was on Mistri.

"Looks like someone got their hand caught in the cookie jar," muttered someone at the table.

"You're miles behind," said Neophytou. "I'll show you and show you I'm not lying. Always trust a Greek," he continued, before Mistri eventually called.

Neophytos Neophytou: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Sunil Mistri: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Neophytou doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Campbell gb
Leon Campbell
140,000
32,000
32,000
Neophytos Neophytou gb
Neophytos Neophytou
95,000
14,700
14,700
Francis Obadun gb
Francis Obadun
55,000
-8,500
-8,500
Archie Seaton gb
Archie Seaton
55,000
5,100
5,100
Renee Xie gb
Renee Xie
52,000
-3,000
-3,000
David Gee (UK)
David Gee (UK)
39,000
George Robinson gb
George Robinson
39,000
19,000
19,000
Sunil Mistri gb
Sunil Mistri
35,000
-33,600
-33,600
Michael Allen gb
Michael Allen
15,000
-15,000
-15,000