£1,250 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 GUKPT London

02-03-2022 11:30 UTC

Welcome to Day 1a of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event

Calum Grant

The Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) has been running its first major live event of the year, kicking their season off in style at the famous Victoria Casino Poker Room in London.

Today, Thursday, February 3, sees the start of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event, which gets underway at 12 p.m. GMT. The Main Event has three starting flights, the first starting shortly while the second plays out tomorrow under the same format. Day 1c will be a turbo flight and begins at 9 p.m. GMT on Friday, February 4.

The fields will then combine for Saturday's Day 2. Those who survive Day 2 will then come back on Sunday, February 5 for the event's final day.

Days 1a and 1b will last for ten one-hour levels, with players being permitted three re-entries in that time. Late registration closes on Day 2 at 12:50 p.m. GMT. Players will also receive a starting stack of 20,000 with blinds starting at 100/100.

A plethora of famous British and European players are expected to hop into the Main Event such as Ludovich Geilich, triple crown winner Niall Farrell, Kenny Hallaert, Harry Lodge and 2018 WSOP Main Event 9th place finisher Antoine Labat.

Grosvenor Poker ambassadors Katie Swift and Jamie Nixon will also be in attendance.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as the live reporting team is on hand to keep you updated as the Main Event rolls on.

02-03-2022 12:51 UTC

Speedy Start for Grosvenor Pro Swift

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Katie Swift has had a good start to the day, already notching one elimination from the Main Event.

Swift limped on the button and T. L. from the small blind checked before C. D. made it 700 from the big blind. Only Swift called.

Both players checked the flop to bring in the turn. C. D. check-raised to 5,000 after Swift bet 1,000. Swift then moved-all-in and her opponent called.

C. D.:
Katie Swift:

The fell on the river and Swift scooped the pot and sealed the elimination after C. D. failed to hit their open-ended straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Swift	40,000 20,000	20,000

02-03-2022 16:20 UTC

Saout Scoops to Felt Bousfield.

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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Israel Avraham opened to 700 from middle position before John Bousfield raised to 2,300 on his immediate left. Antoine Saout then four-bet to 4,200 from the cutoff. Adam Miller called from the big blind, Avraham folded and Bousfield called.

Bousfield then moved all-in on the flop for 5,700. Both of his opponents called.

Action checked through on the turn with the hitting the river. Saout then bet 7,000 which Miller folded to.

Saout made a pair of aces with his while Bousfield only had pocket eights. Saout scooped the large pot and eliminated Bousfield.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	70,000
John Bousfield	Busted

02-03-2022 17:30 UTC

Cooler Confirms Guimond's Exit

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

With 3,500 in the pot with the completed board showing , Chun Law and Florian Guimond committed their stacks after a series of raises.

Law tabled for a full house while Guimond had for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Law	40,000 20,000	20,000
Florian Guimond	Busted

02-03-2022 17:48 UTC

Hardcastle Joins Main Event

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jack Hardcastle was spotted taking his seat in the Main Event after being eliminated from the GUKPT High Roller event and was immediately involved in a hand.

Thomas Hall limped from under the gun before John Hall made it 1,300. Hardcastle called from the small blind as did Hall.

Action checked to the preflop raiser who jammed his big stack on the flop. Both players folded and Hall chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hall (UK)	60,000
Jack Hardcastle	18,700 18,700	18,700

02-03-2022 18:59 UTC

Dyer Eliminates Grafton

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Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Sam Grafton's seat was vacant and Grosvenor Pro Jamie Nixon relayed the action. Nixon opened to 900 before Grafton three-bet to 2,000. Eamonn Dyer called from the button and Nixon also called.

The flop came , with Nixon check-folding after Grafton moved all-in and was called by Dyer.

Dyer had flopped a set of fives while Grafton had pocket queens. Dyer filled up on the turn and sealed the checkmark on the river.

Dyer then remarked that he went on a little sunrun, knocking out another two opponents. The first KO saw his pocket sixes beat an opponents pocket queens. A few moments later, Dyer would have a pair of queens himself which held against a table-mates ace-king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eamonn Dyer	160,000 70,000	70,000
Jamie Nixon	5,000 -15,000	-15,000

Sam Grafton	Busted

02-03-2022 19:26 UTC

Victoria Coren-Mitchell Enters Main Event

Calum Grant

Level 7 : 200/500, 500 ante

The first ever two-time EPT Main Event winner Victoria Coren-Mitchell has entered the fray on Day 1a. She is currently under starting stack and will be looking to spin it up ahead of Saturday's Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Coren-Mitchell	9,500 9,500	9,500

02-03-2022 20:30 UTC

Labat and Gardner Vanquished

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Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Antoine Labat moved all-in for his last 2,000 from middle positon. Conor Heelis made it 5,000 from the cutoff before Alan Carr moved all-in for just over 25,000. Heelis folded and Labat was at risk of busting the Main Event.

Antoine Labat:
Alan Carr:

Labat found hope on the flop, the turn was a safe card but Carr paired up on the river to scoop the pot.

As Labat made his exit, so did Mark Gardner. He was all-in against Yudhishter Jaswal who had flopped a three-of-a-kind with his . Gardner did not show his cards and left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yudhishter Jaswal	105,000
Alan Carr	35,000 22,000	22,000
Antoine Labat	Busted
Mark Gardner	Busted

02-03-2022 21:14 UTC

Sitbon Re-enters; Loses Chips Then Doubles

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Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Julien Sitbon moved all-in for around 10,000 from the hijack and was called by Connor Heelis on the button.

Julien Sitbon:
Connor Heelis:

Sitbon and Heelis paired their aces on the flop. Sitbon had the better kicker but Heelis picked up a wheel-draw. The turn left Heelis with just four outs and he was unable to secure the elimination following the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Heelis	55,000 -18,000	-18,000
Julien Sitbon	21,000 21,000	21,000

02-03-2022 21:45 UTC

Dream Spot for Law

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Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Chun Law, who is on his second bullet, opened to 1,600 from middle position before Justin Tsui three-bet to 5,200 from the hijack. Jan Svec then jammed for 33,000 from the small blind, Law put in the remainder of his stack and Tsui called, covering both players.

Chun Law:
Jan Svec:
Justin Tsui:

The pocket kings were hardly troubled as the board ran out with the for Law to triple up and Tsui to bust out Svec for the side pot.