£1,250 Main Event | 2022 GUKPT London

02-06-2022 15:40 UTC

Daniel Samson Eliminated in 16th Place (£4,900)

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel Samson had gotten his last ten big blinds in with and was hoping to hold against the of Lewis Spencer.

The flop gave Spencer a flush draw, but he didn't need it with the coming on the turn. The river was the and Samson was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	700,000	300,000
Daniel Samson	Busted

02-06-2022 15:29 UTC

Geilich Folds Out Bonham

Calum Grant

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Matthew Bonham opened to 45,000 with the in early position before Ludovic Geilich made it 110,000, with his in the hijack. Bonham made the call.

Bonham check-raised to 165,000 after Geilich fired for 65,000 on the flop. Geilich responded with a shove to fold to out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	3,400,000	700,000
Ludovic Geilich	840,000	325,000

02-06-2022 15:17 UTC

Zervos, Geilich and Da Silva Headline Feature Table

Calum Grant

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event is down it's final two tables. The record setting 702-entry field just has 16 players remaining.

Alongside the PokerNews updates, you can watch the GUKPT Live Stream to keep up with all the action.

02-06-2022 14:53 UTC

Final Two Tables

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The GUKPT London Main Event is down to two tables, and the PokerNews live reporting will now switch to being on a 30-minute delay in line with the GUKPT stream (available on the link above)

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
20	1	Chris Da Silva	415,000	21
20	2	Bhavin Khatri	600,000	30
20	3	Alexios Zervos	1,060,000	53
20	4	Matthew Bonham	2,700,000	135
20	5	Colin Gillon	1,215,000	61
20	6	Ludovic Geilich	515,000	26
20	7	Timothy Chung	445,000	22
20	8	Harry Law	830,000	42

21	1	Benjamin Bond	275,000	14
21	2	Daniel Samson	290,000	15
21	3	Al-Farouk Obe	375,000	19
21	4	Lorenc Boci	850,000	43
21	5	Lewis Spencer	400,000	20
21	6	Giorgos Onisiforou	750,000	38
21	7	D A	1,300,000	65
21	8	Matthew Davenport	550,000	28

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	2,700,000	-200,000
D A	1,300,000	-40,000
Colin Gillon	1,215,000	710,000
Alexios Zervos	1,060,000	-110,000
Lorenc Boci	850,000	-130,000
Harry Law	830,000	448,000
Giorgos Onisiforou	750,000	385,000
Bhavin Khatri	600,000	-215,000
Matthew Davenport	550,000	-30,000
Ludovic Geilich	515,000	97,000
Timothy Chung	445,000	-349,000
Chris Da Silva	415,000	120,000
Lewis Spencer	400,000	-575,000
Al-Farouk Obe	375,000	-415,000
Daniel Samson	290,000	90,000
Benjamin Bond	275,000	-105,000

02-06-2022 14:43 UTC

Steve Jelinek Eliminated in 17th Place (£4,900)

Calum Grant

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Steve Jelinek was all in on the feature table for 520,000 with against the of Colin Gillon.

The flop gave Jelinek two pair, but the turn improved Gillon to a straight. Jelinek could still fill up on the river, but the didn't help him and he was eliminated.

The remaining 16 players are redrawing around two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Gillon	1,175,000	475,000
Steve Jelinek	Busted

02-06-2022 14:36 UTC

Trevor Reardon Eliminated in 18th Place (£4,550)

Calum Grant

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Trevor Reardon jammed his last 175,000 chips from middle position and Colin Gillon called on the button.

Trevor Reardon:
Colin Gillon:

Reardon did make a pair but it wasn't the ace. His tournament was over following the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Gillon	700,000	195,000
Trevor Reardon	Busted

02-06-2022 14:24 UTC

Martins Adeniya Eliminated in 20th Place (£4,250); Barny Boatman Eliminated in 19th Place (£4,550)

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Matthew Bonham opened to 55,000. Martins Adeniya three-bet all in for 230,000 and Barny Boatman four-bet all in for over 500,000. Bonham called putting both players at risk.

Martins Adeniya:
Barny Boatman:
Matthew Bonham:

The pocket jacks held with barely a scare as both Adeniya and Boatman were sent to the rail, and Bonham moving up to over five times average with 3.7 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	3,700,000	800,000
Barny Boatman	Busted
Martins Adeniya	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

02-06-2022 14:11 UTC

Chip Counts at the Break

Will Shillibier

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

The remaining 21 players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	2,900,000	200,000
D A	1,340,000	140,000
Alexios Zervos	1,170,000	-30,000
Lorenc Boci	980,000	350,000
Lewis Spencer	975,000	-125,000
Bhavin Khatri	815,000	15,000
Timothy Chung	794,000	124,000
Al-Farouk Obe	790,000	250,000
Matthew Davenport	580,000	-40,000
Barny Boatman	575,000	-75,000
Steve Jelinek	550,000	30,000
Colin Gillon	505,000	5,000
Ludovic Geilich	418,000	-142,000
Harry Law	382,000	112,000
Benjamin Bond	380,000	55,000
Giorgos Onisiforou	365,000	35,000
Chris Da Silva	295,000	45,000
Martins Adeniya	230,000	-60,000
Daniel Samson	200,000	-70,000
Trevor Reardon	180,000	-40,000

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
Ciaran McCullagh	Busted