£1,250 Main Event | 2022 GUKPT London

02-06-2022 14:05 UTC

Ciaran McCullagh Eliminated in 21st Place (£4,250)

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Giorgos Onisiforou shoved from the small blind and Ciaran McCullagh called all in for 146,000 from the big blind.

Ciaran McCullagh:
Giorgos Onisiforou:

McCullagh had woken up with a big hand but the flop meant he would have to dodge both straight and flush draws. The turn gave Onisiforou a pair and the eliminated McCullagh.

He can console himself with the £4,250 in prize money for his 21st place finish, as well as a GUKPT Main Event seat for winning the Last Longer after satelliting in online for just £55.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgos Onisiforou	330,000 30,000	30,000
Ciaran McCullagh	Busted

02-06-2022 13:38 UTC

Ali Sarkeshik Eliminated in 22nd Place (£3,950)

Calum Grant

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The cutoff opened to 32,000 and then called the 229,000 jam from
Ali Sarkeshik in the big blind.

Ali Sarkeshik:
DA:

Sarkeshik missed the flop but added some outs after the turn. The river wasn't one of them and he left the feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
D A	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Ali Sarkeshik	Busted

02-06-2022 13:25 UTC

James Crawleyboevey Eliminated in 23rd Place (£3,950)

Calum Grant

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James Crawleyboevey jammed for 214,000 on the button and with his eyes closed, Lewis Spencer called in the big blind.

James Crawleyboevey:
Lewis Spencer:

Spencer hit an ace after the flop. The elimination was official after the turn with the completing the board.

02-06-2022 13:09 UTC

Joshua Boulton Eliminated in 24th Place (£3,950)

Calum Grant

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joshua Boulton moved all-in and was called by the chip leader, Matthew Bonham.

Joshua Boulton:
Matthew Bonham:

Bonham made a pair on the flop. The turn added some Broadway straight outs for Boulton but the was a brick and confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	2,400,000 200,000	200,000
Joshua Boulton	Busted

02-06-2022 12:30 UTC

Spencer Says Au Revoir to Labat

Calum Grant

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the flop, Antoine Labat put in his short stack and was snap-called by Lewis Spencer.

Antoine Labat:
Lewis Spencer:

Both players hit their queen but Spencer had the better kicker and held for the elimination following the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	850,000 210,000	210,000
Antoine Labat	Busted

02-06-2022 12:21 UTC

Bonham Cracks Aces to Bust Marchington

Calum Grant

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Boulton opened to 25,000 under the gun before Nick Marchington three-bet to 75,000 in early position. Matthew Bonham called in late position and Boulton matched the bet as well.

Marchington bet 60,000 on the flop for only to Bonham to call. Bonham called another bet on the turn which brought in the river.

Marchington jammed his stack and was snap-called. Marchington had aces but his opponent's was the winner with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	1,600,000 726,000	726,000
Nick Marchington	Busted

02-06-2022 11:00 UTC

Long Day Ahead for Remaining 33 Players in GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event

Calum Grant

Welcome to the final day of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event, which is taking place at the Victoria Casino London. Day 3 gets underway at 12 p.m. GMT and will play down to a winner.

The 702-entry field has been whittled down to just 33 players, with Ludovic Geilich (918,000) as the chip leader.

A large slice of the £722,200 is still up for grabs with the champion taking home a cool £185,560 with the runner-up also taking home a six-figure prize of £128,650.

A long session is expected as it wasn't imagined there would be this many players still in the event. Blinds will resume at 6,000/12,000/12,000a with the average stack being 425,455 (34.5 big blinds).

Final Table Payouts

Place	Prize (GBP)
1	£185,560
2	£128,650
3	£76,850
4	£48,050
5	£29,900
6	£21,550
7	£14,750
8	£12,500
9	£10,200

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Punters and players alike now have the opportunity to make a bet on who they think will win the Main Event, with Geilich being the favourite at 8/1. Poker fans can bet on all 33 participants.

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